2025 Israel - Iranian conflict

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tamsen_ikard

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Current Cambridge Analytica CEO Oliver Alexander's speculations regarding the operational B-2 bomber formations:

1. Immediate midair refueling after departing Whiteman AFB suggests these aircraft are carrying near-maximum payloads. Unless conducting an immediate strike on Iran, munitions could've been pre-deployed to Guam or Diego Garcia via C-5/C-17 transports to avoid logistical complications from extra refueling and airframe stress - making this approach seem unnecessary.

2. Should the B-2s proceed toward Iran, they'd reach target areas hours before Sunday 6 PM EST futures market opening. The Trump team would theoretically have time for press conferences or interviews to influence markets pre-opening.

3. Pre-positioned KC-135 and KC-46 tankers at global bases perfectly support what would be history's longest (and first circumnavigation) bomber mission - exceeding the Afghanistan strike distance (see graphic). Believing the "record-setting" aspect would appeal to the face-conscious "TACO" is entirely reasonable.

4. Avoiding Diego Garcia takeoffs means: Under lease terms, the US legally avoids notifying Mauritius about this strike.

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I don't think Muslim Malaysia and Indonesia will allow US b-2 to overfly over their Airspace like that. They will have to fly over international airspace.
 
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This is, allegedly, how the drones find their targets in Iran

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Something crazy, but I would not put it past something the INDOPACOM would do. I think I agree with people that this conflict should interest China.

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Something confirmed some times ago if I remember correctly

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Current Cambridge Analytica CEO Oliver Alexander's speculations regarding the operational B-2 bomber formations:

1. Immediate midair refueling after departing Whiteman AFB suggests these aircraft are carrying near-maximum payloads. Unless conducting an immediate strike on Iran, munitions could've been pre-deployed to Guam or Diego Garcia via C-5/C-17 transports to avoid logistical complications from extra refueling and airframe stress - making this approach seem unnecessary.

2. Should the B-2s proceed toward Iran, they'd reach target areas hours before Sunday 6 PM EST futures market opening. The Trump team would theoretically have time for press conferences or interviews to influence markets pre-opening.

3. Pre-positioned KC-135 and KC-46 tankers at global bases perfectly support what would be history's longest (and first circumnavigation) bomber mission - exceeding the Afghanistan strike distance (see graphic). Believing the "record-setting" aspect would appeal to the face-conscious "TACO" is entirely reasonable.

4. Avoiding Diego Garcia takeoffs means: Under lease terms, the US legally avoids notifying Mauritius about this strike.

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Still holding out to deem it as a show of force. No reason to telegraph the deployment of your strategic assets when they could've had transponders off the whole time.
 
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Anlsvrthng

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tamsen_ikard said:
What is the estimated time of arrival for the B-2? Is the attack happening this night? Current time in Tehran 10:40 PM. So, there is still 5 hours of night time left.
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Should be good a formal declaration of war prior .

11 years ago it was a silly think from to Russians to expect a first nuclear decapatitonal strike from the USA , but days by days it looks more probable.

Strike Iran in Pearl Harbor stlye by USA doesn't help
 
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Why Assad’s Fall Made Israel’s Large-Scale Air War With Iran Possible​


Sebastien Roblin

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This opened a safe corridor for IAF tankers over Syria to accompany Israeli fighters and top them off right up to the edge of Iran’s air defense zone—a big effective boost in range for Israeli fighters.

Of course, not having to suppress both Syria and Iran’s air defenses simultaneously was an advantage. The corridor also improved Israel’s options for search and rescue of potential ejected pilots, and may have helped special forces insert into Iranian territory—and more pressingly, extract them after executing their surprise drone and missile attacks on June 13. Notably, two C-130 or KC-130H transport aircraft were recorded flying at low altitude over Syria that morning.

Such methods would have been more perilous if needing to traverse hundreds of miles of Syrian defenses too.
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