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       Re: Israel attacks Iran’s capital with explosions booming across
        Tehran
       By: caretaker Date: June 22, 2025, 8:06 am
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       Well I'll be damned.  Didn't wait 2 weeks like he threatened,
       :D didn't wait for congressional approval, what a man!  This is
       going to make him a huge hero in Magaland, this is his "I killed
       Bin Laden" moment.  Now we wait.
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       Re: Israel attacks Iran’s capital with explosions booming across
        Tehran
       By: jsmth321 Date: June 22, 2025, 10:37 am
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       [quote author=caretaker link=topic=557.msg12984#msg12984
       date=1750597594]
       Well I'll be damned.  Didn't wait 2 weeks like he threatened,
       :D didn't wait for congressional approval, what a man!  This is
       going to make him a huge hero in Magaland, this is his "I killed
       Bin Laden" moment.  Now we wait.
       [/quote]
       After he made the 2 week announcement later that day he amended
       it with something along the lines of 2 weeks is the maximum but
       I might do something sooner.
       Now the question is will Iran activate sleeper cells in Europe
       and the US to retaliate?
       "There is “a real concern” that Iran could activate “sleeper
       cells” within the US and Europe to retaliate for the US strikes
       on its nuclear facilities, former US Secretary of State Mike
       Pompeo said. "
       "Two military analysts have said Iran could resort to
       “asymmetric” measures — such as terrorism or cyberattacks — to
       retaliate against the United States because Israeli attacks have
       reduced Iran’s military capabilities. "
       The satellite images on CNN are interesting, the bunker busting
       bombs don't leave a huge mark above the surface, there are just
       some craters where the bombs entered the ground, and people in
       nearby towns say they slept through the bombing, suppose it
       makes sense the bunker busters don't explode until well
       underground.
       Here is the time line, the B-2 bombers that went west were
       decoys, while the others went east, 18 hour flight.
       Midnight ET: The operation began overnight Friday into Saturday
       morning, Caine said at a Pentagon news conference. As B-2
       bombers launched from the US, some headed west as a decoy while
       the rest “proceeded quietly to the east with minimal
       communications throughout the 18-hour flight.”
       Around 5 p.m. ET: Caine said a US submarine “launched more than
       two dozen Tomahawk land attack cruise missiles against key
       surface infrastructure targets” at the Isfahan nuclear site in
       Iran.
       "As the B-2s entered Iranian airspace, the US “employed several
       deception tactics, including decoys, as the fourth- and
       fifth-generation aircraft pushed out in front of the strike
       package at high altitude and high speed, sweeping in front of
       the package for enemy fighters and surface-to-air missile
       threats,” Caine said. "
       Around 6:40 p.m. ET: The lead B-2 bomber launched two massive
       “bunker-buster” bombs at Fordow nuclear site, Caine said, and
       the “remaining bombers then hit their targets.”
       Flight back to US: The US military then “began its return home,”
       Caine said, noting that no shots were fired by Iran at the US on
       the way in or out.
       #Post#: 12986--------------------------------------------------
       Re: Israel attacks Iran’s capital with explosions booming across
        Tehran
       By: jsmth321 Date: June 22, 2025, 1:13 pm
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       Iran reportedly moves to close Strait of Hormuz after US
       attacks.
  HTML https://thehill.com/policy/defense/5362973-iran-approves-closing-strait-of-hormuz/
       "The Iranian Parliament has approved a measure to close the
       Strait of Hormuz, a critical global oil choke point, after the
       United States bombed three nuclear sites in Iran, according to
       Iranian state media on Sunday."
       20% of the world’s daily oil flows through the strait. $1
       billion US in oil could be blocked per day.
       If Iran is closing the strait, expect gas prices to climb, how
       high who knows.
       #Post#: 12988--------------------------------------------------
       Re: Israel attacks Iran’s capital with explosions booming across
        Tehran
       By: caretaker Date: June 23, 2025, 8:31 am
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       [quote author=jsmth321 link=topic=557.msg12986#msg12986
       date=1750616024]
       If Iran is closing the strait, expect gas prices to climb, how
       high who knows.[/quote]
       Yesterday at Discount Gas it went from 117.9 to 120.9, and it's
       still the same this morning. Mainstream stations are 131.9 -
       132.9
       #Post#: 12989--------------------------------------------------
       Re: Israel attacks Iran’s capital with explosions booming across
        Tehran
       By: jsmth321 Date: June 23, 2025, 11:20 am
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       Qatar temporarily suspends air traffic due to regional security
       concerns.
       "“In line with the State of Qatar’s commitment to the safety of
       citizens, residents, and visitors, the competent authorities
       announce the temporary suspension of air traffic in the
       country’s airspace,” the Qatari Foreign Ministry said in a
       statement. “This is part of a set of precautionary measures
       taken based on developments in the region,” it said. "
       Qatar’s airspace shutdown coincides with Iran’s threats to
       retaliate against the United States, following US strikes on its
       nuclear facilities over the weekend.
       US Embassy in Qatar has issued a warning for US Citizens in the
       gulf region to shelter in place. UK has issued the same warning
       to UK Citizens in the region.
       #Post#: 12990--------------------------------------------------
       Re: Israel attacks Iran’s capital with explosions booming across
        Tehran
       By: jsmth321 Date: June 23, 2025, 12:24 pm
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       Missiles fired from Iran toward US bases in Qatar and Iraq.
       "US personnel at the embassies in Qatar and Bahrain are in “duck
       and cover” positions as Iran launches retaliatory missiles
       toward Qatar and Iraq"
       "Qatar’s defense ministry said its air defenses “successfully”
       intercepted a missile attack targeting the Al Udeid Air Base in
       Qatar, adding that the attack did not results in any deaths or
       injuries. "
  HTML https://www.cnn.com/world/live-news/israel-iran-us-strikes-06-23-25-intl-hnk
       #Post#: 12992--------------------------------------------------
       Re: Israel attacks Iran’s capital with explosions booming across
        Tehran
       By: jsmth321 Date: June 23, 2025, 1:59 pm
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       Kuwait Airways is the latest airline to suspend flights, citing
       regional developments.
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