The Iranian missiles did NOT hit any US naval vessels….
But the action does prove that US bombing has NOT taken away Iran’s ability to launch strike ‘s at US or other Gulf targets….
Iran is seeking ways to get around d US blockades….
Asian countries counting on the US security blanket see US military assets moved to the Middle East....
Oh?
US President just wants to talk about building stuff in Washington DC…..
Not the cost of gas/oil , or the Billions spent , or the overly long deployment of US Military assets in the Middle East…
ISW….Iran Update, September 7, 2026
- The Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) attempted to attack US naval forces on September 5, likely to try to degrade the United States’ resolve to continue enforcing its naval blockade on Iranian ports. The IRGC Aerospace Force announced on September 5 that it targeted a US aircraft carrier and destroyer because the vessels were enforcing the US naval blockade. US Central Command (CENTCOM) confirmed that Iran launched ballistic missiles at two US Navy warships but noted that the missiles did not hit the warships or cause any casualties.
- The IRGC may have also conducted the attack to deter US forces from facilitating the transit of commercial vessels through the strait amid indications that Iran may be facing constraints in its maritime surveillance, targeting, and mine-laying capabilities.
- Iran’s planned restricted maritime zone appears to be a separate effort to deter commercial vessels from bypassing Iranian control of the strait and coerce the shipping industry to pressure the United States to lift its blockade.
- Iran’s recent efforts to coerce the United States to lift its blockade may reflect growing regime concerns about the blockade’s impact on the Iranian economy. Iran has a growing incentive to find alternative ways to force the United States to end its blockade, including by raising the military costs of enforcement for the United States and increasing commercial costs for vessels that bypass Iranian control.
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Iran state media on Monday said a ballistic missile with improved capabilities was demonstrating a new doctrine: Tehran “will take action against any threat, even before it is carried out.”
The report by Iran’s state news agency repeatedly cited comments aired on state TV the day before by the head of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council, Mohsen Rezaei, who boasted of new missile capability and claimed it had been “tested” against a U.S. warship. But it was not clear whether what was tested was the missile the new report described, the solid-fueled Qassem Basir.
The U.S. on Saturday said ballistic missiles were launched at U.S. warships and it struck three Iranian oil tankers in response. Experts called the launch a dangerous escalation, noting that until then Iran’s attacks at sea had targeted commercial shipping during six months of war. The U.S. said the warships evaded the attacks.
Iran’s messaging in recent days has become more assertive, and Monday’s report said the Qassem Basir marks “a turning point in Iran’s defense strategy.” It described the missile as having greater range and accuracy and a half-ton warhead. The missile was unveiled last year, when it was described as having at least a 1,200-kilometer (745-mile) range.
Concerns about Iran’s ballistic missile program were one of the stated reasons the U.S. and Israel attacked Iran early this year, sparking the war….
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Howard Lutnick, President Trump’s billionaire commerce secretary, was holding court before reporters outside a Washington courthouse recently when he acknowledged what had become readily apparent inside the White House.
As the war with Iran grinds on, Mr. Trump finds reprieve by focusing on the minutia of an endeavor much more within his grasp: renovating Washington with ornate projects.
“He loves to build,” Mr. Lutnick said, shortly before an emergency hearing about Mr. Trump’s desire to rename the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in his own honor. Mr. Lutnick added: “This is what he enjoys. So late at night, 11 o’clock at night, he calls me and wants to talk about things he’s building, because it’s fun for him.”…
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In addition to his weekend golf sessions, overseeing construction is what the president actually likes to do. The happiest hours of his week in the first months of his second term were when he would work on his redesign of the Rose Garden, or pluck portraits and gold items from the White House curator’s collection to augment his style in the Oval Office, aides said.
“I’m a really good builder,” he told reporters in May, while taking them on a tour of the White House ballroom construction. “The thing I do best in life is build.”….
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