re: Official US/Israel vs Iran war thread

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Have Israel, UAE, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, and the populace organize to commit the ground war aspect with our assets as air support. Isreal would obviously provide the greatest troop strength to ground operations, but if the above mentioned countries could also provide their spec ops and other elite teams to very specific ground targets and missions it could work. You'll never take and hold all territory in a country as large as Iran, but if they concentrated their elite units on specific missions against IRGC they'd make the most headway at toppling the regime.

It's clear we'll need some sort of force on the ground, there's just too many things airplanes and giant ships can't accomplish - like infiltrating bunkers and tunnel systems and destroying the hidden equipment and people within, or taking out leaders on the move and hidden in safe houses. A quick-deploy team of a few hundred elite Isrealis, Emiratis, Saudis, Kuwaitis, etc that can move in and get out quickly would wreck shop and destroy IRGC morale.

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THE DEPUTY SPEAKER OF THE IRANIAN PARLIAMENT, BY HIS OWN ADMISSION:

“We tried to develop nuclear weapons, but couldn't keep it secret.”

A stunning acknowledgment from a senior Iranian official amid ongoing scrutiny over Tehran’s nuclear ambitions.

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BREAKING: A U.S. Air Force F-35A Lightning II stealth fighter squawked emergency code 7700 over the Gulf of Oman near the Strait of Hormuz today (May 10), then went dark over UAE airspace.

The aircraft (registration 13-5067) transmitted the international emergency distress signal at approximately 08:12 UTC while flying at 12,900 feet over the UAE after transiting from the Gulf of Oman. The jet's transponder then went dark.

Iranian state media claim the F-35 was struck by Iranian forces. This has NOT been independently verified. The U.S. has issued no statement.

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Iran says US making ‘unreasonable’ demands in negotiations to end war

Iran’s foreign ministry spokesman has accused the United States of presenting “unreasonable” and “one-sided” demands in negotiations aimed at ending the war, as the two sides maintain a fragile ceasefire.

Iran submitted a response to a US proposal to end the two-month war via Pakistan on Sunday, Iranian state media reported, with US President Donald Trump branding Iran’s terms as “totally unacceptable”.

At a press conference on Monday, Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei insisted that Iran’s proposal to end the conflict and unblock the Strait of Hormuz was legitimate and generous.

He called for an end to the war across the region and the release of frozen assets abroad in response to the latest US proposal.

“We did not demand any concessions. Our demand is legitimate: demanding an end to the war, lifting the [US] blockade and piracy, and releasing Iranian assets that have been unjustly frozen in banks due to US pressure,” he said.

“Safe passage through the Strait of Hormuz and establishing security in the region and Lebanon were other demands of Iran, which are considered a generous and responsible offer for regional security.”

Trump made clear in a post on his Truth Social platform on Sunday that he would reject Tehran’s counterproposal, though he did not offer details on its contents.

“I have just read the response from Iran’s so-called ‘Representatives.’ I don’t like it — TOTALLY UNACCEPTABLE!” he said.

Andrea Dessi of the American University of Rome said the two sides appeared to be digging in on their respective positions.

“The news of Monday is rather negative news … because we are seeing both sides continuously stick to rather maximalist positions,” he said.

“And in this impasse, the real casualty remains the international economy and the populations of the Gulf and the broader Middle East,” the analyst added.

Oil prices rise

Trump’s social media post unnerved global energy markets, with international benchmark Brent crude prices rising 4.65 percent to $99.95 a barrel during Monday morning trade in Asia.

Benchmark US oil contract West Texas Intermediate (WTI) also surged by just over four percent to $105.5 a barrel, as investors braced for further disruptions to supplies through the strait, where Tehran has imposed a partial blockade.

Baghaei also addressed plans by European countries to deploy warships to the region to ensure safe navigation of the Strait of Hormuz, which Iran has effectively blocked since March.

French President Emmanuel Macron and British Prime Minister Keir Starmer are heading a coalition of more than 50 countries they say will work to help enable the resumption of maritime transit in the region after the war.

Baghaei said that Iran had “clearly said to the Europeans that they shouldn’t succumb to the US and Israeli hubris acts”.

“They should refrain from making any move that would undermine their interests. As I’ve said, this war is not only unethical but it is also unlawful,” he said.

The spokesman added: “The US and Israel started their aggression against Iran. These European countries shouldn’t be fooled in order to get into this matter.”

The UK and France will host a multinational meeting of defence ministers on Tuesday on plans to restore trade flows through the Strait of Hormuz, according to the government in London.

The virtual meeting will follow a two-day gathering in London of military planners in April.

“Any intervention in the Strait of Hormuz or the Persian Gulf would bring about further complications,” Baghaei said.

“They would rather exacerbate the prices. We look forward to the world countries acting responsibly.”

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According to technical analysis based on IAEA reports, Iran’s Bushehr nuclear plant has accumulated large quantities of spent fuel containing plutonium, creating a potential parallel pathway to nuclear weapons.

The key point:
Iran does not need to openly enrich uranium to weapons-grade levels if it can exploit spent nuclear fuel.

The report says there is no conclusive public proof that Iran has extracted plutonium from Bushehr on an industrial scale.

But it also says the technical capability exists, the material is there, and restricted access by inspectors makes this a serious proliferation concern.

That is why any Iran deal cannot focus only on uranium.

No uranium pathway.
No plutonium pathway.
No loopholes.
No “trust us.”

A nuclear deal that closes one door while leaving another unlocked is not a deal. It is a delay.

Source: Technical analysis based on IAEA reports, Rosatom data, and independent proliferation studies.

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#USAF United States Air Force - Iran War 2026
Operation Epic Fury
11 May

Since the last update on 21 April, the number of C-17 flights has risen to at least 1,296, with at least 121 of these being to destinations that cannot be determined, but they have gone to CENTCOM.

There are 19 flights that may still be in-progress, and 3 return flights originating in CENTCOM and ending back in the United States.

At least 45 C-17s have arrived at Muwaffaq Salti Air Base in Jordan since the 22nd of April, with 30 of these appearing to originate at Diego Garcia Naval Support Facility.

Furthermore, there have been 30 flights from Pope Army Airfield to unknown destinations in the Middle East, with a further 13 pending flights from Pope.

Apologies for the long gap in updates, I aim to get back to regular updates soon.

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