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

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Falcon29 said:
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The Israel Defense Forces’ campaign in the joint war with the United States against Iran is proceeding according to plan, and at a faster pace than initially expected, military officials say, with strikes on Iran’s defense industries expected to further ramp up alongside ongoing efforts to reduce missile fire on Israel.

Despite being apparently ahead of schedule, the military has said it is preparing for at least three more weeks of operations in Iran, as it still has thousands more targets to hit, both in Tehran and in other parts of the country.

Following Israel’s decapitation strikes that opened the war on February 28, killing Iran’s supreme leader Ali Khamenei and more than 40 top Iranian officials, and subsequent strikes on ballistic missile launchers and air defense systems, the IDF is now focusing its efforts on destroying Iran’s military industry, according to the officials.

The officials say that the current campaign against Iran is different from the 12-day war in June 2025, and far more extensive.

During the previous war, Israel sought to counter the “existential threat” of Iran imminently developing a nuclear weapon, as well as its ramped-up production of ballistic missiles. The current war has given the IDF an opportunity to not only remove the “existential Iranian threat” to Israel, but also Iran’s “strategic threat” on the Jewish state “for the foreseeable future,” the officials say.

Therefore, the IDF is seeking to systematically degrade Iran’s entire defense industry, including its ballistic missile capabilities, in addition to its nuclear program.

The defense industry of Iran is extensive, with numerous military bodies and private companies manufacturing weapon systems — or components — including ballistic missiles, air defenses, naval weapons, cyber capabilities, and even spy satellites.

Israel has targeted Iran’s military industry in the past, including in October 2024 when the Israeli Air Force bombed planetary mixers used to make solid fuel used in long-range ballistic missiles. During the 12-day war in June 2025, Israel again struck various sites used by Iran to build ballistic missiles, air defense systems, and other weapons.

Now, the officials say, the IDF would not spare a single facility used by Iran to develop weapons, along the entire production chain. So far, during the ongoing war, Israel has hit over 1,700 assets of Iran’s military industry, and it has many hundreds more on its list.

This includes the larger firms that are part of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps — which manufacture Iran’s ballistic missiles and other weapons — as well as smaller companies that develop various components.

The officials say that these strikes have caused significant damage to Iran’s ballistic missile production industry, and as a result, it currently does not have the ability to manufacture any new missiles.

Israel has also been targeting Iran’s nuclear program, striking numerous targets related to the development of atomic weapons, including research and development sites and companies building various components.

Meanwhile, the officials say, strikes in Iran continue to also focus on “centers of power,” including headquarters and command centers of the regime’s protest repression forces — the internal security forces and Basij paramilitary force.

The IDF has estimated that between 4,000 and 5,000 Iranian soldiers have been killed in Israeli strikes, along with tens of thousands more wounded, many of them members of the internal security forces and Basij.

The military has also identified declining morale among Iranian soldiers, refusal to serve in some cases, and desertion, according to the officials.

This phenomenon has mainly taken place in Iran’s ballistic missile array, according to the officials, who say that strikes against manned command centers and replacement headquarters have led to a drastic reduction in missile fire toward Israel in recent days.

The IAF has also continued to “hunt down” Iran’s missile launchers, reporting that it destroyed dozens in recent days, including some armed for attacks on Israel.

So far, the military has claimed to have destroyed or disabled around 70 percent of Iran’s estimated 500 ballistic missile launchers, though it is believed to be relatively simple for Iran to build new launchers, as it did following the June 2025 war.

Strikes also continue against Iran’s air defense systems. Within 24 hours of the war, the IDF reported achieving aerial superiority in parts of Iran, which enabled large-scale strikes in Tehran and other areas with a lower risk to Israeli fighter jet pilots.

The military officials say that the IAF now has air supremacy in most of Iran’s airspace, after taking out more than 100 air defense systems and around 120 detection systems.

The officials also say the IDF would continue to operate against the Quds Force, the extraterritorial arm of the IRGC, both in Iran and in Lebanon.

Israel launched its campaign against Iran, alongside the US, to degrade the Iranian regime’s military capabilities, distance threats posed by Iran, and “create the conditions” for the Iranian people to topple the regime, the military and other Israeli leaders have said.

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Immortals said:
It’s more manipulated news to keep price of oil low.

Such a coalition won’t be ready for at least 2 weeks, maybe even longer.

It’s probably US Navy, some Arab ships, and maybe U.S. Navy.

Remains to be seen if India or Egypt would join.

Japan unlikely
Korea unlikely
Turkey unlikely
France already said no
Britain already said no
Canada already said no
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Military They can’t . They simply can’t.


Regarding Trump asking help. Any other nation except Israel or the USA would be completely nuts to escort shipping in Straits of Hormuz . Why would they get involved in another Israeli and American sh!t show in the Middle East, which they both started ? The population of any country would not be agreeing to it. Except lapdog U.K. elites.
 
Yasser76 said:
Yeah, I get that, and iyt may not have been, just correcting the fact that people may think refuellers do not refuel each other, they do on a regular basis
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+1

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Boeing tankers refuel each other in KC-46 milestone test

Boeing announced that its KC-46 Pegasus aerial tanker programme completed its fuel on-load testing, part of its overall Supplemental Type Certificate, by successfully transferring 146,000 pounds of fuel from one KC-46 to another KC-46 during flight.
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Spokesperson for the Prophet's Seal Command: The logistical centers providing support to "Gerald Ford" are considered targets for us
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⭕️ New York Times: Trump faces growing dilemma as war on Iran enters third week
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• Two weeks after launching the war alongside Israel, Trump faces a stark choice: escalate further or attempt to declare victory and pull back, both carrying major military, economic, and political risks.

• Trump initially said the war could last four to six weeks, and White House officials say that estimate still stands, even as the conflict enters its third week.

• US officials acknowledge Iran’s ability to choke the Strait of Hormuz and disrupt global trade is greater than expected, with tanker traffic nearly halted and at least 16 commercial vessels attacked.

• Trump publicly called on China, France, Japan, South Korea, and Britain to send naval forces to help secure the strait — an acknowledgment the US cannot reopen it alone.

• Oil prices have risen to around $100 per barrel, shipping insurance has surged, and the US even relaxed sanctions on some Russian oil sales to ease supply pressure.

• Over a dozen US soldiers killed and over 2,100 people have died overall, most of them in Iran, including over 1,300 civilians.

• Despite heavy strikes on Iran’s military, Tehran retains the ability to mine shipping lanes, conduct cyberattacks, and launch regional strikes.

• Expectations of an anti-government uprising in Iran have not materialized, with pro-government rallies instead taking place.

• Although the supreme leader was assassinated, the government remains intact and is reportedly directed by his injured son, while the IRGC and Basij militias remain operational.

• The US is sending 2,500 additional Marines, adding to about 50,000 US troops already deployed in the region.

• Trump is weighing major escalation options including seizing Kharg Island, Iran’s main oil export terminal, or launching a ground raid to seize roughly 970 pounds of near-bomb-grade uranium stored in Isfahan.
 
Ali_Baba said:
Damaged, maybe repairable and USA has hundreds of these tankers anyway..
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Each of those planes costs 75 million dollars to produce and months of production time + materials/personnel.

You think Trump has a moneyprinting machine in his backyard?

Every damaged airplane/jet/drone/tank is a win for Iran.
 
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