The U.S. military, under the Trump regime, has escalated tensions with Iran by striking oil tankers off Carg Island and near JOSC, aiming to exert severe economic pressure. Iran has firmly retaliated with threats of large-scale attacks on U.S. military bases across the region, citing the U.S. violation of its sovereignty and warning of a dramatic escalation. In a significant development, Iran intercepted and captured a top-tier U.S. MQ-1 drone and a classified dive LD AUV in the Strait of Hormuz, asserting that this marks a major technological loss for the U.S. and a strategic breakthrough for Iran. Iran has since released footage of the drone interception and the AUV capture, emphasizing its growing military capabilities and technological self-reliance. The country has also unveiled its new Khaibar Shikan hypersonic missile, capable of long-range, evasive strikes with a heavy warhead, signaling a shift in regional military dynamics. Meanwhile, Houthi attacks on Saudi Arabia—targeting key energy infrastructure like the Jazan refinery—have intensified regional instability. Iran’s strategy appears to be one of calculated escalation, leveraging asymmetric weapons and technological gains to counter U.S. dominance. Analysts warn that the cycle of retaliation could spiral into broader regional conflict, especially as both sides deploy advanced, high-impact weapons. The situation underscores deepening geopolitical instability and growing distrust in U.S. military and economic strategies.
This is a breaking news alert. The Trump regime has once again escalated the catastrophic war against Iran, striking tankers right off of Carg Island state regime media Fox is now confirming senior US officials have told Fox the United States military has struck targets near Carg Island and JOSC. The targets include Iranian oil tankers. This is part of a larger effort to squeeze Iran economically. The strategy includes sinking and disabling Iranian oil tankers. Now earlier we started to hear explosions one after the other near Carg two explosions than another explosion and explosion heard near JOSC and it turns out it was indeed the Trump regime striking Iranian oil tankers not military targets oil tankers like pirates. Now this as Iran warned the United States if you strike our oil tankers we will unleash a massive retaliatory strike against US military bases in the region. As you know we've been reporting here on the Midas Touch network that Iran has been rolling out new ballistic weapons ballistic missiles and other weapons that it has been using with a great degree of success and Iran made this warning before the United States just struck multiple Iranian oil tankers off of Carg. Here is a statement from one of the military spokespeople over in Iran quote the aggressive US military has issued a warning to Iranian tankers to evacuate in order to attack them. Therefore I announce that any attack on Iranian tankers will result in the targeting of US bases in the region by the armed forces of the Islamic Republic of Iran. We can be expecting Iranian retaliatory strikes in the very near future we will be monitoring what's going to be taking place in Jordan in Kuwait in the UAE in Erbil Iraq at the AUD base in Qatar and in other Arab nation neighbors of Iran. Now earlier this morning you'll recall there was a lot of activity over the strait of Hormuz and within the strait of Hormuz and advanced US MQ-1 drone was intercepted by Iran earlier and destroyed by Iran over the skies of the strait of Hormuz and Iran released footage of the moment it struck the US MQ-1 drone also show you that in a bit also. The Iran Navy announced that one of the US military's most advanced unmanned underwater vehicles was seized by the Iranian armed forces at the entrance of the strait of Hormuz during a complex intelligence and field operation and brought into Iran. Iran has since published numerous photos and videos of this AUV autonomous underwater vehicle and it does appear to be the dive LD model which is the cutting edge highly classified US technology new US technology Iran now has it in its possession Iran will be able to reverse engineer this likely give it to Russia and China this is a massive loss that the US lost one of these andoral dive LDAUVs right here Iran announced the capture of this AUV as follows the early morning capture of the US military's most advanced 2025 unmanned submarine shows that no advanced technology can get past our surveillance layers in the strait of Hormuz dominance over the Persian Gulf belongs to our young technologists go back to the bay of pigs is the statement that Iran made so in the course of several hours Iran struck a US MQ-1 drone in the air and then struck a dive LD underwater vehicle as well and then issued that statement now what was the Trump regime's response the Trump regime admitted that one of its AUVs that's underwater autonomous vehicles was captured but they claim that it's simply malfunction no classified centers and outdated older model we didn't even care about it as