Live Thread: War With Iran Continues #4

[IsailedawayfromFR]

OOPS: Iranians Strike Cargo Ship Owned by Their Chinese Allies in the Strait of Hormuz
https://twitter.com/michaelgwaltz/status/2052502365543043513?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E2052502365543043513%7Ctwgr%5E12a4d228b89c934c7156947831a454edc3c1ec33%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.thegatewaypundit.com%2F2026%2F05%2Foops-iranians-strike-cargo-ship-owned-their-chinese%2F

[Idiot]

OOPS: Iranians Strike Cargo Ship Owned by Their Chinese Allies in the Strait of Hormuz
https://twitter.com/michaelgwaltz/status/2052502365543043513?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E2052502365543043513%7Ctwgr%5E12a4d228b89c934c7156947831a454edc3c1ec33%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.thegatewaypundit.com%2F2026%2F05%2Foops-iranians-strike-cargo-ship-owned-their-chinese%2F

LOL....not good to shoot at your friend and most importantly CUSTOMER.

[DB]

The only thing I can guess is there is lot going on behind the scenes that they are not telling us. Perhaps they believe Iran already has a nuke and are waiting for the best opportunity to use it, who really knows. Nothing makes much sense these days.

[mystery-ak]

The only thing I can guess is there is lot going on behind the scenes that they are not telling us. Perhaps they believe Iran already has a nuke and are waiting for the best opportunity to use it, who really knows. Nothing makes much sense these days.

That's what I keep telling myself...I hope it's true..

[Right_in_Virginia]

Meanwhile .... news about Trump's other Middle East endeavors ----

Israel strikes south Lebanon beyond designated 'security zone'
France 24, May 4, 2026

Israel carried out air strikes in southern Lebanon on Sunday, killing one person and wounding eight others, including four rescue workers, the Lebanese Ministry of Health said. The attack took place beyond the Israel-controlled area designated as a “security zone” and despite the ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah in effect since April 17.

https://www.france24.com/en/middle-east/20260503-middle-east-war-live-trump-says-he-can-t-imagine-iran-s-latest-peace-plan-is-acceptable

US confirms it will host another round of Israel-Lebanon talks next week
By Jacob Magid Follow
Times of Israel, May 7, 2026

https://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog_entry/us-confirms-it-will-host-another-round-of-israel-lebanon-talks-next-week/

Fears of renewed Gaza war as Hamas disarmament talks stall
BBC, May 7, 2026

Ceasefire talks between Israel and Hamas have stalled, and Gaza risks sliding back into war.

This week an Israeli air strike killed the son of Hamas's leader and chief negotiator Khalil al-Hayya, and Palestinian sources confirmed to the BBC that the two sides had reached a deadlock in negotiations.

[...]

At least 846 people – including many women and children – have been killed in Gaza since the ceasefire began, according to the Hamas-run health ministry. Israel says that five of its soldiers have been killed in the same period.

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cd6p5l3n2q3o

[Sighlass]

OOPS: Iranians Strike Cargo Ship Owned by Their Chinese Allies in the Strait of Hormuz

The war side of me suggests slyly moving a few Iran made/placed sea-mines into the path of China ships just to let China remember what they support.

[240B]

Future historical footnote describing Trump's war with Iran

a military victory for the United States, but a diplomatic victory for Iran

[240B]

U.S. Military Launches Strikes On Iranian Ports

Trending Politics News
By Cullen McCue
May 7, 2026



Fox News’ Jennifer Griffin is reporting that the U.S. launched a fresh round of strikes against Iranian ports and infrastructure targets on Thursday afternoon.

“US military just carried out strikes on Iran’s Qeshm Port and Bandar Abbas,” Griffin posted on X, citing a senior U.S. defense official who spoke on the condition of anonymity. “But this is NOT a restarting of the war,” the official added.

Iranian state media outlets, including Fars News Agency and Tasnim News Agency, reported on multiple explosions in southern Iran, specifically targeting areas around the port city of Bandar Abbas and Qeshm Island in Hormozgan province near the Strait of Hormuz.

According to Iranian media, the Bahman Pier — a commercial and passenger facility on the eastern side of Qeshm Island — sustained damage during an exchange of fire between Iranian armed forces and an unidentified enemy. Locals reported hearing missile launches and impacts in the vicinity.

Some Iranian sources, including those affiliated with the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps via Tasnim, attributed the strikes to the United Arab Emirates. These reports cited unidentified sources claiming UAE involvement and warned of potential retaliation, stating that if confirmed, “the UAE will pay the price of its hostile action.”

(more)
https://trendingpoliticsnews.com/just-in-iran-accuses-uae-of-launching-offrnsive-strikes-cmc/

[mystery-ak]

https://twitter.com/EricLDaugh/status/2052552247934935134

[Smokin Joe]

This should be a drone war.

Send hundreds or thousands of drones towards those small boats as well as the bases they take off from.

Lure them out, follow them home...

[verga]

 

[verga]

He's obviously not listening to his generals and he is the CIC and responsibility falls in his lap.

Of course the MSM can't be trusted -- there aren't many true journalists out there.

I hate to say it, but he is making the same October surprise that Carter made. He is ignoring the people that understand the situation and trying to "Art of the Deal" with people that can not be trusted.

[IsailedawayfromFR]

That's what I keep telling myself...I hope it's true..

I sincerely hope it is not true that Iran has a nuke

[BobfromWB]

Future historical footnote describing Trump's war with Iran

a military victory for the United States, but a diplomatic victory for Iran

With 75% of their launchers still usable, this is hardly a US military victory. Who knows how many drones are coming in from China and Pakistan, with all the other supplies Iran needs to keep the regime intact?

