(03-09-2026, 12:03 PM)putnam6 Wrote: In other news... somebody is making the right moves, are they tapping into the reserves? What caused it to plummet

(03-09-2026, 08:45 PM)sailorsam Wrote: I think they're hoping that boots on the ground won't be needed.  I fear the boots will indeed need to be deployed.

remaining ayatollahs playing waiting game counting on West's reluctance to suffer casualties.

the allies need to clear out the shores of the Straits of Hormuz so the tankers can get through.

I predict this will be a major target real soon.

(03-09-2026, 11:19 PM)The Crying Bunny Wrote: The cultural mindset is bluff and bluster.

From my personal experiences in Africa and dealing with Middle-Eastern's.

They see appeasement as a weakness, negotiation, compromise as a weakness.

Trump, for the first time, is dealing with them on their level.

They have always assumed the west as weak.  And we were.  They assumed Trump would be as weak as the previous presidents.

They were wrong.

Now THEY have to adapt.  Or die.

(03-10-2026, 03:29 AM)EndtheMadnessNow Wrote: "Death, Fire, and Fury will reign upon them"




Seventh casualty identified:




Israel bombed the House of Russian Culture in Nabatiya, southern Lebanon.


“Unprovoked act of aggression,” Russia claims Israel attacked its cultural center in Lebanon

Oops, sorry Russia. Hezbollah was inside.


JP Morgan on how Operation Epic Fury would end:




Iran state media: JUST IN: Unbelievable footage of IRGC attacking the largest US base in the Middle East...

Quote:Ukraine admits exporting missiles to Iran and China
By Tom Warner in Kiev
Published: March 18 2005 02:00 | Last updated: March 18 2005 02:00

Ukraine has admitted that it exported 12 cruise missiles to Iran and six to China amid mounting pressure from other countries to explain how the sales occurred.
Svyatoslav Piskun, Ukraine's prosecutor-general, told the FT that 18 X-55 cruise missiles, also known as Kh-55s or AS-15s, were exported in 2001. None of the missiles was exported with the nuclear warheads they were designed to carry. However, Japan and the US say they are worried by what appears to have been a significant leak of technology from the former Soviet Union's nuclear arsenal.

The X-55 has a range of 3,000 km, enough to put Japan within striking range of the Asian continent or to reach Israel from Iran.
The US embassy in Kiev said it was "closely monitoring" the investigation. The US is critical of European diplomatic efforts to prevent Iran developing nuclear weapons.
Japan fears it could be vulnerable to a nuclear strike from the Asian mainland if the Ukrainian missiles fall into Korean hands

Quote:Michael A. Horowitz reposted
Israel Radar
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First launch from Iran at central Israel in about 10 hours. Looks like it was one missile, intercepted.

Looks like Iranian firepower is in serious decline by now.

(03-10-2026, 11:14 PM)The Crying Bunny Wrote: Has anyone used common sense?

Trump CAN'T tell Iran when it'll be over.

If Trump said, "It's over April 20th" then Haji will just hide out in Russia drinking booze, getting peed on by Russian hookers, eating fish eggs and shit.

Then April 21st, Haji comes back and starts terror all over again.

(03-11-2026, 02:19 AM)OmegaLogos Wrote: Explanation: Purported strikes by Iran on ?? Israel - Tel Aviv specifically...


https://x.com/xphoenixdragon/status/2031431472922407082?s=46

Personal Disclosure: Israel should nook Tehran in reply! 

Then we will see if nooks can resolve this war eh. 

Quote:France Commits to 10-Ship Naval Deployment to Secure Mideast Shipping

France has decided to dispatch a substantial naval force to the Mideast to protect merchant shipping, President Emmanuel Macron said Monday. It is the second major commitment Macron has announced towards controlling the economic impact of the U.S.-Iran conflict, following his earlier statement that the G7 would tap its strategic oil reserves.

In an "unprecedented" international mobilization, France will dispatch 10 ships to key regions vital to European shipping interests: the Strait of Hormuz, the Red Sea, and the Eastern Mediterranean. The Marine Nationale already has two warships in the Eastern Med; the additional force will include eight frigates and two helicopter carriers. Taken together, it will be by far the largest French naval deployment in recent memory.

Macron is also working with European and Asian partners to contribute additional warships to the mission, which will focus exclusively on "escort and support," he said.

Macron announced the mission at a news conference in Cyprus, and later transferred to the deck of the French carrier Charles de Gaulle, the nation's flagship. The carrier has repositioned swiftly from the Baltic to the Mediterranean to prepare for contingencies and is believed to be located off Crete at present. 

In comments to reporters after the speech, Macron predicted that the active phase of U.S.-Iran hostilities could persist for days or weeks.

Quote:Report: Saudi Aramco Shuts Down Two Supergiant Offshore Oil Fields

Saudi Arabia has joined Kuwait and Iraq in beginning the process of drawing down oil production, a response to the closure of the Strait of Hormuz and a shortage of storage options. The Wall Street Journal has confirmed that Saudi Aramco has shut down the Safaniya and Zuluf fields, taking two million barrels per day of production offline.

Safaniya is the world's largest offshore oil field, containing more than 30 billion barrels of oil in proven reserves, and Saudi Aramco has invested heavily in a program to modernize its extraction infrastructure to sustain production at levels exceeding one million barrels per day. Zuluf is another supergiant estimated at about 30 billion barrels, and has a nameplate production capacity in excess of one million bpd.

Iraq has already shut in enough production to match the sudden stoppage in exports caused by the closure of the Strait of Hormuz, and is producing just enough to satisfy domestic demand. Kuwait has signaled that it is slowing production as storage fills up, but it is hoping to preserve the ability to restart quickly once the transport situation normalizes.

Saudi Arabia has more extensive tank storage options than its neighbors, and while it is normally dependent on Hormuz shipping for exports, it has another alternative. The Saudis operate a 750-mile pipeline connection from Gulf oil fields to a terminal at Yanbu, on the Red Sea. This circumvents the risks at Hormuz, though the Red Sea has security challenges of its own. The Saudi East-West pipeline can handle 7 million barrels per day and the Yanbu terminal can load up to 4.5 million barrels, according to Kpler - nearly half of all Saudi production, but not all of it.