Waiting for the storm

 President Trump's deadline is about to expire and the world will wonder what happens next.

Iran has a history of ignoring deadlines and the US has pushed it back a few times, trying to not destroy power plants in the Islamic Republic.  That would be catastrophic for the people of Iran.

Of course, the leadership, whoever is left, will not have to suffer as much.  Give the US and Israeli tendency to decapitate Iran's leadership, they cannot be having a great time.  In fact, getting a promotion in the Iranian government is the last thing anyone wants.

Any peace deal cannot have Iran controlling the Strait of Hormuz since it is international waters and it leave the beaten and battered Iran, ironically, in a stronger position, 

It would be great if the people of Iran rose up but it has not happened yet.

In the meantime, the US needs to keep pounding.  We cannot have another Gulf War 1991 all over again since leaving the Islamic Republic will require us to keep doing this every year. 

At the very least, we need to get the Strait of Hormuz open.

Then, we need to have a serious convo about NATO.  

Happy Greek Independence Day!

 

HAPPY GREEK INDEPENDENCE DAY!

 Gyros for everyone!

Try not to smash too many plates...or do what I do and drop a plastic one one the floor and use a broom like a hockey stick to shoot it though the door! 

The Iran War contiues

 

The Iran War continues kind of like we thought it would.  US and Israeli bombing and Iran trying to hit back.  Their decapitated leadership does not seem to have an organized response other than trying to shut down the Strait of Hormuz.

They have done that, but we are not sure how long they can keep it shut off.  US forces are still hitting Iran and although gas prices are going up, it is also obvious that Iran cannot send out any oil either.  Looks like the collapse is coming anyway you look at it.  The question is "when?"

Still hoping for a popular uprising.  US forces are hitting Iran's military and security pretty had.  The new Ayatollah has yet to be seen and it is believed he is disfigured or even in a coma.  I am thinking the IRGC is really running things.

This is something both the US and Iran have been planning for since 1980. It seems to be a US sledgehammer against Iranian hornet nest. 

Iran has very little military capability left, but one missile or drone strike on an oil tanker in the Strait of Hormuz can cause chaos.

Of course, the oil companies would probably love that...

In the meantime, more airstrikes.

It took 40 days to knock Iraq down from the air in 1991, so we might be looking at more of the same.

US Marines are on the way fro the 31st Marine Expeditionary Force.  No one is sure what they will be used for but I hope it is not a "boots on the ground" situation.  Are they after the Iranian side of the Striat of Hormuz or Kharg Island (90% of Iran's oil gets pumped through there.) 

Wars take a course of their own.  Looks like it is happening again.  No surprise.

Iran is not every going to be the same. 

 

 

US goes for the knockout!

 

Remember how I said the US and Iran were heading for a collision a month ago?

 Looks like the US unloaded a haymaker on Tehran.

The US and Israel began pounding Iran from the air, not to destroy the nuclear sites, but to destroy the Islamic Republic.

 Trump has called on the Iranian people to rise up. The airstrikes are continuing but many many people are in the streets ripping down statues and cheering the death of the Ayatollah.  

Yes, the US and Israelis successfully launched a decapitation strike. 

The Iranians have launched missiles and hit a lot of Gulf states along with Israel and even Cyprus! They are screaming about vengeance though the surviving leadership has made contact with Trump about immunity.  If I was an Iranian soldier, I would abandon my post.

The attack will go on for at least a couple of more days.  Will the Islamic Republic survive or will something else take its place?  I can't see them going back to a Shah-led monarchy.  I am hoping for something resembling a democracy.  It's the Middle East, so......well, gotta give it a roll of the dice!

Unlike Afghanistan or Iraq,  Iran is a country that has existed for 5000 years.  Usually as Persia, but it is the same place. That sort of continuous history, and lack of foreign occupation since the 1300s, give Iran a chance whereas other Middle Eastern countries never had.  It was not "created."  It is real, natural, and organic.

We gotta wait for the war, operation, clash, whatever it is, to finish and see what happens.  A weakened Islamic Republic will still be dangerous and given the appeals for immunity, I don't think it is going to be around for much longer.

Its the Middle East.  The war is the easy part.  What happens next is always the interesting part o the story.

Nothing but love for the Iranian people!  

 

Not dull!

 The year 2026 has not been dull!

It started off with the US basically taking over Venezuela in two hours, then Trump threatened to take over Greenland, and we have seen riots in Minneapolis over ICE-deportations (at the same time many Minnesota politicians have been caught in scandals...hmmmmm...).

Oh yeah, the New England Patriots are back in the Super Bowl.

It's gonna be a fun ride!  History in the making right in front of us.

Now, it looks as through Iran and the US are on another collision course.  Saudi Arabia won't allow offensive strikes from it soil, but at least two US carrier strike groups are in the area.  I am not sure why the US and Iran might come to blows.

It might be Iran's brutal treatment of protesters killing thousands, maybe even 30k!  I am not sure if the Islamic Republic is on the ropes, but there seem to have been a lot of mass protests over the last few years.  Given Iran's terrible performance against Israel last year and impotence against the US B2 strikes last year, I don't think it is a good idea for Tehran to go looking for trouble, especially with the unsteady domestic situation.

It might be a good idea for the Iranian leadership to talk with protesters and maybe give a few concessions.  The alternative is decapitation of the leadership from a deity-like B2 strike and who knows what happens after that!  

What an interesting start to 2026!

 

What an interesting start to 2026!

US forces abduct/arrest (depends who you are talking to) the President of Venezuela in a 2 and half hour operation and seize two oil tankers.

Then we see Anti-ICE "protesters" try to interfere with ICE operations and pay a heavy for people who don't care about them.

Then the US desire for Greenland pops up again.

Not dull!

Maduro had it coming and quite frankly, I am surprised he was not taken out in a coup.  There are those who maintain the whole thing was "negotiated" and the strikes were just a way for him to "save face."  If so, he is worse than we thought since nearly 100 people lost their lives. So no idea why anyone would show any sympathy for him.  And that is after the dictatorial rule that led to Venezuela's economic collapse!  

Boarding Venezuelan-flagged tankers is just an enforcement of sanctions that have not been enforced.

Bit of advice: Trying to run over armed federal agents is not a good idea!

The Governor of Minnesota and  Mayor of Minneapolis, encouraging interference of ICE operations, have blood on their hands.  Add the massive Somali welfare fraud, and everyone asks what will it take to slap some handcuffs on these idiots? 

They even wanted to call the Minnesota National Guard out against ICE! 

Fraud and calls for insurrection are both felonies, so get the cuffs! 

Interesting year so far.  Gonna be a wild ride! 

 

Happy 2026!