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Fardakir's avatar

“The Fujairah oil facility, still burning from Monday’s attack, intercepted another wave of drones and missiles.”

The … facility…. Intercepted… missiles.

My dude….

Like, my toddler intercepted 23 airplanes today and then some horses and a dinosaur, before her porridge bowl emptied out - that kind of ‘intercepted’? This is the kind of language wielded by Russian news, where refineries heroically and inexplicably ‘rise to the occasion’ and somehow place themselves into the path of an incoming missile to protect the empty patch of dirt behind it. Interception alright.

Anyway, nice article but I couldn’t not comment on the apparently non-passive behavior of emirati oil cooking equipment!

Nick Wade's avatar

Well spotted, fixed now - thanks.

Yonatan Axel's avatar

I’m having to squint really hard to see a deal where the Strait opens without hard Iranian control. It makes no sense given Iran’s military position, total absence of trust in the US, and consistent signaling to its own people. If the only hope is Axios reporting of ‘Pakistani mediators’… we’re fucked.