well that's what Sencom claim however Iran released a video of the AUV and it was not with Sencom said once again surprise surprise the Trump regime is a lion because they're liars about every damn thing now this is the video that the IRGC released showing the intercepted US Navy dive LD top of the line highly classified AUV drone that the Iranians now have in its possession play this clip Iran's parliament leader and Begalla Baf posted the following image knock knock he says well it seems the most modern US intelligence AUV just had a knock on its door from the IRGC Navy US Navy AUV program knocked out meanwhile foreign minister Aragqi of Iran says after 47 years of sanctions the US went to war with the Iran on behalf of Israel the fallout has been disastrous for America including its standing worldwide after failing to achieve its aims through sanctions are war Washington's novel solution is more sanctions seriously well in the other solution is I guess to strike a runny in oil tankers that's what the United States Navy has been reduced to and Sencom has been reduced to destroying oil tankers of another country to put the economic squeeze on them because that'll make them want to do a deal with you how pathetic are you to think that that's what's going to make Iran want to do a deal no Iran's going to climb the escalatory ladder I previously showed one of the top military advisors to the ayatola Moshan Rezai remember I showed you his interview yesterday he says look we have all of these new hypersonic ballistic missiles if we want to take out your damn aircraft carriers that are just sitting there in the Arabian sea we can take out both of your aircraft carriers easily do you see what the access of resistance allied the who these are doing right now and Saudi Arabia they're using the same missile technology that we created for them essentially we've got the castle breakers we've got the anti ship ballistic missiles that go at an incredibly fast speed that you won't be able to stop we just this is what Iran's view is that if they strike the aircraft carrier it's going to kill hundreds of us sailors navy sailors and marines and that that could potentially marshal some support of the American people against Iran when Iran knows that all they got to do is wait this one out a little bit and keep on striking US bases in the region and the US economy goes deeper and deeper into a great depression which is where the US economy is heading right now as a result of the trump regimes utter disastrous policies or no policies at all just just winging it here's something most people aren't told about their credit score it's not just whether you pay your credit cards it's when you pay them yeah most people don't realize that I know I didn't but smart credits data experts 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approaching a hundred dollars of barrel you look at some of the spot prices and you're all well over a hundred dollars of value you want to talk about diesel right now in the crack spread there we're talking about 150 I mean huge crack spread amounts right there the price of diesel if you're filling up with diesel is what on average over six dollars a gallon the price per gallon of gas will be approaching five dollars very soon these strikes have only caused the price of crude to go up even higher this is a total calamity folks now Iranian channels close to the IRGC are stressing the importance of the US AUV now in the Iranian hands they're saying we are going to reverse engineer this stuff this was the footage by the way showing Iranian air defenses intercepting and destroying that US MQ one drone over these straight-in promos. You can see it for yourself right there.
and let me remind you as well what took place over the past 24 hours as the Houthis struck really hard in Saudi Arabia. Saudi Arabia says 73 wounded as the Houthis attacked Oncerala, attacked civilian and energy sites over there. And they attacked, I mean, just go look at some of the locations where they hit, when they hit Abba, they hit Jazan, they hit a newton, a number of areas and the Jazan refinery again is in flames. Take a look right here, missiles from Yemen towards Saudi Arabia. Take a look at the Aramco oil facility in Saudi Arabia yesterday, let's play this clip. Now, as MB Galabafarans, Parliament leader posted, it's simple, the oil and gas production chain here is sprawling, accessible and exposed. American oil and gas companies across these waters and facilities share that exposure. Strike our assets and you get struck. We've already proven it, ask the bases that are no longer viable. And that's right, Saudi Aramco's Jazan refinery hit again on Monday, the latest in a series of Houthis strikes that have kept the 400,000 barrel per day plant on offline for weeks. And here are some more shots being fired. There were 10 to 30, 40 explosions in Southern Saudi Arabia throughout the night. And more, I mean, in terms of these ballistic missiles, take a look at the Houthis Ansarala firing missiles and drones