Jim Hanson
@JimHansonDC • 126,624 subscribers
President of WorldStrat, Chief Strategist for Middle East Forum & fmr Special Forces Weapons Guy. Author of multiple books incl. Winning the Second Civil War.
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Reports of an IRGC leader getting a missile through his window. Might be us might be the Israelis, but it is definitely a reminder to the regime that they are not safe anywhere. I mentioned this was likely to start up again to Jesse Watters last week if they didn't wise up.
Jim Hanson300,617 views • 22 days ago
.JD Vance explained some details of the deal to CBS. Many people are misrepresenting it maliciously, so let's clear some things up. NO the US will not pay Iran $300B IF Iran gives up all its nuke stuff then a fund for investment & reconstruction w/ Gulf & other $$$ is proposed. NO there is no agreement to unfreeze $24B now or at any point. IF Iran honors its commitments it will get sanctions relief. YES the US will be directly involved in verifying the nuclear material and program are destroyed. We may not be the ones who do the destruction but we will witness it and be part of inspections to ensure it is not reconstituted. There is no reason for all the caterwauling about reconstruction in Iran. Any deal was going to involve that and any money going in will be monitores. Of course the regime will steal some and we will be watching to ensure it doesn't get used for malign purposes. It's sad to watch so many people actively hoping this deal won't work and lying about what it comprises. As described this deal is a major victory for the US, the region and the world. If they follow through it could also be a return of Iran to the community of nations. If the regime doesn't abide by the deal they have made. Their days are certainly numbered. But this offers a real chance to secure the region and aim it toward prosperity.
Jim Hanson84,718 views • 8 days ago
I don't share the view the assassination of Charlie Kirk had to be professional A 200 yd shot from a supported position is not easy but with a scoped rifle, not hard It was almost a miss barely hitting his neck Why not just a few more bloody inches to the right?
Jim Hanson2,539,411 views • 9 months ago
Does Israel have the right to self defense when Hezbollah attacks? Absolutely. Would now be a good time to defer that to help President Trump negotiate? Absolutely. A public statement from PM Netanyahu that they will pull back in return for a guarantee of support if no deal is done seems wise. Iran is using Hezbollah to create issues it can exploit in the negotiations as I told Johnny Joey. Israel is being blamed for responding and the damage they do to Hezbollah cannot be decisive in ther current situation. If Israel makes the move to say they will make no retaliations and only take purely defensive shoot down operations against missiles and drones (for a set time) it removes that ploy by Iran. If Hezbollah continues to attack it will prove to the world who is the actual aggressor in spite of the lies told by the media. This will gain tremendous good will from the US which can turn into promises that ending Iran's support for Hezbollah is a must have for a final deal. And also that if there is no final deal the US will support Israel destroying Hezbollah and fully enforcing the UN resolution requiring no terrorists South of the Litani river in Lebanon. I would even go so far as to request US agreement that Israel can maintain a buffer zone inside Lebanon until the situation stabilizes enough that Hezbollah no longer presents a threat to Northern Israel. This could also be part of the ongoing negotiations between Israel and the actual Lebanese government being conducted with help from the US State Department.
Jim Hanson22,869 views • 3 days ago
Is this THE Deal with Iran? Sure sounds like it. I told Sean Hannity 🇺🇸 "as von Clausewitz said 'War is the continuation of politics by other means' but eventually the politics comes back into play" The military has set the needed conditions & now President Trump gets the deal he wants and can satisfy the strategic threat and our domestic politics at the same time.
Jim Hanson84,577 views • 11 days ago
DEAL TIME My initial thoughts on the deal as described Good on the Strait of Hormuz No tolls No monkey business Good on no $$$ payments OK on removing oil sanctions TBD on Nuclear Dust POTUS says they have agreed to end their nuke programs but until all the dust is in the bin we can't call this a full deal. We also haven't heard much about missiles and proxies. But if those get wrapped up too then the whole effort becomes a huge win. I don't like having the nuke program flapping in the breeze while they have 60 days to rest and refit on top of the 60 days of the ceasefire, BUT If there was an easy deal to make we wouldn't be where we are. AND If they FA The FO this time around will make the Old Testament seem like a self help book. We were never going to get a deal we all liked and we were never going to go in and take out the regime root and stem. So, if this is the plan...I'm in. No Trust, All Verify.
Jim Hanson157,376 views • 1 month ago
The deal with Iran is more than just the dust. It's a new model for the region. The Gulf States, Israel and Turkey will all play roles as counterweights to Iran. President Trump is empowering the people who live there to police their own neighborhood. If the regime plays straight they get the rewards if not they get the horns. People can obsess about the minutiae of the deal but the main thing is the nuke dust disappears. Then Iran either decides if they want to join the community of nations OR We will scroll through as many leaders as we need to until we find some who want to survive. This is a bigger play than most are giving him credit for. If it works history will.
