Iran

“Overnight, the Iranians did launch a series of counter strikes. We had over 700 launches, about 550 drones and about 160 missiles.”

“In that year, 1981, there was an attempted coup in Bahrain by the Islamic Front for the Liberation of Bahrain. This was a now defunct Shiite group based in Iran and financed and trained by Iran's very own Revolutionary Guard.”

“Iran is going to come out of this conflict very badly. Kamayi and the leadership of the Revolutionary Guard have been wiped out. And that means it's highly likely that Hezbollah will be left even more isolated, at least for a while.”

“the biggest implications of what is happening in Iran is that u you know I think North Korea uh the North Korean leadership is probably very frightened by the impressive capabilities that the United States has demonstrated the ISR capabilities intelligence capabilities and precision strike capabilities and that's essentially decapit decapitation operation.”

“The United States and Israel have launched airstrikes on the country. The United States and Israel began a large scale bombing campaign that is targeting a wide range of military and command assets, as well as nuclear and ballistic missile facilities in Iran.”

“Hezbollah, in particular, was Iran's most important deterrent against this kind of existential threat, and they are a shell of their former self. They are not capable.”

“Joint American and Israeli strikes on Iran are expanding into a broader regional fight. The entire periphery is now on the verge of a multi-theater war unlike anything seen in the conflict so far.”

“HAS ISRAEL FORCED -- TO LAUNCH A STRIKE AGAINST IRAN? -- PRESIDENT TRUMP: I MIGHT HAVE FORCED THEIR HAND. YOU SEE, WE WERE HAVING NEGOTIATIONS WITH THESE LUNATICS AND IT WAS MY OPINION THAT THEY WERE GOING TO ATTACK FIRST, THEY WERE GOING TO ATTACK, IF WE DIDN'T DO IT, THEY WERE GOING TO ATTACK FIRST.”

“90% of Iran's oil revenue uh is is heads towards China. And so I think what they've telegraphed is that they will use their missiles against um US bases in the region.”

“Kurdish forces are massing on the Iranian border, even if the attack hasn't started yet. And observation number three, whenever this offensive does begin, it is going to be big.”

“However, if the United States anticipates that all of that will happen later, it could intervene and launch a preventive war in the present. After all, fighting today when the balance of power is advantageous, even if it will come at a cost to you, may be better than whatever you could hope to extract out of a negotiated settlement with Iran in the future.”

“here the goals are much broader and it's not in America's backyard and there's a lot more potential for instability as a consequence. So, uh there's a lot to say.”

“If Iran makes good on its threats to close or disrupt the strait, oil prices could spike, which would have severe inflationary effects on the global economy. Higher energy costs could slam manufacturing in China, India, South Korea, and Japan.”

“By one Iranian official’s own estimate, Iran’s nuclear program cost the country $2 trillion. Let that sink in for a moment. $2 trillion.”

“But regardless, they're building a lot more ballistic missiles and tons more drones than we're able to build interceptors. And so that's why I think this this makes sense militarily as a preventive war, as a preventive action.”

“For this round it was that we cannot allow Iran to have a nuclear program and supposedly because there was no progress in the ongoing talks between the US and Iran. This was the moment for the Trump administration.”

“And that has regional implications right if Iran had been successful in its development of a nuclear weapon Saudi Arabia had indicated that they would quickly follow suit.”

“After a long buildup of metal in the region, the Iran War has finally begun with strikes overnight from the United States and Israel. Rather, Operation Epic Fury as it is being called is using all of the U.S. assets in the region.”

“Start scooping up Iranian oil tankers on the high seas and sit there and say, 'You want them back, then let's go ahead and get to the peace table.' I think that's the strategy the US should be thinking about.”

“The United States military began major combat operations in Iran. Our objective is to defend the American people by eliminating imminent threats from the Iranian regime.”

“President Trump just initiated a war of choice with Iran. This was a remarkably broad air attack on Iran.”

