Iran War Watch

A US-Israeli aggression targeted energy facilities in the cities of Isfahan in the center of the country and Khorramshahr in the south, and affected the gas supply lines belonging to the power plant in Khorramshahr, which led to a complete power outage in the city.Therefore, the leadership of the Revolutionary Guard has decided to respond to all power plants in Israel and the Arabian Gulf.

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Brian Berletic

@BrianJBerletic


The US War on Iran is a US War on China and Multipolarism... now the US is just openly saying it on TV - but have been talking about this for years during Congressional hearings featuring think tank experts referring to policy papers they've been writing for decades. This is about US controlling the planet through mass murder, theft of land and resources, and the threat of violence against any obstacle in their way. The biggest obstacle is not just China - it is the system China has used to rise to superpower status this 21st century without invading a single country, without stealing land or resources from anyone, and instead doing it through constructive, mutually beneficial business and hard work. The US interests driving US foreign policy for decades - will NEVER seek coexistence or cooperation with the rest of the world and especially with China and the rest of Asia. The sooner the rest of the world realizes this and the necessity to displace US primacy with multipolarism - the better chance the rest of the world has to not only succeed, but to mitigate the damage the US is already causing to the entire planet.
 
Godfree Roberts

@GodfreeTrh


It's never one thing that brings down an empire, but we're accumulating too many 'things' too fast lately. Spaced out, we could handle them, but:1). Iran hit our $12 billion warship with a $120,000 missile while its crew were in mid-mutiny, causing damage so massive that we will not see ol' Gerry again until 2030.2). We're running out of F-35s in theater because, for every 60 minutes airborne they require 30 hours of skilled work. Iran's downing of one is statistically insignificant but remarkable for its coverup.3). We're out of REEs. 300 F-35s delivered without radars. That's just the most visible part. Our defense industry is a dead man walking.4). We lost control of the Middle East, its riches and the petrodollars faster than Britain lost Singapore: the worstest, fastest imperial defeat since Cannae. 5). We ceded control of our foreign policy to a bunch of crackpots who then persuaded us to elect one of their poodles. (His defeated opponent, a former escort, was also one of their poodles).These are both significant and happening simultaneously, but our leadership lacks the chops to handle even one of them competently and expeditiously. We have the worst leadership in our history while Iran, Russia, China and North Korea have the best.
 

SilencedSirs
@SilentlySirs



Iranian Parliament Vice Speaker:“We will not restore the Strait of Hormuz to its previous state, and we will not negotiate with a liar who has no honor, humanity, or conscience — something proven in two previous negotiations.The Islamic Republic of Iran, backed by its people, stands firmly on its military capabilities. If Donald Trump is truthful, let him declare who he has negotiated with — his threats are nothing but lies.We will not negotiate with the devil, and we will continue to defend our nation in accordance with the directives of the Supreme Leader.”
 





Amerikanets
@ripplebrain


Another very interesting piece from the WSJ. These details have been available through OSINT sources but it's a good roundup showing how key Europe is to US operations against Iran:- The central command center for US operations against Iran is within Ramstein Air Base in Germany (unsurprising)- US drone operations are conducted from there as well- American aircraft stationed in Spain have been relocated to France and Germany after the Spanish government denied the use of the Morón and Rota air bases for attacks on Iran- Bomber aircraft sortie out of bases in the UK like RAF Fairford- Refueling operations are based out of Aviano Air Base in Italy and Tubé Air Base in France- Lajes Air Base in the Azores (Portugal) is serving as a major logistical hub, with dozens of aircraft stationed there at various times during the conflict- RC-135 Rivet Joint spy planes are operating out of Souda Bay in Crete- Unspecified "logistics and intelligence assets" are being hosted by RomaniaThe piece paints an amusing picture of European attitudes towards this. Keir Starmer's justification for overcoming his reticence to allow the US to base out of British facilities in the initial wave of strikes is that bomber operations are now "defensive" in nature. Merz has said publicly that this "isn't [Germany's] war," but he has no choice but to allow US operations out of German air bases due to pre-existing legal agreements. Meloni has spun Italian involvement as minor because only refueling missions are flown out of Aviano. Similarly, French defense minister Vautrin said, “a refueling aircraft is a gas station, not a fighter jet."These technicalities may work on the European public, but it's difficult to imagine they'll work on the Iranians.
 
