WHY MODI SIGNED SCO DECLARATION CONDEMNING ISRAEL, U.S FOR... GULF WAR AND U.S. SANCTIONS ON IRAN'S PARTNERS. 1. INDIA WON'T SURRENDER TO A U.S. VETO ON ITS FOREIGN POLICY Washington can not dictate whom India engages with or what positions it takes in multilateral forums. 2. DON’T PUSH DELHI TOO FAR Trumps heavy handedness, dalliance with Pak has limits. Delhi is signalling that excessive American pressure can push India towards greater diversification of partnerships. 3. INDIA’S TRADE, ENERGY INTERESTS COME FIRST The Gulf war is not India's war. Disruption around Hormuz directly affect India's energy security, shipping and supply chains. India therefore has a material interest in opposing war and sanctions. Modi has called at SCO to END THE WAR.show more

BREAKING: India has launched a massive attack on Pakistan.... Pakistan’s opposition leader Omar Ayub Khan just said that this is an “Open declaration of war,” and promises that Pakistan will defend themselves, and calls for an immediate and strong counter strike against India. “We have to teach India and Fascist Modi a lesson India will never forget. It is imperative that PM Imran Khan is released form Adyala because he is the single person who can unify the country.” India claims that their forces have hit 9 sites in Pakistan.show more

🇺🇸🇮🇷 It's less than 48 hours to Trump's ultimatum... to Iran: open the Strait of Hormuz or the power grid gets destroyed. Iran has rejected every U.S proposal so far, and seems to relish the opportunity to call Trump's bluff. So what happens when April 6 arrives, and Trump orders strikes on Iran's grid? 90 million people lose electricity, Iran retaliates on Gulf energy infrastructure, oil spikes, and Hormuz stays shut. This is what a war of attrition looks like, each side taking a beating; Iran literally, the U.S and the rest of the world economically. In the end, it comes down to who's prepared to endure the pain for the longest. Not the smartest approach to diplomacy. Source: The Hormuz Lettershow more

President Trump’s full-throated and categorical support for Pakistan in... its war with Afghanistan is another setback for Indian 'huglomacy.' He has once again gone out of his way to praise the man whose inflammatory remarks provided the backdrop to the terrorist attacks in Pahalgam on April 22nd, 2025 that were orchestrated by Pakistan. Our economic diplomacy with the US has failed badly, as evinced by Mr. Modi suddenly surrendering to a clearly one-sided trade deal in which India has made firm pledges especially to import from American farmers, while the US has made vague commitments to allow for greater exports from India. Not only that, days after the agreement, the US imposed a 125.87% import duty on solar modules from India. Our strategic diplomacy has received repeated blows by President Trump repeatedly cozying up to the Pakistani establishment and reverting to the hyphenation of India and Pakistan. The Prime Minister may, through his means, manage to get awards. But the fact is that the self-declared Vishwaguru has been exposed and the world, especially the US, has got his measure.show more

TRUMP'S WORDS OF PRAISE AND 6 TAKEAWAYS 1. Trump... has interestingly linked India's strategic importance directly to Modi's leadership. 2 Pledged U.S. support if India were attacked. This appeared to be an attempt to over compensate for engaging Pak and D.C. deprioritising Indo-Pacific to placate China. 3. Promised continued cooperation on maritime security to allay Indian concerns about CENTCOM actions. 4. Publicly praised Modi's negotiating skills. This is Trump's way of directly acknowledging that Modi has not surrendered India's strategic autonomy during trade negotiations. 5. Trump is once again leveraging personal chemistry to restore the relationship that appeared strained. 6 Trump once again asked India to trust him. This is an unequivocal signal from Trump to Delhi's growing skepticism of D.C.'s intent.show more

