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U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) announced it has completed a third round of strikes this week against Iranian military targets in response to another attack on a commercial vessel in the Strait of Hormuz.

According to CENTCOM, approximately 140 military targets were struck during the latest operation, including missile and drone sites, naval assets, ammunition depots, communications networks, and coastal surveillance systems.

Across three nights of operations, the U.S. says it has now struck more than 300 Iranian military targets aimed at degrading Tehran's ability to threaten commercial shipping. CENTCOM also stated that, since early May, U.S. forces have helped facilitate the safe transit of more than 800 commercial vessels carrying approximately 400 million barrels of crude oil through the Strait of Hormuz.
 
And yet Iran keeps smashing our bases and shooting down our drones and missiles.
 

BREAKING: UNDERGROUND IRANIAN MISSILE FACILITY REPORTEDLY HIT BY U.S. BUNKER-BUSTER BOMBS.

Reports from Iranian opposition sources claim an underground missile launch facility allegedly used in attacks on U.S. military bases in the UAE, Kuwait and Bahrain has been struck by the U.S. Air Force using bunker-buster munitions.

Witnesses cited by the opposition report multiple secondary explosions and ground tremors following the strike, suggesting stored munitions may have detonated.

The claim has not yet been independently verified, and U.S. officials have not publicly confirmed this specific operation.

MY ASSESSMENT: If confirmed, this would represent a significant escalation in the campaign against Iran's missile infrastructure.

Underground launch complexes are among Tehran's most strategically valuable military assets, and successfully penetrating one would further degrade its ability to conduct regional missile attacks.

DEVELOPING.https://x.com/RealBababanaras/status/2076177590398988655/video/1
 

Iranian newspaper publishes list of 'revenge' targets​

An Iranian newspaper has published a “revenge list” of world leaders to be targeted for the killing of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, the former supreme leader of Iran.

The rogues’ gallery in the conservative newspaper Hamshahri, which is published by authorities in Tehran and is known for its provocative tone, begins with images of Donald Trump and Benjamin Netanyahu with sniper-style targets on their foreheads.

A further 11 leaders, all depicted in orange prison uniforms, are featured below them – including Sir Keir Starmer, Marco Rubio, Giorgia Meloni and Emmanuel Macron.

The list was published as Mojtaba Khamenei, the late ayatollah’s son and the new supreme leader, made his first public comments since his father’s six-day funeral procession last week.

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https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/worl...-revenge-targets/ar-AA27Kvmn?ocid=socialshare
 
We are going to run out of missiles soon...Dumb Donnie...
 

Three Survivors of Hormuz Attack File Suit Against Thai Shipping Line

Thailand’s Central Labour Court accepted a lawsuit on Friday, July 10, filed on behalf of three crewmembers who survived the Iranian attack on the bul...
maritime-executive.com

After Ceasefire Talks Collapse, Iran Attacks Boxship and Shuts Down Hormuz

After a day of intense political activity in the Gulf, by nightfall on July 11, the ceasefire in the region appeared to have collapsed.Earlier on Satu...
maritime-executive.com
 
  • U.S. and Iranian forces exchanged strikes over the weekend and issued conflicting accounts over whether the Strait of Hormuz remains open to shipping.
  • Iran’s strikes targeted American military bases in Kuwait, Bahrain, Jordan, Oman and Qatar, according to the country’s state media outlets.
  • U.S. Central Command said Sunday that American forces had successfully hit dozens of targets at multiple locations, including by using one-way attack sea drones for the first time.

U.S. and Iran exchange strikes as Strait of Hormuz standoff escalates

Iran responded to a fresh wave of strikes by U.S. forces by launching an attack on American military bases in several Gulf states.
www.cnbc.com
 
be confused no longer about what Trump is doing...

