War with Iran

[Uncle Rico]

Checkmate, woke Pope

https://bsky.app/profile/matthew.flux.community/post/3mjpq52po222h

[Billy Hoyle]

More winning

https://x.com/i/status/2045474864543215816

[MU Fan in Connecticut]

At least we're winning.

[Uncle Rico]

At least we're winning.

If you count how many times we've won this war, Cheeto Jesus has now ended 69 wars

[Uncle Rico]

Cheeto Jesus:

"When you see soldiers walking around with no legs, that was Iran that did that."

Reporter:

"You told me earlier that everything has been agreed to.  Iran was saying something different.  So what has been worked out?"

Cheeto Jesus:

"They have people they have to cater to, also.  I really don't" (take that, American citizens)

[Jockey]

More winning

https://x.com/i/status/2045474864543215816

Except it wasn't even open just cuz Dr. Jesus said it was.

[cheebs09]

Except it wasn't even open just cuz Dr. Jesus said it was.

Feels like this is just the Market Manipulation Presidency.

[Uncle Rico]

Feels like this is just the Market Manipulation Presidency.

Feels like it?!?

[tower912]

The grift that keeps on giving.

[Billy Hoyle]

Feels like this is just the Market Manipulation Presidency.

you have no proof of that. It's just your TDS showing through

https://x.com/unusual_whales/status/2045234341685387321

[pbiflyer]

One commenter on the Strait of Hormuz being closed again:

"its like the mcdonalds icecream machine, sometimes there is a rumor that it works, you rush to the place, but by the time you get there it is broken again."

[Billy Hoyle]

From 1987

[forgetful]

More winning

https://x.com/i/status/2045474864543215816

This was entirely predictable. Iran isn't going to open the strait to everyone in the world except for them.

And, a blockade is an act of war, which is weird for the US to initiate during a ceasefire, especially if the actual goal is to open the strait.

It's almost as if all the words, on a Friday were to manipulate the market.

[Spaniel with a Short Tail]

One commenter on the Strait of Hormuz being closed again:

"its like the mcdonalds icecream machine, sometimes there is a rumor that it works, you rush to the place, but by the time you get there it is broken again."

[#UnleashThePortal]

[MU82]

From the Axios e-newsletter:

Chinese President Xi Jinping has spent the Iran war doing what he does best — patiently exploiting America's distraction and discord, Axios' Jim VandeHei writes in a "Behind the Curtain" column.

Why it matters: The conflict allowed China to bolster its diplomatic leverage, clean-energy muscle and intelligence on the U.S. military — all without firing a shot or spending a dollar.

The implications touch supply chains, energy procurement, geopolitical risk, and the race for superior AI and weaponry.

Even with progress toward a framework for peace between the U.S. and Iran, significant disruptions continue in the Strait of Hormuz. The strategic damage is done.

🪖 The military impact is the part that should scare the hell out of Pentagon planners:

The U.S. committed roughly 80% of its JASSM-ER stealth cruise missile inventory to the Iran fight, pulling stockpiles from the Pacific to feed it. The conflict significantly depleted U.S. supplies of Tomahawk and Patriot missiles, THAAD interceptors and drones.

Beijing got a free masterclass in modern American warfighting: how we use AI to target, how we rotate carrier groups, how cheap Iranian drones drain our most expensive interceptors. For Chinese war planners gaming out a Taiwan invasion, it's better than any simulation.

🛢� On energy, China emerges a huge winner of the ongoing Hormuz shockwaves:

When oil and gas supplies get weaponized, import-dependent countries accelerate renewables. China owns over 70% of global solar, wind, battery and electric vehicle supply chains. The longer Hormuz stays disrupted, the deeper the world's dependency gets.

The war was the stress test that Beijing's energy strategy was designed for.

💼 The diplomatic optics couldn't have been better for the Chinese:

While Trump was threatening to bomb Iran "back to the Stone Ages," Beijing was quietly helping Pakistan bring both sides to the table in Islamabad — while capitals from Riyadh to Jakarta are weighing which superpower to align with.