🇺🇸🇮🇷 WHY THE UNITED STATES HALTED A PLANNED STRIKE... ON IRAN United States prepared and then halted a military strike on Iran point to a calculated decision rooted in U.S. national interest, risk management, and strategic restraint rather than weakness. 1. Avoiding a Wider War That Would Hurt U.S. Interests U.S. defense planners assessed that a direct strike on Iran could rapidly escalate into a regional conflict. Iran has the ability to retaliate through missile attacks, proxy forces, and disruption of global energy routes. Such an escalation would place U.S. troops, allies, and global markets at serious risk. From a U.S. perspective, a controlled environment is preferable to an open ended war. 2. No Clear Strategic Gain from Immediate Military Action Senior U.S. officials reportedly questioned whether a strike would achieve a decisive outcome. Without a clear path to degrading Iran’s long term capabilities or changing its behavior, a limited attack risked becoming symbolic rather than strategically effective. U.S. military doctrine prioritizes actions that deliver measurable and lasting advantages. 3. Protection of U.S. Forces and Bases in the Region Iran and its aligned groups have demonstrated the capability to strike U.S. bases across the Middle East. Intelligence assessments likely warned that even a limited U.S. strike would trigger retaliation against American personnel. Preventing American casualties remains a top political and military priority in Washington. 4. Pressure from U.S. Partners and Allies Key U.S. partners in the Middle East reportedly urged caution. Gulf states and European allies warned that a strike could destabilize the region, threaten shipping lanes, and damage energy security. The United States weighed these concerns heavily, recognizing that alliance stability is a core pillar of American global power. 5. Strategic Signaling Without Pulling the Trigger By preparing a strike and then halting it, Washington still sent a clear deterrence message. The U.S. demonstrated readiness, capability, and resolve while retaining escalation control. This approach aligns with U.S. strategy of applying pressure without rushing into irreversible military action. The halt was not a retreat. It was a deliberate choice to protect American lives, preserve strategic leverage, and avoid a conflict that could spiral beyond control. The United States kept military options on the table while choosing a timing and method that best serves long term U.S. security interests.show more

Here's what you missed over the weekend in the... ongoing conflict in Iran. Get caught up below👇 🚨 OPERATIONAL UPDATE: ISRAEL U.S. WAR WITH THE ISLAMIC REPUBLIC - Reporting Window: 3/27 - 3/30 *⃣ Israel sustained a wide strike campaign inside Tehran, targeting missile production, air defense systems, and core regime infrastructure in the capital. *⃣ The IAEA confirmed Iran’s Khondab heavy water facility at Arak is no longer operational after Israeli strikes, marking one of the clearest verified hits to nuclear-linked infrastructure. *⃣ Iran continued missile attacks into Israel, including impacts near the Neot Hovav industrial zone that caused fires and industrial disruption without mass casualties. *⃣ The Houthis in Yemen officially entered the war, launching ballistic missiles and drones toward Israel and signaling continued attacks. *⃣ The Gulf front intensified, with damage to infrastructure in Kuwait and sustained pressure tied to the Strait of Hormuz and regional energy systems. *⃣ The United States is now weighing escalation options tied to Iran’s enriched uranium stockpile while maintaining a public posture of diplomacy. ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ ✈️ STRATEGIC AIR CAMPAIGN OVER IRAN Israel’s campaign seems to have shifted from targeting regime objectives and symbols, like Basij headquarters, to industrial and military complex infrastructure. This is likely due to a prioritization to degrade the long term capabilities of the regime should the conflict end before regime change objectives can be achieved. Sustained strikes across Tehran, combined with the confirmed disabling of the Arak heavy water facility, show a shift toward dismantling Iran’s military and nuclear backbone. This is now a campaign against production, command, and regeneration capacity. Power disruptions and secondary infrastructure damage across Tehran reinforce that this is expanding beyond military sites into the broader ecosystem that sustains the regime’s ability to fight. This is not a temporary degradation effort. It is structural. ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ 🚀 IRANIAN ATTACKS ON ISRAEL Iran is still firing. But the pattern has changed. Missile attacks continue across Israel, including impacts in the south and repeated alerts across multiple regions. The strike near Neot Hovav fits the current model: disruption, not mass casualties. Launch tempo is down significantly from earlier phases, but the capability remains intact. What matters now is not volume. It’s persistence. Iran can still impose pressure. It just can’t dominate the battlefield in any meaningful way. ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ 🟥 YEMEN FRONT: HOUTHIS ENTER THE WAR The Houthis officially joined the war on March 28, launching ballistic missiles toward Israel for the first time in this conflict and signaling continued operations going forward. Since then additional drone launches toward Israel have been reported and intercepted. The group has framed its attacks as part of a unified “resistance front” alongside Iran, Hezbollah, and Iraqi militias. This matters for three reasons: 1. Range and geography - Yemen is over 2,000 km away. These are long-range strikes that stretch Israel’s defensive envelope. 2. Multi-front pressure - Israel is now dealing with Iran (direct), Hezbollah (north), Houthis (south / long-range). That is a true multi-front war. 3. Escalation pathway - The Houthis are not limited to Israel. They sit on the Bab al-Mandeb Strait, one of the most critical shipping chokepoints in the world. If they escalate there, it links directly with Hormuz. This could even further choke critical shipping lanes in the global economy. ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ 🌍 GULF / HORMUZ / ENERGY WAR Iran is now fully leaning into economic warfare. Confirmed damage to infrastructure in Kuwait, combined with continued disruption around Hormuz, shows a deliberate strategy: expand the cost of the war beyond Israel. This is not incidental escalation. It is strategic leverage. ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ 🇺🇸 POLITICAL / STRATEGIC DEVELOPMENTS The United States is now the pivot. The public posture is diplomacy and de-escalation messaging. The operational reality is that troop deployments are increasing, escalation planning is underway, and uranium-targeting scenarios are under consideration. At the same time, Iran is not signaling compromise. It is mobilizing, expanding proxy activity, and behaving like a regime preparing for a longer war and signaling it can outwait it's adversaries. That gap is now one of the most important dynamics in the conflict. ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ 📌 WHAT MATTERS MOST RIGHT NOW ➡️ Israel is systematically dismantling Iran’s military and nuclear-supporting infrastructure, with Tehran now a primary focus. ➡️ Iran still has strike capability, but its attacks are increasingly intermittent but now beginning to be supplemented by proxy fronts in Lebanon and Yemen. ➡️ The Gulf and global energy system are a growing target for the IRGC's war trajectory. ➡️ The United States is positioned between diplomacy and escalation, with the ability to decisively shift the war if it acts. Bottom line, this is no longer just Israel vs Iran. It is now: Iran, Hezbollah, Houthis VS the US, Israel, Gulf States, and the global economy.show more

