2 hours ago, Mavideol said:

I still can't figure out how the heck Iran can still send missiles to Qatar, Israel and now also to US & UK base, where did they found the launchers and missiles since all their army was obliterated, completely destroyed and couldn't do anything, yet they keep sending missiles on a daily basis... could it be the Chinese or the Russians disguised as Iranians

Iran targets US-UK base with IRBMs

https://www.msn.com/en-xl/news/other/iran-targets-us-uk-base-with-irbms/ar-AA1Z5GMz?ocid=msedgdhp&pc=LCTS&cvid=69bdfc087a4e42eeaed615a961c803cd&ei=68

The obvious conclusion is that the Pentagon bomb damage assessments are inaccurate. The Pentagon is not only using AI in target selection, but also to speed up BDAs. Currently the DoD is in dispute with Anthropic, and called it a supply chain risk, and trying to phase out use of Claud and other models

So one outcome is that apparently Iran is now making money from ships moving through Hormuz.

The Sound Dues ran for 400 years until the 1850s, and provided the Danish government with two thirds of their income.

The Straits of Hormuz are so narrow that Iranian and Omani waters overlap. There are two channels; one to leave the Persian Gulf and one to enter the Persian Gulf. Inbound traffic passes closest to Iran.

"Transit Passage" means shipping can use the channels, without permission, including warships. The rule is set by the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea, but Iran doesn't accept all of this. But neither does the United States. Transit Passage does not apply to the Dardenelles; Turkeys exerts control over what enters or leaves the Black Sea, but this predates the UN. Transit Passage is a continual issue in the Straits of Malacca and the South China Sea.

Its a legal minefield; technically the idea of a toll is illegal.

Attacks on Nuclear facilties in Iran and israel

https://news.un.org/en/story/2026/03/1167175

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/mar/21/iran-hits-israeli-town-housing-nuclear-facility-in-retaliation-for-natanz-strike

Here Palki Sharma on the 4th problem says imagine reading this as US Citizens...

Imagine reading this as non-US citizens… really puts our glowing opinion of the US and its people into perspective, doesn’t it?

and they have been obliterated, completely destroyed their army & navy, they can fight back... LOL....

Iran escalates retaliation after Trump's threat

https://www.msn.com/en-xl/news/other/iran-escalates-retaliation-after-trump-s-threat/ar-AA1Z92Mn?ocid=msedgdhp&pc=LCTS&cvid=69c0a1415fcb48e48f226fc098d613ae&ei=66

his polls are the lowest ever for any USA President and the calls for impeachment and/or removal are starting from his own past associates

Announce you will NOT be a candidate in 2028. Use your position, access to the media to explain why this is necessary. Don't resign.”

Co-founder of American Conservative group demands Vance use 25th Amendment to remove Trump

https://au.yahoo.com/news/co-founder-american-conservative-group-205527731.html

National guardsmen avoiding deployment?

https://www.inkl.com/news/the-weed-walk-out-is-a-silent-protest-crippling-us-military-readiness

https://www.ibtimes.co.uk/us-troops-marijuana-protest-deployments-1787421

GCC presented with a bill. If they want the war to continue, they must pay $5 trillion. If they want it to stop, they must pay $2.5 trillion.

https://www.turkiyetoday.com/region/us-seeks-5-trillion-from-gulf-states-to-stop-iran-war-omani-analyst-3216750?s=2

I guess the $2 trillion investment from the GCC isn't coming anymore.

Not sure what the 3rd option is if no one wants to pay anything. The shop suffers a mysterious fire?

Iranian trolling/propaganda to another level. A surprisingly catchy tune

Worth remembering LEGO is Danish.

many within his own party are starting to questioned his latest decisions, it wont' end well for him

A key group of House Republicans are growing increasingly wary of the US war with Iran after a briefing with Department of Defense officials on Wednesday left some unsatisfied with what they were told about the objectives and length of the war effort.

