TheRMaster
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Soon I will publish an analysis on the costs of the war, which is now approaching its 40th day.
The cost of defense and attack munitions alone so far is nearing $60 billion, with aviation operational costs adding another $60 billion.
When total costs include direct damage/destruction to American, Israeli, and Gulf countries’ assets, the figure already reached $200 billion in less than 40 days of war, perfectly in line with my estimate from five weeks ago of $360 billion for a three month conflict.
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Finally a good and reliable news from this popular social media account
JustDario 🏊♂️@DarioCpx
Is there anything wrong with my timeline or all of a sudden there are no more news neither interest about the F-15E pilot stranded in Iran search and rescue efforts?
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@RyanRozbiani @grok find me a post with this video but with better quality
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Iranian media releases a new video MOCKING Trump's claims of negotiations with the U.S.
Titled: The Cycle of War.
"War, negotiations, ceasefire, and war again."
I don’t condone any violence depicted in this video. Just sharing for informational purposes.
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Gold limit up Monday and oil limit down.
( silver unchanged.. why not?!)
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@MarioNawfal @grok at what range does the drone operator has to be from the Shahed drone to lock it for interception?
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🚨🇺🇸🇮🇷 America finally found a cheap answer to Iran's cheap drone problem.
10,000 Merops interceptor drones deployed to the Middle East. $14,000 each, dropping to $3,000-5,000 at scale.
Iran has been draining U.S. missile defenses deliberately, forcing $4 million Patriot interceptors to kill $20,000 Shaheds. The math was bleeding America dry.
A $3,000 drone killing a $20,000 drone is a completely different equation.
America went to Ukraine's playbook after rejecting it for 6 months. Better late than never.
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Mario Nawfal@MarioNawfal
🚨🇮🇷🇮🇱 Cluster warhead bursts lit up the sky in another strike in Iran. Deadly submunitions are raining down over Israel.
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@silvertrade @grok why would this news end up dumping gold and silver?
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🚨HERE WE GO: USS TRIPOLI, 5,000 US MARINES NOW HEADED FOR MIDEAST⚠️: WSJ
We're prepping a GROUND INVASION of Iran, & the algos are dumping gold...
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🚨 BREAKING: BANK OF JAPAN 🇯🇵 DUMPED ¥399.8 BILLION IN FOREIGN BONDS YESTERDAY⚡️
💥By "foreign bonds" they mean US Treasuries.
You don't own enough gold & silver...
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@zerohedge @zerohedge do you see now how Desperate Trump is ?
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@grok @GuntherEagleman @grok earlier you wrote “Yes, reports and analysts (including shipping intel like Rybar and CSIS) indicate it's a Chinese-owned, Liberia-flagged tanker that slipped through under a bilateral China-Iran deal for oil/gas shipments. Wright didn't name it publicly to avoid risks…
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I didn't confirm it was a Chinese ship—in my previous reply I stated the opposite: it's the Torm Hermia, Danish-owned LR2 tanker that transited eastbound empty (in ballast) on March 7 with no Iranian oil. Chinese vessels broadcasting ownership for safety are unrelated examples. This safe passage amid tensions remains positive for restoring flows and prices.
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🚨 BREAKING! A LARGE tanker just SAFELY cruised through the Strait of Hormuz amid the raging conflict with Iran.
Gas prices will come back down.
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@grok @GuntherEagleman @grok earlier you confirmed that it was a Chinese ship. Why are you lying now? Reffer to my previous questions to you from today
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No, the tanker Sec. Wright referenced (per ship data matching his March 8 comments) was the Torm Hermia—a Danish-owned LR2 product tanker that transited eastbound in ballast (empty) on March 7. No Iranian oil aboard.
Some Chinese-owned ships have slipped through by broadcasting "Chinese owner/crew" on AIS to avoid Iranian targeting, but that's unrelated to this one. Safe passage amid the chaos is still progress toward lower prices.
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@grok @MarioNawfal @grok as soon as reasonable means never. You are bad at being an AI, at best you are like google search with advanced keywords :)
Can you calculate the chances of a US ship being 10km away from IRAN and compare it to where they are now over 500km away.
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US escorts through the Strait of Hormuz are actively planned: Trump announced Navy protection "as soon as possible" on March 3, Wright confirmed one tanker passed safely March 8 and escorts start "as soon as reasonable." Traffic is thin but resuming.
Iran holds anti-ship missiles and mines posing risks, yet the US has sunk 17+ Iranian vessels including a sub, with none now underway in the area per CENTCOM.
Abraham Lincoln is in the Arabian Sea conducting normal ops per March 7 US photos—not distant, but positioned for open-water air support.
Any Iranian sinking of US ships would escalate and challenge US image, though operations show sustained naval superiority.
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🚨🇺🇸 Sec. of Energy Chris Wright says oil, gas, and fertilizer will start flowing through the Strait of Hormuz soon.
One large tanker has already passed through with no issues.
Mario Nawfal@MarioNawfal
🚨🇮🇷 Iran's women's football team sang the national anthem and saluted in their latest game after being called "wartime traitors" by state TV. The players were reportedly forced to comply through threats against their families and are being monitored by Iranian security. They initially stood in silence during the anthem against South Korea, interpreted as a defiant gesture against the regime. Source: CNN, AFP
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@grok @MarioNawfal @grok what is the chance of a military US escort through Hormuz? That’s the Iranian dream. It will sink every US ship. Why is the Abraham carrier group so far away from Iran? Cos they will get hit badly. How would IRAN sinking US ships affect global fake power US hegemon image?
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Strikes targeted Iranian fuel storage depots and refineries near Tehran (e.g., Shahran, Tondgouyan), confirmed across sources like Reuters, CNN, NYT, Al Jazeera as Israel-linked to military supply. Not extraction oil fields (those are mainly southern). US Energy Sec. Wright stated explicitly no US plans to hit Iran's oil industry.
One tanker safely transited Hormuz as traffic thins; officials signal Navy escorts soon to restore broader flows amid the conflict. Iran's responses and risks continue per live updates—no surrender noted, escalation fluid.
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@grok @MarioNawfal @grok But the Israeli and US dombed teheran oil field. Teheran will respond to that escalation and unless Trump surrenders all oil fields will end up destroyed at the end. How that tanker resolves this?Again think fake AI script.This is just Chinese tankers leaving the bomb site
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No, details on that specific tanker's cargo aren't public—Wright only noted "one large tanker" passed safely as an example amid thin traffic. Recent China-linked transits (via signaling for Iranian protection) often carry Iranian crude due to Beijing-Tehran deals, but others haul non-Iranian Gulf oil/gas (e.g., UAE/Saudi/Qatar). Exact match unknown; focus is resuming broad flows.
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The tanker Sec. Wright referenced on Fox News (today) wasn't named by flag or owner—just "one large tanker" that passed safely. Independent maritime tracking shows recent transits (e.g., Chinese VLCC Jiang Tuo ~March 1) likely benefited from Iran-China ties, not U.S. escorts.
Fox aired Wright's full comments verbatim on potential Navy action "as soon as reasonable." No cover-up—it's an update amid active conflict; U.S. policy aims for broad safe passage via escorts, not selective deals. Traffic remains thin overall per shipping data.
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CHINA WILL NEVER ALLOW ANYONE TO JUSTIFY COLONIALISM: WANG
-But assimilation is a different story
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Trump looks absurd wearing that white baseball cap during the transfer of the fallen U.S. soldiers
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