Mil News Current Iran/Iraq/US Tensions and Actions Unfolding
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Yeah right. A surface-to-air missile from Syria that coincidently felt near Israel's nuclear facility at Dimona. Who are they kidding? This, in addition to the explosion at Israel's missile factory earlier today, are not mere coincidences says my gut feeling.
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NoCookies | The Australian
The three fast inshore attack craft operated by the Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy came within 68 yards (62 meters) of the USS Firebolt and the US Coast Guard vessel Baranoff on Monday in international waters in the northern part of the Gulf, the Navy said.
As the Iranian boats continued to move closer, "The crew of Firebolt then fired warning shots, and the IRGCN vessels moved away to a safe distance from the US vessels," it said.
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I thought Iran had USA surrounded?A US Navy vessel fired warning shots toward three Iranian military speed boats in the Gulf this week to warn them after they sped close to the ship, the Navy said Tuesday.NoCookies | The Australian
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The three fast inshore attack craft operated by the Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy came within 68 yards (62 meters) of the USS Firebolt and the US Coast Guard vessel Baranoff on Monday in international waters in the northern part of the Gulf, the Navy said.
As the Iranian boats continued to move closer, "The crew of Firebolt then fired warning shots, and the IRGCN vessels moved away to a safe distance from the US vessels," it said.
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Here's a pic of the incident.
Three Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy (IRGCN) fast inshore attack craft (FIAC) approach the patrol coastal ship USS Firebolt (PC-10), while the U.S. vessel was conducting routine maritime security patrols in the international waters of the North Persian Gulf on April 26, 2021. US Navy Photo
Three Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy (IRGCN) fast inshore attack craft (FIAC) approach the patrol coastal ship USS Firebolt (PC-10), while the U.S. vessel was conducting routine maritime security patrols in the international waters of the North Persian Gulf on April 26, 2021. US Navy Photo
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It's not often I'll use Yahoo as a source, but this is pretty good.
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'Conspiracy is hard': Inside the Trump administration's secret plan to kill Qassem Soleimani
For better or worse, the Soleimani killing was one of the most consequential foreign policy decisions of the Trump administration, with effects that will reverberate for years to come and likely shape the strategic environment President Biden now faces in the region.
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Probably nothing........................................................................................................
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UPDATED: U.S. Ships Fired Shots to Warn Off 13 Iranian Fast Boats Harassing U.S. Guided Missile Sub, Warships - USNI News
This post has been updated with a statement from U.S. 5th Fleet. A U.S. Coast Guard Cutter fired two rounds of warning shots at a swarm of Iranian fast boats harassing a Navy guided-missile submarine and other U.S. warships entering the Persian Gulf via the Strait of Hormuz early Monday, a...
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For a every Dhow full with smuggled weaponry that gets caught, hundreds will covertly arrive at their destination.
Iran is going to continue to support the Houthis until the Saudis are bombed into submission. Which might already have happened as the Saudis are eagerly conducting face-saving negotiations with Iran at the moment.
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Iraq’s F-16s Grounded After U.S. Contractor Pulls Maintenance Crews
BAGHDAD — Lockheed Martin said on Monday that it was withdrawing its maintenance teams for Iraq’s F-16 fighter jets for security reasons, as the Iraqi government struggles to end rocket attacks by militias suspected of being backed by Iran.
The departure by the U.S. weapons manufacturer from Balad air base, 40 miles north of Baghdad, highlights the Iraqi government’s inability to rein in the militias, which are thought to be behind attacks on U.S. interests. It comes a year after the Iraqi prime minister, Mustafa al-Kadhimi, took power pledging to reduce Iranian influence in the country.
The decision by Lockheed Martin is expected to ground the few remaining F-16s from Iraq’s fleet that were still operational. That is casting doubt on Iraq’s ability to fight Islamic State militants without substantial U.S. help, at a time when Mr. Kadhimi is under pressure to negotiate a withdrawal of all American forces.
“In coordination with the U.S. government and with employee safety as our top priority, Lockheed Martin is relocating our Iraq-based F-16 team,” Joseph LaMarca Jr., a company vice president for communications, said in a statement.
Iraq’s F-16s Grounded After U.S. Contractor Pulls Maintenance Crews (Published 2021)
The decision by Lockheed Martin, after repeated rocket attacks, highlights the Iraqi government’s failure to rein in militia groups.
