Iran Super Thread- Merged

[HavokFour]

Does not look like canned food, some sort of cluster munition?

https://twitter.com/x/status/2037172505337610640

Following up on this.

Evidence Points to US Scattering Mines over Iranian Village - bellingcat

US appears to have deployed the Gator Scatterable Mine system over Kafari, a village near Shiraz, Iran.

www.bellingcat.com

Iran images appear to show land mines scattered by U.S. forces, a first in years​

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EDIT: At the press briefing that just ended.

White House refuses to comment on report that U.S.-made landmines are being used in Iran

When asked about reports that American-made landmines have been spotted on the ground in Iran and whether Trump signed off on using landmines in Iran, Leavitt said: “I don’t have any comment on that report today.”

When asked whether landmines are being used at all, Leavitt again declined to answer, saying: “I don’t have any comment on that.”

—AP

 

[Czech_pivo]

The fistfights in their parliament would indicate that no, they don't all agree. Lol

True! But its just the boy's blowing off a bit a steam.

 

[HavokFour]

Yeah, kiss those investments goodbye.

Trump interested in calling on Arab states to help pay for Iran war, White House says

U.S. President Donald Trump would be interested in calling on Arab countries to pay for the cost of the Iran war, White House Press Secretary ‌Karoline Leavitt told reporters on Monday, adding that she thinks Trump would have more to say on the issue.

www.reuters.com

 

[Czech_pivo]

Yeah, kiss those investments goodbye.

Trump interested in calling on Arab states to help pay for Iran war, White House says

U.S. President Donald Trump would be interested in calling on Arab countries to pay for the cost of the Iran war, White House Press Secretary ‌Karoline Leavitt told reporters on Monday, adding that she thinks Trump would have more to say on the issue.

www.reuters.com

Sadly for us as well. Those investments that Carney had worked so hard with the Qatari's....

https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/carney-in-qatar-9.7050314

 

[Colin Parkinson]

Ukrainians helping the Gulf States out. I know some of you disagree with how much Ukraine is helping and I have no doubt the Ukrainians are playing up their contribution in order to win friends and support for their conflict. Still I also believe they have valuable lessons to teach as well.

 

[HavokFour]

Since April is upon us, we're about to see this start to unfold.

https://twitter.com/x/status/2038187681935401098

Ukrainians helping the Gulf States out. I know some of you disagree with how much Ukraine is helping and I have no doubt the Ukrainians are playing up their contribution in order to win friends and support for their conflict. Still I also believe they have valuable lessons to teach as well.

Well, the Gulf are purchasing their USV's now on top of their interest in drone interceptors.

Zelensky: Ukraine to Supply Naval Drones to Persian Gulf Countries

Ukraine has reached an agreement with countries in the Persian Gulf to supply naval drones, President Volodymyr Zelensky announced, according to Interfax-Ukraine.The drone deliveries are part of broader agreements made […]

militarnyi.com

 

[Retired AF Guy]

In a way it was both but not quite the way you put forward.

The targeting cycle for air strikes is a fairly exact process. The results are more than likely one of the following two situations:

1) a target close to the school was the intended target but there was a technical glitch (mechanical or data entry) that caused the bomb to go "off target;" or

2) the school was the target to be hit but an intelligence failure caused the targeting team to evaluate the school as still being a part of the adjacent base without knowing that it had been turned into a school.

From the material in the press to this point, my guess is that it will turn out to be the latter.

Here is the answer I got when asking if outdated material might have been responsible for the attack on the school:

Preliminary U.S. military investigations suggest that outdated targeting data provided by the Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA) was likely responsible for the strike on the Shajareh Tayyebeh girls' school in Minab, Iran.

• The Error: Sources familiar with the probe indicate that US Central Command (Centcom) officers used outdated intelligence that failed to account for the school's separation from the adjacent IRGC naval base, which had occurred years prior.
• The Consequence: The strike, which occurred on February 28, 2026, was initially intended for the military base but hit the school due to these incorrect coordinates, killing over 170 people, mostly schoolgirls.
• Current Status: While preliminary findings point to this intelligence failure, the Pentagon has stated the investigation is ongoing, and no final conclusion has been officially reached.

Extract from a Reuters report on the attack:

The colored walls visible from satellite imagery as early as 2018 can be seen in a version of the school’s website archived in 2025, whose photos showed girls dressed in identical pink and white in class and at play. The school was also tagged in a local business listing, Reuters found. And multiple satellite images from the months leading up to the strike provide other indications it was a school, including playground markings.

 

[The Bread Guy]

Yeah, kiss those investments goodbye.

Trump interested in calling on Arab states to help pay for Iran war, White House says

U.S. President Donald Trump would be interested in calling on Arab countries to pay for the cost of the Iran war, White House Press Secretary ‌Karoline Leavitt told reporters on Monday, adding that she thinks Trump would have more to say on the issue.

www.reuters.com

No problem - how much ammo can a slightly-used "gifted" presidential jet buy?

 

[Cloud Cover]

Interesting. The USS Ford had a wild time with that fire.

https://twitter.com/x/status/2038669637907321175

 

[brihard]

Interesting. The USS Ford had a wild time with that fire.

https://twitter.com/x/status/2038669637907321175

I started a thread on it.

B

Thread 'USS Gerald R Ford fire - March 2026'

Today at 16:37

With the caveat that I can’t verify this, I came upon an interesting analysis on a leaked video purporting to show damage on America’s newest carrier following an onboard fire reported as starting in the laundry area. It looks like the damage may be more serious than has been officially reported and she may be out for a while for proper assessment and repair. This analysis reads like there was a failure in fire containment and it spread a fair bit.

https://twitter.com/x/status/2038669637907321175

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