Live Thread: War With Iran Continues #4

[ChemEngrMBA]

Iran has no clock.  Trump has several clocks to beat ... War Powers Act ... Congressional midterms ... monthly and quarterly economic reports ... fuel supply shortages ... news cycles.

Trump's gonna need more enemies to troll on the Twitters to distract us from his very stable genius.

Hegseth is staring down the lying liar with the America-hating New York Times!!!

[Idiot]

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@WarMonitor3

Iranian delegation to arrive tonight in Pakistan for a second round of talks with US officials-NYT

9:31 AM  ·  Apr 24, 2026  ·  34.2K Views

https://x.com/WarMonitor3/status/2047684794092241255





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Washington Is sending Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff to negotiate with Iran this weekend notably J.D Vance will not be present-CNN

Iranian negotiators said JD Vance was preferred due to low trust in the other two American envoys...

11:04 AM  ·  Apr 24, 2026  ·  4,784 Views

https://x.com/WarMonitor3/status/2047708146886381847

Aren't both Witkoff and Kushner Jewish?  The Iranian delegation will just love this...lol.

[mystery-ak]

 

https://twitter.com/AJENews/status/2047690969055654366

[rustynail]

'was carrying vital dialysis supplies and medical equipment' and tiny little baby's incubators.

[DCPatriot]

...and don't forget Baby Formula.  

[DefiantMassRINO]

Staring won't open the Strait of Hormuz nor improve the economy.

Their rhetorical bluster won't open the Strait of Hormuz and stop the economic bleeding.

Trump Admin officials need to dial back the energy drinks, the testosterone supplements, the protein powders, and the Provigil, and focus on using unconventional and asymmetric warfare to drive the mullahs and the IGRC from power.

The Iranian regime is daring the Americans and Israelis to come and take their enriched uranium.  The Iranians will use the enriched uranium as a honeypot to draw Americans and Israelis into their kill box.

Bombs won't kill enough mullahs and IRGC to make a long-term difference.  There need to be spies, saboteurs, assassins, and organized armed resistance on the ground to finish the job of eliminating the mullahs and the IRGC.

October 7, 2023, is just a preview of what they want to do to the rest of us.

Hegseth is staring down the lying liar with the America-hating New York Times!!!

[Cyber Liberty]

https://twitter.com/AJENews/status/2047690969055654366

Sure, sure....   

[libertybele]

Aren't both Witkoff and Kushner Jewish?  The Iranian delegation will just love this...lol.

It doesn't matter.  Kushner has no business representing the United States in talks.  He has no formal appointed position.  Besides, both of them have been involved in prior negotiations.

Currently Kushner is under investigation; even more reason for him not to be involved.

I don't trust Pakistan anymore than I trust Iran.  I am thankful that Vance isn't going over there as  I think his safety in the M.E. is risky.

[libertybele]

Staring won't open the Strait of Hormuz nor improve the economy.

Their rhetorical bluster won't open the Strait of Hormuz and stop the economic bleeding.

Trump Admin officials need to dial back the energy drinks, the testosterone supplements, the protein powders, and the Provigil, and focus on using unconventional and asymmetric warfare to drive the mullahs and the IGRC from power.

The Iranian regime is daring the Americans and Israelis to come and take their enriched uranium.  The Iranians will use the enriched uranium as a honeypot to draw Americans and Israelis into their kill box.

Bombs won't kill enough mullahs and IRGC to make a long-term difference.  There need to be spies, saboteurs, assassins, and organized armed resistance on the ground to finish the job of eliminating the mullahs and the IRGC.

October 7, 2023, is just a preview of what they want to do to the rest of us.

It is critical that we finish the job that we set out to do.

[BobfromWB]

Is Trump and the USA being played for a fool?

Yes of course, and delusional 47 goes merrily along with every predictable Iranian ploy, hoping for the Xth time something will be different.

[DCPatriot]

Yes of course, and delusional 47 goes merrily along with every predictable Iranian ploy, hoping for the Xth time something will be different.

