United States and Israel attack Iran Early Saturday Morning

The son of Iran's recently killed dictator owns two luxury apartments overlooking the Israeli embassy in London, with experts warning of a 'serious security breach', it emerged on Saturday night.

Mojtaba Khamenei – tipped to succeed his father Ali Khamenei as Iran's new Ayatollah – owns the properties in Kensington, west London, with an estimated value of more than £50million.

The sixth and seventh floor apartments, which come with servants' quarters on the ground floor, are a stone's throw from Kensington Palace, the official residence of the Prince and Princess of Wales.

Khamenei, 56, is understood to have owned the two apartments since 2014, but his ownership only emerged after a year-long investigation by the news channel Bloomberg.

It has revealed Khamenei also owns 11 mansions in Hampstead, North London, through a front man and a shell company registered in the Isle of Man.

The Bloomberg investigation also revealed Khamenei has amassed a portfolio of properties around the world worth hundreds of millions of pounds.

The funds for the purchases came from Iran's sanction-busting oil programme. according to the probe.

The revelations that Khamenei – a leader within the feared Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) – owns two flats that look down on the Israeli embassy building raises fears the apartments may have been used to spy on the diplomatic mission.

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The sixth and seventh floor apartments, which come with servants' quarters on the ground floor, are a stone's throw from Kensington Palace (pictured, file photo), the official London residence of the Prince and Princess of Wales

It comes as four Iranians were arrested in north London in the early hours of Friday on suspicion of spying for Iran's intelligence services.

The men, who are Iranian and dual British-Iranian, are suspected of surveilling Jewish 'locations and individuals'.

The locations are thought to be synagogues in London, and the individuals may have been worshippers.

Six others were arrested in Harrow, in the north-west of the capital, on suspicion of aiding and abetting an offender.
 
hollydolly said:
Conversely over in Iran's capital Tehran....

Thick plumes of dark smoke are lingering in Tehran following overnight US-Israeli strikes on the Iranian capital.

Iran's Red Crescent society has warned that Tehran may soon be inundated by toxic rain that can cause chemical burns and damage lungs following strikes on oil facilities.

In a dire notification early this morning, the humanitarian group warned residents of Tehran that they risked chronic lung and skin diseases.

The NGO warned residents in the Iranian capital not to leave their homes even after rain ceases as 'evaporation of acid droplets from the hot ground or surfaces increases the concentration of toxins in the breathing air by several times.'


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It seems too many non military targets being hit at this point. I get they are part of the military manufacturing process but they are also part of and needed for civilian life. A civilian who can breath isn't going to rise up against any government if they even know who to fight at this point. Not making friends either. This is not WWII. No need for that type of bombing.

I get the threat or potential threat which will always be there. Maybe it's time to just to deal with direct military threats only.
 
Aunt Bea said:
Sadly, I fear that by the time we finish ‘liberating’ the good people of Iran they may have actually had a better quality of life under the current regime.

"Freedom's just another word for nothing left to lose"
- Kris Kristofferson 1971
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Numbers up to 60,000 of its own people killed over the last ten years. At one time Iran bragged about kill tens of thousands. Women are property and abused and killed. Molesting children is part of their culture.

Your quote...
"Freedom's just another word for nothing left to lose"
- Kris Kristofferson 1971

Yeap they have nothing left to lose
 
Grailhunter57 said:
Numbers up to 60,000 of its own people killed over the last ten years. At one time Iran bragged about kill tens of thousands. Women are property and abused and killed. Molesting children is part of their culture.

Your quote...
"Freedom's just another word for nothing left to lose"
- Kris Kristofferson 1971

Yeap they have nothing left to lose
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Their? You mean the evil ones. That's in Holland too and America and Belgium, France and I bet a lot of other countries. Muslims here, they are safer to leave your kids with than white Dutch guys if you don't know em.

Always when a kid gets raped it's a white guy or even woman. Young muslim guys beat up or kill paedo's cause the government protects them. They sat a guy up in my city. Old guy, they contacted him as if they were a minor guy looking for sex and then killed him.

Yup very aggressive but the rest only says boy oh boy this is not good that they only get a year in a fancy facility or nothing and then we do nothing about it but make a comment on a News site and there's always some slimy person who says that the poor rapist has mental problems and then they berate you for being so unkind, wanting them to get sterilized and locked up.
 
