… but it’s hard to know what’s really happening and hard to predict what will happen. It’s potentially transformative, though. A whole lot of dominoes could fall if Iran fell; Iran has been an enormous driver of terrorism and turmoil. … Continue reading →
There are reports of more protests and greater crackdowns on the protestors. Who will win this time?: As protests against Iran’s government swelled significantly in size on Thursday night, the regime responded in many places by opening fire. A Tehran … Continue reading →
Breaking news – perhaps important, perhaps not so very: The U.S. carried out operations Wednesday to seize two oil tankers linked to Venezuela — one in the North Atlantic and one in the Caribbean Sea, officials said. The U.S. European … Continue reading →
We’ve seen this before, over and over: the people of Iran against the mullahs, the stirrings of hope and defiance, and the suppression of the movement. Is there any reason to believe the cycle won’t simply repeat itself this time? … Continue reading →
And it’s a serious one; there’s been talk of possibly having to evacuate Tehran. So cloud-seeding was begun – and then came floods: Rainfall caused floods in parts of western Iran on Monday, after months of drought led to the … Continue reading →
Did the UN finally do something right? The snapback has arrived: Sweeping UN economic and military sanctions have been reimposed on Iran – 10 years after they were lifted in a landmark international deal over its nuclear programme. The new … Continue reading →
Can this be true?: A social media account, reportedly belonging to Israel’s Mossad intelligence agency, has claimed it has been contacted by hundreds of soldiers and officers who wish to abandon Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC). A Persian-language X/Twitter … Continue reading →
Ace has a good roundup of the statements here, plus a cameo by Khamenei doing his best Baghdad Bob imitation, to wit: “The Islamic Republic was victorious and, in retaliation, delivered a hand slap to America’s face,” Khamenei declared, … … Continue reading →
ICE has been busy lately: Eleven Iranian nationals have been arrested in the last 48 hours by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents across eight different states and nine cities, according to CBS News. This development comes in the wake … Continue reading →
There’s no reason to believe CNN. But even a stopped clock is correct twice a day. My position on the subject of the amount of damage sustained by Iran to its nuclear program continues to be: no one knows or … Continue reading →
One of my specialties is asking questions to which I don’t know the answers – such as the above. But I don’t think I’m alone in not being able to predict the future. Israel is saying it’s achieved all its … Continue reading →
Trump announces ceasefire: CONGRATULATIONS TO EVERYONE! It has been fully agreed by and between Israel and Iran that there will be a Complete and Total CEASEFIRE (in approximately 6 hours from now, when Israel and Iran have wound down and … Continue reading →