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Iran Wreaks Havoc On U.S. Military Bases Across West Asia w/ Dimitri Lascaris
Reason2Resist with Dimitri Lascaris
Jul 19, 2026

Following massive Iranian attacks on U.S. military bases in Jordan, the U.S. military was forced to admit that Iranian missile and drone strikes had killed and wounded U.S. military personnel.

As more and more information emerged, it became clear that U.S. military leaders were hiding the true extent of U.S. casualties.

In his latest Iran war update, Dimitri Lascaris explains that Iran's missile and drone strikes are wreaking havoc at U.S. military bases across West Asia.



Transcript

Good day. This is Demetri Lceris coming to you for Reason to Resist from Montreal, Canada on July 19th, 2026.
In response to the US military's murderous attacks on uh Iran and Iranian civilians, Iran's military is wreaking
havoc at US military bases throughout the region of West Asia and especially in Jordan. I'll share with you today
powerful video, photographic, and satellite evidence of the devastation Iran's military is inflicting on these
American bases and on key infrastructure in the Washington backed Arab autotocracies.
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are not already a subscriber. Help us please to expand the reach of our unapologetic on the ground resistance journalism. Now, before I turn to Iran's
ongoing demolition of US military bases in West Asia, I want to update you on
the crimes uh committed uh by uh the child killing US military uh in the
Islamic Republic. This morning, Press TV published uh this is the state broadcaster of Iran published um an
update on the casualties in the country since uh the latest round of aggression began.
And here you can see that the number of martyed persons uh in the recent US terror aggression has risen to 57 and
over 517 have been injured. And uh one of the more notorious atrocities carried out by
the United States, not just in the last few days, but during the course of this war, is that it has struck and severely
damaged this uh water desalination facility on the southern coast of Iran in an area called Jasque. And uh you
will uh uh you will be interested to know that this apparently provides drinking water to some 30 villages in
the uh south of the country. According to Jas's parliamentary representative whose name is Ibrahimi.
Uh the facilities are responsible for supplying water to the west of Jas. uh and this incident has caused a
disruption in the water supply of approximately 30 villages in this area.
Now uh there is payback for this uh and the recipient of that payback is thus far Kuwait uh but I'm going to come back
to that a little later. Uh the US terrorist forces have also destroyed or
severely damaged uh several bridges in southern Iran. And here I'll show you a clip from uh an Iranian media report on one of the bridge strikes.
And there you can see uh behind uh the commentator that uh uh a quite uh severe blow has been delivered to that bridge.
Uh this would be uh heading I believe uh from the north of the country down into uh the straight of Hormuz and the
all-important Iranian port city of Bandar Ababas where I was uh in March of
this year. Now uh in some cases uh the uh the Iranian military has been able to
effect or Iranian civilian authorities I should say uh a workaround. Here is one instance where they used a dry riverbed
uh to keep the traffic flowing after a bridge in the area had been taken out.
It's time.
Now uh some of these bridge attacks have killed innocent civilians. Uh there uh was a death toll of seven citizens,
Iranian citizens, including two students uh when the murderous US military
attacked a bridge uh near or in Kammer City in Horn Morosan uh province. Again, that's uh on the uh straight that province lies on the street of Hormuz.
And Iranian authorities published photographs of two of the victims. Uh these are uh female students uh named
Sand Dared and Fatim Mazaraka Akbari. Uh they were martyed in the strike on the uh Cammer bridge.
Now in related news, uh Sky News of all media organizations has published the results of a month-slong investigation.
It says it is conducted into the uh mass murder of students and school teachers by the US military at Minab in the south
of Iran on the very first day of this uh war of aggression, February 28th of this year.
And uh I'll just show you a summary here from resistance uh telegram channels of the Sky News report or investigation. Uh
they say Sky News that three missiles hit the school at 2:30 p.m. on February 28, after the initial 1122
trike. They were tomahawks uh that hit the school. Targeting was designed to be as devastating as possible, precisely striking the very center of the school.
The USS Spruent destroyer part of the Lincoln strike group fired the tomahawk Tom tomahawks from the Arabian Arabian
Sea 716 kilometers from Minab. The commanders of that vessel should be uh you know charged with war crimes and
tried before the Hague for their murderous depravity. But continuing here uh Iranian media had been reporting on the attack nearly an hour before the
2:30 p.m. US follow-up attack. So this was as we have reported uh a double tap strike. So you hit it once, people show
up, parents uh emergency workers trying to save the victims of the first strike and uh you
end up uh killing and wounding uh the purpose the persons who have come to the site to save their loved ones or uh
members of the community. Now, the US, according to Sky News, had ample evidence that the site was a school and
no longer part of the neighboring military compound since at least 2015. I don't know what neighboring military
compound they're talking about. The uh school sits on what was once a military compound, and it's absolutely crystal
clear to anybody who even uh peruses the uh site uh that it is no longer a military compound. When they say
neighboring military compound, Sky News seems to be suggesting there's something right next door uh which is a military
facility. Well, I walked around uh the site of the Minab School and I didn't see anything that looked like a military
facility, something that is actually currently being used for military purposes. Uh, and then lastly here in
the summary of the Sky News report, the Pentagon had access to even commercialgrade satellite data so detailed it could determine there were children in the school's courtyard based on the length of their shadows.
Now, uh, I published the results of, uh, reason to resist investigation back in
March uh, about four weeks after this atrocity was committed. Uh and that investigation
uh resulted from my personal inspection of the entire site along with uh uh Tim Anderson of Australia and Ahmed uh the
host of Propaganda and Co. who uh hails from the United States. We were the first foreign journalist to conduct a thorough investigation of the entire
site, not just the actual school building, which was demolished, but several other buildings uh that were
part of this former military compound and that were also destroyed or severely damaged. We went through all of that uh
and to satisfy ourselves that there was no evidence that this site was being used for any military purpose. And uh we
published that result back uh that investigate investigative report back in March as I say. So I really am at a loss
to understand why it took the western corporate media so long to come to the conclusions uh that uh Sky News has
reached. Uh it was absolutely crystal clear to us then as we explained uh in our report that the United States
military must have known that this site did not serve any military purpose and that it was a school uh for young
children. Uh if they can uh uh determine the whereabouts of the supreme leader and murder him and his family as they
did on that same day uh then they could easily have ascertained that this was a school. My belief is that they knew it
was a school. They intended to murder those children. The message being sent to the Adanian people that if you do not capitulate, we will massacre your
children. And why would anybody be surprised that the US would behave this way after what we have witnessed in Gaza
uh during uh the past nearly three years of genocide? The mass murder and torture and starvation of burning alive and
crushing under the rubble of Palestinian children in the tens of thousands uh much of it being done with US munitions
and US protection. So, uh, really nobody should, uh, doubt for one second that the Trump regime and the leadership in
the US military are capable of such a thing. Uh, so in any case, I'm going to put a link to our MNAB school investigative report in the description
to this video. Uh, we we have extensive footage of the site and uh, uh, also
commentary from locals uh, to back up our own findings. Uh if you're interested in uh seeing how obvious it
was that this was a school uh meaning that uh very likely the US intended to kill those children uh you can watch our
report from March of this year. Um now I uh want to just point out one other thing about the Minab school atrocity.
Trump uh continues to get asked about this from time to time and he uh he
doesn't accept any responsibility. He tries to cast doubt on whether the US military actually destroyed the school.
