Nuclear Iran

[Otto Harkaman]

The US Navy and the Houthi Pirate War versus the Barbary Pirate War


What's it Gonna Take to Stop the Houthis?
https://www.youtube.com/live/sD6sm71...RNcXSlJ69RYY0o

[Exocet25fr]

[Jimbuna]

Iran’s IRGC says 4 members killed in Israeli attack on Syria’s Damascus

Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) says four of its “military advisers” have been killed in an Israeli air strike on a residential building in Syria’s capital, Damascus.

Syrian state media SANA said the attack on Saturday took place in the Mazzeh neighbourhood. It said “Israeli aggression” targeted the building.

[Jimbuna]

Exocet25fr I remember you, your the one that laughed at women and children being murdered by the Orcs in Ukraine a couple of weeks age aren't you?

In answer to what you posted earlier I'll just give thanks they suffered a lot less damage than your lot did at Mers El Kebir.



Act your age and not your shoe size.

I have felt the need to speak to you in the past.

[Otto Harkaman]

US personnel evaluated for traumatic brain injuries after missile barrage

In the latest escalation against U.S. forces in the Middle East, Iranian-backed militias launched a barrage of ballistic missiles and rockets at Al-Assad airbase in western Iraq on Saturday that left several U.S. personnel being evaluated for traumatic brain injuries, according to a statement from U.S. Central Command.
https://abcnews.go.com/International...y?id=106542236

[Exocet25fr]

Jimbuna wrote:

Exocet25fr I remember you, your the one that laughed at women and children being murdered by the Orcs in Ukraine a couple of weeks age aren't you?

I never laughed at women and children killed by Russians (not Orcs: quel vilain mot!), I'm a civilian with a family, i love all and any people, that the reason because I don't continue to post any more in Ukrain thread; because you misunderstood my proposes.....!

Thanks for your documentary about the british navy shame and treachery

and, Please, keep your cold blood

[Jimbuna]

Originally Posted by Otto Harkaman

US personnel evaluated for traumatic brain injuries after missile barrage

In the latest escalation against U.S. forces in the Middle East, Iranian-backed militias launched a barrage of ballistic missiles and rockets at Al-Assad airbase in western Iraq on Saturday that left several U.S. personnel being evaluated for traumatic brain injuries, according to a statement from U.S. Central Command.

I reckon Iran is currently skating on extremely thin ice at the moment.

[mapuc]

Iran says they have the right to revenge the bombing in Syria some days ago. Where 5 of their elite soldiers was killed in an attack by Israel.

When reading this in our news here, made me wonder are Iran going to attack Israel ??

Markus

[Dargo]

The Iranian strategy supporting Hamas, encouraging Palestinian resistance, talking tough language (not too tough) about Lebanon and other flashpoints, but staying out of harm's way enough themselves not to attract American and Israeli fire (which both countries themselves are not at all keen on). If Iran fires missiles at all, it is usually at rather meaningless targets in Iraq and Syria. As usual, Iran leaves the dirty work to its "proxies," the militant groups in the region that do confront Israel directly. The Houthis in Yemen go their own way much more than, say, Hezbollah. With the Houthis as an unguided projectile, an uncertain future for the Gaza Strip, an explosive situation in the West Bank and an Israeli government that sometimes doesn't care about the U.S., accidents cannot be ruled out that a threat does continue to hang over the Middle East.

[Jimbuna]

Originally Posted by mapuc

Iran says they have the right to revenge the bombing in Syria some days ago. Where 5 of their elite soldiers was killed in an attack by Israel.

When reading this in our news here, made me wonder are Iran going to attack Israel ??

Markus

I'm pretty much with what Dargo posted above.

If pushed too far Israel will wreak havoc on Iran.

[mapuc]

Originally Posted by Jimbuna

I'm pretty much with what Dargo posted above.

If pushed too far Israel will wreak havoc on Iran.

How Iran will retaliate I can't say, only that they will

Maybe Dargo is right on this-that they will let Hamas, Hezbollah or Houthi do the dirty work for them(Iran)

Earlier, the foreign ministry spokesman Nasser Kanani said Tehran would respond “at the appropriate time and place”, and condemned
“an escalation in aggressive and provocative attacks” by Israel.