“He saw Iran as undergoing a remarkable moment of political, economic, and military weakness. And in that regard, international lawyers would tell you it is a preventive war, not a preemptive one.”

“In 2023, Beijing brokered that resumption of diplomatic ties between Iran and Saudi Arabia, and Beijing has been increasing investments in the Gulf state as well, haven't they?”

“its air defense systems, anti-ship missiles, a ballistic missile components, uh, you know, in some kind of what's called dual use items to help Iran's missiles, and missile propulsion, some guidance system, that kind of thing. So I think that is what Beijing has sold them.”

“In 2023, Beijing brokered that resumption of diplomatic ties between Iran and Saudi Arabia... The Iran-Saudi deal or the Iran-Saudi normalization agreement, as you might call it, was brokered by China.”

“I mean, Iranian command and control, which is to say the way that orders are passed down to their missile forces is really badly degraded. And you can understand why, right? If you're killing senior commanders, you may not want to pick up your mobile phone and take it off airplane mode to go issue orders to the missile units.”

“And if you don't get it through Iran, cuz I think it's like 80% of the oil that they get, they get from Iran, puts them in a tough.”

“We've taken control of Iran's airspace and waterways without boots on the ground. We control their fate.”

“Let me address one specifically that Iran posed no imminent threat to our nation. This is the same false claim that Democrats and some in the liberal media have been repeating.”

“And we probably know them best from Ukraine, where they've been thick and fast in Ukraine skies, because Russia basically bought them off Iran.”

“Trump could choose to target Hark Island's oil infrastructure. But that could force more of a response from China, which buys most of Iran's oil exports.”

“that was a strike in the middle of Tyrron where you see that massive flash, which analysts are indicating is a power transformer which caused a massive blackout uh across the entire city.”

“That was a strike in the middle of Tyrron where you see that massive flash, which analysts are indicating is a power transformer which caused a massive blackout across the entire city.”

“Capturing Iran's highly enriched uranium would require a large US ground force, sources say.”

“Russia, of course, is certainly uh assisting Iran with intelligence and maybe in other ways as well.”

“Do you consider this an existential threat to the Islamic Republic? >> It is an existential threat to the Islamic Republic”

“I believe them when they say look we are locked in for a long war this is what we are planning”

“a decision about whether to stop the attacks rest largely with President Donald Trump.”

“Pro Iran accounts have been overwhelming social media with AI sllo connecting Trump with Jeffrey Epste.”

“But I think the president thought that there would be a way to create some secularism as a result of degrading them.”

“The Iranians have selected a new supreme leader who is impotent.”

“Iran uh Iran's constitution gives the Supreme Leader and only the Supreme Leader command over the armed forces.”

“We're still in the middle of this war on Iran by the US and Israel.”

“We are on week two of Trump and Netanyahu's war in Iran that's left nearly 1,500 dead.”

“President Trump took us to war in Iran on Saturday.”

“It takes a lot to protest in a country like Iran. If you're arrested, the consequences are catastrophic for you and your family.”

“The Venezuelans saw very clearly that the Iranians asked for help. Where were the Russians? Where were the Chinese? Where were the the regimes that they banked on in the most existential of questions, which is regime security?”

“Over the past 11 days, our military has virtually destroyed Iran.”

“Continue to destroy Iranian ballistic missiles and drone capability in order to prevent attacks on the US and others throughout the region.”

“the airspace over Iran is per the Pentagon still contested to some degree. They still do not have totally uncontested airspace just yet.”

“the airspace over Iran is per the Pentagon still contested to some degree. They still do not have totally uncontested airspace just yet.”

“It's not even 2 weeks since America and Israel launched their assault on Iran.”

“Trump's war on Iran appears to be incredibly unpopular.”

“During the same weekend in question, Israel began bombing Iranian oil infrastructure.”

“On Iran, you called it an excursion. You said it would be over soon. Are you thinking this week it will be over days? I think so.”

