Iran War

[mongers]

US missile stockpiles seriously depleted due to Iran war
The Washington DC-based The Hill news platform reports that the US military has exhausted nearly half of its Patriot air defence interceptor stockpile and heavily expended six other key missile categories during its war on Iran.

According to a new analysis from the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS), the scale of "Operation Epic Fury" air and missile campaign has created significant gaps in American munitions reserves, The Hill report said.

The CSIS report, released on Tuesday, details the following depletion levels:

Patriot Missiles: Almost 50 percent of the total stockpile depleted.
THAAD Interceptors: More than half of the inventory expended.
Precision Strike Missiles (PrSMs): Over 45 percent of the stockpile used.

A UK intelligence assessment report, seen by the Mirror, summarises the remaining Iran threat by writing:

"US intelligence assessments have suggested that Iran likely still has access to around 70 percent of its pre-conflict ballistic missile stockpiles, and around 60 percent of its missile launchers.

"It also still retains around 40% of its drone arsenal.

 

[crazy canuck]

Lufthansa has cancelled 20,000 flights up to May to conserve it's fuel.

[jimmy olsen]

Another TACO Tuesday: ceasefire extended indefinitely

I read a good analysis of the differences in bargaining approaches  (I think in the NYTimes over the weekend). Trump is used to employing pressure tactics to get a quick deal done.  The Iranians are immune to pressure tactics and view them as a sign of weakness.  It took a very long time for the US to negotiate the first deal that was made by Obama.  It was detailed, nuanced and complex.  All the things Trump and his administration lack to capacity to understand, or achieve.

It's not just that they lack the capacity to understand and achieve those things, they actively view naunce and complexity with suspicion. They are against those things on any issue.

[crazy canuck]

Whoever taught Trump to play cards has a lot to answer for.

[Sheilbh]

Roy Cohn and New York real estate.

[Zanza]

"The Iranians are clearly stronger than expected and the Americans clearly have no truly convincing strategy in the negotiations either," Merz said during a school visit in Marsberg, a town in his home region of Sauerland.

"The problem with conflicts like this is always: you don't just have to get in, you have to get out again. We saw that very painfully in Afghanistan, for 20 years. We saw it in Iraq."

The US "quite obviously went into this war without any strategy," Merz said, making it all the harder to bring the conflict to an end.

"Especially since the Iranians are obviously negotiating very skilfully — or simply very skilfully not negotiating," he added. "A whole nation is being humiliated by the Iranian leadership."

"It is at the moment a pretty tangled situation," the chancellor said. "And it is costing us a great deal of money. This conflict, this war against Iran, has a direct impact on our economic output."

An unusually blunt statement by Friedrich Merz.

[HVC]

They don't hand out the FIFA peace prize to just anyone. I have faith in the Trumpen Fuhrer

[Crazy_Ivan80]

and trump better not whine too much about it since the US seems to be heavily using german airspace right now...

[Valmy]

Fortunately for our leadership, most Americans are too insulated to even know we are being humiliated.

I would say we are sorry for ruining millions of peoples lives around the globe with our war but I am pretty sure barely any of us are even aware we did that, nor would care if they did.

It kind of says it all that despite serious hurt going on in the world economy and very real economic damage that is occuring our big economic leaders and investors in the markets seem more concerned with the President's social media posts than any actual economic news. So much for the myth these capitalists rigorously research their investments. They just sit on social media all day in a fantasy world.

[HVC]

Fortunately for our leadership, most Americans are too insulated to even know we are being humiliated.

I would say we are sorry for ruining millions of peoples lives around the globe with our war but I am pretty sure barely any of us are even aware we did that, nor would care if they did.

It kind of says it all that despite serious hurt going on in the world economy and very real economic damage that is occuring our big economic leaders and investors in the markets seem more concerned with the President's social media posts than any actual economic news. So much for the myth these capitalists rigorously research their investments. They just sit on social media all day in a fantasy world.

Does large scale trading even rely on people anymore? I thought it's all algorithms and shit now?

[Sheilbh]

and trump better not whine too much about it since the US seems to be heavily using german airspace right now...

Also interesting because I think at the start of this Merz was by some distance the most "pro-war" European leader. His statements were very supportive initially.

[Tonitrus]

Iran is already old news in the American press...we've moved on to the non sequitur that a ballroom is vital to national security.

[Norgy]

So Trump would've run from the Hilton to his ballroom bunker?

I mean, seriously, don't let this man have a bunker. 

[Solmyr]

I mean, he can have a bunker if he promises to do what the other bunker guy did.

[The Brain]

I mean, he can have a bunker if he promises to do what the other bunker guy did.

Bro ain't giving up well-done steaks.