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Larijani’s death, said Michael Makovsky, president and CEO of the Jewish Institute for National Security of America, “has to hearten the Iranian people, and encourage them more at some point to rise up again against the regime.”
Netanyahu is looking to take advantage of the strike immediately. In an English-language message to the Iranian people on Tuesday night, he urged them to “celebrate the Festival of Fire.”
The holiday of Chaharshanbe Suri, marked on Tuesday evening and seen by the Islamic Republic as pagan though it’s of Zoroastrian origin, often features anti-regime protests. “Celebrate and Happy Nowruz,” said Netanyahu, reassuring Iran’s people that “we’re watching from above.”
1. Don't need help
2. We need help
3. Why aren't folks helping?
4. Helps on the way
5. Not telling you who is helping
6. Helps not actually on the way but we don't need it anyway
7. We may just abandon it and leave it to everyone else
Saudi Arabia Says It Has Right To Take Military Action Against Iran ‘If Deemed Necessary’ Saudi Arabia reserves the right to take military actions “if deemed necessary” following Iranian attacks on Gulf countries, the kingdom’s Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan says.
He also says that he doesn’t know when the war will end.
“What little trust there was before has completely been shattered,” the Saudi diplomat says after a meeting between foreign ministers of the Gulf Arab states and others over the Iranian attacks tearing at the wider Middle East.
Saudi Could complete the oil pipeline from Shybah to Duqm in Oman and it's about 600km. UAE could also join it. UAE is said to be planning to start loading tankers through pipeline from their eastern sector avoiding the strait. This though is again closer to Iran. Duqm is around 400 or so km away from Iran and also similar distance from Yemen.
Saudi Arabia’s Oil and Gas Infrastructure
uddu wrote: ↑19 Mar 2026 12:01
Saudi Could complete the oil pipeline from Shybah to Duqm in Oman and it's about 600km. UAE could also join it. UAE is said to be planning to start loading tankers through pipeline from their eastern sector avoiding the strait. This though is again closer to Iran. Duqm is around 400 or so km away from Iran and also similar distance from Yemen.
Saudi Arabia’s Oil and Gas Infrastructure
That's a brilliant idea except you stew ignoring the engineering challenge. It's 400 km though the Rab al Khali, one ox the most formidable terrains. Shifting drives, crazy temperatures and consequent construction issues.
It's not going to be a project that can be completed in a few months.
Mar 18, 2026 (Bloomberg) –India is sending additional warships to the Gulf of Oman and Arabian Sea to ensure the safe passage of its vessels in anticipation that Iran may allow more of its fuel tankers to exit the Strait of Hormuz, people familiar with the matter said.
Amber G. wrote: ↑18 Mar 2026 21:41
On the Strait of Hormuz we've gone from:
1. Don't need help
2. We need help
3. Why aren't folks helping?
4. Helps on the way
5. Not telling you who is helping
6. Helps not actually on the way but we don't need it anyway
7. We may just abandon it and leave it to everyone else
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Trumps way of saying., i have no idea of what i am doing !
Mukesh.Kumar wrote: ↑19 Mar 2026 12:36
That's a brilliant idea except you stew ignoring the engineering challenge. It's 400 km though the Rab al Khali, one ox the most formidable terrains. Shifting drives, crazy temperatures and consequent construction issues.
It's not going to be a project that can be completed in a few months.
Not in few months. This war seem to drag for many more months. Anyway when the refineries themselves don't stand a chance, what will the pipeline transport.
Israel 'Burns' Iran's South Pars: Shocking Video| IDF's Gas Field Strike Worries Even US? Watch Why Israel’s reported strikes on Iran’s South Pars gas field have opened a dangerous new front in the Middle East conflict... an energy war. The field is not just another oil and gas site; it is the heart of Iran’s domestic energy system and sits at the centre of a global gas network. As flames and shutdowns hit parts of the complex, the question is no longer only about missiles and drones, but about how long Iran’s economy and global energy markets can withstand such blows.
If they seize the islands, they will sit there and build base there. Trump to Seize Hormuz as Iran Chokes off Oil Supplies? Israel ‘To Back US Op’ With Intelligence Israel has identified US preparations for a possible military operation to take control of the Strait of Hormuz, which could extend the war with Iran, Kan News reported
According to the report, American forces are building up in the region, including the deployment of assault ship USS Tripoli, as Washington readies to counter Iran’s blockade
An Israeli source told Kan the operation could last about two weeks, but fighting may continue for several more weeks if Iran maintains curbs on shipping through the strait
Israel is expected to initially support the US-led operation by providing intelligence, likely alongside Persian Gulf states, the report added
#israel #iran #hormuzstrait #usa
0:00 INTRO
2:11 IRAQ-STYLE ‘THUNDER RUN’ TO PUNCH THROUGH HORMUZ?
