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Iran: Ships using US route risk ‘accidents’….. US may escalate Iran military op soon

Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) Navy shared that four ships attempted to use intel provided by the US to stray from shipping routes designated by Tehran on Sunday. The vessels allegedly switched off their navigation systems and, ignoring warnings from the Iranian control base, intended to exit the Strait of Hormuz via an “unsafe route.” The military said that two of them then “faced an accident and were stopped in their tracks,” while the other two abandoned the route. “Vessels that are influenced by the words of the American enemy and enter the unsafe route will certainly face an accident,” the statement warned, repeating that “not a single drop of oil, gas, or chemical fertilizer” will pass through the strait without Tehran’s permission.

NN: Take their words seriously. Because supplies are drying  up faster then a pan of water in the desert sun.
US may escalate Iran military op soon

The United States is preparing to escalate its military campaign against Iran in the coming days, according to an Israeli security source cited by i24NEWS.Operational plans are reportedly ready and awaiting US President Donald Trump’s decision on next steps. At the same time, the same report claims that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is holding a limited security discussion on developments in the conflict. While the US is keeping Israel out of active operations for now, the source claims that the two allies remain engaged in intelligence sharing and operational planning. Washington is facing mounting pressure following American soldiers’ deaths in the conflict, with more accusations of unreported injuries mounting.

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US completes 8th night of Iran strikes…. Iran says it struck two US bases in Kuwait

The United States Central Command (CENTCOM) announced it carried out strikes on Iranian military sites for an eighth straight night. CENTCOM said US forces struck Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) units linked to attacks on US service members in Jordan on Friday. The targets included coastal surveillance systems, air defenses, naval capabilities and missile and drone storage facilities.

Iran says it struck two US bases in Kuwait

Iranian forces attacked two US military bases in Kuwait on Sunday, targeting ammunition depots and air-defense radar systems, Iran’s Mehr News Agency reported. The strikes were described as retaliation for recent US attacks on Iranian cities. Iran said American operations had hit Bandar Abbas, Sirik, Hajiabad, and Qeshm Island near the Strait of Hormuz.

Hegseth eulogizes US soldiers killed in Jordan

United States Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth declared that the “sacrifice” made by US troops who were killed in an Iranian strike in Jordan would only “stiffen” Washington’s resolve. “Godspeed, heroes,” Hegseth wrote shortly after US Central Command confirmed the fatalities, while declaring an additional soldier to be missing. Washington had previously denied any US casualties since the resumption of full-scale war with Iran.

NN: Sure glad we got the memo. I know we can send it to  the families of the dead troops… Thankyou for your service AND here is a signed copy of the memo you can put on your mantel with the folded flag from the funeral. 
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Iran hits Gulf states and Jordan after seventh night of US strikes

