LoL says the guy whose only audience is an Iranian propaganda channel. Same Saudis that intercepted hundreds of Houthi missiles and drones over Riyadh. Worst force on earth still keeps its cities safe 😂
U.S. General Lawrence Wilkerson:
I trained the Saudis; I trained their pilots and I trained their ground forces, they are the worst military force on the face of the earth.
Saudi-led coalition warplanes reportedly carried out five airstrikes moments ago against Houthi positions near Jabal Han, Hadaiq al-Saleh, and al-Maqbabah, west of Taiz city, as well as targets in Sanamat village and al-Aqroud in southern Taiz governorate.
The Yemeni Foreign Minister (based in Sana'a) regarding the current conflict with Saudi Arabia:
'• The demands of Sana'a [AnsarAllah] are just and fair, not impossible, and pertain to legitimate rights embodied in ending the aggression and siege that has caused immense suffering to the Yemeni people.
• The Saudi regime has targeted civilians and civilian infrastructure over 12 years of its ongoing aggression against Yemen.
• The Saudi regime has used starvation as a weapon of war through economic blockade, salary cuts, closure of Sanaa International Airport, and besieging the ports.' – Al Masirah
@OSINTWarfare Mine or missile, doesn't matter. Targeting a commercial tanker is piracy regardless of the flag. Resolution 2817 already confirmed the IRGC is behind these strikes.
@jackprandelli Down 8% from a record and still $838k a day. Thats not a slowdown, thats a correction at a very high floor. Demand softened because freight got too expensive, not because hulls showed up.
Another round of War maybe?
If this time, Iran decides to attack first
➡️ It has a chance to disable Israeli & U.S. airbases in the region and drastically reduce their firepower
- U.S. carrier-borne airpower can be mission-killed by holding them at too large distance via Anti-Ship Ballistic Missiles
- UK and European bases directly supporting can be targeted, not just Diego Garcia like last time
➡️ Vastly degrading strategic airpower, ISR, Tanker support
- If out of desperation, civilian infrastructure in Iran is attacked at significant scale
➡️ Iran may be forced to opt for conventional ICBM strikes against CONUS
All these escalation dimensions were avoided last time, because a deal was deemed possible.
This time however, there is a possibility of the display of Iran's true power, IF another round is really inbound
Red Sea premium is not market fragility, it is rational pricing. Keep hitting merchant shipping and the curve keeps a war premium. Remove the Iranian threat and the buffers come back on their own.
The Brent complex has been getting hammered by a brutal triple-whammy lately: depressed tanker rates dumping Americas barrels into Europe, steady inflows of Saudi crude out of Yanbu, and regional refining margins getting choked out by skyhigh landed values.
Today was especially ugly—Vitol, Total, and Shell came out swinging on the offer, dragging NSea physic diffs off a cliff. Financial spreads naturally caught the contagion.
And yet, the tape violently ripped the nanosecond those E/W pipeline rumors hit the wire. Is the Meds that terrified of losing Red Sea supply? Brent is outstripping WTI.
What’s truly wild is this isn’t just a front end squeeze; the entire curve is reacting in unison. That just shows you how catastrophically fragile this market is to any headline risk. That’s what happens when you torch nearly every systemic buffer just to keep a temporary lid on prices.
Today’s aggressive sellers might be looking at their screens in absolute agony right now!
#oott #iran
@Conflict_Radar $375M in damage, one Saudia destroyed. Rebels firing at passenger planes on the ground and some people still cry about Saudi retaliation 😂
International waters dont need Irans permission to transit. The only insecurity in Hormuz comes from the side posting surveillance videos of merchant ships and calling them violations
Iranian Army Navy Public Relations Office:
🔻 A few hours ago, Iranian Army Navy surveillance teams, as part of their ongoing monitoring of the eastern Strait of Hormuz, detected and identified a violating oil tanker that had caught fire in a restricted area.
🔸 The tanker had also switched off its tracking systems and was attempting to transit the restricted area in the Sea of Oman.
🔻 Such unauthorized movements along uncoordinated routes and through restricted areas create insecurity and pose significant risks to other vessels.
@TheCradleMedia LoL an acting oil minister of a country that cant sell a barrel without a discount announcing retaliation. They can barely keep their own refineries running
BREAKING: Saudi Arabia has just issued an Early Warning Alert for YANBU. This is certainly due to incoming Ansar Allah (Houthi) missiles and drones.
Yanbu is an absolutely CRITICAL location of Saudi energy infrastructure.
An Oil tanker was struck in the Gulf of Oman.
IRGC says the oil tanker was involved in illegal activity, switched its AIS off and was attempting to pass through the "restricted area in the Gulf of Oman".
Wait, so you are admitting the IRGC attacks merchant shipping? Thats piracy no matter the flag, Resolution 2817 already confirmed it with 136 co-sponsors
iPhone 18s, authentic luxury perfumes, laptops, and tablets are all floating in the waters of the Strait of Hormuz!
Until further notice, don't buy an iPhone 18, it might have water damage!
Thank you for your attention to this matter!!!