Iran

[Pete Dero]

more defiant protests from the Iranian soccer team with crowd support.
I really hope the youth of Iran has had enough and so far it seems they have.

Iranian state television interrupted the broadcast during the hymn  :o.

[FarAway Sooner]

The Iranian team sang the second game around (reportedly after being booed by their own fans for not singing), and they also beat Wales 2-0 with two goals in injury time.  Team USA takes on the Iranians early next week, and needs to deliver a win, else Iran advances out of pool play with England.

Team USA undoubtedly has the higher-ranked side, but the Iranians will be playing for a tie and the US side has had trouble breaking packed-in defenses forever. 

None of which matters a lick to the Iranian young people protesting and dying on a daily basis in the streets of Iran.

[GDS_Starfury]

hmmmmm

https://twitter.com/i/status/1729527767966859585

[Windigo]

Ooof, that's a little too close.

[Tripoli]

hmmmmm

https://twitter.com/i/status/1729527767966859585

Reason #3476 why we never put a carrier in the Gulf prior to Gulf War I, but stayed outside the gulf on Gonzo Station.

[Uberhaus]

Iran is also populating the disputed islands in this choke point to strengthen its claims.  https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2023/11/29/iran-strait-hormuz-islands-gulf-entrance-us-carrier-ike-csg/

Also, pro-Iranian hackers are behind the shutdown of automated water pumping systems in Pennsylvania.  https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/other/federal-officials-investigating-after-pro-iran-group-claims-to-have-hacked-water-authority-in-pennsylvania/ar-AA1kFdP1

[Windigo]

Sooner or later we will have to take seriously internet enabled acts of sabotage. This should include all the troll farms and scams crossing international boundaries.

[Gusington]

^My employer takes the risk very seriously. The above link about the water authority is their worst nightmare.

[Jarhead0331]

Was waiting for this...

[Windigo]

You can only poke the eagle so much... before you have it's attention in a bad way.

[GDS_Starfury]

Aircraft from Dwight D Eisenhower Carrier Air Wing intercepts an Iranian UAV operating in an unsafe and unprofessional manner during aircraft carrier flight operations in the Arabian Gulf. The U.S. Navy will continue to fly and sail where international law allows.

[Gusington]

Was the drone shot down?

[GDS_Starfury]

not that I know of.