Iran

[rikberry31]

I thought it wasn’t actually shut down? Just that they made the threat and then lost their navy

Edit: looked into the question and per Grok it is not being blockaded or anything by Iran but insurers have refused to insure shipments through the strait currently due to security concerns causing around 90% of shipping to cease in that area

Iran no longer has a navy to blockade with.

 

[ButchPlz]

The fact that Lefties still post BS like "burying the Epstein files" on Twitter is just further proof that Liberalism is a symptom of mental illness. Anyone here can access tens of thousands of documents regarding Epstein. All of which the Biden admin hid for 4 years. All of which were released under orders from Trump. Its like believing that dogs purr, or cats bark. Like believing women can have penises and men can give birth. To be a Leftist and support the Dem "platform" in 2026 is to be mentally ill. By necessity. No sane person believes any of that BS.

Noted lefties Alex Jones and Nick Fuentes.

 

[Vol8188]

Noted lefties Alex Jones and Nick Fuentes.

Sounds like you’ve got solid company

 

[InVOLuntary]

I'll summarize. Lot's of people have their panties twisted very tight today.

Not me. I upsized my panties to allow for fluid movement.

 

[InVOLuntary]

I'm not wearing any

 

[BigOrangeMojo]

I'll summarize. Lot's of people have their panties twisted very tight today.

Not everyone can be a proud peacock....

 

[InVOLuntary]

They don't. Agreed. And that's the dynamic that I don't know if it "is" or "is not" shared with other commodities.

You and your commode. Oh you said commodities.

 

[MontyPython]

I thought it wasn’t actually shut down? Just that they made the threat and then lost their navy

Edit: looked into the question and per Grok it is not being blockaded or anything by Iran but insurers have refused to insure shipments through the strait currently due to security concerns causing around 90% of shipping to cease in that area

Ships… big ships that is are likely the least important component of Iran‘s ability to block the Strait. They have a bunch of other assets, including missiles that could be launched at basically point blank range. Whether or not our destroyers AEGIS systems could successfully defend the ship would be a big question. Theoretically, if they launch enough of these missile simultaneously, it could overwhelm any of our systems.

And for what it’s worth, again, I’m not sure it would actually work, but Iran is infamous for its mosquito fleet of fast speed boats that theoretically could cause problems for our larger vessels.

The military craft aside, normal oil tankers are absolutely sitting ducks through the Strait right now, based on my reads.

 

[InVOLuntary]

Given that, I don’t think my dry humbling explanation should shock you.

We don't need to hear about your dry humping.

 

[Vol8188]

Ships… big ships that is are likely the least important component of Iran‘s ability to block the Strait. They have a bunch of other assets, including missiles that could be launched at basically point blank range. Whether or not our destroyers AEGIS systems could successfully defend the ship would be a big question. Theoretically, if they launch enough of these missile simultaneously, it could overwhelm any of our systems.

And for what it’s worth, again, I’m not sure it would actually work, but Iran is infamous for its mosquito fleet of fast speed boats that theoretically could cause problems for our larger vessels.

They don’t have enough missiles left to overwhelm anything.

 

[InVOLuntary]

Y'all do know that LG drives a Tesla, right?

I thought the left told him to sell it or burn it or something.

 

[Orangeburst]

Dang, that's impressive

For those that dont know, they create a gas pocket which lifts ship out of the water, or displaces the water, and breaks the hull.

Kinda like giving McDad a piggy back ride..something gonna break.

 

[MontyPython]

They don’t have enough missiles left to overwhelm anything.

You know this how? You sure about their short range anti ship arsenal?

 

[OrangeTsar]

The Pentagon couldn't just find the $50 billion in the seat cushions of the couch?

Or they could just ask for a loan from the Somali Learing Center in Minnesota

 

[InVOLuntary]

Iran no longer has a navy to blockade with.

It's not boats/ships they're concerned with. Evidently, Iran has a substantial battery of anti-ship missiles littered along the coast. Evidently, they're hidden very well in caves and underground bunkers. If they even succeeded in launching one against a defenseless freighter, it could be catastrophic.

 

[SpaceCoastVol]

Who was going to get drafted if Kamala was elected?

We are unburdened with the prospect.

 

[hog88]

For those that dont know, they create a gas pocket which lifts ship out of the water, or displaces the water, and breaks the hull.

Kinda like giving McDad a piggy back ride..something gonna break.

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I didn't know that about torpedo's.

I was well aware of what can happen giving McDad a piggyback ride.

 

[OrangeTsar]

It's not boats/ships they're concerned with. Evidently, Iran has a substantial battery of anti-ship missiles littered along the coast. Evidently, they're hidden very well in caves and underground bunkers. If they even succeeded in launching one against a defenseless freighter, it could be catastrophic.

Time to carpet bomb the coasts with those B-52s. Wish we still had the Iowa battleships in commission. There isn’t anything that can take out a shore battery better than a 16 inch shell.

 

[Vol423]

Or they could just ask for a loan from the Somali Learing Center in Minnesota

The Learing Center is a classic!

 

[Orangeburst]

kinda incredible how far ABM defenses have become..they dont even use warheads on some of them and are HTK, just to stretch out every mile of range.

 

[Vol8188]

You know this how? You sure about their short range anti ship arsenal?

If what was shared earlier is correct they’ve been launching around 50 or less a day. Cant imagine you’d do that if you had a large stockpile remaining

 

[StarRaider]

First successful sinking of an enemy vessel by a US Submarine since WWII.

I think that gives hog88 naval superiority over the mullahs

 

[rikberry31]

It's not boats/ships they're concerned with. Evidently, Iran has a substantial battery of anti-ship missiles littered along the coast. Evidently, they're hidden very well in caves and underground bunkers. If they even succeeded in launching one against a defenseless freighter, it could be catastrophic.

I was under the impression that the U.S. Navy was going to escort all the shiping. That would pretty much eliminate the threats from missiles and drones.

 

[Vol8188]

You know this how? You sure about their short range anti ship arsenal?

Why do I get this weird feeling you want them to do well

 

[Orangeburst]

I cant figure out how tiny little drones are so destructive, like even to tanks. Warheads cant be very big. They somehow take out tanks, but dont have alot of speed for kinetic energy like an RPG, Maybe they use a blast to expel a pentrator.

I would wager we take some drone hits on escorts at some point..just about impossible to be 100% effective.