China has flatly rejected Reuters’ claim that it planned... to supply Iran with 400 surface-to-air missiles. Beijing barely concealed its impatience—because it knows that what Washington needs is not the truth, but an excuse. The United States has been fighting Iran for more than five months without achieving the clean victory it expected. It has not broken Iran on the battlefield. It has not won the information war. It has not restored the illusion of effortless American supremacy. So now it needs a hidden mastermind. Washington cannot admit that a country it sanctioned, isolated, and impoverished for decades still refuses to collapse. The preferred explanation must therefore be: America is not failing against Iran. China is secretly controlling the war. Hence the convenient fantasy of 400 Chinese missiles. China is the perfect villain because blaming China preserves every other myth: American weapons remain invincible. American sanctions remain omnipotent. American strategy remains flawless. Only an unseen Chinese hand could possibly explain Iran’s resistance. At this point, it is no longer intelligence reporting. It is an empire writing fan fiction to avoid looking directly at the limits of its own power.show more

🚨OPERATIONAL UPDATE: ISRAEL U.S. WAR WITH THE ISLAMIC REPUBLIC... - Reporting Window: 3/14 to 3/16 • The war widened further into the Gulf economy, with drone incidents near Dubai Airport, disruption at Fujairah energy infrastructure (also in the UAE), and continued pressure around the Strait of Hormuz • Israel continued deep strike waves inside Iran while expanding ground operations against Hezbollah in southern Lebanon • Iran continued missile salvos toward Israel while activating proxy pressure fronts across Iraq • The U.S. began pushing for a multinational Hormuz security coalition while calibrating escalation to avoid a global oil shock The last 48 hours showed that the war is no longer just about missile exchanges between Israel and Iran. It is increasingly a contest over the regional system itself: energy flows, maritime routes, proxy networks, and command infrastructure. While Israel continues to degrade Iran’s military capabilities, Iran is trying to widen the battlefield economically and geographically. 📽️VIDEO 1: U.S. strikes on Iran’s Kharg Island oil export hub. 📽️VIDEO 2: Smoke rising from oil infrastructure in Fujairah after drone debris caused a fire. *⃣ GULF FRONT: THE ECONOMIC WAR DEEPENED This remained the most strategically important development. Following earlier strikes around Kharg Island and threats to the Strait of Hormuz, pressure on Gulf infrastructure continued. Drone incidents and debris related fires disrupted operations near Fujairah’s energy infrastructure, one of the world’s largest bunkering hubs in the UAE. Shortly afterward, a drone related incident near Dubai International Airport ignited a fuel tank and temporarily disrupted flight operations before authorities contained the fire and resumed traffic. These incidents show the war repeatedly touching civilian energy and logistics infrastructure in the UAE, not just military facilities. Even limited disruptions matter in this region. The Strait of Hormuz handles roughly 20 percent of global oil supply, and repeated incidents have pushed oil prices above $100 during the week. Iran does not need to fully close Hormuz to achieve strategic leverage. Persistent disruption alone can force insurance spikes, rerouting of shipping, and higher global energy prices. *⃣ KHARG ISLAND: IRAN’S ECONOMIC JUGULAR IS NOW UNDER DIRECT PRESSURE One of the most consequential developments in the war involves Kharg Island, Iran’s primary oil export terminal. Historically, roughly 85 to 90 percent of Iran’s crude exports pass through Kharg, making it the single most important node in the country’s energy economy. Recent U.S. strikes targeted military infrastructure associated with IRGC naval operations near the island, particularly facilities linked to mine laying capability and coastal missile systems. These strikes appear connected to Washington’s warning that Iran must not deploy naval mines in the Strait of Hormuz. There are also scattered reports of secondary explosions and possible infrastructure damage near the port, though there is no credible confirmation that the export terminal itself has been destroyed. That distinction is important. Destroying Kharg outright would cripple Iran’s oil exports overnight and likely trigger a massive oil price spike. Instead, the current targeting pattern appears designed to threaten Iran’s economic lifeline without fully collapsing it, maintaining pressure while avoiding the most extreme global economic consequences. *⃣ IRAN: STRIKES INSIDE THE CORE CONTINUED Inside Iran, Israeli strike activity remained intense. Over the last 48 hours, strikes targeted command infrastructure, missile launch systems, air defense networks, and military production sites across Tehran and other strategic locations. The campaign