US/Israel conduct airstrikes on Iran again

This war is actually quite bad for Trump politically. He got elected on a platform of America first and keeping inflation low. Oil above 100 dollars a barrel is a disaster for him as his supporters couldn't care less about the middle east but definitely care about the price of gas.

I think this war benefits Israel more but once Iran is destroyed militarily, they will no longer be able to close the straits of Hormuz and Trump will ensure that a puppet leader is installed to keep the oil flowing and to ensure there is no further nuclear enrichment.

The world will be a safer place after this murderous regime is history and for that we should all be grateful wheter on the left or the right.

As opposed to the other one hundred threads full of left-wing pontificating nonsense and hand-wringing about that evil,stupid Trump?

Define smashing.

Iran is the size of central Europe, with many cities spread across a vast area. The people overthrew the Shah, so is killing 90 million people the only end?

I thought he had offered a navy escort, but considering the US broke every maritime convention when it sank an Iranian navy ship that was a guest in Indian waters then no one would begrudge Iran settling the score with a few cheap missiles sending a few billionaire dollars worth of navy assets to the bottom of the sea.

I bet though the Iranian's would actually rescue the survivors, unlike the savage yanks.

Trump doesn't seem aware that the Iranian mainland is right beside the Strait. The IRGC can fire surface to sea missiles from there, launch drones etc. The cretin is under the impression that only the Iranian navy can disrupt shipping.

A military defeat of Iran alone will not lead to the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz. The Iranian navy has probably already been destroyed but still no ship is willing to traverse the strait and no insurance company is prepared to underwrite them. Even when all known military installations are destroyed, the residual risk from drones, mines and small boats will be such that convoys would require large numbers of naval vessels to protect them, far more than the US is likely to be willing to commit. The only way to secure the Strait of Hormuz is to replace the Iranian regime with a more compliant one - and right now that kind of political solution doesn't look like it's on the cards anytime soon.

It's also worth mentioning in this context is that Israel doesn't give a flying f**k about the Strait of Hormuz.

Can I have some of what you're smoking?? The state of Iran will certainly collapse and they will have to keep choosing new leaders as previous ones are killed. The losing side of a war is generally occupied and does not have any choices to make.

Iran is an Islamic theocracy. The "people" as you refer to them have no say in how it's run. You should at least learn something about the country before commenting.

If the Iranian Regime does not collapse would that then mean Israel and the US are on the losing side of the war? it feels very much like a scenario where no one is defined as being on the losing side.

He makes the interesting point that Trump planned for a 48 hour war and that then trying to switch from that to a long term war is extremely difficult, given the lack of planning and preparation.

100% - Putin thought Zelensky would be killed or flee the country within 48 hours. He thought Russian troops would have taken Kyiv by the fourth or fifth day.