US Eyes Indefinite Iran Naval Blockade
US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth says that the US can sustain its blockade against Iran "indefinitely".
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stable?
At what price level will that stability be attained?
#1 | Posted by LampLighter at 2026-08-14 12:43 AM | Reply | Newsworthy 1
US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth says that the US can sustain its blockade against Iran "indefinitely".*
(* Ammo is not included in the secretary's miscalculation.)
#2 | Posted by Doc_Sarvis at 2026-08-14 07:06 AM | Reply
They're not running low on Hellfire missiles. That's what they keep shooting into the blockade running freighters.
The current priority of Iranian special forces is to have their Iraqi surrogate militias send drones at the Kurds in Erbil.
#3 | Posted by sitzkrieg at 2026-08-14 08:51 AM | Reply
Otherwise not much is going on outside of dual blockades that don't have any ship traffic to shoot at right now.
#4 | Posted by sitzkrieg at 2026-08-14 08:52 AM | Reply
Currently only one side of the blockade has gas lines that look like you are in Crimea
#5 | Posted by sitzkrieg at 2026-08-14 11:51 AM | Reply
The so-called military objectives of this gaggle of dumbasses will drive us into another depression.
#6 | Posted by LegallyYourDead at 2026-08-14 02:52 PM | Reply
All this because the bloated toddler is absolutely unable and unwilling to admit that he screwed the pooch and that he can not achieve a better outcome with Iran than the black guy.
#7 | Posted by morris at 2026-08-14 04:19 PM | Reply
...he can not achieve a better outcome with Iran than the black guy.
Have not heard him yammering about the Nobel Peace Prize lately. He must be content with the fake one he keeps on his desk.
#8 | Posted by REDIAL at 2026-08-14 04:28 PM | Reply
Dotard Says He'll Declare Strait of Hormuz a U.S. Territory
politicalwire.com
#9 | Posted by reinheitsgebot at 2026-08-14 04:33 PM | Reply
Reporter: "Trump is saying Iran tried to assassinate him in Turkey."
Araghchi: "No. There is absolutely no need for it."
Reporter: "Why?"
Araghchi: "Trump is already ruining America himself. We have no wish to remove him."
The world is laughing while Trump destroys the America.
#10 | Posted by ClownShack at 2026-08-15 03:01 AM | Reply
The world is laughing while Trump destroys America.
#11 | Posted by ClownShack at 2026-08-15 03:03 AM | Reply
CLOWN
"The world is laughing"
And for good cause.
It was very clever of Araghehi to let Israel's "assassination" rumor blow up in Netanyhoo's face.
#12 | Posted by Twinpac at 2026-08-15 04:07 AM | Reply
#11
No kidding, Trump may be the best thing that ever happened to Iran.
#13 | Posted by madbomber at 2026-08-15 04:21 AM | Reply | Newsworthy 2
Or, from another angle, maybe it wasn't JUST a rumor.
They don't call him Nutty Netanyahu for nothing. He's dead set on throwing a monkey wrench into the "negotiations" between the U.S. and Iran. Netanyahu doesn't want peace. He wants the U.S. proxy war on Israel's behalf to wipe Iran off the face of the earth - at any cost.
Trump (meh) not so much, especially since Trump is the one who will suffer the consequences of a prolonged, very unpopular and totally unnecessary war of choice.
Israel has put Trump between a rock and a hard place, so to speak. especially with so much AIPAC money on the line. Trump can't go forward (lack of ammunition) and he can't go backwards. (embarrassing loss of face)
And the Media is kicking him the --- 24-7.
It isn't easy being a feckless loser (LOL)
#14 | Posted by Twinpac at 2026-08-15 05:39 AM | Reply
Trump may be the best thing that ever happened to Iran.
#13 | Posted by madbomber
He advanced Iran from a regional to a world power.
#15 | Posted by Zed at 2026-08-15 08:40 AM | Reply
... US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth says that the US can sustain its blockade against Iran "indefinitely". ...
Yeah, but at what expense?
The carrier being called upon to relieve the USS Lincoln is coming from the far east, leaving a possible vacuum in that area that China may look to exploit ...
#16 | Posted by LampLighter at 2026-08-15 12:16 PM | Reply
"He wants the U.S. proxy war on Israel's behalf to wipe Iran off the face of the earth - at any cost."
Not at any cost. I don't think Israel is doing anything in Iran anymore. There is nothing they can do.
Why would they waste time engaging in a conflict they know they can't win.
Netanyahu may be a lot of things, but he is no idiot.
#17 | Posted by madbomber at 2026-08-15 12:54 PM | Reply
"He advanced Iran from a regional to a world power."
IDK. I think that the current theatrics from the US will end, at which point the rest of the world will step in and ensure that Iran stays in line. I think Iran knows that too. They're waiting for it. They want it.
#18 | Posted by madbomber at 2026-08-15 12:56 PM | Reply
the rest of the world will step in and ensure that Iran stays in line
Love this empty bravado.
wtf does it even mean?
The rest of the world has no problem with Iran - with the exception of Israel and maybe the Saudi Arabia.
Russia and China are both trade partners with Iran and Europe mostly went along with America's sanctions but have a history with Iran.
#19 | Posted by ClownShack at 2026-08-15 02:06 PM | Reply
@#17 ... Why would they waste time engaging in a conflict they know they can't win.
Netanyahu may be a lot of things, but he is no idiot. ...
Dripping irony?
#20 | Posted by LampLighter at 2026-08-15 02:10 PM | Reply
It's fucking hilarious Bibi got the bloated orange chomo to hide in a food cart.
#21 | Posted by reinheitsgebot at 2026-08-15 02:47 PM | Reply
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