 Iran launched more attacks on Washington’s Gulf allies and Jordan on Saturday after a seventh straight night of ​U.S. strikes on Iranian military targets, escalating the war one week after a ceasefire collapsed. Kuwait came under sustained attack, with a desalination plant hit and operations at Kuwait International Airport ‌suspended due to repeated missile and drone threats.  Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps said it had struck a U.S. military support centre at Camp Arifjan and destroyed a radar facility at Ali Al Salem Air Base. Kuwait Petroleum Corporation later said one of its oil facilities had been hit in “repeated Iranian attacks”, causing significant damage and some injuries, according to the state news agency. Kuwait’s armed forces said they had intercepted Iranian ballistic missiles and drones early on Saturday, adding that a number of firefighters and ​oil sector workers had been injured while responding to the attacks.
Iran was responding to U.S. attacks on bridges, power facilities and other infrastructure. “Since there is no international institution to prevent the savagery ​of the U.S. military, we have no path before us except the Quranic command: ‘Whoever attacks you, attack them in the same manner’,” the IRGC said in ⁠a statement warning U.S. allies in the region to expect more strikes. Iran’s Health Ministry said on Saturday that 50 people had been killed and more than 500 injured in U.S. strikes over the past three ​weeks, the semi-official ILNA news agency reported. The IRGC targeted a site in Bahrain where U.S. combat aircraft were gathered at Sheikh Isa Air Base and an intelligence data centre, Iranian state media reported. The Guards said they had ​also destroyed at least two U.S. fighter aircraft and three other aircraft during a missile and drone attack early on Saturday on the U.S. base in Al Azraq, Jordan, according to Iranian state TV. Iran also launched attacks on Saudi Arabia for the first time in about three months, according to two people familiar with the matter, triggering early warning alarms in Al-Kharj, east of the capital Riyadh, and at Yanbu on the kingdom’s Red ​Sea coast.The people said one attack had targeted the Prince Sultan Air Base in Al-Kharj, which hosts U.S. forces. Saudi state media did not elaborate on what triggered the early warnings and the government media office ​did not respond to a request for comment. The IRGC made no mention of any attack on Saudi Arabia. Oil prices rose more than 4% on Friday to their highest level in more than a month, adding to ‌political pressure on ⁠U.S. President Donald Trump as his Republican Party tries to hold on to power in November congressional elections.
Washington and Tehran have been testing the limits of escalation since their ceasefire agreement fell apart last week, raising the prospect of a return to all-out war.
On Friday, both sides took aim at shipping traffic, with the U.S. saying it was enforcing a naval blockade while Iran said it targeted vessels that violated its rules on navigating the Strait of Hormuz, the vital waterway for one-fifth of the world’s oil supply. Iranian media reported that several missiles had struck power facilities and desalination pumps in the southern city of Jask on Saturday, citing a local official.
Some ​10,000 people in 20 villages were without water, ​Tasnim news agency reported. The governor of Jask ⁠later said emergency water deliveries had begun to the affected villages. A power generation and water desalination plant in Kuwait was hit in an Iranian attack, the country’s Electricity, Water and Renewable Energy Ministry said in a statement. It was the second attack on Kuwaiti water desalination sites in two days. Kuwait’s Foreign Ministry said Iran’s ​targeting of vital infrastructure endangered civilians and violated international law, adding it held Tehran fully responsible for the attacks. Earlier, the U.S. military’s Central Command said it had ​completed its seventh consecutive day ⁠of strikes by hitting Iranian surveillance sites, military logistics infrastructure, underground weapons storage and maritime capabilities. Iranian media reported strikes in Hormozgan Province on the Strait of Hormuz early on Saturday. State TV said three people were killed and eight wounded while two bridges and a road tunnel were damaged. A day earlier, Iranian state media said U.S. strikes hit at least five bridges in the south. Seven people were reported killed in ⁠attacks on bridges ​in the port of Bandar Khamir, where a train station was also hit. An airport was reported hit in Iranshahr further ​east. U.S. officials have said the strikes on southern Iran are designed partly to provide options for Trump, who has also declined to rule out a ground assault on Iran’s coast or islands. The attacks risk provoking Iran to mount further attacks on the vital infrastructure of ​Gulf states, or renewed efforts by Tehran’s allies in Yemen to disrupt global energy supplies by targeting Red Sea shipping.
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Several US troops said to have been injured in Jordan….. Iran claims another hit on US airbase in Jordan…. IDF: US refueling jets to be stationed at airbases

Several US troops were injured in an Iranian strike on their facility in Jordan, multiple unnamed US officials told CBS News. The sources, who spoke on the condition of anonymity, did not offer further details, though they stated that no fatalities were recorded among US or Jordanian military personnel so far. Iranian forces repeatedly targeted US forces in Jordan, as hostilities with Washington appeared to escalate further.

NN: Don’t kid your self drones are kicking the shit out of US bases. The days of planes parked outside and troops living in quasit huts are over. Its cave dweller time bases built deep unground. 
Iran claims another hit on US airbase in Jordan

Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) confirmed in a statement on Saturday that it once again targeted the United States Al-Azraq airbase, situated in Jordan, with missiles and drones. The Iranian army insisted that the strike “completely” wrecked at least two US fighter aircraft, while also causing “significant” damage to several others. Addressing the Jordanian army directly, Iran’s military said that it has to “eliminate [the US presence in the country] by any means necessary and to cleanse the sacred land of Jordan of these killers of innocent Muslims.”

IDF: US refueling jets to be stationed at airbases

The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) confirmed on Saturday that additional US military refueling aircraft will arrive in Israel and be stationed at air force bases rather than at Ben Gurion Airport, due to concerns about severe airport congestion. According to Israeli outlet Ynet News, more than 60 American refueling planes have arrived in Israel so far, including 33 that were parked at the country’s main international airport.

