US/Israel and Iran- (13 Viewers)

[efil4]

Thought we should start thread here - over weekend, US carried out strikes against Houthi elements in Yemen in retaliation for their actions in Red Sea.



Houthi leader issued this statement- no US ships in Red Sea


Houthis then attempted to strike US Carrier group

This morning Trump took to Truth Social:



So any missile/shot fired from Houthi elements in Yemen will be considered coming from Iran. Obviously this is wrought with problems, but we know Houthis will respond and continue attacks.

So then what does this mean for Iran? Lots to unpack, but seems to me that the NO WAR POTUS is hell bent on getting into yet ANOTHER conflict in the ME. He is backing himself into a corner with statements and we could find ourselves embroiled in ME conflict again.

 

[GrandAdmiral]

Unconfirmed for now, but reports starting to surface that Iran attacked Saudi Aramco refinery in Yanbu.
The significance Is Yanbu is on the West Coast...on the Red Sea. Its a secondary hub for Red Sea shipments.
If Iran is now targeting that, they are serious about disrupting all oil shipments.
They also hit Habshan Gas facility just south of Abu Dabhi.

They sent evacuation orders to all of those sites and more.

 

[efil4]

And Trump now says he had no idea Israel would hit South Pars. ( Axios reports he did)

Yeah its showing up on NASA Firms

 

[superchuck500]

 

[fooferdoggie]

 

[Optimus Prime]

 

[Sendai]

“The US Navy decommissioned Middle East minesweepers last year. Here’s what they did.”

“The U.S. Navy decommissioned half of its Avenger-class mine countermeasure ships last year and began replacing them with littoral combat ships that possess anti-mine capabilities.

Naval mine warfare is a major tenet of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy military doctrine, according to a 2017 Office of Naval Intelligence report, and looks to be a factor in the ongoing Iran war.”

“The [littoral combat ship] MCM mission package is a sophisticated suite of manned and unmanned systems designed to locate, identify, and neutralize sea mines, at a safer distance from minefields than the Avenger-class MCMs,” a Navy official told Military Times on the condition of anonymity.

The US Navy decommissioned Middle East minesweepers last year. Here’s what they did.

Four Avenger-class mine countermeasure ships stationed in Bahrain were decommissioned in 2025 after each serving for over 30 years.

www.navytimes.com

 

[LA 2 L.A.]

Our unjustified war on Iran will probably be a boon for lower cost electric car sales.

 

[nolaspe]

As expected, fortnite bros are running the asylum...

 

[LA 2 L.A.]

It's really hard to read past that TwiX first sentence from DJT "Let nobody be fooled!"

What does TwiX mean?

 

[Heathen]

 

[Heathen]

What a shirtshow

 

[LA 2 L.A.]

I just saw this. Let MAGA chew on that awhile - especially since so many of them are conspiracy brained.

And very anti-Jewish. Remember "Jews will not replace us" in 2017 Charlottesville? They're going to seize on this, Kent might even be being less than honest, to make the US an unsafe place for people who are Jewish.

 

[Maxp]

“The US Navy decommissioned Middle East minesweepers last year. Here’s what they did.”

“The U.S. Navy decommissioned half of its Avenger-class mine countermeasure ships last year and began replacing them with littoral combat ships that possess anti-mine capabilities.

Naval mine warfare is a major tenet of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy military doctrine, according to a 2017 Office of Naval Intelligence report, and looks to be a factor in the ongoing Iran war.”

“The [littoral combat ship] MCM mission package is a sophisticated suite of manned and unmanned systems designed to locate, identify, and neutralize sea mines, at a safer distance from minefields than the Avenger-class MCMs,” a Navy official told Military Times on the condition of anonymity.

The US Navy decommissioned Middle East minesweepers last year. Here’s what they did.

Four Avenger-class mine countermeasure ships stationed in Bahrain were decommissioned in 2025 after each serving for over 30 years.

www.navytimes.com

The LCSs are an insanely expensive boondoggle of corruption that have never actually performed the task of minesweeper. Oh yeah, they left too.
U.S. Navy Minesweepers Assigned To Middle East Have Been Moved To Pacific (Updated)

U.S. Navy Minesweepers Assigned To Middle East Have Been Moved To Pacific (Updated)

Two of the three Littoral Combat Ships that had taken over the minesweeping role in the Middle East have just appeared in Malaysia.

www.twz.com

 

[superchuck500]

What a shirtshow

. . . and it’s a lie (again)

 

[efil4]

Hegseth is full on Christian Nationalist.

 

[superchuck500]

What a shirt show

 

[efil4]

Our SECDEF is unbelievably detached. The cavalierness in which he says "kill" is pretty telling

 

[efil4]

"Pass"