The US military attacked Iranian oil tankers in the Persian Gulf.

The Americans have begun striking Iranian tankers in the Persian Gulf. The US Navy struck three oil tankers in Bandar Abbas, southern Iran. At least two of the tankers struck were loaded with oil.

While the US has not yet taken any action against Iran's oil terminals on Kharg Island, it appears to have begun actively targeting oil tankers transporting Iranian oil to China and other countries. When Iran closed the Strait of Hormuz, its oil tankers continued to transit the route, despite ongoing hostilities, supplying oil to China.

Previously, the US refrained from striking Iranian oil infrastructure, most likely hoping to seize it and gain control of Iranian oil. However, as the war continues and Iran shows no sign of capitulating, the likelihood that Kharg Island, following the tankers, could also become a target for US strikes is growing. Since the destruction of Kharg Island's infrastructure would permanently remove Iran from oil markets, the US hopes to deprive China of Iranian oil supplies.

Meanwhile, it's becoming increasingly clear that the conflict unleashed by the US and Israel in the Middle East could drag on indefinitely, and consequently, the blockade of the Strait of Hormuz will continue. Thus, with their reckless actions, Trump and Netanyahu have effectively placed the entire world at risk of the largest energy crisis in decades.

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[Flooding]

If this continues, the Chinese Navy will have to demonstrate its presence in the region.

[Murmur 55]

Flooding Do you think Beijing will dare to shield Iran and escalate tensions with Washington?

[Flooding]

No, not to direct or even indirect but open intervention.
For the demonstration - yes.

[Murmur 55]

What good was that demonstration? If Beijing doesn't dare cover Tehran with its ships, that demonstration isn't worth a dime; even if it sends its entire fleet, the US won't care.

[Flooding]

The meaning can only be known after the fact.
Sometimes even an insignificant event becomes the trigger for a chain of much more significant and noticeable ones.
A "peaceful" show of force is one of the well-known tools of high-profile diplomacy.
Regarding "the USA is purple", allow me to doubt it.
The White House cannot ignore the permanent political confrontation within the United American states.
And any miscalculation by the current president could become a trump card in his opponents' deck.
The effectiveness of a show of force should not be discussed only from a military point of view.
Such a demonstration is much more effective from a political point of view.
And in addition to the internal consequences, there may be international consequences.
Such as, for example, the consolidation of the anti-American bloc of forces and the undermining of the pro-American one.

[Murmur 55]

How much did this show of force help China in the Taiwan issue? China banned Pellos from flying to the island, but she did. Beijing responded by launching exercises and partially blockading Taiwan, and what happened? Nothing. China strongly discouraged anyone from transiting the strait (sorry, I forgot the name), and even the presence of Chinese warships nearby didn't stop the Germans and British from demonstratively sailing through it. So, the presence of Beijing's warships near Iran won't influence Washington in any way unless these ships start shooting down missiles and providing cover for Iran. And it certainly won't consolidate the anti-American coalition. Trump can't back down without a victory now; the Democrats are exploiting the failure to the fullest.

[Flooding]

I agree with the appropriateness of your analogy.
In my opinion, the "exercises" around Taiwan in 2025 solved a certain range of problems.
The minimum task has definitely been completed.
China has demonstrated its readiness to take decisive action to defend its interests in the region.
And I seriously doubt that next time there will be another crazy old woman in the American Senate who can be raised on the flag of American suzerainty.

In addition, tasks related to coordination, reconnaissance, etc. were solved.

[Murmur 55]

Beijing regularly conducts flooding, drills, reconnaissance exercises, and hints at landing operations. I think they've already calibrated everything down to the millimeter. They'll be able to find plenty of them if the democrats return to power, just to show them such "tricks."

[Flooding]

Quote: Murmur 55

Beijing regularly conducts drills, reconnaissance exercises, and hints at landing operations. I think they've already calibrated everything down to the millimeter.

Yes and no.
This is a continuous process, not static.
One side is looking for new solutions for a successful offensive, while the other is strengthening its defense.

[Murmur 55]

Navodlom, and both keep each other on their toes.

