9 Mar 2026 7:04 am
In a post on X, Sean Davis, the chief executive of The Federalist, made fun of many Republicans’ tortured efforts not to call the attack on Iran by a certain three-letter word: “It’s not a war unless it comes from the war region of France, otherwise it’s just sparkling combat.” (Kim Addonizio, Oakland, Calif., and Brad Goldstein, Hawthorn Woods, Ill., among many, many others)Punch » 07 Mar 2026, 12:59 pm » wrote: ↑
Iran won't have a pot to piss in in about a month.
US submarine strike in Indian Ocean brings Iran war to Asia
(Full article at above link)
The US submarine strike on an Iranian warship in the Indian Ocean marked a sharp escalation in the war between the two nations, raising fresh security and economic risks across the Indo-Pacific. By striking the warship IRIS Dena about 40 nautical miles off Sri Lanka’s coast, Washington signaled no Iranian vessel is beyond reach. The move has drawn India and Sri Lanka closer to the fray. With Tehran vowing retaliation, the risk of naval clashes is rising along sea lanes vital to global commerce.
The sinking occurred far from Iran along a major shipping artery linking Asia, the Middle East and Europe. The presence of a US submarine conducting lethal operations near friendly nations such as India raises questions about how insulated Asia’s sea lanes are from external threats. The incident “is likely to further unnerve Indo-Pacific nations, both friend and foe alike,” said Derek Grossman, a former US intelligence official who is now a professor of international relations at the University of Southern California. “Some will look elsewhere for their security needs, while others may hedge and hope for the best.”
