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re: Official US/Israel vs Iran war thread
Posted on 4/15/26 at 11:58 am to hawgfaninc
Posted on 4/15/26 at 11:58 am to hawgfaninc
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Posted on 4/15/26 at 12:04 pm to hawgfaninc
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China just sacrificed Iran for a stable relationship with the US.
This is unbelievable.
China is complying adequately with the US blockade in the Strait of Hormuz.
And they're now praising Donald Trump for permanently opening the Strait of Hormuz for business.
And China has also agreed to stop sending weapons to Iran.
China really understands the capacity of Donald Trump and is aware Trump is the last person to fight now.
For them, a stable relationship with Trump is bigger than any alliance with Iran.
Venezuela happened.
Nigeria happened.
And now Iran.
Posted on 4/15/26 at 12:06 pm to hawgfaninc
Posted on 4/15/26 at 12:07 pm to hawgfaninc
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Food for thought.
The Six Weeks That Killed Climate-First Politics
The past six weeks have done what a decade of speeches could not: they have ended the fantasy that climate targets can sit atop the commanding heights of industrial policy.
Two shocks did the work. Iran turned the Strait of Hormuz from a taken-for-granted shipping lane into a visible weapon, proving that a single revisionist state can intermittently hold a material share of global oil and gas flows at risk with drones, missiles and maritime harassment.
The old assumption, that U.S. naval power would quietly underwrite open sea-lanes, has been exposed as nostalgia. Pax Americana, in energy terms, is over.
At the same time, AI has revealed itself as what it truly is: a horizontal general-purpose technology, akin to electricity, that will permeate every sector. Data centres and chip fabs are not metaphors; they are industrial plants with energy appetites measured in gigawatts and cooling needs measured in rivers. An economy that wants AI-driven productivity cannot be run on fragile, intermittent power systems designed to flatter climate metrics rather than maximise resilience.
Donald Trump’s return to the White House is the political forcing function that strips away the pretence. Whatever one thinks of him, his administration is explicitly re-ranking priorities: energy dominance, reshoring, and hard security first; climate as a constraint, not a veto. He is saying in public what many officials in other capitals still only admit in private.
Put all this together and the conclusion is unavoidable. The world can no longer afford an industrial strategy where “climate alignment” routinely vetoes resource projects, pipelines, mines, grids and nuclear plants while assuming someone else will keep the molecules and electrons flowing. The era in which climate change drove industrial policy ended about six weeks ago. Energy and resource security are back at the top of the pyramid; the only question is how long it will take other leaders to say so out loud.
Posted on 4/15/26 at 12:54 pm to hawgfaninc
Is it me or has the anti-war propaganda slowed down?
Not sure if it’s because we called Iran’s bluff or because S&P is at 7k, but seems that the constant fear mongering bitch’ing has slowed down the past few days
Not sure if it’s because we called Iran’s bluff or because S&P is at 7k, but seems that the constant fear mongering bitch’ing has slowed down the past few days
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Posted on 4/15/26 at 1:16 pm to hawgfaninc
Posted on 4/15/26 at 1:17 pm to BayouBengal51
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UPDATE: New player enters the chat #FreeIran?
--- Operation EPIC FURY ---
OK, so as expected tanker "PICO13" is indeed moving a B-52 from Barksdale AFB - which one we don't know as the two we sighted on FR24/ADSB earlier are both doing some sort of training sortie and might have been a deliberate distraction!
Guess we'll see if we have a new arrival at Fairford tomorrow!
@MATA_osint
@xbtZephyr
Posted on 4/15/26 at 1:23 pm to BayouBengal51
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Five IDF divisions are advancing across southern Lebanon with extensive ground and air fire support.
The 98th Division completed its encirclement of Bint Jbeil, one of Hezbollah's most important strongholds in southern Lebanon. During the fighting, Givati Brigade fighters forced Radwan Force operatives to surrender their weapons.
Per the IDF Chief of Staff's orders, the entire area south of the Litani River will become a zone for the destruction of Hezbollah.
This post was edited on 4/15/26 at 1:36 pm
Posted on 4/15/26 at 1:37 pm to BayouBengal51
Posted on 4/15/26 at 1:37 pm to cajuntiger1010
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Is it me or has the anti-war propaganda slowed down?
