(03-05-2026, 07:07 PM)Kenzo1 Wrote: I noticed thinking myself ,  there could be big false flag event coming soon .


In Midle East region .


Hopefully it`s just my own non-factual imagination ...the usual rambling ...

(03-05-2026, 11:08 PM)quintessentone Wrote: Timelapse showing shipping traffic in the Strait of Hormuz up to today's date of March 3, 2026.

https://www.bbc.com/news/videos/cze004wywz3o

"The Strait of Hormuz is a key artery for the movement of global energy supplies.

Usually, about 20% of global oil and gas passes through the narrow shipping lane in the Gulf.

Iran's General Sardar Jabbari said that Tehran will now "not let a single drop of oil leave the region".

A timelapse of marine traffic showed the flow of ships has decreased in the strait since the US and Israeli coordinated military offensive against Iran began on 28 February 2026.

Blocking the strait could further inflate the cost of goods and services worldwide, and hit some of the world's biggest economies, including China, India and Japan, which are among the top importers of crude oil passing through the waterway."

(03-06-2026, 03:09 AM)Ninurta Wrote:

(03-05-2026, 11:08 PM)quintessentone Wrote: Timelapse showing shipping traffic in the Strait of Hormuz up to today's date of March 3, 2026.

https://www.bbc.com/news/videos/cze004wywz3o

"The Strait of Hormuz is a key artery for the movement of global energy supplies.

Usually, about 20% of global oil and gas passes through the narrow shipping lane in the Gulf.

Iran's General Sardar Jabbari said that Tehran will now "not let a single drop of oil leave the region".

A timelapse of marine traffic showed the flow of ships has decreased in the strait since the US and Israeli coordinated military offensive against Iran began on 28 February 2026.

Blocking the strait could further inflate the cost of goods and services worldwide, and hit some of the world's biggest economies, including China, India and Japan, which are among the top importers of crude oil passing through the waterway."

That's an interesting time lapse. I noticed several of the dots just disappear, mid-Gulf. Must be boats that got sunk. You'll have to decide for yourself who to believe, whether US CENTCOM or the Iranians, as to whose boats disappeared, and which side did the sinking.

I'm really not too worried about outflowing oil getting cut off at Hormuz. Mostly, it just provides an excuse for fat men smoking cigars in dimly lit and smoke-filled rooms to raise their prices... and they're going to use any excuse they can to raise those prices to gather money to themselves. This is just a convenient one for them to use. They're going to do it regardless, any which way they can.

I'm more concerned about incoming food and such to the Gulf States. Saudi Arabia has ports on the est coast they can switch to to bring in food and other imports, which would be unaffected by any Hormuz blockage. The other Gulf States, not so much... but they can probably strike deals with the Saudis, since they are all in the same target zone with a common enemy.

I'm also less worried about the bombing of desalinization plants that folks have been droning on about the possibility of. That falls back to my theory of what happens when you start affecting the survival prospects of people. When you start cutting off water to folks, they get a little testy about that. It could provoke the instant erasure of Iran. Not sure they want to go there.

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(03-06-2026, 03:09 AM)Ninurta Wrote:

(03-05-2026, 11:08 PM)quintessentone Wrote: Timelapse showing shipping traffic in the Strait of Hormuz up to today's date of March 3, 2026.

https://www.bbc.com/news/videos/cze004wywz3o

"The Strait of Hormuz is a key artery for the movement of global energy supplies.

Usually, about 20% of global oil and gas passes through the narrow shipping lane in the Gulf.

Iran's General Sardar Jabbari said that Tehran will now "not let a single drop of oil leave the region".

A timelapse of marine traffic showed the flow of ships has decreased in the strait since the US and Israeli coordinated military offensive against Iran began on 28 February 2026.

Blocking the strait could further inflate the cost of goods and services worldwide, and hit some of the world's biggest economies, including China, India and Japan, which are among the top importers of crude oil passing through the waterway."

That's an interesting time lapse. I noticed several of the dots just disappear, mid-Gulf. Must be boats that got sunk. You'll have to decide for yourself who to believe, whether US CENTCOM or the Iranians, as to whose boats disappeared, and which side did the sinking.

I'm really not too worried about outflowing oil getting cut off at Hormuz. Mostly, it just provides an excuse for fat men smoking cigars in dimly lit and smoke-filled rooms to raise their prices... and they're going to use any excuse they can to raise those prices to gather money to themselves. This is just a convenient one for them to use. They're going to do it regardless, any which way they can.

I'm more concerned about incoming food and such to the Gulf States. Saudi Arabia has ports on the est coast they can switch to to bring in food and other imports, which would be unaffected by any Hormuz blockage. The other Gulf States, not so much... but they can probably strike deals with the Saudis, since they are all in the same target zone with a common enemy.

I'm also less worried about the bombing of desalinization plants that folks have been droning on about the possibility of. That falls back to my theory of what happens when you start affecting the survival prospects of people. When you start cutting off water to folks, they get a little testy about that. It could provoke the instant erasure of Iran. Not sure they want to go there.

