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I’ve heard rumours that Iran has oil. Just say’n…
Iran's main allies form its "Axis of Resistance," including Hezbollah (Lebanon), Houthi movement (Yemen), Shiite militias (Iraq), Hamas (Gaza), and historically the Syrian regime, supported by strategic partners like Russia and China, while relying heavily on proxy networks for regional influence against adversaries like Israel and the U.S.
Oh, and Iran holds vast proven oil (4th globally) and natural gas (2nd globally) reserves, making it a major player in global energy markets, but that’s probably just a coincidence.
He doesn't like the idea of anybody but him and his buddies being powerful.
U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) cautioned the Iranian regime against any “unsafe and unprofessional behavior” as the nation prepares to launch live fire drills in the Strait of Hormuz.
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(YouTube & Iran is Conducting Military Drills Near Oil Shipping Lanes)
“U.S. forces acknowledge Iran’s right to operate professionally in international airspace and waters,” CENTCOM wrote Friday in a post on social platform X. “Any unsafe and unprofessional behavior near U.S. forces, regional partners or commercial vessels increases risks of collision, escalation, and destabilization.” Etc…
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(YouTube & Iran touched a boat going to the Persian Gulf)
The warning follows Iran’s announcement that its military forces would run a multi-day naval training exercise and perform “live-fire exercises” in the region starting Sunday, a state-run television network shared Thursday in a post online.
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Iran is Conducting Military Drills Near Oil Shipping Lanes
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“U.S. forces acknowledge Iran’s right to operate professionally in international airspace and waters,” CENTCOM wrote Friday in a post on social platform X. “Any unsafe and unprofessional behavior near U.S. forces, regional partners or commercial vessels increases risks of collision, escalation, and destabilization.” Etc…
Iran touched a boat going to the Persian Gulf
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The warning follows Iran’s announcement that its military forces would run a multi-day naval training exercise and perform “live-fire exercises” in the region starting Sunday, a state-run television network shared Thursday in a post online.
US warns Iran against conducting ‘unsafe’ military drills — The Hill
U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) cautioned the Iranian regime against any “unsafe and unprofessional behavior” as the nation prepares to launch live fire drills in the Strait of Hormuz.
Iran is expected to begin a two-day live-fire naval exercise on Sunday in the Strait of Hormuz - one of the world's most important shipping lanes and a key route for energy supplies.
Around a fifth of the world's traded oil passes through the waterway, which is about 33km (21 miles) wide at its narrowest point between Iran and Oman. Iran has in the past threatened to close the strait if it were attacked.
On Thursday, Trump said he had told Iran that it had to do two things to avoid US military action: "Number one, no nuclear. And number two, stop killing protesters."
Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has warned that any attack would spark a regional conflict, as the US continues to build up its forces nearby.
"The Americans should know that if they start a war, this time it will be a regional war," Khamenei was quoted as saying by the semi-official Tasnim news agency.
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So….what ‘was’ this eight story building (?) and whom was in it (?), and least on those lower floors?
(YouTube & Explosion occurs in eight-story building in Iranian port city of Bandar Abbas)
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The blast happened a day before a planned naval drill by Iran in the Strait of Hormuz, the narrow mouth of the Persian Gulf through which a fifth of all oil traded passes. Already, the U.S. military had warned Iran not to threaten its warships or commercial traffic in the strait, on which Bandar Abbas sits.
A local newspaper, Sobh-e Sahel, aired footage of one of its correspondents speaking in front of the building. The footage included a sequence that showed a man in black boots and a green security force uniform being carried out on a stretcher. He wore a neck brace and appeared to be in pain, his left hand covering the branch insignia on his uniform.
The local newspaper did not acknowledge the security force member being carried out elsewhere in its reporting. Iran’s paramilitary Revolutionary Guard itself did not discuss the blast, other than to deny that a Guard navy commander had been hurt in the explosion.
Iranian authorities and local media cited a gas leak as the cause, but confusion persists as residents testified the building had no gas pipelines. Another explosion blamed on a “gas explosion” Saturday in the southwestern city of Ahvaz killed five people, state media reported.
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Trump has not publicly commented on the explosions.
The IRGC denied social media claims that the explosion targeted Admiral Ali Reza Tangsiri and that he had died. The semi-official Tasnim News Agency called such reports “completely false.” Reuters cited Israeli officials denying involvement in the explosions.
Alireza Tangsiri (Persian: علیرضا تنگسیری) is (or at least was) an Iranian military officer and the current commander of Navy of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps appointed since 23 August 2018 replaced Ali Fadavi.
After rumours circulated online about the Bandar Abbas explosion, the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) denied that any of the buildings belonging to its naval forces in the province had been targeted, according to a statement carried by the Fars news agency.
Local newspaper Sobh-e Sahel showed footage of a man in a green security force uniform being carried out on a stretcher in a neck brace, and Tasnim later reported that one officer was injured after being called to the scene to help citizens.
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(YouTube & “Yeah, what he said”)
Around a fifth of the world's traded oil passes through the waterway, which is about 33km (21 miles) wide at its narrowest point between Iran and Oman. Iran has in the past threatened to close the strait if it were attacked.
On Thursday, Trump said he had told Iran that it had to do two things to avoid US military action: "Number one, no nuclear. And number two, stop killing protesters."
Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has warned that any attack would spark a regional conflict, as the US continues to build up its forces nearby.
