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

[Persian Gulf]

Nobody is offering any solutions though.

We can not stay in this situation for too long (naval blockade and economic war, waiting for the US to attack us again) and we cannot defeat the US or build the bomb either. So, what is the solution now?

Trump knows that time is on his side and he's not going to negotiate with us to end the war. Any negotiation will be deception again.

There are pressures building in the U.S. as well. They are spending a lot of money just to maintain 50% pre war oil flows. Inflation remains a problem and they are about to increase interest rates again, which trump hates. Bond yields are in the zone where they intervene, again. SPR is in 40+ year lows.

I am sure Iran is finding creative ways to evade the blockade to some extent (land routes, oil mixing, back door deals).

It doesn’t seem like it would be too hard for Iran to materially decrease oil flows by simply attacking more ships and actually sinking them. It’s not hard to fire more than 1-2 missiles and drones per 2 days. It is baffling that Iran is not doing this.

 

[retaxis]

So america went to sanctions which failed then they went to war which failed so they are back to sanctions again.

 

[Persian Gulf]

There are pressures building in the U.S. as well. They are spending a lot of money just to maintain 50% pre war oil flows. Inflation remains a problem and they are about to increase interest rates again, which trump hates. Bond yields are in the zone where they intervene, again. SPR is in 40+ year lows.

I am sure Iran is finding creative ways to evade the blockade to some extent (land routes, oil mixing, back door deals).

It doesn’t seem like it would be too hard for Iran to materially decrease oil flows by simply attacking more ships and actually sinking them. It’s not hard to fire more than 1-2 missiles and drones per 2 days. It is baffling that Iran is not doing this.

the problem is Trump doesn’t seem to agree, so he has to be made to agree

 

[Eşbah]

Nobody is offering any solutions though.

We can not stay in this situation for too long (naval blockade and economic war, waiting for the US to attack us again) and we cannot defeat the US or build the bomb either. So, what is the solution now?

Trump knows that time is on his side and he's not going to negotiate with us to end the war. Any negotiation will be deception again.

If you choose not to engage in the fight, your only option is to be patient and wait for Trump to leave office, hoping for a Democratic President who will restore an agreement or sign a deal. What else can you do if you refuse to fight?

What is hard to face is the fact that Iran had the means to end this war on her terms but refused to do so.

You know, my father is an elderly, rural, Anatolian Sunni man who is unwilling to recognize Shia as Muslims, yet he holds a different view about Iranians as a nation and society. Despite his religious beliefs, he has never doubted Iran's nationhood or its rich historical traditions and centuries of statehood. The Arabs he was familiar with seemed new to this game and very weak minded, but he regarded the Iranians as equals to the Turks without a doubt.

Sometimes, when I share the current situation with him by simply summarizing a few pages from this thread, he outright accuses me of lying. lol. In his worldview, he struggles to understand how Iranians could repeatedly make such strategic errors that have led to the present circumstances.

He's conservative and traditional but explained a few days ago that Imams shouldn't lead a country. This is equal to the renaissance era in Europe. lol

The whole situation is genuinely concerning, and I wonder how you guys can sleep at night. The situation is stressful.

And there's no assurance that Turkey or any other nation wouldn't find itself in a similar predicament as Iran in 15 years ir so. Just two or three significant geopolitical blunders can jeopardize a nation's future.

 

[Eşbah]

So america went to sanctions which failed then they went to war which failed so they are back to sanctions again.

It's the blockade that is concerning. I believe the Iranian leadership could manage the sanctions for years until a new deal is signed but the naval embargo is absolutely devastating. Perhaps Iran can adapt and the country's flexibility is going to surprise us all, but are the Iranian people ready for the long game or are they already exhausted?

 

[Immortals]

 

[retaxis]

It's the blockade that is concerning. I believe the Iranian leadership could manage the sanctions for years until a new deal is signed but the naval embargo is absolutely devastating. Perhaps Iran can adapt and the country's flexibility is going to surprise us all, but are the Iranian people ready for the long game or are they already exhausted?

Hard to say but we will just have to wait and see. How devastating it is will be shown by how much protests there will be on the streets.

 

[Ali_Baba]

So america went to sanctions which failed then they went to war which failed so they are back to sanctions again.

Yes - it is the same strategy as "The Grand Old Duke of York.."

 

[Immortals]

Just the same old failed policies of his father ie. ‘Resistance Economy” and “strategic patience”



And anyone who praises Pezeshkhian is a failure as a leader