LIVE THREAD: US and Israel vs. Iran, Part Two

[mystery-ak]

https://twitter.com/RealBababanaras/status/2035352231504208068

[mystery-ak]

https://twitter.com/pr0ud_americans/status/2035152770764812347

Grok says it's real

The post by
@WTSURW
 questions the authenticity of a video showing U.S. Air Force A-10 Thunderbolt II jets executing low-altitude passes over water, filmed from an open C-130 ramp, shared by
@pr0ud_americansas an impressive military display.

The video originates from Instagram user@marielasphoto
, who frequently posts real aviation footage of A-10 maneuvers, including low-level flights and flares during training or demos, confirming its legitimacy based on similar documented exercises.
Such close-proximity flights demonstrate the A-10's precision and stability at low speeds, a key feature for close air support, as seen in Air Force training videos from units like the 104th Fighter Squadron.

[mystery-ak]

https://twitter.com/GuntherEagleman/status/2035313942914859514

[bigheadfred]

https://twitter.com/MarioNawfal/status/2035353735510229032

[mystery-ak]

https://twitter.com/MOSSADil/status/2035354722379411679

[andy58-in-nh]

That first clip is pretty stunning - you can actually see the shock wave heading toward the camera.

Ref:

https://twitter.com/MarioNawfal/status/2035353735510229032

[mystery-ak]

https://twitter.com/DrEliDavid/status/2035346447206400170

[BobfromWB]

https://twitter.com/NawafAlThani/status/2035177065566147016

A ballistic missile reaching Diego Garcia suggests something in the neighborhood of 4,000 kilometers, which pushes it out of the medium-range category and into the intermediate-range class (IRBM). That is a strategic leap.

The real story is not whether the missile was intercepted. It is that Iran may have demonstrated reach far beyond what much of the world believed it possessed. A 4,000-kilometer capability changes the map. Major European capitals begin to enter the conversation. Paris comes into range. London moves much closer to the edge of vulnerability depending on launch point and payload. This would mean the missile threat is no longer confined to the Gulf, Israel, or parts of South Asia. It would mean the radius of deterrence, defense, and fear has expanded dramatically. If confirmed, Diego Garcia was not just a target. It was a message.

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Likely being saved for use with nuclear warheads, which thankfully they have not made. But are they making them in some other unknown under mountain bunker yet for use later?

[rangerrebew]

US strikes Iranian underground missile storage with 5,000-pound penetrator
By Michael Scanlon
 Mar 19, 2026, 02:53 PM
 
A test squadron at Eglin Air Force Base, Florida, released the GBU-72 Advanced 5K Penetrator, a bunker-buster bomb, for first time in 2021. (Air Force)
The U.S. military employed 5,000-pound penetrator weapons against underground Iranian storage facilities holding coastal defense cruise missiles and related support equipment during the latest phase of Operation Epic Fury, Joint Chiefs Chairman Gen. Dan Caine confirmed Thursday.

“As reported by U.S. CENTCOM yesterday, the US military dropped 5,000 pound penetrator weapons into underground storage facilities storing coastal defense cruise missiles and other support equipment,” Caine said at a Pentagon briefing with Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth. “These weapons are bespokely designed to get through concrete and/or rocks and function after penetrating those barriers.”


Coastal defense cruise missiles, which Iran has deployed along its coastline to target naval and commercial vessels transiting the Persian Gulf and Strait of Hormuz, have been a recurring focus of U.S. strikes since Operation Epic Fury began on Feb. 28.

The munitions are consistent with the GBU-72 Advanced 5K Penetrator, a bunker-buster, which U.S. officials confirmed made its combat debut in similar strikes on hardened coastal missile sites near the strait on Tuesday, The War Zone first reported.

https://www.defensenews.com/news/your-air-force/2026/03/19/us-strikes-iranian-underground-missile-storage-with-5000-pound-penetrator/

[libertybele]

A ballistic missile reaching Diego Garcia suggests something in the neighborhood of 4,000 kilometers, which pushes it out of the medium-range category and into the intermediate-range class (IRBM). That is a strategic leap.

