Live Thread: War With Iran Continues #4

[Bigun]

In a democratic republic, no leader can or should carry on a war against the will of the people. When a president does so, he is the betrayer, not the people.

The betrayers were the United States Department of State, the CIA, and their media lapdogs. China, Korea, Vietnam, all of them since the end of WWII.

[Bigun]

It’s the Kurds who know that the US can’t be trusted.

We have betrayed them so many times who can blame them?

[mystery-ak]

Former Navy commander says renewed US combat operations against Iran are ‘matter of when’

Retired U.S. Navy Cmdr. Kirk Lippold said Friday that renewed American combat operations against Iran appear increasingly likely, arguing Tehran has shown no willingness to abandon its nuclear program through diplomacy.

Speaking on "America Reports," Lippold said it is now "a matter of not if, but when the United States is going to recommence combat operations."

"The president has given the Iranians every opportunity to come to the right answer through diplomatic channels," Lippold said. "Iran will not give up their nuclear program."

Lippold’s comments came shortly after Secretary of State Marco Rubio said negotiators had seen some progress in talks with Tehran but cautioned that "there’s more work to be done."

"The President would prefer to do a good deal," Rubio said during remarks at a NATO conference in Sweden.

Lippold, the former commanding officer of the USS Cole, suggested President Donald Trump is using ongoing negotiations to give the U.S. military time to "rearm, refuel, and be ready for combat operations."

He also argued the administration should avoid publicly declaring negotiations over in order to avoid giving Iran time to prepare.

The remarks came as Iranian state media reported that negotiators were not discussing Tehran’s nuclear program at the moment, while a Qatari team remained in Tehran to support talks with the United States.
Posted by Brittany Miller

[Cyber Liberty]

Blast 'en now.

[Hoodat]

Dr. Eli David
@DrEliDavid

As long as this man is alive, there won't be a deal.
People underestimate how radical Mojtaba is. He cares about one thing only: obtaining nuclear weapons to avenge the death of his parents, siblings, and children, which were all killed in operation Epic Fury.



7:12 AM  ·  May 22, 2026  ·  20K Views

https://x.com/DrEliDavid/status/2057796840410447979

[Hoodat]

WarMonitor🇺🇦🇬🇧
@WarMonitor3

Qatari government plane has taken off very late this evening from Tehran Iran after flying in just hours earlier to try salvage negotiations, never a good sign.

6:09 PM  ·  May 22, 2026  ·  48.4K Views

https://x.com/WarMonitor3/status/2057962195208532388

[mystery-ak]

https://twitter.com/MelAaronGibson1/status/2058089844887163226

[BobfromWB]

I hope they nuke NYC, but they'll probably shoot for DeeCee.  It would be easier to sail a ship into New York, but DeeCee would be vulnerable to missiles. Either way,  Western Arizona is safe, even if they decide Las Vegas would be fun.

Before 47's War, Iran acquired a North Korean 12,000 mile ICBM sample. Given Iran's missile ingenuity, they will have made at least one of two more, so any city in the US could potentially receive a 'gift'.

We have no defense against them, thanks to 0bama.

[Idiot]

https://twitter.com/MelAaronGibson1/status/2058089844887163226

If this isn't the straw that broke the camels back, I don't know what is. 

 I find it odd that they keep poking at us though, like trying to draw us in. 

[mystery-ak]

https://twitter.com/IranObserver0/status/2058140097443151904

[Idiot]

https://twitter.com/IranObserver0/status/2058140097443151904

So they fire 100 missiles at our carrier and now want peace....   NO WAY!

[catfish1957]

If he doesn't pull off Bridge and Power Point Day soon, I think he loses a good chunk of his overall support for the war. 

[mystery-ak]

OSINTtechnical
@Osinttechnical
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Iran’s chief negotiator told mediators the US was not a “honest party” and Iran would not compromise its national rights -Reuters

Pakistani mediators left Iran a short while ago, as Iran’s military said it was ready for a “decisive confrontation” with the US.

https://twitter.com/sentdefender/status/2058177257370194010

[BobfromWB]

I think they'll likely aim for NJ or FL (homes of Trump).

Then ... there's the drone issue in Cuba.  Either way FL is a target! 

Previously announced nuclear target list [ some decades old ]: Tel Aviv, Rome, NYC.

