March 14, 2026
"The United States bombed military installations on an island that serves as Iran’s main oil export hub and threatened to 'wipe out' the oil infrastructure there..."
"... if Iran continues to block the Strait of Hormuz. The Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps replied on Saturday that Iran would turn U.S. regional economic interests 'into a pile of ash' if the United States carried out its threat...."
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China. Taiwan. The ulterior motive here.
And how will Iran do that? They have no air force and their missile and drone capability is severely degraded. Empty talk by some dead-enders.
All those decades of chanting “Death to America” has come back to bite Iran.
Trump waited until the markets were closed yesterday before executing this action. They open Sunday afternoon at 6 EDT (for Asia). We will see....
BTW, Iran is freely shipping oil through Hormuz, oil destined for China; Kharg Island, Iran's oil export hub, is inside of the Hormuz chokepoint. Iran is obviously the only exporter able to do this right now. The US is allowing with a nudge and a wink.
Even Trump wants to fight wars with one hand tied behind our back. Oblititerate (to use a favorite word) Kharg and all ships leaving or headed to Iran — as if it’s a real war.
The internet did not have a ready answer when I asked whether you can buy Dawn dish soap in Iran.
I used to play Risk a lot in high-school. Here’s how many troops I think it will take to hold the Strait of Hormuz.
The collateral benefit is what this does to the Chi-Coms.
Trump plans a trip to China in a few weeks. If I’m Trump, I would not go. Meet in some neutral country, if there’s one left.
Lucien: "Even Trump wants to fight wars with one hand tied behind our back. Oblititerate (to use a favorite word) Kharg and all ships leaving or headed to Iran — as if it’s a real war."
I sympathize. But the logic of the punitive expedition is that it's not an extermination. You don't break your kid's spine when you spank him. Trump has to calibrate the force so that it's memorable but not crippling. Whether the next Iranian government is IRGC:TNG or Reza Jr, it needs enough infrastructure to have a fair go at running the country. CC, JSM
Begley insisted the war was over last Saturday, once again insists it is already won.
Dittohead repeating the talking points he has been given, despite the facts on the ground.
Obliterating their infrastructure feels good but what’s the hurry actually. The longer Iran does this the more the gulf states come together with Trump. Taking another week or two before pulling that trigger makes sense to me.
Begley insisted the war was over last Saturday, once again insists it is already won
…he’s still got two weeks…really, the way we’ve all agreed to butcher language with Clintonspeak everyone gets to brag they were right…
First of all, people crying that the war is 'never ending' need to grab hold of their goods and take a deep breath. It won't be over for weeks, or possibly months.
It is a long process made up of many phases and many more uncertainties. So far, we are doing amazing things. Iran is a powerful and large nation- both in population and area. This is not Grenada.
But, the taking of Kharg Island could be yet another huge and unexpected move by US forces. From what we've read, there is a Marine Expeditionary Force on its way to the region. Possibly to take over Kharg Island? That would not only be a huge blow to Iran, but also to China.
Begley said April 1st. That means about the same time ahead of us that has already been spent. And while that’s only been two weeks, the regressive left acts like it is an eternity. The Atlantic is writing “the longer the Iran war drags on”. The invasion of Panama in 1989 and Desert Storm (excluding Desert Shield) in 1991 were both 5+ weeks.
The cold afghan winter before we toppled the taliban
…I tend to assume a reference to the military operation eliminating Iran’s capability to wage war with planes bombs drones. Supposedly us US already running low on targets, so a few more days dealing with whatever reconstitutes. Unfortunately, then the real mess begins…
You shouldn’t start your Saturday off with fizzling, leftwing nonsense, Mark. Your fervent desire for an American defeat is obvious and it motivates your imbecilic behavior.
Markie mark fails to amuse
https://x.com/DrJStrategy/status/2032756086097293814
The bomb the oil assets on Kharg Island might be a card being reserved for Xi. In other words, let’s resolve this or no more Iranian oil for you.
BTW, are we running Google ads now?
I know Jane Fonda is still alive or so I’ve been told. Waiting for her announcing she is flying to Iran to sit on a missile battery. It would make a good photo op, except for the burka.
