Remember, Iran's whole strategy is to make this as long and costly for the U.S., Israel and their allies as possible such that Iran's enemies give up and that the regime survives.

Who suffers from this war?

Even if Iran unblocks the Strait of Hormuz within 48 hours, acceding to Donald Trump’s recent threat, global oil and gas markets would remain undersupplied for months, hurting the world economy

How does capturing Kharg Island (regardless of how intact it is taken) force the Iranians to open the SoH? How is the US forced to take Kharg Island at all?

Iran's Tasnim News Agency: If Iran's their energy sector is attacked the only light Israel will have is the light from Iranian missiles

Anyone with the most basic understanding of international relations and Iranian politics would not be surprised by the following analysis from the Israeli media

American officials tell allies that the US will probably be forced to launch a ground operation to capture Iran's Kharg Island, according to two sources familiar with the matter.-i24 News

Via a friend.

🇺🇦🇺🇸🇮🇷 Zaluzhnyi: A potential US ground invasion of Iran would result in a military disaster for American forces. Modern battlefield technologies and attrition strategies make the presence of ground troops in such zones nearly impossible. Read more 👀 theukrainianreview.info/zaluzhnyi-on...

America’s splendid isolation is both a reason for its power and a reason its citizens tend not to understand how anything works in other parts of the world

"Each pseudo-scoop is as ephemeral as a mayfly. But who can resist?" David Remnick comments on reporters calling Trump's cellphone for a handy exclusive late, late into the night. www.newyorker.com/magazine/202... Irresistible.

Toilet paper redux

Here are the links to the weekly look at the global economy and markets—a discussion of a week characterized by both high-stakes developments and an increasingly fragile economic and financial outlook www.linkedin.com/feed/update/... open.substack.com/pub/mohamede... #economy #markets #middleeastwar

Beggar thy neighbor time www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...

Iranian Press TV report on the fatalities from an air strike. All the civilian deaths we are ignoring

Thank you so much!! All 50 states jump for joy when any state gets closer to sending its armored truck!!! 😊💙💛🛻 #50States4Ukraine #RedeemUSA Be awesome like Greg: car4ukraine.com/campaigns/50...

Whether it’s Barack Obama wearing a tan suit to a press conference or Donald Trump saying that he’s glad that Robert Mueller is dead, both presidents shattered some of Washington’s most sacred norms.

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Even in a best case scenario you'd still have a restricted flow of ships out of the Gulf.

Summer travel should be interesting

Iran launches 60 drones at Saudi Arabia today alone. Not bad numbers for a 100% destroyed military.

It's not just a blip. Increasingly oil futures markets are suggesting that the Iran war is going to have (or has already had) effects that will last for years.

“Israel is Balkanized between a well-educated, high-earning population and an undereducated, low-earning one,” writes Eran Yashiv. Over time, this divide could make the country poorer, less democratic, and more militaristic.

Boots on the ground mean "a couple more weeks" of higher oil prices? Do these people understand anything?

Lenin was bad actually

Why did I become a professor when I could have become a highly paid bullshitter like this guy? Posted this on 3/12.

🇫🇷 Macron: This morning in the Mediterranean, the French Navy intercepted and boarded another vessel from the shadow fleet, the Deyna. The war involving Iran will not deflect France from its support for Ukraine, where Russia’s war of aggression continues unabated.

Just gotta repost this from 4 days ago. Idiots.

This only makes sense if the Iranian regime were not facing extinction. In that case, extending the suffering as far and wide is completely rational. Welcome to asymmetry.

Attacking Pars seems unwise

Israeli officials have confirmed that Israel targeted Iran's largest natural gas processing facility this morning in the Bushehr Province of Southern Iran.

😳 Members of the European Parliament do not know where Iran is on the map, - TMS. Most of them pointed to Bulgaria, Turkey, Afghanistan and Saudi Arabia

This makes an attack on Kharg even more likely.

Iranian Oil Is Going Through the Strait Just Fine talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/irani...

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UPDATE ON THE HORMUZ COALITION (Mon, March 16): 🇫🇷 France: REJECTED 🇬🇧 UK: REJECTED 🇮🇹 Italy: REJECTED 🇪🇸 Spain: REJECTED 🇯🇵 Japan: REJECTED 🇳🇴 Norway: REJECTED 🇨🇦 Canada: REJECTED 🇦🇺 Australia: REJECTED 🇩🇪 Germany: REJECTED 🇨🇳 China: NO RESPONSE 🇳🇱 Netherlands: NO RESPONSE 🇰🇷 South Korea: NO CONFIRMATION

BREAKING: A drone has crashed into the US Embassy in Dubai.

Bahrain oil hit again it appears... bsky.app/profile/fare...

ALERT: #GasPrices appear to be rising to $3.29/gal in #Houston today. This is an extremely rare Sunday price cycle due to the Iran situation.

BREAKING: An Iranian drone attack caused “material damage” to a desalination plant, Bahrain said. It is the first time an Arab country has reported Iran striking a desalination plant. Follow live updates.

The main building of Kuwait’s Public Institution for Social Security was struck by an Iranian drone, resulting in material damage

This is a war crime punishable by The Hague.

Hegseth to the Hague.

Multiple news outlets are reporting a US attack on an Iranian #desalination plant. If verified, this violates international law protecting #water systems during wars, and it sets a dangerous precedent, given intense dependence of Gulf countries on desalination. timesofoman.com/article/1691...

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