ctm Posted March 1 Report Share Posted March 1 Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) said it struck the USS Abraham Lincoln aircraft carrier with four ballistic missiles, the force announced in its seventh operational communiqué on March 1, ILNA reported, citing Sepah News. 'The powerful strikes by the armed forces of the Islamic Republic of Iran against the exhausted military body of the enemy have entered a new phase, and land and sea will become an ever greater graveyard for terrorist aggressors,' the IRGC statement said. https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/iran-s-irgc-claims-ballistic-missile-attack-on-uss-abraham-lincoln-aircraft-carrier/ar-AA1Xj6dO?ocid=msedgntp&pc=HCTS&cvid=69a45471c2cf4c109a45fceab54b4bc0&ei=54 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
IsntLifeFunny Posted March 1 Report Share Posted March 1 Sometimes after you send your country to war you just need a quick reminder of how cool you are, so you get some dancing on in the gold ballroom with your fellow billionaires. All in a day's work! Callidus, and MadMax 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
IsntLifeFunny Posted March 1 Report Share Posted March 1 7 minutes ago, ctm said: Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) said it struck the USS Abraham Lincoln aircraft carrier with four ballistic missiles, the force announced in its seventh operational communiqué on March 1, ILNA reported, citing Sepah News. 'The powerful strikes by the armed forces of the Islamic Republic of Iran against the exhausted military body of the enemy have entered a new phase, and land and sea will become an ever greater graveyard for terrorist aggressors,' the IRGC statement said. https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/iran-s-irgc-claims-ballistic-missile-attack-on-uss-abraham-lincoln-aircraft-carrier/ar-AA1Xj6dO?ocid=msedgntp&pc=HCTS&cvid=69a45471c2cf4c109a45fceab54b4bc0&ei=54 There's some conflicting reports on this. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pragidealist Posted March 1 Report Share Posted March 1 1 minute ago, IsntLifeFunny said: There's some conflicting reports on this. Credible news is harder and harder to find. Omar, and IsntLifeFunny 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ctm Posted March 1 Report Share Posted March 1 DUBAI/LONDON, March 1 (Reuters) - At least three tankers were damaged off the Gulf coast after U.S. and Israeli strikes on Iran triggered Iranian retaliation that put merchant ships at risk of collateral damage, shipping sources and officials said on Sunday. Risks to commercial shipping have surged in the past 24 hours, with more than 200 vessels including oil and liquefied gas tankers dropping anchor around the Strait of Hormuz and surrounding waters, shipping data showed on Sunday. A Palau-flagged oil tanker under U.S. sanctions was hit on Sunday off Oman's Musandam peninsula, injuring four people, the country's maritime security centre said without specifying what hit the vessel. The Marshall Islands-flagged crude oil tanker MKD VYOM was hit by a projectile off the coast of Oman while sailing with a cargo, two maritime security sources said on Sunday. The Iranian military loaded naval mines on vessels in the Persian Gulf in June, heightening concern in Washington that Tehran was gearing up to establish a Strait of Hormuz blockade, two U.S. officials told Reuters in July. There was an expectation that war risk insurance rates would surge when underwriters reviewed cover on Monday, maritime sources said. https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/three-tankers-damaged-in-gulf-as-us-iran-conflict-escalates/ar-AA1XjfQp?ocid=msedgntp&pc=HCTS&cvid=69a45471c2cf4c109a45fceab54b4bc0&ei=72 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
IsntLifeFunny Posted March 1 Report Share Posted March 1 Something not being discussed much is the fact we have done zero coordinating with anyone resembling a legitimate replacement to the Khomeeni regime. The Shah's son has placed himself as leader of the opposition. Why is he not being flooded on channels? Why did we not immediately turn back on Iranian internet and start a coordinated campaign? Why? Because we are either too stupid to have thought this out, or helping the Iranian people is of zero consequence. Probably both. But anyone framing this as liberation is literally too stupid to communicate with about what's happening. Iranian military is already filling the void. Starkiller, Omar, 9 Nines, and 1 other 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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9 Nines Posted March 1 Report Share Posted March 1 57 minutes ago, IsntLifeFunny said: The odds of this being true are astronomically small reaching nil. Very likely untrue as Iran was not suicidal, but even if true, the Administration failure in diplomacy was more leading to a scenario like that than away from such a scenario. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
tgo Posted March 1 Author Report Share Posted March 1 (edited) 5 minutes ago, IsntLifeFunny said: Something not being discussed much is the fact we have done zero coordinating with anyone resembling a legitimate replacement to the Khomeeni regime. The Shah's son has placed himself as leader of the opposition. Why is he not being flooded on channels? Why did we not immediately turn back on Iranian internet and start a coordinated campaign? Why? Because we are either too stupid to have thought this out, or helping the Iranian people is of zero consequence. Probably both. But anyone framing this as liberation is literally too stupid to communicate with about what's happening. Iranian military is already filling the void. There is opportunity for some form of liberation, but that is definitely not what is happening as of right now. There is no viable succession plan for the regime as it relates to the opposition, and while many Iranians are celebrating the demise of the Ayatollah, about half of them are even more hardened for revenge against America and anyone who supports the US, and uniting behind the government. Most likely result in the immediate term is more control for IRGC hardliners and an even more radical Ayatollah taking Khamenei's place. Edited March 1 by tgo rns90, and IsntLifeFunny 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Starkiller Posted March 1 Report Share Posted March 1 18 minutes ago, IsntLifeFunny said: Something not being discussed much is the fact we have done zero coordinating with anyone resembling a legitimate replacement to the Khomeeni regime. The Shah's son has placed himself as leader of the opposition. Why is he not being flooded on channels? Why did we not immediately turn back on Iranian internet and start a coordinated campaign? Why? Because we are either too stupid to have thought this out, or helping the Iranian people is of zero consequence. Probably both. But anyone framing this as liberation is literally too stupid to communicate with about what's happening. Iranian military is already filling the void. Trump just expects the situation to sort itself out. Or maybe for his middle eastern allies to deal with it. Trump doesn’t care what happens in Iran afterwards. He’s just going to bomb them and let the chips fall where they may, taking no responsibility for the aftermath. IsntLifeFunny, and 9 Nines 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
IsntLifeFunny Posted March 1 Report Share Posted March 1 The other part that will flesh itself out is any country on the fence about getting nuclear weapons is on a fast track to doing so as of today. There is no conventional or asymmetric defense capability to guarantee safety after what the US has done in Venezuela and now Iran. None. The only thing that can guarantee your protection is a nuclear warhead. Any notion otherwise is now in the past. Starkiller 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ctm Posted March 1 Report Share Posted March 1 38 minutes ago, Starkiller said: Trump just expects the situation to sort itself out. Or maybe for his middle eastern allies to deal with it. Trump doesn’t care what happens in Iran afterwards. He’s just going to bomb them and let the chips fall where they may, taking no responsibility for the aftermath. He'll care very quickly if oil prices spike and stay elevated for an extended period of time. That would send our economy into recession. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Starkiller Posted March 1 Report Share Posted March 1 Just now, ctm said: He'll care very quickly if oil prices spike and stay elevated for an extended period of time. That would send our economy into recession. Sure, but he’s not smart or careful enough to understand the consequences of his actions tgo 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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