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re: Official US/Israel vs Iran war thread
Posted on 3/8/26 at 11:09 am to hawgfaninc
Posted on 3/8/26 at 11:09 am to hawgfaninc
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We had a good thing, Britain.
A really good thing.
You taught us this game. Mahan studied you. We just wrote bigger checks.
The deal was simple. We spend the trillions. Fight the hard wars. We even let you sit out Vietnam. And you? You hold the chokepoints you already own. You run Lloyd’s. Ships in the narrows, insurance on the hulls.
That’s all you had to do and we would back your interests with the strongest military and financial markets in the world.
That was the deal.
Now look at you.
You gave up Aden. Fine. You kept Diego Garcia so we could reach it with bombers. Now you’re giving that away too. To a Chinese client state.
You built Israel to guard Suez. Now your Foreign Secretary threatens to arrest their PM.
You built a base nearby to back it up. Iran hit your base in Cyprus. You didn’t have one warship in the Mediterranean. Spain got there first. Spain.
You gave up Hong Kong but backed Taiwan. Now you’re letting China build the largest embassy in Europe on top of London’s fiber-optic cables. We gave you Five Eyes. You gave Beijing a SIGINT platform in the heart of the City.
Gibraltar. Three hundred years. Actual sieges. Now the Spanish run your border checks.
You lost South Africa but kept the Falklands so we can overfly the Magellan Strait. Argentina could probably take that with rowboats today.
Your king kept ownership of the Canadian, Australian and New Zealand navies to fill the gaps. Those navies are now a laughing stock.
Your warships and bombers patrolled the GIUK gap. Now you don’t have enough but you also don’t want us buying Greenland. Fine. You do it. With what?
We gave London the @IMOHQ to regulate shipping, you backed the EU agenda to carbon tax every ship to build woke UN slush fund.
Iran closed Hormuz. In the ‘80s, 540 ships got hit. Lloyd’s never blinked. Because your navy was there. Now Lloyd’s cancels. Because it isn’t.
You scrapped your only amphibious ships. Sold them. To Brazil. You have more admirals than warships.
You built two light carriers but they keep springing leaks and you don’t have enough escort ships to support them.
The English Channel. Stopped Napoleon. Stopped Hitler. Now you can’t stop rubber dinghies.
You had one job.
Have the warships, diplomatic backbone and insurance to support shipping through the straits.
That’s it. That’s all we asked.
And you blew it. Chokepoint by chokepoint. Called it progress.
Now hundreds of ships are stuck in the Persian Gulf and the world is blaming us.
But that’s ok. All those solar panels you bought from China will keep you warm in that dreary weather I guess.
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Posted on 3/8/26 at 11:13 am to Bronco11
Shouldn`t we be "eliminating" the Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian.
Tired of seeing his smirky face and he is a radical leader.
Tired of seeing his smirky face and he is a radical leader.
Posted on 3/8/26 at 11:25 am to PaulDrake
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JUST IN: President Trump just had a phone call with UK PM KEIR STARMER after Trump publicly embarrassed him for being weak on Iran
Starmer is JUST NOW offering aircraft carriers to the Iran conflict
"The United Kingdom, our once Great Ally, maybe the Greatest of them all, is finally giving serious thought to sending two aircraft carriers to the Middle East. That’s OK, Prime Minister Starmer, we don’t need them any longer — But we will remember. We don’t need people that join Wars after we’ve already won!" — Trump yesterday
FOX: "We were told that the 2 talked about military cooperation and the Mideast conflict."
Posted on 3/8/26 at 11:31 am to hawgfaninc
Posted on 3/8/26 at 11:43 am to OU Guy
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The Chinese intelligence vessel Liaowang-1 is currently operating near Oman's coast.
Analysts indicate it could supply Iran with real-time monitoring of US and Israeli naval and air activities, potentially reducing the element of surprise for future operations.
The Liaowang-1, a Dongdiao-class ship, features radar domes capable of electromagnetic and satellite tracking.
Posted on 3/8/26 at 11:51 am to hawgfaninc
Time to do some Jamming in the area.
Posted on 3/8/26 at 11:51 am to hawgfaninc
We could float alongside and jam a lot of their monitoring capability.
Posted on 3/8/26 at 11:51 am to hawgfaninc
“The Chinese intelligence vessel Liaowang-1 is currently operating near Oman's coast.”
Would be a good time to acquire an Iranian mine and discretely move it in front of Chynese ship and then blame Iran for using mines when it blows up
Would be a good time to acquire an Iranian mine and discretely move it in front of Chynese ship and then blame Iran for using mines when it blows up
Posted on 3/8/26 at 11:58 am to TorchtheFlyingTiger
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NOT good journalism when the initial claim doesnt pass the sniff test. OSINTdefender has been posting about wartime reports for a long time and should know this didnt pass for common sense. Propagating obvious misinformation just fuels the chaos and increases distrust among western populations thus aiding the enemy.
I dont know them. I dont know the answer to these questions.
How many tweets have they sent?
How many of those tweets had corrections 17 minutes later?
How many never corrected an improper position?
