March 24, 2026, 05:43 PM
6gunsThe Iran War
^^^ I saw that too and thought I posted about it. But I can't find it.
March 24, 2026, 06:04 PM
GustoferGen Caine mentioned in the briefing the other day that A10s were headed there. Hadn't heard about the 'Paches though.
March 24, 2026, 06:28 PM
tatortoddThe day of the A-10 and Apache announcement, my Twitter/X feed became nothing but BRRRRRT videos
March 24, 2026, 06:38 PM
trapper189Where does an A10 land:
Anywhere it wants like M-32 in Michigan:
March 24, 2026, 06:40 PM
6gunsTrump Says Iran Has Agreed to Not Pursue Nuclear Weapons
‘There won’t be any nuclear weapons. Iran has agreed to that,’ the president said.
President Donald Trump said Tuesday that the Iranian regime has agreed not to pursue nuclear weapons in order to stop the U.S. military from striking the country.
“There won’t be any nuclear weapons,” Trump said at the White House, adding that Iran “has agreed to that.”
Trump added that “we’re in a good bargaining position” and said Iran is mostly “defenseless.”
“We’re way ahead of schedule, and again, they have no navy, they have no air force, or missile protection,” he said. Most of Tehran’s missile launches have been taken out by the U.S. military, he said.
The president spoke to reporters as Markwayne Mullin, a former Republican senator from Oklahoma, was sworn in on Tuesday as the new Homeland Security secretary.
Trump added that Iranian officials are “talking to us and they’re talking sense,” saying that it “starts with” them not having nuclear weapons. Other details about what was discussed in talks with the regime were not provided by the president.
Senior Israeli political sources in Jerusalem told Epoch Magazine Israel that Egypt, Turkey, and Pakistan worked behind the scenes to mediate between Washington and Tehran, with Pakistan serving as the lead intermediary.
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi’s office said he has been discussing the war this week with several counterparts. However, some Iranian officials issued defiant statements in response to Trump’s comments about negotiations.
On Monday, as Trump said the U.S. government is in negotiations with Iran, their parliamentary speaker, Mohammad-Bagher Ghalibaf, wrote in a post on X that no talks were underway.
“No negotiations have been held with the U.S., and fake news is used to manipulate the financial and oil markets and escape the quagmire in which the US and Israel are trapped,” he wrote on Monday.
The public talk of negotiations briefly drove down oil prices and boosted stocks this week. But that respite was short-lived, with the price of Brent crude, the international standard, reaching over $100 a barrel Tuesday, which is up more than 30 percent since the war started.
Since the U.S.–Israel air strikes, the Strait of Hormuz, which connects oil-rich nations around the Persian Gulf to the broader ocean, has effectively been shut down by Iran.
The stalemate over the waterway led Trump to warn Iran over the past weekend that the U.S. military would launch strikes on Iranian power plants and other infrastructure if no progress is made within 48 hours. On Monday, the administration said the U.S. military would extend the deadline to five days.
That comes as Israel said on Tuesday that it carried out an extensive series of strikes targeting Iran “production sites.” In Tehran, a massive blast was heard in northern neighborhoods and another in the city center.
Israel’s military pounded the southern suburbs of Beirut, Lebanon, saying that it was targeting infrastructure used by the Iran-linked Hezbollah terrorist group.
Iran also fired at least 10 waves of missiles at Israel, and first responders said three people were wounded in southern Israel, while four others suffered minor wounds in Tel Aviv.
For some time, Iran and the United States had been engaged in negotiations over Tehran’s long-disputed nuclear program that Washington, its European allies, and the United Nations say was being used to enrich uranium to weapons-grade levels. Iran has said it has the right to enrich uranium and has disputed that its program is being used to produce weapons.
March 24, 2026, 07:29 PM
TigerDorequote:
Originally posted by 6guns:
Trump Says Iran Has Agreed to Not Pursue Nuclear Weapons
‘There won’t be any nuclear weapons. Iran has agreed to that,’ the president said.
If the Iranians in power make that promise, you can take it to the bank...
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March 25, 2026, 04:01 AM
downtownvThe Pentagon will deploy elements of the elite Army 82nd Airborne Division to the Middle East.
A source at the Pentagon familiar with the plans confirmed that the division would be deployed, though they didn’t provide other details on the plans.