[Cyber Liberty]

Before 47's War, Iran acquired a North Korean 12,000 mile ICBM sample. Given Iran's missile ingenuity, they will have made at least one of two more, so any city in the US could potentially receive a 'gift'.

We have no defense against them, thanks to 0bama.

And Clinton.  He allowed China to get staging technology in exchange for Chinese campaign contributions!

[corbe]

[BobfromWB]

https://twitter.com/MarioNawfal/status/2057962754691215656

A KC-46 Pegasus tanker is flying over Muthanna Governorate in southern Iraq.

Multiple KC-135R and KC-46A refueling tankers are airborne across the Middle East right now.

The transponder going dark is the signal that matters.

Refueling aircraft heading toward the Gulf is the classic signature of a strike package being topped off before going in.

Everything is converging.

[BobfromWB]

 

[BobfromWB]

https://twitter.com/IranObserver0/status/2058140097443151904

 Iran wants an official end to the war and the U.S. naval blockade + the release of Iranian funds and the payment of war reparations

 Iran proposes reopening the Strait of Hormuz and suspending the toll

Phase 2:

 Iran will suspend enrichment beyond 3.6% for 10 years, dilute highly enriched uranium, and commit to not developing nuclear weapons

 Iranian Leadership wants a complete lifting of sanctions, and the United States must recognize Iran’s right to enrich uranium

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Iran needs more time ... they have almost enough time to mount their nuclear warheads ... just a bit more Mr. 47 & we will give you a deal you will not forget ...

[BobfromWB]

https://twitter.com/MelAaronGibson1/status/2058089844887163226

When did this happen? Sounds like a story from before the start of 47's War.

[BobfromWB]

And Clinton.  He allowed China to get staging technology in exchange for Chinese campaign contributions!

and the klystron switch which allows thermonuclear warheads to be small & light enough to mount on missiles.

[Cyber Liberty]

When did this happen? Sounds like a story from before the start of 47's War.

People are commenting on that X thread that this was in March....

[Cyber Liberty]

and the klystron switch which allows thermonuclear warheads to be small & light enough to mount on missiles.

Yes, those switches are vital for Plutonium bombs.  They allow the use of high explosive charges to create an implosion within a sphere, which is the design of the Fat Man bomb used over Nagasaki.

[mystery-ak]

 

https://twitter.com/EricLDaugh/status/2058183630246027333

[libertybele]

Iran wants an official end to the war and the U.S. naval blockade + the release of Iranian funds and the payment of war reparations

 Iran proposes reopening the Strait of Hormuz and suspending the toll

Phase 2:

 Iran will suspend enrichment beyond 3.6% for 10 years, dilute highly enriched uranium, and commit to not developing nuclear weapons

 Iranian Leadership wants a complete lifting of sanctions, and the United States must recognize Iran’s right to enrich uranium

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Iran needs more time ... they have almost enough time to mount their nuclear warheads ... just a bit more Mr. 47 & we will give you a deal you will not forget ...

       Things are not looking good.  Keep praying!

[Cyber Liberty]

It's past time for Bridges and Power Plants Day!

[mystery-ak]

https://twitter.com/sentdefender/status/2058175049782231164

[libertybele]

https://twitter.com/sentdefender/status/2058175049782231164

I don't put any stock in that post by Trump whatsoever.  All the warnings and signaling have turned out to be nothing.

We have a Congress that's not backing him further advancing this conflict. I don' think he's willing to put boots on the ground (yet) so at this point, unfortunately, I think he's waiting for Iran to strike us hard enough that he has reason to retaliate.  I'd say since Jr.'s wedding is in NJ, that just may be Iran's target.  Yes, I do believe they have the capability to reach that far; accuracy I'm not confident in - I could be wrong.

[DCPatriot]

I don't put any stock in that post by Trump whatsoever.  All the warnings and signaling have turned out to be nothing.

We have a Congress that's not backing him further advancing this conflict. I don' think he's willing to put boots on the ground (yet) so at this point, unfortunately, I think he's waiting for Iran to strike us hard enough that he has reason to retaliate.  I'd say since Jr.'s wedding is in NJ, that just may be Iran's target. Yes, I do believe they have the capability to reach that far; accuracy I'm not confident in - I could be wrong.

@libertybele

WTH, My dear....if I ever decide to smoke cannabis again, I want the strain that you're toking.   

