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2024-10-04 Syria-Lebanon-Iran

In anticipation of Israel's attack on its oil infrastructure, Iran shuts down Khark Island

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Posted by Fred 2024-10-04 00:00|| || Front Page|| [11148 views ] Top
File under: Govt of Iran

#1 The nuclear sites, military bases and oil terminals in Israel's cross-hairs: How IDF could target Islamic Republic's crucial infrastructure in revenge strikes amid fears it could have ten nukes by April

Posted by Skidmark 2024-10-04 11:06|| 2024-10-04 11:06|| Front Page Top

#2 How US and UK have ramped up firepower in the Middle East to deter Iran from starting WWIII as Israel's top allies risk being dragged into conflict

I don't think this will work.

Posted by Skidmark 2024-10-04 11:08|| 2024-10-04 11:08|| Front Page Top

#3 The snake's head appears to be on a collision course with the Jewish garden hoe.
My guess is, once it starts, it will end very suddenly.

Posted by Besoeker 2024-10-04 12:35|| 2024-10-04 12:35|| Front Page Top

#4 ^ This would be the "slowly at first" phase. The "all at once" part comes later.

If the Iranians have shut down the Kharg Island terminal, fat juicy target that it is, does that count as a mission kill?

Posted by SteveS 2024-10-04 12:50|| 2024-10-04 12:50|| Front Page Top

#5 Kunstler this morning closed his screed with this curious, and pertinent, commentary on Kharg as an Israeli option to restrain Demokrat election cheating. FWIW:

" One surprising October surprise is advanced by whistleblower Mike McCormick on Substack (Midnight in the Laptop of Good and Evil). Mr. McCormick was White House stenographer under Presidents Bush II, Obama, and Trump. His job was to transcribe meetings, speeches, and interactions between major political figures. He was the proverbial fly-on-the-wall for years and years. He has seen and heard a lot and still hears a lot from people who know a lot. He says the Obama-Biden-Harris faction of the Deep State blob is anti-Israel and that Israel understands what this means. He says that Benjamin Netanyahu has told “Joe Biden” (or, let’s say, told errand-boys Tony Blinken and Jake Sullivan) that if the blob engineers a phony victory for Kamala Harris, he will blow up the oil fields in Iran and the anti-Israel Democrats will have to pick up the pieces.

There it is, raw power politics, like so much meat on the table. “Joe Biden” cannot control Bibi. “Joe Biden” is too far gone and two weak, and Israel does not aim to let itself get wiped off the map, as Iran’s leadership never tires of saying. The blob, McCormick says, has to ask itself: does it help rig the election for Harris or stand down on all its ballot harvesting and other trickery and actually allow a real election to roll out? Surprise! Now, take your Kit-kat bar and go home."

Posted by NoMoreBS 2024-10-04 14:01|| 2024-10-04 14:01|| Front Page Top

#6 Doesn't Yemen still have a functioning port at Aden? If so, why?

Posted by Gromble+Dribble4342 2024-10-04 15:04|| 2024-10-04 15:04|| Front Page Top

#7 IIUC it's controlled by the non-Houthi Gubbamint?

Posted by Frank G 2024-10-04 17:59|| 2024-10-04 17:59|| Front Page Top

#8 If the Iranians have shut down the Kharg Island terminal, fat juicy target that it is, does that count as a mission kill?

That was my first thought. Without firing a shot.

I mean, I -guess- this puts all safeties in place. If they work...

"Sir, I ran the safety-on routine, but this copy of some game called Dig Dug popped up?"

Posted by swksvolFF 2024-10-04 20:08|| 2024-10-04 20:08|| Front Page Top

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