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Re: LIVE THREAD: US and Israel vs. Iran, Part Two
« Reply #2306 on: March 19, 2026, 06:19:34 am »

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🚨 Iran announced that it executed by public hanging  3 people convicted of attacking and killing security forces personnel during the protests in the country in January
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Re: LIVE THREAD: US and Israel vs. Iran, Part Two
« Reply #2310 on: March 19, 2026, 06:23:40 am »
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ISRAEL EXPANDS THE WAR NORTH
Israeli strikes reportedly hit Iran’s main Caspian port of Bandar Anzali
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• First known strike on Iran’s northern fleet
This puts even Russia-linked supply routes in range.
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Re: LIVE THREAD: US and Israel vs. Iran, Part Two
« Reply #2311 on: March 19, 2026, 06:25:26 am »

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No injuries reported after Iran’s latest ballistic missile strike on Israel, the eighth since midnight. Sirens sounded in Jerusalem and central Israel, with the missile likely intercepted.
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Re: LIVE THREAD: US and Israel vs. Iran, Part Two
« Reply #2312 on: March 19, 2026, 06:26:06 am »
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🇮🇳 India has deployed naval warships near the Strait of Hormuz to escort its oil tankers

India is sending more than half a dozen warships to the Gulf of Oman and Arabian Sea to ensure the safe passage of its vessels, anticipating that Iran may allow more of its fuel tankers to exit the Strait of Hormuz.

India recently secured the safe transit of two state-owned tankers carrying liquefied petroleum gas and is negotiating with Iran for several more fuel ships to pass through.
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Re: LIVE THREAD: US and Israel vs. Iran, Part Two
« Reply #2313 on: March 19, 2026, 06:27:06 am »

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Kata’ib Hezbollah terrorist Akram Abbas Al-Shahbani was permanently neutralized by the Israeli Liberation Forces in Iraq.

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Re: LIVE THREAD: US and Israel vs. Iran, Part Two
« Reply #2315 on: March 19, 2026, 06:28:29 am »
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Israel’s security cabinet met last night; ministers were told war is expected to continue for several more weeks (Ynet)
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Re: LIVE THREAD: US and Israel vs. Iran, Part Two
« Reply #2316 on: March 19, 2026, 06:36:42 am »
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Because it's often getting lost in the discussion here, this is a partial list of Iran's attacks on energy *before* the Israeli strike on South Pars:

- Ras Laffan LNG complex in Qatar
- Ras Tanura oil refinery in Saudi
- hundreds of drone attacks on Saudi oil fields
- Ruwais refinery in Abu Dhabi
- Shah gas field in Abu Dhabi
- port of Fujairah
- Bapco oil refinery in Bahrain

The list goes on. Point is that, yes, South Pars was an escalation in American/Israeli targeting, but it comes after weeks of Iranian attacks on GCC energy infrastructure.
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Re: LIVE THREAD: US and Israel vs. Iran, Part Two
« Reply #2317 on: March 19, 2026, 06:37:51 am »

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🇰🇼 Iranian drones have attacked the largest oil refineries in Kuwait

First, a drone struck one of the largest oil refineries in the Middle East, Al Ahmadi Refinery.

A second attack then sparked a fire at the nearby Mina Abdullah Refinery, which produces around 454,000 barrels per day.
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Re: LIVE THREAD: US and Israel vs. Iran, Part Two
« Reply #2318 on: March 19, 2026, 06:39:25 am »

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🇮🇷 European gas prices just surged more than 30% today.

Iran struck Ras Laffan, the world's largest liquefied natural gas export facility, in Qatar. The damage is significant.

This after Israel struck Iranian natural gas fields at South Pars, which are the largest of their kind in the world.

Both sides now targeting the energy infrastructure the entire world depends on.

Source: NYT
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Re: LIVE THREAD: US and Israel vs. Iran, Part Two
« Reply #2319 on: March 19, 2026, 06:39:43 am »
Pentagon seeks more than $200 billion in budget request for Iran war

https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2026/03/18/iran-cost-budget-pentagon/

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The Pentagon has asked the White House to approve a more than $200 billion request to Congress to fund the war in Iran, according to a senior administration official, in an enormous new ask that is almost certain to run into resistance from lawmakers opposed to the conflict.

That number would far surpass the costs of the administration’s massive airstrike campaign to date and instead seek to urgently increase production of critical weaponry expended as U.S. and Israeli forces have struck thousands of targets over the past three weeks, according to three other people familiar with the matter, who confirmed that the Defense Department is seeking packages of that size.

Like some others for this article, the people spoke on the condition of anonymity to describe the administration’s sensitive planning.

It remains unclear how much the White House will ultimately ask congressional lawmakers to approve. Some White House officials do not think the Pentagon’s request has a realistic shot of being approved in Congress, the senior administration official said. The Pentagon has floated several different proposed funding requests over the past two weeks, according to the official and three other people familiar with the matter.

