The Iran regime seems intent on proving just how evil it is
I say “regime” because it’s not clear any single person is in charge. I have read that Khamenei had decentralized the IRGC and left general instructions in the event the leadership was offed, and they are carrying out those instructions plus some improvisation.
A wounded animal can be very dangerous, and the regime is a very wounded animal. It would like to wreak havoc with oil prices, for example, knowing it will hurt the West and the Gulf States, although it will also hurt some of its previous benefactors. It would like to let its people know “we can still torture and kill you if you oppose us,” and so it has performed a public hanging:
Like a trapped animal, Iran is lashing out, executing teenagers in public for “waging war against God” to terrify its restive people, and bombing its neighbors to convince them to push the United States and Israel to end the war.
These are not the actions of a sane, confident government; it’s yet more proof of its utter desperation.
Torturing, then publicly hanging, Saleh Mohammadi, a 19-year-old wrestling champ, and executing two others is how the regime is now resorting to open savagery to retain power, should any brave Iranian civilians consider taking to the streets.
In addition, Iran has struck at a combined US/British base (Diego Garcia) located over two thousand miles away, demonstrating not only its destructive nature but that it was working on the capability to strike at a great distance, thus further justifying (not that further justification was needed) the US/Israeli attack on the Iranian regime and its weaponry:
Iran fired two intermediate-range ballistic missiles at Diego Garcia, a joint U.S.-U.K. military base in the middle of the Indian Ocean, according to multiple U.S. officials. One of the missiles failed in flight, and a U.S. warship fired an SM-3 interceptor at the other, according to two of the people. It couldn’t be determined if an interception was made, according to one of the officials.
Nothing was damaged, but the intent was there, and the distance was impressive.
I am fairly certain that all of this has the goal not only of engendering fear that the war is going badly and the regime is firmly in control, but also of giving fodder to the MSM in the US and other countries to report that the war is a mess, endless, impossible to win, a mistake, and Trump’s folly. The MSM (and Democrats) have been only too happy to oblige, right from the start.
It makes me think somewhat of the Tet offensive in Vietnam, which was a failure for the North militarily but which the MSM reported as a victory for them. I’ve written about that several times, for example in this post (some of the links there are dead) and this one, so I won’t revisit it in any detail now.
The mullahs and their confederates would actually prefer to wreak havoc in the world. It’s not just that they don’t mind it, it’s that it conforms to their end-times Twelver philosophy:
… [M]any Shi’ites are convinced that only a world conflagration will prompt the return of the Hidden Imam. For this reason, many Shi’ites embrace war, conflict and turmoil as they believe such events will hasten the return of the Mahdi. Shi’ite eschatology believes that when the situation is bleakest and almost all hope is lost, the Twelfth Imam, Mohammed Al-Mahdi will return. He will miraculously defeat God’s enemies and usher in a new era of peace. In fact, this branch of Islam reveres martyrdom and believes the worse conditions become, the more likely the Mahdi is to return.
I was thinking today of George W. Bush’s phrase “the axis of evil.” I recalled that two of the countries he mentioned were Iraq and North Korea. Was the third Iran? I couldn’t recall – but indeed it was.
As the latest Mainstream Corrupt Media narrative is about how the war is shaping up to be another Vietnam, how much air time will this be getting?
“Iranian protesters say revolution is just around the corner — can’t wait to ‘finish the job’”—
https://nypost.com/2026/03/21/world-news/iranian-protesters-say-revolution-is-just-around-the-corner-everyone-is-waiting/
Meanwhile, I think Iranians can tell the difference between U.S. and Israeli bomb explosions. This clip has to be the former: https://x.com/EricLDaugh/status/2035454672928899285
That shock wave is impressive, Banned Lizard.
Like I said war has a mind of it’s own. I hope I am dead wrong!
Coffee & Covid substack has a great report today on how stupid Iran was to show its hand with missiles of this range that it has always denied having.
Virtually all of the EU can be reached with this missile. It may tend to focus them for a change instead of pretending they’re above it all.
Were these missiles like the Chinese ones which failed a week or so ago?
”I was thinking today of George W. Bush’s phrase ‘the axis of evil.’”
