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Re: Live Thread: Israel, US launch attack on Iran
« Reply #51 on: Today at 07:45:48 am »
@Right_in_Virginia and @bigheadfred

Thank you both for the detailed posts here!

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Re: Live Thread: Israel, US launch attack on Iran
« Reply #52 on: Today at 07:47:56 am »

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🚨 Breaking: USS Abraham Lincoln strike group is now attacking Iran's navy
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Re: Live Thread: Israel, US launch attack on Iran
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A nuclear-weapons program. Thousands of missiles. State sponsorship of terror. Iran has waged war against the U.S. for 47 years: the hostage crisis, the Beirut Marine barracks, Khobar Towers, roadside bombs in Iraq and Afghanistan that killed or maimed thousands of American soldiers, the attempted assassination of President Trump. The butcher’s bill has finally come due for the ayatollahs. May God bless and protect our troops on this vital mission of vengeance, and justice, and safety.
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Re: Live Thread: Israel, US launch attack on Iran
« Reply #54 on: Today at 07:50:41 am »

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How long before leftist radicals in the US start marching in the streets flying the flag of the Iranian regime?

How long before elementary school teachers start forcing little children to protest in favor of the Mullahs?

Get ready, folks.

The left is about to lose their minds.
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Re: Live Thread: Israel, US launch attack on Iran
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🇮🇷🇶🇦 Qatar just joined Saudi Arabia in condemning Iran's strikes across the Middle East and promising it is prepared to respond aggressively.

With Russia wasting no time in condemning the U.S., things are getting out of hand fast.
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Re: Live Thread: Israel, US launch attack on Iran
« Reply #59 on: Today at 08:05:49 am »
With Russia wasting no time in condemning the U.S., things are getting out of hand fast.

Russia should be next.  ****slapping
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Re: Live Thread: Israel, US launch attack on Iran
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Russia condemns US-Israel strikes on Iran as ‘unprovoked act of armed aggression’

https://apnews.com/article/russia-iran-us-israel-578a5791e81493edd09951898ae6f712
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Re: Live Thread: Israel, US launch attack on Iran
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JUST IN - A senior U.S. official says as of now there are no U.S. casualties — Axios
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Re: Live Thread: Israel, US launch attack on Iran
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BREAKING: Reports indicate Iran’s Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, is preparing to flee to Sudan as US and Israeli strikes dismantle key IRGC bases and nuclear facilities across Iran.

This contingency plan, orchestrated by the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps leverages Sudan’s strategic position on the Red Sea and its longstanding ties with Tehran, forged through military aid, drone supplies, and shared Islamist ideology.

With bombs falling all over Iran, Sudan is an obvious safe haven where Iranian advisors have already embedded themselves within the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF), ensuring a seamless transition for the regime’s elite to evade capture and continue directing proxy operations from afar.

Areas controlled by the Sudanese army harbor the same radical Islamist ideology that fuels Iran’s global aggression, including support for terrorism and anti-American militancy.
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« Reply #63 on: Today at 08:11:37 am »
Meanwhile, here at home the Democrats have important element of DHS shutdown such as TSA, Coast Guard…
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Re: Live Thread: Israel, US launch attack on Iran
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🚨 BREAKING: Reports are emerging from Iranian state media claiming IRGC hypersonic missiles have been launched toward the US aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln.

If true, this would mark a historic escalation — a direct strike attempt on a US supercarrier, one of the most heavily defended military assets on Earth.

But as of now, there is no independent confirmation from US officials or international sources.

In moments like this, the fog of war is thick. Information becomes a weapon. Narratives move faster than missiles.

What we do know is this: tensions in the region are reaching a dangerous threshold, and the world is watching for the next signal — retaliation, denial, or confirmation.

If a carrier has been targeted, the consequences could reshape the geopolitical landscape overnight.
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Prayers up for the safety of the troops.

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...and so it begins...
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Re: Live Thread: Israel, US launch attack on Iran
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The American bases that were attacked today by Iran:

Bahrain:
• Al-Juffair Base
• U.S. Fifth Fleet Command Center

Qatar:
• Al-Udeid Air Base

Kuwait:
• Arifjan Camp
• Ahmad Al-Jaber Air Base
• Mubarak Air Base

United Arab Emirates:
• Al-Dhafra Air Base
• Jebel Ali Port
• Fujairah Air Base

Saudi Arabia:
• Prince Sultan Air Base in Riyadh
• Tabuk Base
• Khamis Mushait Base
• A western base in Jeddah

Jordan:
• Muwaffaq Salti Air Base

Iraq:
• U.S. base in Erbil
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Re: Live Thread: Israel, US launch attack on Iran
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🚨 BREAKING: Reports are emerging from Iranian state media claiming IRGC hypersonic missiles have been launched toward the US aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln.

If true, this would mark a historic escalation — a direct strike attempt on a US supercarrier, one of the most heavily defended military assets on Earth.

But as of now, there is no independent confirmation from US officials or international sources.

In moments like this, the fog of war is thick. Information becomes a weapon. Narratives move faster than missiles.

What we do know is this: tensions in the region are reaching a dangerous threshold, and the world is watching for the next signal — retaliation, denial, or confirmation.

If a carrier has been targeted, the consequences could reshape the geopolitical landscape overnight.

Seems the same logic should ensue here...they really had no choice but to try to eliminate the carrier...but if you try to kill the 'king' ...don't miss.

Watch what we do next...  :2popcorn:
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« Reply #73 on: Today at 08:26:03 am »
Death toll in US-Israeli strike on girls’ school in southern Iran rises to 40, state media say


https://twitter.com/7notyalc21/status/2027736519155585497
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Operation Epic Fury.

President Trump has been willing to do what’s right and necessary to produce real peace in the region.

God bless the United States, our great military, and Israel.
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🚨🇮🇷 Khamenei is alive. He's about to speak on television.


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BREAKING: Spain's PM says his country rejects the 'unilateral military action by the US and Israel'
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BREAKING –

Iran becomes the first country to strike Saudi Arabia, UAE, Kuwait, Jordan, Bahrain, and Qatar in a single day
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Russia condemns US-Israel strikes on Iran as ‘unprovoked act of armed aggression’

https://apnews.com/article/russia-iran-us-israel-578a5791e81493edd09951898ae6f712

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