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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsWhy is there so little discussion of Iran here?
Seems there is almost zero compared to, say, how much Kimmel was discussed when he was in the news.
We;re talking about the potential of a worldwide depression
We're talking about the potential of millions starving to death -
https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20260511-tens-of-millions-risk-hunger-as-hormuz-standoff-blocks-fertiliser-un-official-says
and more
Irish_Dem
(82,195 posts)I know that Trump would be happy to kill everyone on the planet to get what he wants.
Money and power.
dutch777
(5,107 posts)....do SOMETHING!!!
CrispyQ
(41,078 posts)I never thought I'd use vulgar language on a congressional vmail, but I have.
IcyPeas
(25,751 posts)Speaking of Somalia.... some pirates just hijacked an oil tanker..
We are not hearing anything except trump trump trump
canetoad
(20,974 posts)Should we be discussing about Iran?
FSogol
(47,664 posts)1. The US is clearly in the wrong.
2. Trump acted recklessly with no planning.
3. The DOD under their current leadership cannot improve the situation.
4. Iran, Israel, Russia, and China are benefiting.
5. Iran has gained increased control over the Strait.
6. The Sec of State is a clown. The US negotiators aren't acting in good faith.
6. You can't reassemble it to the condition it was before Trumpy messed with it.
Those are the facts, leaving nothing to discuss.
LetMyPeopleVote
(181,769 posts)Secret new assessments say Iran has operational access to 30 of its 33 missile sites along the Strait of Hormuz, suggesting that its military remains far stronger than President Trump has asserted.
Link to tweet
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/12/us/politics/iran-missiles-us-intelligence.html?unlocked_article_code=1.h1A.lLIv.YeCzsv8a1hFI&smid=tw-share
Most alarming to some senior officials is evidence that Iran has restored operational access to 30 of the 33 missile sites it maintains along the Strait of Hormuz, which could threaten American warships and oil tankers transiting the narrow waterway.
People with knowledge of the assessments said they show to varying degrees, depending on the level of damage incurred at the different sites that the Iranians can use mobile launchers that are inside the sites to move missiles to other locations. In some cases they can launch missiles directly from launchpads that are part of the facilities. Only three of the missile sites along the strait remain totally inaccessible, according to the assessments.
Iran still fields about 70 percent of its mobile launchers across the country and has retained roughly 70 percent of its prewar missile stockpile, according to the assessments. That stockpile encompasses both ballistic missiles, which can target other nations in the region, and a smaller supply of cruise missiles, which can be used against shorter-range targets on land or at sea.
Military intelligence agencies have also reported, based on information from multiple collection streams including satellite imagery and other surveillance technologies, that Iran has regained access to roughly 90 percent of its underground missile storage and launch facilities nationwide, which are now assessed to be partially or fully operational, the people with knowledge of the assessments said.....
The findings underscore the dilemma Mr. Trump would face if the fragile month-old cease-fire in the conflict collapses and full-scale fighting resumes. The U.S. military has already depleted its stocks of many critical munitions, including Tomahawk cruise missiles, Patriot interceptor missiles, and Precision Strike and ATACMS ground-based missiles, and yet the intelligence suggests that Iran retains considerable military capability, including around the vital Strait of Hormuz......
But Irans apparent ability to retain substantial military capacity has exacerbated concerns among U.S. allies about the wisdom of the war and generated criticism among Mr. Trumps anti-interventionist supporters who opposed getting into the conflict in the first place.
Iran has the military capacity to keep the Strait of Hormuz closed and if necessary destroy all of the petroleum and other infrastructure of our Gulf allies.
FSogol
(47,664 posts)SamuelTheThird
(1,242 posts)https://www.democraticunderground.com/100221231986
etc, I have made a lot of posts about it
ColoringFool
(1,032 posts)What else is there to say? Offer "solutions" like we're war and/or economic strategists? Try to think like the Iranian government? Take our Sharpies and re-draw the Strait of Hormuz? Go over centuries of history?
IMO, the only discussion to be had is to bet when Trump gives in with his tail between his legs.