RambleTamble said:
As of March 8, 2026, the U.S. national average for regular gasoline is $3.41 per gallon, an increase of approximately 43 cents in just one week.

Diesel rose roughly 75 cents in a week to reach $4.51 per gallon. That's going to have a big effect on shipping costs and increase inflation on pretty much everything tangible.
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Yesterday regular was $2.99 here. I failed to fill up, and today I paid $3.19. Fortunately, a tank lasts me an average of one month. I'll probably pay $4.00 or so at next fillup.

Edited to add:
Certain people on a certain side say, "Oh it'll be lower price than we've seen in about 3 weeks." :ROFLMAO:
 
RambleTamble said:
As of March 8, 2026, the U.S. national average for regular gasoline is $3.41 per gallon, an increase of approximately 43 cents in just one week.

Diesel rose roughly 75 cents in a week to reach $4.51 per gallon. That's going to have a big effect on shipping costs and increase inflation on pretty much everything tangible.
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You can thank price gouging for that. Supply and demand has not changed yet. In face supply has increased with reserves being opened and Venezuelan oil coming in. Mostly under $3.00 a gallon here in Farmington Mo.
 
RambleTamble said:
As of March 8, 2026, the U.S. national average for regular gasoline is $3.41 per gallon, an increase of approximately 43 cents in just one week.

Diesel rose roughly 75 cents in a week to reach $4.51 per gallon. That's going to have a big effect on shipping costs and increase inflation on pretty much everything tangible.
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It's hard to calculate when the price rises will stop, as the Strait of Hormuz will dictate that. Certainly the increases will be passed on thoughout the system. I am not a big user of gasoline, so not much of an impact. I would not expect shortages in the U.S.A. for some time, although other countries might be impacted.
 
Messy said:
Their? You mean the evil ones. That's in Holland too and America and Belgium, France and I bet a lot of other countries. Muslims here, they are safer to leave your kids with than white Dutch guys if you don't know em.

Always when a kid gets raped it's a white guy or even woman. Young muslim guys beat up or kill paedo's cause the government protects them. They sat a guy up in my city. Old guy, they contacted him as if they were a minor guy looking for sex and then killed him.

Yup very aggressive but the rest only says boy oh boy this is not good that they only get a year in a fancy facility or nothing and then we do nothing about it but make a comment on a News site and there's always some slimy person who says that the poor rapist has mental problems and then they berate you for being so unkind, wanting them to get sterilized and locked up.
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Child molestation and abduction is more prevalent than you think in America. But even at that in most Muslim countries it would be hard to find a boy or man that has not given his father a BJ. It is not even considered molestation in these countries.
 
Iraanse Koerden: 'We stellen eisen aan samen vechten met de VS'

Confusion reigns over whether Iranian Kurds are willing to be used as ground troops in Iran. Criticism also abounds, as should the Kurds even be deployed? War journalist Hans Jaap Melissen visited Iranian Kurds who have been hiding in neighboring Iraq for years.

They're called camps. But they're actually small villages where Iranian Kurds live, in the Iraqi mountainous landscape near their homeland, Iran.

A few armed Iranians sit at the entrance of one such camp. Iran bombed the area Friday evening, and more bombs were dropped in the preceding days. A crater with rocket debris is visible in front of a damaged clinic. Mustafa Mowludi, the second-in-command of the largest Iranian-Kurdish opposition group, the Kurdistan Workers' Party (KDPI), waits in a conspicuous house. He doesn't live there but uses the house to receive guests.

Is he willing to help the United States? Mowludi chooses his words carefully and says everything is still under consideration. "We're still discussing this with other Iranian opposition groups. It's a process."

Clear demands for Americans
Mowludi has a few clear demands: if the Iranian regime falls, the US must accept nothing less than a federal Iran, with the Kurds gaining autonomy. "The worst-case scenario is if the US bombs and then abandons us."

There are examples where the Kurds hoped for more support from the US than they ultimately received. Think of the conflicts in Iraq and Syria. "But we are ready to fight. We do so primarily for our own goals. Just as the Americans are primarily active for themselves. But this time it would be a collaboration," Mowludi continues.

He says he would like to receive weapons from the US, although he hasn't asked for them. "Furthermore, we have people in Iran who remove weapons from bombed military posts."

"Tehran is not our final destination."
According to Mowludi, Tehran will not be the final destination if the Kurds join the fight. He argues that Kurds only want to secure their own territory and thus set an example for other regions with minorities. The idea is that if everyone revolts, the regime will further collapse. "We are in contact with other minority groups," says Mowludi.

