Is the regime in Iran soon to be toast?
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Persian Gulf Standoff: US Destroyers Withdraw/Iran Seizes Chinese Tanker/US Strikes Iranian Tankers
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May 8, 2026 What's Going on With Shipping - Maritime Industry Today
In this episode of What's Going on With Shipping?, Sal Mercogliano analyzes the intensifying naval standoff in the Persian Gulf and the Strait of Hormuz. The video breaks down three major developments: the withdrawal of U.S. Navy destroyers USS Truxtun and USS Mason from the Gulf due to potential supply limitations, the Iranian seizure of the Chinese-managed tanker Ocean Koi and attacks on other commercial vessels like the JV Innovation, and the United States' retaliatory strikes using F-18 Super Hornets to disable Iranian tankers violating the ongoing blockade. Sal provides a detailed look at satellite imagery and strike footage to explain the tactical shifts in the region and what they mean for the global shipping industry.
What's Going on With Shipping?
694K subscribers
May 8, 2026 What's Going on With Shipping - Maritime Industry Today
In this episode of What's Going on With Shipping?, Sal Mercogliano analyzes the intensifying naval standoff in the Persian Gulf and the Strait of Hormuz. The video breaks down three major developments: the withdrawal of U.S. Navy destroyers USS Truxtun and USS Mason from the Gulf due to potential supply limitations, the Iranian seizure of the Chinese-managed tanker Ocean Koi and attacks on other commercial vessels like the JV Innovation, and the United States' retaliatory strikes using F-18 Super Hornets to disable Iranian tankers violating the ongoing blockade. Sal provides a detailed look at satellite imagery and strike footage to explain the tactical shifts in the region and what they mean for the global shipping industry.
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SECRET WAR: UAE’s Covert Airstrikes Inside Iran
The United Arab Emirates is no longer a bystander in the Middle East conflict. According to the report, UAE forces carried out secret military strikes against Iran, including a devastating hit on the Lavan Island oil refinery that sparked massive fires and crippled production for months.
While the UAE has not officially acknowledged the strikes, the report highlights a massive shift in regional dynamics, with Abu Dhabi now acting as an active combatant alongside the U.S. and Israel.
In this video, I break down:
* The details of the secret mission on Lavan Island.
* How Iran retaliated with 2,800+ missiles and drones.
* Why the U.S. "quietly welcomed" the Emirati escalation.
* The impact on global oil markets and regional stability.
The United Arab Emirates is no longer a bystander in the Middle East conflict. According to the report, UAE forces carried out secret military strikes against Iran, including a devastating hit on the Lavan Island oil refinery that sparked massive fires and crippled production for months.
While the UAE has not officially acknowledged the strikes, the report highlights a massive shift in regional dynamics, with Abu Dhabi now acting as an active combatant alongside the U.S. and Israel.
In this video, I break down:
* The details of the secret mission on Lavan Island.
* How Iran retaliated with 2,800+ missiles and drones.
* Why the U.S. "quietly welcomed" the Emirati escalation.
* The impact on global oil markets and regional stability.
That clusterfuck over in Iran this thread is about, you remember, the one that was so righteous and needed because "NuClyUar wEapoNz"?
- And wait until you start hearing the truth about US losses...
- Still lying about the phantom downed pilot
- Straight still closed
- No strategic goals achieved- not one
- Costs now over $70 BILLION
- And wait until you start hearing the truth about US losses...
Surprise! You're being lied to like everything else in this administration
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The classified intelligence on Iran's military just leaked, and it directly contradicts everything Trump and Hegseth have been telling the country...
Reports citing classified U.S. intelligence assessments from early this month show Iran has restored operational access to 30 of the 33 missile sites it maintains along the Strait of Hormuz.
Only three remain inaccessible.
The remaining sites contain mobile launchers that can be moved and missiles that can be fired directly from the facilities.
Nationwide, Iran retains roughly 70% of its mobile launchers and 70% of its prewar missile stockpile.