He blathers on about some investigation being ongoing. Uh why this investigation hasn't been concluded again. Uh there's
really no good reason for that. They've had plenty of time to determine what happened here. uh and uh he also seems
to suggest in recent commentary that this is old news and therefore people should stop asking about it. I wonder uh
if he'd say the same thing if you know four months ago or 5 months ago uh 168
American students and uh and teachers had been wiped out in the destruction of
a school on US soil by some uh foreign enemy of the United States. would he consider that to be old news and
unworthy of further investigation and reporting by the uh the media? Uh we all know the answer to that question.
Now uh in light of all of this, it is uh with good reason that uh Iran's supreme
leader continues to refer to the United States uh government as the great Satan.
Uh the current supreme leader of Iran, Sed Mushtaba Khamei, published a message within the past . Uh this was
translated on uh on Tasnim uh the uh Iranian news agency, its telegram
channel. Today, the great Satan has once again revealed its true unmasked face, so that this dark experience of criminality and broken provinces may
serve as yet another firm testament to America's dishonesty, irrationality, untrustworthiness, and wickedness. Now
that the US enemy seeks to fuel further war, bear even heavier costs, and suffer greater disgrace, it should know that the beloved Iranian nation and the resistance front have unforgettable
lessons in store for it. The valor of the fighters of Islam and the courage and honor of the brave people of Iran's southern regions in recent days have
provided examples of those lessons. And uh this type of uh language I think uh
really uh drives home that uh the leadership of Iran certainly the supreme leader has absolutely no confidence in
this treacherous and perfidious uh Trump regime. And uh that is going to spell real trouble for the prospects of any
negotiated peace. Uh Trump has proven himself to be a con man and a cheater so many times now in his direct dealings
with Iran that uh I don't know how uh any Iranian leader in good conscience could return to the negotiating table
unless and until the United States economy is screaming in pain and is literally on its knees. uh until such
time as uh the uh Iranian government and people have delivered grievous blows to
the US economy and military and I don't think we're quite there yet despite the extensive damage they've done uh they've managed to do against all odds until
that happens uh there will not be uh in my view uh real deterrence established visa v the United States aggression uh
so uh I suspect that uh that is now the consensus view amongst the Iranian leadership but uh time will tell there
is going to come a moment sometime in the next few days or weeks maybe it'll take longer than that when Trump is
going to uh beg for a return to the table uh and he'll try to do that I believe before the economic situation in
the United States becomes completely dire uh and uh I would hope that the leadership of Iran this time will uh not
uh give the United States a resppite uh until it has paid a sufficiently severe price uh to be deterred from attacking
Iran again. Now related to all of this uh there were there was a formal acknowledgement by uh the Iranian
leadership this is the deputy foreign minister Mr. Gibbadi stating to the media that uh Iran has
suspended its commitments under the Islamabad memorandum of understanding.
The US has violated and suspended all of its commitments. We have also suspended our commitments and not currently implementing them and are focused on
defending the country. I find it interesting uh that uh this high-ranking uh uh official uses the word suspend. He
didn't say terminate. He says suspend which implies uh that uh under certain circumstances the Iranian government
might be willing to revive theou and to comply with its terms. Uh again uh I would suggest that that uh shouldn't
happen unless and until the United States has paid a very severe price for its ongoing criminal aggression against Iran. Uh you'll see also here at the
bottom of this screenshot uh a a quite ominous warning uh issued by an Iranian security official. Quote, "If the US
attacks Iran civilian infrastructure, Dubai and the Abu Dhabi airports uh as well as the ports of Fuja and
Jabel Ali must be evacuated immediately." This was reported by the Fars Iranian news agency. Uh this is of
course uh uh we're talking here about the major infrastructure of the United Arab Emirates which as I've said many
times and explained is little more than a Mossad operation masquerading as a country. Uh and uh it clearly the
Iranians are going to uh place uh the UAE at the top of its hit list if
uh the there are large-scale attacks on Iranian civilian infrastructure.
Now uh let's turn then to the Iranian retaliation uh for the latest round of aggression by the Trump regime. Sentcom
has just announced uh that uh several US soldiers have been killed and gone missing uh in uh or as a result of
attacks on US military fa uh facilities in Jordan. And here is the statement by
Sentcom issued uh I believe it was uh July 17th. So that would been two days ago. Two US service members in Jordan
were killed in action as US Central Command and partner forces defended against Iranian ballistic missile and drone attacks. Additionally, one service member is currently missing in action.
Uh not to be crude about it, but uh I would suggest that the likely explanation for that is that that missing service member has been
obliterated by an Iranian ballistic missile. The statement goes on and says, "Four American service members were medically evacuated to Jordanian
hospitals. They have since been discharged. Other personnel who were evaluated for minor injuries have returned to duty. Out of respect for the
family, Sentcom will withhold additional information, including the identities of the fallen warriors until after the next of kin
have been notified. Notice it doesn't state the statement at which of the many US military bases in Jordan uh this uh
uh these deaths uh were sustained. Uh also uh the claim that the uh you know
the the assertion that these four uh medically evacuated uh soldiers were discharged uh within apparently. You
shouldn't attach a lot of weight to that because there has been reporting that uh you know the US government was releasing
severely injured soldiers from medical facilities. They were technically discharged but uh they uh had not uh
meaningfully returned to duty. They had been given some kind of assignment which didn't involve them engaging in any meaningful physical activity and uh that
enabled the US government to claim with a straight face uh not only that they had been discharged but they had been returned to duty. Now I'm going to uh
share more information on this uh in a few minutes. uh you'll see that there is a there are very powerful reasons to
doubt what we are being told by Sentcom about uh this attack.
Now uh before I get into uh the subsequent revelations about the uh casualties sustained, I
want to show you uh some video of uh this attack. This is a close-up video shot by a US soldier at the uh the base
in question at the moment of the ballistic missile strikes.
Now I'm going to show you that again. Uh you'll see obviously there were two uh ballistic missile strikes uh in this
short video which is only about s long. And uh just focus on the first incoming. You can see that one
actually coming down and there is no apparent uh attempt to take it down. We
can't see any interceptors in the sky uh nor do we see any launches from air defense systems at ground level as the
missile is incoming. So uh uh there's no evidence in this video that there was any attempt made uh to take down either
of those two ballistic missiles. Uh but uh one thing's for damn sure, if there were an attempt made, it was uh wholly
unsuccessful. So watch again as the first missile comes down with no interceptors uh visible around it.
Now, uh we don't know what happened to the soldier who shot that video. Uh but given his apparent proximity or her
apparent proximity to uh the blast site, uh it is entirely possible that that person has at bare minimum sustained a
traumatic uh brain injury. Certainly other soldiers, many I would think uh uh did sustain such injuries in this
strike. Now, here's another video of uh an Iranian missile attack on soldiers dormitories
at the US Muak al-Salti air base in Jordan.
Let's watch that again. That is quite a powerful explosion.
Now, you can imagine uh that strike alone would have caused very considerable casualties if there uh were
military personnel in or near uh the dormitories that were struck. Uh, and here's uh yet more video showing two
huge plumes of smoke rising from a US base in Jordan.
It doesn't look like those uh fires are going to be put out anytime soon. And uh we have even more video of the pounding
uh that US bases in Jordan have are are taking. Here's another one.
Now, um, satellite imagery has emerged, uh, confirming that following Iran's attack on the American base in in
Jordan, uh, which, as we know caused a number of casualties,