As Ian Bremmer points out, America's allies saw the U.S. pull missile defense assets from South Korea, leave allies in Asia without Patriot coverage, and shift naval power from the Pacific to the Gulf. The message received in Seoul, Tokyo, Canberra and Taipei: American security commitments have an asterisk.

🦾 China's AI push got a clear boost from the war's financial consequences:

The Gulf's massive AI buildout — billions from Microsoft, Oracle, Nvidia and others — faces indefinite geopolitical risk after Iranian strikes on AI-related targets across the region.

🧲 The rare earths piece, out of sight for most Americans, might be Beijing's biggest asset right now:

There's currently no heavy rare-earth separation capacity in the U.S. at meaningful scale. China controls roughly 70% of rare-earth mining and 90% of separation and magnet manufacturing. New Pentagon procurement rules banning Chinese-sourced rare earths take effect in 2027 — but domestic alternatives won't be ready for years.

The weapons the U.S. fired in Iran — Tomahawks, JDAMs, Predator drones — all require rare earths for their precision guidance systems.

The bottom line: The country that may have gained the most from the Iran war never fired a shot.

[Uncle Rico]

From the Axios e-newsletter:

Chinese President Xi Jinping has spent the Iran war doing what he does best — patiently exploiting America's distraction and discord, Axios' Jim VandeHei writes in a "Behind the Curtain" column.

Why it matters: The conflict allowed China to bolster its diplomatic leverage, clean-energy muscle and intelligence on the U.S. military — all without firing a shot or spending a dollar.

The implications touch supply chains, energy procurement, geopolitical risk, and the race for superior AI and weaponry.

Even with progress toward a framework for peace between the U.S. and Iran, significant disruptions continue in the Strait of Hormuz. The strategic damage is done.

🪖 The military impact is the part that should scare the hell out of Pentagon planners:

The U.S. committed roughly 80% of its JASSM-ER stealth cruise missile inventory to the Iran fight, pulling stockpiles from the Pacific to feed it. The conflict significantly depleted U.S. supplies of Tomahawk and Patriot missiles, THAAD interceptors and drones.

Beijing got a free masterclass in modern American warfighting: how we use AI to target, how we rotate carrier groups, how cheap Iranian drones drain our most expensive interceptors. For Chinese war planners gaming out a Taiwan invasion, it's better than any simulation.

🛢� On energy, China emerges a huge winner of the ongoing Hormuz shockwaves:

When oil and gas supplies get weaponized, import-dependent countries accelerate renewables. China owns over 70% of global solar, wind, battery and electric vehicle supply chains. The longer Hormuz stays disrupted, the deeper the world's dependency gets.

The war was the stress test that Beijing's energy strategy was designed for.

💼 The diplomatic optics couldn't have been better for the Chinese:

While Trump was threatening to bomb Iran "back to the Stone Ages," Beijing was quietly helping Pakistan bring both sides to the table in Islamabad — while capitals from Riyadh to Jakarta are weighing which superpower to align with.

As Ian Bremmer points out, America's allies saw the U.S. pull missile defense assets from South Korea, leave allies in Asia without Patriot coverage, and shift naval power from the Pacific to the Gulf. The message received in Seoul, Tokyo, Canberra and Taipei: American security commitments have an asterisk.

🦾 China's AI push got a clear boost from the war's financial consequences:

The Gulf's massive AI buildout — billions from Microsoft, Oracle, Nvidia and others — faces indefinite geopolitical risk after Iranian strikes on AI-related targets across the region.

🧲 The rare earths piece, out of sight for most Americans, might be Beijing's biggest asset right now:

There's currently no heavy rare-earth separation capacity in the U.S. at meaningful scale. China controls roughly 70% of rare-earth mining and 90% of separation and magnet manufacturing. New Pentagon procurement rules banning Chinese-sourced rare earths take effect in 2027 — but domestic alternatives won't be ready for years.

The weapons the U.S. fired in Iran — Tomahawks, JDAMs, Predator drones — all require rare earths for their precision guidance systems.

The bottom line: The country that may have gained the most from the Iran war never fired a shot.

At least I can drive my fully loaded, full size truck to the business park to own the libs. 

