Iran Super Thread- Merged

[Colin Parkinson]

In what way could they guarantee the safety of ships from Iran with a toll? 100+ ships crossed the strait every day before the war, there's a reason why the USN isn't escorting ships now and the US charging a toll instead of Iran isn't going to change that.

Unless the plan is for the US to take up the role for Iran of shooting at ships and blocking the strait themselves.

That's the rub, if you are asking for protection money, you kind of need to deliver.

The US also needs to quietly bang KSA and UAE heads together and say: "Sort out your squabble in Yemen and form a united front to squeeze the Houthis.

 

[HavokFour]

Not sure if it means anything, but it's notable. It was set for 8AM and long before Trumps 8PM "deadline" on Teusday.

Pentagon cancels Tuesday press briefing with Caine, Hegseth​

 

[HavokFour]

Israel struck South Pars again, so...

https://twitter.com/x/status/2041335927398707409

 

[ytz]

Nothing enjoyable about all this...

It's like watching a car crash.... There's something macabre and curious watching a superpower undermine itself in the dumbest way possible.

Israel struck South Pars again, so...

10 Mbpd offline (after adjustments) isn't enough. Let's take it to 20 Mbpd. And see what happens I guess.....

 

[brihard]

It’s probably just my rampant and irrational TDS, but I find “a whole civilization will die tonight, never to be brought back again” sort of concerning as a statement from the U.S. President..

 

[Czech_pivo]

It’s probably just my rampant and irrational TDS, but I find “a whole civilization will die tonight, never to be brought back again” sort of concerning as a statement from the U.S. President..

It is - full stop. I don't think that Stalin or Churchill or Roosevelt said anything similar when they were locked in a 'fight to the death' with Nazi Germany. They all, even Stalin, realised that the fight was with Nazism not the eradication of the entire German civilization.

The Iranian/Persian civilization has been around as long as the Greek civilization and over those 2k+ yrs has provided many positives to mankind.

He's talk of 'a whole civilization will die tonight, never to be brought back again' rings truer to something that Adolf Hitler would have said.

Feel free to counter this - but it does. The words are not mine, but Trump's own.

 

[OldSolduer]

What utterly ridiculous thing has Dear Donald said today other than that?

Lord give us strength

 

[HavokFour]

It’s probably just my rampant and irrational TDS, but I find “a whole civilization will die tonight, never to be brought back again” sort of concerning as a statement from the U.S. President..

"Help is on it's way."