uh, the, uh, the Iranians in the course of that attack also managed to destroy a fighter training hanger. And I'm going to show you uh, the satellite image now.
You can see uh in the upper right hand corner uh the building. It has a black arrow drawn across it. Uh the uh fighter
training center hanger which was destroyed. And then in the upper leftand corner you can see the aftermath of the
strike. Uh it is essentially demolished completely useless. And down uh in the
lower half uh you get a closer view of the uh wreckage of that hanger. It also
appears to me looking at the photograph in the lower half uh that the hanger to the immediate left of the one that was
completely destroyed has suffered serious damage. It looks like the wall uh that is nearest to the uh destroyed
hanger uh has been uh entirely blasted out. Uh and you can see uh you know in
the hangar facility to the left of the one that's totally destroyed that the roof there's severe damage and it looks like there's still uh some fire inside
of that other damaged hanger uh that has yet to be put out. Uh so that uh looks like a very uh effective strike and
remember you know this is quite some distance from Iran uh and uh the precision with which the Iranian
military is striking uh these uh military facilities these essential military facilities of the United States in this region is really quite
impressive. And I think increasingly uh the uh Iranians are uh uh they're
constantly improving their precision and also uh learning more and more about how to evade the already poorest air defense
systems and uh highly depleted uh air defense systems of the United States. So
uh now I want to turn to uh the further details that have emerged about the casualties the US has sustained in Jordan. And just for context, I'm going
to show you a map published by Sentcom of uh US military bases in what they
call the Hashmite Kingdom. Again, another fake country that was established for no other purpose than to maintain western hijgemony over this
region. Um, and you'll see that uh there are a number of military bases in
Jordan. uh bid as zaraka. Uh it looks like they have uh military personnel in Aman. Uh and by the way, when I was in
Aman uh last year, I believe it was, I stayed in a hotel and there were all kinds of soldiers from Western countries
there, uniform soldiers staying in my hotel. Uh uh there were Belgian soldiers, there were Dutch soldiers, uh
there were Italian soldiers. It was like a pop puri of NATO uh in uh Aman. Uh so huge western military presence there.
And then you can see south of Aman there's al- karak then man. Then they appear to have a military base on the
border of Jordan and Saudi Arabia. The Americans called Jabalum Adami. And in uh the strategically important uh Red
Sea port of Alakaba uh they have a military presence there as well. Looking at this map uh two
things strike me. First of all, it looks like the Americans have basically established the American military a wall of military bases uh protecting
uh the uh eastern flank of the genocidal Israeli entity. Uh why else would they
all be lined up there along the Jordan River if not uh to uh provide additional
protection uh to uh this uh satanic regime. Um and uh the other thing that
strikes me about this map is that it doesn't make any reference uh to the air base that appears to have
been targeted most effectively in these strikes. uh and that is this air base,
the Mufawak Salty Air Base, which uh lies uh to the east of Aman. That does
not appear on the Sententcom map. This map that you're now looking at is one that I uh uh I found uh from a
commercial map provider. It is not a military map. Uh and uh why the uh
Sentcom didn't include that in its map of US uh military facilities in Jordan, I don't know. Uh but uh you can be sure
that the uh Mufawak Salty Air Base does exist and it is an important military facility for the United States, not just
in Jordan, but in the entire region. And it has been playing uh by all indications a critically important role
in this criminal war of aggression on Iran. So, let's turn then to what we have learned subsequent to the Sententcom admission of casualties at this air base.
Uh what we've learned uh thanks to the New York Times uh is that uh the casualties are likely to be larger. Uh
this t this article published uh within the past is titled Jordan is becoming a new focus in the US Iran war.
Four Iranian attacks in five days have targeted US troops in Jordan, US officials said, including one on Friday that killed two soldiers and left
another service member missing. And the article goes on uh this article was published yesterday
to say that the attack that killed two US soldiers and left one service member missing on Friday was the fourth in five days. Taken together, the attacks have
wounded dozens of US service members and damaged a number of helicopters. The flurry of attacks and the losses they have caused are a sign that Iranian
forces not only still have ample missile stocks, but have also become more adept at evading US air defense systems, said US officials who were speaking on
condition of anonymity to discuss operational matters. Jordan, which hosts major US air bases, grew in importance in the run-up to the early in in the
early days of the war as the Pentagon shifted a number of troops from Badain, the United Arab Emirates, and Qatar to relatively more secure locations in
Jordan and Israel. The country's role in US operations has only increased as other American allies in the region have restricted Washington's ability to base
troops in and fly aircraft over their territory. As the US officials said uh what they uh are not saying is that uh
the forces have gone moved further away from Iran uh and have become increasingly concentrated in Jordan and
Israel because the United States is incapable of protecting its military bases in the Persian Gulf. uh as you're
going to see uh we've already provided plenty of evidence of their vulnerability and you're going to see some more indication of that when I show
you uh various uh uh footage of Kuwait and what is being done uh to that fake
country by the Iranian military. In any case, this article goes on and says in early July, Iran widened its attacks in the region, including Jordan for the
first time since Tadan and Washington signed a ceasefire agreement in June.
US officials offered a recounting of the last five days, which the Pentagon has not yet discussed in detail publicly.
The first attack to hit US forces in Jordan struck a residential facility at King Fisel Air Base, wounding as many as five US service members. The second hit
a base in eastern Jordan where US Blackhawk helicopters were operating from, damaging a significant number of them.
Then ago, Iranian missiles hit Jordan's Mu Muafak Salty Air Base in Azak, which is the same base where the
troops were killed on Friday. The earlier strike wounded about 20 US troops rushing to take cover in bunkers.
No one was killed in that barrage. But on Friday, when the Iranians struck the base again, two US troops were killed and four other service members were injured. Other personnel were evaluated for minor injuries and returned to duty.
The Pentagon declined to comment. On Friday, the Iranian Army said it had launched a drone attack targeting fuel tanks at the US base in Azarak. The IRGC
also said it had used missiles and drones to target aircraft shelters at the base, according to FAR's news agency. And we've just showed you uh
satellite imagery uh published by uh the Adanian military, which uh appears very much to confirm the destruction of uh uh aircraft shelters.
So uh this is uh I would imagine quite alarming to the Americans. Not only are they incapable of, at least if they're
thinking rationally, they would be alarmed. Not only are they incapable of protecting their military bases and the key infrastructure of uh Washington's uh
33 minutesGulf vassels uh in the Persian Gulf, which is much closer to Iran than Jordan. uh but they can't even protect
their military personnel and military assets in Jordan itself which is of course right next to that genocidal
pipsqueak Israel. Uh now a couple of other details I want to share with you about uh the casualties in Jordan. Uh
first of all according to the Wall Street Journal which reported separately on this both manned and unmanned aircraft were hit in the attack on this
air base in Jordan. So the uh New York Times talked only about uh Blackhawk helicopters. Those are manned aircraft.
Uh but apparently there were also unmanned drones uh that were struck. Uh but we don't have the detail of the
extent of damage there. And finally uh want to share with you the uh a summary
of a report by some uh journalist who works for Naval News in the United States. His name is C. Johnston.
and uh and he says he reported on X that two were killed. 15 uh of these soldiers had
life-threatening severe injuries being airlifted to Germany. Uh that was not uh disclosed in the Sencom statement. Three
to five on board that Medevac who will probably not make it to Germany alive. That's how severe their injuries are.
dozens of minor injuries and took troops who took shrapnel and debris, more traumatic brain injuries than anyone currently knows. And my understanding of
that type of injury is that it can take quite some time for the uh the injury to manifest itself. Uh but uh uh so we may