also hit Mehrabad Airport, where Israeli officials reported destroying aircraft associated with Iran’s leadership. Across central and western Iran, the strike map remains broad. Tehran, Karaj, and several other military zones have continued to appear in overnight strike reporting. This suggests the campaign is still focused on systematically degrading Iran’s military capacity, particularly missile infrastructure and command networks. Rather than shifting toward a narrow endgame phase, the strikes indicate a continued effort to keep Iran’s launch capabilities suppressed. *⃣ LEBANON: THE NORTHERN FRONT IS EXPANDING The Lebanon front also escalated further. Israeli forces expanded ground operations in southern Lebanon and reportedly encircled Khiyam, pushing westward toward the Litani River. This represents a larger ground posture than earlier border operations and indicates Israel is attempting to shape the battlefield against Hezbollah rather than simply retaliating against rocket launches. At the same time, Hezbollah continued firing rockets and drones toward northern Israel, maintaining pressure on the northern front even after suffering extensive infrastructure losses earlier in the war. Israel has continued heavy strikes on Hezbollah infrastructure in Lebanon, including operational sites and logistical facilities tied to the group’s missile network. The northern theater now appears to be entering a phase of attrition and positional pressure, rather than the limited cross border exchanges that characterized earlier weeks. *⃣ IRAQ: PROXY PRESSURE ON THE UNITED STATES CONTINUES Iran aligned militias continued attacks on U.S. positions across Iraq. Over the past several days these groups have launched drones and rockets against American bases and diplomatic infrastructure, including a missile strike on the helipad area of the U.S. embassy compound in Baghdad. These attacks serve two purposes: ➡️First, they impose direct costs on U.S. operations in the region. ➡️Second, they force the United States to divert resources toward base defense and interception missions. Even when damage is limited, the attacks expand the battlefield and complicate the operational environment for U.S. forces. *⃣ IRANIAN MISSILE ATTACKS CONTINUE Iran continued launching missiles toward Israel during this period. Several salvos targeted southern Israel and the Negev region, triggering repeated air raid alerts. Despite continued launches, the overall military impact of these attacks appears limited. Israeli air defense systems including Iron Dome, David’s Sling, and U.S. systems such as THAAD have maintained high interception rates. Iran is still able to launch missiles and drones, but the sustained strikes on launchers, command centers, and production facilities appear to be reducing the scale of its barrages compared to the opening days of the war. *⃣ WASHINGTON: TRUMP SIGNALS A LONGER STRATEGIC GAME The political messaging from Washington over the past 48 hours has also clarified the broader strategic direction. Publicly, Trump has suggested the war could end soon and that most major Iranian targets have already been struck. Operationally, however, the signals point toward preparation for a longer campaign. Washington has begun pushing for a multinational coalition to secure the Strait of Hormuz, urging countries that depend on Gulf energy flows to participate in maritime security operations. At the same time, the United States has been careful not to push escalation to the point of triggering a global energy shock. This balancing act helps explain why certain targets, such as Kharg Island’s export terminal, have been threatened but not completely destroyed. The strategic posture appears to be: ➡️sustain pressure on Iran’s military capability ➡️protect global energy flows ➡️avoid triggering a catastrophic oil price spike Israel’s priorities are somewhat different. Israel is focused primarily on maximizing military degradation of Iran and Hezbollah, even if that increases regional escalation risks. The dynamic between Washington’s economic caution and Israel’s military pressure is likely to shape the next phase of the conflict. *⃣ WHAT CHANGED IN THE LAST 48 HOURS Three developments stand out: ➡️First, the Gulf economic front is becoming central to the war. Drone incidents near Dubai and Fujairah show that the conflict is now directly touching regional infrastructure and global energy flows. ➡️Second, Israel continues to widen the battlefield rather than narrow it. Deep strikes inside Iran and expanded operations in Lebanon suggest the campaign is still in a degradation phase. ➡️Third, the United States is beginning to shift toward coalition management of the conflict, particularly around Hormuz, while trying to prevent the war from triggering a global energy crisis. In short, the war is evolving from a direct military confrontation into a broader struggle over regional stability, energy flows, and long term strategic balance in the Middle East.show more

