The War is back? Trump Resumes attacks and Focuses on rallying Allies
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The War is back? Trump Resumes attacks and Focuses on rallying Allies
Tonight, U.S. forces launched a new five-hour wave of strikes against Iranian targets in Bushehr, Chabahar, Jask, Konarak, Abu Musa, and Bandar Abbas.
The focus was on weakening Iranian coastal defenses and paving the way for amphibious assaults involving special forces, a plan drawn up several weeks ago.
Although the special forces operation near Isfahan ended in disaster and was covered up with a pilot rescue story, the concept remained in the minds of American strategists as the only viable way to truly subvert Iran. Now, however, it is being scaled back and aiming oil-related sites and coastal cities.
France and the United Kingdom have sent clear, public signals of alignment with the United States this week, issuing strong condemnations of Iran’s recent actions. In a joint statement released with Germany, the European foreign ministers vehemently denounced Tehran’s “heinous” attacks on commercial maritime traffic in the Strait of Hormuz and on bases in Gulf countries such as Qatar, Kuwait, Oman, and Jordan.
The plan to criminalize Iran is proceeding exactly as I reported days ago. French and British forces have moved into the Gulf, and these are far from merely defensive deployments.
As public support for Iran gradually erodes, this is precisely where Trump will work to secure allied backing. That is why the campaign to portray Iran as a rogue state that attacks civilian vessels, conducted even during the truce, is being pursued so aggressively. And, incredibly, Iran is falling into this trap with ease.
In response, Iran announced that the MoU has effectively entered a terminal crisis and is no longer being honored.
In response to the ongoing American strikes, Iran launched a massive wave of missiles against Persian Gulf countries and surrounding areas, reportedly hitting strategic targets. In Qatar, the main hangar and fortified fuel tanks at Al Udeid Air Base were struck.
In Bahrain, Sheikh Isa Air Base suffered damage to helicopter maintenance facilities, the P-8 electronic warfare aircraft hangar, and the air defense command center. Kuwait was heavily targeted, with attacks on Ali Al-Salem Air Base damaging fuel tanks and a possible Patriot system, as well as impacts on Ahmed Al-Jaber Air Base that disabled an FBS radar, launch platforms, and missile depots.
In Oman, Iranian forces destroyed a long-range FBS air surveillance radar, a ship-detection radar, and struck U.S. Navy replenishment and logistics platforms at the Port of Duqm. The offensive extended to Jordan, where King Hussein Air Base saw ammunition depots and fuel tanks set ablaze. In the UAE, missiles and drones hit Al Dhafra Air Base and oil drilling platforms in the Gulf.
In the maritime environment of the Strait of Hormuz, Iran claims to have attacked U.S. warships and struck two Emirati-flagged commercial tankers. Finally, secondary military bases hosting U.S. troops in Iraq were also bombed.
Trump has notified Congress that the offensive will last for weeks. We are seeing only the initial phases of the American plan.
As I said recently, the truce has been used to reposition interceptors and anti-aircraft batteries from other countries, reinstall radars in new locations, and, above all, bring more equipment to the front.
This became evident in the recent attacks, in which maritime drones were used for the first time and successfully employed.
Obviously, Iran is also accelerating its missile production, refurbishment, and upgrades. Proof of this is the precision with which Iranian missiles struck targets in Jordan, nearly 1,000 km away.
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posted by Satish Sharma at
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