The real story is not whether the missile was intercepted. It is that Iran may have demonstrated reach far beyond what much of the world believed it possessed. A 4,000-kilometer capability changes the map. Major European capitals begin to enter the conversation. Paris comes into range. London moves much closer to the edge of vulnerability depending on launch point and payload. This would mean the missile threat is no longer confined to the Gulf, Israel, or parts of South Asia. It would mean the radius of deterrence, defense, and fear has expanded dramatically. If confirmed, Diego Garcia was not just a target. It was a message.

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Likely being saved for use with nuclear warheads, which thankfully they have not made. But are they making them in some other unknown under mountain bunker yet for use later?

It is now more obvious than ever, that U.S. intervention with Iran was imperative and that the world is in imminent danger.

I for one believe that Iran's capabilities far exceed what has been on display.  Are they making nukes in a mountain bunker?Regardless of the answer, we should assume that they are.

[BobfromWB]

Amir
@x4rius

Meet the 3 tiny islands that could be taken first by US troops: Abu Musa, Greater Tunb, and Lesser Tunb. These islands are incredibly strategic—and are barely talked about. They sit right beside the entrance of the Strait of Hormuz.
@SoarAtlas map link: https://tinyurl.com/ycmvvhzn



10:37 AM · Mar 18, 2026  ·  14.2K Views

https://x.com/x4rius/status/2034293195098751006

The USS Tripoli transporting the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) who may be going to take the island, according to a commenter on TOS. Apparently, the Iranians have some sort of base there and are using the island to direct all of the their Persian Gulf attacks with fast boats, drones, and missiles.  It has not been attacked so far because the UAE Claims ownership and asked the US to not bomb it ... when you see the Americans bombing massively on the two islands, Great and Less Tunbs, then the Marines will secure those two Islands.

[mystery-ak]

US launches 'longest field artillery strike in Army combat history' against Iran

U.S. Central Command Commander Adm. Brad Cooper revealed Saturday that American forces “launched the longest field artillery strike in Army combat history using precision strike missiles” against Iran.

The military effort, which happened two days ago, “took out Iranian military infrastructure, demonstrating the U.S. Military's unmatched reach and lethality,” Cooper said.

Cooper added that on day 22 of Operation Epic Fury, "U.S. forces continue to take bold action and remain on plan to eliminate Iran's ability to project meaningful power outside its borders.”

"So far, we've struck over 8,000 military targets, including 130 Iranian vessels, constituting the largest elimination of a Navy over a three-week period since World War II," Cooper said.

Posted by Greg Norman-Diamond

[mystery-ak]

https://twitter.com/DI313_/status/2035284276149641271

[bigheadfred]

https://twitter.com/DumbassPhotoshp/status/2035358568937849229

[bigheadfred]

Mario Nawfal

@MarioNawfal
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47m
🇮🇷 IRGC “No Exit Strategy”: Regime Cracks Showing

Pezeshkian reportedly got a blunt message from IRGC insiders:
No post-war economic plan. Conflict continues indefinitely.

U.S./Israeli hostility is forever.
IRGC keeps hitting Gulf states, ignoring his halt order.

Why this is important?

Political leadership vs. military hardliners.

One seeks peace, the other thrives on endless war.

Civilians pay the price: bombed nightly, economy  collapsing.

Geopolitical shift:

Iran’s unity facade is cracking, if IRGC keeps defying the president,
Gulf remains unstable: Oil stays volatile, and the regime looks weak at home.

Iran is trapped in a war with no escape plan. The fracture inside Tehran has just became a bigger global risk.

Source: BusinessBasics - YT

[bigheadfred]

https://twitter.com/MarioNawfal/status/2035383934192930824

[240B]

Israel hits Iran with MASSIVE air strike as ammuniton dump is blown sky-high in hit on air base

Daily Mail
By ELIZABETH HAIGH
21 March 2026

A massive air strike by Israeli-US forces has hit an Iranian airbase, triggering a huge explosion which blew an ammunition store sky high.

The hit appears to have taken place at the Vahdati Air Base in the western Iranian city of Dezful, in Khuzestan province, on Saturday.