Shanaka Anslem Perera
@shanaka86



BREAKING: South Korea just announced mandatory fuel rationing. Government vehicles at public institutions barred from operating one day each week on a five-day licence plate rotation. The world’s 10th largest economy, a G20 member, a semiconductor superpower, home to Samsung and SK Hynix, the country that fabricates a quarter of the world’s memory chips, is rationing fuel like Sri Lanka.South Korea imports 73 to 87 percent of its oil from the Middle East. Every barrel transits the Strait of Hormuz. The strait is closed and mined. There is no alternative route for Korean crude imports at scale. The Kospi crashed 4.9 percent on Monday before Trump’s “productive conversations” post briefly eased the panic. The won is weakening. Inflation is accelerating. And now the Energy Minister is telling government workers which days they cannot drive.Count the dominoes. Sri Lanka rationed first: Wednesdays off, QR codes at pumps, LPG vanished from southern shelves. Bangladesh followed with public holidays to conserve fuel. Pakistan imposed restrictions. India tightened allocations. Slovenia became the first EU country with QR codes and odd-even plates. Now South Korea. The rationing is no longer a developing-world phenomenon. It is migrating up the GDP ladder. The 10th largest economy. The 12th largest military budget. A US treaty ally hosting 28,500 American troops. Rationing.Those 28,500 troops run on fuel. USFK operates bases across the peninsula that require continuous diesel, aviation fuel, and generator capacity. Joint exercises with the ROK military consume thousands of tonnes of fuel annually. Every barrel of that fuel traces back to the same Middle Eastern supply chain that South Korea’s Energy Minister just acknowledged cannot sustain civilian demand. If civilian vehicles are being restricted, military logistics are under pressure. If military logistics are under pressure, deterrence against North Korea erodes. If deterrence erodes, Pyongyang and Beijing calculate. The Strait of Hormuz is 7,500 kilometres from the Korean DMZ. The fuel that deters Kim Jong Un transits a chokepoint held closed by Iran’s 140 remaining missile launchers.Kim Jong Un is watching. Every day that South Korea rations fuel is a day that North Korea’s calculus shifts. Not toward war, not yet, but toward the conclusion that the American alliance system has a fuel dependency that a single regional conflict can exploit. The US cannot simultaneously secure the Strait of Hormuz with carrier groups, deploy 82nd Airborne paratroopers to the Iran theater, accelerate the 11th MEU from San Diego, AND maintain full deterrence posture on the Korean Peninsula. Something gives. The fuel rationing in Seoul is the first visible signal of what is giving.Taiwan is watching too. TSMC’s fabrication plants in Hsinchu are counting LNG reserves in single-digit days. Taiwan imports virtually all of its energy. If South Korea, with its larger strategic reserves and diversified economy, is already rationing, Taiwan’s timeline is shorter. The chips that power every Nvidia GPU, every Apple processor, every AI training run on Earth depend on a gas supply that depends on a strait that depends on a 5-day pause that depends on a Truth Social post that Iran says corresponds to nothing.Sri Lanka. Bangladesh. Pakistan. India. Slovenia. South Korea. Six countries rationing. Three continents. One strait. The molecules do not check GDP rankings. The molecules check whether the chokepoint is open.It is not
 
Hawkeye10 said:
SilencedSirs
@SilentlySirs



Russian Defense Minister:Yes, what we are saying is true: Iran possesses an offensive missile system that the United States does not have. There are highly advanced missiles that have not yet been used. Iran has a stockpile of missiles capable of destroying the entire Middle East, not just Israel.We call on the United States and Israel to immediately stop the war and declare the failure of the military operation against Iran. Otherwise, the losses and damage will be a surprise. That is all.
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The Strait of Hormuz will remain closed to western ships until Iran's demands are met. That means long-term pain without any gain. We the people lose again.
 
goat said:
The Strait of Hormuz will remain closed to western ships until Iran's demands are met. That means long-term pain without any gain. We the people lose again.
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The global economy is teetering, and the famines are developing.....

My plan of dying before the really nasty shit gets here is going very poorly.
 
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