Looks like the war with Iran is cooking off

[EndtheMadnessNow]

We are told the Feb. 28th Tomahawk missile strike on the elementary school was the result of a targeting mistake by the U.S., preliminary inquiry says: "U.S. Central Command created the target coordinates for the strike using outdated data provided by the Defense Intelligence Agency. A Times analysis showed that base was hit again within around two hours of the first strikes." The school building had previously been part of an adjacent Iranian military base.

NY Times
Sounds like major incompetence. Also, bad shit often happens during war.

"Every plan is a good one - Until the first shot is fired."
— Carl von Clausewitz


Three cargo ships were attacked in the Persian Gulf overnight, per UKMTO alerts. Two suffered damage, and the third is ablaze, with the crew abandoning ship.




Thai sailors with guts who followed Trump's call to cross the Strait of Hormuz. That thousand yard stare tells you all about it.


The hit under the stern of Mauree Naree is indicative of an unmanned surface vessel (USV).

"That Trump dude is effin crazy. We're not doing that again."

Ten seafarers have now been killed in 13 attacks on merchant vessels since the Iran conflict erupted on February 28.


View from a cargo ship at the Omani port of Salalah, (Oman's largest port) surrounded by burning port facilities after an Iranian drone strike.


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Israel is planning for a potential base at the mouth of the Red Sea, in Somaliland, that would allow it to target Yemen's Houthis.

"Fighting the Houthis," is the explanation, but it seems to me that it's more than that, with a military base there they can control the Red Sea, and in turn trade/ships going in and out through the Suez into the Mediterranean. It's economic/trade warfare under the guise of fighting terrorism.


The Bab al-Mandab Strait (Arabic for "Gate of Tears") is a vital 20-mile-wide maritime chokepoint connecting the Red Sea to the Gulf of Aden and the Indian Ocean. Situated between Yemen (Arabian Peninsula) and Djibouti/Eritrea (Horn of Africa), it serves as a crucial route for 10–12% of global trade and a significant portion of world oil/LNG transit.


Asian nations rely more on energy imports from the Strait of Hormuz than Europe, the US, or Oceania.


The US may only rely on 2% but all those Gulf countries sell it in Petrodollars.


Crazy times. Wonder if they'll mount artillery & machine guns on the coast like in WWII times.


FBI warns Iran aspired to attack California with drones in retaliation for war: Alert

Shaheds with rocket boosters can be launched from very small and basic platforms, including ships. Aside from the fear porn, remember back in 2020-21 when some of us were speculating on how easy it would be for one or more container ships setting off the California coast loaded with drones could mount a surprise attack. Just another good reason not to live on the Cali coast, especially near the naval base.


Hezbollah launches a barrage of rockets into Israel...



Israeli response... enormous kracken fireball booms in Beirut tonight:



There was 4-5 near simultaneous massive strikes followed by around 200 airstrikes and sea strikes over a 5 hour period according to the IDF.

Israel is a hyper-focused war machine like no other.


Thought it was a joke at first.


https://x.com/MarioNawfal/status/2031557250985111587

The underground naval assets...


Not an AI image. 100% real image of Iran flexing their mighty naval assets.