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Exactly. I expect a big part of the strategy has been "allowing" the political class in Iran to survive specifically so they can choose their own lives over retaliation. But they can't not make threats. That's not how international politics work. They are going to saber rattle, the real question is will they follow through. We'll know soon.

Who picked the Op name?!?

Springer, looks like a great place to live. 😳

Yeah and 45% of Chinese oil goes thru there as well

If they block Sunni oil nations….i see a coalition forming against the regime. 25% of the global supply flows through the straight

Curious how Iranian response will be impacted by the Israeli HVI campaign against them. It can't be easy adjust strategy, C2 forces & simultaneously worry about assassination.

Sadly it looks like it is going to spiral...Iranian Parliament approved the closure of the Straight of Hormuz. Additionally, the Iranian Nuke sites were not completely destroyed and they possibly moved the nuclear material. Finally, there are indicators the Iranians are planning an attack on U.S. bases in the region.

https://www.foxnews.com/politics/russian-leader-claims-multiple-countries-prepped-provide-iran-nuclear-weapons-following-us-strikes Welp, this is getting more interesting

What happened to those on here who said “anything that weakens are enemy is a good thing”?…or does this only apply to Russia?

This!

The real Iran? Biff, don't get excited, it's not about the woman in the picture.

He sucks at guitar. Probably the worst version of "Hey Joe" ever recorded. Tune your fucking guitar.

Well, Iran has been organizing, training, and equipping proxy forces to attack US personnel for decades. They also launched IRBMs at US forces a couple years back. They had also been blaming us for Israeli strikes and threatening more action. Not sure how much this will really increase the threat level... probably some, but not exactly 0 to 100. Deciding when to use military force is also the job of the President (codified since the War Powers Act).

Yeah, somebody with a big brain tell me the dollar value of having your pacing threat opponent staring at all that tech and equipment it’s spent all this time amassing and wondering if it works. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Also a FAFO demonstration for other opponents far from our mainland, occasionally AirPower demonstrations real or simulated serve secondary purposes

You can add this to your list: Trump/Operation Midnight Hammer Price Tag: GBU-57 MOP Cost - $3.5 million each/14 total dropped = $49 million. BGM-109 Tomahawk (Block 5) Cruise Missile with Conventional Warhead cost $2 million each/24 total launched = $48 Million. Total Cost = $97 million. - Most of the other costs like fuel/manhours, etc, etc, etc can be characterized as funding for new real world training program/training range (Iran).

Iran parliament voted to close the Strait of Hormuz. https://www.reuters.com/world/china/us-urges-china-dissuade-iran-closing-strait-hormuz-2025-06-22/

This had been a lot like the oil filter commercial, "Pay me now or you can pay me later." Since 1979 with the takeover of the U.S. Embassy and holding diplomats hostage for 444 days, the bombing of the Marine barracks in Lebanon killing 200+ U.S. marines plus some French troops, the exporting of IED expertise and materials into Iraq killing and maiming our troops, and funding Hezbollah and Hamas for decades maiming, killing, and kidnapping civilians, Iran has been hostile towards the U.S. Iran has been in the FA mode for a long time and finally we have an administration that introduced them to the FO side of the equation. This has been a long time in the making and the demonstrable Iranian track record is more than enough evidence that allowing them to have the most destructive bomb on the planet would be tragic for humanity.

I have heard that, unlike with 11X, changing air frames mid career is more common in 12X. Anyone have any insight on how true this is, how frequently it happens, the process etc? As life changes, I could see moving air frames to accommodate my lifestyle as beneficial and want to take that into account as I move into the pipeline and think about my dream sheet.

Obama - $1.7 billion, including, literally, $400 million in palletized currencies in exchange for U.S. citizens held captive and nuclear behavioral change. Biden - released $6 billion in frozen Iranian assets for more U.S. citizens held captive and nuclear behavioral change. Trump: A different kind of currency delivered for nuclear behavioral change. Which one is more effective and beneficial for U.S. interests?

Powerful and convincing arguments against Trump. One might even say opinions will “tip over” against POTUS, and his administration will capsize after this brutal attack.

It’s ones or zeros man!