Brace Yourselves For War Between Iran and Israel

[Ruth]

I've seen a couple of mentions and predictions on X that if the conflict continues and Strait of Hormuz is for the most part restricted for shipping to get through that the war will be used as an excuse to implement 'energy shortage lockdowns'.

The Strait of Hormuz is a choke point for oil export that Iran can control very easily due to it's proximity. They can either bomb ships or mining the area. Some ships have got through, either because they belong to strategic allies of Iran, or their crew belongs to the same religion. Apparently they get a "pass".

Questions are being asked why The US DIDN'T build an oil stockpile prior to their military action.... One of the potential answers to that would be that they didn't anticipate that this would take so long, or that Iran would fight back..... and be able to sustain their resistance. Maybe their "intelligence" was lacking, or perhaps came from only one country? The fact is that those running this war in America don't appear to be very good at it, since they anticipate nothing, and respond to only Israel.

 

[daddycat]

Questions are being asked why The US DIDN'T build an oil stockpile prior to their military action.... One of the potential answers to that would be that they didn't anticipate that this would take so long, or that Iran would fight back..... and be able to sustain their resistance. Maybe their "intelligence" was lacking, or perhaps came from only one country? The fact is that those running this war in America don't appear to be very good at it, since they anticipate nothing, and respond to only Israel.

Wishful thinking. Seeing only what they want to see.

A: As expected. Wishful thinking is a fatal flaw.

Q: (Joe) Fatal flaw for...?

A: 4D STS and their minions.

Q: (Joe) So does that relate specifically to this war that Israel and the U.S. just launched?

A: Yes

 

[Evan]

The Strait of Hormuz is a choke point for oil export that Iran can control very easily due to it's proximity. They can either bomb ships or mining the area. Some ships have got through, either because they belong to strategic allies of Iran, or their crew belongs to the same religion. Apparently they get a "pass".

Questions are being asked why The US DIDN'T build an oil stockpile prior to their military action.... One of the potential answers to that would be that they didn't anticipate that this would take so long, or that Iran would fight back..... and be able to sustain their resistance. Maybe their "intelligence" was lacking, or perhaps came from only one country? The fact is that those running this war in America don't appear to be very good at it, since they anticipate nothing, and respond to only Israel.

The o-o-old jumping out of the plane without a parachute trick!

 

[Olivierlejardinier]

(all links from Tass)

It was a turbulent night for Israel, with a barrage of rockets (perhaps around a hundred – multiple impacts) launched from Lebanon. Heavy retaliatory strikes followed.

And this morning we learned that Iran has hacked Israeli railway infrastructure throughout the country.

Ships continue to be attacked in the Strait of Hormuz; no US vessels are in sight to escort them, and they are undoubtedly fearing heavy losses if they get too close.

Meanwhile, Putin's envoy, Dmitriev, traveled to the US to meet with Witkoff and Jared Kushner in Florida to discuss the follow-up to the Putin/Trump phone call of the previous day as I understand it.

So far, there are no signs of a lull in the fighting.
I will therefore continue to follow the advice of the C's: Pray without ceasing.

 

[Ruth]

Wishful thinking. Seeing only what they want to see.

I think they imagined that WE wouldn't see what they were up to, either! They have ended up looking completely ridiculous, to the point where some of their own citizens are actively rooting for Iran. That was certainly unexpected. Although they could be bots, I suppose. It's what I'm seeing on YouTube chat.

 

[Ruth]

The o-o-old jumping out of the plane without a parachute trick!

What's even worse is they expect US service men and women to do it too! They are even talking about re-instating the Draft!
(Redacted video 09.40 minutes - remainder at the end, is advertising). Sigh, another one where you have to go to YouTube to watch it.