The funding request is likely to stage a major political battle in Congress, as public support for the effort remains tepid and Democrats have been sharply critical. Republicans have signaled support for the forthcoming supplemental request but haven’t committed to a legislative strategy, or found a clear path to surpass the Senate’s 60-vote threshold.

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Re: LIVE THREAD: US and Israel vs. Iran, Part Two
« Reply #2320 on: March 19, 2026, 06:40:11 am »

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There’s a lot of illicit Iranian regime money stashed in UAE, Qatar and Oman. If these accounts will be confiscated, we will know that the Gulf states are serious against Iran.
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« Reply #2321 on: March 19, 2026, 06:43:28 am »
Why can't the US finish this?  Is the stalemate turning into a quagmire?

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« Reply #2325 on: March 19, 2026, 06:52:24 am »

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According to a release from the United Arab Emirates Ministry of Defense, Iran has fired 7 ballistic missiles and 15 drones against them in the past 24 hours.
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« Reply #2328 on: March 19, 2026, 06:57:07 am »

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🚨 Maersk adds emergency fuel surcharge in Nordics

Maersk, one of the world’s biggest shipping giants, is adding a temporary “emergency inland fuel/energy surcharge.”

The move follows rising fuel costs linked to Middle East supply disruptions.

Countries impacted include Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Finland, and the Baltics.

Why it matters: when a company this big raises costs, it usually spreads across global trade and hits prices everywhere.

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Re: LIVE THREAD: US and Israel vs. Iran, Part Two
« Reply #2329 on: March 19, 2026, 07:01:02 am »

https://twitter.com/Terror_Alarm/status/2034576523659759623

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In a time of universal deceit - telling the truth is a revolutionary act.
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« Reply #2331 on: March 19, 2026, 07:05:59 am »

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Trump masterfully made Strait of Hormuz "somebody else's problem". US oil is at $100, while Asia oil (dependent on Hormuz) is at $150.

Want Hormuz opened? Send ships to help. Otherwise, f*ck off and suffer.
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Iranian sources report that General Afshin Nakhshbandi, a representative of the Iranian army within the Revolutionary Guards, was killed in an Israeli strike in Tehran.
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Trump masterfully made Strait of Hormuz "somebody else's problem". US oil is at $100, while Asia oil (dependent on Hormuz) is at $150.

Want Hormuz opened? Send ships to help. Otherwise, f*ck off and suffer.

Well that's a nice sentiment and all, but the petroleum market doesn't work that way.  Gas prices here in Pennsylvania are back over $4 a gallon, as of last night.  That's unsustainable politically for Trump, so he'd better get this over with soon if he expects to keep the House in the mid-terms, or else he'll get impeached for something every week once the Rats take it back and Jeffries becomes Speaker.
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« Reply #2336 on: March 19, 2026, 08:57:51 am »
No unified plan between US and Israel?


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Re: LIVE THREAD: US and Israel vs. Iran, Part Two
« Reply #2340 on: March 19, 2026, 10:25:04 am »
Well that's a nice sentiment and all, but the petroleum market doesn't work that way.  Gas prices here in Pennsylvania are back over $4 a gallon, as of last night.  That's unsustainable politically for Trump, so he'd better get this over with soon if he expects to keep the House in the mid-terms, or else he'll get impeached for something every week once the Rats take it back and Jeffries becomes Speaker.


A possible scenario:

He may not have much choice, since he's seeking a Supplemental of 100 [ million?billion? ] to keep the ball rolling which is not likely to pass the Senate, nor is the 200 billion Hegseth wants to restock munitions used.

So because oil prices are going up, voters are going to punish the GOP by electing Dems who, among other things, will cut all funding to DHS and to the Iranian war. They will then do everything to help the Mullahs maintain power. Sort of like Nam, only coming down on Ho Chi Min's side.

Voters will love this Dem policy, since they believe that gas prices will be lower, even at the expense of American troop lives, and allowing the Mullahs to continue their work toward nuclear weapons as a bonus.

Iran, of course, keeps attacking the Gulf States oil refineries and keeps the Strait closed and the price of oil high. Voters will then demand the Dems to "do something" like drain the last remaining barrels of oil from the Strategic Reserve - weakening it to collapse in the process. But, hey, there is relief at the pumps and voters are smiling over the ashes of American because they have less expensing gas.

Until one or more random container ships off a coast launches a huge drone swarm - one of which is a larger drone containing the fruits of the Mullahs nuclear ambitions ...

Voters will then have bigger worries than the price of gas. They got what they wanted and the consequences as well.


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« Reply #2341 on: March 19, 2026, 10:30:24 am »
US has deployed A-10 Warthogs, Apache helicopters as 'stand-in' weapons take point against Iran

The U.S. and its regional allies have deployed 64 Apache helicopters in a mission to take down Iran's fleet of one-way attack drones, the Pentagon announced Thursday.

Join Chiefs Chairman Gen. Dan Caine made the announcement during a press conference alongside War Secretary Pete Hegseth.

The pair said U.S. forces have begun using "stand-in" style weapons as opposed to the long-range "standoff" weapons seen earlier in the operation.