About 90% of underground missile storage and launch facilities are now assessed as partially or fully operational.
Satellite imagery and multiple intelligence collection streams confirm the assessments.
Compare that with what Americans have been told.
Trump on CBS News, March 9: Iran's "missiles are down to a scatter" and the country has "nothing left in a military sense."
Hegseth at his Pentagon news conference April 8: Operation Epic Fury "decimated Iran's military and rendered it combat-ineffective for years to come."
The intelligence describing Iran's current capabilities is dated less than a month after that briefing.
For Trump heading to Beijing tonight, this is brutal context.
He arrives at the summit with the war on "massive life support," American gas prices climbing, $29 billion already spent, munitions stockpiles depleted, and now reports that the central military objective of Operation Epic Fury was largely not achieved.
Xi will be reading the same intelligence assessments.
The leverage Beijing brings to the table just expanded again.
Source: NYT
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The classified intelligence on Iran's military just leaked, and it directly contradicts everything Trump and Hegseth have been telling the country...
Reports citing classified U.S. intelligence assessments from early this month show Iran has restored operational access to 30 of the 33 missile sites it maintains along the Strait of Hormuz.
Only three remain inaccessible.
The remaining sites contain mobile launchers that can be moved and missiles that can be fired directly from the facilities.
Nationwide, Iran retains roughly 70% of its mobile launchers and 70% of its prewar missile stockpile.
About 90% of underground missile storage and launch facilities are now assessed as partially or fully operational.
Satellite imagery and multiple intelligence collection streams confirm the assessments.
Compare that with what Americans have been told.
Trump on CBS News, March 9: Iran's "missiles are down to a scatter" and the country has "nothing left in a military sense."
Hegseth at his Pentagon news conference April 8: Operation Epic Fury "decimated Iran's military and rendered it combat-ineffective for years to come."
The intelligence describing Iran's current capabilities is dated less than a month after that briefing.
For Trump heading to Beijing tonight, this is brutal context.
He arrives at the summit with the war on "massive life support," American gas prices climbing, $29 billion already spent, munitions stockpiles depleted, and now reports that the central military objective of Operation Epic Fury was largely not achieved.
Xi will be reading the same intelligence assessments.
The leverage Beijing brings to the table just expanded again.
Source: NYT
CAUTION! MAGA Please avert your eyes. DO NOT READ THIS.
FAUX News is telling the truth, I know that's gonna be a big problem to some of you
FAUX News is telling the truth, I know that's gonna be a big problem to some of you
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"The classified intelligence on Iran's military just leaked, and it directly contradicts everything Trump and Hegseth have been telling the country... "
hmm .. I've seen this play numerous times now out of the corrupt in Washington
Honestly, I can not trust this leak .. nor do I trust the White House ( Republican, Democrats .. all liars and corrupt imho )
The clear fact is that this war is NOT over, and there is still a lot more of it to play out.
Will it continue to simmer ? or re-ignite ?
We'll see, anyway I look at this from an American pov - the USA must win it
It’s over.
That’s part of the reason he’s in China today
Why is it that, if Trump attacked Iran to attack China, he is now going to Beijing to beg Xi to do a massive trade deal to save the American economy (that Trump broke with this war), plead with Xi to help in forcing Iran to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, and is still allowing China to acquire Iranian oil and natural gas?
There is no 5D Chess. We've all been had.
That’s part of the reason he’s in China today
Why is it that, if Trump attacked Iran to attack China, he is now going to Beijing to beg Xi to do a massive trade deal to save the American economy (that Trump broke with this war), plead with Xi to help in forcing Iran to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, and is still allowing China to acquire Iranian oil and natural gas?
There is no 5D Chess. We've all been had.
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60 day limit on US President's military actions without Congressional approval ( War Powers Act ) ..
hmm .. ok, it's over .. need a new name for the next one .. for the next 60 days
hmm .. ok, it's over .. need a new name for the next one .. for the next 60 days