not know and the US authorities may not know just how many traumatic brain injuries were sustained at that base uh for some time to come.
I talk to you about uh some of the more devastating strikes in the Persian Gulf uh the bases that are closer to Idan uh
than the Jordanian bases. Uh I just want to comment on the significance of these casualties. The uh United States uh uh
the military personnel of the United States who are in the region and there are now uh according to public statements by the US military somewhere
in the range of 50,000 soldiers in the region. uh they must be deeply concerned about the ability of the air defense uh
systems of the United States to protect them uh if they can't even feel safe in a country as far away from Iran as uh
Jordan is. And as I mentioned uh we didn't see any evidence of even attempted interceptions of uh those two
incoming missiles uh that did so much damage and killed soldiers at that base.
Uh the United States military uh has not been fighting wars in a way that uh result in significant casualties for
quite some time. Uh its tendency is to bomb uh shell uh targets from a safe
distance and uh to uh avoid direct contact uh with uh armed enemies on the
ground. And uh therefore, and this is probably uh a decision that was made in the aftermath of the Vietnam War when
something in the range of 58,000 Americans uh laid down their lives in that uh criminal war of aggression. And
um uh since then uh that obviously was quite a traumatic experience for American society. Uh we saw the evidence
of that in the massive Vietnam era uh protests. Uh and so the United States uh military ever since then and the
political lead of the United States have uh conducted wars against countries that uh cannot defend themselves from aerial
attack and uh and that's been the primary means by which the United States has waged war. So for its uh soldiers to
be on the receiving end of aerial attacks and to be killed and wounded is uh an unusual experience for US military
personnel to put it mildly. And uh I can't imagine that this news is going to do anything other than further erode
their morale. And keep bear in mind uh that they're not only uh failing to uh
bring it on to heal uh but in addition they're operating in very challenging circumstances. It is extremely hot in
West Asia right now. Uh the type of heat that is life-threatening. Uh so having to uh conduct any kind of military
operation in that environment is already quite a challenge. Uh the the Trump regime has not articulated any kind of a
persuasive rationale for this criminal war. Uh so as as casualties mount, you
can expect two things. First uh the uh Trump regime will do everything it can to conceal them. And secondly, uh the
American public will become increasingly irate about this war which is already opposed by a huge majority of Americans.
So then let's move on then and talk about uh what other strikes have taken place within the last , Iranian
strikes. Uh first I want to show you a video published by the IRGC of uh its latest launches of missiles at targets in West Asia.
So, uh, that's enough of a clip. to give you a flavor of uh uh the video. But in any case, you'll see there they were not
only launching uh ballistic missiles, they were also launching uh jet powered drones. Uh and by the way, you may be
wondering how many of these ballistic missiles do the Iranians currently have.
Well, there's a report that uh during the negotiations in Islamabad, the foreign minister of Iran told the
Pakistani mediators that Iran had approximately 15,000 missiles left in
its arsenal. I have no way of knowing whether that number is accurate or not, but given that Iran was preparing for this war for decades and uh relies so
heavily on its ballistic missiles uh to deter attacks on the country, I think that that's a number that is entirely plausible. It may or may not be
accurate. Uh but it is uh indeed plausible. And if that's the case, uh the United States and Israel and
Washington's vassels in the region have only tasted uh the full destructive power of uh the Iranian uh missile
forces and drone forces. Now, let's talk then about uh current recent developments in Kuwait. And I'm going to
start by showing you uh a map of this tiny little fake country. You can see uh
that Iran lies uh very close uh to the border of Kuwait. There's a little
sliver of Iraqi territory that separates Iran from Kuwait. And what you see here in this map are the acknowledged
military bases of the United States. In Kuwait, it's basically jam-packed with uh US military facilities. And for some
41 minutesinsane reason, the corrupt and brutal autocrats who rule Kuwait are allowing US forces to fire missiles uh from their
territory into Iran. Uh and there was in fact a highar missile launcher, at least one, that was destroyed within the last
few days by the Iranian military in Kuwait. Uh now for some reason uh the Kuwaitis whenever Iran retaliates by
striking uh their uh military facilities or that those of the United States on their territory, they whine. They whine
incessantly and even go so far as to invoke international law and they're invariably backed up by Western
governments who whine right along with them. Uh but if they don't want to be attacked by Iran, there's a very simple
uh way to avoid that and that is to tell the American occupier to get the hell out and uh preclude it from using
Kuwaiti territory or airspace to launch any kind of attacks on the Islamic Republic. Uh but apparently the Kuwaitis
are quite happy to make themselves uh a prime target for Iranian retaliation. Uh at least the Kuwaiti
leadership. I doubt that that's true of the Kuwaiti people. Now, um Fox News is
reporting significant damage to Kuwaiti oil facilities. And here's a clip from a report that it just published.
And uh as you'll see, thick smoke uh billowed from the facility after officials announced that Kuwait's oil facilities had been hit by repeated
Iranian attacks. The Kuwait oil company announced that the attack caused significant damage while Iran is expanding its attacks across the Persian
Gulf. And we also have uh satellite imagery uh pertaining to uh this attack
43 minuteson Kuwaiti oil facilities. Here you can see uh this was published uh by the Iranian military. Uh the Iran Iran
struck the KNPC North Pier which exports crude oil in Kuwait. Uh the facility is on fire as you can see in the satellite
image and its smoke is visible uh in that image. Uh so this is going to have
of course impacts on the price of oil even if the street of Hormuz were to be opened anytime soon and I'm going to mention developments there in a moment.
Um the capacity of these uh Gulf autotocracies to uh produce and export
oil has been severely degraded over the course of this war and it's going to take months if not years to restore it
uh to pre-war levels. So, uh, getting, uh, you know, the oil market into an equilibrium, uh, the kind of supplies
that were available back, uh, before this criminal war of aggression was launched, uh, it's it's it's going to involve a lot more than simply opening up the straight of Hammoo. That in and
of itself, uh, is something that's not likely to happen anytime soon.
Now, uh, resistance channels have, uh, published videos of damage as well to US military, uh, bases in Kuwait. Here's a
video of a strike on what is reported to be a, uh, military training center, the aftermath of the strike.
You can see there are two holes in the roof. unclear whether uh these were missiles or drones. I would imagine because the the building wasn't entirely
demolished that these were drones and not missiles. But let's look at this again.
immediate aftermath of a strike on a US uh military base in Kuwait.
Now, the Kuwaiti regime also reports that an electricity and water desalination plant situated in the fake country was struck twice in the past two
days. This is uh Tasnim News, the Iranian news agency summarizing the Kuwaiti uh Ministry of Electricity's announcement.
uh it stated that an electricity generation and water dalination plant was attacked and caught fire for the second time in the last two days. The ministry emphasized that a large number
of production units of this power plant were affected and were taken out of operation. Uh, so this I I would imagine
is a warning not just to Kuwait but to all of the Gulf autotocracies who rely so extensively on water desalination
uh that there will be a price for them to be paid uh if these attacks on uh the
uh Iranian infrastructure and its own desalination plants uh continue. Now um
as I commented yesterday on X uh the Gulf autotocracies are far more vulnerable uh than Iran would be if
there is a wholesale campaign of destruction directed at water uh desalination facilities in the region
and uh the reason is as follows as I noted on X the uh percentage of drinking water from dissalination in Bahin 100%
in Qatar 99% in Kuwait 90% % Oman 86% Saudi Arab Arabia 70% and the UAE 42%.
In Iran it's 3%. Uh and if you've been to the country and traveled across it as I have uh you would understand why the
Iran Iranians have a lot more uh water available uh naturally uh occurring and
available water than any of the Gulf autotocracies. There are no permanent river rivers in the Gulf in uh the uh the Gulf autotocracies. None whatsoever.