Israel’s Beersheba steel complex is on fire after the... latest Iranian missile arrivals Over a month into the war, Iran is still able to announce what it will be targeting, launch missiles, evade air defences, and strike targets in Israel. All the goals of the war have failed: IRGC command and control is still effective Iran’s missile capabilities have not been degraded, in fact, they have more than what the US and Israel estimated Iran’s government did not collapse under the pressure of this enormous US-Israeli bombing campaign Iran had better intelligence than either the US or Israel expected While the US and Israel suffer the consequences of their own arrogance, the Gulf States, which did not want this war, also suffer the consequences, as Iran exercises its own Samson Option of creating a regional war and economic chaos. What was meant to be a quick Venezuela-style regime change war has turned into a quagmire. If the US is foolish enough to escalate this with boots on the ground, it will end the same way as Vietnam, Afghanistan, and Iraq did: Total failure, and American lives lost.show more

Gulf Oil War: U.S. airstrikes did not hit energy... facilities on Iran’s Kharg Island, but Iran responded with attacks on regional oil assets. An oil tanker was struck in UAE territorial waters and a fuel storage tank was hit in Fujairah. At the same time, a fire is burning at an oil facility in Muharraq, Bahrain. Tehran appears to be focusing more on Bahrain and the UAE because both countries have normalized relations with Israel. The conflict is shifting toward economic pressure through energy infrastructure. The situation is now entering its third week and shows signs of turning into a prolonged economic confrontation.show more

BREAKING: The US House just voted 215 to 208... to end the Iran war. The same day, Iran bombed Kuwait’s main airport and the US bombed Iran. Both are true. The gap between them is the whole story. The vote is historic, and misunderstood. It is the first time either chamber of Congress has passed a measure against this war since it began more than three months ago, and 4 Republicans crossed the aisle to do it. But it stops nothing. It is a concurrent resolution: it never reaches Trump’s desk, it still has to pass the Senate, its legal force is disputed, and Trump will contest it. It does not end the war. It measures how toxic the war has become. So why did 4 Republicans break? The rebuke was aimed at Trump’s handling of the conflict and, in the reporting’s own words, the economic fallout, a war that has rattled the global economy with no end in sight. That is oil propped up by a draining reserve, fertilizer the world’s biggest importer now pays nearly double for, and the strait still shut since February. Congress just voted on the price of crude and bread. It only called it a war. But the same afternoon, the war got bigger. Iranian drones and missiles hammered Kuwait’s main airport, killed 1 and wounded more than 60, and forced it shut. The US answered with a strike on an Iranian military site on Qeshm Island, inside the Strait of Hormuz. Israel kept hitting Lebanon, the sticking point Tehran says any deal must cover. The mediators were already cut off. Oil ticked up about 2%, Brent back near $97, while the strait stayed shut. This is the new phase: a divergence. Abroad, the war is widening, Gulf states hit, Iran hitting back, talks frozen. At home, the will to keep paying for it is cracking for the first time. The binding constraint is sliding off the battlefield and onto the floor of Congress. Increasingly, the limit is not Iran. It is the bill. The vote will not stop the war. But it is the first time the cost of one shut strait reached the floor of the House. The war is not ending. The willingness to keep paying for it is.show more

