[Cont.]

Key Developments in Financial Targeting
Israeli Action: Israeli officials have designated the Central Bank of Iran and affiliated entities as terrorist entities, signaling potential kinetic military strikes, notes Geopolitical Monitor. Reports suggest an apparent cyberattack hit Bank Melli, causing widespread service disruption, notes Geopolitical Monitor.
Iranian Retaliation Threats: Following what Iran called a strike on one of its banks by the US and Israel, Tehran announced it would target American and Israeli economic centers and banks in the region, according to [link]. Iranian officials warned individuals to stay at least one kilometer away from such institutions.

It means if the West blows up an apartment building in Iran, Iran has to counterstrike harder in response..
That Iran are the ones attacking now, not merely defending the Wests attacks.
Hospitals, Energy Refineries and Ports, Water Treatment, even so far as if Iran is hit with a nuke, they will hit Dimona with a dozen 2 tonne hypersonic missiles.

Right now they are beating on each other.
As of yesterday they're up to wave 65.
(Though I'm not sure they exactly follow sequential order)
http://www.presstv.ir/Detail/2026/03/19/765587/true-promise-4-iran-resistance-axis-ops-against-us-israeli-sites-mar-19

This whole Idea of unblocking the strait is pretty stupid.
Because Iran's dead hand is 'blow everything in the gulf up'.
There won't be any ports or refineries or wells not on fire.
Bring the West to it's knees, let the whole economic system implode, teach America a lesson, 'You existed here because we allow it, we control the strait and we can smack you and Israel down anytime we choose, and you have stretched our patience.
America has no choice, it can't be seen to back down now.

The only way to truly beat America is economically
And so, - long war, exactly what the West or Trump (and his midterms) DOESN'T WANT.

Iran aren't just 'blowing things up'
They are following a very carefully crafted master plan.

Hi AC,

"I think it's kind of curious how you and I completely disagree on just about everything but we can still be friendly towards each other."

So true, but my view of this is that despite having opposite views on just about everything, we both like people and want to see a better world. Divided by politics and united by humanity if you like.

In the case of the Iran war, I view Iran's attacks on fossil fuel production and exports as international terrorism with the objective of forcing Israel and the US to back down. A regime so willing to hold the world to ransom will always be a danger.

Trump remarked on Pearl Harbour in Japan, but note that after being defeated by the US, Japan has become a prosperous democracy. I believe that ordinary Iranians have the most to lose if the regime stays in place.

So true, but my view of this is that despite having opposite views on just about everything, we both like people and want to see a better world. Divided by politics and united by humanity if you like.

- Yeah, I think something like that.
Like we're both trying to get to a better place maybe
but essentially just disagree on how to get there...

Hi Fester,
"In the case of the Iran war, I view Iran's attacks on fossil fuel production and exports as international terrorism with the objective of forcing Israel and the US to back down. A regime so willing to hold the world to ransom will always be a danger."

'Like calling it a regime will make me support attacking it'...
- So that I'm ok with it and that someone gained my silent approval to bomb them'?

But they're not the real keywords in your comment.
The keywords were 'International terrorism', your words.

Going back before February 28,
Before the U.S. and Israel killed the Ayatollah and 170 schoolgirls / parents....

Q: Was Iran attacking fossil fuel production and exports prior to Feb 28?
A: Nope

But then...

Q: Were we, 'the West' attacking Iran's fossil fuel production and exports?
A: Yes we were, via sanctions.

- And you've just stated that you consider that act 'international terrorism'.
What do we do with that?
Reflect on it?

Isn't it funny how when others DO TO US EXACTLY what we're doing to them, and the somehow we see it in a completely different way?

We've been doing this to them for like forever right, with sanctions [shrugs]
Now they're sanctioning us?

And what is it 3 weeks after WE
(Or specifically the U.S. and Israel, we played cheerleader)
ATTTACKED THEM (another inconvenient fact)

... and we're now saying THEY'RE international terrorists because they've only done to us what we been doing to them for years?

Terrorism?
It might also be karma, right?

And all this over Irans 'nuclear' ambitions...
- Trump himself backed out of the JCPOA

And...
There's a plan to take out Iran going back since 9/!! and prior under the Clean Break Policy Document, 'The (real) War on Terror' and later in Brookings Institute 'Which Path to Persia?'

Furthermore, Trumps 'Heritage Foundation Project 2025' plans to dominate global oil.

Iran war is Greater Israel and Nordstream Part 2 all rolled into one..

See where sanctions and overthows lead us?
(and not by accident, by design)

Look at the JCPOA as well.

That agreement gave Iran sanctions relief in return for non-enrichment
Does sanctions relief also mean 'blackmail relief' or 'terrorism relief'? (your word)

The U.S under Trump backed out of that deal and re-imposed sanctions.

Therefore the deal was then NULL and VOID.
With sanctions re-imposed there was no reason for them o stay to agreed limits

But Europe (The other signatories) tried to hold Iran's feet to the fire and make them stick to the terms of the deal which we're now forfeited due to the re-imposing of U.S. sanctions.

And do you all want to know the ugly truth?

Khomeini, they bloke you all just supported assassinating for Israel
He was the one guy that had for years vehemently stood against getting a nuclear weapon.
And now he's gone and his son, much more hardline has now come to power and you all just supported murdering his entire family.

What's worse is that you all think Iranian Shi'ites are the ones responsible for terrorist attacks, but they're not, they helped the west fight ISIS.
Shi'ites are not the ones who dictate how all the other Muslims should act.
Those Muslims are Sunni.

And the even uglier truth?

Iran wasn't enriching it's nuclear material for a weapons program.
It was a trap, the West engineered all of it, and Iran foolishly enriched simply because the West backed out of the deal and reimposed sanctions and so Iran needed a barganing chip to negotiate away the sanctions with.

The whole entire thing has been smokes and mirrors since before 9/11 to confuse everyone's sense of reason.