The ever-shifting Strait
You really have to check the news hourly to keep up. And even then, the waters are murky. But here’s what I think may be the latest, which may have been superseded by the time I publish this post: The … Continue reading →
Category Archives: Iran
Iran, the Strait, and the uranium: promises, promises
News: [Trump said] Very important is that Iran does not have a nuclear weapon and they’ve agreed to that. Iran’s agreed to that, and they’ve agreed to it very powerfully. They’ve agreed to give us back the nuclear dust, which … Continue reading →
And what of the Iranian people?
It’s hard to get news of what’s happening at present inside Iran, news you can trust. Here’s some encouraging reporting, though (the clip I’ve cued up is short): Later he also says something I’ve been thinking for quite some time, … Continue reading →
Day one of CENTCOM’s action at the Strait of Hormuz …
… seems to be going well so far: CENTCOM’s update stated, “More than 10,000 U.S. Sailors, Marines, and Airmen along with over a dozen warships and dozens of aircraft are executing the mission to blockade ships entering and departing Iranian … Continue reading →
How the NY Times presents the negotiations with Iran
If you can get access to the Times, you can find the original here. If not, you can find a copy here. The headline is “In Pakistan Talks, Iran Saw a U.S. Trying to Dictate, Not Negotiate.” The paper seems … Continue reading →
Iran War: wanting the Promised Land without the Wilderness
Some Iran news: Vance and company have arrived in Pakistan for the talks, Trump announces we will be mine-clearing in the Strait of Hormuz, and Fox reports that an Israeli intelligence office says that the IRGC is currently in control … Continue reading →
Trump’s actual statement in his “civilization” threat, and the reactions to it
By now you probably have read the many reactions to Trump’s Truth Social post last Tuesday, threatening to escalate. Both the woke left and the isolationist right spoke as with one voice: “He’s crazy! He’s a war criminal! He’s threatening … Continue reading →
Negotiating with Iran
Query: if everyone to the right of AOC knows that the Iranian leaders (or players to be named later) are not to be trusted, why would people think that the US negotiators are blissfully unaware of that and inevitably will … Continue reading →
Predicting Trump; predicting the Iran War
It continually astounds me how many people make predictions about what will happen in Iran, when in many cases they don’t even seem to know what’s already happened. There’s an awful lot of garbage in and garbage out. A tremendous … Continue reading →
The Iranian regime exploits our compassion for the Iranian people – a compassion the regime lacks
[See UPDATE at end of post.] So, what will happen in Iran – to Iran – this evening? Trump has issued an ultimatum, threatening various things such as that “a whole civilization will die”: Pakistan, which is an intermediary between … Continue reading →
The Iranian regime says no to a ceasefire
Is anyone on earth surprised at this refusal? I don’t see how they can agree to anything reasonable. They are apocalyptic fanatics who do not care what happens to their people and believe that chaos and destruction will usher in … Continue reading →
More details of the airman rescue in Iran
There’s a host of information out there, so much that it’s hard to pick and choose what to link to or embed here. But I think this one is good in terms of details of the operation. In addition, it … Continue reading →