This is all about Hormuz, isn't it? Even though the attack itself was in Basra, Iraq, the intention seems to be to terrify any companies thinking of sailing through the Persian Gulf.
I wonder how many more caches of drones Iran has lying around. Days? Weeks? Years?
There's also the question of how to resupply any anti-drone systems in the area - maybe we'll see convoys carrying interceptors crossing the Arabian desert.
One of the self-owns of all time. Triggering a global supply chain crisis right before midterms is bottom of the barrel strategy. But then again, who expects competency from any recent American administration, most especially this one?
Why did we have to go through all this pain. Was that really necessary? And given we mostly talk about technology here, let me put this through that lens:
With all the technology advancement and improvement with access to information in the last 30 years, why does it feel that all of this culminates to more disinformation, more pain, and less understanding?
> With all the technology advancement and improvement with access to information in the last 30 years, why does it feel that all of this culminates to more disinformation, more pain, and less understanding?
One of the original adages in technology is:
garbage in, garbage out.
The more technology ate the world, the bigger a problem that became.
He may still wriggle out of it but it is increasingly looking like Trump has stepped into something that he won't be able to reverse his way out of easily, a one way decision.
While some naysayers might claim the US has entered the FO stage after the commencement of FA, I have full faith in the ability of great minds like Donald Trump and Pete Hegseth to navigate the sea of uncertainty and achieve strategic victory!
It was my understanding the the tankers could not be insured or it was prohibitively high cost without the margin cost covered and therefore could not pass through.
I’ll laugh whenever someone comes along and says "This is definitely an act of war" despite everything we’ve all seen that has been done to Iran lately.
The USA and Israel should've went after the Iranian regime a long time ago. What we're seing now is the price of procrastination and weak past presidents.
Imagine if multiple Western countries allied early to correct this regime (and not just with sanctions).
Because that worked so well in afghanistan? You are talking about a ground invasion of a theocracy with 100 million people and considerable oil wealth. This move has been tried many times now, it never works, and iran is a much tougher opponent than vietnam or afghanistan or ukraine.
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[ 3.2 ms ] story [ 43.8 ms ] threadI wonder how many more caches of drones Iran has lying around. Days? Weeks? Years?
There's also the question of how to resupply any anti-drone systems in the area - maybe we'll see convoys carrying interceptors crossing the Arabian desert.
[1] https://gcaptain.com/iranian-shadow-fleet-and-greek-affiliat...
Even if Trump's claims that the war will end shortly were true. Oil prices are guaranteed not coming down if many more of these ships are sunk.
With all the technology advancement and improvement with access to information in the last 30 years, why does it feel that all of this culminates to more disinformation, more pain, and less understanding?
One of the original adages in technology is:
The more technology ate the world, the bigger a problem that became.I guess that's another war to end all wars to add to the list
https://x.com/sentdefender/status/2032091651422720197
*Edit: Now I understand that some companies may make more money, but the economy overall may suffer.
*Seems like I hit a nerve with stereotypical people groups.
https://www.spglobal.com/energy/en/news-research/latest-news...
Either way for sure this will cause further backlog. And for what.
If Iran does have underwater explosive drones, why would they boast about it and invite attacks upon that weapon and its deployment systems?
Imagine if multiple Western countries allied early to correct this regime (and not just with sanctions).