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Iran's leaders spent Wednesday celebrating our midterms. Khamenei said America's collapse "has accelerated." Ghalibaf warned that Iran's "no comes with a nightmare." Here's what didn't change. Same commander-in-chief. Same naval blockade. Same sanctions landing on Iran's shadow fleet. That night, a tanker was struck by two unidentified projectiles 50 miles off Qatar, deep inside the Gulf. Nobody has claimed it. The IRGC now claims 11 tankers hit since Sunday. Not one name. Not one flag. When you really hit a ship, you know what it's called. Saudi air defenses knocked down a Houthi ballistic missile fired toward the Medina region. And the New York Times reports CENTCOM has plans on the shelf for a possible three-day campaign against Iran's missiles, drones and command centers. No order yet. Full breakdown on YouTube now. Iran popped the champagne way too early. Premature popping. Happens to a lot of regimes when they get overexcited. Doctors say the cure is to slow down, breathe, and maybe don't celebrate before the U.S. Navy is finished. #breakingnews #currentevents #militarynews #maxafterburner #newsalert
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Iran buried part of its nuclear program under a granite mountain next to Natanz, and the best estimates put it deeper than America's biggest bunker buster is rated to reach. It's called Pickaxe Mountain. Analysts estimate the tunnels sit 260 to 328 feet down. The GBU-57, the 30,000-pound bomb that hit Fordow, is rated to punch through about 200 feet before it detonates. The UN's nuclear watchdog has never been allowed inside. That gap is why people online are saying the word nuke. Nobody in the government is proposing it, and here's why it would be worse than anyone thinks. You'd get fallout drifting across central Iran, America crossing a line nobody has crossed since 1945, and Tehran handed the one thing it's wanted this whole war: a reason for the world to feel sorry for the regime. Here's what a fighter pilot knows. You don't have to destroy a mountain. You just have to make it useless. Hit the tunnel entrances, the air shafts and the power, and whatever's inside stays inside. Iran is already piling dirt across its own front doors. Meanwhile, U.S. officials say CENTCOM's strike plan could begin as early as this week. The President says there's no immediate plan, but America is locked and loaded. Cargo jets from Fort Bliss are landing in Israel, and the USS Theodore Roosevelt strike group is headed toward the Middle East. The IRGC claims four tankers hit mines in Hormuz but can't name a single ship. Qatar expects answers from both sides within 36 hours. Full breakdown on the channel now. Would it take a nuke to crack Pickaxe Mountain, or does America already have a better answer? Drop your take below. #breakingnews #currentevents #militarynews #maxafterburner #newsalert
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A Learjet 60 went down in Palm Beach County, Florida, and the NTSB says there are early signs the jet may have started breaking apart before impact. Former F-15E combat pilot and Thunderbirds demonstration pilot Max Afterburner breaks down what we know about the crash of N722BD, including the final radio calls, the reported icing and turbulence at 35,000 feet, the overspeed, and the questions investigators still have to answer. The Learjet 60 was flying from Austin, Texas, to North Eleuthera in the Bahamas on November 1, 2026, with two crew and seven passengers on board. Around 12:47 p.m., the crew told Miami Center they had light clear ice, moderate turbulence, and altitude swings of about 700 feet. They reported precipitation and were cleared to climb to 37,000 feet. Less than 30 seconds later came a descent call and a mayday. The crew reported an overspeed as the descent reached 22,000 feet per minute.
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President Trump says that at some point, the U.S. is going to have to give Iran "the hammer." Iran's negotiators just left Qatar with a draft deal still on the table. Overnight, a tanker took two projectiles in the northern Persian Gulf, hundreds of miles from Hormuz. The IRGC claims its mines are sinking ships. CENTCOM says Iran's attacks have cost more than 20 civilian mariners their lives. So what does an American hammer actually look like? In June 2025, Operation Midnight Hammer sent seven B-2s on an 18-hour flight from Missouri to drop 30,000-pound bunker busters on Fordow and Natanz, backed by more than 125 aircraft. Former F-15E combat pilot and Thunderbird Max Afterburner breaks down the toolbox, what to watch after the midterms, and the latest from Ukraine and the Houthi war on Saudi Arabia. Full breakdown on YouTube now. Link in bio. #breakingnews #currentevents #militarynews #maxafterburner #newsalert
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Trump says America can take out Iran's last nuclear sites in 10 minutes. Here's what a fighter pilot hears in that. Ten minutes is the time over the target. It's not the mission. In June 2025, B-2 bombers flew about 37 hours round trip to hit Fordow and Natanz, backed by more than 125 aircraft: tankers, fighters, jammers and surveillance planes. Now the President is pointing at Pickaxe Mountain, and reports say the Pentagon has told CENTCOM to complete preparations for possible renewed combat. No strike order has been given, and Rubio says the President would prefer peace. Meanwhile Iran's foreign minister says Hormuz could reopen in 2 days, down from 7, while the same weekend parliament says the window for talks is closed and the generals talk about striking first. So who is actually running Iran? Plus: China's viral "carrier killer" video, and why it isn't what you think. Full breakdown on YouTube now. Link in bio. #breakingnews #currentevents #militarynews #maxafterburner #newsalert
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Iran's Supreme Leader just threatened a war with NO LIMITS. Here's what America already has waiting for him. Mojtaba Khamenei hasn't been seen in public since he took over. Today he went on Telegram and ordered Iran's military to respond "without geographical limitations" if Iran is attacked again. Meanwhile, Gulf officials say U.S. strikes could resume as soon as November 4. Two American carriers are on station in the Arabian Sea with seven squadrons of F/A-18 Super Hornets between them. A squadron of Navy sea drones is patrolling the Strait of Hormuz. Iran claimed it destroyed one of those drones. CENTCOM's answer: every single one is accounted for. CENTCOM commander Adm. Brad Cooper flew over the strait this week and said, "I didn't see the IRGC out there at all." Iran is threatening war on Telegram. America is already in the strait. Full breakdown on the channel now. #breakingnews #currentevents #militarynews #maxafterburner #newsalert
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