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

[Meengla]

Iran was attacked by the US / Israel and they killed its leaders. US did a lot of damage to Iran in its bombing campaign. Now to end the war, Iran wants compensation. Iran already dropped the demand of war reparation cost but Iran is demanding its frozen assets to be unfrozen. Its a very just demand. But Problem is Trump till date bashes Obama for giving money to Iran (planes full load of cash that he tells everytime). So, the idea of giving money to Iran is incomprehensible for Trump. That's the main reason for the conflict to prolong. Trump will happily spend 100s of billions on war but won't give 6 to 12 billion to Iran. The zionist lobby which controls Trump also pressures him to not give a dime to Iran. But I think eventually, US will have to give something. The pressure tactics / occasional strikes are just negotiations to push Iran in making concessions.
Iran might be asking for 20 billion + sanctions relief + some fee for strait management. Trump would be saying, no way the strait cannot be tolled, and no sanctions relief but take 1 billion and end this. That's in addition to no enrichment commitment. Iran would be saying Fk-off. It seems both sides are way too far from any middle ground for peace deal.

One word: Lebanon.
The Strait, the fissile material issues could be under the Iranian decision making some years later--they can even renege on any agreement later just like Trump violated the JCPOA. But the bone of contention was and remains Lebanon. During the April talks in Islamabad, most issues were broadly agreed upon except for Lebanon. This was stated by Pakistan's credible analysts like Hamid Mir shortly after the Talks. And that has not changed.
The Israelis want a chunk of the Lebanese territory.

 

[Persian Gulf]

The latest American war crime in Iran.

 

[Persian Gulf]

I think Iran had to narrow down its targets. As, Iran do not have unlimited stock of missiles. It could be 10-20% remaining of pre-war status.

Also after 100 days of surviving and fighting back, there's lot of Iran's military hardware is already used in the war, many destroyed too by the US. So the powerful countries in GCC like KSA and UAE have more incentive to join the war now when Iran is weakened. So Iran is this time around little careful. Qatar on other hand is using diplomacy with Iran and not choosing hostility at all.

U.S. intelligence says 70% of pre war stockpile, not 10-20%.

 

[Persian Gulf]

I think things have calmed down and are not as bad as being portrayed, if one looks at Flightradar, Iranian airspace is quite busy, they are not panicking at all

The U.S. strikes were quite underwhelming relative to the severity of Hegseth and Trump’s threats

49 cruise missiles does not achieve as much as you think

 

[Ali_Baba]

One word: Lebanon.
The Strait, the fissile material issues could be under the Iranian decision making some years later--they can even renege on any agreement later just like Trump violated the JCPOA. But the bone of contention was and remains Lebanon. During the April talks in Islamabad, most issues were broadly agreed upon except for Lebanon. This was stated by Pakistan's credible analysts like Hamid Mir shortly after the Talks. And that has not changed.
The Israelis want a chunk of the Lebanese territory.

Iran needs to be clear on both a ceasefire, and a full withdrawal from Lebanon in their language. So far, I have only seen the ceasefire word.

 

[VCheng]

The U.S. strikes were quite underwhelming relative to the severity of Hegseth and Trump’s threats

49 cruise missiles does not achieve as much as you think

It could be an indication that both sides are merely trying to jockey for the better negotiating position still, as best as possible. One still hopes some sort of arrangement can be reached relatively quickly to avoid all-out war, even at this stage.

 

[Mobius]

 

[Mobius]

 

[tsunset]

So this was all of the US strikes?

When i listen to the tone of Trump the Eunuch and Hegseth yesterday threatening Iran, i really thought they were going to restart the war at full scale and airdrop troops to seize Iranian lands with severe bombing including the assassination of Ghalibaf and Araghchi

 

[Gripen9]

 

[PakistanLVR]

So this was all of the US strikes?

When i listen to the tone of Trump the Eunuch and Hegseth yesterday threatening Iran, i really thought they were going to restart the war at full scale and airdrop troops to seize Iranian lands with severe bombing including the assassination of Ghalibaf and Araghchi

Has anyone looked at the stock-market the past days? Thought it index tumbled the past week.

 

[RocketLaw]

 

[Pak Defender]

 

[Immortals]

Round 3 starts tonight:

 

[Persian Gulf]

no need to ask if IRGC will pre empt the strikes, we already know the answer to that