NEWSNATIONNOW (Tatiana Carter) - Iran warns Strait of Hormuz interference is 'red line' for US
Iraq suspended crude loading at Basra oil terminals after a drone struck a nearby tanker.
CENTERFORSECURITYPOLICY (Sam Faddis) - Are we making this up as we go along?
Originally published by AND Magazine
Why Iran Still Won’t Quit Several months ago, we started a war with Iran based on the assessment that an intense air campaign focused on decapitation would topple the regime in Tehran and end the Islamic Republic. That did not happen. That was never going to happen. After some delay, we then imposed a blockade of the Persian Gulf to cut off Iranian oil exports. This time, the thesis was that this would bring Iran to its knees because, in a short period of time, its oil wells would have to be shut down, and that this would quickly lead to catastrophic damage to those wells. The Iranians would be unwilling to accept this. They would be forced to the negotiating table within weeks. “What happens is that line explodes from within. Both…Open
CENTERFORSECURITYPOLICY (Sam Faddis) - Time to stop talking to Iran – go for the jugular
Originally posted by AND Magazine
A recent leaked CIA intelligence product says that the Iranians can hold out against our blockade for a minimum of three to four months more. CIA is right. As we have detailed exhaustively, the Iranian regime has employed a whole host of measures to extend the time it can resist. Tehran is betting it can outlast us. The Iranians just responded to our latest peace proposal. They told us to drop dead. They told us to surrender. They won’t even talk about dismantling the nuclear program. They want an end to the war. They want us to lift the blockade. They want an end to sanctions, the release of all their frozen assets, and reparations. They want control over the Straits of Hormuz. They want total victory. Here’s the thing. Tehran may…Open
THENATIONALPULSE (William Upton) - Iran Escalates With Attacks on Tankers Hundreds of Miles from Strait of Hormuz.
PULSE POINTSWHAT HAPPENED: Iran launched explosive suicide boats at fuel tankers off the coast of Basra, Iraq, escalating an oil crisis and setting two tankers ablaze.WHO WAS INVOLVED: The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), U.S. and European-linked vessels, Iran, and Iraq.WHEN & WHERE: Attacks occurred late Wednesday in the Persian Gulf just off the coast […] The post Iran Escalates With Attacks on Tankers Hundreds of Miles from Strait of Hormuz. appeared first on The National Pulse .
PULSE POINTS WHAT HAPPENED: Iran launched explosive suicide boats at fuel tankers off the coast of Basra, Iraq, escalating an oil crisis and setting two tankers ablaze. WHO WAS INVOLVED: The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), U.S. and European-linked vessels, Iran, and Iraq. WHEN & WHERE: Attacks occurred late Wednesday in the Persian Gulf just off the coast of Basra, Iraq. IMPACT: Global energy prices have surged, with oil nearing $91 per barrel and gas prices rising to $3.6 per gallon. IN FULL Iranian suicide boats reportedly struck two oil tankers on March 11, the Safesea Vishnu and Zefyros, in Iraqi waters just off the coast of Basra, setting both vessels on fire and leaving at least one person dead . The attacks are a…Open