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

[Watandar]

I believe the Suez is too shallow for VLCC's. Also I think this route is too slow and expensive for markets in East Asia.

 

[Immortals]

 

[Feroze]

Iran war live: Tehran hits Gulf states; Israel start raids in West Bank​

This screen grab taken from video footage released on July 20, 2026 by Iran's Revolutionary Guards (IRGC)'s Sepah News shows what they say a missile being launched from an undisclosed location towards US targets in the Gulf. Iran targeted US radar and air defence installations in the Gulf on July 21, warning Washington of "more decisive and powerful" attacks to come as the conflict threatened to widen with a blockade of Saudi ports by Houthi rebels in Yemen. (Photo by SEPAHNEWS.COM / AFP) /


By Barbara Angopa and Yashraj Sharma
Published On 24 Jul 202624 Jul 2026
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• Sirens sound in Bahrain as both the kingdom and Kuwait say they have intercepted Iranian missiles. Erbil airport reopens after a drone crashed near the facility following a drone attack on the city. Iran’s army says it has attacked Al-Azraq US Airbase in Jordan.
• Four Palestinians and two Israelis have been killed in a shootout near the illegal settlement of Havat Gilad. Israel’s army has begun a wide-scale operation in Nablus and surrounding villages in the occupied West Bank in response.
• An Omani delegation has arrived in Iran to discuss mechanisms to manage ship traffic in the Strait of Hormuz, Iranian state media has reported.
• Earlier, the US Central Command said it had concluded air strikes against Iran for the 13th consecutive night, with Iranian media reporting blasts in several cities, including Khorramabad, Jask, Ahvaz, Bandar Abbas, as well as Qeshm Island.
• A US missile strike near Ahvaz left four people dead and five injured, while additional strikes on Khorramabad and the port city of Bandar Abbas resulted in two injuries at each site, according to Iranian media.

Iran launches new Gulf attacks; Israel begins major operation in West Bank

Iranian drones and missiles have hit targets in Jordan, Bahrain, Iraq and Erbil

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[RzA]

I believe the Suez is too shallow for VLCC's. Also I think this route is too slow and expensive for markets in East Asia.

Indeed, smaller tankers will have to be used.

 

[RzA]

Gas prices continue to shoot up

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[Feroze]

UN chief demands Houthis immediately halt attacks on shipping and deescalate Red Sea crisis​

UN chief Antonio Guterres called for an immediate deescalation and urged the Houthis to refrain from further attacks. (File/AFP)
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• Guterres called for an immediate deescalation and urged the Houthis to refrain from further attacks
• UN’s special envoy for Yemen, Hans Grundberg, said he was alarmed by the attacks

NEW YORK CITY: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has demanded that Houthi forces immediately halt attacks on commercial vessels in the Red Sea, warning that a renewed assault risks widening the escalation in the Middle East and drawing Yemen “deeper into regional conflict.”

In a statement issued by his spokesperson, Stephane Dujarric, Guterres called for an immediate deescalation and urged the Houthis to refrain from further attacks, citing Security Council Resolution 2722, adopted in January 2024, and subsequent resolutions relating to the protection of commercial shipping. Navigational rights in and around Bab Al-Mandab Strait “must be fully restored,” he said.

The statement followed renewed Houthi attacks this week as the militant group said it had targeted two Saudi oil tankers. It was the sharpest escalation in the waterway for months.

The UN’s special envoy for Yemen, Hans Grundberg, said he was alarmed by the attacks and similarly warned that they risk dragging Yemen back into full-scale war.

Bab Al-Mandab Strait has emerged as a second maritime flashpoint in the region, along with the Strait of Hormuz, amid the wider conflict between the US and Iran. Tehran has reportedly signaled the Houthis to prepare to close Bab Al-Mandab if Washington continued to strike Iranian territory.

US President Donald Trump has warned of “major military punishment” if there are further attacks on international shipping in regional waterways.

https://www.arabnews.com/node/2652176/middle-east

 

[BHAN85]

Indeed, smaller tankers will have to be used.

All that increase of cost can be translated in a single amount of money by year.

Ksa could give 10% of that amount to houthi to keep them still.

It would be better spent that ksa investment in USA under recent trump blackmail of 20% fee.

 

[Immortals]

It’s clear by the strike cadence Iran has less than 5000 missiles remaining. Maybe even less than 2500 missiles.

Because if Iran had let’s say 10,000 missiles remaining and they expected the war in worst case scenario to continue for 1 year. Then they would have the leeway to fire much more than 5-7 missiles a day at the PG + Jordan. That would only be a run rate of 150-210 missiles a month or 1800-2400 a year. They could fire triple that or even quadruple that daily number and not exhaust their supplies.