NN; Its not just  refueling aircraft. All the US bases in the gulf are being evacuated and being moved to Israel where distance and Israel’s 3 layers missal and defensenice shields are better able to protect them. And yes Israel has underground Hangers. Something about defending ones self from 20 years of constant rocket and drone attacks makes you good at it.

 

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The Iran War Is Driving The World Into Another Dark Age

The world feared the Iran war’s disruption of the Strait of Hormuz would trigger historically high oil prices. Yet the worst hasn’t happened yet, and the reasons for that may hint at a rewiring of global energy flows. That unexpected resilience of markets has many explanations, but it’s forcing a bigger question: does the world simply wait for the critical waterway to normalize, or start building alternative routes, inventories and supply systems to hedge against future risks which will take years.

Soon China oil reserves will run out. Then all hell  will break loose. And when Iran with their surrogates  the Hooties shut the red sea it will be oil crises squared, Then you will wish you had solar panels, electric cars and guns.  And don’t forget a 2 year food supply. And i don’t meal that salt laced nitrate freeze dried crap the sell on the internet.

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Iran tells Houthis to close Red Sea gateway if US hits power network, sources say

 

  • Houthis await signal to hit shipping, source says
  • Red Sea disruption would deepen energy crisis
  • Saudi Arabia takes threat seriously, regional source says

Iran has asked Yemen’s Houthi movement to stand ready to close the Red Sea oil route if the United States strikes Iranian power infrastructure, three sources told Reuters on Thursday, posing a potent new threat ​to global energy supplies. The idea has been discussed within the Islamic Republic’s leadership, and the message has been conveyed to Iran’s Houthi allies, two senior Iranian ‌sources and a regional source familiar with the matter said, speaking on condition of anonymity.  The sources said the Houthis had been informed recently of Tehran’s request, which has not been previously reported. They did not give further details on how it had been conveyed or whether it was after U.S. President Donald Trump’s threat to attack Iranian power infrastructure on Tuesday. Iran’s foreign ministry and a spokesperson for the Houthi group were not immediately available to respond to ​Reuters’ request. A source close to the Houthis said the group had completed preparations to attack shipping by deploying missiles and drones ​near Bab el-Mandeb strait, the gateway to the Red Sea, in Yemen’s highlands overlooking Hodeidah and the Gulf of Aden and was awaiting the ⁠order to begin.

Any threat to the Red Sea and its Bab el-Mandeb gateway risks hugely exacerbating the global energy crisis triggered by Iran’s closure of the Strait of Hormuz and underscores the explosive ​risks stemming from a new round of warfare.
With the Hormuz strait already shut, any Houthi attacks on vessels or ports in the Red Sea would leave the Middle East’s two main oil export ​routes disrupted simultaneously, opening a new front in both the energy crisis and Iran’s wider conflict with the United States. Representatives of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) who are already in Yemen will control the decision on when to close the Bab el-Mandeb strait, said the source close to the Houthis. In a sign of escalating tensions in the region, the Houthis fired missiles at Saudi Arabia after accusing the kingdom of bombing an airport under ​their control on Monday, breaking a four-year truce in the conflict between the kingdom and the group. “If fighting intensifies and spills over into Red Sea export infrastructure and shipping, it will threaten the only major alternative route for oil exports from ‌the region,” he ⁠said. Two regional sources close to Riyadh said the kingdom was taking threats from Iran and the Houthis very seriously, adding that Riyadh was aware the Yemeni group was now closely coordinating with Iran over the Red Sea. A significant amount ​of Gulf oil has since been diverted ⁠to the Red Sea through a Saudi pipeline, and the waterway now carries around 7% of global energy supplies. When the Houthis attacked shipping during the Gaza war, major shipping companies diverted their cargoes to the much longer, more expensive route around Africa. With Saudi Arabia having itself diverted 70% ​of its energy exports through its Red Sea port of Yanbu, any direct attacks there would also be a big problem for oil ​markets. One of the regional ⁠sources said Iran’s clerical rulers were seeking to pressure the United States by raising the potential cost to the global economy, threatening Red Sea shipping and the flow of Saudi oil exports through the waterway, in what the source described as part of “Iranian thinking.”
Closing down the strait would not be difficult, the source said, adding: “Anybody with a firing rifle can interrupt the shipping. You don’t have to have sophisticated ⁠missiles to ​interrupt the shipping.” Iran views the Houthis as part of its regional “Axis of Resistance”, an alliance that also includes Lebanon’s ​Hezbollah and Iraqi Shi’ite armed groups that have already joined the regional conflict between Tehran and Washington.
But the Houthi rebels have not formally entered the fray.
The United States says Iran has provided the Houthis with weapons, funding and training, including ​support channelled through Hezbollah. Tehran has denied the accusation.
NN: When not if Iran shuts down the straights and red sea at the sane  its over. A energy crises the likes of which the world has never seen before. Then the world will grow a hairy set  of balls and deal with the Iranian savages in a final solution.
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Trump Vows to Intensify Iran Attacks as Oil Climbs

