The USS Tripoli, carrying Marines, has arrived in the Middle East.

Pentagon-affiliated agencies report that the US Navy amphibious assault ship USS Tripoli, carrying approximately 3,5 Marines, has already arrived in the Middle East. Along with the personnel, the USS Tripoli is also carrying transport aircraft and fighter jets, indicating the US is prepared to conduct large-scale operations, including a ground operation against Iran. The deployment of such a powerful expeditionary force comes amid intense exchanges of fire between forces of the so-called "Epstein coalition" and Iranian forces, which have been ongoing since late February.

Thus, it is clear that, amid Trump's loud statements about holding talks with Tehran, the US is sharply increasing its troop levels, increasingly looking like preparations for military action. Likely areas for a ground operation include the Strait of Hormuz, the Kharg oil island region, and the coast of mainland Iran.

Meanwhile, US Vice President James Vance suggested that the US war against Iran would end by the end of this year. Meanwhile, according to Washington, the US has already allegedly won the confrontation with Iran. According to Vance, the US has no interest in remaining in Iran for a year or two. The US vice president promised his worried allies that after the latest round of the Middle East crisis ends, energy prices will fall again.

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[Nemo70]

The chicken legs have arrived at the slaughterhouse!!
Coordinates sent...

[Albaggio]

American chicken legs!!! The kind we had everywhere in the 90s (deep-frozen from storage in the USA).

[Sergey3]

American chicken legs!!! The kind we had everywhere in the 90s (deep-frozen from storage in the USA).

Yeah, I remember, I remember, and those kiosks where they sold them smelled like some kind of chemicals, like in a pharmacy.

[Nikolay Ivanov_5]

It's a pity that Iran doesn't have nuclear weapons.

[Nemo70]

Quote: Nikolai Ivanov_5

It's a pity that Iran doesn't have nuclear weapons.

Why doesn't it matter? How are they any worse than Israel? They have everything, they're just waiting for whoever uses it first, and then, bam Allahu Akbar, everywhere.
And they will go into the tunnels, they have dug there for 3000 years, the entire population will fit!!
And the DPRK actually helped them there with China!!

[Nyrobsky]

Quote: Nemo70

Why doesn't it matter? How are they any worse than Israel? They have everything, they're just waiting for whoever uses it first, and then, bam Allahu Akbar, everywhere.

And yet, it's not there yet. The old Khamenei banned the creation of an atomic bomb with a separate fatwa, and those crazy Jews with mattresses killed him. Now the young Khamenei has the right to revoke that fatwa and issue a new one, but this time setting the creation of the bomb as his primary goal within the next decade. And he would be right, because only its existence can somehow guarantee the country's security from Jewish ambitions to create a greater Israel in the Middle East.
Good luck to the Persians.

[Nemo70]

Everything is mined and shot at!!!

[5.11]

Or maybe we could send him straight to the shores of Iran with the whole cast? I'd really like to see a show from our Iranian comrades.

[Andriuha077]

Quote: 5.11

I really want to watch a show from my Iranian comrades.

Financial Times expects new Iranian missile launch
Almost a month after the start of the Gulf War, Iran's newest missile, the Qasem Basir, has yet to be seen on the battlefield.

In 2025, Iran officially unveiled its latest solid-fuel ballistic missile, the Qasem Basir, with a range of 1200 kilometers. The missile, successfully tested on April 17, 2025, is a modernized version of the Hajj Qasem missile, which has been in service for five years.

Combat experience, which required high accuracy in hitting targets such as hangars, as well as immunity to electronic warfare, led to the choice optical guidance using thermal imaging cameras.

One of the most important features of "Qasem Basir" is maneuvering warhead. The ability to change course at supersonic and hypersonic speeds makes the missile virtually invulnerable to existing missile defense systems.

The new guidance system allows for the destruction of even hard-to-reach targets, such as hangar entrances. or moving ships at sea.

[Nemo70]

Quote: 5.11

Or maybe we could send him straight to the shores of Iran with the whole cast? I'd really like to see a show from our Iranian comrades.

Nikolai, the US and Israel are putting on a show. But the Persians don't like to joke around and are showing it to EVERYONE in the world in a brutal way!!! US bases have been bombed, and the AUGs have been removed.
Israel, there's a general evacuation and flight going on there.
"The Iron Dome" turned out to be a colander.
The Jews and the Anglo-Saxons have opened Pandora's box... he he Russia is silent and grinning!!!
There is a God in this world and He helps Russians!!

