re: Official US/Israel vs Iran war thread

do you think about these things?

Not sure what you are asking but I do read a lot.

The figure of 11.7 million barrels of oil exported by Iran is since the start of hostilities.

Iran continues to ship oil and has a terminal that bypasses the Strait altogether.

Those of you capable of original thought might ask why doesn't the U.S. bomb this terminal as it has with many other parts of Iranian infrastructure and go after the tankers themselves?

A big slow tanker would make a nice juicy target for a Navy pilot firing AGM's but so far the U.S. has eschewed targeting them.

You see, someone high up the chain of command taking the long view realizes a strike on certain facilities even if such facilities benefit Iran would cause a huge spike in oil prices, they would not be repaired anytime soon even after the shooting stops and as oil exports are Iran's chief source of revenue destroying their ability to ship it would hamper a new Iranian government once peace is declared.

So for the time being the main Iranian oil facilities remain untouched as do oil-laden ships carrying Iranian crude to China.

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You won’t see anything sexier today than the Blue Angels absolutely ripping it for a minute straight

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I don't know, watching them bomb pro-Iranian or anti-ICE protestors would be pretty damn sexy.

Might get to $3.90 ish

Poster referring to the price of a gallon of gas and we are well on our way.

$3 gas in every state now

"Lots of speculation that the USA has used its 30,000lb GBU-57A/B Massive Ordnance Penetrator (MOP)"

That's a big bitch.

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Drones are probably easier to get that guns in Iran.


They offer the best opportunity given the fact that the operator is hidden, but can clearly see the target, even personally identify them if they are known.

Would be good to have some drones that are very quiet so they could be more likely to surprise the targets before they scatter.

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Not only that , but think how demoralizing that would be to the IRGC. Drone trained specialists (maybe even college students) sitting in there living rooms able to destroy large groups of soldiers without any remorse . Quickest way to make their soldiers capitulate ( after our coordinated attacks have winded down)

ISW update:

Key Takeaways

Iran has deployed fewer than 10 naval mines in the Strait of Hormuz. Iran’s reticence to deploy the naval mines en masse indicates that while Iran is willing and capable of mining the strait, it remains hesitant to do so due to the far-reaching political and economic costs Iran would incur in doing so.

Iran is continuing to target commercial vessels in the Persian Gulf and Strait of Hormuz as part of its effort to disrupt maritime traffic and threaten freedom of navigation. Iranian media published images on March 11 that show a likely Iranian unmanned surface vessel (USV) impact along the waterline of the Thai-flagged MAYUREE NAREE cargo ship.

The US and Israeli combined force has continued to target Iranian internal security and military targets. ISW-CTP has observed strikes in 10 provinces since March 10 at 3:00 PM ET.

Iran continued to attack the Gulf States and Israel. The Saudi Defense Ministry stated on March 10 that it intercepted 13 Iranian drones targeting multiple locations, including the Shaybah oil field.

Hezbollah has claimed 13 attacks targeting IDF positions and forces in northern Israel and southern Lebanon since ISW-CTP’s last data cutoff at 3:00 PM ET on March 10. Israeli media reported that Hezbollah has reportedly fired more than 850 rockets at Israel since March 2.

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More proof that regime change needs to be the only acceptable outcome of this war.

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Do you want it enough for boots on the ground?