Iran, Iraq, Syria, and North Korea. Part of the rationale for the 2003 invasion of Iraq was for the US military to not only take out one member of the axis but to also insert itself between the other two Middle East members.
” In addition, Iran has struck at a combined US/British base (Diego Garcia) located over two thousand miles away, demonstrating not only its destructive nature but that it was working on the capability to strike at a great distance…”
I’m not intending to pick on our hostess here but just perusing the right side of the blogosphere, this seems to have taken a lot of people by surprise. It shouldn’t. Iran has put payloads into orbit eight times since 2008. Anyone who can do that can send a payload anywhere in the world. Anyone who can put a payload into a *specific* orbit can hit a specific target anywhere in the world.
That was, after all, why Sputnik was such a big deal in 1957.
“If you kill enough of them, they stop fighting.” – Curtis LeMay
As we’re dealing with fanatics, it may be necessary to kill every Mullah in Iran and perhaps in Iraq too. Nothing less than unconditional surrender and regime change will suffice. Negotiation is not an option when dealing with evil.
Everything will be largely sorted out by the end of April. Trust me on this.
Geoffrey
I’m not sure you’d call extremist Muslims “fanatics”, They’re following their reli
gion in a logical sense, which is to say what Islam tells them to do.
Iran doesn’t need to spend resources to fire them up. It comes with going to Sunday school, so to speak. The command, the justification, and the reward. At the very least, the lone wolf types are self-starting. All they need is a “start now” command.
Rebecca West, in her “The New Meaning of Treason” remarks that sleeper cells are generally not happy to get the GO! command. Not the people we’re talking about. They’re waiting.
Does the ‘ in Shi’ite take the place of a ‘t’ ?
Related:
“Week IV: Ongoing critical operations of Mossad and the CIA;
“An Iranian shares his thoughts, hopes and fears…”
https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/424359
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Of course it did.
They promised NOT to develop ballistic missiles with that range!
They PROMISED…!!
IrishOtter49,
Agreed.
I know many here think looking at left sites is bad, but everyday I go to Drudge, CNN, and MSNow in order to see what they are up to. This morning, MSNow has an interview with some fellow at the Univ. of Chicago who claims Iran is more powerful now than before the war and that Trump is going to lose. I found the holes in the logic, ignoring of actual evidence, and sometimes circular reasoning fascinating. I know, I know, par for the course for such people, but I think it’s important to make oneself aware of what these people are up to. After all, almost half of our fellow citizens will read such an article and sagely nod their heads.
https://www.ms.now/opinion/trump-iran-hormuz-air-power-regime-change-winning-war
The attack on Diego Garcia should focus the thoughts of the people in Rome, Berlin, Paris, and even London, quite well, I would think. I wonder if the collective memory of Londoners still recall V2s raining down on that city?
physicsguy:
Once again that evil Ronald Raygun has been proven wrong again, this time about ballistic missile defense! (sarc x 11)
If Trump hits the power plants, then the IRGC is in real trouble.
“…collective memory…”
Um, right.
Except that
dollarspounds to doughnuts I’m fairly certain that the current UK government—along with the Mayor of London Town—really wouldn’t mind if a few dozen hypersonic missiles just happened to land on the city…Retribution, dear boy!
…And well deserved, yes! quite! after ALL THESE CENTURIES of simply awful colonialist behavior and reprehensible racist attitudes….
Absolutely deplorable.
(…Though it would probably be best if they’d fall in Golders Green and Hendon…just a subtle hint, mind you…)
Barry,
Being that accurate can make some people uncomfortable.
@ Cornhead: Robert Bryce suggests hitting the Iranian power plants or grid infrastructure is a very bad idea, and provides his 5 reasons why. https://robertbryce.substack.com/p/dont Perhaps the best reason is the denial to the post regime population of such a resource to help rebuild their government and their country. I am not sure how this would be any worse for the IRGC, vs. the other 90% who want liberty to see their world fall even further apart, potentially for no real valid military or regime change value?
In contrast, he does not provide in this article his view about the merits or limits of destroying the oil producing or storage facilities so as to deny the current regime any prospect of oil revenue, much of which is probably not going anywhere anytime soon anyway.
physicsguy on March 22, 2026 at 9:08 am: thank you for entering the Leftist battle space to report back what you see so that some of the rest of us do not have to do so.