Iran are toast

[Protagoras]

Yes, that's what I'm expecting, at least double. Usually I just get them to fill the tank but last week I reduced the order to the minimum amount - 500L.

I was thinking about cancelling it but who knows how long this will go on.

£1.36/litre for petrol this afternoon. That's up 7p from what I paid last fill.

[willendure]

USA needs a higher oil price. Permian basin is starting to rollover and with fracking you have to keep drilling to maintain production, much more than conventional wells.

This is a move that leaves USA in control of the gulf, Venezuala, straits of malaca, panama and suez canals. All they need is the Greenland to control the gates to the north polar route, and the entire worlds energy supplies are directly under their control.

Also the gulf is one major producer of helium, and the USA is the other. Helium is critical in semiconductor manufacture, so they have the option to put the squeeze on the asian manufacturers as they attempt to reshore production.

[Uncle Albert]

They apparently still have time to play with Lego.

[woody1]

Trump says there aren't many targets left to hit and the the job is nearly done, and yet the Iranians have got him by the bollocks with their effective control of the oil supply.

Everyone knows what his achilles heel is. Jeopardize the economy and TACO.

[ladymuck]

Trump says there aren't many targets left to hit and the the job is nearly done, and yet the Iranians have got him by the bollocks with their effective control of the oil supply.

Everyone knows what his achilles heel is. Jeopardize the economy and TACO.

Lolz

I saw an article yesterday saying the US don't actually know where all of Iran's missile silos are. I suspect that 'not much left' is based on what they know, and not what they don't know. In the meantime they'll bomb a school while they keep looking, which is right out of the Israeli playbook used on Gaza.

[DoctorStrangelove]

Ah. Known unknowns and unknown unknowns. .

Twas always thus. .

[willendure]

Lolz

I saw an article yesterday saying the US don't actually know where all of Iran's missile silos are. I suspect that 'not much left' is based on what they know, and not what they don't know. In the meantime they'll bomb a school while they keep looking, which is right out of the Israeli playbook used on Gaza.

Every time they launch a missile it will give one away.

Mobile launchers visible to spy satelites.

It will take some time to mop up the rest. Biggest risk is Trump gets bored and doesn't finish the job properly.

CIA need to drop in some weaponry so the people can take their country back from the mullahs-from-the-middle-ages.

[woody1]

Trouble is, they don't need much left to still pose a serious threat to shipping in the Strait of Hormuz. Drones alone might do that.

[Snooky]

Trouble is, they don't need much left to still pose a serious threat to shipping in the Strait of Hormuz. Drones alone might do that.

And missiles are not their only weapon:
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/...ry-cyberattack

Trump really has put his foot in it big time

[willendure]

Trouble is, they don't need much left to still pose a serious threat to shipping in the Strait of Hormuz. Drones alone might do that.

I think the drone factories might also be getting blown up.

Good for Ukraine too, as Russia is sourcing its drones from Iran.