Of course.
Yes BO, unfortunately you are correct.Black Orchid wrote: ↑Mon Jun 23, 2025 1:10 pmI think they do very much. Whether or not they act or what they do is yet to be seen.tllwd wrote: ↑Sun Jun 22, 2025 5:54 pmThat may mean that Iran does not want to escalate.Iran's Fars news agency confirms that the Fordow nuclear facility was hit by US aircraft, but says it was not seriously damaged."
A senior Iranian source told Reuters that most of the highly enriched uranium at Fordow "was removed to an unknown location" before the US attack.
Other Iranian media outlets and members of parliament had previously said there was no serious damage in the attack.
There would be hundreds of sleeper cells in the US thanks to 4 years of open borders.
Also,Iran has launched new strikes against Israel.
The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps launched at least twenty ballistic missiles in the direction Israel. The Kheybar Shekan 3 IRBM missile was used for the first time. Several Iranian missiles penetrated the air defenses and fell on residential buildings and various objects in Tel Aviv and Haifa. Twenty-two people were injured in the attack.
https://www.skynews.com.au/world-news/g ... 1a7af195dbIran’s parliament has voted to close the Strait of Hormuz, the vital shipping channel through which around 20% of the world’s daily oil flows.
The move, which could block $1 billion in oil shipments per day, is likely to send oil prices soaring.
It will come into effect pending a final decision by Iran’s Supreme Council.
The Supreme Council’s decision must be made by tonight, according to Iran’s state-run Press TV.
Black Orchid wrote: ↑Tue Jun 24, 2025 8:43 amFrom Trump on Truth Social ...
"CONGRATULATIONS TO EVERYONE! It has been fully agreed by and between Israel and Iran that there will be a Complete and Total CEASEFIRE (in approximately 6 hours from now, when Israel and Iran have wound down and completed their in progress, final missions!), for 12 hours, at which point the War will be considered, ENDED!
Officially, Iran will start the CEASEFIRE and, upon the 12th Hour, Israel will start the CEASEFIRE and, upon the 24th Hour, an Official END to THE 12 DAY WAR will be saluted by the World. During each CEASEFIRE, the other side will remain PEACEFUL and RESPECTFUL. On the assumption that everything works as it should, which it will, I would like to congratulate both Countries, Israel and Iran, on having the Stamina, Courage, and Intelligence to end, what should be called, “THE 12 DAY WAR.” This is a War that could have gone on for years, and destroyed the entire Middle East, but it didn’t, and never will! God bless Israel, God bless Iran, God bless the Middle East, God bless the United States of America, and GOD BLESS THE WORLD!"
The Iranian strike on US air bases in Qatar and Iraq seem to be mainly symbolic in order to save face as they were pre-warned. Now this.
I think Trump has handled this very well but I would never trust Iran.
https://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog_ ... agreement/Iran’s foreign minister says that Tehran will stop its attacks if Israel stops its airstrikes by 4 a.m. local time.
The comment by Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi marks the first official remarks from Iran to US President Donald Trump’s claimed ceasefire between Iran and Israel.
Araghchi sends message on the social platform X at 4:16 a.m. Tehran time.
“As of now, there is NO ‘agreement’ on any ceasefire or cessation of military operations,” Araghchi writes.
https://thedailyguardian.com/united-sta ... ceasefire/Explosions Rock Iraq’s Camp Taji Just Minutes After Trump Declares Israel-Iran Ceasefire
https://edition.cnn.com/world/live-news ... 0732059469“A short while ago, sirens sounded in several areas across Israel following the identification of missiles launched from Iran toward the State of Israel,” the Israel Defense Forces said.
“At this time, the IAF (Israeli Air Force) is operating to intercept and strike where necessary to eliminate the threat.”
The alert comes after Iran’s Foreign Minister hinted hostilities may have ended, and that Iran would halt its military response if Israel stopped its strikes on Iran by 4 a.m. local time in Tehran.
It is now shortly before 6 a.m in Iran.
https://militarywatchmagazine.com/artic ... al-11-daysThe U.S. Army has been estimated to have consumed 15-20% of all munitions for its globally deployed arsenal of Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) long range anti-missile systems, after deployment to support Israeli air defences during the country’s 11 days of hostilities with Iran. A highly specialised asset designed to intercept medium and intermediate range ballistic missiles, the U.S. Army fields seven systems across five air defence regiments, and is set to operationalise an eighth by the end of the year.
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With each THAAD interceptor launch costing an estimated $12-15 million, air defence operations using the system deployed in Israel cost an estimated $810 million to $1.215 billion. The expenditure of this many interceptors represents 15-20 percent of the entire U.S. Army’s arsenal, which has significant implications far beyond the Middle East, and particularly in the Pacific. The intensity of Iranian-Israeli hostilities was relatively low, with Iran having fired ballistic missiles at a modest rate well below its actual capabilities in order to maintain a proportional response to Israeli attacks, avoid escalation, and retain a capacity to respond should the United States escalate by fully entering the war.
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Thus the rate at which the arsenal of THAAD interceptors was depleted in Israel’s defence despite highly favourable conditions bodes ill for the systems’ viability in future medium and high intensity conflicts, as well as the affordability of its operations.
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