Fox News with the tuff questions
lol
FOX NEWS: You said in the beginning of the war that 'Iran presents an imminent threat and must not have a nuclear weapon,' and then more recently you said 'the Iran war needs to end to bring costs down.' So which is it?
MIKE ROGERS: Well, all of those are true
https://www.congress.gov/crs_externa.../IN12692.5.pdfUS aircraft losses:
81 aircraft destroyed, lost or damaged, incl. 45 MQ-9 Reaper drones; Crewed jets: 12 F-15E Strike Eagles, 7 KC-135 tankers, 2 A-10s, 1 F-35A, 1 E-3 Sentry
wag the dog
www.semafor.com/article/10/0...The cost of hiring one very large crude carrier to move US oil to Asia topped $77 million, new data showed Wednesday, surging more than 700% from its 2025 average.
"attacks on tankers in Hormuz hit highest of any week since start of Iran war"
https://www.reuters.com/world/middle...ay-2026-10-07/In the week of September 28-October 5, there had been at least 12 attacks on oil, liquefied natural gas and liquefied petroleum gas tankers around the Strait of Hormuz, according to data from three maritime security sources who analysed incidents based on information received from the area.
https://maritime-executive.com/artic...es-from-hormuzU.S. military airborne security patrols have been active in the southern reaches of the Strait of Hormuz, defending a narrow maritime corridor with some success, but American forces have only a limited presence to the west of the waterway – rendering tankers transiting off Iraq, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain and Qatar comparatively vulnerable. The U.S. Navy no longer maintains an operationally significant presence in Manama, Bahrain, former home of U.S. Fifth Fleet, and there are no U.S. surface combatants operating west of Hormuz.
passenger plane hit by a missile at Riyadh airport
no one reportedly aboard
https://www.express.co.uk/news/world...r-houthis-blow
The Pentagon, on Trump’s orders, has developed plans to strike Iran’s drone and missile arsenal, energy facilities, and other military sites. The options center on a short, intense campaign of about three days -- NYT
A senior Pakistani military official confirmed to The New York Times that Pakistani fighter jets are participating in airstrikes against Houthi forces in Yemen.
sweaty, deal-incapable loser makes deal with evil despot in doomed attempt to bring down US gas prices
If we actually receive 1,800,000 tons of diesel from Russia, that's equivalent to:
* 3.3 days of US consumption, or
* 10 days of US *exports*.
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no news of 20 for 1 US retaliation
transits at the lowest rate in 2 months
https://www.ft.com/content/83b817d5-...syn-25a6b1a6=1Another vessel, Dhalkut, reported shooting nearby on Thursday while it was off the coast of Fujairah, the maritime security company Vanguard said. Fujairah has become a popular mooring for more risk-averse tankers waiting to pick up cargoes that have been shuttled out of the Gulf.
John Walker, head of advisory at EOS Risk Group, a security specialist, said that Iran was probably pushing attacks further into the Gulf to “remind Gulf states that the economic and security cost of supporting the US is not confined to Hormuz” as well as to diluting US air cover. “While US jets are busy in Hormuz, it’s easier to conduct successful attacks elsewhere,” he said.
Commodities platform Kpler said on Friday that flows had recovered to prewar levels in September but that “intensified attacks on tankers” had driven exports “sharply lower” this week. The seven-day average up to October 7 was 9.9mn barrels per day, 42 per cent lower than the prewar baseline and down from around 15.5mn barrels per day in September, Kpler said.
degraded military capabilities status report, via Bloomberg
https://archive.ph/7lZKQ#selection-1919.93-1919.180Iran has managed to preserve its missile and drone factories despite months of US and Israeli bombing, officials familiar with the matter said, allowing it to replenish its arsenals while President Donald Trump holds off on strikes ahead of the midterm elections.
Tehran still has the capacity to manufacture weapons to rebuild its arsenal, according to the Western officials, who asked not to be identified discussing private assessments. One official said Iran remains well-stocked with ballistic missiles and some anti-ship weapons, and can quickly add more.
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“There is probably less high-end stuff available, but they’ve been stockpiling cruise missiles for themselves and the Houthis for years, and hiding them,” said William Alberque, a Europe-based senior fellow at the Pacific Forum. “I’d guess with a fair bit of confidence that we haven’t seen the tip of the iceberg in terms of anti-ship attacks.”
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“The actual anti-ship missile stockpiles likely remain large, both because they are comparatively easy to make, and Iran has in-housed much of the production of older Chinese ASCMs, and Iran’s southern mountains provide natural shelters against air attack,” said Sidharth Kaushal, a senior research fellow at the Royal United Services Ins ute.
sure, we can still get crude oil out of the gulf, but Abqaiq stabilizes about 5% of global crude for transport
Israel declines to carry water for Trump and Republicans
U.S. officials reportedly pressed Israel over the past two weeks to launch a unilateral strike on Iran, hoping Israel would shoulder the political risks ahead of November's U.S. midterms.
IDF chief Eyal Zamir warned renewed fighting could delay Israel's Oct. 27 election, and Washington has reportedly since dropped the request. The push was tied to concerns about Iran's rapidly recovering missile and drone production.-Maariv
Riyadh hit again
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cw33x4y8k82noAn international airport in the Saudi capital has been attacked again, reports say, just days after Yemen's Houthi rebels claimed two successful attacks on the hub.
King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh was evacuated after a loud blast was heard on Saturday, two international news agencies have reported.
More than a dozen ambulances were seen rushing to the airport, according to Reuters, citing an eyewitness. Saudi authorities have not commented, while the airport told passengers to check with their airline before travelling there.
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