🇸🇦🇦🇪 Iran Denied Attacking UAE. What If It Was... Saudi Arabia or Israel with the UAE? The Fujairah terminal is the endpoint of the Habshan-Fujairah pipeline, the UAE’s ONLY major oil route that bypasses the Strait of Hormuz. The UAE just left OPEC, prepared to massively increase production, and positioned itself to help cool global oil prices during the war. What if Saudi Arabia saw that as a threat to its dominance inside Gulf energy politics. Disrupting Fujairah Instantly: • Scares insurers and shipping markets • Raises oil prices without touching Saudi infrastructure • Damages the UAE’s independent export ambitions • Pushes Gulf states back into dependence on Hormuz security The UAE leaving OPEC was a direct challenge to Saudi dominance. Someone just reminded them who still controls the exits. Note, it could have also just been Israel in coordination with the UAE to trigger the USA to restart the War on Iran. We did get news UAE has been pushing Israel and the U.S. to take military action against Iran.show more

"U.S. LOSES EVERY WAR WITH CHINA" The Overmatch brief... is a classified, annual Pentagon assessment which consistently concludes the U.S. military would be overmatched and would likely lose in a war with China over Taiwan. The brief outlines China's capacity to destroy U.S. fighter planes, large ships, and satellites, and identifies vulnerabilities in the U.S. supply chain. A senior U.S. defense official noted that in war games, "We lose every time" against China. The brief models high-intensity conflict over Taiwan, where China could leverage hypersonic missiles, drones, submarines, and other asymmetric capabilities to overwhelm US assets like aircraft carriers, fighters, and satellites. War games consistently show US forces losing without significant changes to strategy, procurement, and industrial capacity. The brief underscores vulnerabilities in US supply chains and standalone platforms, arguing that overmatch requires a networked coalition. Without the support of allies offering forward bases, sharing intelligence, and coordinating joint forces, the US is unable to maintain operations against China's surplus in weaponry and manufacturing. I have stated this previously and I will reiterate it. For the last 50 years, the United States has served as the global enforcer, safeguarding its allies. At this point, the dynamics have changed, and the US must depend on its allies to stand a chance against China.show more

If only there were someone to tell the world... that: - the concept of 'escalation management' does not work; - that Russia is not entitled to any 'safe zone' for its military power in a war of aggression it started; - that bowing down to Russian nuclear blackmailing is a lousy idea that brings the West nowhere and paralyzes its ability to react to a large-scale war of aggression at its very border; - that imposing drastic restrictions on the Ukrainian use of Western defense aid is absurd, non-sensical, and beneficial to Russia's war machine; - that such a half-hearted approach to helping Ukraine tackle the most significant European war of aggression since Adolf Hitler demonstrates weakness and only encourages the Kremlin to escalate its war and expand its acts of aggression - that the Kremlin openly spits on the West's attempts to 'avoid escalation', or 'give Putin a chance to stop' and does as much as it is allowed to with this deliberate omission; - that Ukraine can win (or at least precipitate a more or less favorable outcome) by directly undermining Russia's ability to fight and finance this war; - that highly effective Ukrainian attacks on Russian military power and infrastructure will result in Russia sustaining painful military losses rather than unleashing 'WWIII,' a 'nuclear apocalypse,' or whatever else Kremlin-paid propagandists and surrender cultists tried to intimidate the Western public opinion with. ...or was there? Anyways, there's a Russian S-400 system destroyed in a Ukrainian HIMARS strike in Russia's Belgorod region. Russia has lost yet another sophisticated air defense system in its territory used in the war on Ukraine.show more