The US launched attacks against Iran for a fifth day after Tehran hit Kuwait with the heaviest wave of strikes in weeks, leaving an interim peace deal in tatters. The European Union Aviation Safety Agency raised its threat level for airlines in the Middle East, cautioning carriers to avoid the region amid a heightened threat of missile and drone strikes. Oil rose for a third day, with Brent jumping near $85 a barrel and taking its gain this week to 13%.

Congested Routes

London flights to Asia and Australia now bypass multiple airspaces, causing congestion and longer routes

Source: Flightradar24

Washington and Tehran are vying over control of the Strait of Hormuz, with Iran attacking vessels it says are crossing the chokepoint without its permission. President Donald Trump has vowed to intensify the US military response after ending a waiver on Iranian oil sanctions and reimposing a naval blockade. So far, the US is mostly keeping to military targets in the south of the Islamic Republic such as radar, missile and drone sites. The bombing campaign remains far less intense than during the height of the war in March and early April, when Tehran and other major cities were under constant fire.

NN: It remains to be seen if Trump TACOS out …..Again
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US-Iran Truce Collapses as Attacks Worsen, Blockade Restarts

  • The US and Iran’s interim peace has collapsed after American forces reimposed a naval blockade and launched airstrikes, while Tehran attacked oil tankers sailing through the Strait of Hormuz.
  • The US launched airstrikes at military sites in southern Iranian towns and cities, and Iran targeted US bases in Jordan and Bahrain, and hit two oil tankers from the United Arab Emirates with cruise missiles.
  • US President Donald Trump proposed a 20% reimbursement fee on all cargo shipped through the Strait of Hormuz, which would account for costs of providing safety and security, but the plan’s implementation and legality are uncertain.

The interim peace between the US and Iran effectively collapsed after American forces reimposed a naval blockade and launched another wave of airstrikes, while Tehran attacked more oil tankers sailing through the Strait of Hormuz. US President Donald Trump’s decision to restart a blockade of Iranian ports overnight came after hostilities between the two sides worsened in the past week, with tensions centered on control of the strait.

Traffic through the all-important waterway has dwindled and oil has surged 20% since attacks rekindled, with Brent trading around $86 a barrel.

On Monday night, the US launched airstrikes at military sites in several southern Iranian towns and cities over a five-hour period. Iran targeted US bases in Jordan and Bahrain, and hit two oil tankers from the United Arab Emirates with cruise missiles. The latter attack killed an Indian crew member and wounded about eight others. Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps said the tankers had ignored warnings and that the US had “incited” them to deviate from navigating channels approved by Tehran. The latest incident adds to a spate of shipping attacks by Iran, including on Saudi Arabian and Qatari tankers, since July 7. The US has reacted by firing upon hundreds of Iranian military targets, prompting counterstrikes by Tehran on American allies such as Kuwait, Bahrain, Qatar and Oman. The “shaky peace established by the June deal has ended,” said Eurasia Group analysts including Gregory Brew and Firas Maksad. “Rapid de-escalation appears unlikely, given how both sides have committed to their positions, and an environment of heightened tensions and depressed Hormuz traffic is likely to endure through July.

Brent crude is up almost 20% since early last week

Source: Bloomberg

The escalation in fighting between the US and Iran stems in large part because their preliminary deal from last month — meant to set the stage for talks over Iran’s nuclear program and a permanent end to the war — was ambiguous about the Hormuz strait. Each side claims the other has breached the terms of the so-called memorandum of understanding. The US said the document allowed for free passage of ships through the waterway, while Iran claims it was given the right to manage traffic.