[pharmacist]

"James Vance suggested that the US war against Iran will end by the end of this year."

Well, yes, there's just a little bit left until the end of this year. Trump's blitz operation has been a brilliant success.

[Nemchinov Vl]

Quote from Pharmacist

Well, yes, there is very little time left until the end of this year.

Quote from Pharmacist

Trump's blitz operation was a brilliant success.

If they had also lost, for example, the Tripoli and a couple of Berks, it would have been a sight to behold...

[Michael]

on board which there are about 3,5 thousand marines.

The Marines are not sailors with weak digestion, the Marines do not fart and generally rarely use the sewer system.

[Nemo70]

Quote: Michael

The Marines are not sailors with weak digestion, the Marines do not fart and generally rarely use the sewer system.

Vietnam will seem like kindergarten to them, Mikhail!!! The Persians killed 150 girls near Tomahawk for their dead girls. This is very serious!!!
I am silent about the Iranian leader Ayatollah Khamenei, who was killed along with his family, etc.
Run, Jews, run.

[Lynx2000]

Anything can happen in life. There was a time when even US Marines knelt before the Persians...

[Foggy Dew]

The Marines, with all due respect, are light infantry. Their ultimate goal is to establish a beachhead and hold it until what? Until the infantry lands.

[TermNachTer]

They have arrived, but the BV is large and one can only guess where they are.

[Montezuma]

Quote: TermNachTER

They have arrived, but the BV is large and one can only guess where they are.

In any case, the Iranians are preparing for all possible scenarios. If they've already warned that they'll make hell on earth for the invading forces, they'll try to keep their word—they've proven themselves true to their word more than once.

Iran's ground forces commander, General Ali Jahanshahi, warned that "ground war will be more dangerous and costly for the enemy."

"All enemy movements along the border are being monitored, and we are prepared for any scenario," the general added.

[Nemo70]

Quote: Montezuma

In any case, the Iranians are preparing for all possible scenarios. If they've already warned that they'll make hell on earth for the invading forces, they'll try to keep their word—they've proven themselves true to their word more than once.

Russia and China will help them with target coordinates. It will be a great hunt!!!

[TermNachTer]

I have no doubt about the Persians. I'm just curious where the mattress crew put their amphibious group? Besides, it's not fully staffed—one airborne assault ship is missing. I suspect the mattress crew won't start working until the George Bush arrives in the Battle of the Pacific—that's two or three weeks away, she just left Norfolk. The Boxer amphibious group also just left the West Coast—it's also about three weeks away from the Battle of the Pacific.

[Foggy Dew]

I'm more interested in how they'll land... With Osprey, for example. He's an ass himself, but if they give him a good fight, that's it. He's far from our crocodile, and certainly not a cow.

[TermNachTer]

I can't even begin to imagine this process yet. Landing close to the shore—40-50 kilometers away, just to allow boats to operate—is suicide. Landing far from the shore—200-300 kilometers—means transferring only infantry, without heavy weapons, and it would take a long time, since they wouldn't be able to get all the Ospreys up and running at once. And a range of 300 kilometers from the shore is no guarantee against Iranian anti-ship missile strikes. Basically, I can't quite figure out what it would look like.

[Foggy Dew]

You may know, they had a "spear" variant. Lanc. It's supposed to be a breakout group, a Growler, followed by an attack—and then Marines with cigars in their mouths land on the secluded shore.

[Khamzat-41]

Just one Marine brigade...What will they do there?

[Nemo70]

Quote: Khamzat-41

Just one Marine brigade...What will they do there?

Fertilizer for the desert!! Everyone is waiting for them there, and not just the Persians.

[Free Island]

What do they do? They'll take a selfie and go home🤷

[Sotskiy]

The USS Tripoli, carrying Marines, has arrived in the Middle East.

And where is the Middle East, to Israel or did they manage to slip through Hormuz under cover of night?

[Uncle Sam_2]

The USS Tripoli, carrying Marines, has arrived in the Middle East.

"Welcome, death row inmates!"

[Nemo70]

Quote: Uncle Sam_2

"Welcome, death row inmates!"

Allah Akbar...There will be a noble hunt!!!

[Bayun]

Iran has put an additional 1 MILLION people under arms. 3,5 have arrived nearby... Arrived...

