US Perspective on the Iran - Israel / US War

[hasssanali8998]

They are living in bulletproof glass houses and Iranians are throwing pebbles towards them.....

no literally no
iran can knock out every single petro chemical , oil infra electrcity genration and desalination if it wants to
they are already doing it

 

[Serendipity]

throwing rocks when you and your family live in glass houses

Not quite. Iran will attack the other regional muslim countries infrastructure in return. Its a win win situation for Israel. Its like a person beating their enemy who then beats the offenders other enemy in response. If anything its a value multiplier. It will soften up the other targets for future aspirations. A surprise they other muslim countries dont see this for what it is and push back. I am travelling in the middle east myself right now and I notice subtle signs. Signs that they are gearing for more aggressive operations but at the same time they are humanizing the Iranian situation. I hope its a precursor to parting from pure western military allies. Being small countries with an excess of natural resources eliminates the possibility of neutrality usually. Everyone is paying for a lack of constructive effort towards consensus during peace time - all over petty hatred from generations ago.

 

[RescueRanger]

People often struggle to understand asymmetric warfare. The common idea of war is simple: you hit the enemy with everything you have, as efficiently as possible, aiming for a quick victory.

Asymmetric warfare works differently. It is based on lure, lure, and lure again, and only then ambush. The goal is not a quick victory, but to wear down the adversary through attrition, targeting economic, political, and psychological pressure much more than pure military destruction.

U.S. Navy stationed 700 km off the Iranian coast - Can Iran attack those ships? Yes, it can. Those ships, operating at 700 km, are already at the limit of the F-18’s combat radius, the main aircraft on American carriers.

During the conflict with the Houthis, the Yemenis launched Sayyad/Quds-Z0 missiles with an 800 km range. Today, they already speak of Palestine-2 and Quds-4 versions that easily exceed 1,000 km.

If the Houthi arsenal is essentially Iranian technology, what is the real range of Iran’s anti-ship missiles today? It certainly goes well beyond 700 km.

In conclusion, asymmetric warfare is not a 50-meter sprint. It is a carefully planned marathon. The Iranians know that the critical point is maintaining control over the Strait of Hormuz. That’s why they try to lure the ships closer, a bait the U.S. Navy has so far refused to take.

 

[Hamartia Antidote]

throwing rocks when you and your family live in glass houses

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US Perspective on the Iran - Israel / US War​

Shouldn't you be complaining about the damage footage in the main thread also....or should this "open forum" only show things from the one perspective that makes you happy.

 

[hasssanali8998]

Its like a person beating their enemy who then beats the offenders other enemy in response.

well they arent acting like an enemy to israel though , i am sorry but this is just cope . just look at the behaviour of UAE towards us

Not quite. Iran will attack the other regional muslim countries infrastructure in return. Its a win win situation for Israel.

Yes, if you look at it from the Ummah's perspective, but if you look at it from Iran's perspective, you don't really care when they are using arabian air space/bases to bomb your civilians and children ,they are the same to you. Imagine if we are at war with India and Afghanistan, and others join in , will you also not say '**** them' and dish out some punches too?

all over petty hatred from generations ago

agreed , its so baffling why dont arabs/iran wake up an see beyond this hatred

 

[hasssanali8998]

Shouldn't you be complaining about the damage footage in the main thread also....or should this "open forum" only show things from the one perspective that makes you happy.

calm down
i am saying if both parties start attacking oil infra its the entire world that will have deal with the consequnces

 

[RescueRanger]

Now this track is really interesting...
Coupled with this:

And this:

...

 

[Ali_Baba]

Cyprus - pushed NOTAM citing Naval Artillery fire from 23 March till end of April 2026:
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French/UK naval "exercises" ? ( odd ).

 

[RescueRanger]

French/UK naval "exercises" ? ( odd ).

Nope...
See my earlier post.

 

[Hamartia Antidote]

U.S. Navy stationed 700 km off the Iranian coast - Can Iran attack those ships? Yes, it can. Those ships, operating at 700 km, are already at the limit of the F-18’s combat radius, the main aircraft on American carriers.

The planes do aerial refueling after they take off...that's pretty standard.

 

[hasssanali8998]

well they arent acting like an enemy to israel though , i am sorry but this is just cope . just look at the behaviour of UAE towards us

Yes, if you look at it from the Ummah's perspective, but if you look at it from Iran's perspective, you don't really care when they are using arabian air space/bases to bomb your civilians and children ,they are the same to you. Imagine if we are at war with India and Afghanistan, and others join in , will you also not say '**** them' and dish out some punches too?

agreed , its so baffling why dont arabs/iran wake up an see beyond this hatred

@Serendipity

i saw the crash of the first wing loong drone too , UAE are now direclty partaking in this war

 

[Persian Gulf]

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I am interested in the US perspective on this apparent hypocrisy

 

[RescueRanger]

The planes do aerial refueling after they take off...

I know that... Sigh

I know how US Air logistics work to a rudimentary degree.

The point I was making is, Iran is fighting a conventional war in an unconventional way, it can drag this out, the US is working to domestic timelines and pressure. It cannot afford a protracted conflict, not that it can't hit hard and beat Iran, it 100% can, it 1000% can, but it has constraints which include global economic pressure, international relations and domestic pressure.

 

[mythbuster]

Success of any asymmetric war depends on the capacity to take huge losses and still survive...so far Iran is holding on , however , I have my doubts if it can sustain these losses for a longer period.... agrarian societies with backing of powerful countries are more suited for asymmetric warfare .

 

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I am also interested in the US perspective on this Trump tweet from 2019: "GOING INTO THE MIDDLE EAST IS THE WORST DECISION EVER MADE....."

Was he wrong then, or now?