[mystery-ak]

 

David Keyes
@DavidMKeyes
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🚨 All my sources at the top agree: Trump will attack Iran tonight, or in the next few weeks or not at all. Details to follow.

[libertybele]

@libertybele

WTH, My dear....if I ever decide to smoke cannabis again, I want the strain that you're toking.   

@DCPatriot    -- what has Trump announced in the past weeks/month has actually followed through with and taken action??  The ONLY thing that he continues to do is make warnings/threats and continue delays.

Your confidence is refreshing but I don't think you're being realistic.  Perhaps my comment regarding NJ is out there ... but .... do you really think that that is NOT in the realm of possibilities at this point?  With all the time extensions given to Iran, what exactly do you think they've been doing??

Serious questions.

[mystery-ak]

https://twitter.com/IranObserver0/status/2058178690521985413

[mystery-ak]

https://twitter.com/ResisttheMS/status/2058192475655672146

[libertybele]

https://twitter.com/IranObserver0/status/2058178690521985413

Wonderful!  This is what all the extensions, ceasefires, and lack of action has gotten us. 

I don't know how all those drones will affect the blockade?  Anyone???

[mystery-ak]

https://twitter.com/CGTNOfficial/status/2058193370112258216

[libertybele]

https://twitter.com/CGTNOfficial/status/2058193370112258216

What's another 3 or 4 days right??   

[DCPatriot]

@DCPatriot    -- what has Trump announced in the past weeks/month has actually followed through with and taken action??  The ONLY thing that he continues to do is make warnings/threats and continue delays.

Your confidence is refreshing but I don't think you're being realistic.  Perhaps my comment regarding NJ is out there ... but .... do you really think that that is NOT in the realm of possibilities at this point?  With all the time extensions given to Iran, what exactly do you think they've been doing??

Serious questions.

"Serious questions"??  Nuking New Jersey because the POTUS' son/family will be at a wedding celebration?

Come on, @libertybele

The "problem" here is we're dealing with a religious ideology...a RADICAL ideology by Western standards.

Secondly, we can NEVER use a nuke on them unless they fire ONE off first. And if anybody would in today's world, it would be an Islamic country.  That should be perfectly clear to all by now.

Forbidding a country like Iran to have nuclear weapons...and then using a tactical nuke (as some here have suggested) only strengthens the IRGC's position.

I too, am getting sick and damned tired of these unilateral ceasefires and delays...but it's for the global media's benefit...not ours.

Reading now that they fired off "100 missiles" at the US carrier group and failed...yet you and some others talk about a nuke being targeted on NYC...LA...WASHINGTON? 

I'm in the @Smokin Joe camp on this...tired of the doomers.

 

[BobfromWB]

https://twitter.com/IranObserver0/status/2058178690521985413

Unless, of course, their signals are jammed. Or the US buy lots of Sting anti-drones from hated Ukraine ... or Erik T's anti-drones actually work in combat ... or the US actually buys the Ukrainian world class drone management system from hated Ukraine, or how long can we hold our breaths?

[libertybele]

"Serious questions"??  Nuking New Jersey because the POTUS' son/family will be at a wedding celebration?

Come on, @libertybele

The "problem" here is we're dealing with a religious ideology...a RADICAL ideology by Western standards.

Secondly, we can NEVER use a nuke on them unless they fire ONE off first. And if anybody would in today's world, it would be an Islamic country.  That should be perfectly clear to all by now.

Forbidding a country like Iran to have nuclear weapons...and then using a tactical nuke (as some here have suggested) only strengthens the IRGC's position.

I too, am getting sick and damned tired of these unilateral ceasefires and delays...but it's for the global media's benefit...not ours.

Reading now that they fired off "100 missiles" at the US carrier group and failed...yet you and some others talk about a nuke being targeted on NYC...LA...WASHINGTON? 

I'm in the @Smokin Joe camp on this...tired of the doomers.

 

@DCPatriot - I will refrain from posting further in this thread.  It is probably better that way for all of us.

[BobfromWB]

https://twitter.com/ResisttheMS/status/2058192475655672146

To which 47 says, just a few more weeks and something big an beautiful will emerge, or maybe not. We'll see.

Meanwhile at the Pakistani border, train loads of military equipment cross ...

[BobfromWB]

Wonderful!  This is what all the extensions, ceasefires, and lack of action has gotten us. 