GOP lawmakers vent frustration over Trump administration’s lack of info on Iran war

https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/gop-lawmakers-vent-frustration-over-235135402.html

did anybody remarked Trump's facial and body expressions when his jerk of secretary of defense was speaking, it's shows so much love and support, one has to wonder what he's thinking, maybe ""what the heck have I done choosing this moron to lead our mighty soldiers, I must have been out of my mind, I don't deserve this"" LOL

Everyone Is Clocking Trump's Reaction To Hegseth's, Um, Interesting Hand Gesture While Talking About Iran

https://au.yahoo.com/everyone-clocking-trumps-reaction-hegseths-230425667.html

The conflict is now having a meaningful impact on the UK's National Health Service. A few weeks ago, the medical device maker Stryker, was hit by a global cyber attack, hitting its Microsoft business services (an interesting approach; in Stryker, employees sync their phones with the company's systems. The attackers used a vulnerability to factory reset every single device, including employee phones, in Styker's network). Stryker lost the ability to order things, to process customer orders, to manage inventory, to make things.

As a result, the NHS is down to less than 2 weeks supply of essential devices, particularly in orthopedics and neurovascular. As of about 12 hours ago, it seem that Stryker is gradually resuming production, but there will be a ripply effect. The US is being a bit more quiet, but Bloomberg had reported a week ago, that children in the US, facing life preserving surgery, were seeing their surgeries being canceled as a result.

The NHS is coordinating its emergency response.

https://www.england.nhs.uk/long-read/stryker-medical-cyber-attack-disruption-supply-medical-equipment-consumables/

Latest sitrep

https://www.supplychain.nhs.uk/icn/supply-issues-stryker-cyber-attack/

Intuitive Surgical was hit about the same time, but their systems were less connected, and so the impacts were not so great. Additionally, Intuitive produce a more narrow range of devices, mainly robotic surgery.

2 hours ago, Mavideol said:

did anybody remarked Trump's facial and body expressions when his jerk of secretary of defense was speaking, it's shows so much love and support, one has to wonder what he's thinking, maybe ""what the heck have I done choosing this moron to lead our mighty soldiers, I must have been out of my mind, I don't deserve this"" LOL

Everyone Is Clocking Trump's Reaction To Hegseth's, Um, Interesting Hand Gesture While Talking About Iran

https://au.yahoo.com/everyone-clocking-trumps-reaction-hegseths-230425667.html

I think its about a clash of egos. Hegseth obviously has a massive one, and might learn his can't be bigger than the boss's. And also when the boss says this whole thing (the bombs and missiles, which you are telling the boss every day have wiped out the Iranians) is your idea, don't go around contradicting him in front of people. Another Mooch firing in the making.

But Anthony went on to be a much better person.

the threats and other falsehoods keep coming out of Trump's mouth, like the army was obliterated and they have no resources to fight back and the rhetoric that he does on a daily basis and yet Iran keeps sending missiles and drones all over the gulf states, so the question is where did or does Iran is getting it, let's see

Donald Trump and Benjamin Netanyahu say that Iran's missile capacity is "destroyed" and "degraded," yet Iran still strikes. How many missiles and drones remain, and how quickly can Iran rebuild its arsenal?

How well armed is Iran — and can it replenish missiles?

https://www.msn.com/en-xl/news/other/how-well-armed-is-iran-and-can-it-replenish-missiles/ar-AA1ZmqMY?ocid=msedgdhp&pc=LCTS&cvid=69c4920e87034685b87c1b1a3564169d&ei=55

and it appears he now has come to terms that he's lost and has not a slightly idea how to keep going, his bragging about the obliteration and taking full control of the strait just hit him and he now knows Iran has control and afe collecting million on any boat who wants to pass thru, after all the Trump's ultimatums, Iran is the one having the last laugh

At a Cabinet meeting on Thursday, Trump even noted Iran’s burgeoning effort to charge shippers a fee for passage.

“They shouldn’t be able to, but they’re doing it a little bit,” the president said.

