Optical216
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Any reasons for why US could be doing this?
Iran - Israel/US War: Israel-US declare war on Iran, Iran responds
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Any reasons for why US could be doing this?
Persian Gulf
INT'L MOD
reports of ANOTHER US MQ-9 drone downed over Iran. this time in Hamadan.
this would be the 4th MQ-9 shot down in 48 hours.
this would be the 4th MQ-9 shot down in 48 hours.
Immortals
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Araghchi:
From Friday, February 26, the atmosphere had shifted toward war.
I had a meeting with the President at 8 a.m. on Saturday, and I told him that "the atmosphere is one of war."
We usually gave the reports to Mr. Hejazi, and he would pass them on to the Leader.
I met with Mr. Hejazi at 9 a.m. and relayed the negotiation reports to him, and as I was referring to the heavy atmosphere of war, that location came under attack.
The Strategic Council of Foreign Relations was holding its regular weekly meeting at the same time.
The martyred Leader of the Revolution was present in their office.
Martyr Shamkhani had also convened a meeting of the Defense Council.
Martyr Shamkhani's meeting with the commanders in the Defense Council, the office of Martyr Shirazi, the office of Mr. Hejazi, and the office of the martyred Leader were the enemy's targets within the confines of the Leader's residence.
Holding simultaneous meetings on those days was not an unusual matter; however, the enemy's knowledge of these meetings was the result of a security breach that likely still exists.
The security breach is not only about infiltration and obtaining information; it is also about steering decision-making processes, and even more importantly, about steering our psychological atmosphere.
Optical216
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i wonder why the US cannot use MQ-9 successfully especially since they are so expensive
Persian Gulf
INT'L MOD
so the Strategic Council of Foreign Relations and the Defence Council were both holding an in person meeting at the same time ... in the same location ... which was entirely unprotected ?
after having several military and political leaders assassinated in the months prior ?
is this real life or a simulation ?
Persian Gulf
INT'L MOD
because they are not safe in bases closer to Iran (Qatar, UAE, Kuwait, Bahrain) since Iran has been targeting them precisely
so they are safer in Israel since Israel is not part of the war for now
but it means there will be a crazy concentration of US assets in a few Israeli airports
Persian Gulf
INT'L MOD
they are expensive for most countries ($30m) but not for the US
one RQ-4 drone ($300m) costs as much as ten MQ-9 drones ($30m)
the US was flying an RQ-4 over the Persian Gulf daily but then Iran targeted its base in Jordan and then the US evacuated it to Italy, and they no longer fly the RQ-4 near Iran.
Immortals
Elite Member
When I called them the Clown Show, people on here attacked me. Add this to Hajizadeh and Bagheri rounding up all the commanders in a flimsy bunker that Mossad had tracked multiple times in TP1/2/3. They knew all the locations. Iran had no “Armageddon” nuclear proof bunkers like Russia/China/US have.
The dumbest leaders I have ever seen. And I wouldn’t be surprised if there logic was, “well Israel and U.S. have never attacked us in the morning”.
It seems the only person who cannot be killed and takes his life seriously is Qaani. How ironic.
030292
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Wow IRGC looking like men possessed and israelis are shitting their pants, they are gonna go berserk on these child killing jew cowards.
Kyussis
SpeedLimited
Meengla
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NY Times has a major piece on the attack in Jordan. Worrying for American troops in the region.
Behind paywall so posting entire article.
The Iranian attack that killed two U.S. soldiers and left one service member missing on Friday was the fourth in five days on U.S. forces in Jordan, multiple American officials said. Taken together, the attacks have wounded dozens of U.S. service members and damaged a number of helicopters.
The flurry of attacks and the losses they have caused are a sign that Iranian forces not only still have ample missile stocks but have also become more adept at evading U.S. air defense systems, said the U.S. officials, who were speaking on condition of anonymity to discuss operational matters.
Jordan, which hosts major U.S. air bases, grew in importance in the run-up to and the early days of the war, as the Pentagon shifted a number of troops from Bahrain, the United Arab Emirates and Qatar to relatively more secure locations in Jordan and Israel. The country’s role in U.S. operations has only increased as other American allies in the region have restricted Washington’s ability to base troops in and fly aircraft over their territories, the U.S. officials said.
In early July, Iran widened its attacks in the region, including Jordan for the first time since Tehran and Washington signed a cease-fire agreement in June.
The U.S. officials offered a recounting of the last five days of Iran’s attacks on Jordan, which the Pentagon has not yet discussed in detail publicly.
The first attack to hit U.S. forces in Jordan struck a residential facility at King Faisal Air Base, wounding as many as five U.S. service members, they said. The second hit a base in eastern Jordan where U.S. Blackhawk helicopters were operating from, damaging a significant number of them.
