The military exercise of the United Arab Emirates under the name "Desert Flag" began with the participation of #Turkey, #SaudiArabia, #Oman, #Kuwait, #US, #SouthKorea, #France, #UK and #Germany.
Israel has been using this route, which runs from the UAE through Saudi Arabia and Jordan to Israel, as a way to circumvent the Red Sea blockade in its trade with the Asian continent.
If Iran systematically cuts off Israeli-linked shipping originating in Emirati ports, Israel will effectively be shut off from any trade with Asia and would have to import everything through its Mediterranean Sea ports of Haifa & Ashdod.
If Iran or Hezbollah then decides to strike these two ports, Israel will be completely cut off from the global trade network. This would have massive repercussions on its economy, which is heavily dependent on foreign trade.
#Iran sStraitOfHormoz #PersianGulf #Israel #UAE #KSA #Iran #Blockade #Polotics
The vessel has been redirected into Iranian port of Bandar Abbas.
this is not the retaliation against Israel, but a signal that Israel declaration of war against Iran by destroying it's consulate in Damascus will mean no Israeli ship or israeli-linked ship will be allowed to pass the Strait of Hormoz,
Hebrew Media trying to get the Americans involved by saying: 'The Iranians with this action have sent a clear message to the US; if you intervene on behalf of Israel, we will close the Persian Gulf just like the Red Sea'
Video can be seen on Telegram:https://t.me/newsvideofa/1855
And TikTok: https://vm.tiktok.com/ZGeu4g1ye/
Reuters report that the vessel has been redirected into Iranian territorial waters, after special forces landed on the ship
The US navy and airforce seems to be behind the disruption as part of their defense against possible Iranian retaliation against American and Israeli installations and sites in the southern Persian Gulf locations.
#PersianGulf #Pentagon #Iran #Israel #Military #GPS #ElectronicWarfare #UKMTO
It is another push by Reisi's government to cut the pollution in the city and help with the out of control congestion caused by over 12 million cars in the city, most of them over 30 years old.
Iran seem to be increasing it's sale of oil significantly and planning to reach 4M barrels per day in 2025.
There are also reports that Iran is planning to build a second nuclear power plant in Sirik city in Hormozgan province, by the Persian Gulf. The plan is to produce 5GW or energy that is significantly larger than the Bushehr plant that in theory can produce 1GW but hasn't been able to produce more than 30% of max capacity.
#Iran #Tram #China #Energy #China #NuclearEnergy #PersianGulf #Pollution #Tehran
Those guys cost a shit load of money, and guess who is paying?
#US #Military #PersianGulf #Pentagon sIran #Yemen #SaudiArabia #Iraq #Syria
This is a post from a right wing military centric group:
First map shows the Middle East conflict described by the Pentagon: contained in Gaza—no wider regional war.
The second shows what's played out as Iran + proxies drive a dangerous cycle of escalation, including a large attack today on U.S. forces.
In the past week, since the U.S. & U.K. launched retaliatory strikes against the Houthis in Yemen:
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- On 11 Jan, U.S., U.K., & Allies conducted large-scale strikes against 60+ Houthi targets at 28 locations—for the first time since the conflict began
- Today: large attack on U.S. forces at an airbase in Iraq by Iranian-backed militants
- Iran attacked 3 countries in 48 hours (Pakistan, Iraq, Syria), hijacked a ship & took hostages, & caught sending ballistic missile components to Yemen
- In a proportional tit-for-tat response to Iran's attack, Pakistan struck multiple targets in Iran
- 140+ attacks now on U.S. forces in Iraq & Syria (confirmed by DOD), U.S. responded with precision strikes 10+ times (& gunship sorties)
- The U.S. followed up with an additional 6 rounds of strikes, targeting key Houthi infrastructure
- Houthis continue to attack commercial shipping & U.S. Navy ships, with at least 35 incidents recorded (more than 5 since the 11th)
#Iran #US #UK #Syria #Lebanon #Yemen #Pakistan #Israel #PersianGulf #TheRedSea #Hezbollah #Pakistan #Terrorism #Houtis #Gaza #Palestine #Turkey #Boycott
Iran reported that helicopters and drones were flying over and around the American aircraft carrier at all time despite multiple warnings from the US navy.
US hasn't reported the departure of the aircraft carrier and the other ships from the #PersianGulf yet.
"A single Ohio-class nuclear-powered guided missiles submarine is able to launch more Tomahawks, than all the CSG surface units."
#Military #Pentagon #Israel #Gaza #Iran #Iraq #Lebanon #Syria #Hamas #Hezbollah #Politics #PersianGulf #MediterraneanSea
https://www.nti.org/analysis/articles/united-states-submarine-capabilities
The Farsi report on IRGC telegram channels say that a group of US air force F-35s dying into an American base in UAE were occasionally visible on the domestically produced radar system.
