first 3 1/2 minutes talking about some of this stuff...msm and all but does give a clue that we may have some next gen stuff actually in use

This appears to be the UAE tug Mussafah 2. Reports are that all eight crewmembers have been lost. The tug was responding to the containership Safeen Prestige which was in distress after being attacked by Iran.

This raises the death toll of mariners to 11 and attacks on ships… https://t.co/S26HhxYGFo pic.twitter.com/DUumzguok7

— Sal Mercogliano (WGOW Shipping) 🚢⚓🐪🚒🏴‍☠️ (@mercoglianos) March 6, 2026

Looks like the UAE tug that was hit in the strait earlier was lost with with all 8 crew.

deddog said:

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AgBQ-00 said:

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Laser defense and the phalanx type area defense weapons are quickly coming online to help.

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I don't know about lasers, but phalanx is a point defense weapon good to protect high value targets. Area defense like entire cities is much harder. Israel manages it a tremendous expense only because they are bank rolled by us and because it's a very small nation.


It doesn't mean we are doomed. We just don't have a solution yet.

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We will quickly see this type of technology for drones. I'm not too worried about it

ErnestEndeavor said:

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They said from the outset they expected it would be a three to four week operation.

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Trump said it could last as long as 6 weeks and maybe more. Hegseth said we will go as long as it takes and have all the necessary equipment to do that

American Hardwood said:

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Gaeilge said:

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Day 8 👇

Iran Missile launches during the first 8 days of conflict:

🚀 Ballistic Missiles:
🔴 Day 1 — 350
🔴 Day 2 — 175
🔴 Day 3 — 120
🔴 Day 4 — 50
🔴 Day 5 — 40
🔴 Day 6 — 32
🔴 Day 7 — 28
🔴 Day 8 — 15

🛸 Drone Swarms:
🟢 Day 1 — 294
🟢 Day 2 — 541
🟢 Day 3 — 200
🟢 Day 4… pic.twitter.com/SmSk8dWkWL

— World Insights (@World_Insights1) March 6, 2026

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Day 8

Iran Missile launches during the first 8 days of conflict:

Ballistic Missiles:
Day 1 350
Day 2 175
Day 3 120
Day 4 50
Day 5 40
Day 6 32
Day 7 28
Day 8 15

Drone Swarms:
Day 1 294
Day 2 541
Day 3 200
Day 4 85
Day 5 45
Day 6 38
Day 7 30
Day 8 12

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Running out of ammo or launchers being destroyed. Either way, this seems optimistic and promising on their ability to continue strikes.

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Data like this has me wondering. Everybody talks about launchers getting struck, but what about the impact of losing missile crews? Surely staging, operating, and launching these missile systems takes a level of expertise. How quickly can you replace these crews with people you trust and train them to be of any use?

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I thought the same exact thing, especially the launchers in remote, hidden areas. Once they're destroyed along with the crew I doubt they have a B team just ready to go to launch their back-ups but I could be wrong although even if they did have a B team ready to go how motivated will they be after watching their A team get obliterated.

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txags92 said:

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Reports : Esmail Qaani, head of Iran’s Quds Force has been executed by IRGC. He has survived all assassination attempts so far & was even with Khamenei during US-ISRAEL bombing but escaped. Earlier he was taken into custody by the IRGC on suspicion of being a Mossad agent. pic.twitter.com/dwT6R3p3CD

— Baba Banaras™ (@RealBababanaras) March 5, 2026

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Everyone in leadership who is still alive must be under suspicion of being Mossad.