The Chinese bots have backed off.
Posted on 4/15/26 at 1:42 pm to BayouBengal51
Posted on 4/15/26 at 1:43 pm to BayouBengal51
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.@USTreasury
adds the following Iran/Hezbollah affiliated individuals, entities and vessels to OFAC SDN list:
Individuals:
Chetan Prakash Balhotra (UAE/India) – Linked to Mohammad Hossein Shamkhani.
Seyed Naiemaei Badroddin Moosavi (Iran/UK/UAE/Turkey) – Linked to Hizballah; subject to secondary sanctions.
Tanjore Sunilkumar Srinivas (UAE/India) – Linked to Mohammad Hossein Shamkhani.
Key Entities:
Shipping & Logistics: House of Shipping (UAE/India), Fleet Tanqo Private Limited (India), Shipza Shipping Limited, and Taylor Shipping FZCO.
Shell Companies/Consultancies: Corplinx Consultancy, Helmatic Consultancy, Oriel Group, and Meritron DMCC.
Hizballah-Linked: A.C.S. Global BV (Netherlands), ACS Trading LLC (UAE), and Lotus Universal LLC (UAE).
Maritime Holdings: Anika Lines, Aura Lines, Hapuka Marine, and Nardie International (all Marshall Islands).
Vessels Sanctioned:
ANAYA (IMO 9326885) – Panama flag
ANIKA (IMO 9417464) – Panama flag
AURA (IMO 9274563) – Mozambique flag
BELLARIS (IMO 9332614) – Panama flag
CAUVERI (IMO 9282508) – Cameroon flag
DAPHNE V (IMO 9321677) – Panama flag
HORAE (IMO 9413004) – Panama flag
SILVAR (IMO 9291262) – Cameroon flag
VERSA (IMO 9379301) – Panama flag
Posted on 4/15/26 at 1:44 pm to BayouBengal51
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Sec. Scott Bessent just said that because Iran BOMBED Gulf neighbors, those countries are suddenly opening up Iranian regime BANK accounts to Treasury
So he can FREEZE their assets! Checkmate playing out. ??
"What may prove to be FATAL mistakes the Iranians made was bombing their [Gulf] NEIGHBORS."
"Who are now willing to be much more transparent in terms of the funds, or do a deeper dive in investigating the funds that are held within their banking systems."
"So, we have pushed out to them the request that we want to freeze more funds of the leadership of the IRGC and any members of Iranian leadership."
"The other thing that we have done is we have told companies, we have told countries that if you are buying Iranian oil, that if Iranian money is sitting in your banks, we are now willing to apply secondary sanctions, which is a very stern measure."
"The Iranians should know that this is going to be the FINANCIAL equivalent of what we saw in the KINETIC activities."
Posted on 4/15/26 at 1:46 pm to BayouBengal51
Posted on 4/15/26 at 1:52 pm to BayouBengal51
Posted on 4/15/26 at 2:50 pm to Free888
Little known fact about that song is Desert Storm was started with it being played on AFRTS as an alternative communications message to the theater that Desert Storm is commencing .
Even BBC broadcast it at the same time.
Even BBC broadcast it at the same time.
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Posted on 4/15/26 at 3:17 pm to hawgfaninc
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NOW: A US military SURGE is occurring into the Middle East while President Trump forces Iran into submission via blockade
"There are THOUSANDS of additional U.S. forces headed to the region...more transport planes and cargo planes arriving in the Middle East each DAY." ??
"The president indicated this week that talks could resume in the coming days between negotiators, possibly in Islamabad."
The blockade is working: "An estimated 90% of Iran's economy is fueled by international trade by sea. In less than 36 hours since the blockade was implemented, U.S. forces have completely halted economic trade going into and out of Iran by sea." @TreyYingst
Trump is gaining more leverage over Iran with every passing day.
It's only a MATTER OF TIME.
Posted on 4/15/26 at 3:18 pm to BayouBengal51
Supposedly Iran was flying F-4's to escort Pakistani delegation into Tehran. Might as well have no escort if that's the best that they have left.
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Posted on 4/15/26 at 3:18 pm to hawgfaninc
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