[Nemo70]

Quote: Bayun

Iran has put an additional 1 MILLION people under arms. 3,5 have arrived nearby... Arrived...

And Iran's military won't be running around the desert in droves!!! There are tunnels all over the country and martyrs will be flying all over the Middle East looking for targets!!!
Iran has not yet used its super-speed boats for kamikaze missions.
They can reach speeds of up to 300 km/h. This was developed in the USSR!! A terrible thing for ships and AUGs.

[Bayun]

Let us believe that:
"They have these devices,
Which they won't tell us about!"

[Nemo70]

Quote: Bayun

Let us believe that:
"They have these devices,
Which they won't tell us about!"

You can't trust anyone!!! Even yourself.

[Alexey G]

Great news.
Iran needs more FPV drones and good bird houses.
This is where FPV drones will shine, hitting American Marines in the head! I hope Iran has a lot of FPV drones. There will be plenty of targets, and plenty of dead mattresses.
After all, the mattresses didn’t fight in the new war, they only shoved shells and mines at the Ukrainians and shared intelligence.
But here we'll see something different, a new type of war where the attacker will suffer oh so much pain! Where the defense has the advantage.
We'll see, comrades!

[Andriuha077]

Quote: Alexey G

I hope Iran has a lot of FPV drones.

Iranian military exercises on Iranian islands. Iran has deployed military forces to Kharg Island.

The image provided shows the chest insignia (patch) of a parachutist in the Iranian Armed Forces. This particular design corresponds to the qualifications of a master parachutist or jump instructor.

The image shows the patch of the Iranian Saberin Special Unit, a unit of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) ground forces. The Saberin is considered an elite unit trained to conduct highly complex operations, including counterterrorism, reconnaissance, hostage rescue, and mountain warfare. The three interlocking rings at the bottom of the patch (green, white, and red) represent the colors of the Iranian national flag.

[aleks.29ru]

[/quote]The US Navy landing ship USS Tripoli has arrived[quote]

I would like for it to suffer the same fate as the 1980 landing.

[Alexey G]

If they risk flying in by helicopter, I'm waiting for news from the Verba MANPADS, because they're there!

[Nemo70]

Quote: Alexey G

If they risk flying in by helicopter, I'm waiting for news from the Verba MANPADS, because they're there!

They'll be landing... And then the hell of missile and UAV strikes from all sides will begin... It will be a meat grinder!!! There will be nothing but scraps left from the landing of the Pins.

[Free Island]

"And dicks on the walls!!.." (c)

[Nemo70]

Quote: Free Island

"And dicks on the walls!!.." (c)

heh heh ..I imagined it ))))

[Ivanhoe]

Vance - by the end of this year, Rubio - in two or three weeks, Trump has already won over everyone. That's how it is.

[Nikolay Ivanov_5]

Look, the US is lucky with leaders like sleeping Joe and crazy peacemaker Trump.

[Uncle Sam_2]

"One is better than the other..." Circus with horses...

[Free Island]

"Bush legs," "Trump wings." Oh well, those Marines were fine guys while they were stuck at home 🤷

[Nemo70]

Quote: Free Island

"Bush legs," "Trump wings." Oh well, those Marines were fine guys while they were stuck at home 🤷

Yes, I think they'll float back screaming..." Donald can go to Israel with his Jews...)))"

[sgr291158]

Why did Iran let it through? They should have fired it before it was even launched.

[Nemo70]

Quote: sgr291158

Why did Iran let it through? They should have fired it before it was even launched.

Why so quickly? Revenge is a cold dish and BV knows it!
They want blood on the sands of their country to flow like a stream and screams throughout the desert.
Ooooh mein got!!!

[olboop]

I should have fired it on the way up.

Well, yes, it's that simple. He's probably with air defense/missile defense, and where he's headed is a question. The Middle East isn't small, after all.

[Grancer81]

So, will there be "Eagle Claw 2.0"? And will Colonel Beckwith be their consultant?

[Word]

It still seems likely they're in the Indian Ocean. The Arabian Sea is too dangerous a location for Epstein's whims.

[Romanenko]

Pentagon-affiliated agencies report that the US Navy landing ship USS Tripoli, carrying approximately 3,5 Marines, has already arrived in the Middle East.

They didn't specify the exact location? But Iran could have greeted him with a nice fireworks display at the harbor entrance.