If good journalism is perfection? You got them! Congrats on defining good journalism. Now please call out and defame everyone else who also falls short
Posted on 3/8/26 at 12:01 pm to OU Guy
I would sink that Chinese Intel ship so fricking fast. If they are supplying Iran with information that could kill soldiers then that's an act of war as they are directly involving themselves. I'd let ol xi know not to frick around cuz he could get it too.
Posted on 3/8/26 at 12:03 pm to Lucky_Stryke
Posted on 3/8/26 at 12:06 pm to hawgfaninc
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IDF:
In the heart of Tehran: IDF eliminates the appointed chief of the Iranian regime’s Supreme Leader’s military bureau
Yesterday, guided by intelligence from Aman, the Israeli Air Force carried out a precise strike in Tehran, killing Abu al-Qassem Baba’iyan, head of the Supreme Leader’s military bureau and chief of staff of the regime’s emergency command, Khatam al-Anbiya.
Baba’iyan was responsible for coordinating between regime bodies to advance operations against Israel and oversee the regime’s emergency mechanisms.
He had just been appointed as the head of the Supreme Leader’s military bureau for the new, yet-to-be-selected leader, following the elimination of Mohammad Shirazi, the former bureau chief, in the opening strike of Operation “Roaring Lion.”
Baba’iyan was also appointed chief of the emergency command after his predecessor, Ali Shadmani, was killed during Operation “With the Lion.” In his role, Baba’iyan was closely connected to the top military and political leadership during Operation “Roaring Lion.”
His elimination follows the IDF’s targeting of senior leaders of the Iranian terror regime at the start of “Roaring Lion” and significantly damages Iran’s military command and operational capabilities.
Posted on 3/8/26 at 12:08 pm to hawgfaninc
Posted on 3/8/26 at 12:10 pm to Champagne
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Is there some way for us to knock that Radical Islamic Regime satellite out of the sky?
Im absolutely certain we can, but would we want to reveal such capabilities to everyone for such a small gain?
Posted on 3/8/26 at 12:11 pm to meansonny
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If good journalism is perfection? You got them! Congrats on defining good journalism.
Nobody is saying good journalism is perfection. People are noting that targeting a desalinization plant is so fricking stupid that it should cause the journalist to pause and verify with quite a few sources. Someone who has experience covering war should have red flagged that immediately. Targeting civilian infrastructure is so antithetical to our mission there is no way that gets approved and anyone with two brain cells should know that.
Posted on 3/8/26 at 12:13 pm to AUTiger1978
Iran was supplying drones to Russia for the Ukraine war also: TD - Trump taking out CRINK nodes
Posted on 3/8/26 at 12:32 pm to OU Guy
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Would be a good time to acquire an Iranian mine and discretely move it in front of Chynese ship and then blame Iran for using mines when it blows up
Or we could simply tell them to get the hell out while they still have that ship.
Posted on 3/8/26 at 12:33 pm to Kjnstkmn
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Iran was supplying drones to Russia for the Ukraine war also
Venezuela played a role in the Iranian Drone programs as well
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Local Production and Re-Branding Hub
Venezuela has acted as a production and indigenization site for Iranian-designed drones:State entities like Compañía Anónima Venezolana de Industrias Militares (CAVIM) and Empresa Aeronáutica Nacional S.A. (EANSA, a Conviasa subsidiary established around 2020) have handled assembly, maintenance, and local production.
This has evolved from basic assembly of imported kits to developing armed, stealth, and kamikaze variants inspired by Iranian systems.
In 2012, Chávez publicly confirmed drone production with Iranian (along with Russian and Chinese) assistance.
This setup allows Iran to expand its drone footprint beyond the Middle East, circumvent sanctions, and potentially outsource elements of production or testing.Procurement and Sales FacilitatorVenezuelan companies (e.g., EANSA) have negotiated directly with Iranian firms like QAI, contributing to sales of millions of dollars' worth of Mohajer-6 UAVs and other systems. This has supported Iran's UAV export revenue and proliferation efforts.Broader Strategic RoleBoth nations, facing U.S. sanctions, use this cooperation to evade restrictions (e.g., post-2020 UN arms embargo expiration on Iran).
Venezuela provides a Western Hemisphere foothold for Iranian military influence, including potential dual-use logistics via airlines like Conviasa. U.S. officials view this as Iran proliferating combat UAVs to threaten regional stability.The U.S. has responded with sanctions, including December 2025 actions by the Treasury Department targeting EANSA and related entities for facilitating Iran's UAV trade with Venezuela, as well as supporting Iran's broader UAV and ballistic missile programs.
This relationship is well-documented in U.S. government statements, reports from outlets like the Miami Herald, Reuters (including Chávez's 2012 confirmation), and analyses from think tanks like United Against Nuclear Iran and the Washington Institute. While primarily Venezuela benefiting from Iranian expertise (as Venezuela could not develop advanced drones independently), it indirectly aids Iran's program by creating an export market, production diversification, and a sanctions-busting partner.
This post was edited on 3/8/26 at 12:45 pm
Posted on 3/8/26 at 12:44 pm to Bobby OG Johnson
Posted on 3/8/26 at 12:51 pm to hawgfaninc
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