There’s a new wave of US attacks on Iran, in retaliation for Iran’s recently firing on ships in the Strait: The U.S. strikes are in response to Iranian attacks on three commercial vessels that were transiting the Strait of Hormuz. … Continue reading →
I was waiting to hear from Rubio on this. Ignore the silly clickbait title: Rubio’s attitude and the tenor of his message contrasts at least somewhat with that of Vance. Rubio seems more realistic to me in terms of what … Continue reading →
I’m not planning to write anything lengthy on the Iran talks until something definitive happens. If it ever does. For example, this sort of back-and-forth dueling narratives has happened over and over, and has happened again: The U.S.-Iran summit in … Continue reading →
I’m not going to write much about Iran today. My opinions haven’t changed substantially, and I don’t trust much of the analysis coming out. I certainly plan to say a lot more over time, but right now I just don’t … Continue reading →
I continue to be disheartened as news like this comes out. I try to wait for the actual unveiling on Friday – and even after that, to see how it plays out in reality, which is the most important thing … Continue reading →
You can read all about it – supposedly. The most common point of view is that the Iran Deal which Trump has negotiated is the worst thing ever. Some say no, it’s not; it’s okay although not fabulous. Trump himself … Continue reading →
Yesterday I wrote this about rumors of a deal with Iran close to completion. There were five points involved, and I remarked: It’s a nice wishlist, but I’ll believe it when I see it. And then what? If a Democrat … Continue reading →
If you can make sense of this, please be my guest. Don’t ask anyone to agree with you, though. I’ve got my theories about this back-and-forth behavior, and have stated them. But that doesn’t mean I’m correct either. But here … Continue reading →
I haven’t written about Iran for the past few days for a very simple reason: the news is unreliable. I’m not just talking about the MSM, which is almost reflexively consistently unreliable on a host of things. I’m talking about … Continue reading →
Or if you prefer, it’s Schrödinger’s cat. Take your pick.of metaphors – either way, how the person sees it at the moment is more a reflection of that person’s attitude towards Trump, war, and Iran itself than any reality. Do … Continue reading →
Yes indeed, he did say that. As commenter “huxley” writes: Trump had better know what he is doing. Maybe he’s got it worked out that Iran collapses economically real soon. Still, it seems he is cutting it pretty close. He … Continue reading →
Commenter “physicsguy” writes: … [W]e have: “Trump has set a final offer on the table with his minimum demands while pointing a gun at the IRGC’s temple: “Sign or die.” ” And we’ve seen this same scenario of “final offer” … Continue reading →