Armed conflict

US Strikes Iranian Tankers as Tehran Hits Jordan Base

Is destroying Iran's oil tankers a justified strike at IRGC funding or is it maritime piracy that invites retaliation?

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US Strikes Iranian Tankers as Tehran Hits Jordan Base

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Above: Missiles launched from Iran and intercepted by Jordanian air defense systems on Sept. 9. Image credit: Izz Aldien Alqasem/Anadolu/Getty Images

The Spin

Pro-Trump narrative

Iran keeps firing ballistic missiles at U.S. Navy warships, and though every single attempt has failed, this issue needs resolving: America must take away the money. Attacking American sailors will cost Tehran, especially when its fleet of crude oil carriers bankrolls a multibillion-dollar shadow network that pays for the IRGC and its proxies.

U.S. Central Command

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Pro-Iran narrative

This is maritime piracy. Warnings were issued in advance that any strike on Iranian tankers would bring retaliation against U.S. bases across the region, and the missile barrage on Al Azraq was the promised answer. A country whose commercial fleet gets destroyed has every right to hit back.

IRNA

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Metaculus Prediction

There's a 50% chance that the United States and Iran will sign a new agreement restricting Iran's nuclear program before 2029, according to the Metaculus prediction community.