 

[Hoodat]

BREAKING: The Iranian ship Touska, seized by the US Navy, was carrying vital dialysis supplies and medical equipment, according to the Iranian Red Crescent Society.

Of course they were.

[catfish1957]

Well this was a week pissed away after a near perfect start.  Surprised Trump thought he could negotiate  in a good faith with "sub-humans". I hope he's not that naive. 

[Smokin Joe]

Well this was a week pissed away after a near perfect start.  Surprised Trump thought he could negotiate  in a good faith with "sub-humans". I hope he's not that naive.

He has to demonstrate to not only himself, but the world, that negotiations just won't work.

[Cyber Liberty]

He has to demonstrate to not only himself, but the world, that negotiations just won't work.

He has to "wave a dead chicken."

[verga]

He has to "wave a dead chicken."

Time to put the bird down and start shooting again.

[BobfromWB]

Time to put the bird down and start shooting again.

Unless he grows a pair back, I think he's done shooting.

[mystery-ak]

Iran asks residents to conserve electricity after US, Israeli strikes 'destroyed our infrastructure'

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian is now urging the country's residents to conserve electricity use following U.S. and Israeli strikes during Operation Epic Fury and Operation Roaring Lion, a report said.

Pezeshkian, speaking on state television Saturday, said the government aims to “control consumption” of electricity, according to The Associated Press.

“Instead of turning on 10 lights at home, turn on two lights. What is wrong with that?” he reportedly said.

He added the U.S. and Israel “destroyed our infrastructure,” and noted that the U.S. imposed a blockade on Iran’s ports.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.
Posted by Greg Norman-Diamond

[libertybele]

Well this was a week pissed away after a near perfect start.  Surprised Trump thought he could negotiate  in a good faith with "sub-humans". I hope he's not that naive.

Yes a lost week and next Tuesday, the WPA timeline will reach it's limit.  I still think we're going to see Trump blaming Congress for not allowing him to finish his agenda in Iran.  I doubt that Congress is going to declare war on Iran nor are they going to fund the war.

If that should happen Iran will be seen as a super power and revered around the world with China and Russia chiming in and further enabling them to develop nukes.

Iran will completely control the strait and charge tankers exorbitant fees to get through, further enabling them to quickly develop nukes.  They still have the uranium and will probably obtain more. There have been reports indicating that Iran is seeking to access high-grade uranium from phosphate deposits in Syria.

Just my opinion.

[mystery-ak]

US turns to drones after retiring minesweepers to reopen Strait of Hormuz amid Iran crisis

The U.S. is racing to reopen the Strait of Hormuz as Iran threatens one of the world’s most critical shipping lanes, testing a Navy that has recently retired most of its dedicated minesweepers and is now relying on a smaller fleet of unmanned systems to do the job.

President Donald Trump has warned Tehran against further escalation and signaled the U.S. is prepared to act to keep the strait open, while Iranian forces have laid mines and threatened commercial traffic in the narrow waterway that carries a significant share of global oil.

The confrontation is now testing a weakness in the Navy’s mine-warfare posture. As the U.S. moves to reopen the Strait of Hormuz after Iranian mining threats, it is doing so after retiring most of the ships once dedicated to that mission and while still relying on a limited mix of legacy vessels and newer unmanned systems to clear one of the world’s most critical shipping lanes.

At the current moment, any mine-clearing effort is unfolding amid an active standoff in the strait. The U.S. has imposed a naval blockade on Iranian ports, while Iran has responded with attacks on commercial vessels, seizures of ships and threats to close the waterway entirely.

At least several commercial ships have come under fire in recent days, and both sides have intercepted vessels as they attempt to move through the chokepoint, underscoring the risks facing any operation to restore traffic.

The operation comes after a major shift in how the Navy handles mine warfare. The service retired its four Bahrain-based minesweepers last year, ending a decades-long presence of dedicated mine-hunting ships in the Middle East.

The shift has left the Navy relying on a mix of legacy ships being surged into theater and newer unmanned systems designed to detect and neutralize mines.

Posted by Morgan Phillips