Iran Getting Spicy Again

Taking a look at the activity in the Strait or Hormuz, it looks like our mostly peaceful pause is at an end and things are about to get kinetic again. Looking at the Iran Livemap, the Iranian Revolutionary Guard has resumed attacking both shipping and its neighbors.

Some incident entries:

  • “A South Korean vessel has reportedly been hit by the IRGC in the Strait of Hormuz.”
  • “Explosions near US bases in the UAE.”
  • “Once again UAE air defenses are dealing with a missile threat.”
  • “A missile attack on an ADNOC oil tanker in one of the UAE’s ports.”
  • “Flights in the United Arab Emirates have been suspended.”
  • “CENTCOM: U.S. Navy guided-missile destroyers are currently operating in the Arabian Gulf after transiting the Strait of Hormuz in support of Project Freedom. American forces are actively assisting efforts to restore transit for commercial shipping. As a first step, 2 U.S.-flagged merchant vessels have successfully transited through the Strait of Hormuz and are safely headed on their journey.”
  • “UKMTO reports an incident 36 nautical miles north of Dubai, United Arab Emirates.”
  • “IRGC spokesperson says vessels violating regulations announced by Guards in Strait of Hormuz ‘will be stopped by force.'”

    • Iran also claims to have have ““hit a U.S. Navy frigate,” but CENTOM is saying this is BS.

    “A U.S. official has said that U.S. forces will destroy any Iranian boats and missiles attempting to attack shipping in the Strait of Hormuz.” Obviously. “[U.S.] Forces have been authorized to strike any immediate threats in the local region, including Iranian boats and missile positions.”

    Signs point to an American response already in progress:

    It appears the IRCG regards Trump’s slow economic strangulation via blockade as a bigger threat to their tenuous hold on power than American and Israel bombs falling on them. They’re probably correct in that assumption. The operational pause has allowed U.S. and Israeli forces to resupply and rearm, and I suspect we’ll soon see what military and regime assets are left to hit.

    This is very much an in-progress post put up before the big fireworks kick off again.

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    One Response to “Iran Getting Spicy Again”

    1. Steve White says:
      May 4, 2026 at 12:34 PM

      I confess that I don’t know why we don’t have a robust anti-missile defense in the UAE now. Talking with a UAE friend last month; they had no missile defense in the first few days and took dozens of hits.

      Are we intercepting Iranians missiles launched at the UAE now?

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