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Esmail is labeled a traitor and dies in every conflict.

https://www.express.co.uk/news/world/1960459/crisis-iran-top-military-chief/amp
(Oct. 2024)

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Rumors are rife in Iran that the country's most powerful military commander could be a "traitor" who is working with Israel.
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But Qaani has not been seen, even by his family, since October 4 when Israel attacked a bunker in Beirut where he is believed to have met leaders of the terror group Hezbollah.
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https://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog_entry/report-head-of-irans-elite-quds-force-killed-in-israeli-strike/
(June 2025)

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The commander of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard's elite Quds Force Gen. Esmail Qaani was killed in Israel's ongoing attack against Iran, The New York Times reports, citing unnamed Iranian sources.
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https://www.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=1354761383352712&id=100064565899417 (March 2026)

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Iran's Quds Force Commander Esmail Qaani Reportedly Executed by Own Guards Over Suspected Mossad Ties . . .

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Maybe he did die, but it's probably more likely he's being trolled as usual.

Israel struck the IRGC headquarters in Beirut.

https://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog_entry/idf-says-it-struck-irgc-hq-in-beirut/

Took that building down to the ground.

יותר מ-500 מטרות הותקפו בלבנון מתחילת מבצע ״שאגת הארי״

הותקפה מפקדה של משמרות המהפכה ששימשה את ארגון הטרור חיזבאללה בלבנון

צה"ל תקף מוקדם יותר היום והשלים גל תקיפות נוסף ברובע הדאחייה שבביירות לעבר מספר מפקדות טרור.

בין המפקדות שהותקפו:
- מפקדה בשימוש חיל האוויר של משמרות… pic.twitter.com/8fSfIq2Nah

— צבא ההגנה לישראל (@idfonline) March 6, 2026

Lebanon releases video of Multistory building destroyed by IDF.

https://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog_entry/lebanese-media-airs-footage-of-idf-strike-destroying-multi-story-building-in-south-beirut/

بالفيديو - غارات عدة استهدفت مجمعا سكنيا في الضاحية الجنوبية pic.twitter.com/3WqItTRxcs

— Al Jadeed News (@ALJADEEDNEWS) March 6, 2026

🇮🇷 Iran has not announced the name of the Supreme Leader due to the risk of an assassination attempt on his life.

Two senior Iranian officials told The New York Times that it remains unclear when the name of Ali Khamenei's successor will be officially revealed.

Earlier, Iran… pic.twitter.com/HCWAajMIqw

— Visegrád 24 (@visegrad24) March 6, 2026

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Iran has not announced the name of the Supreme Leader due to the risk of an assassination attempt on his life.

Two senior Iranian officials told The New York Times that it remains unclear when the name of Ali Khamenei's successor will be officially revealed.

Earlier, Iran International reported, citing its sources, that Khamenei's son Mojtaba Khamenei could become the country's new Supreme Leader.

Sina Azodi, director of the Middle East Studies program at George Washington University, believes Tehran will delay the announcement of the new leader's name for as long as possible.

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Worst JOB ever! Nothing like taking a job knowing that you'll be offed within a week.

Israel upping the game on Hezbohla. Its going to be a bloodbath.

https://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog_entry/idf-chief-says-israel-to-seize-every-opportunity-to-strike-hezbollah/

Drone attack on Baghdad Airport.

https://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog_entry/drone-attack-targets-military-base-at-baghdad-airport-iraqi-security-sources/

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It doesnt matter if they announce who the supreme leader is. Mossad knows already. They'll kill him and then announce it for them.

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Agree. An announcement won't come as some big secret.

Trump defines Unconditional surrender. As no threat left to the US.

https://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog_entry/white-house-trump-defines-unconditional-surrender-as-iran-no-longer-posing-threat-to-us/

American Hardwood said:

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Gaeilge said:

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Day 8 👇

Iran Missile launches during the first 8 days of conflict:

🚀 Ballistic Missiles:
🔴 Day 1 — 350
🔴 Day 2 — 175
🔴 Day 3 — 120
🔴 Day 4 — 50
🔴 Day 5 — 40
🔴 Day 6 — 32
🔴 Day 7 — 28
🔴 Day 8 — 15

🛸 Drone Swarms:
🟢 Day 1 — 294
🟢 Day 2 — 541
🟢 Day 3 — 200
🟢 Day 4… pic.twitter.com/SmSk8dWkWL