[Arkady007]

Taiwan may be close, but China may not have enough fuel for much.
However, what is stopping China from establishing a blockade of Taiwan similar to the Persian Gulf?
Only the opponent's determination can stop the redhead. And if you're going to kill him, he won't slow down.
He had been preparing for this war in advance; it was no accident that his sons, a month before the war in Iran, supported a $1,5 billion deal to take Israeli drone manufacturer Xtend public. This means he was calculating the potential profits, and he won't back down now.

[Arkady007]

It is very surprising, for me personally, China’s behavior after it was cut off from Venezuelan oil, from the Panama Canal, from Iranian oil...

[Flooding]

Israeli and US aggression against sovereign Iran in June 2025
--->
Major Chinese maneuvers around Taiwan in December 2025

Repeated Israeli and US aggression against sovereign Iran in March 2026
--->
Who knows what awaits Taiwan?

[hrych]

Quote: Murmur 55

that demonstration was worth a penny

The Chinese showed unprecedented courage against sparrows.

[Murmur 55]

hrych Yes, I'm not afraid to say it, it was a genocide of the feathered people. .

[hrych]

Caterpillars and locusts strike back.

[Murmur 55]

Dude, nature doesn't tolerate humans wiping out an entire species without its knowledge. So, there's a recoil.

[Hiller]

Nature will definitely respond. Harshly. An attack on an oil tanker threatens a global natural disaster, but what if there are several tankers? They'll pollute the Persian Gulf for decades.
The mattresses don't care. They're behind the puddle! "The cat abandoned her kittens, let them suffer as they please." (To please the censors)
Arab dynasties will be left without drinking water. What and how to desalinate?

[Grancer81]

And then they had to import sparrows from the USSR.

[Vladislav_V]

In theory, China should now have a window of opportunity to resolve the Taiwan issue.

[Murmur 55]

Vladislav V If there was will, yes, under the noise it would be the best thing, and NO ONE would have time to move, but here something is in the way, and it’s really in the way.

[Vladislav_V]

Air defense missiles are finite. The US will experience a shortage, which will impact Taiwan's defense capabilities. Maybe China is not ready yet.

[Murmur 55]

Vladislav V, it's not about missiles and bombs. Something is preventing Beijing from taking advantage of the situation, but the question is what. There is no order.

[Andrey K]

The Americans began to strike Iranian tankers in the Persian Gulf.

The barn burned down, so let the house burn too - the mattress makers invite the Persians to a game of knocking out tankers.
Donya might be in for a very unpleasant surprise - this game can be played by two people, and the Iranians are at home.

[Mouse]

I don't eat it myself and I won't let others eat it either...

[novel66]

Karasik , it's about time! How many tankers are already waiting there, filled with liquid? Let's just shoot there.

[Andrey K]

Romario
Bang it, let it be sure ...

[PN]

Quote: Flood

If this continues, the Chinese Navy will have to demonstrate its presence in the region.

China is already too late. As the main buyer of Iranian oil, it has chosen shame.

[Rostislav]

If the materials are destroyed, there will be nothing to fill them with, so what's the point of the Chinese Navy's presence? They won't be able to cover the terminals.

[Flooding]

Your question refers to the events of the autumn of 1973.
The so-called Yom Kippur War.
The most serious oil crisis.
And the confrontation between the Navy and USNavy ships.
Do you think, if you look back on your logic, that there was any point in the presence of Soviet ships?
After all, in the end, Israel won on earth.

[ZovSailor]

Flooding
Today, 16: 27
If this continues, the Chinese Navy will have to demonstrate its presence in the region.

It's time to put the red-haired swindler and pedophile Epstein of the Washington coalition on a tripwire with Taiwan; there may not be another favorable opportunity.

[novel66]

Yes indeed! When else, if not now? If we do it quickly, the media won't even have time to sneeze.

[Vauxhall]

Quote: Flood

If this continues, the Chinese Navy will have to demonstrate its presence in the region.

They will be further away from the monkey.
Remove China from the list of fighters completely.

[Sergey Aleksandrovich]

Iran should attack life support systems in Israel. Death Kashcheya, she's in the egg.