Video footage shows a huge ball of smoke rising above the edge of the city following an explosion.

A second fireball is then seen mushrooming into the sky, followed by a resulting shockwave that sent the person filming ducking for cover.

It comes as Israel's Defence Minister pledged that attacks on Iran would 'significantly increase' in the coming days, and the US said it has hit more than 8,000 military targets since the conflict began.

Admiral Brad Cooper, commander of US Central Command (CENTCOM), said that the US military has so far struck over 8,000 military targets, including 130 Iranian vessels, in the past three weeks.

He said overnight forces had dropped multiple 5,000-pound bombs on a 'hardened' underground facility located along Iran's coast that it used to store anti-ship cruise missiles, mobile missile launchers and other equipment.

'We not only took out the facility, but also destroyed intelligence support sites and missile radar relays that were used to monitor ship movements,' Cooper said in video message posted on X.

(more)
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-15667201/Israel-hits-Iran-air-strike-ammuniton-air-base.html

[mystery-ak]

https://twitter.com/WatcherGuru/status/2035396148072997216

[mystery-ak]

https://twitter.com/CENTCOM/status/2035384407935123946

[MeganC]

A ballistic missile reaching Diego Garcia suggests something in the neighborhood of 4,000 kilometers, which pushes it out of the medium-range category and into the intermediate-range class (IRBM). That is a strategic leap.

The real story is not whether the missile was intercepted. It is that Iran may have demonstrated reach far beyond what much of the world believed it possessed. A 4,000-kilometer capability changes the map. Major European capitals begin to enter the conversation. Paris comes into range. London moves much closer to the edge of vulnerability depending on launch point and payload. This would mean the missile threat is no longer confined to the Gulf, Israel, or parts of South Asia. It would mean the radius of deterrence, defense, and fear has expanded dramatically. If confirmed, Diego Garcia was not just a target. It was a message.

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Likely being saved for use with nuclear warheads, which thankfully they have not made. But are they making them in some other unknown under mountain bunker yet for use later?

I suspect the missile was of Russian origin.

[catfish1957]

I suspect the missile was of Russian origin.

I hope they can collect some of the debris for forensics.  Putin sure doesn't want to cross than line on ICBM sharing,

[mystery-ak]

https://twitter.com/BuzzPatterson/status/2035413577298071853

[Cyber Liberty]

https://twitter.com/BuzzPatterson/status/2035413577298071853

Those things are awesome!  When you need tanks, absolutely, positively tomorrow, there's your FedEx!

[mystery-ak]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f-bpos_p5Y4

[Free Vulcan]

I suspect the missile was of Russian origin.

I know some years back Iran was trying to buy some N Korean ICBM's, comically named the Long Dong. or something close to that.

[mystery-ak]

https://twitter.com/Tarikh_Eran/status/2035408008100941868

[Cyber Liberty]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f-bpos_p5Y4

To be clear, the "backfire" Keane is talking about is Iran's taking backfire from attacking civilian targets in their former Allies.  Now those countries, particularly the Gulf States have been forced to our side, for now.  A year after Iran's collapse they'll probably reverse course again and return to being enemies of Israel.   

[240B]

I know some years back Iran was trying to buy some N Korean ICBM's, comically named the Long Dong. or something close to that.

Or China or Russia. The fact that Iran had these missiles does not necessarily mean that Iran built the missiles.
Most likely Iran purchased the missiles from somewhere else.

[Kamaji]

I suspect the missile was of Russian origin.

Or North Korean.

[mystery-ak]

https://twitter.com/sentdefender/status/2035442722912210962

[bigheadfred]

https://twitter.com/FaytuksNetwork/status/2035455315215348074

[Cyber Liberty]

https://twitter.com/sentdefender/status/2035442722912210962

That would be a terrifying surprise!  Reminds me of stories about V2 and V1 attacks in London during WW2.  Hitler expected England to fold to the terror, but it just made them more resolute.  I think Israel is reacting the same as London did, but I think today's Londonistan would cave in one day of onslaught.   