“But since the war in Iran started, a subindex of the S&P 500, America's share index, a subindex of that with the highest quality firms in it, has actually done worse than the main index.”

“President Trump's attack on Iran has caused an oil crisis.”

“Over in Iran, the United States is the one that could snap its fingers and end the conflict this very hour if it wanted to.”

“Allegedly, the Russians are providing targeting data to the Iranians so that they can more efficiently hit American targets.”

“Well, reports now suggest that Israel could be running low on air defense interceptors after waves of Iranian retaliation.”

“So they have miscalculated the um the reaction of Iran which obviously has prepared for that day for more than 40 years.”

“China is Iran's biggest oil buyer.”

“On Monday, Iran's foreign minister issued a statement saying that Thran is prepared for a prolonged conflict.”

“potentially partitioning Iran as the rhetoric of President Trump suggests.”

“Iran is obviously pushing back hard. Its foreign minister insists that Moshtaba is healthy and in control.”

“It might not be the easiest place to resupply, and disabling that one location erases 90% of Iranian oil from the market.”

“There's I mean no real sure way to lose an election than to have prices at the pump spiraling in the run-up to it. So, it's it's it's a big liability for for the Trump administration as it approaches November's midterm elections.”

“from the Iranian point of view, they have decided that this war that they are experiencing with the US and Israel is one of survival.”

“Their entire airspace had to be closed in the early hours of this morning for several hours because of warnings of missile attacks from Iran.”

“The war with Iran has entered its third week, shipping traffic through the critical strait of hormuz remains effectively shut off”

“I don't know if you have been to Iran but when Americans come to Iran they are respected.”

“The Iranian government not confirming as Iran's remaining leaders are trying to consolidate.”

“China is benefiting from cheap Iranian oil. uh that those days are ending”

“If it collapses you have a failed state. A failed state does not lead to a different better more pro-western user-friendly regime.”

“Again, he used the word excursion to talk about the war with Iran. Excursion is an interesting choice of words, is it not, Major? Not war, not incursion, but excursion.”

“we've talked a lot about this potential for sleeper cells here in the United States. They just have to be willing to go out there and do something that will keep people on edge.”

“The Qatar foreign ministry spokesman that they want deescalation. They want these attacks on Qatar to stop immediately.”

“The straight of Hormuz, which is choked off and blocked by Iran and that prevents these energy rich countries, from exporting their oil and gas.”

“CHINA GETS MOST OF THEIR OIL FROM IRAN.”

“Iran warns of false flag attacks, accusing the US and Israel of targeting oil refineries in the Gulf.”

“The United States under President Trump's leadership has annihilated their navy, has annihilated their missile capabilities”

“Iran was a threat. Every country realized what a threat Iran was.”

“The US and Israel have launched further widescale strikes on Iran, targeting what they called regime infrastructure.”

“And this is the time when Hezbollah was established uh trained and funded by Iran.”

“What do you think about the decision to strike Iran? >> I It was a great decision.”

“I don't think regime change is possible through the sole use of air power and without a viable organized alternative inside the country.”

“I cannot in good conscience support the ongoing war in Iran. Iran posed no imminent threat to our nation.”

“No, we never asked for a ceasefire and we have never asked even for negotiation.”

“the Iranians are warning of prices hitting $200 a barrel.”

“AS IRAN CONFIRMS GHOLAMREZA SOLEIMANI WAS KILLED AS WELL. HE WAS THE LEADER OF THE BASIJ FORCES.”

“Iran said the explosion was the result of USIsraeli bombing.”

“Any vessel whose ship or oil cargo belongs to the United States, the Zionist regime, or their hostile partners will be considered a legitimate target.”

“It was becoming increasingly clear that it was not going to be possible to stage these races with the war ongoing with those retalitary strikes from Iran on Saudi and Bahrain.”

“Syria, we are in for this kind of a political instability in the region for another year or two just like Israel Hamas war.”

“In the Iranian narrative, more than 500 American troops had been killed by March the 5th.”