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US military says it carried out ‘self-defense’ strikes in Iran, including missile launch sites
www.kmvt.com ^ | 5-25-26 | LINDSAY WHITEHURST and MUNIR AHMED

Posted on 05/25/2026 5:32:02 PM PDT by boycott

WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. military said Monday that it carried out “self-defense” strikes in southern Iran, including on missile launch sites and boats placing mines.

U.S. Central Command says the strikes were done “to protect our troops from threats posed by Iranian forces” but that it was “using restraint during the ongoing ceasefire.”

President Donald Trump said Monday that any agreement to end the Iran war should include a requirement for several additional countries, including Saudi Arabia and Pakistan, to join the Abraham Accords, the U.S.-brokered agreements from Trump’s first term aimed at normalizing relations with Israel.

Trump said in a social media post that negotiations are “proceeding nicely,” but tied any eventual agreement to expanded participation in the 2020 accords.

(Excerpt) Read more at kmvt.com ...


TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; Government; Iran; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: bloweduprealgood; ceasefiremisfire; fafo; iran; military; trump; war

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Convince them they want this war to end.
1 posted on 05/25/2026 5:32:02 PM PDT by boycott
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Jennifer Griffin
@JenGriffinFNC
MORE details on US strikes vs Iranian targets today:

2 Iranian boats were caught laying mines in the Strait of Hormuz, senior US official tells me. The US military eliminated both IRGC vessels and also struck at a SAM (surface to air missile) site in Bandar Abbas that was targeting US warplanes.
“These were defensive strikes.” They do not indicate ceasefire is over, according to two well placed sources.


2 posted on 05/25/2026 5:37:18 PM PDT by boycott
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Take off the gloves....NOW!

Flatten the “secure, undisclosed location” where the Supreme Leader is cowering.


3 posted on 05/25/2026 5:45:57 PM PDT by lightman (Beat the Philly fraud machine the Amish did onest, ja? Nein, zweimal they did already!)
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The sooner the better.


4 posted on 05/25/2026 5:46:12 PM PDT by No name given ( Anonymous is who you’ll know me as )
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Trump sending a message to Iran no matter how much you rebuild we can still take your asses out


5 posted on 05/25/2026 5:48:35 PM PDT by Sarah Barracuda
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(The U.S. military said Monday that it carried out
“self-defense” strikes in southern Iran, including
on missile launch sites and boats placing mines)

Good job U.S. Military 🪖🪖🪖

💥💥💥


6 posted on 05/25/2026 5:52:49 PM PDT by SaveFerris (Luke 17:28 ... as it was in the Days of Lot; They Did Eat, They Drank, They Bought, They Sold ......)
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👍


7 posted on 05/25/2026 6:11:16 PM PDT by Flaming Conservative ((Pray without ceasing))
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To: SaveFerris; boycott; lightman; No name given ; Sarah Barracuda

For 47 years, the rulers of Iran have been crying “Death to America!” And they meant it. Just look at their attack at the US Marine barracks in Beirut. Or their attack on USS Cole. Or read my profile for more.

So ... any attack on the rulers of Iran and their IRGC savages is the very definition of self defense.

Please understand: these people only understand force, death, and destruction. Anything else - negotiations, mutually beneficial exchange, peaceful co-existence - is, to them, merely an opportunity to spread their Shiite belief system. Like a reptilian brain of an allegator that is hard-wired to eat anything that moves, they reflexively jump at any opportunity to spread their evil.


8 posted on 05/25/2026 6:14:07 PM PDT by Time_Has_Come (I'm a proud Islamophobe, and for very good reason.)
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Laying mines??!! WTF. The negotiations should end immediately. This violates the ceasefire and is an escalation of the conflict. Time to take the gloves off.


9 posted on 05/25/2026 6:22:19 PM PDT by kabar ( )
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With the Internet down in Iran, we don’t hear anything about something critical. Last I heard inflation was 45% since the war started. Business are closing. They still have their water and extreme air pollution issues. How much more is the population going to take?