Hegseth said this is a sign of the progress the U.S. is making in the conflict, though he declined to place a timeline on the operation.

"We are over the top," he told reporters.
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« Reply #2342 on: March 19, 2026, 10:46:21 am »
Trump has a man crush on Putin, similar to Hitler having a man crush on Mussolini.  It's not based on logic or reason.

Trump envies Putin because Putin doesn't have to answer to anyone for anything ever - something Trump would like for himself.

President Trump exhibits signs of codependency. He seemingly craves approval from people who do not like him or the USA. This recurring behavior is seen in his policies towards Russia, China, North Korea, and etc. Oddly, he also has a pattern of alienating his closest and most ardent supporters like Elon Musk, Marjorie Taylor Greene, and etc.

I am not a psychologist , and I do not pretend to understand what is really going on in the man's head. However , I do know what I see when I see it.
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Re: LIVE THREAD: US and Israel vs. Iran, Part Two
« Reply #2343 on: March 19, 2026, 11:02:44 am »
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Gen Caine: Attack helicopters joining Iran fight
Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Dan 'Raizin' Caine details a surge in U.S. military operations across the Middle East.

https://www.foxnews.com/video/6391177298112
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Re: LIVE THREAD: US and Israel vs. Iran, Part Two
« Reply #2344 on: March 19, 2026, 11:14:59 am »

A possible scenario:

He may not have much choice, since he's seeking a Supplemental of 100 [ million?billion? ] to keep the ball rolling which is not likely to pass the Senate, nor is the 200 billion Hegseth wants to restock munitions used.

So because oil prices are going up, voters are going to punish the GOP by electing Dems who, among other things, will cut all funding to DHS and to the Iranian war. They will then do everything to help the Mullahs maintain power. Sort of like Nam, only coming down on Ho Chi Min's side.

Voters will love this Dem policy, since they believe that gas prices will be lower, even at the expense of American troop lives, and allowing the Mullahs to continue their work toward nuclear weapons as a bonus.

Iran, of course, keeps attacking the Gulf States oil refineries and keeps the Strait closed and the price of oil high. Voters will then demand the Dems to "do something" like drain the last remaining barrels of oil from the Strategic Reserve - weakening it to collapse in the process. But, hey, there is relief at the pumps and voters are smiling over the ashes of American because they have less expensing gas.

Until one or more random container ships off a coast launches a huge drone swarm - one of which is a larger drone containing the fruits of the Mullahs nuclear ambitions ...

Voters will then have bigger worries than the price of gas. They got what they wanted and the consequences as well.




That is a legitimate concern.
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Re: LIVE THREAD: US and Israel vs. Iran, Part Two
« Reply #2345 on: March 19, 2026, 11:17:34 am »
That is a legitimate concern.

Scorched Earth in the Persian Gulf could trigger a world wide financial crisis, making '08-'09 look like child's play.

That is why Israel needs to contain their trigger finger when venturing out.
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« Reply #2346 on: March 19, 2026, 11:19:20 am »
Nearly 200 US troops wounded in Iran war, but most are back on duty, CENTCOM says
By LARA KORTE STARS AND STRIPES •
March 17, 2026

 Approximately 200 American troops have been wounded in the joint U.S.-Israeli war against Iran, according to U.S Central Command. (Mary Torres/U.S. Marine Corps) Approximately 200 American troops across seven Middle Eastern countries have been wounded in the joint U.S.-Israeli war against Iran known as Operation Epic Fury, a U.S. Central Command spokesman confirmed Tuesday. Ten of those troops were seriously wounded, said Navy Capt. Tim Hawkins, chief spokesman for CENTCOM. The vast majority had minor injuries, and more than 180 of them have already returned to duty, he said. Since the start of the war on Feb. 28, Iran has retaliated with thousands of drones and missiles aimed at U.S. bases in the region. Troops have been injured in Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Jordan, Bahrain, Iraq and Israel. Six Army reservists assigned to the 103rd Sustainment Command (Expeditionary) were killed in a drone attack on Port Shuaiba, Kuwait, on the second day of the war.

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Re: LIVE THREAD: US and Israel vs. Iran, Part Two
« Reply #2347 on: March 19, 2026, 11:23:52 am »
Scorched Earth in the Persian Gulf could trigger a world wide financial crisis, making '08-'09 look like child's play.

That is why Israel needs to contain their trigger finger when venturing out.

Neutralizing a threat before it metastasizes goes much further towards establishing regional and international stability than does endlessly tolerating a terrorist regime.

Over and over in history we have seen that it is far costlier to defeat an enemy later than it is to deal with him earlier.

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« Reply #2348 on: March 19, 2026, 11:29:10 am »
Neutralizing a threat before it metastasizes goes much further towards establishing regional and international stability than does endlessly tolerating a terrorist regime.

Over and over in history we have seen that it is far costlier to defeat an enemy later than it is to deal with him earlier.

I agree 100%.  And still I think it can be done without killing 27% of capacity of maritime oil.  Try to imagine shutting off the spigot to a quarter of the world. 
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