The latest updates on Iran, day 16, while chief... war criminal and pedo Trump scrambles to escalate towards WW3! Chief war criminal and pedo Trump admits that the U.S. is a paper tiger that can’t breach Iran’s blockade of the Straight of Hormuz and he is begging for help from allies he previously sold out! But Trump said Iran has no army, no Air Force, no navy, no leadership, no communication and Steve Feinberg’s drunk, war criminal bitch Hegseth said the U.S. has air superiority! Russia steps up again while Hamas’s beloved gulf slave states allow their territory to be used by America to bomb Iran. Russia becomes the first country to send humanitarian aid to Iran. An Il-76 aircraft delivered more than 13 tons of medical supplies to Azerbaijan which will assist in transferring it to the Iranian authorities. Trump admits America and Israel are losing. Chief war criminal and pedo Trump admits again that the U.S. is a paper tiger that can’t breach Iran’s blockade of the Straight of Hormuz and he is begging for help from allies he previously sold out! But Trump said Iran has no army, no Air Force, no navy, no leadership, no communication and Steve Feinberg’s drunk, war criminal bitch Hegseth said the U.S. has air superiority! So how is Iran still able to decimate Israeli and American terrorist invader targets and keep the straight of Hormuz closed while being defeated? Trump’s death squad partners are admitting they’re losing in Iran. The US has lost control of the operation against Iran, - it was stated in the Senate Senator Murphy, who participated in closed briefings of the Pentagon and the White House, is confident that Trump does not have a plan to end the conflict, while admitting the possibility of its escalation. Meanwhile Iran continues to target American invader terrorist bases, terrorists and strategic facilities in Saudi Arabia and other treacherous gulf, slave states! Hamas’s beloved gulf slave states continue to harbour terrorists! Gulf slave states are currently aiding and abetting 11,000 American terrorist invaders who are using human shields to hide like the rats they are. These Arab traitors are responsible for their crimes of enabling these terrorists to attack Iranian civilians and their infrastructure. Yet Hamas expects Iran not to attack sell out states since they are funded by them. The kosher mafia is crying about Iran using submunition bombs that are in fact guided and precise, not cluster bombs that the Jews use to cause mass destruction and murder of civilians. They cry while they strike you!show more

🇮🇷🇺🇸 Ukraine is Attacking Russian Oil Fields to HELP... NETANYAHU Expand the War on Iran Bold claim, I know. Let me explain. The U.S.-Israel war on Iran began February 28, sending oil prices from $70 to $108 a barrel overnight. Russia stood to make HISTORIC profits from the chaos, especially after the U.S. issued sanctions waivers allowing them to sell. Ukraine immediately launched the most intense energy interdiction campaign in the history of the war, knocking out 40% of Russia's oil export capacity and costing Moscow at least $2.3 billion in March alone. Here is what makes this notable: Ukraine was already hitting Russian oil infrastructure before February 28, targeting inland refineries supplying Russian forces. The moment the Iran war started, the TARGET SHIFTED. Strikes moved to EXPORT facilities specifically, ports, terminals, pipelines, the infrastructure that generates revenue, not battlefield fuel. That is not a tactical adjustment. That is a strategic pivot. Netanyahu has spent months lobbying EU capitals to treat Iran as a shared threat. Europe has resisted. But $108 oil and collapsing Russian export capacity have a way of changing political calculations that diplomatic meetings cannot. The only way European fuel prices normalize is if the Strait of Hormuz reopens. The only way Hormuz reopens is if Iran is defeated. AKA, the EU is forced to help the U.S. and Israel fight Iran AKA Ukraine is helping Netanyahu with these attacks.show more

🚨SOMETHING EXTREMELY BAD IS COMING THIS MONDAY!! Most people... are still completely UNPREPARED for what could happen next. The Iran conflict is now entering its most dangerous phase yet. Trump has already ordered strikes against Iran in the coming days, according to the WSJ. They will begin as early as this weekend. This will become one of the MOST aggressive bombing campaigns of the entire conflict. And Iran is not waiting. Tehran says it has already prepared a “comprehensive” response if the attacks begin. Read that again. The strikes may already be ordered. The targets may already be selected. And Iran’s retaliation may already be prepared. Now connect the dots: → Trump orders strikes on Iran → U.S. and Israel target energy infrastructure → Iran launches a major retaliation → Gulf oil facilities and U.S. bases come under threat → The Strait of Hormuz becomes the center of the war This is no longer another temporary escalation. This is the setup for a direct U.S.-Iran war. And once the first strike happens, the retaliation loop could become impossible to stop: → Iranian energy facilities are destroyed → Iran attacks U.S., Israeli, or Gulf targets → Oil infrastructure across the region comes under fire → The U.S. launches an even larger response → The entire Middle East moves closer to full-scale war The Strait of Hormuz is already unstable. Saudi vessels have already been attacked. The Red Sea and Bab el-Mandeb are becoming active military zones again. Now Iran’s energy infrastructure could be hit directly. That puts the world’s most important oil routes at risk at the exact same time. But here is the part almost nobody understands. Iran is not promising a symbolic response. It is preparing a comprehensive one. That could mean attacks on: → U.S. military bases → Israeli cities and infrastructure → Saudi and Gulf oil facilities → Commercial tankers → The Strait of Hormuz One successful strike on a major oil facility could send markets into complete panic. And one closure of the Strait of Hormuz could change the global economy overnight. Markets are still acting like this is another headline that will disappear in 24 hours. They may not understand what is happening until oil is exploding and risk assets are already collapsing. Follow and turn notifications on. I’ll post the warning BEFORE the market realizes how serious this is.show more

