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Pete Hegseth says 'Iran made a poor choice, now they pay'
Middle East Eye 👁️ ^ | 12 July 2026

Posted on 07/11/2026 7:06:11 PM PDT by Mr. Mojo

After the US launched a third round of strikes against Iran on Sunday morning, Pete Hegseth, the US secretary of war, posted on X: "Iran made a poor choice. Now they pay."

The fresh escalation occurred after Iran's IRGC Navy said it attacked a container that was exiting the Strait of Hormuz through an unauthorised route and ignored its warnings.

In a statement on X, Centcom said a civilian crew member of M/V GFS Galaxy, a Cyprus-flagged container ship, was missing and the vessel is unable to continue the journey due to an onboard fire and significant engine-room damage.


TOPICS: Hamas; Hezbollah; Iran; News/Current Events; War on Terror; Yemen
KEYWORDS: cartersfolly; fafo; hamas; hegseth; hezbollah; iran; iranchosepoorly; irgc; israel; waronterror; yemen
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1 posted on 07/11/2026 7:06:11 PM PDT by Mr. Mojo
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To: Mr. Mojo

It’s time to go Roman on these savages.

L


2 posted on 07/11/2026 7:10:46 PM PDT by Lurker ( Peaceful coexistence with the Left is not possible. Stop pretending that it is. LOL l)
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To: Mr. Mojo

The fact of the matter is the USA is forced to require Regime Change now.

The Lying Liars that Run Iran can no longer be responsible for it.

Some other Muslims are going to have to go in there and set up a secular government.

The analogue is unconditional surrender by Japan in WWII.


3 posted on 07/11/2026 7:13:43 PM PDT by FlyingEagle
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Time for THE END OF IRAN. The civilized world is better off without them.


4 posted on 07/11/2026 7:20:54 PM PDT by kenmcg (ti hi o)
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To: Mr. Mojo

Amazing how little crude prices have increased since the resumption in hostilities.


5 posted on 07/11/2026 7:21:03 PM PDT by montag813
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To: FlyingEagle

right. and good luck finding honest Muzzies.
You have a clue who and where they migt be?


6 posted on 07/11/2026 7:23:23 PM PDT by Veto! ((Whatever it is, I'm against it))
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To: FlyingEagle

Trump told BiBi during the war to let some of these douche bags live so he could “Negotiate” with them, BIG MISTAKE..you KILL THEM ALL to the point there is NO ONE else to negotiate with then you know the war is over. You kill the head honchos whatever happens happens but you gotta kill those ones and let Israel do it, they have the intel they know what underground bunker they are hiding in they are itching at the chance to take em out. My brother in law’s brother works for the IDF he stays underground in Israel directing them where to fire, every time they talk via zoom he asks “When is the the guy with the orange hair going to let us kill these bastards”


7 posted on 07/11/2026 7:25:20 PM PDT by Sarah Barracuda
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To: Lurker
BOMB BOMB BOMB BOMB BOMB IRAN - Vince Vance & The Valiants
8 posted on 07/11/2026 7:55:39 PM PDT by PROCON (Sic Semper Tyrannis)
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To: Mr. Mojo

Time for Iran to experience the ghetto beat down.


9 posted on 07/11/2026 8:03:54 PM PDT by Georgia Girl 2 (The only purpose of a pistol is to fight your way back to the rifle you should never have dropped)
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To: montag813

Because the markets have already priced for this obvious behavior.

And suppliers are already largely working around the gulf.

If Iran continues to persist, the gulf will become irrelevant to oil traffic.


10 posted on 07/11/2026 8:08:20 PM PDT by The Free Engineer
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To: Mr. Mojo

Karg Island, MOAB’s.
If that doesn’t end this, MOAB the mullah’s.
Stop playing around at the fringes.


11 posted on 07/11/2026 9:12:23 PM PDT by Ex gun maker. (Free thinking is now a radical concept, I will not be assimilated by PC or EV group-think!)
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To: Veto!

The Sunnis need to go in and clean out the Shia.

Then we will see if that provides an improvement in attitude.


12 posted on 07/11/2026 9:32:13 PM PDT by Paladin2
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If those currently in power in Iran remain in power, it is a complete defeat for the USA. The USA needs to decide if that’s what it wants.


13 posted on 07/11/2026 9:51:39 PM PDT by Buck-Toothed Knuckle Dragger
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Full of bravado until the the NY Mercantile Exchange reopens on Sunday at 5:00PM and WTI starts going up.


14 posted on 07/11/2026 11:55:43 PM PDT by thegagline (Sic semper tyrannis! )
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To: Mr. Mojo

Pete Hegseth, he is the right man at the right time.


15 posted on 07/12/2026 12:03:51 AM PDT by 1035rep
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To: Mr. Mojo

In the old days it was called piracy and no quarter was given.


16 posted on 07/12/2026 2:12:08 AM PDT by fella ("As it was before Noah so shall it be again," )
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17 posted on 07/12/2026 3:52:56 AM PDT by Bratch
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To: Sarah Barracuda

yep, we almost had them. Then we stopped

HUGE mistake.

finish them off!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


18 posted on 07/12/2026 5:23:36 AM PDT by TexasFreeper2009
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To: montag813

“Amazing how little crude prices have increased since the resumption in hostilities.”

But gas price at my local Costco jumped 40 cents in two days.


19 posted on 07/12/2026 8:21:30 AM PDT by aquila48 (Do not let them make you "care" ! Guilting you is how they control you. )
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To: Mr. Mojo
"Iran made a poor choice. Now they pay."

If "now they pay", why stop the attacks after a few hours?

Bomb every bridge, power plant and water desalination plant in Iran.

When the iranians start the exodus, on foot, to pakistan and iraq, maybe, the irgc will finally get the message.

There is nothing like 93 MILLION ragtag mooselimbs on foot, invading their neighbors, that will send the message that, "Now they are paying".

If that doesn't work, see my tagline.

20 posted on 07/12/2026 8:52:13 AM PDT by USS Alaska (NUKE THE MOOSELIMB TERRORISTS)
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