I don't know how all those drones will affect the blockade?  Anyone???

No effect - but will be just great for hitting US helicopters and A-10s

[BobfromWB]

https://twitter.com/CGTNOfficial/status/2058193370112258216

Translated from Farsi: "We haven't received all the weapons from China yet, so we are asking for more time to complete rearming."

[BobfromWB]

"Serious questions"??  Nuking New Jersey because the POTUS' son/family will be at a wedding celebration?

Forbidding a country like Iran to have nuclear weapons...and then using a tactical nuke (as some here have suggested) only strengthens the IRGC's position.

There would be no IRGC left to have any position.

[BobfromWB]

@DCPatriot - I will refrain from posting further in this thread.  It is probably better that way for all of us.

Please do not stop posting on this thread - you are not a doomer, just afraid of what Iran could do. As are most of us, except for the naive, and those who think the US is somehow immune from attack.

[Hoodat]

If this isn't the straw that broke the camels back, I don't know what is. 

 I find it odd that they keep poking at us though, like trying to draw us in.

I think that's from two months ago.

[Hoodat]

Translated from Farsi: "We haven't received all the weapons from China yet, so we are asking for more time to complete rearming."

Iran found out that manpads work against US jets.  So, they now stockpiling them.  And that pile grows larger every day.

[Hoodat]

Unless, of course, their signals are jammed. Or the US buy lots of Sting anti-drones from hated Ukraine ... or Erik T's anti-drones actually work in combat ... or the US actually buys the Ukrainian world class drone management system from hated Ukraine, or how long can we hold our breaths?

Ukraine is the world leader.  Their technology is economically superior to anything the US has.

[mystery-ak]

 

Trump says it’s a ‘solid 50/50’ if he can make Iran deal or ‘blow them to kingdom come’: report

President Donald Trump said he will be meeting with negotiators Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner later Saturday to discuss Iran’s latest offer to end the war, and that he’s a “solid 50/50” as to whether he’ll be able to make a “good” deal or else “blow them to kingdom come,” according to Axios.

The outlet reported that Vice President JD Vance is also expected to join the meeting with Witkoff and Kushner and that Trump would likely decide by Sunday whether or not to resume combat operations against Iran.

"I think one of two things will happen: either I hit them harder than they have ever been hit, or we are going to sign a deal that is good," Trump told Axios, adding that, "some people would much rather have a deal and others would rather resume the war.”

Trump said he would only accept a deal that covers issues like uranium enrichment and the future of Iran’s stockpile of highly enriched uranium, Axios also reported.
Posted by Greg Norman-Diamond


Trump says US is ‘getting a lot closer’ to reaching a deal with Iran: report

President Donald Trump said negotiators from the U.S. and Iran are “getting a lot closer” to finalizing a deal, CBS News reported Saturday.

Sources familiar with the talks told CBS News that the latest proposal on the table includes a process to reopen the Strait of Hormuz and the unfreezing of some Iranian assets being held in foreign banks.

Trump also told the network that he believes the final deal will prevent Iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon, otherwise he “wouldn’t even be talking about it.”

"I will only sign a deal where we get everything we want," Trump reportedly added.
Posted by Greg Norman-Diamond


Trump to have call with Saudi Arabia, Qatar, UAE, Egypt, Jordan, Turkey and Pakistan, Fox confirms

A regional official told Fox News on Saturday that "President Trump is expected to hold a call with regional countries on the situation with Iran.”

“Leaders from nations including Saudi Arabia, Qatar, the UAE, Egypt, Jordan, Turkey and Pakistan will join the call,” the official said to Fox News chief foreign correspondent Trey Yingst.

Axios reported earlier that the call is expected to happen at 1 p.m. ET.
Posted by Greg Norman-Diamond

[Hoodat]

Hiba Nasr
@HibaNasr

‼️ Regional sources: President Trump is supposed to have a call with leaders of Saudi Arabia, UAE, Egypt, Qatar, Jordan, Pakistan and Turkey later today at 01:00 PM ET.
@AsharqNews

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10:38 AM  ·  May 23, 2026  ·  57.9K Views

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1776Girl
@sipjack1776

JD Vance is returning to JB Andrews from Cincinnati.🤔
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10:32 AM  ·  May 23, 2026  ·  59.3K Views

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