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Melon

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29. Every regional government in that area has mine sweepers.

Reply to SamuelTheThird (Reply #14)

Fri Feb 20, 2026, 05:42 PM

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There’s no magic bullet to overcome the US military for Iran. If they lay mines, they’ll lose their navy including small speedboats and the straights will be cleared in days. That’s it. If they lay mines it will disrupt shipping for a short period. Irans navy would not last 24 hours. The waters off Iran will be flooded with US assets. They won’t be able to do much.

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War with Iran Soon? [View all] SamuelTheThird Wednesday OP

Not until the Olympics are over. bluedigger Wednesday #1

2nd carrier battle group won't be in position until Sunday, either Red Mountain Wednesday #4

Nobel Peace Prize Prez kwolf68 Wednesday #2

purpose of attack on Iran is to raise oil prices so trump inc can rake in more billions nt msongs Wednesday #3

Trump wants oil prices low. Melon Wednesday #7

Cadet Bonespurs loooooves playing GI Joe Skittles Wednesday #5

Who supports Iran? I don't see any country of note. Melon Wednesday #6

They don't need to take and hold the Strait SamuelTheThird Wednesday #8

They can if they want to lose one of their last allies China EX500rider Thursday #10

If the regime's existence is in real jeopardy they will lash out SamuelTheThird Thursday #13

It's not going to happen. Melon Thursday #12

They can lay mines with swarms of their small boats. SamuelTheThird Thursday #14

Every regional government in that area has mine sweepers. Melon Friday #29

Heard that one before. W_HAMILTON Thursday #9

Why would it be any different than the recent aerial attacks on Iran? EX500rider Thursday #11

Isolated aerial attacks aren't an all out war. W_HAMILTON Thursday #15

"Isolated aerial attacks aren't an all out war." These sound like isolated aerial attacks to you? lol EX500rider Thursday #16

Yes, because that's all that they were. W_HAMILTON Thursday #18

".....and not the type and scale of attacks you would see during an actual war," EX500rider Thursday #19

How is the security apparatus suppressed from the air? SamuelTheThird Friday #21

Bomb all their headquarters stations and armories EX500rider Friday #22

How did that work out in Iraq? SamuelTheThird Friday #25

Aerial Warfare and boots on the ground are two different things EX500rider Friday #26

I don't know what you're picturing, SamuelTheThird Friday #27

Again, we've heard that one before too. W_HAMILTON Friday #28

We'll be greeted as liberators" maxrandb Thursday #17

Russia cannot fight two wars. Melon Friday #30

LOL - Russia could, with their new allie Donnie Dipshit maxrandb Yesterday #32

Huh? You are saying Trump would support Russia to fight the US?? Melon Yesterday #33

I used to think the next conflict would be NATO joing the US to oppose Russia maxrandb Yesterday #34

I said in my first post Melon Yesterday #36

Seems like some here... Xolodno Thursday #20

Yep! Will this be 9, or 10 wars Donnie Dipshit has "solved"? maxrandb Yesterday #35

Dip shit might be more inclined since he's likely having a tantrum over SCOTUS themaguffin Friday #23

Violence is the last resort of the incompetent. Isaac Asimov Ping Tung Friday #24

Looks like we foretold this one far enough in advance DFW Friday #31