[Murmur 55]

Sergey Aleksandrovich So Washington won't be squeezed by this, Washington will crush Iran even without Jerusalem, but how long will Jerusalem last without Washington?

[Sergey Aleksandrovich]

I'm not sure Washington itself needs all this. Trump is fulfilling his campaign promises when, after the assassination attempt, he claimed Iran was behind it. This is Epstein's coalition, pure and simple. The keys to resolving the conflict in Israel, no matter how you try to shield it.

[Murmur 55]

SergeyAleksandrovich, is this where I'm defending Israel?

[hrych]

Quote: Sergey Alexandrovich

The death of Koshchei, it is in the egg.

More radical circumcision

[novel66]

Should I punch him in the balls? Great move.

[Vadim S]

No one even mentions the region's environmental disaster anymore! There will be terrifying things happening there. The impact on China is also obvious; they'll buy more from us. In short, global changes are happening right now.

[Murmur 55]

Vadim S It depends on Beijing, one way or the other. Now that the number of players in the oil market has dwindled and supply chains are disrupted, Beijing can't wait for this to settle down, and establishing new ones would take time and money.

[Brturin]

Quote: Murmur 55

and setting up new ones also takes time and money.

New... Venezuelan. The US has taken over, the Iranian one is questionable, as is the Arab one - who can replace the Libyan one???? - the new chain the US is striving for is their oil or through them, and the Chinese are like this... while they're building up their fat over the summer

The agency cites estimates from the French environmental organization Kayrros, which monitors oil reserves. According to its data, oil reserves in China have reached a new all-time high, reaching 1,18 billion barrels. https://tass.ru/ekonomika/24294143

Supplies from Russia and elsewhere are ongoing, they've shut down exports... the question is how long the Chinese are willing to wait

[Murmur 55]

Brturin That's the whole point: how much "fat" does Beijing have, and if Tehran falls, what price will Washington demand for the transferred oil? Won't Beijing lose out in the long run from its inaction?!

[zloybond]

Iran needs anti-ship weapons and needs to instill fear in American aircraft carriers.

[andrey martov]

It was not the army, but the US armed bandits who attacked Iran's peaceful tankers.

[helilelik]

Today, by decree of D. Trump, Russian Oil Workers Day was established...

[Sergey Aleksandrovich]

Unfortunately, the Northern Sea Route exists only on paper. Otherwise, what would our gas carrier do in the Mediterranean? And the remaining trade routes are blocked by European and American pirates.

[helilelik]

You can take them to China in cans.

[Grancer81]

The Northern Sea Route has been and continues to be operational, and it is no one's fault that the company owning the gas carrier decided to save money.

[tralflot1832]

Iran to strike VLCCs in the Persian Gulf. What next?

[Murmur 55]

tralflot1832, and then it's a complete polar fox, on many points and for many. Neither side needs a protracted "carousel," but neither Washington nor Jerusalem can escape it.

[Sergey Aleksandrovich]

They certainly could, they just have to hit Israel harder. Then the enthusiasm will wane. Choosing targets in Israel isn't my specialty, but I'm sure there will be some, and they're practically defenseless.

[Murmur 55]

Sergei Alexandrovich, if Trump jumps, he will lose Congress, the Democrats will "devour" him for expenses and losses, Netanyahu will also have a hard time from his own people, so their path is only towards escalation and aggravation.

[Sergey Aleksandrovich]

You can hit such a spot that your own people won't let you continue.

[Murmur 55]

Sergei Alexandrovich, I agree, there are two points: the wallet, that is, if expenses and losses exceed the income from victory, and the losses of personnel and US citizens.

[Sergey Aleksandrovich]

But no. If anyone cares about their wallets, it's in Europe and the US. Israel is striving for greatness; it will go to any lengths.

[Murmur 55]

Sergey Alexandrovich, don't say that. A Pyrrhic victory would greatly complicate the lives of both Trump and Netanyahu. We don't know how much the US and Israel have already lost, and if it continues, they will lose even more. It could turn out like in the fable of the Fox and the Grapes.

