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The Zionists are having a meltdown.
@FotrosResistancee
https://t.me/FotrosResistancee/19632
Zionists when they “suffer” 0.0001% of what Palestinians have to suffer on a daily basis
Isn’treal seems like they forget that they’re not shooting barefoot refugees.
Oh nooooooo! Anyway
LOL, the US through Lindsey Graham just threatened the Saudi regime. 😂
I can’t stop laughing every time they put “the Kingdom” and followed up by “the Iranian regime”.
“Capable” and “Saudi military” should never be put together by a serious person
If the Gulf monarchies began expanding and empowering their militaries they would be couped in a heartbeat. A national army of citizens would depose them for being the traitors to their own people that they are.
Like any defense agreement is for Saudi benefit and not the US’s
🇮🇷🇺🇸| Iran’s FM, Araghchi, in reaction to CENTCOM publishing HIMARS systems in an Arab country:
“Thank you CENTCOM for admitting that you are using our neighbors’ territory to deploy HIMARS systems against our people, apparently including a desalination plant.
Nobody should complain if our powerful missiles destroy these systems wherever they are in retribution.”
@FotrosResistancee
Source -> https://t.me/FotrosResistancee/19624
It’s so nice seeing a country actually standing up to imperialists with force.
🇮🇷🇺🇸| Senior Iranian military source:
Trump’s claims that the war is nearing an end are a political illusion with no basis on the ground.
Iran has categorically rejected all proposals for a ceasefire and says it will continue the war until its stated objectives are achieved.
Any US attempt to occupy Iranian islands will face a severe and unexpected response, with consequences extending to countries hosting US military bases in the region.
@FotrosResistancee
Source -> https://t.me/FotrosResistancee/19623
Last night, the US/Israel bombed an Iranian civilian bank (Sepah) on Haghani Highway, Tehran
The attack killed several bank employees who were working extra shift hours to prepare people’s salaries.
In response, Iran’s Armed Forces have warned everyone in the region to stay 1km away from US/Israeli-affiliated banks, as it will be among its targets now.
This is according to the statements released by Iran’s armed forces.
https://t.me/FotrosResistancee/19722
Hopefully Iran does follow though with unmistakable force.
Russia is there being attacked more and more directly by the west where it hurts because they loudly proclaim they’ll retaliate against such escalations and never do, while Iran has counterattacked against similarly hit targets within hours.
Interesting decision from a US puppet:
In a global context marked by extreme instability in energy markets, the Philippine government has taken a radical step to protect its economy: switching to a four-day workweek. This decision aims directly to reduce national fuel consumption and mitigate the impact of rising oil prices on workers, according to BRUT.
🇮🇷| Iran’s IRGC spokesman reacts to Trump’s claims about the condition of Iran’s armed forces and his claims about the end of Iran’s power:
“Trump is trying to put psychological pressure on Iran through lies and deception. But Iran is standing courageously and with strong resolve against US and Israeli aggression.
We are continuing the war with full strength, and it is Iran, who will determine when the war ends. Iran’s armed forces are ready to protect the oil and security of the region.
Trump started the war by lying to the American people, but now Iran’s responses have left him in a state of confusion and helplessness.
Iran’s armed forces are awaiting the US naval fleet in the Strait of Hormuz and the aircraft carrier Gerald Ford.
The end of the war is in Iran’s hands.
A missile destroyed Israel’s SES Satellite Station Ha’Ela Valley, just south of Beit Shemesh.
@FotrosResistancee
🇺🇸🇮🇷| Satellite company ‘Planet,’ who in the past couple days had published satellite images of damaged US bases in the region, has announced a 14 day delay to release of imagery in West Asia.
Translation: Trump is not happy with the high quality satellite imagery of its bases getting pounded by Iran.
@FotrosResistancee
Source -> https://t.me/FotrosResistancee/19649
Weren’t they saying a couple days ago they would be delaying 3 days?
3 days ago, they announced a delay of 96 hours( 3.75 days).
Now it is extended to 14 days. That will be the update
🇮🇷🇺🇸| The IRGC says it targeted & struck the USS Abraham Lincoln aircraft carrier with missiles and drones, and is apparently retreating.
According to CBS, the aircraft carrier tried to shoot at a IRGC vessel nearby but missed several times, forcing it to send a helicopter towards it.
Situation remains largely vague what truly happened, we’ll have to wait for more updates.
🇮🇷| Iran’s IRGC has issued evacuation notices for US industrial factories in the region.
The IRGC says in the past 48 hours, the US/Israel targeted Iran’s civilian non-military factories, which killed several factory workers working there, while fasting.
People living around industrial factories in which Americans hold shares, are asked to leave those areas, according to the statement.
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🇧🇭🇺🇸🇮🇷| BREAKING: Iranian drone/missiles hit aircraft fuel tanks at Bahrain’s “airport” (Air Base).
According to OSINT analysis, the “airport” was frequently being used as a military base for the US navy & its vicinity used to launch missiles against Iran.
