Live Thread: War With Iran Continues #4

[mystery-ak]

Please,  let's stop with the Trump is a 3D chess  player.  He certainly isn't playing chess  these days.

He's not even playing checkers...King me!

[DCPatriot]

He's not even playing checkers...King me!

WTF??  must be something in the water...

Seems like a lot of people here are suddenly going "skitzo"

[Smokin Joe]

It appears Trump is waiting for Iran to self-destruct, which may very well happen.

My take, too. Sad so many opinions are blowing around like a weathervane in a twister.

[Smokin Joe]

WTF??  must be something in the water...

Seems like a lot of people here are suddenly going "skitzo"

Yep. 

[American Girl]

Excerpt:
A dramatic and still-unfolding situation inside Iran is fueling intense speculation tonight, after claims surfaced that elements of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps may have moved against the country’s top leadership.

According to reporting discussed on Fox News by host Jesse Watters, there are early indications that internal fractures within Iran’s power structure could be reaching a breaking point. The claims suggest that senior figures within the Guard may be blocking negotiations and asserting control at a critical moment for the regime.

IRGC has controlled this regime for a long time, economically, militarily, politically - it’s just becoming starkly more obvious now

https://www.rightjournalism.com/breaking-iranian-guard-allegedly-takes-ayatollah-hostage-as-coup-speculation-intensifies-video/

[mystery-ak]

Kellogg: Arming the Iranian People ‘a Good Idea’

On Tuesday’s broadcast of the Fox News Channel’s “Hannity,” former Trump National Security Adviser and former Trump Envoy Keith Kellogg said that arming the Iranian people is a good strategy. Kellogg said, “I think it’s a good idea. But I’m on  the hard [side] with saying using military force, in the sense, use the agency’s group that does that, their special operations group or use special forces to do it, go in with weapons, you just don’t give them weapons to use, you actually have advisers with them to help them train that, and you create guerrilla warfare. I think they’re ready for that. They’ll be able to do that.”

He continued, “But you compound the problems they’ve got to try to solve, and that’s what you want to do. You’ve got to break their will. You’ve got to break their command and control. And I think, eventually, they’re going to fold, economically, especially, the president has it right, he had the guts to do it.”

https://www.breitbart.com/clips/2026/04/22/kellogg-arming-the-iranian-people-a-good-idea/

[Sighlass]

Yes, it happened...



Two Soldiers were punished... but only because they took pictures and posted them. 6 soldiers and none of them reported this blasphemy. Statue was reported replaced later.

[mystery-ak]

Iran has taken custody of two ships after opening fire in Strait of Hormuz, Iranian media says

Iranian state media reports that Iranian forces have taken custody of two trade vessels in the Strait of Hormuz after opening fire on the ships Wednesday.

Reports say the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps have taken custody over the Panama-flagged MSC Francesca and Liberia-flagged Epaminondas and are bringing them to Iran.

Reports said Iran fired on a third vessel in the strait as well, but did not take it into custody.

International ship tracking from Marine Traffic shows both vessels stationary off the coast of Iran in the strait.

News of Iran's assault on the vessels first came from the United Kingdom Maritime Operations, which reported an IRGC gunboat had caused significant damage to the bridge of one of the container ships.

Posted by Anders Hagstrom
https://www.foxnews.com/live-news/iran-us-war-blockade-hormuz-april-22

[mystery-ak]

https://twitter.com/UK_MTO/status/2046856177288405045

[mystery-ak]

President Donald Trump said Iran is “collapsing financially” as tensions over the Strait of Hormuz continue to escalate.

“They want the Strait of Hormuz opened immediately- Starving for cash! Losing 500 Million Dollars a day,” Trump said. “Military and Police complaining that they are not getting paid. SOS!!!"

The comments echoed a similar post from Trump earlier Tuesday, when he said the Iranian regime is trying to “save face” over the closure of the strait.

“Iran doesn’t want the Strait of Hormuz closed; they want it open so they can make $500 million a day (which is, therefore, what they are losing if it is closed!),” Trump wrote in the earlier post.

“They only say they want it closed because I have it totally BLOCKADED (CLOSED!), so they merely want to ‘save face,’” he added.
Posted by Anders Hagstrom

[BobfromWB]

The Khorramshahr-4 just publicly displayed

The Khorramshahr-4, also known as the Kheibar missile, is an Iranian medium-range ballistic missile (MRBM) developed by the Shahid Hemmat Industrial Group. Unveiled in May 2023, it is the most advanced variant of the Khorramshahr family, featuring a liquid-fuel propulsion system and a heavy payload capacity.

Key specifications and capabilities include:
1. Range and Payload: It has an official operational range of 2,000 km (though analysts estimate potential capabilities up to 4,000 km) and can carry a warhead weighing approximately 1,500 kg, making it one of the heaviest payloads in Iran's arsenal.

2. Propulsion: The missile uses the Arvand engine with hypergolic propellants (UDMH and N2O4), allowing for a short launch preparation time of about 12–15 minutes compared to earlier liquid-fuel systems. While the missile's overall design is derived from the North Korean Hwasong-10  (Musudan), the Arvand engine and its hypergolic fuel system represent a significant advancement in Iran's autonomous missile propulsion technology.

3. Guidance and Maneuverability: It employs an inertial navigation system with satellite updates and a Maneuverable Reentry Vehicle (MaRV) that can adjust its trajectory during the terminal phase to evade missile defenses.

4. Accuracy: The system is reported to have a Circular Error Probable (CEP) of approximately 30 meters.

5. Operational Use: In March 2026, during the 19th wave of Operation True Promise 4, the IRGC launched Khorramshahr-4 missiles at targets in Tel Aviv, including Ben Gurion Airport and the 27th Air Base, as well as at U.S. military installations in Qatar and Bahrain.

The missile is deployed on road-mobile transporter-erector-launcher (TEL) vehicles and is stored in hardened underground facilities within the IRGC’s "missile cities." Its design, derived from the North Korean Hwasong-10 (Musudan), emphasizes strategic deterrence and the ability to strike hardened infrastructure and air bases across the Middle East.

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