Uh there are at most a few intermittent rivers and uh therefore they are enormously uh reliant on desalination and it's no
exaggeration to say that if Iran decides to uh destroy their major water desalination plants that uh these
countries are going to become largely uninhabitable. that will not happen to Iran even if all of its water uh desalination plants are destroyed.
Now I also want to talk to you about another prime target of the Iranian military before closing up my report.
These are the Kurdish separatist allies of Washington in northern Iraq. Uh here is a video uh reportedly of a strike on
the headquarters of uh Kurdish separatist groups in Edabil.
And here's a video of another uh the aftermath of another strike on uh Kurdish uh separatist facilities in northern Iraq.
Actually, that's not the aftermath.
That's the strike itself. As you can see, an Iranian suicide drone coming down. There's no indication in this video again of any attempt to take that
drone down. Even though you could hear it coming in, it's not like it uh swept in there stealthily. Uh where are the
attempts to intercept this incoming suicide drone? Let's watch it again.
So, uh, I want to just comment here that, uh, you know, the Trump regime has put a target on the back of the Kurdish
separatists in Iraq because it openly, uh, mused about using them to conduct a
ground invasion into Iran. Uh so naturally when these genocidal child murdering maniacs in Washington are
telling you that they're going to use Kurdish separatists in Iraq as a proxy army, the Iranians are going to attack those people uh those uh Kurdish
separatists in order to prevent uh any kind of an invasion into Iran or at least make it much more difficult for
them to carry it out. But Trump doesn't care about the Kurds. He never cared about the Kurds. Nor did the Israelis.
uh they cynically use them and for some reason there is an element within the Kurdish population in the region uh sadly that allows itself to be exploited
uh and used as cannon fodder again and again by the United States and Israel.
Hopefully uh this war will bring an end uh to that tendency. Uh and of course I'm not talking here about all Kurdish uh persons of course but there's
significant number of them who have up until now been quite happy to ally themselves with Washington and Israel in
their criminal projects uh throughout the region.
And finally I want to comment on some other uh important uh news relating to the war on Adan. And that is first of
all that yet again some uh complicit vessels sought to transit through the straight of Hormuz without the uh
consent uh of the Iranian military. And here is a statement put out by the Iranian military describing what happened. Uh they say the IRGC that two
offending ships had an accident. Uh, I think that's tongue and cheek. Uh, the term accident on the unsafe route of the
straight of Hormuz and two other ships were discouraged from continuing on the unsafe route. Hours ago, four offending ships with the mischief and support of
American terrorists and by turning off the navigation systems and ignoring the warnings of the IRGC's straight of Hormuz control base intended to disrupt
and exit the straight of Hormuz from the untrustworthy route. Two of them had an accident stopped in place and the other two refused to continue on their way.
IRGC Navy declares that the control of the straight of Hormuz is under the full control of this force and the only safe passage is the specified and declared
route and as stated before a drop of oil, gas and chemical fertilizer will not pass through the straight of Hormuz without coordination and permission. And
of course uh the uh Iranian military has declared the straight of Hormuz closed.
Although uh I imagine that some friendly vessels and Iranian vessels uh can get through a smattering of them uh with the
uh author uh with the consent of the Iranian military. Uh, another interesting piece of news is that uh the
Iranian military has reportedly targeted artificial intelligence centers in the
region. Uh, and this would be the Batelo and Bahrain artificial intelligence center. The IRGC stated uh that recent
operations in Bahrain indicate a change in targeting from traditional military bases to data processing artificial intelligence centers. The attack on the
main artificial intelligence center Shapada depot and Batakaco data center showed that the technological infrastructure is the main pillar of the
American surveillance networks in the Persian Gulf and damage to these centers actually disrupts the decision-making power of enemy's autonomous military
machines and equipment. The importance of these centers lies in their ability to process big data collected from mobile sensors and satellites.
Artificial intelligence algorithms based on these sites are responsible for real-time analysis of images and radars to identify and track targets.
Therefore, with the destruction of these data centers, the enemy's sensor to fire integrated network suffers from
technical and operational defects and its environmental awareness ability is greatly reduced. Uh another uh
significant development is that Iran took down within the past uh yet one more MQ9 Reaper drone which each
of which costs I think in the range of about $32 million. And here is uh a video published by the Iranian military of the destruction of one of these drones.
You can see there you can see there at the very end of that video clip uh some of the wreckage.
Uh there's another separate video of the wreckage much more detailed.
So that video was published by the Iranian news agency uh Tasnim. Uh so I
think this is the third MQ9 Reaper drone uh that uh Iran has taken down this week according to to the reports that I've
seen. Uh two other uh significant tidbits of information. It looks like
Iran today fired missiles at uh Akoba, the Red Sea port of Jordan. I believe
it's first time it has done that in this war. And uh here is a report from uh the ever informative DD geopolitics on X
showing uh a photograph of smoke rising from the King Hussein International Airport in Akaba following Iranian
strikes. Uh I would imagine that there are US military aircraft at that uh at
that airport. Uh Akoba is Jordan's only maritime outlet and one of the country's most strategically important logistics
hubs. And finally, with all of this going on, you will not be surprised to learn that the embassy of the United
States and Lebanon issued two days ago a rather dire warning uh to American citizens. Uh and this is what they said.
Uh due to high tensions in the Middle East, uh that's putting it charitably.
Uh I think the more accurate uh formulation would be due to Trump's criminality in West Asia. The security
environment remains complex with the potential for unforeseen escalation. We remind Americans in the region of the continued need for caution and encourage them to monitor the news for breaking
developments. Americans traveling in or through the region should also check with their air carriers to make sure their flights are still scheduled.
Americans should not travel to Lebanon and reconsider travel to or through the
Middle East. So even connecting flights uh in the Middle East, this is something which uh the US embassy in Lebanon is urging American citizens to reconsider.
Uh so the situation uh is of course a very dangerous one. The war appears to be escalating.
uh there is no end in sight to the current round of hostility. Uh and therefore uh we are edging ever closer
to a global economic crisis. And um the last thing I'll say is given again how often the United States government has
proven uh that it had no intention of respecting an agreement that it signed, it is going to be extremely difficult,
if not impossible to get the Iranians back to the negotiating table anytime soon. And perhaps they'll never go back to the negotiating table. Uh not as long
as Donald Trump is uh their uh American interlocator. In any case, uh please stay safe out there. Today is the final
of the World Cup. Uh I'm going to bite the bullet. Although I've largely boycotted this World Cup, I am going to watch it on television only because uh I
would very much like to see Argentina get thrashed. Nothing personal uh to people in Argentina, nothing personal to
the players on Argentina, but uh Lamin did raise the This is the star player for the Spanish national team.
19-year-old Laminal uh did raise the uh Palestinian flag and wave it enthusiastically
the day that his club team Barcelona celebrated their victory in the uh Spanish uh La Liga division.
And uh not only that, but uh of all the countries uh in Europe, uh the Spanish government has been by far the most
supportive of the Palestinian cause. And uh you know, the uh uh far-right regime
in Argentina of Javier Malay uh could not conceivably be more pro-Israel. I mean the level of sickopancy shown by
this man towards uh Zionists Javier Malay is really mind-boggling even by the standards of uh western governments.
So for those reasons uh purely political reasons uh I'm going to be cheering for Spain today. Uh in any case let's hope
it's a good match and uh that the better team wins. For now I'm signing off from Montreal, Canada on July 19th, 2026.

