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<I'M GONNA STEP ON THE GAS edition

>Previous bake

>>2795908

Latest News
>Nothing ever happens
<US gasoline prices spiked last week
>Strait's been closed for more than two months
<Trump planning a "short and powerful" strike on Iran
>USS Poopenfarten out of the middle east

>Important Links:

https://www.flightradar24.com/
https://www.marinetraffic.com/en/ais/home/centerx:52.7/centery:26.8/zoom:7
https://www.defconlevel.com/
https://oilprice.com/
https://www.pizzint.watch/
https://eam.watch/
https://www.gmcmap.com/index.asp
https://firms.modaps.eosdis.nasa.gov/map/#d:24hrs;@54.2,31.0,7.1z
https://globe.adsbexchange.com/

>Useful Channels:

https://www.youtube.com/@TheDuran
https://www.youtube.com/@AlexMercouris
https://www.youtube.com/@AlexChristoforou
https://www.youtube.com/@dialogueworks01
https://www.youtube.com/@DanielDavisDeepDive
https://www.youtube.com/@DannyHaiphongYT
https://www.youtube.com/@justinpodur
https://www.youtube.com/@IndiaGlobalLeft
https://www.youtube.com/@RichardMedhurst
https://www.youtube.com/@GDFofficial
https://www.youtube.com/@neutralitystudies
https://www.youtube.com/@prop_co
https://www.youtube.com/@CyrusJanssen
https://www.youtube.com/@breakingpoints
https://www.youtube.com/@militarysummary
https://www.youtube.com/@TheNewAtlas
https://www.youtube.com/@willyOAM
https://www.youtube.com/@GDiesen1
https://www.youtube.com/@theeastisapodcast
https://www.youtube.com/@GeopoliticalEconomyReport
https://www.youtube.com/@TheElectronicIntifada

>Useful Xitters

https://xcancel.com/IranObserver0
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https://xcancel.com/MarkAmesExiled
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https://xcancel.com/dreizinreport/

>Useful TG:

https://t(dot)me/s/wfwitness
https://t(dot)me/s/Middle_East_Spectator
https://t(dot)me/s/enemywatch

>Useful Blogs/Podcasts/News:

https://www.nakedcapitalism.com/
https://simplicius76.substack.com/
https://smoothiex12.blogspot.com/
https://sonar21.com/
https://www.moonofalabama.org/
https://thegrayzone.com/
https://www.middleeasteye.net/live/live-us-and-israel-attack-iran
https://www.podbean.com/podcast-detail/t687i-9b79d/War-Nerd-Radio-%E2%80%94-Subscriber-Feed-Podcast
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>>2801722
fuck the UAE

>>2801726
it seems the UAE is trying to bypass the blokade.

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this was UAE's 'masterplan'.
honestly, if this is the level of innovation the UAE regime can reach, it's better for them to start over another civilization.

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zionist arabs malding.

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What are they gonna do? (Shit!)

>>2801741
Rip in piss to all the parasites that invested in UAE property lol

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no ships under fujairah exit.
the genius masterplan failed.

>>2801741
UAE really is just the Muslim Israel

>>2801747
They wish

>>2801747
Basically, but somehow even more fascist and yet beloved by westerners

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>Israeli Media: The IDF is preparing for a rapid transition to a state of war. Thousands of American soldiers and security officials are on standby in Israel.

https://news.walla.co.il/item/3835457

7 attacks so far.

>>2801753
Has it begun? Are we gonna put boots on the ground?

>REPORTER: "America is a superpower. Why don't you back down?"

>IRAN MFA SPOX: "We are also a superpower. Next."

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>>2801741
Did anything new happen?

>I had to report for SSS.

>Told I am showing signs of "mental health issues"
>Made to psych evaluation
>I failed the psych evaluation.
>Had to retry
>Failed again
>Turns out the computers are running on COBOL and are glitching out
>Marked me as a retard and gave exemption
>Still waiting for notice in mail
:|

>>2801758
At last, from the horses mouth:

It's an inter imperialist conflict

>>2801741
qeq the cuckAE won't even retaliate with fireworks to save face

Another condemnation coming in hot


>>2801741
>Amhad Taja
that's a name I haven't heard in a long time.

Violence corrective sex with Meera Zayed

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Al Arabiya guests who are expected to be pro-gulf just turned on a kuwaiti guest for comparing Iran to Saddam, then flipped the show to Saddam dick sucking sesh

A spectre is hunting Al Arabiya

>>2801758
I would've asked for proof of America's Superpower status, which is why I will never be a Minister of Foreign Affairs.

>>2801722
this is what they get for leaving OPEC lol

I am okay with throwing the whole blame on Israel to save their asses tbqh

>>2801759

>Did anything new happen?

yeah, so the US announced the Project Freedom, which apparently was trying to get oil out of UAE using a land corridor, with the help of pipelines, and the port of fujairah.

>>2801812
When's Trump going to do that to save his ass?

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>>2801738
i warned you about iranian standoff weaponry bro, i told you dog

>A knowledgeable Iranian military official told IRIB:

>"The Islamic Republic had no premeditated plan to attack the mentioned oil facilities. What happened was the result of the U.S. military's adventurism to create a passage for illegal ship transit through the forbidden routes of the Strait of Hormuz. The U.S. military must be held accountable for it."


