Find it annoying when twitter users are ambiguous about their politics. Here's Gary Oldman in Air Force One encapsulating the politicking politics i politically like
As always every side in conflict asserts that every operation had the best possible outcome, but we do know from the footage that some (possibly maneuverable) warheads made it through, so some of those HVTs did get fucked
An informed military source has disclosed to Fars News Agency new details about a complex Iranian intelligence and operational effort preceding the early Thursday attacks on several US military bases in the region.
According to the source, the strikes inflicted significant damage on high-value US military equipment.
The source said Iranian forces closely tracked two US Navy P-8 surveillance aircraft from the moment they took off. One aircraft reportedly departed from Diego Garcia Air Base in the central Indian Ocean, while the other flew from a US military base in Western Europe toward the southern Persian Gulf. Based on intelligence gathered during the operation, Iran allegedly targeted the aircrafts’ locations at Sheikh Isa Air Base in Bahrain and Ali Al-Salem Air Base in Kuwait using precision-guided weapons.
A separate source stated that Iranian intelligence and field surveillance assets also monitored the deployment of at least three US F-35 fighter jets inside a hangar at Muwaffaq Salti Air Base in Jordan up until the final moments before the missile launches. According to the source, Iran subsequently struck the exact location of the hangar with long-range solid-fuel missiles.
Early this morning, Iran retaliated for the U.S. strike by launching ballistic missiles and drones at military bases hosting U.S. forces in Bahrain, Kuwait, and Jordan.
BREAKING: Pentagon says strikes on Iran are a form of 'coercive diplomacy' that are 'designed to force Iranian concessions at the negotiating table', according to Wall Street Journal report.
🇺🇸 B-52 with JASSM cruise-missiles are the prerequisite for a serious engagement with Iran
They:
➡️ Force Iran's Missile Cities to operate under stricter security protocols
➡️ Temporarily block the tunnel entrances which further help to decrease Iran's, nominally vast, firepower
Intimidation? US B-52 are almost in the center of Saudi Arabia.
They are 1 hour away from being in position to launch cruise missiles at Iran (assuming the attack tonight is certain)