Iran - Israel/US War: Israel-US declare war on Iran, Iran responds

Meengla said:
Actually, J.D Vance has been opposed to this war as does Tulsi Gabbard. But traditionally, the VP doesn't dissent with his/her President, even if rare exceptions happened. All those who make to the White House / Cabinet are, above all, careerists. They often rise from the State politics, make it to being Congressmen, then to the Cabinet and then to the Presidency itself, which is the pinnacle of achievement. So they low, quiet as they climb the ladder.
BUT... and this point I have said many times in the Gaza-Israel war, there are considerable differences in the policies of a POTUS due to personal biases and those biases all too often, all too increasingly are becoming America's foreign policy. Trump is very much opposite of President Obama even in his first term when it came to the Middle East. And in his second term, he has surpassed even Biden in the cruelty shown to the Middle East.

This war would not have happened if Harris was the President. She was even more neutral on the Middle East then Vance is now. And so I repeat this: If today Trump has a heart attack and Vance becomes the POTUS, this war, at least the America involvement, will be very different.
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Whitewashing his hand so he won't suffer in popularity in the next election?
 
Cicero said:
Strategically, why would a country who's economy is dependent on oil put near 90% of their oil export infrastructure on one island? I mean seriously...
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Spoke to soon here’s some trolling I regretted taking off of ignore as soon as I read it
 
Cicero said:
Strategically, why would a country who's economy is dependent on oil put near 90% of their oil export infrastructure on one island? I mean seriously...
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Because it allows multiple VLCCs to fuel at the same time and due to shallow waters of Persian Gulf you cannot just build a port anywhere to accommodate super tankers.

And it’s literally 30KM off the shore of Iran. It’s not like it’s Hawaii.

Iran has other terminals, but it would be slower fueling. Where as on Kharg they can send 3MBPD quickly.
 
kobra said:
Before everyone gets carried away with the bombing of Kharg Island, there are a few things to know:- It's got a military presence like everything else in Iran. That's what was struck. They'll most likely get replaced ASAP from the mainland.- It also has 55 crude oil storage tanks that can capacitate over 34 million barrels. They're most likely unscathed.- There was a VLCC supertanker today that was wrapping up her 48h loading there of 2 million barrels. A couple of smaller tankers loaded or were just berthed on the east side of the island.- Kharg Island has been loading tankers non-stop since the war broke out two weeks ago.- If folks here start posting satellite data showing fires on the island to imply destruction of the oil facilities, then compare them against old images because there's gas flaring happening there daily. You can review them here: https://firms.modaps.eosdis.nasa.gov/map/#t:tsd;d:2026-03-13;@50.316,29.232,13.288z

- Although the island has some offshore oil production, the bulk of the oil actually derives from the mainland via multiple pipelines. The island first began exporting oil during the summer of 1960 and was built to capacitate 7 million barrels per day in exports, to reflect the potential in oil production. Iran hit 6.6 Mbpd in production back in 1976.- According to our tracking, the island accounted for 96% of the Iran's crude oil exports during 2025; or 1.538 Mbpd of the 1.605 Mbpd total.- When Saddam Hussein raided the island numerous times forty years ago and destroyed a number of storage tanks, Kharg Island was still able to export over 1.5 million barrels per day. Here's a 40 year old sat pic we keep handy.Thanks,/TT#OOTT #Iran #KhargIsland #Tankers
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Source: Tankerstrackers.com from Twitter
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I do not believe you comprehend the full implications of the United States taking control of the island, as it will provide the United States with an airstrip and later establish basing capabilities.

At this juncture, President Trump exhibits limited interest in the export of oil; rather, his primary focus is on establishing a strategic presence within the Strait of Hormuz, thereby ensuring continued U.S. dominance.
 
So no alll clear from the Israelis yet weird it usually doesn’t take this long
 
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Immortals said:
Because it allows multiple VLCCs to fuel at the same time and due to shallow waters of Persian Gulf you cannot just build a port anywhere to accommodate super tankers.

And it’s literally 30KM off the shore of Iran. It’s not like it’s Hawaii.

Iran has other terminals, but it would be slower fueling. Where as on Kharg they can send 3MBPD quickly.
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Imagine facing an enemy with air superiority being able to destroy all of that infrastructure if they chose to?
 
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It’s really starting to look like they are now choosing to what to defend if these rockets are connecting it looks like the Israelis are now in the red they can’t even hide it anymore
 
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