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/...an-state-media

Markus

[Jimbuna]

Things aren't all hunky dory with the Iranian population so anything that triggers civilian unrest will be a large burden for the Iranian government to deal with.

[Otto Harkaman]

[Jimbuna]

Iran executes protester with mental health condition

Iran has executed a man who was sentenced to death in connection with mass protests against the clerical establishment, the judiciary says.

Mohammad Ghobadlou, 23, was convicted of murder and "corruption on Earth" for allegedly running over a policeman with his car and killing him during a protest near Tehran in September 2022.

Rights groups said he faced an unfair trial marred by torture allegations.

Appeals to take into account his mental health condition were also rejected.

He is the ninth person to have been executed in relation to their involvement in the protests. At least four others are believed to be under sentence of death and 15 others are at risk of being handed the death penalty.

The nationwide unrest was triggered by the death in custody of Mahsa Amini, a 22-year-old woman who was detained by morality police for allegedly wearing her hijab "improperly".

Hundreds of people have been killed and thousands detained in a violent crackdown by security forces, which have portrayed the protests as "riots".

The judiciary-run Mizan news agency said Mohammad Ghobadlou's death penalty was implemented on Tuesday morning, after being upheld by the Supreme Court.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-68068233

[Jimbuna]

Two US-flagged cargo ships come under attack off Yemen

Two American-flagged ships carrying cargo for the US Defence and State departments have come under attack off Yemen, officials said.

Suspicion immediately fell on Yemen’s Houthi rebels for carrying out the assault in the Red Sea.

The attacks on container ships Maersk Detroit and Maersk Chesapeake further raise the stakes of the group’s ongoing attacks on shipping through the vital Bab el-Mandeb Strait.

The US and the United Kingdom have launched multiple rounds of air strikes seeking to stop the attacks.

Meanwhile, Qatar, one of the world’s top exporters of liquified natural gas, warned that its deliveries were affected by Houthi attacks over Israel’s war on Hamas in the Gaza Strip.

Danish shipping firm Maersk said the US Navy was accompanying its ships at the time of the attacks.

“While en route, both ships reported seeing explosions close by and the US Navy accompaniment also intercepted multiple projectiles,” Maersk said. “The crew, ship, and cargo are safe and unharmed. The US Navy has turned both ships around and is escorting them back to the Gulf of Aden.”

Maersk said both vessels carried cargo belonging to the US Defence and State Departments, as well as other government agencies, meaning they were “afforded the protection of the US Navy for passage through the strait”.

The ships were operated by Maersk Line, a US subsidiary of Maersk that is “suspending transits in the region until further notice”, the company said.

The Houthis, who have been launching attacks on ships since November over Israel’s war on Hamas in the Gaza Strip, did not immediately acknowledge the incident.

Since November, the rebels have repeatedly targeted ships in the Red Sea, saying they were avenging Israel’s offensive in Gaza against Hamas. But they have frequently targeted vessels with tenuous or no clear links to Israel, harming shipping in a key route for global trade.

The US and the UK have launched rounds of air strikes targeting suspected missile storage and launch sites used by the Houthis in their attacks. The rebels now say they will target American and British ships as well.

Meanwhile, Qatar announced its shipments of liquified natural gas had been affected by the Houthi attacks. Previous shipments had been delayed previously before heading through the Gulf of Aden and the Red Sea.

Qatar, which has served as a key mediator between Hamas and Israel, has yet to see any of its ships attacked, however.

A statement from its state-owned QatarEnergy producer said that its “production continues uninterrupted, and our commitment to ensuring the reliable supply of LNG to our customers remains unwavering”.

“While the ongoing developments in the Red Sea area may impact the scheduling of some deliveries as they take alternative routes, LNG shipments from Qatar are being managed with our valued buyers,” the statement said.

The statement suggests QatarEnergy’s cargos are traveling around Africa’s Cape of Good Hope, likely adding time to their trips.
https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/world...a77ed229&ei=19