War with Iran

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Anonymous wrote:Can someone explain to me how taking Kharg Island opens the Strait of Hormuz to shipping?

It doesn't. Kharg is 600 miles from Hormuz. And well within range of the Iranian mainland. Plus it's defended - mines, tank traps, IEDs, drones, shoulder anti-air. The US is going to suffer a lot of casualties if they attempt it. And there is no need to take Kharg anyway. We can sink any ship that tries to load there. Or destroy the pier. This is simply Trump and Hegseth flailing. The Strait of Hormuz was perfectly open to everyone five weeks ago.

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Anonymous wrote:Can someone explain to me how taking Kharg Island opens the Strait of Hormuz to shipping?

It doesn’t do anything for the Strait which is 600 miles away. There must be something else on that island they want

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Anonymous wrote:Looks like American wants Iran to Go make Anime and Worship The West

🕊️ U.S. 15-Point Ceasefire Proposal (2026)

① No nuclear weapons (permanent ban)
② Dismantle nuclear weapons infrastructure
③ End uranium enrichment in Iran
④ Transfer enriched uranium stockpiles to international control
⑤ Decommission key nuclear sites (Natanz, Fordow, Isfahan)
⑥ Full access for international inspectors (IAEA)
⑦ End support for regional proxy groups
⑧ Stop funding/arming groups like Hezbollah & others
⑨ Reduce or limit ballistic missile program
⑩ Restrict missile use to defensive purposes
⑪ Keep Strait of Hormuz open for global shipping
⑫ Temporary ceasefire (~1 month) for negotiations
⑬ Lifting of sanctions
⑭ Economic reintegration
⑮ Civilian nuclear cooperation (non-weapons

Looks reasonable to me (and other normal people). What’s your source for this?

I think it would be reasonable for you to pay me 80% of your income for the rest of your life. I'm sure you agree.

Am I a fanatical nutjob who needs minding so that I don't harm others? If so, then that would be reasonable.

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Anonymous wrote:Can someone explain to me how taking Kharg Island opens the Strait of Hormuz to shipping?

The Straight is open, just not to US and its allies.

Don’t tell Trump, they are trying to keep him far away from reality.

https://www.rawstory.com/trump-2676617111/?link_source=ta_thread_link&taid=69c437c0b45517000179886e&utm_campaign=trueanthem&utm_medium=social&utm_source=threads.net

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Anonymous wrote:Jewish ambulances in London are set on fire.

LONDON — An arson attack on several ambulances from a Jewish volunteer service is being treated as an antisemitic hate crime, police in London said Monday.

The number of antisemitic incidents reported in Britain has surged since the Israel-Hamas war began in late 2023, including attacks on synagogues. The Community Security Trust, a British charity that works to protect the country’s Jewish population, recorded 3,700 incidents in 2025, compared with 1,662 in 2022.
https://www.nbcnews.com/world/united-kingdom/jewish-volunteer-ambulances-set-fire-london-apparent-antisemitic-attac-rcna264680

The claim for responsibility appears to have come from an Iran-aligned group, Harakat Ashab al-Yamin al-Islamiya - The Islamic Movement of the People of the Right Hand - after it made an unsubstantiated claim of responsibility on its Telegram channel earlier.
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cwyj1p49gdpo

Were the ambulances buried w/ the medics killed, the way Israel did in Gaza? I've got news for you: Many in London didn't know they had their own ambulances and are wondering why and who is paying for the service.

Don’t you fret. It’s a nonprofit run entirely by volunteers. Are you actually still trying to push your BS?

Hatzola Northwest was established as a nonprofit organization in 1979 to provide free emergency medical services to residents of North London. According to its website, it works closely with national emergency services and area hospitals and responds to thousands of calls a year, “from minor injuries to life-threatening conditions.”

https://www.nbcnews.com/world/united-kingdom/jewish-volunteer-ambulances-set-fire-london-apparent-antisemitic-attac-rcna264680

im a msulim poster and the PP needs to stop it- this was a horrific attack and so are all the others. the rise in anti-jewish sentiment must stop! in fact non Isreali Jews should be made to feel safe and welcome for political reasons aside from the fact that its a human right. Isreal loves to point out that everyone hates jewish people and that they have to murder maim and steal in order to rot survive and the horrific acts like damaging ambulances, attacking synagogues, shouting at or being rude to jewish people is poisonous not just for them but also us. we dont want to live in a medieval hateful ignorant society and that means eschewing violence. I used anti-jew b/c the co-opting of antisemitic to refer only to one group of semites is infuriating to me - the Arabs are semites too- in fact when God promised the land to ABRAHAM, the Arabs are included in that and most of the progeny of Abraham is not Israeli/jews, they are from/of one grandson while Abraham had many grandsons and they are refereed to as the Arabs).