[cato potatoe]

$950 million of crude oil shorts were placed at 3:40AM, just before the latest "end" to the war.  This fits a pattern totaling $7 billion of insider trades preceding Trump announcements. 

https://finance.yahoo.com/markets/commodities/articles/oil-trades-worth-7-billion-203337427.html

[mystery-ak]

https://twitter.com/EricLDaugh/status/2052734888101527720

[mystery-ak]

Why isn't this a violation of the ceasefire?
Iran launches 2 ballistic missiles, 3 drones at United Arab Emirates

The United Arab Emirates said three people were injured Friday in a ballistic missile and drone attack launched from Iran.

The UAE’S Ministry of Defense said its “air defense systems engaged 2 ballistic missiles and 3 UAV’s launched from Iran, resulting in 3 moderate injuries.”

“Since the beginning of the blatant Iranian attacks on the United Arab Emirates, the air defenses have engaged a total of 551 ballistic missiles, 29 cruise missiles, and 2,263 UAVs,” it continued. “This brings the total number of injuries to 230, involving multiple nationalities.”

“The Ministry of Defense affirmed that it remains fully prepared and ready to deal with any threats and will firmly confront anything that aims to undermine the security of the country, in a manner that ensures the protection of its sovereignty, security and stability and safeguards its interests and national capabilities.”
Posted by Greg Norman-Diamond

[mystery-ak]

 US launches ‘self-defense’ strikes after Iran targets Navy destroyers — but US official insists cease-fire still stands: report
By Anna Young
Published May 7, 2026
Updated May 7, 2026, 7:07 p.m. ET

The US military unleashed a wave of “self-defense” strikes on an Iranian port Thursday after Tehran launched an “unprovoked” attack targeting US Navy ships transiting the Strait of Hormuz, officials said.

US Central Command said the retaliatory attack was carried out after US forces intercepted multiple missiles, drones and small boats targeting three guided-missile destroyers traveling through the vital waterway to the Gulf of Oman.

President Trump said the destroyers – USS Truxtun, USS Rafael Peralta, and USS Mason – were not damaged.

more
https://nypost.com/2026/05/07/us-news/us-launches-self-defense-strikes-in-iran-after-navy-destroyers-targeted-american-official-insists-cease-fire-still-stands-report/

[240B]

Iran hawks erupt over terms of Trump’s peace proposal

The Hill
by Colin Meyn
05/08/26

The reported terms of a one-page memorandum of understanding to end the Iran war spurred a swift backlash from allies of President Trump who have cheered on his fight against the Islamic Republic.

Prominent conservative media figures and pro-Israel advocates spoke out against the deal, which would end Iran’s nuclear enrichment for a limited period and keep the regime in place, with U.S. sanctions scaled back over time.

The proposal followed a surprise announcement by Trump on Tuesday to end Project Freedom, a military operation that began the previous day to free commercial ships stuck in the Persian Gulf.

Fox News broadcaster Mark Levin, who Trump has praised for defending the Iran war against MAGA critics, said the deal would be “disastrous” for Iranians and for the Israeli government.

“And here at home, despite all the blather about exit ramps and deals as the best political outcome for the president and Republicans, the opposite is true,” he wrote in an X post on Wednesday. “The Democrats, the media, and the isolationists will declare the operation a failure.”

Levin said he was inclined to believe the report in Axios laying out the terms was “largely fake.”

However, neither Trump nor the White House has pushed back against the report. The U.S. is awaiting Iran’s response to its proposal. Trump told Fox News on Wednesday that Tehran has a week to reach a peace deal.

The U.S. struck Iran for the first time on Thursday since starting a ceasefire last month, in retaliation for attacks on U.S. warships in the Strait of Hormuz, according to the Central Command. Trump called it a “love tap” and said the ceasefire remains in place.

According to Axios, the one-page agreement would create a 30-day-period to negotiate the details of a nuclear deal, with both sides relaxing their blockades in the Strait of Hormuz during that period, eventually allowing free passage as existed before the war.

In exchange for Iran agreeing to end nuclear enrichment for some 10-20 years, the U.S. would ease sanctions and return frozen assets to the regime.

Iran hawks see any end to the U.S. blockade as giving up crucial leverage when Tehran is feeling intense economic pain.

“This would be a terrible deal,” conservative radio host Hugh Hewitt, another Trump backer, wrote on social media in response to the Axios report.

“I hope the terms of any deal would be significantly stricter: No enrichment, ever. HEU to us stat,” he continued, referring to highly enriched uranium.

“No more proxies. Turn on the internet. President Trump never gives up leverage. Why would he start now with #Iran on the ropes?” Hewitt added.

Many of Israel’s staunchest supporters in the U.S. don’t trust Iran’s current leaders to abide by any agreement and are pushing Trump to follow through on the regime change that he envisioned when the war started.

“If this regime remains in place, they will do all they can to continue moving forward with their agenda, funding terrorism, developing nukes and ballistic missiles,” Morton Klein, who heads the Zionist Organization of America, told The Hill.

“And if they’re so desperate for a deal, as President Trump keeps saying, why are we in a position to dictate to them what the deal has to be? I really don’t understand this.”

(more)
https://thehill.com/policy/defense/5868335-trump-iran-peace-proposal-backlash/

If this is true and if Trump actually does this, then Iran can justifiably claim they won the war. Iran will say they defeated the 'Great Satan' and they are right.

[240B]

Nope. The way things are going Iran wins and Trump/America loses.
Iran is making Trump look like a Carter/Obama type fool.

There has to be some kind of blackmail or leverage Iran has, which is making Trump cower and surrender.