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NSTRIKE

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OPERATION SINDOOR Immediately after the cowardly Pakistani sponsored #PahalgamTerrorAttack, the Indian Navy validated the anti-missile and anti-aircraft defence capability in a complex threat environment using a cross platform cooperative mechanism. The operation leveraged #IndianNavy's comprehensive layered Fleet Air Defence mechanism, enabling quick and clear distinction between commercial, neutral and hostile aircraft or flying objects, and neutralisation of threats at extended ranges. The #CarrierBattleGroup with its integral Air Wing provides the first layer of this layered mechanism. The presence of our #AircraftCarrier with a large number of Mig 29K fighters and Air Borne Early Warning helicopters prevented any suspicious or hostile aircraft from closing within several hundred kilometres. Our powerful CBG, with formidable offensive capability was able to operate with impunity and maintained an uncontested presence in the area of operations, compelling the Pakistani Air Elements to remain bottled up close to the coast denying any opportunity to be a threat in maritime space. The #IndianNavy’s dominance thus ensured that should we choose to, we can strike at will. #OperationSindoor Ministry of Defence, Government of India HQ IDS ADG PI - INDIAN ARMY Indian Air Force

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BREAKING: The UK Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) has reported that an oil tanker caught fire approximately 15 nautical miles northeast of Masirah Island, Oman, forcing its crew to abandon ship. The vessel has been identified as the Palau-flagged, Indian-crewed tanker MT Marivex, carrying 24 Indian crew members. According to India's Ministry of Ports, the tanker was targeted by Shahed-136 one-way attack drones operated by the IRGC Aerospace Force, resulting in a fire on board and the subsequent evacuation of the crew. Footage released from the scene shows the vessel engulfed in flames. Notably, a U.S. Navy San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock can be seen operating in close proximity to the burning tanker, likely as part of the emergency response and maritime security effort. The attack marks another escalation in the ongoing conflict, with commercial shipping in the Arabian Sea and approaches to the Gulf of Oman increasingly exposed to military action. #OperationEpicFury #OperationLionsRoar

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🚨⚡️BREAKING | 🔥🇷🇺 Russia’s nuclear submarine power can COOL ANY HOT HEAD in the West Key warnings from Nikolai Patrushev, Chairman of Russia’s Maritime Collegium: – NATO is building military threats on Russia’s maritime borders—risks are rising. – Alliance actions resemble preparations for full-scale aggression, including: ▪️ Increased Western warships & intel ops ▪️ Combat drills in the NE Atlantic, Greenland-Norwegian zone, Norway, Finland, Sweden ▪️ Heavier NATO presence in Poland, the Baltics & the Baltic Sea – Russia is ready to decisively counter any NATO threats in the Baltic and Black Seas. – "We don’t seek confrontation—but any test of our combat readiness will meet an immediate and harsh response." – He accuses Britain of staging a provocation in the Baltic to derail Russia-U.S. negotiations and pressure Washington to maintain military aid to Ukraine. – Patrushev adds: “Britain wouldn’t hesitate to stab the U.S. in the back—surely the White House knows what kind of ‘ally’ it has.” Moscow’s message to NATO: Back off—or brace for consequences.

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99,635 views • 1 year ago

Blood in the Strait of Hormuz? No siree! This cool video from mid-December 2025 shows heavy winter rains on Iran's Hormuz Island washing iron oxide-rich red soil into the sea, turning the coastal waters a temporary blood red. President Trump just pulled off a masterstroke: he accepted a ceasefire that the Iranians took without conditions, and now U.S. forces are clearing mines from the Strait, stripping Iran of its biggest negotiation card. No blood in the water, no wider war, just smart, decisive leadership getting the job done. Meanwhile, in the fantasy world of the anti-Trump and anti-Bibi media, voices are still calling this a “strategic defeat." John Mearsheimer insists Iran holds all the cards. Well, go with Mearsheimer if you like. He's objective and has no axe to grind, other than his insane antisemitism. In the real world, the mines are coming out and the strait is opening.

Blood in the Strait of Hormuz? No siree! This cool video from mid-December 2025 shows heavy winter rains on Iran's Hormuz Island washing iron oxide-rich red soil into the sea, turning the coastal waters a temporary blood red. President Trump just pulled off a masterstroke: he accepted a ceasefire that the Iranians took without conditions, and now U.S. forces are clearing mines from the Strait, stripping Iran of its biggest negotiation card. No blood in the water, no wider war, just smart, decisive leadership getting the job done. Meanwhile, in the fantasy world of the anti-Trump and anti-Bibi media, voices are still calling this a “strategic defeat." John Mearsheimer insists Iran holds all the cards. Well, go with Mearsheimer if you like. He's objective and has no axe to grind, other than his insane antisemitism. In the real world, the mines are coming out and the strait is opening.

