Friday, April 24, 2026

Iran's Military More Capable Than Trump White House Is Acknowledging

The Islamic Republic of Iran maintains more military capabilities than the White House or Pentagon has publicly admitted, according to multiple U.S. officials with knowledge of intelligence on the matter.

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NYT: Trump has said that the war has ushered in "regime change" and that the new leaders are "much more reasonable." In reality, the Islamic republic has not been toppled. Power is now in the hands of an entrenched, hard-line military. www.nytimes.com/2026/04/23/w ...

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Roughly 60% of the naval arm of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps is still in existence, the officials said, including fast-attack speed boats. On Wednesday, Iranian gunboats attacked several commercial ships in the Strait of Hormuz, shortly after President Trump announced he was unilaterally extending a ceasefire to allow more time for peace talks.

Iranian air power has been significantly degraded but not erased, said the officials, who requested anonymity from CBS News because they were not authorized to discuss the matters publicly.

About two-thirds of Iran's air force is still believed to be operational, the officials said, after an intensive U.S. and Israeli campaign that struck thousands of targets, including storage and production facilities.

Previously, the president and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth have described the U.S. effort, called Operation Epic Fury, as essentially destroying Iran's military capacity.

Liars!

#1 | Posted by AMERICANUNITY at 2026-04-22 03:11 PM

The defense secretary has gone further in his public statements, saying, "Operation Epic Fury was a historic and overwhelming victory on the battlefield, a capital V military victory," Hegseth said at a Pentagon press briefing on April 8, shortly after Mr. Trump declared a ceasefire with Iran. He added, "By any measure, Epic Fury decimated Iran's military and rendered it combat ineffective for years to come."
Liar

#2 | Posted by AMERICANUNITY at 2026-04-22 03:12 PM

FTFY, no charge.

"The alcoholic misogynist racist Secretary of War Crimes has gone further in his putrid propaganda statements, braying that Operation EPSTEIN FURY was a historic and overwhelming catastrophe for the hardworking American taxpayer who in some states are paying $6.16 per gallon for gasoline, a complete middle finger military disaster.

The incompetent former TV tumor at Faux News bleated his lies at a Pentagon press briefing on 8 April, shortly after Dummkopf Trumpf declared a ceasefire with Iran.

Pete Hegseth sniveled:

"By any measure, Operation AIPAC FURY energized Iran's military and they will be ready to counterattack illegal US and Israeli attacks for years to come."

#3 | Posted by C0RI0LANUS at 2026-04-22 03:50 PM

If Trump says something then it should just be assumed to be a lie unless it can validated by additional sources so of course the Iranian military is more capable than what Trump claims.

#4 | Posted by johnny_hotsauce at 2026-04-22 05:07 PM

#4 Johnny, behold ...

The Donnerboy Rule:

I need two (2) independent sources** from any Trump sycophant for any 'proof' they offer before it is even considered, much less replied to.
**Any source that contains "Trump's FBI said...", or "The DOJ announced..." or "The White House proclaimed..." - or any iteration thereof - will immediately be considered not an independent source. - Try again.

#5 | Posted by A_Friend at 2026-04-22 05:10 PM

Roughly 60% of the naval arm of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps is still in existence, the officials said, including fast-attack speed boats.

#1 | Posted by AMERICANUNITY at 2026-04-22 03:11 PM | Reply | Flag:

It's all speedboats left. Every Surface Warfare Vessel is destroyed. They only had 126.

They started with 5000 speedboats. If 40% of their navy is destroyed, we've been blowing up speedboats by the thousand.

#6 | Posted by sitzkrieg at 2026-04-23 07:58 AM

A speedboats have the same level of effectiveness as Somali pirates. They do very poorly when people shoot back at them.

#7 | Posted by sitzkrieg at 2026-04-23 07:58 AM

Call it 1800 speedboats destroyed over 35 days of bombings, so 51 speedboats a day destroyed on average?

That's a crazy number.

#8 | Posted by sitzkrieg at 2026-04-23 08:15 AM

It's been apparent that the Trump regime is in over their heads since this "excursion" started. Or are they? Trump couldn't possibly have helped Putin more, without making it even more blatantly obvious.

#9 | Posted by Whatsleft at 2026-04-24 05:06 PM

*** Dummkopf Trumpf is All-at-Sea Over his Idiotic War Against Iran on Behalf of Wealthy Israel ***

"I have ordered the United States Navy to shoot and kill any boat, small boats though they may be (Their naval ships are ALL, 159 of them, at the bottom of the sea!), that is putting mines in the waters of the Strait of Hormuz. There is to be no hesitation. Additionally, our mine sweepers' are clearing the Strait right now. I am hereby ordering that activity to continue, but at a tripled up level! Thank you for your attention to this matter. DUMMKOPF J. TRUMPF"

Link: Truth Social

#10 | Posted by C0RI0LANUS at 2026-04-25 04:17 AM

The U.S. military is in complete disarray, leadership has been decimated and "the mission" is the whims of an octagenarian madman.

#11 | Posted by LegallyYourDead at 2026-04-25 09:34 PM

And whoever here tells you they know what's "really happening" are ------- liars.

#12 | Posted by LegallyYourDead at 2026-04-25 09:35 PM

Re 12

The first casualty in any war is the truth.

If we are lucky we may find out what really happened later. Sometimes much later. Sometimes never.

#13 | Posted by donnerboy at 2026-04-26 11:56 AM

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