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

[ShapurII]

Oil markets are being manipulated, but their is only so much they can do

Iran needs a deal, Iran needs sanctions to be removed
And iran also needs to set itself up for the future

Iran simply cannot walk away without sanctions relief, otherwise the war is ongoing and they will just strangle Iran economically

So Trump and the U.S are resisting, and Iran simply has no choice but to drag this out and cause economic pain until a deal can be made


They are trying to do the same to Iran and it's a question of who will break first
Iranians will suffer more, but if they can hold out they can change their future and remain independent and emerge as a hegemon in the middle east

At this moment in time all Iranians need to be together, it's essential

Nobody would give you a fair deal when you are weak. There will be no sanctions relief.

The clock has started ticking on Iran. Sad but true.

 

[Hassan Al-Somal]

 

[Hassan Al-Somal]

 

[Hassan Al-Somal]

Iranian media: The Emiratis, in coordination with the United States, attempted to gather vessels and push them through the Strait of Hormuz in order, as they saw it, to neutralise Iran’s strategic leverage.

The Islamic Republic’s first response was reportedly to order ships to evacuate and withdraw from Ras Al Khaimah's port towards Dubai.

Since this morning, new operational boundaries for managing the Strait of Hormuz have reportedly been announced. These include pressure on all ports belonging to what Iranian media described as the “United Hebrew Emirates,” which Tehran presents as a calibrated response to the enemy’s naval blockade plan.

According to the same sources, another Emirati oil tanker attempted to cross the Strait under the protection of an American frigate. The frigate, allegedly sailing with its radar switched off, was met with warning fire, while the oil tanker was struck by a drone.

On several other occasions, commercial vessels, oil tankers and U.S. naval units reportedly attempted to cross the Strait. Each time, they were met with verbal and operational warnings.

 

[Arash]

Poopjeets must trigger the defence pact and provide Phull Sapport....

I agree. The smell will become unbearable.

 

[Mobius]

 

[ghazi52]

Iran says US forces attacked civilian boats, killing 5 in the Strait of Hormuz​

The Iranians are saying that the Americans have attacked civilian boats and killed five civilians, Al Jazeera reports.

They are denying that the boats that the Americans claim to have hit belong to Iran’s IRGC. Rather, they are saying they were civilian boats.

They are also saying that the US destroyers attempted to enter the Strait of Hormuz and their radar was off.

Once the radar was on, they were detected because the naval forces of Iran are monitoring the region, and once they were identified, the Iranian naval forces engaged them, and warning shots were fired.

These warning shots included combat drones, missiles and rockets, and, as a result, they are saying the US destroyers were forced to turn away.

They are also making clear warnings, saying any further attempt by the US naval forces to enter the Strait of Hormuz is going to be regarded as a violation of the ceasefire.

 

[ghazi52]

 

[东风夜放花千树]

Update on the latest news.

1. The spokesperson of the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced that Iranian Foreign Minister Araghchi will visit China on May 6 at the invitation.

2. Due to the escalating tensions in the Strait of Hormuz, which threaten Iran's ceasefire agreement, Israel is coordinating with the United States. The coordination work includes preparing for a possible new round of strikes against Iran, with strike targets focusing on energy infrastructure and the targeted elimination of senior Iranian officials. (CNN)

 

[unconventional]

Where was the iron dome over fujairah?

 

[Garcia Sea]

Update on the latest news.

1. The spokesperson of the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced that Iranian Foreign Minister Araghchi will visit China on May 6 at the invitation.

2. Due to the escalating tensions in the Strait of Hormuz, which threaten Iran's ceasefire agreement, Israel is coordinating with the United States. The coordination work includes preparing for a possible new round of strikes against Iran, with strike targets focusing on energy infrastructure and the targeted elimination of senior Iranian officials. (CNN)

And Iran will probably weakly agree to a ceasefire soon after its oil facilities and schools are blown up and several government officials and generals are martyred. And people will say that compromise is needed, that talks are needed, and urge Iran to accept further surprise attacks. I'm sick of it. When will they wake up?!

 

[Jango007]

Any update on this incident ?

 

[Al-Zakir]

Mollah's fake news probably.

What is Mollah?

 

[BHAN85]

And Iran will probably weakly agree to a ceasefire soon after its oil facilities and schools are blown up and several government officials and generals are martyred. And people will say that compromise is needed, that talks are needed, and urge Iran to accept further surprise attacks. I'm sick of it. When will they wake up?!

You don't want ceasefire and peace, don't worry, Israel rabid dog doesn't want it neither.

In this point this only can end in regime change in Iran or Israel, and when world will suffer economic consequences, maybe they decide it's easier to punish Israel crazy warmongers than Iran.

 

[ghazi52]

Hegseth's language relatively cautious, but he insists ceasefire holds
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Bernd Debusmann Jr
BBC White House reporter

Image source, Reuters

The language in this Pentagon news briefing has been relatively cautious, and slightly different than the approach during Operation Epic Fury earlier this year.

Notably, both Secretary Hegseth and Gen Caine insist that, despite exchanges of fire and "kinetic" incidents in the last several days, the ceasefire between the US and Iran continues to hold.

According to Hegseth, the low-level "harassment" by Iranian fast attack boats in the Gulf and Strait of Hormuz does not meet the threshold for a return to full-scale combat operations.

They took significant effort to make clear that in the eyes of the US, Project Freedom's goal of restoring freedom of navigation and commerce in the region are separate to both the blockade against Iranian ports and the wider conflict with Iran.

This is an important point for the administration to make domestically in the US, where polls have shown that the war has never been particularly popular.

We've already seen growing dissent from Republican lawmakers who worry about an open-ended conflict thousands of miles away.

It is also by no means clear yet that shipping companies - or the insurance firms that back them - will feel confident that Trump's "Project Freedom" can get ships through the passage without being attacked.