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The iraqi's should be able to manage the basic maintenance, after that they can fly to somewhere safer for the deeper stuff. Really a bad buy, should have bought old hawks, or mirages, would have been easier to maintain.Iraq’s F-16s Grounded After U.S. Contractor Pulls Maintenance Crews
BAGHDAD — Lockheed Martin said on Monday that it was withdrawing its maintenance teams for Iraq’s F-16 fighter jets for security reasons, as the Iraqi government struggles to end rocket attacks by militias suspected of being backed by Iran.
The departure by the U.S. weapons manufacturer from Balad air base, 40 miles north of Baghdad, highlights the Iraqi government’s inability to rein in the militias, which are thought to be behind attacks on U.S. interests. It comes a year after the Iraqi prime minister, Mustafa al-Kadhimi, took power pledging to reduce Iranian influence in the country.
The decision by Lockheed Martin is expected to ground the few remaining F-16s from Iraq’s fleet that were still operational. That is casting doubt on Iraq’s ability to fight Islamic State militants without substantial U.S. help, at a time when Mr. Kadhimi is under pressure to negotiate a withdrawal of all American forces.
“In coordination with the U.S. government and with employee safety as our top priority, Lockheed Martin is relocating our Iraq-based F-16 team,” Joseph LaMarca Jr., a company vice president for communications, said in a statement.
Iraq’s F-16s Grounded After U.S. Contractor Pulls Maintenance Crews (Published 2021)
The decision by Lockheed Martin, after repeated rocket attacks, highlights the Iraqi government’s failure to rein in militia groups.www.nytimes.com
Maybe Israel will offer to look after them.....
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Seems like the Houthis have acquired another batch of Iranian '358 SAM'. They have shot down two Saudi drones of Chinese make within three days. On May 20, a Wing Loong II was shot down and on May 23, a CH-4 was blown into pieces in Yemeni skies.
Video released by the Houthis of the CH-4 shootdown clearly shows the 358 missile in action:
Video released by the Houthis of the CH-4 shootdown clearly shows the 358 missile in action:
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Iraqi Asad base, where US forces work, attacked with rocket - U.S. Coalition
Iraq's Ain al-Asad air base, which hosts U.S. and other international forces, was attacked with a rocket on Monday, but no one was hurt, a coalition spokesman said.
U.S. Army Colonel Wayne Marotto, spokesman for the U.S.-led international military coalition, tweeted that initial reports suggested the attack took place at 1:35 p.m. (1035 GMT). He said the damage was being assessed.
The United States accuses Iranian-backed militia groups of launching regular rocket attacks against its troops in Iraq. There was no immediate claim of responsibility for Monday's attack.
Iraqi Asad base, where US forces work, attacked with rocket - U.S. Coalition
Iraq's Ain al-Asad air base, which hosts U.S. and other international forces, was attacked with a rocket on Monday, but no one was hurt, a coalition spokesman said.
Iraq: Armed factions end truce with US over failure to withdraw troops
Iraqi armed factions backed by Iran have declared the end of an unofficial truce with the US and threatened to carry out attacks targeting military convoys and army bases, the commander of one prominent faction told Middle East Eye.
The commander said on Monday that the decision to end the truce, which came into effect last October, was due to "the lack of seriousness of the Iraqi and US governments in scheduling the withdrawal of US forces from Iraq".
Earlier on Monday, three missiles targeted the sprawling Ain al-Assad base in Iraq's western desert where US forces are stationed. The attack, which saw at least one missile land inside the base, did not result in any casualties, according to Iraqi security officials.
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On Saturday, militia groups calling themselves the Iraqi Resistance Coordination Commission (IRCC) issued a statement slamming the Iraqi government, stating it was given multiple opportunities to determine the fate of foreign forces, "but what resulted from the (Iraqi-American) rounds of talks (with the US) was very bad and unfortunate."
The IRCC, which consists of seven armed factions including the powerful Asa'ib Ahl al-Haq, Kataeb Hezbollah and the Badr Organization, warned that they would now launch attacks "to force the occupation out."
"By rejecting to exit its forces [from Iraq], the US administration has sent us a clear message that they only understand the language of force. Therefore, the Iraqi resistance confirms its full readiness to carry out its legitimate, national and legal duty to achieve this goal (force them to withdraw)," the statement read.
A prominent commander told MEE that "all factions agreed to escalate [attacks] against American forces. They decided to carry out more attacks, some of which would be previously unfamiliar in Iraq.
"It was decided that the operations would be qualitative and effective. Some would be carried out using missiles, while others would be carried out by drones."
Iraq: Armed factions end truce with US over failure to withdraw troops
Iranian-backed groups say they will resume targeted attacks against US forces as calls for foreign forces to withdraw intensifies
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