It's amazing to me that so many commenters across the world can look at a campaign that has been run with such effectiveness as this one - obliterating the military readiness of the enemy to the point of targeting individual morality police on the street with little collateral damage, owning the skies, etc - while suffering the loss of only a handful of planes and less than a dozen dead, and then, in the next breath, declaring that the war is being fought without a clear plan or set of goals.
I guess they're expecting a powerpoint presentation in a briefing room that lays it all out for them, so they can find fault at their leisure, instead of having to guess.
I would say, so far, the past 2 weeks has been pretty effective. If these chattering heads disagree, how come they don't provide examples of when it's been done better, and 'wow' us with their comparative analysis? Staying in the realm of speculative doom, that's much safer for lazy people, I guess.
"...It would make a good photo op, except for the burka. ..."
You haven't seen Jane, lately.
Oh no, Iran wasn't defeated in less than 10 days.
Disaster!
The same retards complaining about this defended the afghanistan pullout and the creation of ISIS by barky obama fucknut.
they also cheered when obama double tapped weddings
If Trump were following his own longstanding position to take the oil, he would capture the island to have control of the infrastructure. But since his newly announced policy is to drive gasoline prices higher to make profits for U.S. oil companies, he’ll destroy the infrastructure.
“Let us kill you or else we take all of your money,” does not seem like the most effective threat for Trump to make.
Susie Wiles worked for Netanyahu and Scott Bissent worked for George Soros, and I got played into voting for Trump, a Manchurian candidate, by his lies about being the peace president.
He’s actually a moron who keeps stamping his feet because Iran has the very leverage over us that we were supposed to be creating over Russia with sanctions.
But since his newly announced policy is to drive gasoline prices higher to make profits for U.S. oil companies
…he never announced that, that’s just your ignorance in trying to get in a dig at him. Unlike most Americans he’s had some economics education and would never make that mistake. S/D curves demonstrate optimal pricing has upper limits as price levels trigger less consumption through conservation, substitution, consolidation. No matter, his public statements and threats are aimed at the old Iranian regime, not you. I suspect he’s not really interested in destroying their refinery capacity and would rather preserve it for the new regime. See: Venezuela…
I have posted video of Brzezinski urging the jihadis at the Khyber Pass in 1979 to “take their country,” when he told Jimmy Carter that he was doing it to force the Soviets to invade, and then in a 1999 interview, he shrugged off the death and destruction as inconsequential, notice that when he said that, 9-11 hadn’t happened yet.
No matter who you vote for, you get John McCain.
He did not destroy what he plans to steal, using US Marines probably, “for humanitarian reasons.”
We have senile King Lear commanding our military while being manipulated by people who claim to love him.
Note to the lefties, this is what it feels like to have an actual case to make, but remember that your elected representatives all stood and applauded for this war, which might have sealed the deal in Trump’s mind that he would have wide support.
" Kharg Island, Iran's oil export hub, is inside of the Hormuz chokepoint."
It's actually about 450 miles from the chokepoint, up near the northern end of the gulf, but it's where all the oil is loaded on ships. It's the gas station of the Persian Gulf, and it's changing ownership. A hostile take over if you will.
What else has stopped coming out of the Persian Gulf, and won’t be starting any time soon, even if the war ended today, is 1/3 of global artificial fertilizer production, and meanwhile the seasons continue their march. I hope you are planting a garden because food shortages are coming, with high prices.
Thank you Donald Trump!
It's impressive that the Althouse Blog is so important to world affairs that the Iranian Regime would send it's propagandists here in an attempt to sell us Islamist bullshit at discount prices. All for the cause or keeping those wonderful Ayatollah henchmen in power oppressing millions. Everybody needs a job, I guess.
"- That's it, man. Game over, man! Game over!
- What the fuck are we gonna do now? What are we gonna do?
- Maybe we could build a fire. Sing a couple of songs, huh? Why don't we try that?"
We will cut off our nose to spite your face…
Geography how does it work?
China and the rest of the world have far more to lose if the Straight remains closed than we do. Trump is not a fool and he will take the off ramp one way or another before very long. This is a messy and risky move, but I suspect it will end soon and the results will be positive. We could pull out tomorrow and the end result would be a vast improvement over the previous status quo. Doing nothing also had consequences.