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BREAKING: Iran's Huge Naval Strike In Hormuz; Two Ships 'Under U.S. Navy Watch' Bombed, Catch Fire
Times Of India
Jul 19, 2026

Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps says two oil tankers exploded and were forced to halt in the southern Strait of Hormuz late last night. According to the semi-official Tasnim news agency, the IRGC claimed the vessels were attempting to transit through the strategic waterway under what it described as "US coercion." The IRGC issued a strong warning, saying the Strait of Hormuz is no longer safe for the transport of chemical fertilizer or even a single drop of oil and gas. The IRGC's claims come after an earlier maritime alert from the United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations. The UKMTO reported that a vessel was on fire approximately eight nautical miles northwest of Kumzar, Oman.



Transcript

Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps says two oil tankers exploded and were forced to halt in the southern straight
of Hormuz late last night. According to the semiofficial Tasnim news agency, the IRGC claimed the vessels were attempting
to transit through the strategic waterway under what it described as quote US coercion. The IRGC issued a
strong warning saying the straight of Hormuz is no longer safe for the transport of chemical fertilizer or even a single drop of oil and gas.
The group added that the shipping corridor would remain unsafe as long as US military operations in the region continue. The Strait of Hormuz is one of
the world's most strategically important maritime routes, handling a significant share of global oil exports. The IRGC's
claims come after an earlier maritime alert from the United Kingdom maritime operations. The UK MTO reported that a
1 minutevessel was on fire approximately 8 nautical miles northwest of Kumar, Oman.
However, the British Maritime Authority said the cause of the fire had not been verified. It urged all vessels in the area to transit with caution and
immediately report any suspicious activity while authorities investigate the incident. At this stage, there has been no independent confirmation linking
the reported vessel fire to the IRGC's claim of two exploding oil tankers.
When the world's most important oil highway turns into a battlefield, the global economy doesn't just slow down,
it starts searching for a new route. For more than now, the US and Iran have been locked in a relentless
military confrontation centered around the world's most strategic [music] waterways, the Straight of Hormuz.
Nearly a fifth of the world's oil trade passes through this narrow stretch every single day. And as tensions rise, Gulf
nations that are dependent on this route for exports of their oil and [music] goods are racing against time, not just to avoid missiles, but to [music]
protect their economies. With fears of a Hormuz blockade growing, Washington is reportedly preparing to expand its
military operations, even considering Iran's Carg Island, Thran's key oil export [music] hub as a potential
target. The result? Shipping lanes are becoming increasingly crowded. Insurance costs are [music] climbing, and global
oil markets are once again feeling the same squeeze it [music] did when the US Iran war was at its peak in the month of March. But instead of waiting for
[music] the crisis to spiral further, Gulf countries are accelerating long-term plans to bypass the straight of Hormuz altogether. The UAE is
expanding Adnox's west [music] pipeline to Fujira on the Gulf of Oman, a route that completely avoids Hormuz. Once
3 minutescompleted in 2027, it [music] will double the UAE's export capacity through this corridor to around 3.6 million barrels of oil per day.
Saudi Arabia already has a head start.
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Its 12,200 km east-west petrol line carries crude from the Abkike oil fields [music] to the Red Sea port of Yanbu,
allowing exports without entering the Gulf. During the current disruptions,
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Saudi Aramco has already increased flows through this pipeline and is currently operating close to its capacity of about
7 million barrels a day. Iraq is also moving quickly. Construction has begun on [music] the Basra Haditha pipeline, a
$ 1.5 billion project designed to transport up to $2.5 million barrels of crude per day toward export routes
through Turkey, Syria, and [music] Jordan. Its construction began in May after the government allocated about
$1.5 billion for the project. Iraq's former prime [music] minister Muhammad Shia al-Soududani hailed it as an
important step towards protecting the country's exports from regional [music] instability.
At the same time, the long discussed Iraq Jordan export pipeline is gaining momentum, offering another direct route to the Red Seaba.
If completed, [music] it would transport up to 2.25 25 million barrels of oil a day, allowing Iraqi oil to reach global
[music] markets without passing through the Persian Gulf.
It's not just pipelines. [music] The UAE is also planning a major deep water port at Fujira, giving cargo ships another
gateway that completely bypasses the Straight of Hormuz. The project [music] is expected to kick off from the runway in another 18 months. But here's the
reality. Even after billions of [music] dollars in new infrastructure, Hormuz isn't going anywhere. Analysts estimate
[music] that 7 to 9 million barrels of oil will still pass through the strait every day, making it one of the world's most critical [music] energy choke
points. And for countries like Qatar, Kuwait, and even Iraq, there simply isn't a practical alternative [music] at
the moment. Qatar's massive LNG exports still depend almost entirely on Hormuz.
On top of that, [music] many of these new routes eventually rely on the Red Sea, where Huthi attacks near the Bob El Mandde Strait [music]
continue to threaten commercial shipping. So, while Gulf nations are [music] building escape routes, they're not replacing the straight of Hormuz,
they're simply buying themselves options.
Because as long as this narrow waterway remains vulnerable, every missile fired in the Gulf has the potential to shake energy markets across the world.
Iran is turning up the pressure and sending a stark message to Washington.
Tran says the Straight of Hormuz, one of the world's most critical oil shipping routes, is not reopening anytime soon.
In one of its strongest warnings yet, Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps declared that the Strategic Waterway
will remain shut until the United States ends [music] its military operations against Iran. The threats didn't stop
there. According to Iranian state television, the IRGC claimed it unleashed cruise missile strikes on a US
military logistics center at Mina Abdullah in Kuwait, describing the attack as its latest act of retaliation
for American strikes on Iranian territory. Meanwhile, the conflict appears to be widening. Iran's regular
army also claimed responsibility for a drone strike targeting Alazra air base in Jordan, another key military facility
that hosts US forces, raising fresh fears that the confrontation could spill even further across the region.
The IRGC also announced strikes targeting facilities linked to the US fifth fleet in Bahrain. In a statement
carried by Iranian state broadcaster IRIB, the guards claimed they hit the command and control center, military
equipment warehouses, and fuel storage facilities used by the US Navy's fifth fleet. But the most explosive message
from the IRGC was reserved for the straight of Hormuz. In a stark warning to Washington, the Revolutionary Guards
declared that the strategic waterway would remain closed until the United States ends what Iran calls its acts of
aggression. With that statement, Tran directly tied [music] the fate of one of the world's most vital maritime choke
points to the escalating confrontation with the United States. The stakes could hardly be higher. The straight of Hormuz
is one of the most strategically important shipping lanes on the planet.
8 minutesNearly 1if of the world's oil and liqufied natural gas supplies normally flow through this narrow passage, linking the Persian Gulf to the Gulf of
Oman in the Arabian Sea, making it a lifeline for the global energy trade.
Any prolonged disruption could send shock waves far beyond the Middle East.
Global energy markets, international shipping, and economies heavily dependent on Gulf oil exports all stand
to face severe consequences, raising fears of fresh volatility in oil prices and [music] a wider economic ripple
effect. The latest Iranian warning comes as the United States continues military operations targeting Iranian missile
sites, air [music] defenses, and naval infrastructure, saying the strikes are intended to protect freedom of navigation after attacks on commercial vessels in the straight.
The Strait of Hormuz is once again turning into a dangerous flash point.
Fresh reports from Iranian media claimed that an [music] exchange of fire was underway in one of the world's most critical maritime choke points, raising
fears of an even wider conflict in the Gulf. According to Iran's mayor news agency, officials in Hormuzan province
said the sounds of explosions heard across Bandar Abbas, nearby coastal cities, and islands in the Persian Gulf
were linked to fighting in the straight of Hormuz. The reports come as the United States confirmed that it has reimposed its naval [music] blockade on
Iran, restricting ships traveling to and from Iranian ports and coastal areas. US Central Command said the blockade took
effect at 400 p.m. Eastern time with more [music] than 20 US Navy warships and hundreds of military aircraft now
deployed across the Middle East. Sentcom said American forces remain vigilant, lethal, and ready. The blockade follows
a fourth straight day of US strikes [music] on Iran. Washington said the latest attacks were aimed at degrading Iranian capabilities allegedly [music]
used to threaten commercial shipping in the straight of Hormuz.

