Iran Super Thread- Merged

[Eaglelord17]

Iranian strikes on bases used by US caused $800m in damage, analysis shows

Much of the damage was caused in initial retaliatory strikes by Iran in the week after the US and Israel launched its operation.

www.bbc.com

Huge fiscal cost to all this already. Likely 1Billion in US assets destroyed

 

[brihard]

Wow. Iran fired two ballistic missiles at Diego Garcia, a range of some 4000km. One failed mid flight, another was shot down by the U.S. Navy. That’s a bit of a big-balls move by Iran.

https://www.wsj.com/livecoverage/iran-us-israel-war-updates-2026/card/iran-targeted-diego-garcia-base-with-ballistic-missiles-rb7MdZW1CfwRTauDYHOt

 

[Czech_pivo]

Wow. Iran fired two ballistic missiles at Diego Garcia, a range of some 4000km. One failed mid flight, another was shot down by the U.S. Navy. That’s a bit of a big-balls move by Iran.

https://www.wsj.com/livecoverage/iran-us-israel-war-updates-2026/card/iran-targeted-diego-garcia-base-with-ballistic-missiles-rb7MdZW1CfwRTauDYHOt

I guess that crew missed the memo where Trump says their missile capability has been completely degraded,

 

[Remius]

Ummm...to get to Kharg Island you'd need to pass through the Strait of Hormuz and along almost the entire coastline of Iran. I very seriously doubt that even this administration would do something so stupid.

If they were planning on taking Kharg Island I'd be watching for the 82nd Airborne to be moved into theatre rather than another ARG, but to be honest I don't see the point of dropping a bunch of troops 35km off the mainland where they can be targeted by drones when they can halt any Iranian oil operations there through aerial interdiction.

As far as the Marines go, I'm not even sure what target on the Iranian mainland would make a significant military difference in this war without putting their ships and troops at unnecessary risk.

Some might have read what you posted…

Trump administration making heavy preparations for potential use of ground troops in Iran

It is unclear under what circumstances President Trump would authorize the use of U.S. troops on the ground in Iran.

www.cbsnews.com

 

[brihard]

I guess that crew missed the memo where Trump says their missile capability has been completely degraded,

It’s a hell of poke in the eye, that’s for sure.

 

[daftandbarmy]

It’s a hell of poke in the eye, that’s for sure.

Posturing, most likely...

 

[brihard]

Posturing, most likely...

Indeed. Noteworthy that this comes a short time after the U.K. said Diego Garcia could be used offensively.

The unstated part is- take that distance, draw a circle around Iran. All of those bases at a minimum are now in range. Anywhere the U.S. is launching or supporting attacks from is fair game. If there are gaps in anti-ballistic missile coverage, we may soon see that. The attempt on Diego Garcia has to have a few buttholes puckered.

 

[Cloud Cover]

Meanwhile leaving the Khomeinist regime in place, stronger than it was before.

There's no way the people will be able to oust them anytime soon.

No they won’t be able to overthrow them, and the regime has a much bigger list of people to slaughter. I’m so disgusted with all of this.

 

[Brad Sallows]

Indeed. Noteworthy that this comes a short time after the U.K. said Diego Garcia could be used offensively.

The unstated part is- take that distance, draw a circle around Iran. All of those bases at a minimum are now in range. Anywhere the U.S. is launching or supporting attacks from is fair game. If there are gaps in anti-ballistic missile coverage, we may soon see that. The attempt on Diego Garcia has to have a few buttholes puckered.

Precision missiles, or launch-and-hope-it-hits-something-in-the-area? HE warhead, or nuclear or chemical?

If there's no precision, and it's basically a large package of explosives, it's not much more than WW II V1/V2. Lips aren't going to start quivering for that.

 

[HavokFour]

Russian and now Iranian sanctions. This was totally well thought out, totally not a war.

US pauses sanctions on Iranian oil ‘stranded at sea’ to help curb skyrocketing energy prices

Bessent said easing sanctions would allow 140 million barrels of oil to hit global markets and help “relieve the temporary pressures on supply caused by Iran.”

nypost.com

 

[brihard]

Precision missiles, or launch-and-hope-it-hits-something-in-the-area? HE warhead, or nuclear or chemical?

If there's no precision, and it's basically a large package of explosives, it's not much more than WW II V1/V2. Lips aren't going to start quivering for that.

No idea personally. I imagine the powers that be have a fair clue. For us on the outside looking in, the early days of the war suggest Iran has at least some capabilities with enough precision to hit stuff that counts. At least one of them was deemed enough of a threat that they bothered to shoot it down. We know Israel’s detection tech is good enough to discern whether a particular incoming is worth an interceptor or not; I’m assuming the U.S. Navy can too.

 

[Brad Sallows]

Russian and now Iranian sanctions. This was totally well thought out, totally not a war.

Combatants discover that plans have to change after contact with the enemy. Film at 11.

 

[Czech_pivo]

Combatants discover that plans have to change after contact with the enemy. Film at 11.

So they are allowing Iran to get paid legally for this oil which in turn they can use that money to continue to pay their supporters within Iran to continue to kill/suppress anyone protesting against the regime. Does that sum it up nicely?