"The Americans should know that if they start a war, this time it will be a regional war," Khamenei was quoted as saying by the semi-official Tasnim news agency.
Iran's supreme leader warns of regional war if US attacks — BBC News
Trump earlier said Iran - which is due to begin a live-fire naval exercise in a key shipping route - was in "serious discussions".
Blast in Iran port city kills 1, wounds 14 before Strait of Hormuz naval drill watched by US
An explosion has ripped through an apartment building in the Iranian port city of Bandar Abbas, killing a 4-year-old girl.
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A local newspaper, Sobh-e Sahel, aired footage of one of its correspondents speaking in front of the building. The footage included a sequence that showed a man in black boots and a green security force uniform being carried out on a stretcher. He wore a neck brace and appeared to be in pain, his left hand covering the branch insignia on his uniform.
The local newspaper did not acknowledge the security force member being carried out elsewhere in its reporting. Iran’s paramilitary Revolutionary Guard itself did not discuss the blast, other than to deny that a Guard navy commander had been hurt in the explosion.
Iranian authorities and local media cited a gas leak as the cause, but confusion persists as residents testified the building had no gas pipelines. Another explosion blamed on a “gas explosion” Saturday in the southwestern city of Ahvaz killed five people, state media reported.
Explosion in Iranian Port City Kills One, Injures 10
Explosion in Iranian Port City Kills One, Injures 10 Official gas leak cause disputed by residents; U.S. military deployment raises questions
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The IRGC denied social media claims that the explosion targeted Admiral Ali Reza Tangsiri and that he had died. The semi-official Tasnim News Agency called such reports “completely false.” Reuters cited Israeli officials denying involvement in the explosions.
Alireza Tangsiri (Persian: علیرضا تنگسیری) is (or at least was) an Iranian military officer and the current commander of Navy of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps appointed since 23 August 2018 replaced Ali Fadavi.
After rumours circulated online about the Bandar Abbas explosion, the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) denied that any of the buildings belonging to its naval forces in the province had been targeted, according to a statement carried by the Fars news agency.
Local newspaper Sobh-e Sahel showed footage of a man in a green security force uniform being carried out on a stretcher in a neck brace, and Tasnim later reported that one officer was injured after being called to the scene to help citizens.
Deadly blast in Iran’s Bandar Abbas caused by gas leak, official says
Local fire official says gas leak likely caused explosion that ripped through residential building in Iranian port city.
Iran considers EU armies as 'terrorist groups' in retaliatory move — Reuters
Iran considers as "terrorist groups" the armies of EU countries that listed the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps on the bloc's list of terrorist organisations, the speaker of the Iranian parliament said on Sunday.
Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps - Wikipedia
Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy - Wikipedia
Notice it doesn’t ask above, “Will ‘America’ attack Iran?”
Every county in the region against Iran?
Except of course, the ones they finance.
The Iranian Shahed-139 drone was flying toward the carrier "with unclear intent" and was shot down by an F-35 U.S. fighter jet, the U.S. military said.
The incident came as diplomats sought to arrange nuclear talks between Iran and the United States, and U.S. President Donald Trump warned that with U.S. warships heading toward Iran, "bad things" would probably happen if a deal could not be reached.
In a separate incident on Tuesday in the Strait of Hormuz, just hours after the drone shootdown, Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps forces harassed a U.S.-flagged, U.S.-crewed merchant vessel, according to the U.S. military.
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The incident came as diplomats sought to arrange nuclear talks between Iran and the United States, and U.S. President Donald Trump warned that with U.S. warships heading toward Iran, "bad things" would probably happen if a deal could not be reached.
In a separate incident on Tuesday in the Strait of Hormuz, just hours after the drone shootdown, Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps forces harassed a U.S.-flagged, U.S.-crewed merchant vessel, according to the U.S. military.
US shoots down Iranian drone approaching aircraft carrier, official says — Reuters
The U.S. military on Tuesday shot down an Iranian drone that "aggressively" approached the Abraham Lincoln aircraft carrier in the Arabian Sea, the U.S. military said, in an incident first reported by Reuters.
China is loving this.The Iranian Shahed-139 drone was flying toward the carrier "with unclear intent" and was shot down by an F-35 U.S. fighter jet, the U.S. military said.
The incident came as diplomats sought to arrange nuclear talks between Iran and the United States, and U.S. President Donald Trump warned that with U.S. warships heading toward Iran, "bad things" would probably happen if a deal could not be reached.
In a separate incident on Tuesday in the Strait of Hormuz, just hours after the drone shootdown, Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps forces harassed a U.S.-flagged, U.S.-crewed merchant vessel, according to the U.S. military.
US shoots down Iranian drone approaching aircraft carrier, official says — Reuters
The U.S. military on Tuesday shot down an Iranian drone that "aggressively" approached the Abraham Lincoln aircraft carrier in the Arabian Sea, the U.S. military said, in an incident first reported by Reuters.
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- A monthly poll by The Israel Democracy Institute found that 49.7 percent of Israelis think Israel should refrain from direct involvement in the U.S.-Iran conflict unless it is attacked, while 44.2 percent of respondents said that Israel should strike Iran from the outset, in coordination with the U.S.
Unless Iran fires missiles directly to Israel, Ithink it would be best pollitically to sit back and eat popcorn. It would look better to the muslim neighbours Israel is more or less on speaking terms with.