How Trump went from saying Strait of Hormuz 'will open itself' to acknowledging Iran's power to control the waterway

https://finance.yahoo.com/markets/article/how-trump-went-from-saying-strait-of-hormuz-will-open-itself-to-acknowledging-irans-power-to-control-the-waterway-201453010.html

Trump is desperate as he knows he's being played by Iran and realized that his move was a very stupid mistake, he's desperately looking for a way out, he tries very hard to deflect by blaming others and bashing at NATO for not helping, his deal makers whom have no clue what they are doing claim the dealings are being conducted by a third party (Pakistan) that's how the world peace is being negotiated by Abott & Costello team LOL...the negotiations look more and more like they did in Ukraine-Russia deal, they are just trying to delay, Iran will not accept any deal as they are at the top, the only solution for Trump is to not TACO again tonight when the his dead line expires, he said if Iran refused the deal he will release hell on them, I know it's just his usual bluff as he will TACO

Donald Trump has claimed Iran is negotiating with the U.S. to end the current war but is “afraid” to admit it.

“They are negotiating, by the way,” Trump claimed of Iran. “They want to make a deal so badly but they are afraid to say it. Because they figure they will be killed by their own people. They are also afraid they will be killed by us.”

His comments directly contradict Iran’s foreign minister Abbas Araghchi, who said the country was not in negotiations with the U.S. over a resolution to the war and had “no intention” to have any such conversations.

Trump Makes Frantic Excuse After Iran’s Humiliating Reveal

https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/trump-makes-frantic-excuse-iran-013746187.html

The President's original choice for AG weighing in with his thoughts on the war; not supportive.

DoD/DoW mulling using PURL money for the Middle East.

https://www.msn.com/en-gb/politics/government/pentagon-mulls-redirecting-ukraine-military-aid-to-middle-east-reports-claim/ar-AA1ZsYp1

PURL is a multnational fund established to pay for the defence of Ukraine.

https://www.nato.int/en/news-and-events/articles/news/2025/12/10/nato-allies-and-partners-fund-over-4-billion-in-purl-packages-for-ukraine

NATO Allies and partners have pledged more than 4 billion dollars in critical military equipment and munitions for Ukraine, sourced from the United States, under NATO’s Prioritised Ukraine Requirements List (PURL) initiative. Since August 2025, NATO Allies and partners have committed 1 billion dollars every month, with more contributions expected to follow this month and into next year. This support is crucial for Ukraine, providing essential air defences and other equipment needed as they continue to defend against Russian attacks.

During the December meeting of NATO Foreign Ministers, three new PURL packages, each worth 500 million dollars were announced. One package is jointly funded by Germany, Norway and Poland, another one by Germany, the Netherlands and Norway. A further PURL package was funded by Belgium, Canada, Luxembourg, Portugal, Slovenia and Spain.

NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte welcomed that two-thirds of NATO Allies have so far declared that they would contribute to PURL, and that NATO partners Australia and New Zealand have also pledged support. “Allies are stepping up their support to Ukraine. This is especially important with the winter ahead. I want to thank every Ally for their contribution – this is making a real difference on the battlefield. Let me also thank Australia and New Zealand for their recent announcements. This is a strong signal of our joint support,” said the Secretary General. 

https://defense.info/featured-story/2026/03/building-the-arsenal-of-democracy-globally/

The entry of South Korea and Japan into the NATO-managed Prioritised Ukraine Requirements List — PURL — is one of those events that looks modest on its face and proves transformative in retrospect. Both governments have been careful to frame their participation in terms that respect their domestic political constraints: non-lethal equipment, financing for US-manufactured systems, careful avoidance of the word “weapons.” But the significance of what Tokyo and Seoul have done lies not in the immediate kits they are funding. It lies in the architecture they are joining.

PURL is a US-NATO mechanism launched in 2025 that fast-tracks delivery of US-made weapons and equipment to Ukraine against a NATO-validated demand list. Kyiv submits requirements, SACEUR and Washington vet them, and allied and partner nations finance delivery through a NATO-managed fund. More than twenty countries have now joined or pledged contributions. The mechanism has already moved significant volumes of air defense systems, munitions, and support equipment.

https://www.politico.eu/article/uk-join-nato-us-weapon-scheme-war-ukraine/

The U.K. has agreed to buy American weapons for Ukraine, Britain’s Ministry of Defence told POLITICO, becoming the latest ally to join NATO’s signature scheme to supply critical arms to Kyiv.