The 82nd Airborne is one of the most renowned forces in the U.S. military. Members of the 82nd Airborne were among the U.S. forces deployed to France ahead of the D-Day invasion of Normandy; since then, they’ve been involved in the Gulf War in the 1990s, conflicts related to the War on Terror, and a series of more recent deployments to the Middle East in the wake of the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan.
A key element of the 82nd Airborne is the Immediate Response Force, a force composed of around 3,000 to 4,000 soldiers. These highly-trained special forces are able to parachute into hostile territory and secure key infrastructure, airfields, and other land targets.
The force is required to be able to deploy anywhere in the world within less than a day.
Further details on the Pentagon’s plans for the 82nd Airborne or the Immediate Response Force remain unclear.
https://www.theepochtimes.com/...MH5WtpwwJW8E3aP7k%3DMarch 25, 2026, 08:06 AM
Graniteguyquote:
Originally posted by TigerDore:
quote:
Originally posted by 6guns:
Trump Says Iran Has Agreed to Not Pursue Nuclear Weapons
‘There won’t be any nuclear weapons. Iran has agreed to that,’ the president said.
If the Iranians in power make that promise, you can take it to the bank...
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Well geez, why didn't they just say that 2 weeks ago?
What Iran needs to agree to is NOT to sell China oil without utilizing the petro-dollar as the transaction currency.
March 25, 2026, 11:55 AM
architectquote:
Originally posted by TigerDore:
quote:
Originally posted by 6guns:
Trump Says Iran Has Agreed to Not Pursue Nuclear Weapons
‘There won’t be any nuclear weapons. Iran has agreed to that,’ the president said.
If the Iranians in power make that promise, you can take it to the bank...
What? You want the bank to go belly-up too? Iranians have long demonstrated that their "promises" mean nothing. I guess if you are required by your god to kill non-believers, lying to them gets a free pass. I'm confident our President will hold them to their word, or teach them the consequences.
The abilities and professionalism of our military are truly impressive! Tom Clancy wrote a non-fiction book about the 82'nd, and the training they receive. Well worth a read.
I wonder if it would be possible to stage an "unauthorized" landing of heavy-lift aircraft at Kharg assuming they were overwatched by a force of A-10's to suppress ground opposition? This might even be more effective than inserting airborne troops by parachute.
March 25, 2026, 12:21 PM
NOCkidI assumed the "Can take it to the bank" remark was sarcastic.
March 25, 2026, 12:51 PM
sigfreundRaising hopes followed by causing disappointments is an effective way to manipulate the ignorant whose disappointment will then prompt them to increase pressure on the other side to reach a settlement at whatever cost.
Many deal-makers are well aware of the tactic after having used it and found it successful so many times. In addition to Iran, Russia’s Putin immediately comes to mind.
March 25, 2026, 01:26 PM
Pipe SmokerWars end when all participants conclude that ceasing hostilities is to their advantage.
March 25, 2026, 04:36 PM
TigerDorequote:
Originally posted by NOCkid:
I assumed the "Can take it to the bank" remark was sarcastic.
Yes, it was sarcasm. 100%. I wouldn't trust them as far as I can throw the Empire State Building.
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March 25, 2026, 04:42 PM
TigerDorequote:
Originally posted by architect:
The abilities and professionalism of our military are truly impressive! Tom Clancy wrote a non-fiction book about the 82'nd, and the training they receive. Well worth a read.
Agreed 100% on our military, in spite of Obama's/Biden's attempt to demoralize them. They are the best in the world.
My impression of the 82nd is equally as high. I see them as just a notch under SOCOM. Maybe a half a notch.
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March 25, 2026, 08:22 PM
jljonesAir assault are infantry doing airborne infantry stuff. They aren’t a notch below SOCOM any more than your Marines are. Are they top notch infantry? Perhaps. Is 31st MEU top notch infantry? As much as the 82nd or the 101st. I’m not degrading any of them. We have a talented military when they are allowed to do their thing.
When you look at that skill level, then you look at the skill level of a SFG ODA or Rangers, there is a large disparity. Most of it is age and maturity. Your average new guy on an ODA or SEAL team has 2-3 years in a pipeline before they get to their first actual command. They are thinkers to get that far and you don’t necessarily see that in the 82nd. While SFAS is only 26 days, they go through selection every day in the Q course and even the first couple of years at a SFG.