10 posted on 05/25/2026 6:24:49 PM PDT by j.havenfarm (25 years on Free Republic, 12/10/25! More than 12,750 replies and still not shutting up!)
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To: Time_Has_Come

The time came in January of 1981 but Ronaldus Magnus squandered the opportunity.

I came of age and cast my first Presidential vote (for Ronaldus Magnus!) during the 444 days of humiliation.

Recompense is 47 years overdue and I EXPECT POTUS # 47 to deliver!


11 posted on 05/25/2026 6:28:16 PM PDT by lightman (Beat the Philly fraud machine the Amish did onest, ja? Nein, zweimal they did already!)
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Take off the gloves....NOW!

    Reortedly something is moving
  1. Israel given a green light to destroy Hezbollah throughout Lebanon
  2. Iran restoring Internet throughout country
  3. Oil futures declining
  4. Saudis report Iran willing to give up nuclear material to China

12 posted on 05/25/2026 6:38:16 PM PDT by af_vet_1981 ( The bus came by and I got on, That's when it all began.)
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MORE!!


13 posted on 05/25/2026 6:40:34 PM PDT by Az Joe (Iran is the Great Satan - Destroy it)
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We need to make them never want to commit terrorism again.

I read your profile. I gladly welcome immigrants like you that come over here that love America and do it the right way.

I still hope the Iranian people can be freed of their extremist Islamic rulers.


14 posted on 05/25/2026 6:41:08 PM PDT by boycott
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May it be so!

Do not empower the bullies.

Don’t feed the trolls!


15 posted on 05/25/2026 6:55:44 PM PDT by lightman (Beat the Philly fraud machine the Amish did onest, ja? Nein, zweimal they did already!)
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terrorism is in the Koran for all good Muslims as is lying to cover it up. To stop would be against the word of their god.


16 posted on 05/25/2026 7:09:47 PM PDT by bdfromlv (Leavenworth hard time)
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To: boycott

B.S.


17 posted on 05/25/2026 7:24:07 PM PDT by MotorCityBuck (Keep the Change You Filthy Animal !)
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To: boycott

Tens of millions of Americans don’t know how lucky they are to be American.

Literally.

They just don’t know how lucky they are. They don’t understand. To them, tyranny is when you have to prove you are a US citizen to vote.

America has given me a wonderful life, and I think about giving something back. I am contemplating running for office to serve, not for personal gain, and campaigning by decency and civility. We need a resurgence of the classic Republican platform: small government, low taxes, less regulation, individual responsibility, eliminating career bureaucrats who are not accountable to anyone, eliminating government programs that reward laziness, promoting policies that encourage family stability, promoting programs that encourage saving, delayed gratification, living within one’s means, hard work, education, and entrepreneurship.

Then again ... I think I am naive and the professional politicians will eat me alive.


18 posted on 05/25/2026 7:41:52 PM PDT by Time_Has_Come (I'm a proud Islamophobe, and for very good reason.)
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So true. We are so blessed to be Americans.

We need people with your beliefs to run for office. You don’t have to start at the top to make a difference. Start somewhere and see where it goes from there.


19 posted on 05/25/2026 7:49:05 PM PDT by boycott
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Ynet news briefs :

05:49 Rubio on US strike in southern Iran: 'Strait of Hormuz will be opened one way or another'
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio addressed negotiations with Iran and said that "talks were held today in Qatar. I think there is a lot of back and forth on specific wording in the initial document. Negotiation on the text may continue for several days." Regarding the U.S. military strike in southern Iran, Rubio said that "the Strait of Hormuz must be open. It will be opened one way or another."
(Reuters)
20 posted on 05/25/2026 7:55:33 PM PDT by af_vet_1981 ( The bus came by and I got on, That's when it all began.)
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