IRAN WAR NEWS - 11-May-2026
ANNOUNCEMENT: As of 9-May-2026 i will be drastically curtailing my coverage of the US-Israel-Iran conflicts. I had thought that an end to these conflicts was in sight, but i no longer think that is true. It appears this conflict, and others to come, are going to last a long time, potentially several years or even a decade or more, and covering all this on a daily basis requires a lot more time than i want to invest over that long of a span. I will therefore be posting only select updates from this point on and not necessarily on a daily basis. To understand my reasoning, i'll refer you to the following article:
Read: The bigger picture: It's not about Iran.
US "ACHIEVEMENTS" IN IRAN WAR:
- Strait of Hormuz forced open: FAIL (Iran is in full control of the strait (that was open and free before the US-Israel attack))
- US blockade of Strait of Hormuz: LIMITED SUCCESS (US Navy cannot approach Iran coast nor patrol the immense area of the waters)
- elimination of nuclear enrichment program: FAIL
- elimination of nuclear weapon program: INAPPLICABLE (Iran is not seeking nuclear weapons, or at least they weren't prior to the US-Israel attack)
- seizure of highly enriched uranium: FAIL
- elimination of ballistic missile program: FAIL
- elimination of navy: PARTIAL SUCCESS (best yet to come if US continues to FAFO)
- elimination of air force: PARTIAL SUCCESS (destruction largely irrelevant)
- regime change: PARTIAL SUCCESS, if you want to call it that (new ayatollah is less US-friendly than his father was)
- US involved in selection of new ayatollah: FAIL
- US regional bases fully operational: FAIL
- US presence in Gulf states: COMPROMISED
- threat to Israel eliminated: FAIL
Brian Berletic: US Tightens Blockade on Iran: US Warplanes Strike/Disable 3 Ships Over 3 Days - YouTube
the US has escalated its blockade on Iran by striking and disabling 3 Iranian commercial vessels over the course of 3 days using inexpensive and plentiful 20mm cannon fire and standard guided missiles;
this comes at a time when reports indicate the US has seized several ships, turned back dozens of others, while a nearly equal number have passed through the US blockade;
the US tightening of its blockade in this manner both demonstrates a capacity to disable ships in large numbers at will, created deterrence against Iranian ships seeking to run the blockade, and avoids rapid escalation and market price fluctuations that might disturb Washington's controlled demolition of Middle East energy exports and placing Asia further under US energy dependence;
Military Situation In Iran On May 10, 2026 (Map Update)
- A cargo ship was attacked 23 nautical miles northeast of Doha by an unknown projectile;
- The French aircraft carrier strike group Charles de Gaulle (R91) transited the Suez Canal and is heading toward the Arabian Sea;
- The UK Royal Navy HMS Dragon received an order to transit the Suez Canal to join other naval fleets in the Arabian Sea;
- The IRGC Navy Command warned that any attack on Iranian tankers and commercial vessels will result in a heavy attack on one of the American centers in the region or on enemy ships.
Netanyahu announced his desire to refuse US military aid
12bytes: I certainly didn't expect to hear this. What does it mean?
"I want to reduce to zero the financial support from the United States, the financial component of our military cooperation. We receive $3.8 billion a year, and I think it's time to gradually withdraw the remaining military support," Benjamin Netanyahu said.
The Israeli prime minister noted that he intends to begin the process of withdrawing US funding "immediately" in order to complete it within ten years.
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