Now is the question to ask, what does Iran expect out of this. At this point, I believe they are looking for nothing short of complete US withdrawal from the Gulf.
It is also possible that they will start charging for passage through the Strait of Hormuz after this - it’s currently free to navigate.
Regardless, the most telling sign is that they are explicitly saying they are refusing to negotiate. At this moment, Iran is setting the pace and the US can only follow.
It’s a risky move normally, but Iran is protected by the Zagros mountains to the west, and their rocketry tech against incursions. They may or may not have started to mine the Strait, it’s not clear yet, but I saw a video of how they do it: it’s just more missiles.
An invasion + subsequent occupation of Iran would require something like 1 million boots on the ground at the very least. We are looking at a nation that is a peer or near-peer adversary, not a paramilitary group. On top of which, the population is now even more united behind the islamic revolution. Completely unfathomable to send that many troops even with a draft, and that’s just for a blitz-type occupation (go in, decapitate government, install puppet like Iraq). Iran controls its territory and the population would be hostile to soldiers at every turn. A more realistic number is 2 million soldiers on the ground to more fully occupy the territory. If they can even get through the Zagros Mountains or navigate the Strait.
What Iran is lacking is a navy and air force but their rocketry more than makes up for it. We saw the refueling airplane that was taken down over Iraq.
Likewise both the Gerald Ford and Abraham Lincoln, the two biggest aircraft carriers, turned tail and ran as soon as IRGC missiles showed up on their radar. They report no damage but it doesn’t even matter - a salvo of four missiles, likely to test response, managed to get them to fuck off and out of range.
The Brent futures index is essentially a piece of paper that says “you have a proof of purchase for crude oil at this price”. You don’t actually get it delivered (that would be very difficult), it’s a future. Unless you don’t sell for a while, then yes they will deliver. This is how the Brent briefly went under 0$ during the COVID lockdowns: without buyers, people were going to get the oil delivered which is a very bad idea, and they needed to offload it any way they could.
The highest the index has been, adjusted for inflation, was in 1980 at 157$ per barrel. In the US, inflation reached 13.5% in 1980. The shock was caused by the Islamic Revolution and the subsequent Iraqi invasion. US unemployment peaked at 10.8% in 1982. The central bank sharply raised interest rates - the modern mechanism to control inflation - higher central interest rates = banks raise their interest rates as well = people and businesses borrow less = banks generate less new money (yes that’s really how new money is created nowadays). But it also means fewer investments, fewer job creations (that was a thing that still happened in the 80s), etc. People were barred from driving on certain days or for non-essential reasons.
It was bad, basically. The US Bourgeoisie would indeed be fools to want another oil crisis… except fossil fuel majors and banks, of course, who made a lot of money on the crisis in the past. But everyone else would rather the barrel go back down to a more reasonable price.
As things continue, expect the oil barrel to jump up to 150$, maybe even more. It is at around 100$ currently, spurred by empty promises from Trump to try and contain it. He said US ships would start escorting tankers through the Strait, then the Navy said “what are you talking about we literally can’t do that”. Doesn’t matter, price went down briefly. You can follow the price here: https://www.investing.com/commodities/brent-oil (pick the 1D graph). The markets are closed on the weekend so we’ll have to see what it opens at on Monday.
But it’s only been
a decadetwo weeks, give it more time. Expect Iran to make more announcements over time - they probably have them all planned out already on a schedule. Recently, they said that any country that kicks out US bases and embassies would be allowed to cross the Strait again. Their tactics are rocketry and taking out intel capabilities, but the strategy seems to be to try and cause an oil crisis. At that stage, other countries will jump in and likely tell the US to just cut their losses and abandon the Gulf.Iran is continuing to strike at “Israel”, though with the media censorship in the entity you wouldn’t necessarily know it, but it is unclear to me what exactly they are trying to achieve there. They are striking “Israel” plenty, and vary their targets from what little information filters out, but Iran also hasn’t really announced any goals in regards to the entity. Time will tell I suppose.
Now, remember three things:
- we are more intelligent together than individually,
- nobody is ever an expert,
- don’t hang onto someone else’s words, because they will change their mind in the future while you will still be hanging onto what they said months or years ago, and then you will look like a fool.
Also time to revive the !zhukovacademy@lemmygrad.ml for military theory, Marshal Zhukov is waiting for new pupils 🫡
From Sony Thang:
Trump is what happens when an empire becomes too decadent to produce statesmen and too delusional to admit it has produced a salesman instead.
He sells endings to stories he helped write in blood.
He sells peace as a premium add-on to wars he escalated.
He sells his own reckless destruction back to his audience as evidence of mastery.
And because his base confuses humiliation with authenticity, they eat it up.
He is not above them.
He is their reflection.
The loud, orange, boastful face of a culture that thinks not finishing the crime counts as virtue.
Source -> https://xcancel.com/nxt888/status/2032182305062863352#m
