US/Israel Launches Op Epic Fury Against Iran (4 Viewers)

[Warrior]

So currently more than 3500x ships are currently 'anchored' waiting for the Straits of Hormoz to reopen.

Tentative estimates give at least 4 to 6 weeks to clear the back-log, unless of course you decide to pay for your oil in 'Yuan' as specified by Iran, opposed to the US petrol-dollar.

China, India and now Japan flagged oil tankers are reportedly taking full advantage of the 'Yuan' offer........

how can Iran close/block the strait if their navy is at the bottom of the ocean; what are they blocking it with, rowboats?

 

[mikemiller1955]

how can Iran close/block the strait if their navy is at the bottom of the ocean; what are they blocking it with, rowboats?

 

[Horus]

IRGC Navy Commander who held Strait of Hormuz in a ‘chokehold’ has reportedly been killed......​

What Navy? I thought we sank all their ships; how can you put a chokehold on the Strait of Hormuz with no Navy?

Apparently you don't need much of a Navy to have more Admirals than Ships, look at the Royal Navy after being hollowed out for decades

I'm certainly not any sort of military expert, but trying to keep up to date on what's going on out there, this is what I'm seeing, hearing, reading, perhaps someone has a clearer view ?
I think it's going to be a stand off or more softening up for another few weeks or month as the USS Ford has had to withdraw to Crete for repairs following a fire, which no doubt lifted the morale of the IRGC. unfortunately for them, that unhappy accident has meant that another ship, the USS Boxer which while it carries far fewer planes, does have the advantage of carrying 3 large Hovercraft, capable of delivering armour and heavy supplies that helicopters would not of been able to and glide over seabed mines without detonating them, and also is carrying approx another 2000 Marines, is now in transit to the area, but won't be there for another few weeks.
So along with the 82nd Airborne which apparently is slotted for deployment, capturing the handful of island fortresses as well as the loading facilities on Kharg island around the strait of Hormuz, looks far more feasible with the USS Boxer and it's compliment of heavy Hovercrafts, being able to continue supplying any operations better than just the USS Tripoli on it's own.

I don't see, unless there is a political breakthrough with a long term peaceful outcome and I think realistically only a regime change would do that, and maybe the best chance of that succeeding is by the people of Iran itself rising up as they had done for several weeks, but getting slaughtered in the process, and perhaps with those deaths, the Iranians aren't keen to carry on, so whether there are enough supporters in Iran itself for the Crown Prince or someone else we will have to wait, though I'm sure the msm will carry on with their crap, as everyone becomes fed up as everything becomes more expensive.