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I suspect he’s not really interested in destroying their refinery capacity and would rather preserve it for the new regime. See: Venezuela…
Of course. The new government's success will depend on income from oil, and Trump and the Republicans want the oil flowing and fuel prices down before the midterms. Blowing up all the oil infrastructure would do more harm to the people of Iraq than to the oppressive regime we are removing.
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We could pull out tomorrow and the end result would be a vast improvement over the previous status quo.
But, not for long...
Wars are won by killing the beast. It's what they would do to you and they will not stop trying.
As long as the Islamists control the neighborhoods, it doesn't matter how many military targets we destroy.
Boots on the ground WILL be needed; at least enough to lead. And, for God's sake, stop all radio communication in the country and shut down all TV broadcasting.
I will be surprised if the Kurds resist this opportunity forever. We have likely promised them something for current restraint. I wonder what.
Iran IS ground zero in an on-going world war. It will not be over by the end of the month. Don't forget - Ukraine didn't fall in a month, either.
Have AWFLs in the nursing profession and those that are teachers started dancing on TikTok to protest the war yet?
Remember during WW2 and Korea when the mediaswine bombarded us with stories about numbers of enemy casualties - numbers provided by the enemy. Me neither.
Given AI and AI-assisted military weapons with long-range missile capacity, we've truly entered a new politically uncertain and dangerous era. It's not granddad's WWII militarily speaking. We as a nation are facing difficult times, with difficult choices. This Iranian "War" dates back to 1979; the US Embassy hostages in Tehran, the multiple terrorist attacks funded by Shiite Iran, the oppression of most Iranian citizens by their quasi-religious military junta disguised as a religious theocracy. Many Iranians have fled Iran since 1979, unable and unwilling to return to Iran.
May be US is obligated to become "Big Guy with Big Stick". NATO certainly isn't up to task of modulating the rogue Communist and Jihadist countries. Americans certainly don't want the political dynamic of England and Germany, with police-state enforced pandering to Jihadist men, to Sharia Law advocacy, and to tacit acceptance of sexual assault of female citizens by immigrant (Islamist) men.
Of course. The new government's success will depend on income from oil, and Trump and the Republicans want the oil flowing and fuel prices down before the midterms. Blowing up all the oil infrastructure would do more harm to the people of Iraq than to the oppressive regime we are removing.
Iraq?
Looks like your AI model is doing some hallucinating again. Kharg island is part of Iran, not Iraq. Not sure why it still thinks we are in the middle of OIF, either. Recommend proof-reading next time before you copy+paste the response.
Once you've got the Iranians by the Kharg Island, their hearts and minds will follow. It's also the "choke point" for that part of the world that relies on Iranian oil.
Mark:
Iran has already lost, but they refuse to accept reality.
I said the war will be over before April 1. That’s two full weeks.
The 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), consisting of roughly 2,200–2,500 Marines aboard the USS Tripoli, is expected to arrive in the Persian Gulf region within 10 to 16 days from their deployment order on March 13–14, 2026, traveling from their base near Japan. The deployment is in response to heightened tensions and Iranian attacks on the Strait of Hormuz.
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Key details on the deployment include:
Timeline: Reports indicate about a two-week journey for the amphibious ready group to reach the Middle East.
Forces Involved: The 31st MEU, typically supported by the USS Tripoli (an amphibious assault ship) and other vessels.
Capacity: The unit includes F-35B Lightning II jets and MV-22B Ospreys designed for quick insertion and operations in the area.
Context: This move comes shortly after the onset of intensified fighting in the Iran region.
Begley insisted the war was over last Saturday, once again insists it is already won.
Are you even capable of reading English? He's stated time and time again, the war will be over by April 1.
Now, I wouldn't have gone out and said that, but he did and he's been consistent.
"Marines aboard the USS Tripoli, is expected to arrive in the Persian Gulf"
Something historically poetic about that.
Tim, the propaganda machine is on FIRE!
Is that "Tim, the propaganda machine is on FIRE" or "Tim ("The Propaganda Machine") is on FIRE"?
ImTay, I’m guessing the only smart thing you’ve done in your life is voting for Trump, unless of course you’re lying about that as well .
And now Iran is announcing they won't attack tankers gong through the Straits of Hormuz.
Looks like another win for Trump
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