Day: October 13, 2026
Philip Pilkington says that kind of trade is impossible to spin, because in a war of attrition the side with cheaper ammunition holds out longest:
“In a war of attrition of magazines, of Iranian missile and drone magazines versus tanker magazines, I think we pretty much know who will win and pretty much know who will win pretty quick.”
Shipyards can’t build tankers anywhere near as fast as Iran can build missiles, and no press release changes that.
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Mario Nawfal (@MarioNawfal)🇺🇸 🇮🇷 NOBODY really controls the Strait of Hormuz, and the shipping math shows it…
Maritime historian Sal Mercogliano runs the numbers: a state-owned fleet losing 5% of its tankers per trip is wiped out in about 20 voyages, and private owners now charge $1.4 MILLION a day to make the run.
“We’re seeing the ground war that the US fought in Iraq and Afghanistan being waged now on the sea in the Strait of Hormuz through this kind of asymmetric warfare.”
Every tanker lost makes the next voyage pricier, and that bill hits American gas pumps long before the fleet runs dry.
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— https://x.com/MarioNawfal/status/2109856929220567359
Anthony Prinz
The PAC-3 Edge gets a new seeker, extra steering thrusters and a Northrop Grumman motor that fires in three bursts, saving energy for the final chase.
That’s the threat Patriots are losing to now.
US officials say Iran is firing faster missiles that swerve on the way down, and its Fattah warhead carries its own small rocket motor to jink in the last seconds, which is how Houthi missiles of the same breed slipped through to hit Riyadh’s airport.
But Edge won’t test until 2027 or deploy until 2031, so the $58 billion push to triple today’s Patriot production is what keeps troops and cities covered until it shows up.
Source: The War Zone, Lockheed Martin / Writer: Daniel
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HW WAS PUSHING #cia INTO CRIMES TO TIDE ISRAEL and USA FOREVER
#CIA took the bite