— World Insights (@World_Insights1) March 6, 2026

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Day 8

Iran Missile launches during the first 8 days of conflict:

Ballistic Missiles:
Day 1 350
Day 2 175
Day 3 120
Day 4 50
Day 5 40
Day 6 32
Day 7 28
Day 8 15

Drone Swarms:
Day 1 294
Day 2 541
Day 3 200
Day 4 85
Day 5 45
Day 6 38
Day 7 30
Day 8 12

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Running out of ammo or launchers being destroyed. Either way, this seems optimistic and promising on their ability to continue strikes.

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Data like this has me wondering. Everybody talks about launchers getting struck, but what about the impact of losing missile crews? Surely staging, operating, and launching these missile systems takes a level of expertise. How quickly can you replace these crews with people you trust and train them to be of any use?

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It's probably a job anyone can be trained to do in short order. Ukraine and Russia seem to be doing it.

BREAKING: The Army abruptly canceled a major training exercise, officials said, fueling speculation within the Defense Department that soldiers specializing in ground combat and a range of other missions may be sent to the Middle East. -WaPo

— Breaking911 (@Breaking911) March 6, 2026

So what is included in "range of other missions"?

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"fueling speculation" from WaPo sounds a lot like the "unnamed sources" canard.

48hr rule activated.

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Right. "Fueling speculation" by WaPo. Media is desperately trying to fuel FUD about "boots on the ground" in any way possible.

Azerbaijan said it foiled several Iranian terror plots.

https://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog_entry/azerbaijan-says-foiled-several-iranian-terrorist-plots/

Hezbohla in it for the long term.

https://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog_entry/hezbollah-saw-new-war-with-israel-as-inevitable-and-rearmed-for-months-sources-say/

US warns thay Iranian backed fighter might attack hotels in Iraq.

https://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog_entry/us-warns-iran-linked-fighters-may-target-hotels-in-iraqi-kurdistan/

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Too close for landing. And too level for landing in hostile territory.

Those are special forces aircraft flying below radar into Iran. If they are gonna drop ammo pallets for Kurdish units or if they will land to insert special forces we can't know. https://t.co/rnfm3PBnIX

— Thomas C. Theiner (@noclador) March 5, 2026

What do yall think is going on here? Air drop of arms for the Kurds?

What will the IRGC send to engage the Kurdish fighters? Will they send armor that we destroy quickly?

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If the irgc mass men and armor, they will be destroyed quickly. The hanger ons will conduct gorilla warfare. Arming the Iranian people is the way that must be defeated imo.

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If we do arm anyone over there, I sure hope it's with native Iranian weapons, not high tech US/NATO weapons.

Agenda Free news reports US military says Iran about to launch ballistic missiles at Israel

What's the significance of them moving to the Red Sea?

Raiderjay said:

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Agenda Free news reports US military says Iran about to launch ballistic missiles at Israel

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Multiple News sources now stating ballistic missile attack from Iran on Israel imminent

Burrus86 said:

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Who?mikejones! said:

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BREAKING: The Army abruptly canceled a major training exercise, officials said, fueling speculation within the Defense Department that soldiers specializing in ground combat and a range of other missions may be sent to the Middle East. -WaPo

— Breaking911 (@Breaking911) March 6, 2026

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Quick! Let's jump to conclusions!

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It's becoming quite clear that if we want regime change in Iran, we are going to have to do it ourselves.

If we bomb them, stop bombing, and the people let it go back to the way it was (it's looking this will be the case), then we will have spent 2 years bombing the hell out of Iran for nothing. Iran will ramp up missile production to levels we have not yet seen, and build nukes with zero apprehension.

We are committed now. The IGRC has called our bluff and the people haven't risen up. We have to go in

Cowbird said:

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What's the significance of them moving to the Red Sea?

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Easier shorter trips to defend the Gulf states that are bearing the brunt of the Iranian attacks lately.