But there are no guarantees that this will happen. Even a fight limited to Iranian-Kurdish territory requires a large number of fighters. Mowludi is vague about the number of people he can mobilize. "In 1980, we had twelve thousand, of whom five thousand were killed. We are stronger now than we were then." There are other Kurdish opposition groups, but the total number of fighters is not enough to stand up to the Iranian regime.

In the two camps visited by NU.nl, there are hardly any fighters visible. They are supposedly elsewhere, we are told. A few are, however, including women. Twenty-year-old Zilan says she is ready for a possible fight. "I'll take my earrings out first, but then I can," she says with a laugh.

But does she trust US President Donald Trump? "Fifty-fifty. It's possible that after this war, he'll focus on something else." Another woman, 53-year-old Kwestan, has more faith in Trump. "He won't abandon us."

Hardi Salimi is a political assistant. "But I will definitely fight if it comes to that," says 34-year-old Salimi. "I hope the Americans give us sniper rifles, drones, and dushkas (a type of anti-aircraft gun, ed.). I also hope the Americans don't stop the war until the regime falls."

American ground troops are a sore point for everyone.
That's why Mowludi also wants a no-fly zone. "If we don't win the fight, we must remain protected. A no-fly zone will protect Europe from refugees." He doesn't see American ground troops as a good idea. "That would sit poorly with the Iranians. We don't like it either."

The main reason for saying yes to the Americans? According to Mowludi, it's simply the unique opportunity now presenting itself to change something in Iran. Even though the ultimate goals of the US and Israel are unclear and their achievability is uncertain.

"The Islamic Republic of Iran has been bombing Kurds since 1979. They've been killing young people for so long. We've lost our fear, precisely because we have so much experience," says Mowludi.

The coming weeks will reveal whether the deployment of Iranian Kurds on the ground in Iran will actually take place, or whether it's just a story to mislead Iran. After all, in wars, it's important not to announce everything you do, or rather, to sow confusion.

Iran is certainly taking it seriously. An hour after NU.nl's visit, the country again launched drones at one of the camps. Iran is physically very close, but a new Iran is still a long way off.
 
Harry Le Hermit said:
It's hard to calculate when the price rises will stop, as the Strait of Hormuz will dictate that. Certainly the increases will be passed on thoughout the system. I am not a big user of gasoline, so not much of an impact. I would not expect shortages in the U.S.A. for some time, although other countries might be impacted.
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I do not think the Strait of Hormuz will be closed for long, but that is not what will affect the supply of oil. The Iran war in general will affect the oil supply and after it is over it will take time to get it all back up and running. And it will affect other countries, not so much in America. Very little of our oil comes from Iran.

This all comes at a time when our oil supply is increasing. The Trans-Alaska Pipeline System (TAPS) is wide open and our own oil reserves and domestic oil wells and off-shore oil wells are coming online and the Venezuelan oil. Before long oil companies will be asked why the prices are not coming down.
 
hollydolly said:
what ??? WHAT????? where do you get that information from ?
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Been there for one.

Understanding Child Sexual Abuse In Islamic Countries: Perspectives For Understanding

» Abused in Silence: Child Sexual Abuse in Muslim Communities

Child abuse in Quranic schools - Wikipedia

The Social Contract - Child Molestation: Cornerstone of Islam

But I am saying it is a culture thing. By culture neither the father or son or daughters are shamed within their own families. But still technically child molestation is against their laws. But still hard to find convictions.
 
Grailhunter57 said:
I do not think the Strait of Hormuz will be closed for long, but that is not what will affect the supply of oil. The Iran war in general will affect the oil supply and after it is over it will take time to get it all back up and running. And it will affect other countries, not so much in America. Very little of our oil comes from Iran.

This all comes at a time when our oil supply is increasing. The Trans-Alaska Pipeline System (TAPS) is wide open and our own oil reserves and domestic oil wells and off-shore oil wells are coming online and the Venezuelan oil. Before long oil companies will be asked why the prices are not coming down.
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The Alaskan pipeline is only running about 30% of its capacity of the 80s, or about 600K bpd. Most of that is on the open markets with the U.S. and Canadian west coasts, along with Japan, etc. The Alaskan wells are in decline.

The. U.S. does not import any crude from Iran. 95% of Iranian crude goes to China, or about 3M bpd.