The Uproar about War Isn't About Iran; It's About Killing Trump and MAGA​

Barbara Boyd argues Trump is pursuing peace talks with Iran while warning the ceasefire is over and the U.S. will respond with crushing force if Iran interferes in the Strait of Hormuz. She says media claims that Trump is a warmonger are false, citing Trump’s regional “Board of Peace,” Iran’s long-term proxy war through Hamas and Hezbollah, and Iran’s uranium enrichment and nuclear ambitions. The script describes U.S. strikes—Operation Midnight Hammer (2025) and Operation Epic Fury (Feb. 2026)—and claims these actions weakened Iran, shifted Gulf states against Tehran, enabled changes in Gaza and Lebanon, and collapsed Iran’s economy, leaving Hormuz harassment as its main lever. Boyd frames the conflict as part of a broader struggle against a London-centered “petrodollar” energy order and Net Zero policies, highlighting Trump’s energy expansion, economic metrics, and new nuclear and fusion initiatives as the future economic strategy.
00:00 The Saturday Wrap-Up - The Uproar about War Isn't About Iran; It's About Killing Trump and MAGA - July 11, 2026
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If we are going to run the strait, then we need some Kurds and Turks on the ground. That would make the eurotrash heads explode.
 
Well, you know it will never be Israelis, unless it involves killing children, leave them out...
 
Fatrat said:
We are going to run out of missiles soon...Dumb Donnie...
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There are a lot of things we can run out of. Like, international patience...China needs the oil. They're now new BFF with Russia. Russia has its own beef...China, in spite of having a huge army, has avoided foreign entanglements. Their international adventures have been limited to money and advisors.

Perhaps they'll offer Russia some quid-pro-quo for Russia to try out its hypersonic nukes.
 
Goldhedge said:
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It's unfortunate he doesn't know how to save a Word document and then copy and paste.

But perhaps that's only part of what he understands. I didn't work my way through the handwritten screed he clipped on sides and bottom...
 

Post in thread 'Drone Warfare'

Kamikaze Drone Boats Used By U.S. In Combat For The First Time (Updated)

After being the key to Ukraine running the Black Sea Fleet out of Crimea, the Pentagon made its first kamikaze drone boat strike.
www.twz.com

VIDEO: 3 Lethal U.S. Drones Attack Iranian Sub, Port Facility​

Three Saronic Corsair unmanned surface craft were used in a Sunday attack on an Iranian port, U.S. Central Command announced on social media.

In the 25-second video posted Monday on X, the Corsairs approach an Iranian pier at Bandar Abbas near the Strait of Hormuz with what appears to be a Ghadir-class midget submarine suspended from a gantry out of water.

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USNI News

U.S. Reinstates Naval Blockade in Strait of Hormuz​

The U.S. will resume its blockade of Iranian ports, coasts and ships, according to a Monday announcement from U.S. Central Command, signaling an end to the 60-day ceasefire between Iran and Washington.

The U.S. lifted its blockade on June 18 as part of the memorandum of understanding between the two countries. The blockade will be reimplemented on Tuesday – less than one month into the ceasefire. Under the last blockade period, the U.S. disabled nine ships that CENTCOM said failed to obey the blockade. Three Indian crew members were killed aboard tanker MT Settebello when CENTCOM forces disabled the ship on June 9.

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Strait of Hormuz Live Tracker

Strait of Hormuz Live Tracker

Real-time monitoring of the Strait of Hormuz shipping crisis. Ship transits, oil prices, stranded vessels, global trade impact, and crisis timeline.
hormuzstraitmonitor.com
 

Letters to the editor: In the face of an unsuccessful war, Trump turns to the worst of himself​

To the editor: President Trump is losing the war with Iran, but since he apparently never loses, he turns to the worst of himself: the bully who thinks he can cow an opponent by calling them scum and delivering physical pain with military strikes (“Iran ceasefire is ‘over,’ Trump says, and orders additional strikes,” July 8). But it’s too late. No amount of harmful legislation, immigration concentration camps or desecration of our Capitol can sufficiently distract us. Even the unveiling of the Jeffrey Epstein files would not hide for long something as big as being defeated in a war.

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https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/opin...worst-of-himself/ar-AA27OzJP?ocid=socialshare
 
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