Expectedly, Axios reporter Barak Ravid reported the US attack on the Strait of Hormuz, 4 minutes before CENTCOM. Barak Ravid served as a member of IOF unit 8200, Israel's equivalent of the US NSA. Barak Ravid acts as a stenographer for the White House and Israel.
I think Trump chose to wait until after the July 4 weekend. Iran is also holding a week-long funeral for Ayatollah Khamenei from July 3-9, with 30 million expected attendees. I think the US wanted to attack during the funeral.
Trump loves losing. That's why he's restarting the war with Iran. He wants to lose the US-Iran war for a 3rd time.
The U.S. government's conduct as World Cup host follows its familiar foreign policy: bending rules, bullying rivals, creating obstacles, and cheating. This is their MAGA playbook. Iran rejects such games. We stand firmly for our rights.
https://nitter.net/drpezeshkian/status/2074770342170472908#m
This is the full text of the Khatam al-Anbiya Central Headquarters press statement that this article is based on. The first tweet is IRNA. The second tweet was shared by TASNIM.
I think the geography of the US is partly what gives it so much arrogance. The US is protected by large oceans on both sides, bordered by allies Canada and Mexico.
A war with Venezuela could have a been a unique scenario where there would have been a possibility of an attack on the US.
Blocking the Strait of Hormuz has caused significant damage to the US economy. I was reading yesterday about the oil reserves becoming depleted.
I don't think Iran would hit the continental US. They could hit Israel again and they could keep blocking the Strait of Hormuz. They could also block the Bab el-Mandeb Strait.
I wish hexbear had the functionality to split different topics into different threads. The year is only 2026. The technology simply isn't there yet. We must post all news in the same thread.
It is true that the US usually attacks Iran on Fridays. However, last Friday was July 3 and July 4th was the US's 250th birthday.
Iran is holding the funeral of Ayatollah Khamenei, the former leader of Iran that was assassinated by the US. The funeral is from July 2 to 9. The funeral is expected to have around 30 million attendees across Iran. Iran has said that if the US attacks the funeral, then there will be harsh retaliation.
In interpret that the US wanted to attack during the funeral but did not want to attack during July 4 weekend.
https://nitter.net/mb_ghalibaf/status/2074681304625369519#m
MB Ghalibaf was also an Iranian negatiator of the Memorandum of Understanding. (MOU)
Axios reporter and former-member of IOF unit 8200, Barak Ravid says that a US official says that Iran "launched drones at Bahrain".
https://nitter.net/BarakRavid/status/2074672457844215937#m
https://www.axios.com/2026/07/07/us-strikes-iran-hormuz-ship-attacks
https://archive.ph/s3QHc (axios)
The body of Ayatollah Khamenei is currently in Iraq as part of the funeral ceremonies.
https://nitter.net/DropSiteNews/status/2074629214104424785#m
just to be clear, Israel did violate the ceasefire many times. Israel is currently occupying 20% of Lebanon when they shouldn't be in Lebanon.
I found that mashing the banana with a fork gives the sandwich a better texture although losing the glizzy structure.