Over 20M bpd flows through the Straits of Hormuz. Less than 1M bpd comes to the U.S. That leaves roughly 16M+ bpd for the rest of the world, that would require replacement. Even if the U.S. were to begin release from the SPR, it would be difficult to release more than 1Mbpd.

The Venezuelan crude was already factored into global pricing and consumption. Producting countries would require time to ramp up to even a 2M bpd increase.

The Straits of Hormuz is an enormous bottleneck and IMO, the real reason for preventing Iran having nuclear weapons, as they could very easily disrupt the global energy supply and blackmail countries into concessions, etc. If 20M+ bpd are not moving through this area, then the profits from that crude is not flowing back into the producer countries.... regardless of price.

We should also remember, countries such as Saudi Arabia and Kuwat import nearly 90% of their food through those straits.
 
Harry Le Hermit said:
The Alaskan pipeline is only running about 30% of its capacity of the 80s, or about 600K bpd. Most of that is on the open markets with the U.S. and Canadian west coasts, along with Japan, etc. The Alaskan wells are in decline.
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Old information.....Things have changed
Export Markets for the Alaskan Pipeline: The oil is shipped to refineries in Valdez Alaska and on the West Coast of the United States, particularly in California and Washington, which receive about 80% of Alaska North Slope (ANS) crude.
 
Iran named Khamenei’s son new to be the new Supreme Leader.

Top clerics said in a statement published in state media that they had picked Mojtaba Khamenei, a son of the slain supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, to succeed his father.

Congrats to Moj!
 
Harry Le Hermit said:
The Alaskan pipeline is only running about 30% of its capacity of the 80s, or about 600K bpd. Most of that is on the open markets with the U.S. and Canadian west coasts, along with Japan, etc. The Alaskan wells are in decline.

The. U.S. does not import any crude from Iran. 95% of Iranian crude goes to China, or about 3M bpd.

Over 20M bpd flows through the Straits of Hormuz. Less than 1M bpd comes to the U.S. That leaves roughly 16M+ bpd for the rest of the world, that would require replacement. Even if the U.S. were to begin release from the SPR, it would be difficult to release more than 1Mbpd.

The Venezuelan crude was already factored into global pricing and consumption. Producting countries would require time to ramp up to even a 2M bpd increase.

The Straits of Hormuz is an enormous bottleneck and IMO, the real reason for preventing Iran having nuclear weapons, as they could very easily disrupt the global energy supply and blackmail countries into concessions, etc. If 20M+ bpd are not moving through this area, then the profits from that crude is not flowing back into the producer countries.... regardless of price.

We should also remember, countries such as Saudi Arabia and Kuwat import nearly 90% of their food through those straits.
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Thanks for doing your research.
 
Grailhunter57 said:
Old information.....Things have changed
Export Markets for the Alaskan Pipeline: The oil is shipped to refineries in Valdez Alaska and on the West Coast of the United States, particularly in California and Washington, which receive about 80% of Alaska North Slope (ANS) crude.
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Yep things change. Current projects in Alaska are projected to increase Alaskan production from current 433k bpd to possibly 475K bpd. Not exactly enough to make up for the current shortfall over the closure of the Straits of Hormuz, imo.
 
RambleTamble said:
Iran named Khamenei’s son new to be the new Supreme Leader.

Top clerics said in a statement published in state media that they had picked Mojtaba Khamenei, a son of the slain supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, to succeed his father.

Congrats to Moj!
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Yes, but little Moj hasn't met the approval of a certain person across the seas, so that means things will take longer - getting "approval" since he's not "acceptable" - and then who will be chosen? And in a volatile situation like this, we can expect further complications to enter in to change the whole picture, and all take longer, and just keep extending this war, as as most wars.

On the subect of gas - I mentioned to a woman in church that I saw higher gas prices today when I passed the station. She said, "Oh, don't worry, it'll be down in 3 weeks." I answered her, "Well, one way I can save money on gas is to stop coming to church." [Hope she got the message.]
 
Harry Le Hermit said:
Yep things change. Current projects in Alaska are projected to increase Alaskan production from current 433k bpd to possibly 475K bpd. Not exactly enough to make up for the current shortfall over the closure of the Straits of Hormuz, imo.
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Shortfall?
What shortfall?
We get very little oil from Iran.
Now that will probably change after the war.
But Iran does not have the ability to keep the Straits closed for long.
 
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