Mike

48,876 views • 5 months ago

🚨THIS IS INSAAANNEEE: Iranian warship was invited to India’s MILAN 2026 naval exercises. Its sailors marched in a parade. They stood beside American sailors. Then the US withdrew from the exercise. Then they torpedoed the ship on its way home. Then they left the sailors to drown. Sri Lanka recovered the bodies. This is not warfare. There is a word for luring a guest into your home and killing them on the way out. We have video of the IRIS Dena contingent marching in Vishakhapatnam on February 19th. We have the US withdrawal on record. We have 80+ sailors dead and a Sri Lankan navy doing the recovery work America refused to do. And the American media response has been indifference. Girls’ schools bombed. Carpet-bombing Tehran floated like a policy option. A Marine’s hand broken for saying no in public. When cruelty becomes strategy and atrocity becomes routine — the people who stay silent become part of it. Say their names.

🚨THIS IS INSAAANNEEE: Iranian warship was invited to India’s MILAN 2026 naval exercises. Its sailors marched in a parade. They stood beside American sailors. Then the US withdrew from the exercise. Then they torpedoed the ship on its way home. Then they left the sailors to drown. Sri Lanka recovered the bodies. This is not warfare. There is a word for luring a guest into your home and killing them on the way out. We have video of the IRIS Dena contingent marching in Vishakhapatnam on February 19th. We have the US withdrawal on record. We have 80+ sailors dead and a Sri Lankan navy doing the recovery work America refused to do. And the American media response has been indifference. Girls’ schools bombed. Carpet-bombing Tehran floated like a policy option. A Marine’s hand broken for saying no in public. When cruelty becomes strategy and atrocity becomes routine — the people who stay silent become part of it. Say their names.

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2,241,102 views • 6 months ago

This is how Secretary Rubio defines the Strait of Hormuz: "This is an international waterway and international law is very clear... international water is no country can control them." His argument in the context of the Strait of Hormuz suffers from significant legal deficiencies: First, there is no "high seas" corridor in the Strait of Hormuz. Second, the fundamental principle of free and safe passage stipulates that neither "transit" nor "innocent" passage should be prejudicial to the peace, good order, or security of the coastal state. This was the baseline until February 27. Since February 28, when an actual war of aggression was launched against Iran, a fundamental change in the legal landscape occurred. Under international law, passage loses its "innocent" or "transit" status once it involves the transport of weaponry intended for military operations, threats of force, or intelligence gathering against the security of the coastal state. Similarly, a state utilizing a strait to launch an offensive against a coastal state effectively designates that area as a theater of war. Consequently, this situation invokes Article 51 of the U.N. Charter on the right of self-defense, in accordance with a "peremptory norm" that supersedes standard navigation rules. It also invokes the doctrine of rebus sic stantibus (a fundamental change of circumstances), which justifies a legal recalibration of the principles of free and safe passage, balanced against the legitimate security concerns of the coastal state. Third, conversely, Secretary Rubio’s statement effectively defines the illegality of the U.S. blockade, as it is exercised specifically in: a) international waters; and b) areas that are not under U.S. control, to be subjected to its extraterritorial sanctions.

This is how Secretary Rubio defines the Strait of Hormuz: "This is an international waterway and international law is very clear... international water is no country can control them." His argument in the context of the Strait of Hormuz suffers from significant legal deficiencies: First, there is no "high seas" corridor in the Strait of Hormuz. Second, the fundamental principle of free and safe passage stipulates that neither "transit" nor "innocent" passage should be prejudicial to the peace, good order, or security of the coastal state. This was the baseline until February 27. Since February 28, when an actual war of aggression was launched against Iran, a fundamental change in the legal landscape occurred. Under international law, passage loses its "innocent" or "transit" status once it involves the transport of weaponry intended for military operations, threats of force, or intelligence gathering against the security of the coastal state. Similarly, a state utilizing a strait to launch an offensive against a coastal state effectively designates that area as a theater of war. Consequently, this situation invokes Article 51 of the U.N. Charter on the right of self-defense, in accordance with a "peremptory norm" that supersedes standard navigation rules. It also invokes the doctrine of rebus sic stantibus (a fundamental change of circumstances), which justifies a legal recalibration of the principles of free and safe passage, balanced against the legitimate security concerns of the coastal state. Third, conversely, Secretary Rubio’s statement effectively defines the illegality of the U.S. blockade, as it is exercised specifically in: a) international waters; and b) areas that are not under U.S. control, to be subjected to its extraterritorial sanctions.

Iran in Japan/ 駐日イラン大使館

12,551 views • 4 months ago