5:55 US TO SEIZE IRANIAN ISLANDS IN HORMUZ SHOWDOWN?
Could West Asian countries are letting Iran hit them. Let the price of oil go up?
Yes it is hurting them a bit but the plan is the let Iran hit US and Israel.
If yes what could be the goal?
Getting US out of West Asia?
Going after US equipment's so as to degrade it as much as possible in West Asia.
Show the full extent of Israel intelligence and military depth?
Reinforcing that US is not a reliable partner.
Letting the high gas prices hurt everyone even US and Israel to let
their people know even if the war is far away they are still being hurt.
Who benefits from the above?
Almost as if Russia tying down US in this war. Just as US did to Russia in ukraine.
"Complete Destruction" Iran Attacks Saudi-Kuwaiti Oil Refineries, Demands Compensation from UAE Iran's IRGC warned that it will completely destroy Gulf energy structure in retaliation for another US and Israel attack on its oil and gas facilities.
A drone crashed into the Saudi oil refinery Samref in the industrial zone of the Red Sea port of Yanbu, the Kingdom’s defence ministry said on March 19.
Earlier in the day, the Saudi defence ministry said on X that it had intercepted a ballistic missile targeting the port of Yanbu. The strike on Saudi’s Red Sea port oil refinery comes as drones also hit two oil refineries in Kuwait which caused a fire at the one of the facilities. Overnight, Iranian attacks hit natural gas sites in Qatar and the United Arab Emirates, spiking global prices.
n18oc_crux | n18oc_world
0:00 INTRODUCTION
2:58 DRONES TARGET US CAMP IN BAGHDAD
4:55 DRONES OVER BASE WHERE RUBIO, HEGSETH LIVE: REPORT
5:58 IRAN DEMANDS COMPENSATION FROM UAE
ashthor wrote: ↑19 Mar 2026 21:42
Could West Asian countries are letting Iran hit them. Let the price of oil go up?
Yes it is hurting them a bit but the plan is the let Iran hit US and Israel.
If yes what could be the goal?
Getting US out of West Asia?
Going after US equipment's so as to degrade it as much as possible in West Asia.
Show the full extent of Israel intelligence and military depth?
Reinforcing that US is not a reliable partner.
Letting the high gas prices hurt everyone even US and Israel to let
their people know even if the war is far away they are still being hurt.
Who benefits from the above?
Almost as if Russia tying down US in this war. Just as US did to Russia in ukraine.
Arab countries are trying their best to counter the continuous Iranian attacks. In this war, either one will survive and dominate the region. It's either the Iranians or the Arabs.
Did Iranian Air Defense Shoot Down the F-35 or Did It Survive?! The shorts is about the F-35 strike by Iran's "Product 358" missile and how stealth tech failed.
Learn why a 10kg warhead was the only thing that saved this multi-million dollar jet from total destruction.
Saudi is moving crude through pipeline towards the red sea to avoid strait of Hormuz. The Countries Most In Danger Of Running Out Of Oil As the war in Iran continues into its third week, few oil tankers are making their way through the Straight of Hormuz. Amid oil rationing and shortages, which countries are most in danger of winning the race to empty?
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@sidhant
India backs UAE led resolution at Intl Martime Organisation that calls for safeguarding civilian shipping, condemned Iran for 'purported closure of hormuz', demanding Iran to refrain from its closure
May be troops are getting deployed. He plays this unpredictable game well. Trump: “I’m not putting troops anywhere” President Trump said Thursday he was not putting American troops on the ground in Iran amid speculation he is considering deploying forces to support operations as the war approaches its fourth week.
"I'm not putting troops anywhere," he told reporters during an Oval Office meeting with Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi. "If I were, I certainly wouldn't tell you. But I'm not putting troops."
Multiple outlets have reported the administration is considering using troops to secure the Strait of Hormuz, as well as Iran's Kharg Island, the hub for 90% of the country's oil exports.
The administration has also reportedly discussed conducting a highly complex special operations mission to secure the regime's enriched uranium, much of which is stored in deep underground facilities.
President Trump has declined to put a timeline on the war but told reporters "it's going to be over with soon" and described the "little excursion" as "substantially ahead of schedule."
"We've obliterated their navy, we've obliterated their — just about everything there is to be obliterated," he said. "As you know, their leadership is gone."
So far, at least 13 U.S. service members have died in the conflict since it began late last month, with another 200 wounded, though many have since returned to duty.