That’s nice that you’re mortified by anti Jewish violence but Do israelis especially the ones in Israel who throw rooftop viewing parties to dance and watch Palestinian get bombed show the same reciprocated empathy toward Muslim attacks and anti Arab or Iranian violence? Do you think they are mortified by the Iranian schoolgirls that were just murdered? Israelis are taught to hate Arabs more than they hate Hitler but you wanna throw on a cape for them and defend their honour when they say the most disgusting of things. You see a fellow brother/son of Abraham and they don’t see that. This is exactly how Jared Kushner was able to get over on multiple Arab states with his scam “Abraham Accords”.

so? im not in charge of their character, im in charge of my own. also I remember " the disbelievers plan, but Allah also plans and He is the best of Planners". having a good and moral character and practicing sabr (patience) in the face of persecution is an investment that pays dividends. You are right that we see them as our brothers and they dont - have you ever been in a blended family? that is how it works, one part of the family is loving, generous and kind while the other part is greedy, selfish and hateful. MLK wasn't muslim but what he said is true : the arc of history bends towards justice. I also believe the acts of terror and violence like bombing houses of worship, schools, hospitals are disgusting and we have to stop normalizing this violence . we dont believe in an "eye for an eye", look our moral system is SUPERIOR so that means when the Pete hegseths of the world dace on our daughters graves, we pray and we know they are not dead- say not of the martyrs that they are slain for they have everlasting life- that doesnt apply to Taliban monsters, it applies to the innocent muslim children. are you this outraged at the Yemeni and sudanese children starved by the Saudi and Emiratis? we are nt the same as these monsters- we are better, and better means that we had ourselves to a higher standard. so yes ill put on a cape for jewish children who live in fear, b/c im better than their parents.my smugness isn't for myself, its for deen -e- Mohammad, which is superior in its compassion and justice than all other men and you are betraying the Prophet when you speak like you do above. do you remember when the Prophet went to Taif???

A story regarding compassion and justice:

A few days ago a settler who lives in a wildcat settlement in the West Bank was driving around in his ATV with his brother. A wildcat settlement is one that is not even approved by the Israeli government and it is illegal under Israeli law. The area he was driving around is supposed to be off limits to Israelis. He gets in a car accident with a Palestinian man and dies. The brother says the following:

“Arabs from the village began to come… to scream and curse us, throw stones at us. I miraculously managed to call for help. They came after a long time, they managed to save us and took us to the hospital"

Video shows that's a lie. Palestinians from the village came to his aid. They helped carry the settler in a stretcher to a Palestinian Red Crescent ambulance.

Although an investigation of the incident is ongoing, settlers claim he was murdered. They go on pogroms throughout the West Bank. Torching homes and cars, beating people.

The Palestinian villagers had compassion for the injured settler, coming to his aid. In return their homes are being set ablaze and their children cower in fear.

https://www.timesofisrael.com/death-of-atv-driver-unleashes-new-outburst-of-settler-attacks-on-palestinians/

Where is the video and other evidence of these saintly Palestinians coming to his aid and carrying him to the ambulance?

I googled and could only find this tweet. Not sure if the video is AI but likely not because it was posted by an Israeli.

The only other story I could find was something similar from 2018. It’s actually a cute story. In this case, the settlers actually thanked the Palestinian and called him brother. I guess not all settlers are hateful

https://www.timesofisrael.com/settler-family-finally-meets-palestinian-who-saved-them-from-smashed-car/amp/

I'm the PP who asked for the video - thank you for posting this. If more posters would simply post legitimate and well-sourced citations and/or videos, instead of the grossly obvious propaganda, this forum would be a lot more civil.

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Anonymous wrote:Why isn’t CNN calling out Trump for insider trading/ timing the markets?

About an hour before the markets opened, he declared that “productive discussions” were underway between the U.S. and an unknown Iranian official. This was quickly denied by Iran.

It was mentioned on CNBC 1700-hour segment. Of course, it was only said that something didn't smell right.

And where are the Democrats? Why aren’t they screaming about this?

To what end? Like, maybe it will break through to the political class, but that's about it.

The best the Democrats can do right now is record keep in some Excel spreadsheets and hope they get an AG and DOJ that has the ability to actually successfully prosecute a case within the statute of limitations.

Democrats continuously fail to read the tea leaves. The bully pulpit and outrage politics is completely out of their scope. They are focused on legal technicalities when the public wants someone to express their anger and their outrage in public quite often. That’s exactly what made Bernie Sanders and Donald Trump so popular. There’s no fire in the belly, no fight.

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Anonymous wrote:Iran has sent a warning to the United States that it will carpet bomb its own territory to attack any American troops landing there, according to diplomats from a third country who passed on the threat to Washington.

Omg. As a parent of a son on active duty, this is terrifying. Please make it stop.

Source?

Middle East crisis live: confusion over Iran’s response to US proposal to end war
The Guardian.

On live feed about 2 hrs ago- scroll down.
https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2026/mar/25/middle-east-crisis-live-iran-war-oil-prices-more-us-troops-reportedly-deployed-donald-trump-attacks-on-lebanon#top-of-blog

It has to be Kuwait. The only way to get the troops in is to parachute them in from Kuwait. Kuwait would be a fool because Iraq’s iranian sympathizers will attack Kuwait from the north and Iran from the west. Which country is allowing the USA to use their base as a launching pad?