As for rare earths, ever hear about the Art of the Deal, pal?

We may destroy our nations reputation, alienate allies, destroy the environment and drive up costs to our fellow citizens, but that soy matcha latte drinking, bike riding libtard has tears in his eye.

[MU Fan in Connecticut]

From the Axios e-newsletter:

Chinese President Xi Jinping has spent the Iran war doing what he does best — patiently exploiting America's distraction and discord, Axios' Jim VandeHei writes in a "Behind the Curtain" column.

Why it matters: The conflict allowed China to bolster its diplomatic leverage, clean-energy muscle and intelligence on the U.S. military — all without firing a shot or spending a dollar.

The implications touch supply chains, energy procurement, geopolitical risk, and the race for superior AI and weaponry.

Even with progress toward a framework for peace between the U.S. and Iran, significant disruptions continue in the Strait of Hormuz. The strategic damage is done.

🪖 The military impact is the part that should scare the hell out of Pentagon planners:

The U.S. committed roughly 80% of its JASSM-ER stealth cruise missile inventory to the Iran fight, pulling stockpiles from the Pacific to feed it. The conflict significantly depleted U.S. supplies of Tomahawk and Patriot missiles, THAAD interceptors and drones.

Beijing got a free masterclass in modern American warfighting: how we use AI to target, how we rotate carrier groups, how cheap Iranian drones drain our most expensive interceptors. For Chinese war planners gaming out a Taiwan invasion, it's better than any simulation.

🛢� On energy, China emerges a huge winner of the ongoing Hormuz shockwaves:

When oil and gas supplies get weaponized, import-dependent countries accelerate renewables. China owns over 70% of global solar, wind, battery and electric vehicle supply chains. The longer Hormuz stays disrupted, the deeper the world's dependency gets.

The war was the stress test that Beijing's energy strategy was designed for.

💼 The diplomatic optics couldn't have been better for the Chinese:

While Trump was threatening to bomb Iran "back to the Stone Ages," Beijing was quietly helping Pakistan bring both sides to the table in Islamabad — while capitals from Riyadh to Jakarta are weighing which superpower to align with.

As Ian Bremmer points out, America's allies saw the U.S. pull missile defense assets from South Korea, leave allies in Asia without Patriot coverage, and shift naval power from the Pacific to the Gulf. The message received in Seoul, Tokyo, Canberra and Taipei: American security commitments have an asterisk.

🦾 China's AI push got a clear boost from the war's financial consequences:

The Gulf's massive AI buildout — billions from Microsoft, Oracle, Nvidia and others — faces indefinite geopolitical risk after Iranian strikes on AI-related targets across the region.

🧲 The rare earths piece, out of sight for most Americans, might be Beijing's biggest asset right now:

There's currently no heavy rare-earth separation capacity in the U.S. at meaningful scale. China controls roughly 70% of rare-earth mining and 90% of separation and magnet manufacturing. New Pentagon procurement rules banning Chinese-sourced rare earths take effect in 2027 — but domestic alternatives won't be ready for years.

The weapons the U.S. fired in Iran — Tomahawks, JDAMs, Predator drones — all require rare earths for their precision guidance systems.

The bottom line: The country that may have gained the most from the Iran war never fired a shot.

I love our winning streak.
This is so great.

[MU82]

I love our winning streak.
This is so great.

Yup. This noble Iran war is making China and Russia great again.

[Uncle Rico]

Good job, America

https://bsky.app/profile/meidastouch.com/post/3mjua7xopkc2b

[pbiflyer]

As a bugs bunny fan, This is awesome.

https://x.com/grrrgraphics/status/2045651395005849848?s=46&t=wj-kQtLCLPNb9xDTKbHRvQ

[Uncle Rico]

Tough break for evangelicals

https://bsky.app/profile/implausibleblog.bsky.social/post/3mjwekgvwys2l

[Uncle Rico]

I'm shocked

https://bsky.app/profile/fintwitter.bsky.social/post/3mjwe7lry532d

[tower912]

I have to believe that is making way for the MAGA Jesus iconography.  Just being efficient.

[pbiflyer]