There are no ways to verify this but if it's true, it means that the roumers about the faults in stealth functionalities of American most expensive fighter jet might be true.
#Iran #Technology #F35 #PersianGulf #Military #Radar #IRGC #US
ادارهای ارتش جنگندۀ رادارگریز آمریکا را رصد کردند
🔹معاون عملیات پدافند هوایی ارتش: در روزهای گذشته چند جنگندۀ F-35 آمریکا در حال پرواز در خلیج فارس بودند و رادارهای جنوب کشور بهصورت لحظهای این جنگندهها را رصد میکردند.
The unit name "Abu Mehdi" is claimed to have a range of 1000km and is the latest in the new line of cruise missiles developed by IRGC engineering groups and their affiliated "private" companies.
#Iran #Military #Navi #CruiseMissiles #IRGC #PersianGulf #Navi
The cruise missile named "Abu Mehdi" was unveiled by IRGCmarine force and several propaganda videos of test launch and "accuracy" of the missile was shared by various telegram channels of the group as well as foreign watchdogs.
The cruise missile that can be launched from land or sea has a maximum range of 1000km and ability to correct course and evade obstables, and also "protected against electronic warfare".
In a ceremony the marine branch of IRGC received 2 highspeed boats each with 2 missile launchers as well as several new reconesance and suicide drones of various sizes.
This is the 3 release of new equipment to the army, navy and IRGC forces in the past month and the telegram channels talking about an increase of domestic producion of sophisticated surface to sea and sea to sea missiles and drones as well as large number of suicide drones launchers with upgraded software to correct their course and change/follow the moving targets (like the Russia Lancet drones) and increase payload capacity of already available drones.
#Iran #Military #News #Politics #Navi #PersianGulf #Drones #CruiseMissiles #IRGC #IRI
— " The US military is considering putting armed personnel on commercial ships traveling through the Strait of #Hormuz, in what would be an unheard of action aimed at stopping Iran from seizing and harassing civilian vessels, four American officials told The Associated Press on Thursday.
America didn’t even take the step during the so-called “Tanker War,” which culminated with the US Navy and Iran fighting a one-day naval battle in 1988 that was the Navy’s largest since World War II.
While officials offered few details of the plan, it comes as thousands of Marines and sailors on both the amphibious assault ship USS Bataan and the USS Carter Hall, a landing ship, are on their way to the Persian Gulf. Those Marines and sailors could provide the backbone for any armed guard mission in the strait, through which 20 percent of all the world’s crude oil passes."
#US #Iran #PersianGulf #politics #Imperialism #Biden #TankerWar #Occupation #Theft
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https://archive.is/wLaM5
The #PersianGulf International Airport weather station in southern #Iran registered a heat index value — the apparent “feels like” temperature to the human body — of 67 degrees Celsius on Sunday.
#WeDontHaveTime #Politics #ClimateChange #ClimateCatastrophe #ClimateEmergency #TomorrowIsTooLate #GlobalWarming #Environment
The populist and desperate foreign minister of Russia signed a joint statement calling Persian Gulf for Arabian Gulf and the ownership of the 3 disputed islands to #UAE instead of #Iran.
This should be a wake up call foe those who think in case of a military conflict between Iran and US, #Russia will come to the help of Iran.
Delusional people who think the empty words of Russian ambassador in #Tehran "guarantee" that Russian stance is firmly in favor of Iran, is nothing but hot air to please the stupid #mullahs of Iran.
Just a historical document to remind those countries south of #PersianGulf that the name was there centuries before their countries were created by the #British colonial power.
Name of Persian Gulf in the passport of Sheikh Zayed, the founder of UAE in 1951.
This is the first time I have read this and wondering if the old dream of making a tunnel under the straight of Hormoz (about 8-10km long) and a bridge connecting Bandar Abbas to Hormoz Island? Is a mega billion dollars project, but if it is planned correctly, can create huge benefits for all the countries in the region and cut the carbon footprint of those countries.
Using a dual line high speed train route would create an easy access for countries in Arabian peninsula and west Asia and even Russia and China..
I for one would love to see this project become reality because it will be a bridge/tunnel of peace between the nations and helps tourism and commerce in the countries on both sides of the Oman sea and Persian Gulf.
#Iran #Oman #UAE #SaudiArabia #Yemen #Pakistan #Asia #Hormoz #StraightOfHormoz #PersianGulf #OmanSea #Train #Commerse #Economy #Politics #Russia #China
This is one of the most positive news in the war throne region that will help the people of all the countries to end the meaningless and bloody conflict that has been going on for many years.
Hopefully this will lead to an end of the disastrous war in #Yemen and a peaceful ending of the conflict in #Syria.