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‘DEVASTATING REVENGE’: IRGC Commander’s SHOCK Threat To ‘Finish Great Satan America’ | Watch
Times Of India
Jul 19, 2026

A fresh warning has emerged from Tehran as a top Iranian military commander vowed a "decisive and devastating response" to any future U.S. attack. Major-General Ali Abdullahi, commander of Iran's Khatam al-Anbiya Central Headquarters, accused the United States of aggression and warned that Washington would face even heavier costs in any new confrontation.



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Not just the military escalation, but the war of words between the US and Iran is growing louder. The threat from Thran
is becoming even more direct. A top Iranian commander, Major General Ali Abdalahi, the commander of Iran's Kadam
al- Anbias central headquarters, has issued a chilling warning to the United [music] States. Abdullahi declared that an American attack will be met with a decisive and devastating response.
The message comes [music] as tensions between Washington and Iran remain at their highest level in years following days of missile strikes, drone attacks, and retaliatory military operations.
Major General Ali Abdullahi delivered the [music] stark warning in a statement carried by Iranian state media. Calling the [music] United States the great
Satan and a criminal, treacherous, and deceitful enemy. Abdullah vowed that Iran's armed forces stand ready for
another confrontation. According [music] to the commander, any aggression or act of what he called barbarism by the United States [music] would trigger a
decisive and devastating military response. Abdullahi [music] also pledged to strengthen unity between Iran's armed
forces, government officials, and the Iranian people, saying national solidarity would be the country's greatest weapon in the face of external
[music] threats. But his warning didn't stop there. The Iranian commander claimed the United States had suffered
repeated setbacks on the battlefield and was now trying to weaken Iran from within. The enemy following successive
defeats [music] in the military conflict has taken comfort in creating division and discord between the people and their leaders, he said.
Abdali also vowed that Iran would make Washington pay an even heavier price than in past conflicts. We will impose
[music] heavier costs on the United States than in past wars, he declared.
He went on to praise Iran's military capabilities, describing the country's defensive power as the foundation of its national security.
Our dear [music] country's defensive power is a solid foundation for the peace and security of the proud and courageous nation from south to north
and from east to west of the glorious and vast Iranian land. The warning comes at a time when the Middle East remains on edge.
Kitam al-Abby central headquarters warns the deceitful American enemy Iran's armed forces will give a devastating response to any act of brutality.
In this message, the commander of Kitam al- Anbias central headquarters referred to the enemy's successive defeats in the
military war and their sinister and delusional scheme in creating division and discord between the people and officials and warned the criminal,
treacherous and deceitful American enemy that any act of covetousness, bullying, totalitarianism or brutality will be met
with the decisive and devastating response of the faithful, courageous and powerful fighters of the armed forces and that costs heavier than those of the
second and third imposed wars will be imposed upon them. The United States and Iran have exchanged military strikes in
recent days, raising fears that the confrontation could spiral into a wider regional conflict. With both sides
refusing to back down and rhetoric growing increasingly confrontational, the risk of another dangerous escalation continues to loom over the region.
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A fullscale offensive followed by the spilling of American blood is coming.
That's the warning now coming from one of Iran's top military advisers who says the United States could face a massive
Iranian response in the coming days if its bombing campaign continues through the weekend. So, is America preparing to
put boots on the ground in Iran? and risk casualties? That's the question [music] now dominating the conversation as seven consecutive nights of US air
strikes fuels speculation that Washington's military campaign could be entering an entirely new phase. For the
past week, the United States has expanded its strikes from military facilities to critical infrastructure supporting Iran's military operations in
the south. Now, voices inside Iran are warning that these attacks may not be the endgame. They could be laying the
groundwork for a full-scale ground operation. Following the latest strikes on Iran's southern provinces of Huzan
and Hormuzan, Iranian parliamentarian Amir Hussein Sabeti claimed that the bombardment is a prelude to a US
invasion of Iran's strategically important southern islands. According to him, Washington is deliberately targeting transport networks and
communication infrastructure to isolate these areas before attempting to seize them through amphibious landings or helibborne assaults. His warning came
after US Central Command confirmed that its latest wave of strikes targeted Iran's coastal surveillance systems, air
defense networks, [music] military logistics infrastructure, and naval capabilities. These are precisely the assets that protect Iran's coastline and
secure the straight and Hormuz, one of the world's most important maritime choke points. Setti argues that once
these defenses are degraded, it becomes much easier for US forces to operate on the ground or support allied groups
inside Iran. He also warned that any American ground invasion would come at an enormous cost, claiming US forces
would suffer heavy casualties if they attempted such an operation. The speculation intensified after reports that President Donald Trump convened a
situation room meeting to discuss expanding [music] military operations against Iran. According to Axios, those discussions extended far beyond the
current air campaign around the Strait of Hormuz. Trump also hinted during an interview with Fox News that a ground operation remains one of the military
options available. But why are Iran's southern islands so important? Because military analysts say that achieving
complete control over the Strait of Hormuz is extremely difficult without neutralizing or controlling Iran's island positions, including strategic
locations such as Car Island. Those islands provide surveillance, missile coverage, and naval access that are central to Iran's ability to challenge
shipping through the Gulf. [music] That is why some Iranian officials believe the current bombing campaign is not just about destroying military
assets. It is about shaping the battlefield before any potential ground assault. They trampled on this on this agreement.
In practice, they encroached upon the southern region. They attacked [music] um they have shown very despicable