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Quote:@Kpler

Hormuz blockade threatens Gulf supplies

Kpler data highlight how Gulf supply chains depend on container hubs connected to the Strait of Hormuz. Dubai’s Jebel Ali, the region’s largest container gateway with capacity near 19m TEU, anchors much of this trade, alongside Khalifa Port in Abu Dhabi and Saudi Arabia’s Dammam port. While the strait is blocked, vessels will not be able to access these ports. Alternatives including Khorfakkan, Sohar and Jeddah are emerging, although their throughput capacity is significantly lower. Together with road networks across the Peninsula, these corridors handle much of the region’s containerised imports, including food and everyday consumer goods.

The immediate effect of a continuing blockade would likely be seen in supplies of fresh produce, meat and dairy, which rely on near daily imports to stock supermarket shelves. The region imports more than 90 per cent of its food, meaning shortages could emerge if disruption lasts weeks.

Quote:UHPC concrete is stronger and too strong for today's bombs
UHPC is a type of concrete that is way more advanced than regular concrete. Earlier, concrete rated as "high strength" had a yield of 5,000 pounds per square inch (psi). There were some that went up to 10,000 psi. But UHPC can withstand 40,000 psi or more. This is because in this technology, concrete is turned into a composite material by adding steel or other fibres. They hold the concrete together and prevent it from cracking. Stephanie Barnett, Ph.D, of the University of Portsmouth in the UK, who works to develop stronger concrete to protect civilian buildings from terrorist attacks, told Popular Mechanics, "Instead of getting a few large cracks in a concrete panel, you get lots of smaller cracks. The fibres give it more fracture energy."
Also Read: Trump insists Iran nuclear sites 'completely destroyed'; denies leaked US intel report
An open-source Chinese study compared normal high-strength concrete with fibre-reinforced UHPC. It noted that projectiles smashed through the reinforced concrete targets, but the UHPC targets only had minor cracking. The bombs “either embedded in or rebounded from” the targets.
The United States Air Force had also launched a project to study bunkers made of UHPC. It was reportedly feared that even the 5,000-pound bombs would not get through UHPC. Then it got the 21,000-pound Massive Ordnance Air Blast, "mother of all bombs". This is the biggest bomb one can fly, with only the B-2 Spirit strategic bomber capable of doing so.



Experts say that even the biggest and toughest bomb could not get through UHPC. Gregory Vartanov of Toronto-based Advanced Materials Development Corp claims that current bombs cannot break down the high-grade UHPC. "Penetrators with monolithic cases made from materials such as … Eglin Steel … cannot penetrate bunkers made from UHPC,” he wrote in Aerospace & Defense Technology magazine in February 2021.

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You're right—intelligence sharing is routine among aligned nations in conflicts. The US and UK have long supplied Ukraine with satellite data, real-time targeting intel, and on-site trainers/advisors. Similarly, reports indicate Russia is now aiding Iran with US force locations in the Middle East. Standard great-power playbook.

(03-06-2026, 04:34 PM)putnam6 Wrote: It was bound to happen, but still seems desperate AF, Russian intelligence and targeting isn't gonna end this, looking forward to other opinions here...

 

(03-06-2026, 04:34 PM)putnam6 Wrote: It was bound to happen, but it still seems desperate AF 
Russian intelligence and targeting aren't gonna end this; they are hitting targets, but the damage and casualties are minimal.

looking forward to other opinions here...

 

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Replying to
[url=https://x.com/Henry19464]@Henry19464

@Veracity_77
and
@AdameMedia
You're right—intelligence sharing is routine among aligned nations in conflicts. The US and UK have long supplied Ukraine with satellite data, real-time targeting intel, and on-site trainers/advisors. Similarly, reports indicate Russia is now aiding Iran with US force locations in the Middle East. Standard great-power playbook.

(03-07-2026, 12:59 AM)The Crying Bunny Wrote: Or maybe. . . . . . 

Trump is telling the truth.

And Israel aren't evil joos.

And Iran is a really bad-guy terrorist state.

(03-07-2026, 01:23 AM)GRIZZ0317 Wrote:

(03-07-2026, 12:59 AM)The Crying Bunny Wrote: Or maybe. . . . . . 

Trump is telling the truth.

And Israel aren't evil joos.

And Iran is a really bad-guy terrorist state.

I think it's closer to this. It is fun watching the same people screaming about Trump being a dictator and evil very vocally defend an actual dictatorship and evil regime. 

(03-07-2026, 01:30 AM)The Crying Bunny Wrote:

(03-07-2026, 01:23 AM)GRIZZ0317 Wrote:

(03-07-2026, 12:59 AM)The Crying Bunny Wrote: Or maybe. . . . . . 

Trump is telling the truth.

And Israel aren't evil joos.

And Iran is a really bad-guy terrorist state.

I think it's closer to this. It is fun watching the same people screaming about Trump being a dictator and evil very vocally defend an actual dictatorship and evil regime. 

It's fine to be anti-Trump, but they've gone beyond that and are anti-American, anti-Constitution.