I hope you’re using parachute metaphorically and not literally. Have you seen Iranian air defenses? They will shoot all the parachutes they can find. We are really headed toward danger if this is the case

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who's going to tell him?

https://www.wsj.com/politics/elections/trump-tells-aides-he-wants-speedy-end-to-iran-war-eb9f2b4b

President Trump has told associates he wants a speedy end to the war in Iran and that the war is distracting from his other priorities.

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Anonymous wrote:Why isn’t CNN calling out Trump for insider trading/ timing the markets?

About an hour before the markets opened, he declared that “productive discussions” were underway between the U.S. and an unknown Iranian official. This was quickly denied by Iran.

It was mentioned on CNBC 1700-hour segment. Of course, it was only said that something didn't smell right.

And where are the Democrats? Why aren’t they screaming about this?

To what end? Like, maybe it will break through to the political class, but that's about it.

The best the Democrats can do right now is record keep in some Excel spreadsheets and hope they get an AG and DOJ that has the ability to actually successfully prosecute a case within the statute of limitations.

Democrats continuously fail to read the tea leaves. The bully pulpit and outrage politics is completely out of their scope. They are focused on legal technicalities when the public wants someone to express their anger and their outrage in public quite often. That’s exactly what made Bernie Sanders and Donald Trump so popular. There’s no fire in the belly, no fight.

It's not "democrats" - but rather schumer..."democrats" are pounding the table on this.

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Anonymous wrote:who's going to tell him?

https://www.wsj.com/politics/elections/trump-tells-aides-he-wants-speedy-end-to-iran-war-eb9f2b4b

President Trump has told associates he wants a speedy end to the war in Iran and that the war is distracting from his other priorities.

He says this to make the markets stable but behind closed doors it does appear like he is preparing to send troops. The Iranians are also setting up traps on the island. Obviously Trump lied about talks going well. Iran was telling the truth about no talks occurring. Sad that we have to trust Iranian regime’s word over our own president because their word is more credible

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I love the faked confusion here over Times of Israel and Instagram

The PP is easy to understand. A former PM of Israel was a squatter who stole a Palestinian villa and made it her residence as prime minister while claiming there’s no such thing as a Palestinian.

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I guess there won’t be any such thing as an Iranian either once they nuke Iran or force Trump to do so using the Epstein island child abuse tapes they have of him.

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Anonymous wrote:Why isn’t CNN calling out Trump for insider trading/ timing the markets?

About an hour before the markets opened, he declared that “productive discussions” were underway between the U.S. and an unknown Iranian official. This was quickly denied by Iran.

It was mentioned on CNBC 1700-hour segment. Of course, it was only said that something didn't smell right.

And where are the Democrats? Why aren’t they screaming about this?

To what end? Like, maybe it will break through to the political class, but that's about it.

The best the Democrats can do right now is record keep in some Excel spreadsheets and hope they get an AG and DOJ that has the ability to actually successfully prosecute a case within the statute of limitations.

Democrats continuously fail to read the tea leaves. The bully pulpit and outrage politics is completely out of their scope. They are focused on legal technicalities when the public wants someone to express their anger and their outrage in public quite often. That’s exactly what made Bernie Sanders and Donald Trump so popular. There’s no fire in the belly, no fight.

It's not "democrats" - but rather schumer..."democrats" are pounding the table on this.

No they aren’t. I don’t hear anything about insider trading coming from any Democrat mouth except for Sen Murphy

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Anonymous wrote:Monday: We achieved a total victory. They’re so defeated. They’re ready for talks.

Tuesday: People are saying they never saw a win like this before. It’s truly remarkable. All of the experts said they never saw a win like this before. This may be the biggest win in modern history.

Wednesday: We are ready to send ground troops to control the Strait of Hormuz. We are asking for our NATO allies to assist with this war. It’s going to be a Great War. One to liberate! Eye-raneans from a terrible regime. Very very nasty regime ran by terrible power hungry leaders that don’t believe in women’s rights. Truly terrible. Don’t you think so, Pete?

Thursday: No, who said that? No we are perfectly fine. We do not need NATO or Europe! Victory keeps coming. The fake news won’t report it.

Friday: I’m giving Iran 48 hours or else something really really bad. I can’t say it it’s so bad. Will happen. Thank you for your attention to this matter.

Monday: I’m giving it 5 days. talks are going well. It’s really going amazing.

Tuesday-Wednesday: *closed door congressional sessions about sending in ground troops*

Shorter version (Sting’s Seven Days, which is now stuck in my head)

Monday, I could wait 'til Tuesday
If I make up my mind
Wednesday would be fine
Thursday's on my mind
Friday'd give me time
Saturday could wait
But Sunday'd be too late

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Anonymous wrote:who's going to tell him?

https://www.wsj.com/politics/elections/trump-tells-aides-he-wants-speedy-end-to-iran-war-eb9f2b4b

President Trump has told associates he wants a speedy end to the war in Iran and that the war is distracting from his other priorities.

WHEN YOU START A WAR THE ENEMY GETS A VOTE AS TO WHEN YOU END IT.

Not sure there’s anyone who will tell him that, though, as they flail around in their ill-fitting Florsheims.