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Red Mountain

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1. Gonna need more Marines

Reply to spanone (Original post)

Fri Mar 13, 2026, 04:48 PM

Friday

unless they're just gunning for Kharg Island. Maybe more just for that.

90% of Iran's oil passes through it. It's probably pissing Trump off Iran is still moving some oil on their ships and Chinese carriers while locking down the rest.

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