right over here over the past 24 hours you can see for yourself. Let's play it. And finally, let me share this with you, Iran released this video, a look at their castle breaker missile you can see it for yourself. Let's play it. With satellite imagery revealing at least 15 US military installations in complete or significant ruins, the Khaibar Shikan appears to have been a highly effective choice for the Iranian military. But what makes this missile so effective? Firstly, the Khaibar Shikan relies on solid fuel and mobile launchers. This enables its rapid deployment and makes it difficult for enemy forces to target on the ground. Once deployed, it can travel up to 1500 kilometers. Secondly, interception is very difficult because the Khaibar Shikan, which is its target within minutes, and can change direction before descending. Finally, it has a heavy warhead that weighs between 450 and 600 kilograms, making it capable of easily destroying multi-level structures. Meanwhile, Benjamin Netin Yahoo said the following, we have to complete this mission to eliminate the Iranian threat once and for all means defeating this necessary to defeat this regime. It will fall. We must bring it down. Eliminate his bola ones for eliminate Hamas. Now I ask a simple question. Who fought for us? The answer is clear. Nobody else will do it. Only I alone can fix it. As he's like destroyed Southern Lebanon, killing a ton of innocent people there recently. More deaths in Gaza we've been reporting on. As multiple school children were killed this past week, heading to their first day of school we've been reporting on that. That's your update. We got you covered there. We'll keep you posted every step of the way. Hit subscribe. Let's get to 7 million subscribers. Thanks for watching everybody want to stay plugged in become a subscriber for our sub stack at Midasplus.com. You'll get daily recaps from Ron Philakowski, add three episodes of our podcast and more exclusive content only available at Midasplus.com.
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Key Points:
The U.S. Trump regime has launched military strikes targeting Iranian oil tankers near Carg Island and JOSC, part of an economic pressure campaign to force Iran into negotiations.
Iran has responded with strong warnings of massive retaliatory strikes against U.S. military bases in the region, including in Jordan, Kuwait, the UAE, Iraq, and Qatar, and has announced the successful interception and capture of a highly advanced U.S. MQ-1 drone and a classified dive LD autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV) in the Strait of Hormuz.
Iran asserts it now possesses cutting-edge U.S. technology, which it plans to reverse-engineer and share with Russia and China, while simultaneously deploying new hypersonic and anti-ship ballistic missiles like the Khaibar Shikan, capable of striking deep into U.S. naval positions with high precision and lethality.
Summary:
S. military, under the Trump regime, has escalated tensions with Iran by striking oil tankers off Carg Island and near JOSC, aiming to exert severe economic pressure. S.
S. violation of its sovereignty and warning of a dramatic escalation. S.
S. and a strategic breakthrough for Iran. Iran has since released footage of the drone interception and the AUV capture, emphasizing its growing military capabilities and technological self-reliance.
The country has also unveiled its new Khaibar Shikan hypersonic missile, capable of long-range, evasive strikes with a heavy warhead, signaling a shift in regional military dynamics. Meanwhile, Houthi attacks on Saudi Arabia—targeting key energy infrastructure like the Jazan refinery—have intensified regional instability. S.
dominance. Analysts warn that the cycle of retaliation could spiral into broader regional conflict, especially as both sides deploy advanced, high-impact weapons. S.
military and economic strategies.
FAQs
The U.S. military has struck Iranian oil tankers near the Strait of Hormuz and targeted assets in the region, part of an effort to economically pressure Iran.
Yes, Iran has issued a warning that any attack on its oil tankers will result in retaliatory strikes against U.S. military bases in the region.
Iran seized a U.S. military's most advanced underwater autonomous vehicle (AUV), the dive LD model, which is highly classified and considered a significant technological loss.
Iran claimed the capture of the AUV and the destruction of a U.S. MQ-1 drone over the Strait of Hormuz, stating it demonstrates their dominance in the region and ability to intercept advanced U.S. technology.
Iran has developed the 'Khaibar Shikan' missile, which uses solid fuel, mobile launchers, and can change direction mid-flight; it has a range of up to 1,500 km and a heavy warhead capable of destroying large structures.
Yes, the Houthis have launched multiple attacks on Saudi Arabia, including strikes on energy facilities like the Jazan refinery, resulting in casualties and widespread damage.
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