Houthi ballistic missiles targeted Riyadh and Najran overnight as satellite images posted by Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent show Iran's Kharg Island oil terminal with no crude tankers in sight, 100 days into the U.S. Navy blockade of Iran. Former F-15E Strike Eagle combat pilot and Thunderbird pilot Max Afterburner breaks down how the blockade's kill chain works, from P-8 Poseidons, MQ-4C Tritons and MQ-9 Reapers to the fighter jets that disable blockade runners and the Aegis destroyers shielding them. He also covers Iran's unverified seven-ship claim and new threats to Gulf infrastructure, the overnight Russia-Ukraine drone war, and the Pentagon's 850 F-35 framework. CENTCOM says the blockade has kept at least 25 billion dollars of Iranian oil off the market, while Iran's latest threats remain conditional on renewed strikes.
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Source: Max Afterburner