[bigheadfred]

Clash Report
@clashreport
BREAKING: Saudi Arabia orders Iranian Embassy staff to leave the country within 24 hours.

[mystery-ak]

https://twitter.com/sentdefender/status/2035422242948223158

[bigheadfred]

Faytuks Network
@FaytuksNetwork
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4m
“Israel’s skies are defenseless… It seems the time has come to implement the next pre-designed plans.”

— Speaker of the Iranian parliament, after an Iranian ballistic missile struck in Dimona and reportedly left several dozen injured.

[mystery-ak]

https://twitter.com/sentdefender/status/2035468153099022709

[mystery-ak]

Trey Yingst
@TreyYingst
Three weeks into the war, Iran still has the ability to launch ballistic missile and drone attacks in a relatively structured way.

Last week, Israel struck the South Pars gas field. Iran immediately responded with strikes on Ras Laffan in Qatar.

Reports indicate that Iran's Natanz nuclear facility was hit by U.S. strikes. Later, Iran launched multiple barrages of missiles toward a city next to Israel's nuclear research facilities.

U.S. and Israeli strikes have taken out much of the Iranian leadership, IRGC command, missile production sites, and more.

Israeli officials said today that strikes will intensify against Iran in the days ahead.

The war has now entered week four.
1:43 PM · Mar 21, 2026

[mystery-ak]

https://twitter.com/WarMonitors/status/2035468706562597240

[mystery-ak]

https://twitter.com/Osint613/status/2035472485194641755

[mystery-ak]

https://twitter.com/NowTheEndBegins/status/2035463530506334309

[mystery-ak]

https://twitter.com/sentdefender/status/2035477361143976101

[mystery-ak]

Mario Nawfal
@MarioNawfal
Things are getting ugly

Iran struck Dimona a couple of hours ago, one of Israel's most defended regions, which houses their nuclear warheads

Israel struck Iran's (and the world's) biggest gas field, and within hours Iran responded by striking Qatar's

The number of missiles and drones being fired by Iran have increased these past few days, and thousands of U.S. troops are heading to the region

Today I spoke to 3 former members of the U.S. military, including Col. Buzz Patterson, who carried Bill Clinton's Nuclear Football (contains the nuclear launch codes), and my conclusion is that the war is gradually getting out of control

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4:24 PM · Mar 21, 2026

[mystery-ak]

https://twitter.com/sentdefender/status/2035480000355307638

[mystery-ak]

https://twitter.com/FurkanGozukara/status/2035452735298912620

[Wingnut]

Mario Nawfal
@MarioNawfal Col. Buzz Patterson, who carried Bill Clinton's Balls.

4:24 PM · Mar 21, 2026

Yeah he is creditable.

[Cyber Liberty]

https://twitter.com/FurkanGozukara/status/2035452735298912620

Sounds like the Iron Dome may be getting overwhelmed or depleted.  I hope not!

[Wingnut]

I love how Twitter and TicTok are a news driven anti war truth.   Man I long for the days when Walter Cronkite could make America lose the Viet Nam with his newscasts. 

[240B]

Sounds like the Iron Dome may be getting overwhelmed or depleted.  I hope not!

I do not know enough to know how this keeps happening. There are military satellites around the globe which look for and monitor 'missile flash'. That is, these satellites know when and where a missile has been launched. From my lack of knowledge, it seems to me that Iran should only be able to do this once before the launch zone becomes a smoking crater.

Ballistic missiles are not 'shoot and scoot' munitions. They require a dedicated launch site. How have these launch sites not been identified and destroyed? I don't know?
The fact that Iran can still do this after 3 weeks of bombing, certainly means that something in U.S. and Israeli intelligence is not working.

[Hoodat]

Today I spoke to 3 former members of the U.S. military, including Col. Buzz Patterson, who carried Bill Clinton's Nuclear Football

You mean the guy who misplaced Clinton’s football for over a month.

[andy58-in-nh]

https://twitter.com/FurkanGozukara/status/2035452735298912620

Look at this guy's Twitter Feed - pro-Hamas, anti-Zionist, Greta Thornberg is a hero. Right.