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Ecce Homo! Loquitur...
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Iran is claiming to have closed the Strait of Hormuz.
That would appear to be a claim far exceeding their current naval and missile capability.
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That would appear to be a claim far exceeding their current naval and missile capability.
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Is the Strait of Hormuz Open or Closed?
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The Low-cost Unmanned Combat Attack System (LUCAS) UCASs used en masse by the US were reverse-engineered from an Iranian design
American-Made Shahed-136 Kamikaze Drone Clones Being Tested By Marines
https://www.militarytimes.com/news/y...-iran-strikes/
American-Made Shahed-136 Kamikaze Drone Clones Being Tested By Marines
https://www.militarytimes.com/news/y...-iran-strikes/
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From: Glorious Devon
What does it actually take to close the Strait to commercial traffic? One ship attacked by a fast patrol boat? The announcement has been made, how risk averse are the operators?
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Was him a father!!??? (and had a daughter too!!???) i tought it wasnt allowed as an Ayatollah...
Which is why Islam seems to run towards nepotism and so many claiming direct descent from the prophet - including the Khamenei family. A lineage, alas, which seems to have ended at the 38th generation….
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Khamenei_family
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Reports some vessels are already making alternative arrangements. The insurers will be the ones forcing decisions.
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So it seems that this is the first good day in the Middle East since the CIA gave the northern alliance the stinger missiles.
can only get better.
And quite frankly, who cares how he died whether it was in the air or on the ground.
can only get better.
And quite frankly, who cares how he died whether it was in the air or on the ground.
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Reports some vessels are already making alternative arrangements. The insurers will be the ones forcing decisions.
War risk insurers have submitted some cancellation notices already for policies covering ships moving through the Strait of Hormuz
https://www.lloydslist.com/LL1156476...-flows-for-now
Trading houses suspend oil shipments through Strait of Hormuz but traffic flows for now
Tabs please!
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There will be a retaliation. Iran won't know when or even what it was i.e. sometime things just happen.
Edit : just saw DXB got hit. I posted a few days ago that the mentality at play is that the action is more important than the consequence. That is unfortunately coming home to roost. The Iran regime will be hunted down for as long as it takes.
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Just as a reminder, according to the NYT and after the last attack, the regime already had succession plans in place in case of a decapitation attack.
Just need to work out who is still alive……
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Just need to work out who is still alive……
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