Then, 48 hours ago, Iranian missiles hit Jordan’s Muwaffaq Salti Air Base in Azraq, which is the same base where the troops were killed on Friday, the officials said. The earlier strike wounded about 20 U.S. troops rushing to take cover in bunkers. No one was killed in that barrage. But on Friday, when the Iranians struck the base again, two U.S. troops were killed and four other service members were injured, according to U.S. officials. Other personnel were evaluated for minor injuries and returned to duty.
The Pentagon declined to comment.
On Friday, the Iranian Army said it had launched a drone attack targeting fuel tanks at the U.S. base in Azraq. The Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps also said it had used missiles and drones to target aircraft shelters at the base, according to Fars News Agency, a semiofficial news outlet affiliated with the Guards.
Jordan’s location allows the United States to conduct “more efficient air operations across Syria, Iraq and the broader region,” said David Deptula, a retired Air Force lieutenant general who was a main architect of the 1991 Persian Gulf air war.
“Friday’s attack was therefore not just an attack on a base,” he said in an email on Saturday. “It was an attack on the U.S. regional coalition and an attempt to make the political cost of hosting American forces greater than the security benefit.”
The U.S. military announced on Saturday evening that it had launched retaliatory strikes to degrade Iran’s threat to shipping in the Strait of Hormuz and to “swiftly punish Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps forces who launched attacks against American service members in Jordan.”
Even before those strikes, President Trump signaled that he planned to increase strikes on Iran in the next week and intended to hit more Iranian infrastructure, including bridges, electrical power plants and distribution systems.
Behind paywall so posting entire article.
The Iranian attack that killed two U.S. soldiers and left one service member missing on Friday was the fourth in five days on U.S. forces in Jordan, multiple American officials said. Taken together, the attacks have wounded dozens of U.S. service members and damaged a number of helicopters.
The flurry of attacks and the losses they have caused are a sign that Iranian forces not only still have ample missile stocks but have also become more adept at evading U.S. air defense systems, said the U.S. officials, who were speaking on condition of anonymity to discuss operational matters.
Jordan, which hosts major U.S. air bases, grew in importance in the run-up to and the early days of the war, as the Pentagon shifted a number of troops from Bahrain, the United Arab Emirates and Qatar to relatively more secure locations in Jordan and Israel. The country’s role in U.S. operations has only increased as other American allies in the region have restricted Washington’s ability to base troops in and fly aircraft over their territories, the U.S. officials said.
In early July, Iran widened its attacks in the region, including Jordan for the first time since Tehran and Washington signed a cease-fire agreement in June.
The U.S. officials offered a recounting of the last five days of Iran’s attacks on Jordan, which the Pentagon has not yet discussed in detail publicly.
The first attack to hit U.S. forces in Jordan struck a residential facility at King Faisal Air Base, wounding as many as five U.S. service members, they said. The second hit a base in eastern Jordan where U.S. Blackhawk helicopters were operating from, damaging a significant number of them.
Then, 48 hours ago, Iranian missiles hit Jordan’s Muwaffaq Salti Air Base in Azraq, which is the same base where the troops were killed on Friday, the officials said. The earlier strike wounded about 20 U.S. troops rushing to take cover in bunkers. No one was killed in that barrage. But on Friday, when the Iranians struck the base again, two U.S. troops were killed and four other service members were injured, according to U.S. officials. Other personnel were evaluated for minor injuries and returned to duty.
The Pentagon declined to comment.
On Friday, the Iranian Army said it had launched a drone attack targeting fuel tanks at the U.S. base in Azraq. The Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps also said it had used missiles and drones to target aircraft shelters at the base, according to Fars News Agency, a semiofficial news outlet affiliated with the Guards.
Jordan’s location allows the United States to conduct “more efficient air operations across Syria, Iraq and the broader region,” said David Deptula, a retired Air Force lieutenant general who was a main architect of the 1991 Persian Gulf air war.
“Friday’s attack was therefore not just an attack on a base,” he said in an email on Saturday. “It was an attack on the U.S. regional coalition and an attempt to make the political cost of hosting American forces greater than the security benefit.”
The U.S. military announced on Saturday evening that it had launched retaliatory strikes to degrade Iran’s threat to shipping in the Strait of Hormuz and to “swiftly punish Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps forces who launched attacks against American service members in Jordan.”
Even before those strikes, President Trump signaled that he planned to increase strikes on Iran in the next week and intended to hit more Iranian infrastructure, including bridges, electrical power plants and distribution systems.
Optical216
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Like i said the longer this goes on the better it is for iran.
OldTwilight
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Those are in reserve for targeting USA troops and navy in case of invasion
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