Jim Hanson27,041 views • 6 days ago
The Deal is Done. President Trump's birthday present to himself & all of us is a deal w/ Iran. Lots of devils, very few details so far, but smart money says this delivers the dust and opens the Strait. That makes this a win for the US. Joey Jones hit a key point on Hezbollah. Iran was using them as a way to try to gain concessions from President Trump. They knew if they had them hit Israel, there would be a response and then they could howl in indignation. No one can expect a sovereign nation to absorb attacks and not retaliate, so Israel did. President Trump was angry, but he understands a leader must stand up for his people. Iran's ploy didn't work and the deal is ready to be signed this Friday. More details will be helpful in evaluating how good this deal is, but it's already an excellent victory for Team USA.
Jim Hanson32,376 views • 8 days ago
President Trump will not announce a war against Venezuela tonight The blockade shuts off Maduro's oil $$$ which ends his clout "His Generals will decide he's more trouble than he's worth & truss him up to give to us or go old school Pinochet style & give him a helicopter ride"
Jim Hanson490,659 views • 6 months ago
President Trump offered Iran the best deal they could hope for. They responded by shooting down an Apache. I told Jesse Watters we can open the Strait by force but they either negotiate in good faith or "Maybe it's time for the people of Iran to choose their own government" The VP was on Jesse's show the night before and said Israel may not like the deal that gets made. Which sounds like a signal that Lebanon may come off the table in return for a nuke deal. Nobody is going to get all they want here and while not finishing Hezbollah may be a bitter pill, getting the nuclear dust is the ultimate goal. The alternative is to start delegitimizing the regime with public statements and begin a slow roll to actual sovereignty for its people rather than tyranny by an apocalyptic theocracy. Not a US invasion but a full force of diplomatic, economic and other forces to grind the last remnants of the regime to dust. Then the conditions can be set for a better future for its people, the region and the world.
Jim Hanson32,446 views • 13 days ago
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Iran is blowing all kinds of smoke trying to keep the US off balance like saying 25 ships transited the Strait in a day. I told Stuart Varney: "Yeah they're lying. It's the Iranian regime, it's like the Hamas Health Ministry or Baghdad Bob". The continual torrent of propaganda coming from them is designed to keep the US off balance. But it has near zero effect on President Trump. He's been dealing with lies from the media for decades. The Iranians have held out longer than I expected, but the leverage is still more on our side. They have no revenue from oil which is destroying their economy. We have higher gas prices, which definitely hurts Americans. But we can withstand this longer than they can. It still wouldn't surprise me if some more kinetic pain was coming down the pike, but either way, the end is near.
Jim Hanson48,490 views • 27 days ago
What flipped the woke Right to hate Israel? Tucker Carlson tells Megyn Kelly: "The Israeli goal is chaos." He has no rationale why that would benefit Israel, but it sounds good and lets him demonize Israel as purely destructive. Israel runs on commerce just as he points out the US does, so how does perpetual turmoil benefit them? Tucker used to be solidly counter-Islamist and recognized the threat of violent jihad as well as civilizational infiltration. But now Israel is the manipulator of all things and an existential threat to America. The change from pro-Israel and anti-Islamist to anti-Israel and pro-Islamist for Tucker and the rest of the woke Right was a stunningly fast 180. Megyn Kelly on Islam Jan 2026: “It’s your duty as a Christian to stand up and fight against it,” Megyn Kelly Now: "I’m blown away by how Israel-1st Crowd is demanding that I hate Muslims.I’m now reevaluating things I’ve swallowed hook, line & sinker. I now see how we’ve all been manipulated" I don't think I've ever seen a group of people switch a major piece of their worldview this quickly and this deeply. Nothing has fundamentally changed in the world, to justify it. Money is often put out as a motivator and there is certainly likely some truth to that. But money alone doesn't create the kind of zealotry we see here. It's a cult-like thing and they don't even seem to be self-aware how deranged they sound. Megyn: The electoral map controversy has really thrown things into chaos. Tucker: And of course we all know why (koo koo laugh) (Exchange knowing conspiratorial glances) In Unison: The Jooooooooos! I've said Tucker's encounter with a demon seemed to herald the start his descent into the fever swamp. But what about the rest? It's like a combined social contagion and brainwashing. I can't explain it any better than that but I'm sure Tucker, Megyn and the mob will be out next week with an in depth description of how the Jews engineered the hatred of Israel as some cunning plan to take over the world.
Jim Hanson73,369 views • 1 month ago
Coffin meet last nail CSM Julin of Walz's higher HQ says Walz knew of upcoming deployment in Fall 2004 Walz told him in Feb 2005 he would deploy with them Otherwise they would have replaced him so someone else could team build Walz dodge the deployment & screwed troops Done
Jim Hanson899,975 views • 1 year ago
I explain the blockade's effect to Piers Morgan in under 1 minute Piers: "How is he going to get the enriched uranium w/o committing a significant # of ground troops?" JH: "He's going to break the Islamic Republic's will to continue...the blockade hurts them more than us "
Jim Hanson98,758 views • 2 months ago