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re: Official US/Israel vs Iran war thread

Posted on 5/5/26 at 6:00 pm to
Posted by hawgfaninc
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Posted on 5/5/26 at 6:00 pm to
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Time to DEFUND the UN.

"All we're asking them to do is to CONDEMN this, to call on Iran to stop BLOWING UP ships, to remove these mines and to allow humanitarian relief to come through because there's humanitarian aid that's trapped."

"It's a very modest request! And if you're telling me that the international community and hundreds of countries cannot rally behind that, then I don't know what the utility of the UN system is. If it can't even solve something as straightforward as that."
Posted by Ailsa
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Posted on 5/5/26 at 6:02 pm to
Cuba is next!
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"There's no oil blockade on Cuba per se. Here's what's happening with Cuba. Cuba used to get free oil from Venezuela. They used to give them a bunch of free oil. They would take like 60% of that oil and resell it for cash."

"It wouldn't even go to benefit the people. So the only blockade that's happened is the Venezuelans have decided we're not giving you free oil anymore."

"The problem with Cuba is worse. Their economic model doesn't work!"

"It doesn't work. And the people who are in charge can't fix it. And the reason that I can't fix it is not just because they're communists."
Posted by wdhalgren
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Posted on 5/5/26 at 6:16 pm to
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I'm not disagreeing with what you say, but to look at all scenairos. Iran sends what is essentially a dirty bomb to UAE. It contaminates a hundred square miles and kills 2 dozen nomads. They say "it is a warning."

I can't see the USA leveling Tehran and most of the cities in Iran. Maybe, I'm wrong. Or is the use of a dirty bomb open the door for "no such thing as proportional response in nuclear weapon use"?


I don't know how the US would respond to that, but Israel might use a nuke. How many mulligans would you give the regime? I suspect the residents of Tehran would get the hell out of Dodge.
Posted by DarthRebel
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Posted on 5/5/26 at 6:21 pm to
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not disagreeing with what you say, but to look at all scenairos. Iran sends what is essentially a dirty bomb to UAE. It contaminates a hundred square miles and kills 2 dozen nomads. They say "it is a warning."

I can't see the USA leveling Tehran and most of the cities in Iran. Maybe, I'm wrong. Or is the use of a dirty bomb open the door for "no such thing as proportional response in nuclear weapon use"


That is a pretty dumb take. They use anything nuclear, you make dure they never get a 2nd chance.

Millions of Iranian would die, but you do not set a precedent a dirty bomb would not equal a complete annihilation.

MAD only works if you enforce it.
This post was edited on 5/5/26 at 6:26 pm
Posted by TroutGuy
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Posted on 5/5/26 at 6:31 pm to
Since no one else seems to want to post this:
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My feelings mirror the responses to the tweet.
Posted by Ailsa
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Posted on 5/5/26 at 6:36 pm to
SIAP... there is more to this Project Freedom...
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Posted by TroutGuy
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Posted on 5/5/26 at 6:42 pm to
Posted by themunch
in motion
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Posted on 5/5/26 at 6:43 pm to
after crossing the Strait of Hormuz.
Posted by Jbird
Shoot the tires out!
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Posted on 5/5/26 at 6:44 pm to
Trousertrout why wouldn't it be posted?
Posted by Jbird
Shoot the tires out!
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Posted on 5/5/26 at 6:45 pm to
Are you fapping your trout?
Posted by TroutGuy
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Posted on 5/5/26 at 6:55 pm to
Posted by Teddy Ruxpin
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Posted on 5/5/26 at 7:17 pm to
Gotta be honest. Having to stop escorts and defense of navigation in order to get a deal signed, one that would necessarily include freedom of navigation through the Strait, seems like a non sequitur. What does it have to do with anything?
Posted by IvoryBillMatt
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Posted on 5/5/26 at 7:26 pm to
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SIAP... there is more to this Project Freedom...


We look pretty silly now in light of abandoning this effort so quickly.
Posted by BayouBengal51
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Posted on 5/5/26 at 7:31 pm to
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Reports from southern Iran’s Hormozgan province say explosion-like sounds were heard overnight in Qeshm, Bandar Abbas, and Sirik around 1:30 AM, with additional noises near Larak Island around 4:00 AM.

Officials claim the sounds were from air defense countermeasures targeting drones, adding no damage or impacts were recorded.

(Iran International)
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Posted by Ailsa
Member since May 2020
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Posted on 5/5/26 at 7:31 pm to
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We look pretty silly now in light of abandoning this effort so quickly.


A quick search indicates that it hasn't been abandoned...it's been paused temporarily.

AI Overview
As of May 5, 2026, President Trump has paused, rather than permanently abandoned, Project Freedom in the Strait of Hormuz to review a new agreement. The mission, initiated on May 4, 2026, was designed to counter Iran's blockade and restore free shipping passage.

Key details:
Status: Temporarily paused to allow for peace talks and review of new agreements.

Goal: The project aimed to remove an "illegal stranglehold" and extortionate tolling system on commercial vessels, according to U.S. officials.

Context: The pause follows days of high tension where U.S. forces were tasked to provide 24/7 overwatch with naval destroyers and air support.

Current Situation: While paused, the underlying U.S. military presence and focus on ensuring, as officials describe it, the safe navigation of commercial vessels remains in place as diplomatic efforts continue.
Posted by BayouBengal51
Forest Hill, Louisiana
Member since Nov 2006
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Posted on 5/5/26 at 7:32 pm to
Posted by OldManRiver
Prairieville, LA
Member since Jan 2005
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Posted on 5/5/26 at 7:35 pm to
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While paused, the underlying U.S. military presence and focus on ensuring, as officials describe it, the safe navigation of commercial vessels remains in place as diplomatic efforts continue.

So we paused the operation that was created to ensure the safe navigation of commercial vessels, but while paused the safe navigation of commercial vessels will continue?

I think your AI is broke
Posted by TurkeyBaconLeg
Member since Jul 2018
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Posted on 5/5/26 at 7:37 pm to
I dont like this pause of Project Freedom.
Posted by BayouBengal51
Forest Hill, Louisiana
Member since Nov 2006
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Posted on 5/5/26 at 7:42 pm to
I don't even know why we are still talking to the IRGC at this point. We have proven they will not budge. At this point, it would go much faster if we would just finish them off. We most likely know where the are hiding now. Mossad DEFINITELY knows where they are holed up.

Go and take out Ahmad Vahidi, Gholam-Hossein Mohseni-Eje'i, Abbas Aragchi, and anyone else we know that is running things over there and turn them into blood and mud. It is time to end the Islamic Republic of Iran and the IRGC.

If anything, take the cuffs off of Israel and let them finish the fight if we don't want to risk it anymore.
This post was edited on 5/5/26 at 7:43 pm
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