“I’m pleased to confirm the U.K. is committing £150 million to PURL,” British Defence Secretary John Healey said on Wednesday. “Together we must provide Ukraine with the critical air defense it needs in response to Putin’s brutal onslaught.”

The Prioritized Ukraine Requirements List was set up last summer to allow continued U.S. arms deliveries to Ukraine. Under President Donald Trump, new military aid from Washington has dried up, but the White House is willing to sell arms paid for by other allies.

Last year, the program raised around $5 billion for Ukraine. Earlier this month, NATO chief Mark Rutte said he was “absolutely confident” the alliance could raise an additional $15 billion this year. NATO defense ministers will discuss aid for Ukraine when they meet in Brussels on Thursday.

The announcement comes as the Ukrainian army is dealing with soaring numbers of ill-trained and exhausted soldiers going AWOL, difficulty in recruiting new troops, and arrests of respected and popular combat officers almost four years after Russia’s full-scale invasion.

It also reflects the intensifying pressure for allies inside NATO to join the scheme, with growing complaints that some countries — such as Norway, the Netherlands and Germany — have disproportionately shouldered more contributions.

“PURL allows Ukraine to benefit from America's second-to-none innovation and technology,” U.S. Ambassador to NATO Matthew Whitaker told reporters on Tuesday. Now, “I want to … encourage all allies to step up and pledge their support.”

If true, this is larceny, with the Americans treating their (until now) Allies as a slush fund to cover their mistakes.

RUSI's analysis of weapons' system expenditure, estimated exhaustion time, and replenishment cycles.

https://www.rusi.org/explore-our-research/publications/commentary/over-11000-munitions-16-days-iran-war-command-reload-governs-endurance

Israel has already run out of Arrow SAMs. Ditto the Arab THAADs.

The Israelis can keep going for about a month before running out of top deck munition systems, then they will be forced to increasingly rely on older and older systems, which are less effective, less accurate, and in some cases, near time expired. Russia FAFO this over Ukraine; after 4 years of fighting its has been reduced to essentially a 1960s-70s peer, with its MBTs being dominated now be refurbished T62s.

Take the AGM-158 JASSM; this is a 1000lbs airlaunched stealth cruise missile, first used in actoin in 2018, $1.5m each. 30% of the US stockpile have gone. This is the sort of thing you need lots of if you are planning a potential conflict with a nation like China. Spaffed a lot of them against a third rate regional power that we are told now has no radar, no air defence.

32% of the US's own stockpile of PAC3 Patriots has gone. PAC3 was a significant improvement over the PAC2, which can be really considered the original Patriot that could actually hit a ballistic missile.

PAC2 relied of Track-via-Missile guidance and a semi-active radar. PAC3 uses Active Radar Homing and an Active Radar Seeker. PAC3 entered service in 2001-2. So increasingly, the US, until stocks are replenished, are relying essentially ona system that was a sort of Mk2 uprade of the original Desert Storm Patriot.

Replenishment is hard; these are expensive, complex things. The Israelis will was a lot of things that the Americans would rather have themselves. Hard choices by factories will need to be made on order fulfilment.

I love History Legends who has been a great source of relatively unbiased info on the Russo-Ukrainian war - I don't think the US public is ready for fpv kill videos on US soldiers. It will be a first sadly. Plenty of vids on X showing Hezbollah against Israeli tanks in Lebabnon - not a porcupine or drone net in sight. Have they learnt nothing ? The US turned out Ukarainian help Iran won't have made the same mistake with Russia and they have fibre optic drones which are resistant to jamming.

Home front collapsing. Panic setting in as Trump's "Truth" meets hard objective reality. This may not be the end but it is very nearly Trump will be broken after this.

The lawmaker, speaking on condition of anonymity, urged the White House to answer questions about Kharg Island, Iran's crucial oil export hub; its nuclear material; and regime change. 