[PN]

Quote: tralflot1832

Iran to strike VLCCs in the Persian Gulf. What next?

And what follows will be, at the very least, a serious environmental disaster.

[Foggy Dew]

Iran has a shipping terminal on the island, and they're trying to seize its mattresses now. We'll see what happens in 10 days.

[Grancer81]

Or better yet, about desalination plants in Israel.

[opuonmed]

Iran can also sink tankers, well, if it has something to sink them with.

[Sergey Aleksandrovich]

Sinking tankers doesn't require much intelligence. They've been attacked more than once by motorboats armed with explosives.

[Murmur 55]

opuonmed Even if there is nothing to transport to tankers, there is something to transport to terminals and ports, and this is also very sensitive.

[Cool90]

So Iran is sinking tankers, so it must have something to sink them with: The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) Navy launched a missile strike on an American oil tanker in the northern Persian Gulf. The IRGC press service reported this.
The attack took place on the morning of March 5. The missile hit the vessel, causing it to catch fire.

[Viktor Sergeev]

Iran needs to sink tankers carrying gas from the US.

[Dedok]

The US military attacked Iranian oil tankers in the Persian Gulf.

How many ships are there in the Persian Gulf?
How many of them are tankers, how many are gas carriers?
The Persians will drown everything in response to the mattresses' actions - since "the drinking is on"...

[Flooding]

Iran announced the closure of the Gulf several days ago.
In fact, regular shipping has been suspended.

[Dedok]

What I'm saying is that the mattress attacks will lead to a new escalation: the Persians will start, in response to such actions, drowning everything in sight...
That's why I was interested in what was "trapped"...

[Foggy Dew]

China has been given the green light. So things aren't so rosy for mattresses.

[Gankutsu_]

If you sink other people's tankers, be prepared for them to take on yours too.

[tralflot1832]

Quote: Murmur 55

tralflot1832, and then it's a complete polar fox, on many points and for many. Neither side needs a protracted "carousel," but neither Washington nor Jerusalem can escape it.

A dead end is looming.

[Foggy Dew]

Once again, they're all just morons. So I don't see anything strange about this... After all, why would the FBI delete the State Department's official page (!!!) regarding complaints? Ukrainians(!!!) and it is impossible to smash tankers into dust, even if it raises the price of oil in the world in general?

[Sergey1984]

Scoundrels. Unable to defeat Iran, they're resorting to the most vile methods. After all, the oil pollution in the Persian Gulf, and consequently the world's oceans, will be severe. But it seems the US doesn't care about the environment.

[Nemchinov Vl]

Quote: Sergey1984

...But it seems the US doesn't care about the environment.

somewhere Gretta Thunberg quietly cried...

[boris]

In fact, Iranian oil can be transported to China.
and another route. Namely, by tankers across the Caspian Sea to
Russian ports, from there through Russian territory to China
by rail. In peacetime, it's more expensive.
than by sea, but in wartime it may turn out to be quite
Acceptable. Russia has a land border with China.
Even the completely sick Trump wouldn't risk bombing
Trans-Siberian Railway. So hello to our Chinese comrades who
thought for a long time about their Great Silk Road.

[matsur]

The world doesn't care about us, so I don't care about this world. China will still get oil from us, and the Kremlin is already rubbing its hands in anticipation of the deals.

[AK-1945]

In short, hello environmental disaster.

[vitaliy20091959]

The tankers are not big, like our river-sea ones.

[Xenon]

Quote: Flood

If this continues, the Chinese Navy will have to demonstrate its presence in the region.

The Chinese Navy would do well to make its presence known in Taiwanese waters.

[by land]

The video below the article shows not a burning oil tanker, but a burning Shahid Soleimani-class corvette of the Iranian Navy.

[Grancer81]

In fact, it is a small tanker.

[snow mountain]

Quote: Mouse

I don't eat it myself and I won't let others eat it either...

They learned this from the pig-faces!

[Gory]

Well, this is most likely due to powerlessness...

[Alexey G]

What a good war! Soon, Russia will be the only one with oil! The rest will go up in flames!

[_DD_]

What lore connection do Tankers have to the nuclear program?