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re: Official US/Israel vs Iran war thread
Posted on 4/13/26 at 12:31 pm to hawgfaninc
Posted on 4/13/26 at 12:31 pm to hawgfaninc
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Posted on 4/13/26 at 12:32 pm to hawgfaninc
Mentioned this earlier. How far are we willing to go with this blockade if a country like China tries to pass through it?
Posted on 4/13/26 at 12:32 pm to BayouBengal51
Their propaganda machine is about as bad as the left's memes
Posted on 4/13/26 at 12:32 pm to hawgfaninc
Posted on 4/13/26 at 12:37 pm to hawgfaninc
Posted on 4/13/26 at 12:38 pm to LARancher1991
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Mentioned this earlier. How far are we willing to go with this blockade if a country like China tries to pass through it?
They’re not getting through. It’s as simple as that.
Posted on 4/13/26 at 12:40 pm to hawgfaninc
Posted on 4/13/26 at 12:41 pm to moontigr
So we capture Chinese vessels and detain Chinese sailors and risk them getting more involved? Or we let them through and risk other countries testing the blockade as well? I wish it was as simple as you think.
Posted on 4/13/26 at 12:42 pm to hawgfaninc
Instead of blowing all those boats let's see if they can be retrofitted for bay fishing.
Posted on 4/13/26 at 12:43 pm to LARancher1991
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WOW! As a result of the naval blockade, President Trump says he's getting CALLS from the "right people" when it comes to striking a deal with Iran
"We've been called this morning by the right people, the appropriate people, and they want to work a deal. They would like to work a deal."
Q: "Is it your anticipation, Mr. President, that other countries will assist in this effort to blockade Iran and those disputes?"
TRUMP: "Yeah, other countries are going to also. We don't need other countries, frankly, but they've offered the services. We'll let it be known probably tomorrow."
Posted on 4/13/26 at 12:47 pm to LARancher1991
It is. They’re gonna make a U-Turn, just like the one earlier today did. China will put pressure on Iran to accept Trump’s ultimatum.
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Posted on 4/13/26 at 12:48 pm to hawgfaninc
Posted on 4/13/26 at 12:48 pm to LARancher1991
I don’t the USA has the will to enforce the blockade.
Posted on 4/13/26 at 12:49 pm to Champagne
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I don’t the USA has the will to enforce the blockade.
shocker
Posted on 4/13/26 at 12:49 pm to hawgfaninc
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Imagine you're about to fire an employee who's been stealing from you for years.
You don't send in the guy from legal with a stack of complaints. Nah, you send in the nicest manager in the building. The one everybody likes. The one who always gives second chances.
And you tell him: "Go sit with them. See if they'll stop."
But you already know they won't stop. Then, why bother? well, because now the entire office watched the nice guy try, and the entire office watched them spit in his face, while pocketing a stapler before ducking out early.
That's what Trump just did with JD Vance.
Vance is the most diplomatic voice in the administration. Iran literally requested him by name. He represents the faction inside the US government that genuinely wanted to exhaust every option before escalation. Democrats, Republicans, and a huge chunk of the American public share that instinct.
So Trump sent him. Not because he thought Iran would fold. Because he needed the world to watch Iran refuse the one guy everybody agreed was fair.
And now? Nobody can say the US sent hawks to sabotage peace. Nobody can say Iran wasn't given a real chance. The man who wanted peace the most walked into that room, and Tehran flipped the table with the cameras rolling.
Twenty minutes later Trump announced a full naval blockade of the Strait of Hormuz.
And if you still had any doubt about what Iran actually wants... they told you. Out loud. At the negotiating table.
They refused to stop funding Hamas. They refused to stop funding Hezbollah. They refused to stop funding the Houthis.
They refused to stop enriching uranium, and they refused to open the Strait without charging a $2 million toll per ship in crypto, like some dark web scammer.
They didn't just reject peace. They handed the world a signed confession that the regime's real priorities are nukes, terrorism, and extortion. In that order.
Iran didn't lose a negotiation. Iran lost the argument.
Posted on 4/13/26 at 12:49 pm to hawgfaninc
Posted on 4/13/26 at 12:51 pm to moontigr
Hopefully
Posted on 4/13/26 at 12:52 pm to hawgfaninc
Posted on 4/13/26 at 12:53 pm to hawgfaninc
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The naval blockade has been in full force for 3.5 hours. The IRGC had threatened it would began a harsh response, as well targeting the gulf ports. So far nothing.
If they do not begin attacks, that may indicate that the regime has folded and will get back to the negotiating table.
I still believe the gaps are extremely wide. They will need to give up the uranium, end terror proxy support and open up the strait.
Posted on 4/13/26 at 12:55 pm to hawgfaninc
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Here is a first-hand account of what’s happening right now inside Tehran. What follows describes a city that is no longer functioning normally, but operating under heavy militarization and systemic breakdown.
* Streets filled with Toyota Hilux pickups mounted with DShK machine guns, turning the city into a militarized zone
* Checkpoints across highways and intersections with IRGC, Zainebiyoun, Fatemiyoun, and Hashd al-Shaabi flags, creating traffic paralysis and harassing civilians
* Parks, schools, and mosques occupied by security forces, with suppression units deployed across major junctions
* Government offices barely functioning, staff absent, services abandoned mid-day, and phone response near zero
* Public transport reduced drastically, with buses repurposed for Basij and special units
* Banking system failing, ATMs empty, cash nearly impossible to access
* Schools effectively shut down, universities pushed online without internet or infrastructure
* Civil government sidelined, real control concentrated in IRGC and security institutions
* Propaganda shows “normal life,” but reality is militarization, surveillance, and constant pressure on civilians
* Public sentiment reflects fear of war, but even greater fear of the regime regaining full control
This is not a functioning capital. It is a city under internal occupation
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