The lawmaker said that the White House must answer for its plans, particularly regarding Kharg Island and troops on the ground.

The answers are 'jaw-dropping' and 'will blow your brains out', the lawmaker said. 

Mail Online

Republicans storm out of secret Iran briefing amid ground...

Furious Republicans stormed out of a classified briefing on Iran on Wednesday amid fears of a ground invasion. Now a Daily Mail source has revealed stark new details.

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The chatter has stepped up suddenly about what are Washington's targets; 4 islands, none of which are Kharg or Qeshm, and 3 are technically not Iranian.

Larek Island: Small island, with a small Arab fishing village built around an old Portuguese castle. Some small ecolodges. Home to a IRGC unit with Silkworm anti-shipping missiles. Iran has been directing shipping north of the island, out of the normal shipping lane, apparently because its easier for the Iranians to check the ships, and let them pass. Its the so-called Tehran Tollbooth. Its small size and relative ease of access from the Gulf of Oman could make this straightforward for an assault force of say 5000 to take and hold. Iran will find this difficult to reinforce by sea, due to only 2 small harbours used by the fishermen. Some terrific looking beaches.

Besides denying Iran the ability force shipping closer inshore. Larek could be regarded as FOB Larek. I suspect the war might soon enter a queiet phase. The Americans seem to be each adjusting their assessment of how many missile sites have been destroyed. Currently down from 99% to 90% or less. I suspect they don't know how many there were to start with.. The remaining sites will be harder and harder to find, exposing crews to more and more risk. The language has moved from "complete control of the skies" to "almost complete control". And as time goes on, there is increased risk of mechanical failures, accidents. Americans have always been risk averse. There is going to be a talking phase, whether or not the Iranians will admit to it. But the MEU can't remain at sea for all that long.

The other islands are Abu Musa and Greater Tunb, and Lesser Tun. These lie on the Western approaches to the Straits of Hormuz. A history lesson is needed. In the late 60s, Britain was winding down its presence in the Persian Gulf, granting independance to the Trucial States (which would become the UAE) and Bahrain (where the Royal Navy maintained a permanent base). When the Shah got wind that the British were leaving, he made threats to seize the islands, entailing a 3 year British naval presence in the area to deter the Imperial Iranian Navy, complicated when the Emirates fell out with each other over oil (forcing the Navy to take action against the oil companies drilling, to not precipitate Iranian action. At one point the Shah was threatening to shoot down the Royal Navy maritime patrol aircraft. These island were important to Iran, because even then, the Shah wanted to control the Strait (the Mullahs didn't invent the idea. Iran will ALWAYS want to control the Strait). But the UAE couldn't organise a pissup in a brewery , and as soon as the Royal Navy stepped out of the Gulf, the Shah invaded.

In 2019, the Iranians use Abu Musa as a staging point to try an seize a Britisn oil tanker, forcing HMS Montrose to intercede. The island now is an enormous Iranian naval base. Major General Mohammad Ali Jafari, who commanded the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) for eight years until April 2019, referred to Abu Musa Island as the "Beating Heart of Iran". Abu Musa may serve as the crux of Iran’s asymmetric warfare operations in the Persian Gulf. Greater and Lesser Tunb are smaller, but also look armed to the teeth. All 3 islands have significant airport facilties.

https://digital-commons.usnwc.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=2343&context=nwc-review

Missile Discount for Israelis.

The term used for the growing trend of Jews that are eating out in Israeli restaurants and waiting for warning sirens so they can run away without paying. 😂 This Jewish Missile Discount has been widely reported over the last few days. When it comes to being bombed, every cloud has a silver lining, it seems.

On 3/26/2026 at 4:45 AM, Roadsternut said:

The conflict is now having a meaningful impact on the UK's National Health Service. A few weeks ago, the medical device maker Stryker, was hit by a global cyber attack, hitting its Microsoft business services (an interesting approach; in Stryker, employees sync their phones with the company's systems. The attackers used a vulnerability to factory reset every single device, including employee phones, in Styker's network). Stryker lost the ability to order things, to process customer orders, to manage inventory, to make things.

