The Iranians have clearly laid out their plan. They WANT this to be a long term war.
General Masoud Akhtari of the IRGC explains their plan is to collapse the world economy until regional and worldwide support for the US' warmongering president evaporates.
The General predicts that point comes after a few weeks of oil being over $150 / barrel.
Iran is also notably very organized and thoughtful in their latest round of communications.
Iran's Foreign Policy Advisor Kamal Kharazi reinforced the message, that the US needs to be taught a lesson and to loose support.
CNN recently got reporter Frederik Pleitgen otg in Tehran and that team has been doing so really critical reporting directly speaking with Iranians.
#Kamal Kharazi #Tehran #Iran #FrederikPleitgen #CNN #KhameneiAssassination
Back on the home front... you know it's clear that Iran could be serious about escalating the situation with oil shipping should tankers attempt to run the blockade.
The typical military play is Iran sending mines. The US would counter with mine sweepers, a strategy that worked well in WWII.
Oh what's that? The US slated the middle east minesweepers for decomissioning AND they just made it back to a US port this week to get taken out of service?
https://www.slashgear.com/2096935/why-us-navy-avenger-class-minesweeper-pulled-middle-east/
So there might be a mine warfare situation in DAYS not weeks or months and the US tried and true mine sweepers are on the wrong side of the globe right now.
The US Navy is not without a solution.
Enter the littoral combat ship, the biggest boondoggle of weapons program run by the Navy in recent memory.
An untested ship that is best known for having a haul that spontaneously cracks apart.
https://www.propublica.org/article/how-navy-spent-billions-littoral-combat-ship
#MineSweeper #Iran #StraitOfHormuz #USNavy #LittoralCombatShip
BREAKING: An entire US KC-135 "Stratotanker" has crashed over Iraq
The entire six member crew is feared dead. This marks the fourth loss of a US plane.
This plane costs about $11k per hour to operate and the purchase price was $26M to $50M per aircraft.
