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What is honestly going on with IRAN right now?
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Date: May 6th, 2026 3:01 PM Author: ""'"''"" Media feels heavily controlled right now. Feels like even critical voices are not saying something that they all know. Meanwhile "conservatives" have descended into jingoistic groupthink. Knowledgeable people, please summarize in clear language where we are. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5864321&forum_id=2Vannesa#49870006) |
Date: May 6th, 2026 3:08 PM Author: oomox What media do you watch? All legacy media lies ESPECIALLY at wartime. I recommend the YT channel Breaking Points to keep up. The hosts are a combo of right-wing populists and left-wing populists. They have great coverage.
Idk what info you're seeing so I don't know what to go into but basically Iran carries nearly all the cards. Actually I haven't kept up this week so that might be outdated info |
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Date: May 6th, 2026 3:09 PM Author: ..,,....,,.,..,,..,,...,...,,....,..., Lol no they don't (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5864321&forum_id=2Vannesa#49870054) |
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Date: May 6th, 2026 3:23 PM Author: ""'"''"" Tbh with you I have suspected as much, but it feels hard to understand how such a horrible strategic blunder could have happened. Despite the president being an idiot, it's hard to believe there are no checks and balances behind the scenes. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5864321&forum_id=2Vannesa#49870096) |
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Date: May 6th, 2026 3:31 PM Author: oomox His advisors are neocons and Zionists. They told him it would be quick and ez like Venezuela. But Iran has been preparing for this for 20 years and their leaders are actually smart. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5864321&forum_id=2Vannesa#49870108) |
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Date: May 6th, 2026 3:36 PM Author: ""'"''"" Is there any way for Trump to just withdraw and pretend the US won? Seems hard given that they aren't going to surrender any nuclear materials. If they reopen the strait of hormuz, isn't it possible that the US population is so dumb they won't realize it was open before? (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5864321&forum_id=2Vannesa#49870114) |
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Date: May 6th, 2026 3:37 PM Author: oomox That's what most of us are hoping for. Seems like the only way out. Give up but get some crumb of something he can exaggerate to his remaining base to sound like a win. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5864321&forum_id=2Vannesa#49870118) |
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Date: May 6th, 2026 3:40 PM Author: ""'"''"" So did the US actually escort any ships through the Strait of Hormuz or was that all completely made up? (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5864321&forum_id=2Vannesa#49870131) |
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Date: May 6th, 2026 3:42 PM Author: oomox Not sure actually. I don't see how they could've but I've been slacking on following everything the past week or so (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5864321&forum_id=2Vannesa#49870139) |
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Date: May 6th, 2026 3:58 PM Author: ""'"''"" I don't really get how having an "escort" would protect a ship and allow it to pass. Also, lol at that Russian oligarch who just rolled his yacht through there like nothing had happened. Nice blockade the US has going on there. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5864321&forum_id=2Vannesa#49870208) |
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Date: May 6th, 2026 4:00 PM Author: gibberish (?) A blockade doesn't mean all traffic. It can only target ships porting in Iran and it has to be nation neutral. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5864321&forum_id=2Vannesa#49870215) |
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Date: May 6th, 2026 4:00 PM Author: Medieval Pilgrimage Architecture #BrianJacques, tp (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5864321&forum_id=2Vannesa#49870218) |
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Date: May 6th, 2026 3:13 PM Author: SickoMode Glenn Diesen and Dropsite News has good coverage too. This war has been a disaster for USA from day 1. Not surprised Trump waved the white flag today. Basically deep state neocons and Israel convinced Trump decapitating Iranian leadership would lead to regime change and that Iran wouldn’t dare retaliate against Israel and GCC states. After Israel and GCC states got a few rounds of retaliatory ass whoopings and Iran asserted control of Strait of Hormuz it was checkmate. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5864321&forum_id=2Vannesa#49870073) |
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Date: May 6th, 2026 3:14 PM Author: oomox (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5864321&forum_id=2Vannesa#49870075) |
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Date: May 6th, 2026 3:25 PM Author: ""'"''"" There really is no way out of this, is there? (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5864321&forum_id=2Vannesa#49870099) |
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Date: May 6th, 2026 3:42 PM Author: gibberish (?) Yeah it's in late summer when the US crashes oil prices and lifts the embargo. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5864321&forum_id=2Vannesa#49870136) |
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Date: May 6th, 2026 3:31 PM Author: Giant Naked Hitler (hitler did nothing wrong) We won. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5864321&forum_id=2Vannesa#49870107) |
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Date: May 6th, 2026 3:41 PM Author: gibberish (?) Iran is fractured internally. Units are terrified to use a phone or radio coms so there is a lot of autonomy for their forward units which has caused some further inconsistency. Iran probably only used half of their munitions during the active phase of the military campaign. Most of what they'd attack a ship in the Persian Gulf is stored miles away from shore. The little speed boats they send out are basically to go collect tolls. They could hit a ship anywhere in the Gulf. As long as they can fire off a shitty drone they will have some leverage.
It appears as though they are at storage capacity for oil. The US seems to have allowed empty tankers through the strait which Oran is using as spare capacity. I think this shows the US really does not want to leave a long term impact. However, Iran could be facing irreversible geological collapse of some of its wells if they have to stop pumping. There were reports of an oil slick around Kharg Island recently. I bet they star dumping oil rather than risk their wells long term.
Nothing we're hearing in the press or even from the administration is on the up and up. The US has run every scenario through AI models. They knew the strait would be closed. I suspect the US always wanted to exploit the ability to blockade. It's good for American oil and harms China. It's also forced a realignment in SE Asia. There was a recent wave of security agreements signed in the region. The timing was too perfect if you wanted to kick start investment in say Venezuela or break up OPEC. The petrodollar comes out king. Keep in mind this entire operation is aimed at China.
https://x.com/teomoneyeast/status/2044886693472526552 |
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Date: May 6th, 2026 3:46 PM Author: gibberish (?) https://id.usembassy.gov/hegseth-indonesian-counterpart-announce-defense-partnership/
This was for the other strait nobody is talking about. But control of both makes Chinese plans to hit Taiwan in the next year or two very difficult. I think part of the war aim was also to draw down Chinese reserves. They need a shit ton of oil on hand before they can even contemplate an attack on Taiwan. |
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Date: May 6th, 2026 4:03 PM Author: ,.,.,:,,:,..,:::,...,:,.,..:.,:.::,. they need to start carrying out retaliatory assassinations/decapitations. that was beyond the pale. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5864321&forum_id=2Vannesa#49870224) |