However, if you have only 2500-3000 missiles, then the current cadence makes sense.

 

[Immortals]

Trump admits what we all can tell - Putin and Xi are and have always been Western appeasers.

 

[Ali_Baba]

It is plausible, but we will never find out.

Looking at that video again, it could be a B1 bomber, with both left engines hit/taken out and trying to limp home on the remaining two engines. The alternative is that it is a F15/F18 or Typhoon that has been hit on the left wing and it is trying to limp home ?

Either way, the US or anyone else will not admit to it.

 

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Trump admits what we all can tell - Putin and Xi are and have always been Western appeasers.

Russia is likely helping Iran, trump is only showing his nervousness, he knows if the material support from China and Russia is of any significance his version of Putins special military operation will turn out worse than Ukraine because of the global economic fallout.

I think Iran may need certain chemicals and things from China and Russia and maybe motors for Drones, but all of that can be sold through companies which will be hard for the US to stop or detect.

 

[Ali_Baba]

It’s clear by the strike cadence Iran has less than 5000 missiles remaining. Maybe even less than 2500 missiles.

Because if Iran had let’s say 10,000 missiles remaining and they expected the war in worst case scenario to continue for 1 year. Then they would have the leeway to fire much more than 5-7 missiles a day at the PG + Jordan. That would only be a run rate of 150-210 missiles a month or 1800-2400 a year. They could fire triple that or even quadruple that daily number and not exhaust their supplies.

However, if you have only 2500-3000 missiles, then the current cadence makes sense.

It could either be with dwindling stockpiles as you suggest, or more than they don't need to have a high strike rate given the depletion in interceptors and the stage of the war we are in right now. Main targets are Jordan, Kuwait and Bahrain right now it seems.

Also, the focus for the armed forces will be on the upcoming increase in attacks, and possible land invasion.

 

[Immortals]

Looking at that video again, it could be a B1 bomber, with both left engines hit/taken out and trying to limp home on the remaining two engines. The alternative is that it is a F15/F18 or Typhoon that has been hit on the left wing and it is trying to limp home ?

Either way, the US or anyone else will not admit to it.

Doubt it’s B1.

First, B1’s release their payloads over Iraq not Persian Gulf Islands of Iran. Second, they wouldn’t risk flying into Iranian airspace. Iran still has fighter jets and this thing is not stealthy. 1 F-14 could take it down using its BVR missile from 100KM+ away.

It’s either a U.S. fighter jet or an Iranian one. More likely Iranian because why would a U.S. fighter jet have its identification lights on in hostile territory?

 

[OldTwilight]

UN chief demands Houthis immediately halt attacks on shipping and deescalate Red Sea crisis​

UN chief Antonio Guterres called for an immediate deescalation and urged the Houthis to refrain from further attacks. (File/AFP)
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https://arab.news/jwv39

Updated 24 July 2026 18:02
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July 24, 202617:59






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• Guterres called for an immediate deescalation and urged the Houthis to refrain from further attacks
• UN’s special envoy for Yemen, Hans Grundberg, said he was alarmed by the attacks

NEW YORK CITY: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has demanded that Houthi forces immediately halt attacks on commercial vessels in the Red Sea, warning that a renewed assault risks widening the escalation in the Middle East and drawing Yemen “deeper into regional conflict.”

In a statement issued by his spokesperson, Stephane Dujarric, Guterres called for an immediate deescalation and urged the Houthis to refrain from further attacks, citing Security Council Resolution 2722, adopted in January 2024, and subsequent resolutions relating to the protection of commercial shipping. Navigational rights in and around Bab Al-Mandab Strait “must be fully restored,” he said.

The statement followed renewed Houthi attacks this week as the militant group said it had targeted two Saudi oil tankers. It was the sharpest escalation in the waterway for months.

The UN’s special envoy for Yemen, Hans Grundberg, said he was alarmed by the attacks and similarly warned that they risk dragging Yemen back into full-scale war.

Bab Al-Mandab Strait has emerged as a second maritime flashpoint in the region, along with the Strait of Hormuz, amid the wider conflict between the US and Iran. Tehran has reportedly signaled the Houthis to prepare to close Bab Al-Mandab if Washington continued to strike Iranian territory.

US President Donald Trump has warned of “major military punishment” if there are further attacks on international shipping in regional waterways.

https://www.arabnews.com/node/2652176/middle-east

Where was this bastard when KSA was doing the same thing for past 7 years !?