🚨🇮🇷 🇮🇱 IRAN WAR UPDATE: DAY 25 🇮🇷 The... IRGC called for a Muslim military alliance without the U.S. or Israel, saying Iran is “ready to lead it.” 🇰🇵 Kim Jong Un used the U.S.–Iran war to justify North Korea’s nuclear program, saying non-nuclear countries get attacked because they’re weak. 🇮🇷 Strikes hit Alborz Industrial City in Qazvin, a hub tied to Iran’s military production. 🇮🇷 The IRGC reportedly hardened its demands, calling for U.S. bases to close in the Gulf, tolls on Hormuz, missile programs untouched, and reparations. 🇮🇱 Huge explosions were heard over central Israel, likely from low-altitude Iranian missile interceptions near Al-Tira. 🇺🇸 Trump praised Saudi Arabia, the UAE, and Qatar as “excellent allies,” calling the Saudi Crown Prince “a warrior fighting with us.” 🇺🇸 The U.S. Navy’s Columbia-class nuclear submarines are advancing, with the first boat about two-thirds complete for delivery in 2028. 🇮🇷 Roughly 3,200 ships and 20,000 mariners remain trapped in the Gulf as Iran restricts tanker passage through the Strait of Hormuz.show more

Respect according to Trump: when hegemony becomes a mirage... By Brainless Partisans 🏴‍☠️☢️☣️🪆 "We are a country that is more respected than we have ever been respected before." This is Donald Trump's solemn proclamation about the war against Iran. A phrase that sounds like a declaration of imperial self-satisfaction... except that on the ground in the Middle East, "respect" increasingly resembles a mixture of anxiety, mistrust, and strategic calculation. Because if we listen to the Gulf capitals, the problem is no longer Iran. The problem is America. First, there is the question of protection. For decades, the oil monarchies have lived under the American security umbrella. Military bases, a fleet in the Gulf, missile defense: the implicit contract was simple, Washington protects, the oil monarchies align their interests. But the current war has cracked that pact. Iranian strikes against facilities in the region, including sites linked to the American military presence, have been a brutal reminder that these states remain exposed despite the American arsenal. As a result, even the most loyal allies are beginning to have doubts. According to several analyses cited by Foreign Policy, the Gulf monarchies are "questioning Washington's ability and willingness to guarantee their security" after the Iranian attacks. Diplomatic translation: the American bodyguard may not be as reliable as its press conference claims. Then there is the geopolitical reality that no one is saying too loudly: this war increasingly looks like a war waged by Israel with US military power. The Gulf states do not want to participate in a prolonged campaign against Tehran or serve as a platform for escalation. Several governments have made it clear that they do not want their territory or airspace to be used to attack Iran. In other words: thanks for the military bases, but you're on your own when it comes to war. Finally, there is the factor that is most damaging to the American image: the unintended demonstration of vulnerability. Iran obviously cannot compete with American military power. But it can strike where it hurts: scattered bases, energy infrastructure, the Strait of Hormuz. Since the escalation began, drone and missile attacks and the disruption of maritime traffic have shown that even the world's most powerful military empire cannot completely secure the region. It is precisely this type of asymmetric warfare that erodes the influence of a superpower. Iran does not need to win militarily; it only needs to demonstrate that American hegemony is no longer unchallenged. And this is where Trump's statement becomes almost comical. Because in the history of international relations, respect is not proclaimed. It is observed. When allies start looking for assurances elsewhere, towards China, Russia, or regional arrangements, that is not respect. It is a survival strategy in an international system where the Pax Americana increasingly resembles a museum relic. Trump believes that war proves American power. In much of the Middle East, it proves something else: that even empires have cracks. And that sometimes, the adversary does not even need to widen them. It is enough that they are visible.show more