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I can deal with a short term hit on gas prices to eliminate the dicktatorship. Say 6 months? Things should be stabalized by then.
I just don't like the middlemen and commodities markets getting rich off it.
Line 'em up and knock 'em down.
- Ayatolla Ali Hosseini Khamenei [Dead]
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Which seven countries? Are any of them shown on the above map?
The U.S.-Israeli air war against Iran expanded on Monday with no end in sight, engulfing Lebanon with Israel responding to strikes by Hezbollah, while Tehran fired missiles and drones at Israel, Gulf states and a British air base in far-away Cyprus.
Video images showed a U.S. warplane falling out of the sky over Kuwait early on Monday, while a person could be seen parachuting. The location was verified by Reuters as filmed in the Al Jahra area of Kuwait. Kuwait's defence ministry said several American aircraft had crashed and all crew were safe.
Kuwait shoots down US jets in friendly-fire incident, US CENTCOM says — Reuters
Kuwait's air defences mistakenly shot down three U.S. F-15 fighter jets during active combat on Monday, U.S. Central Command said on Monday, describing it as an apparent friendly-fire incident during the conflict with Iran.
"Someone knew something": Prediction markets saw millions in movement hours before Iran strikes — MS NOW
Stephanie Ruhle is joined by veteran financial journalist Ron Insana to discuss the flow of millions of dollars in prediction markets in the hours leading up to the Trump administration's strikes on Iran.
In the first strike to reach U.S. allies in Europe, a drone hit Britain's Akrotiri air base in Cyprus overnight. Britain and Cyprus said the damage was limited and there were no casualties. European allies have so far distanced themselves from Trump's decision to go to war, which Britain, France and others say fell short of the legal threshold of combating an imminent threat.
In interviews on Sunday, Trump said the campaign “could” last four weeks. A senior White House official told Reuters that Washington would at some point talk with Tehran's leaders, but not yet.
An extended military campaign could pose a major political risk for Trump's Republican Party ahead of U.S. midterm elections. Only around one in four Americans approve of the operation, according to a Reuters/Ipsos poll on Sunday.
In a video posted on Sunday, Trump vowed military strikes on Iran would continue until "all our objectives are achieved" without providing specifics.
US is sinking Iran's Navy, Trump says — Reuters
U.S. President Donald Trump announced on Sunday that the U.S. military was sinking Iran's Navy, having destroyed nine Iranian warships so far and "going after the rest."
Iran's Revolutionary Guards said on Sunday they had hit three U.S. and UK oil tankers in the Gulf and the Strait of Hormuz and attacked military bases in Kuwait and Bahrain with drones and missiles. Shipping data showed hundreds of vessels including oil and gas tankers dropping anchor in nearby waters.
Global air travel was also heavily disrupted as air strikes kept major Middle Eastern airports closed, including Dubai, the world's busiest international hub.
Iran conflict widens to Lebanon; Kuwait mistakenly shoots down US jets — Reuters
The U.S.-Israeli air war against Iran expanded on Monday with no end in sight, engulfing Lebanon with Israel responding to strikes by Hezbollah, while Tehran fired missiles and drones at Israel, Gulf states and a British air base in far-away Cyprus.
Mohammad Raad, chief of Hezbollah's parliamentary faction, has been killed in an Israeli airstrike.
Pretty soon Paradise is going to run out of virgins.
Pretty soon Paradise is going to run out of virgins.
In a televised address to the nation, Macron said that action needed to be taken with the Straits of Hormuz closed and the Suez Canal and Red Sea shipping routes threatened by the widening conflict.
"We have economic interests to protect, because oil prices, gas prices and the international trade situation are being profoundly disrupted by this war.," Macron said.
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"We have defense agreements that bind us to Qatar, Kuwait, and the United Arab Emirates. The latter are particularly targeted, and we owe them solidarity," Macron said.
Macron said Iran itself "bears primary responsibility" for the U.S.-Israeli action, but added: "the United States of America and Israel have decided to launch military operations; they were conducted outside international law, which we cannot approve."
"We have economic interests to protect, because oil prices, gas prices and the international trade situation are being profoundly disrupted by this war.," Macron said.
France sending aircraft carrier to Mediterranean, Macron says — Reuters
President Emmanuel Macron on Tuesday said France was sending its aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle to the Mediterranean and working to build a coalition that would help secure maritime traffic imperiled by the escalating crisis in the Middle East.
Macron said Iran itself "bears primary responsibility" for the U.S.-Israeli action, but added: "the United States of America and Israel have decided to launch military operations; they were conducted outside international law, which we cannot approve."
This above is the first paragraph in this thread from the opening post way back whenever it started….
"All the red lines have already been crossed," said Qatar's foreign ministry spokesman Majed al Ansari at a press briefing on Tuesday.
"The attacks on our sovereignty are constant," he told journalists.
"There are attacks on infrastructure. There are attacks on our residential areas. And the effects of these attacks are very clear. When it comes to possible retaliation, all options are with our leadership. But we have to make it very clear that attacks like these will not go unanswered and cannot go unanswered."
Mostly the Iranian missiles are being intercepted across the region, but falling debris has started fires and killed people. Drones that are more easily able to get through air defences often cause minimal damage but still sow chaos that disrupts trade and travel.
That seems to be the Iranian strategy – to raise the stakes for its Arab neighbours in hopes they will increase pressure on the US to end the war. The region's vital oil and gas industry could be weaponised by Iran – disrupting it could send shockwaves through the global economy. That also means Tehran's strategy could backfire. Iran risks pushing Gulf states closer to Washington, even having them join the war effort in some form.
So far, they've refused to let the US use their skies and territory to launch strikes on Iran. That could change. At some point, they might decide to participate in military operations. They're not there yet – for now the Arabs are focused on defence. But much depends on how long the war goes on.
Some would be reluctant to appear to be taking Israel's side in the conflict. What's clear is that Iran's attacks have strengthened unity among the Gulf states, the non-Iranian Gulf states anyway.
The six members of the Gulf Cooperation Council – Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Qatar, Bahrain, the United Arab Emirates and Oman – met in emergency session on Sunday to express solidarity and pledge to "take all necessary measures to defend their security and stability and to protect their territories, citizens, and residents, including the option of responding to the aggression."
'All red lines have been crossed': Gulf states weigh response to Iranian strikes — BBC News
Retaliatory Iranian strikes on Gulf states have tarnished their image as safe and prosperous, writes the BBC's Barbara Plett-Usher.
Let's get this straight. Shiited and Sunni don't get along on top of Persian Vs Arab?
Do you know what else they have in common? USA didn't protect them and they are pissed at US and Israel.
Who knew?
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They are Jewish Zionist and secular terrorist. Zionism isn't based on Religion.
What's the fucking difference.
Oh BTW they are also Commies. The original Bolsheviks.
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Hello!!! Yes, politically. You do realize WE back Palestine and the warrants on the sycophantic Israeli leadership?
Bullshit. Tel Aviv. Haifa and Jerusalem have all been hit hard again. Defense didnt work last time, why would it work now
Like I said a month ago. Netanyahu fucked up lastt June giving Iran, China and Russia all they needed to fuck with US and Israel Air defense and attack capabilities.
Is Netanyahu going to beg for a ceasefire again.
Atoadaso.