behavior from attacking the camp of our oppressed and dear soldiers to threatening [music] the Shahit Bagay hospital to hitting bridges and
infrastructure to hitting [music] the environmental base to attacking fishing facilities and similar actions.
There is no official confirmation from Washington that a ground invasion has been approved or is imminent. But as the air campaign widens and strategic
targets continue to be struck, the possibility of US boots on the ground is no longer being dismissed inside Iran.
Whether this remains psychological warfare or evolves into a real military operation could determine the next and
perhaps [music] most dangerous chapter of this conflict. If if the Americans continue the war in the next two or
three days, we will enter a phase of fullscale offensive and destruction.
What does that mean? It means we will no longer settle for mere retaliation. No political border will be safe from
Iran's offensive forces anymore. A chilling warning. One misfire, one miscalculation, and the Middle East
could witness devastation on a scale never [music] seen before. The renewed confrontation between Iran and the
United States [music] is threatening to spiral into a conflict that could engulf the entire region. And this warning did not come from just any military officer.
It came from Mosen Razi, a senior military adviser to Iran's supreme leader and a top [music] figure in the
Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps. In one of Thran's starkkest [music] warnings yet, Razi cautioned that the
conflict is on the verge of entering a far more destructive phase. Speaking to Iranian state television, he declared,
"If in the next two [music] or three days the Americans continue the war, we will enter the phase of total [music]
attack and destruction." Razi also issued a direct warning to America's Arab allies. [music] According
to him, no borders in the region would be safe if the conflict continues to escalate. He further claimed that Iran's
memorandum of understanding [music] with the United States is effectively dead.
According to Razi, Washington violated the agreement by failing to ensure [music] an Israeli withdrawal from southern Lebanon, creating what he
described [music] as an illegal alternative shipping route in the Strait of Hormuz, carrying out attacks on Iranian territory, and failing to
release Iranian [music] assets. He accused Washington of pursuing war and negotiations simultaneously.
Rzai claimed that after the Islamabad talks, Iran [music] accepted a 2-week ceasefire only for Washington to use
10 minutesthat period to strengthen its naval blockade while negotiations were still underway. He also made another sweeping
prediction. Razai [music] claimed a wider global conflict could erupt, alleging that China might move against
Taiwan while Russia could clash with [music] Europe. Remarks that reflect his assessment and have not been independently substantiated. It ended.
Both the negotiations and the war have ended. If the Americans continue the war in the next two or three days, we will
enter a phase of fullscale offensive and destruction. What does that mean?
meaning we will no longer just settle for retaliation.
No political borders are safe anymore against Iran's offensive forces. Of course, we will respect all governments.
All nations are our brothers. But from now on, we will pursue American soldiers with offensive action. We will pursue American bases with offensive action.
Both negotiation and war are over. it is over and done with. Therefore, it is better that they do not continue.
The reason we are cautious about this is that if we enter this phase, the challenges and rifts that exist in the
region and at the international level will be activated.
Meaning challenges will arise between Turkey and Israel, even between Saudi Arabia and some other countries.
Challenges will arise. There will be conflict between China and Taiwan and conflict will arise between Russia and Europe. In fact, the flames that will
ignite across the entire world, it'll become more intense and widespread.
And we do not want this. We do not want this. But the Americans, just as they regionalized the war and forced us into
a regional war, are unfortunately making a mistake. This is another miscalculation that the Americans are in
fact making. Therefore, I ask all the people of the region, the people of Kuwait, the dear people of Jordan, which
has been the path of divine prophets, the people of Abu Dhabi, the people of Qatar, and everyone to prevent this war from igniting.
Stop the war from igniting. Do not let the Americans and Israel run wild like
this and do not let them gallop their horses across the region without any
thought or calculation. In any case, the issue of war is serious.
But that American policy which thinks that through more negotiations and more war they can prolong this in my opinion
will lead them nowhere. Of course, even at this stage, which is a which is a stage of retaliation and deterrence, we
are striking hard and in the coming days, we will increase that intensity even further. The American should expect
waves of drones. America should expect waves of missiles. There will no longer
be just one, two, or three missiles. And if you were to land somewhere, let's
assume you managed to, how would you get out? How would you even escape?
This is not the first time Razi has issued a stark warning. [music] Just days earlier, he described the
straight of Hormuz as being more important [music] than dozens of atomic bombs. According to Razi, the strategic
waterway is one of Iran's most powerful deterrents [music] against the United States. He vowed that Tehran would
continue defending the Strait of Hormuz [music] after Iranian military officials declared the vital shipping lane closed
until further [music] notice following the latest round of hostilities with Washington. The Straight of Hormuz is no
ordinary waterway. It links the Persian Gulf [music] with the Gulf of Oman and the Arabian Sea and carries around 1ifth of the world's seaborn oil shipments.
Any disruption there can send shock waves through global energy markets within [music] hours. Razi's latest
remarks rank among the strongest [music] warnings issued by a senior Iranian official since the latest escalation
began. With missiles still flying, military operations expanding across the [music] region, and diplomacy appearing
to unravel, the possibility of a broader Middle East war now appears more real [music] than ever. The coming days could
determine whether the region steps back from the brink or plunges into an even more dangerous confrontation.

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Iran WIPES OUT US Troops, Yemen SHUTS Red Sea as Trump PANICS | Alexander Mercouris
Danny Haiphong
Streamed live 71 minutes ago #iran #iranwar #trump

Trump is panicking as Geopolitical analyst Alexander Mercouris joins Danny Haiphong to discuss Iran's major escalation that has US troop losses spiking and the mounting crises facing US empire as Yemen closes theBab el-Mandeb Strait.

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