The Forthcoming War With Iran

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Trump warns NATO (again) of ‘very bad future’ if allies don’t secure Strait of Hormuz

“It’s only appropriate that people who are the beneficiaries of the strait will help to make sure that nothing bad happens there,” says U.S. president as Iran war drags on.

www.politico.eu

Why do you hate me? Why?!

 

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Israel says it’s killed Iran’s security chief Larijani and Basij commander

Israeli Defence Minister Katz has claimed that Iran’s top security official has been killed; Iran is yet to comment.

www.aljazeera.com

Wasn't Larijani one of the people President Trump said he could deal with like Delcy? Maybe the President is right. They're running out of leaders.

 

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Destination war zone: How Lebanon's only international airport stays open amid Israeli strikes

“It’s very challenging, it’s very uncertain, but we took a decision to keep our airspace open since day one of the war,” Lebanon's transport minister told NBC News.

www.nbcnews.com

"Beirut–Rafic Hariri’s eastern runway juts into the Dahiyeh suburbs,"

Careful the Dahiyeh doctrine applies

 

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Netanyahu agrees to 'hold off' attacks on Iranian gas fields after Trump call

NATO's daddy told me to.

 

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Iranian missile strikes injure 180 in Israel, officials say, puncturing air defenses and shocking the public

The Israeli military ordered an investigation into what went wrong, as strikes on two towns close to a nuclear site underlined Iran's continued ability to hit back.

www.nbcnews.com

“We know the situation. Unfortunately we got hit, but there is a war and in this war we are going to win,”

Let’s hit them back!

 

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Yemen’s Houthis launch missile attack on Israel as war on Iran intensifies

Rebels say they fired a barrage of ballistic missiles targeting 'sensitive Israeli military sites' in southern Israel.

www.aljazeera.com

Because you need to escalate to de-escalate.

 

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Iranian attacks across Gulf continue as major industrial sites hit

A number of people are said to have been injured after attacks on aluminium sites in the UAE and Bahrain.

www.bbc.com

We have a bunch of aluminium here because one of this war’s belligerents decided to tariff us to extinction if you are interested.

 

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Russia took satellite images of U.S. air base in days before Iranian attack, Ukraine's Zelenskyy says

Volodymyr Zelenskyy told NBC News it would be a "mistake" if American-made missile interceptors bound for Ukraine were diverted to Gulf countries being attacked by Iran.

www.nbcnews.com

Volodymr Zelensky. Deputy intelligence guy.

 

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U.S. fighter jet downed over Iran, one pilot rescued, official says

Regional Iranian officials have denied reports that one of the pilots from the downed American aircraft has been found and arrested.

www.nbcnews.com

Condolences to the servicemen but didn't the commander in chief say everything was obliterated?

Surely the Israeli sorties every couple of hours must have either taken them out or acted as decoys.

 

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Displaced by war, Lebanon's Christians mark Easter far from their homes and churches

Christians are estimated to make up a third of Lebanon’s population of roughly 5.5 million people. With 12 Christian sects, the country is home to the largest proportion of Christians of any nation in the Arab world.

www.nbcnews.com

Poor Christians

 

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Which Asian countries' ships are passing through the Strait of Hormuz?

Nations in the region have been keen to reach agreements as their economies are heavily reliant on Middle East energy.

www.bbc.com

Don't pay them! Pay the US for protection.

 

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Look at me standing next to spent or possibly live ordinance!

 

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Iran enters peace talks emboldened but wounded, and wary of Trump

Triumphant public messaging has been matched by a hard-line stance on issues likely to be at the heart of negotiations: the Strait of Hormuz and Iran's nuclear program.

www.nbcnews.com

“'What we want, they definitely won’t give us,' Yahya said. 'And what they want, we definitely won’t accept.'"

Good thing Yahya is not running the negotiations.

 

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U.S. military turned back six ships in first 24 hours of Iranian port blockade

The U.S. military is using more than 100 U.S. fighter and surveillance aircraft to enforce the blockade, as well as more than a dozen ships.

www.nbcnews.com

A crippling blockade for a country that has significant land borders and a sea in the north.

 

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Iran says Strait of Hormuz is 'open' but tracking shows few ships moving

US President Donald Trump welcomed Tehran's announcement but said the US naval blockade would continue until a peace deal was reached.

www.bbc.com

Iran closes Strait of Hormuz again over US blockade of its ports

Reports of Iranian gunboats opening fire on tanker after Tehran says it is closing waterway until US lifts its blockade.

www.aljazeera.com

It's open. It's closed. It's open. It's closed. Like those tariffs from 12 months ago.

 

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Trump's envoys Witkoff and Kushner to fly to Pakistan for Iran talks

Iran says its Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi is already in Pakistan but that there is no meeting planned between Iran and the US.

www.bbc.com

Going from 15 hour direct talks to we will be in the same foreign country but we won’t meet in person

 

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Iran is accelerating efforts to dig out missiles and munitions

The Iranian regime has used the weekslong ceasefire in the war to try to position its remaining military capabilities to launch attacks if Trump decides to resume strikes, sources say.

www.nbcnews.com

I thought they were obliterated.

 

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Strait of Hormuz: US threatens shipping firms with sanctions if they pay Iran tolls

The warning comes as President Donald Trump said he was "not excited" by Iran's latest proposal for a peace deal.

www.bbc.com

This blockade ends when I say it ends.

 

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Iran internet starts coming back after months-long blackout

Internet access has been cut off in the country since the start of the war in late February.

www.bbc.com

The surest sign the war is over.

 

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Israel strikes Tyre after ordering evacuation of south Lebanon city

Israel's military says it struck Hezbollah targets after telling residents it would "act forcefully" against the group.

www.bbc.com

The proxy war of the proxy war continues.

 

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US and Iran reach tentative deal to extend ceasefire, US officials say

The framework, which has yet to be approved by President Trump, would extend the ceasefire and launch nuclear talks.

www.bbc.com

There is a deal!

 

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Iran may have used Chinese missile to shoot down U.S. fighter jet, sources say

China may also have provided Iran with a long-range early-warning radar that spots stealth aircraft meant to evade detection, people familiar with the matter tell NBC News

www.nbcnews.com

The proxy war is a test of munitions.

 

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US says it struck Iranian radar sites as Kuwait reports missile and drone attacks

Iran and the US say they have carried out fresh strikes around the Strait of Hormuz, with Kuwait condemning "repeated" Iranian attacks.

www.bbc.com

A ceasefire on top of the broken ceasefire is near!

 

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US and Iran launch new strikes, as Kuwait says airport hit by Iranian drones

Kuwait says its international airport has been badly damaged by Iranian drones, and traffic is suspended.

www.bbc.com

Ceasefire that’s not a ceasefire.

 

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Lebanese general among three soldiers killed in Israeli attack on car

The Israeli military is investigating the incident in south Lebanon, where it is fighting Hezbollah.

www.bbc.com

Moving on to the Lebanese army itself.

Iran says staff blocked from entering US after players given World Cup visas

Iranian officials say technical staff have been denied visas, hours after the US said players could enter the country.

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"You have now escalated the deliberate and discriminatory treatment against Iran's national football team to its highest level."

Total war...