>The statement continues: "U.S. statesmen must end the ugly behavior of using force in diplomacy and cease military adventurism in this sensitive oil region that affects the economies of all countries worldwide."

>>2801835
>illegal ship transit through the forbidden routes of the Strait of Hormuz

the idea of dubai

labubu status?

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>>2801689
May the 4th be with Benjamin Netanyahu, here's a fan pic of him.

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>>2801739
Fuck lil saeedy gonna do?

It's insane that UAE and America believes there's any rope left in this endeavor. Completely delusional man. I thought that maybe there would be some kind of global diplomatic coalition that would be able to settle this but it seems that USA Israel and UAE are so psychotic and detached that there's nothing to be done but let all this stupid war reach a full decisive and devastating conclusion. It's like watching someone with a severe personality disorder keep making the same mistakes forever until they eat shit

>>2801867
America has kind of put itself in a position where they cannot ever admit defeat, especially not in such a short timespan where the guy who started the war is still in office. It's not so much that it would be electoral suicide(elections don't matter lol) but that it would be suicidal to US foreign policy/soft power to admit they are no longer a superpower and can no longer engage in regime change operations on a whim. Like if the US admits defeat to the Iranians it would probably embolden other antiimperialist groups like the Houthis to take a more aggressive stance in the region and possibly overthrow the Saudi regime. Everyone knows UAE is basically a joke military, if the US is no longer able to protect them what will happen to their slave society?

>>2801903
doesn't seem to me like the gulf has any other choice but to switch their patronage to turkey, or if america leaves the region entirely, israel

dubai idea status?

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>>2801867
>>2801903
Sir this is a Marxist board (lol) and we recognize that destruction is an end of war not merely the means

Every fired rocket and every destroyed school is a victory for international capital. Wars aren't started by irrational actors, they're natural consequence of our social order and its mounting contradictions.

>>2801904
So Qatar? Those Turkish troops and armaments didn't do shit lol

>>2801903

There is no "admit defeat", there is only real victory and defeat, whether or not they achieved their war goals (conquering the country and forcing regime change). And there is no way they are ever doing that now, so it doesn't matter whether they put out a formal statemente of defeat or not, everyone knows it

>>2801903
>>2801903
> Houthis to take a more aggressive stance in the region and possibly overthrow the Saudi regime.
It is extremely difficult to overthrow a regime. It took 15 years to topple Assad, and that was with international support, which the Houthis will never have.

>>2801911
>There is no "admit defeat", there is only real victory and defeat
You're approaching this from a materialist standpoint, but the political(domestic and international) optics of losing a war is worse than the optics of being in an endless state of war.
Trump can manage an endless war and just manipulate the markets in his favor with endless lies every week. What he can't manage is his strongman persona being damaged by admitting defeat.

The US already lost this war, this is basically irrefutable, but the US will never pull out of the region, and so long as Israel, US, or Iran exist, the war will never be over.

>>2801915
>You're approaching this from a materialist
Words mean nothing

>>2801908
China is americas greatest threat, so them blowing their missile interceptor stockpile (which will take decades to rebuild) on Iran was no doubt a stupid ass move on the part of the empire

>>2801915
The domestic and international optics of crashing the world economy with the biggest oil crisis since the 70s are far worse than a negotiated loss, even if the optics were what matters here the most. There's been numerous occasions on which the US government was forced to back down from economic moves it was trying to make, tarrifs being the most obvious example

>>2801908
>Hormuz still under Iranian control
>US eating shit, but not wanting to admit it
I don't smell a victory for international capital here.

Actually, what the fuck do we mean when we name "international capital"? We're not using some idealist bullshit, are we? As if "international capital" is everywhere and nowhere at once?

It's real money, held by real people, with names, and addresses. most of which are in the US. Others in London. Some are hiding in Switzerland. So "international capital" means mostly "western capital". Japan tried to join it, but got slapped down by the Plaza Accords.

>>2801921
Yeah but that tends to bear out in real time through international pressure, not a unilateral retreat from the US just because they can no longer achieve their goals and give up. It basically falls on the Europeans, India, Japan, Brazil, Pakistan, etc to pressure the Americans into backing down and so far all of them except China and kinda-sorta Pakistan are on the side of the international zionist death cult.

If the US ever backs down it'll be because the Europeans decide to move towards Russia and away from NATO due to the war economically starving them. The fact the Europeans still refuse to do this and are just eating shit for Zionism is why the war is still ongoing lol, and also indicates that things aren't "bad enough" yet. The US doesn't move without the agreement and consent of its international partners, even if they will publicly lie about the US attacking Iran without their consent blahblah. This isn't to absolve the Americans of blame though. Vietnam only ended up the way it did because the domestic pressure was too great and was threatening to upend the entire US government if they didn't pull out. No such thing exists in the US as of yet. There are some pink pussy yoga classes being done in designated protest zones in major cities(far away from any synagogues or israeli consulates) but there's no actual domestic pressure since burgers seem to think Democrats will save them from ZIonism(lol).

I think if the war goes on into the summer we might get more violent uncontrolled displays of dissent, and Trump will try to double down as a result because it's in his nature. If he does and things continue to get worse with domestic unrest, that's when you can expect the Americans to start looking for an exit ramp while framing it as "Mission Accomplished". If America's international partners also start backing away from the war it'll be all the more likely America will pull out.


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