As a result, the NHS is down to less than 2 weeks supply of essential devices, particularly in orthopedics and neurovascular. As of about 12 hours ago, it seem that Stryker is gradually resuming production, but there will be a ripply effect. The US is being a bit more quiet, but Bloomberg had reported a week ago, that children in the US, facing life preserving surgery, were seeing their surgeries being canceled as a result.

The NHS is coordinating its emergency response.

https://www.england.nhs.uk/long-read/stryker-medical-cyber-attack-disruption-supply-medical-equipment-consumables/

Latest sitrep

https://www.supplychain.nhs.uk/icn/supply-issues-stryker-cyber-attack/

Intuitive Surgical was hit about the same time, but their systems were less connected, and so the impacts were not so great. Additionally, Intuitive produce a more narrow range of devices, mainly robotic surgery.

Ok, so a company failed to have effective cyber protection and its employees failed to practice cyber security basics. What's your point? That companies are still not managing their cyber risks?

It is time to build the 2 km shipping canal through Oman to allow Hormuz to be bypassed.

20 hours ago, beautifulthailand99 said:

I love History Legends who has been a great source of relatively unbiased info on the Russo-Ukrainian war - I don't think the US public is ready for fpv kill videos on US soldiers. It will be a first sadly. Plenty of vids on X showing Hezbollah against Israeli tanks in Lebabnon - not a porcupine or drone net in sight. Have they learnt nothing ? The US turned out Ukarainian help Iran won't have made the same mistake with Russia and they have fibre optic drones which are resistant to jamming.

No need to post Hezbollah propaganda as an information source.

1 hour ago, Patong2021 said:

It is time to build the 2 km shipping canal through Oman to allow Hormuz to be bypassed.

What in the next few months ? By the time that would ever be done if it was possible it would be years hence.

1 hour ago, Patong2021 said:

No need to post Hezbollah propaganda as an information source.

I draw informtation from a wide variety of sources and opinion and for the most part try and stick to forum rules - where I don't I lose the posts. That said I will post what I want within the rules as can you.

Online speculation is surging, spurred by Donald Trump’s recent slip regarding a drone swarm that reportedly overwhelmed U.S. defenses and took a ship out of action. This makes the official 'story' about a laundry fire putting the USS Gerald R. Ford out of action even harder to believe it’s a massive stretch, even for a military press release. If it walks like a duck, it’s could be a combat hit.

When you add the New York Times report on the 13 U.S. bases that have been abandoned or rendered 'uninhabitable' across the region, the narrative of a simple 'accident' falls apart. In the fog of war, propaganda and lies are always part of the mix, but to lose your flagship carrier to 'operational issues' at the start of a major conflict is, in itself, an admission of either gross negligence or equipment that is fundamentally unfit for purpose.

As Hamlet would say something is rotten in the satte of Denmark.

US Carrier That Left Mideast Over Fire Has Other Problems

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-03-24/us-aircraft-carrier-that-left-mideast-over-fire-has-other-issues?srnd=undefined

Some testing problems have been identified but not fixed. While the Ford’s ability to defend itself against drones and small, high-speed attack boats was tested back in 2022, the Navy has developed fixes for combat systems — identified in a classified assessment — but “the fixes still remain largely unfunded,” the test office said.

The testing office found other issues.

Did exhausted sailors set fire to USS Gerald R Ford?

After almost a year at sea and battling chronic sewage leaks every day, the crew of America’s largest aircraft carrier is at breaking point

https://archive.ph/6RMXm#selection-2143.4-2147.146

Many of the 13 military bases in the region used by American troops are all but uninhabitable, with the ones in Kuwait, which is next door to Iran, suffering perhaps the most damage. Six U.S. service members were killed in a strike on Port Shuaiba that destroyed an Army tactical operations center. Iranian drones and missiles also targeted Ali Al Salem Air Base, damaging aircraft structures and injuring personnel, and Camp Buehring, damaging maintenance and fuel facilities.

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/25/us/politics/iran-us-bases.html

Gemini source