Trump, late on Tuesday, said the strait was “open” HAHAHAHAHAH but added to the chaos for energy companies and shippers by saying he would demand a reimbursement fee of 20% on all cargo shipped through. That would account “for any and all costs necessary to do the job of providing safety and security to this very volatile section of the World,” he said on Truth Social. The number of vessels transiting through the strait fell to the lowest level in a month on Sunday, according to Bloomberg ship-tracking data. Trump’s latest declaration and the increased US strikes underscore his precarious position just over three weeks after signing the MOU. That deal helped lower gasoline prices in the US, raising his Republican Party’s hopes ahead of midterm elections in November. “At least rhetorically, Trump appears to be trying to play the Iranians at their own game,” said Holly Dagres, a senior fellow at the Washington Institute for Near East Policy. “Rest assured, the Iranians won’t be giving up the strait that easily.”

Oil Advances Above $85 on Hormuz Tensions “Neither side will back down from their claims over the strait, yet both currently want to avoid total war,” said Bloomberg Economics analysts including Becca Wasser and Dina Esfandiary. “That points to recurring fighting, and repeat stalls in talks.”
NN: I think we can say their will be no $50 oil $3 gasoline or peace in the gulf! Instead $150 oil $10 gasoline  and a nuclear Iran that will start WWIII that will be a nuclear war!
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Jordan downs 3 ballistic missiles from Iran overnight… Kuwait intercepts Iran’s aerial attacks

Jordan’s armed forces said its air defense systems intercepted and destroyed three ballistic missiles that crossed into the country’s airspace from Iran early overnight, the state-run Jordan News Agency (PETRA) reported, citing a senior military source. The military reportedly stressed that Jordan’s airspace is part of the kingdom’s sovereignty and vowed to confront any violation. No casualties or damages were reported.

Kuwait intercepts Iran’s aerial attacks

Kuwait’s Army confirmed that its air defense units are actively dealing with incoming threats following what it called “criminal Iranian aggression” targeting the country. “The General Staff of the Army notes that any explosion sounds heard are the result of air defense systems intercepting the hostile attacks,” the military wrote in a statement. To ensure public protection, it urged residents to “adhere to the security and safety instructions issued by the competent authorities.”

NN: more hooks… Straights are opened… Ignore the bombed ships and attacks on oil facilities because we have a hahahahahahaha A MEMO

 

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US completes another round of Iran strikes…… Trump said to plan expanded Iran strikes

United States Central Command (CENTCOM) in a statement announced it carried out another round of strikes against Iran, which hit “dozens” of military sites near the Strait of Hormuz and along Iran’s coast. CENTCOM said the operation lasted seven hours and involved fighter aircraft, drones and naval forces using precision weapons against missile and drone facilities, naval assets and coastal defenses. “U.S. forces remain vigilant, lethal, and prepared to execute operations directed by the Commander in Chief,” the statement read. The strikes coincided with the resumption of a US naval blockade on vessels traveling to or from Iranian ports.

NN: Thank Trump we have the memo. And he wants  you to know their is no oil crises and the straights are open. All i can say is unhook my dick.
Trump said to plan expanded Iran strikes

United States President Donald Trump met with his top national security team to plan a massive military campaign aimed at forcing Iran to negotiate, Axios reported, citing US officials familiar with the matter. During a Situation Room meeting with Vice President JD Vance, Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and others, the team discussed how recent airstrikes successfully degraded Iran’s ability to attack commercial vessels, allowing 300 ships to safely pass through the blocked waterway over the past week, the officials confirmed. Despite ongoing hostility and retaliatory strikes in the region, the recent naval blockade remains fully active to protect shipping lanes.

NN: After they unhooked my dick i was still confused, And the ice packs still did not help my pain, So i broke out my 20  year old McCallan single malt whiskey triple cast and in my drunken stuper i contemplated my confusion. Trump  says  the straights are fully opened  and 300 ships through. But they then reported the naval blockade. So which is it. And please note of the ha ha ha 300 ships that passed through they did not mention what the ships were carrying. And my sources reported no oil tankers were seen on the satellite imagery either entering or leaving the straights,,,, Ring ring are you getting any oil tankers through the straights? No the shipping companies and insurance companies have halted all movement because the Iranians are still bombing ships… Maybe that explains why since the hahahaha memo failed again oil ad the war is back. oil has gone from $70.08 to a high of $86.08.The biggest 1 day rally in 6 years. I promise to be a good boy if you promise to put that hook in my balls.