Live Thread: War With Iran Continues #4

[240B]

Not the ones under impenetrable granite - their primary ones still stand.

This is well known. However the U.S. sealed the entrances and ventilation to the bunkers they could not reach.

This is why so many generals and political advisors are worried about what Trump is doing with his 'make a deal' obsession.
Every day Trump dithers, and hesitates, and gives Iran 10 or 30 or 60 more days, is time Iran uses to dig out their bunkers and missiles.

Trumps absurd delusion that Iran 'wants peace' is wishful thinking. The IRGC will fight forever until they are dead, no matter what "deal" happens.

[DB]

This is well known. However the U.S. sealed the entrances and ventilation to the bunkers they could not reach.

This is why so many generals and political advisors are worried about what Trump is doing with his 'make a deal' obsession.
Every day Trump dithers, and hesitates, and gives Iran 10 or 30 or 60 more days, is time Iran uses to dig out their bunkers and missiles.

Trumps absurd delusion that Iran 'wants peace' is wishful thinking. The IRGC will fight forever until they are dead, no matter what "deal" happens.

On the flip side, carefully watching where they dig and where they move things from and where they move things to, can greatly improve targeting when the time comes.

[Cyber Liberty]

Not the ones under impenetrable granite - their primary ones still stand.

I guess we're doomed to lose then.  Good thing it's under a President you dislike so much, makes you look like a regular Nostradamus.

[IsailedawayfromFR]

When he returns there will be another excuse

Damn, you really wade in a pool of TDS, don't you?

If I was to guess, I'd say +90% of your comments are negative.  And you seem to be a somewhat knowledgeable individual, just biased as hell.

[libertybele]

Not the ones under impenetrable granite - their primary ones still stand.

Out of curiosity, you know this to be true, how?

[Idiot]

Damn, you really wade in a pool of TDS, don't you?

If I was to guess, I'd say +90% of your comments are negative.  And you seem to be a somewhat knowledgeable individual, just biased as hell.

[BobfromWB]

This is well known. However the U.S. sealed the entrances and ventilation to the bunkers they could not reach.

This is why so many generals and political advisors are worried about what Trump is doing with his 'make a deal' obsession.

Every day Trump dithers, and hesitates, and gives Iran 10 or 30 or 60 more days, is time Iran uses to dig out their bunkers and missiles.

Trumps absurd delusion that Iran 'wants peace' is wishful thinking. The IRGC will fight forever until they are dead, no matter what "deal" happens.

Two days later, they had unsealed them and where back in business. They were prepared for the closures and sealing - they used surface teams to dig down and subsurface teams to dig up.

The only way to finish them is to use troops. Else they will continue to function. Same for the batteries and bunkers along the Strait.

[BobfromWB]

I guess we're doomed to lose then.  Good thing it's under a President you dislike so much, makes you look like a regular Nostradamus.

 Your opinion not mine - stop trolling me.

[BobfromWB]

Damn, you really wade in a pool of TDS, don't you?

If I was to guess, I'd say +90% of your comments are negative.  And you seem to be a somewhat knowledgeable individual, just biased as hell.

You mistake negativity for realism. Not a Rah Rah supporter of any politician, just the results, which so far have been futile - everything destroyed can be rebuilt.

Nothing changes until and unless 47 realizes that the only solution is to use troops and kill every last Mullah, and IRGC.

[BobfromWB]

Out of curiosity, you know this to be true, how?

There were a few articles or posts way back in this thread. As well as on cable TV. Many sources.

[Cyber Liberty]

Your opinion not mine - stop trolling me.

Stop being a nattering nabob of negativism.

[mystery-ak]

Trump: Could Have Kept Using Force with Iran, ‘Would Have Been Over’, We Paused at ‘Request of a Lot of Leaders That Are Friendly with Them’

During an interview aired on Thursday’s broadcast of the Fox News Channel’s “Hannity,” President Donald Trump said that with Iran, “we stopped, could have gone for another few weeks, it would have been over. I did that at the request of a lot of leaders that are friendly with them.”

Trump began by saying, “Iran is wiped out militarily. It’s just a question of time. And we gave them a break by stopping a little while.”

Later, he added, “They have no navy, they have no air [force]. It’s all — it’s gone. It’s just a question of time. If we want — we stopped, could have gone for another few weeks, it would have been over. I did that at the request of a lot of leaders that are friendly with them. It’s not going to matter for them. They’re finished. Now, they can make a deal or they get annihilated.”

Trump further predicted that any military buildup that took place during the ceasefire can be easily destroyed.

https://www.breitbart.com/clips/2026/05/15/trump-could-have-kept-using-force-with-iran-would-have-been-over-we-paused-at-request-of-a-lot-of-leaders-that-are-friendly-with-them/


Trump: Iran’s Current Leader: ‘Much More Reasonable’ than Predecessors

During an interview aired on Thursday’s broadcast of the Fox News Channel’s “Hannity,” President Donald Trump said that he thinks the current leaders in Iran are “actually much more reasonable, and, in many ways, smarter than the first tier and

and the second tier, who are no longer with us.”

Trump said, “I think we have people that are leaders. I think they’re much better than — I think they’re much more reasonable. If you talk about a regime change, that’s the ultimate — I said, that is serious, the regime change, right? The third tier that we’re dealing with now, I think they’re actually much more reasonable, and, in many ways, smarter than the first tier and the second tier, who are no longer with us.”

He added, “They make a deal, and the next day, like, we waited five days for a letter that should have been there in one hour. I said, where is the letter? They’re having a lot of turmoil. They’ve got nothing but turmoil inside. And it’s an amazing phenomenon, nobody wants to be the president.”

Trump further stated, “I’m not going to be much more patient. No, I’m not. They should make a deal. Any sane person would make a deal. But they might be crazy.”

https://www.breitbart.com/clips/2026/05/15/trump-irans-current-leader-much-more-reasonable-than-predecessors/

[mystery-ak]

 Iran claims it deployed small submarines to cause more chaos in Strait of Hormuz
By Ryan King
Published May 14, 2026, 10:46 a.m. ET

WASHINGTON — A top Iranian navy commander claimed the Islamic Republic has deployed some of its small submarines, known as the “dolphins of the Persian Gulf,” in the Strait of Hormuz to wreak further havoc on the critical oil chokepoint, according to state media.

The goal is to establish an “invisible guardian” in the beleaguered waterway, lurk on the seabed there and potentially attack vessels attempting to pass.

Iran is known to possess at least 16 Ghadir-class midget submarines in its fleet, which are designed to operate in shallow waters, according to the International Institute for Strategic Studies.


Iran has a fleet of at least 16 small submarines. REUTERS

Those small subs are believed to have crews of fewer than 10 and can each carry two missiles or two torpedoes.

One key drawback is that they are very noisy, which makes them easier for adversarial navies to track, Bloomberg News reported. The subs are a copy of a similar design from North Korea and are known to have maintenance issues, according to the report.

more
https://nypost.com/2026/05/14/us-news/iran-claims-it-deployed-small-submarines-to-cause-more-chaos-in-strait-of-hormuz/