"The Gulf royals learned the hard way that Donald Trump’s affections can’t be bought, only rented." @harrisonmann.bsky.social writes on how Trump’s Iran war deepened the divide between Saudi Arabia and the UAE. Read more: zeteo.com/p/why-saudi-...

Saudi Arabia and the UAE Bombed Iran for Totally Different Reasons The newest divide in the Middle East is between Israel’s allies and the growing number of states that view it as a threat, former defense intel analyst @harrisonmann.bsky.social writes. Read here: zeteo.com/p/why-saudi-...

"With the benefit of hindsight, it might have been a mistake for Gulf states to bind their security to a US president who is famously incapable of making commitments and an Israeli prime minister who leads a movement united by the belief that Arabs are subhuman." zeteo.com/p/why-saudi-...

Actual reasons: 1) POTUS expected to do a “Venezuela” in Iran, be done in 72 hours, and discounted the very predictable Iranian retaliation. 2) There’s no magic military option for securing the Strait even if POTUS had taken likely retaliation seriously.

It’s not just Gaza, though that’s enough. It’s how Biden team basically adopted Trump’s entire Middle East policy - embrace Abraham Accords and try to get Saudi in, ignore human rights and democracy, no return to JCPOA - and now pretend to be an alternative. Why in the world let them do it again?

I wrote this the day after Harris lost.

“Every member of Biden’s Gaza team… continues to make it abundantly clear their solidarity lies with their accomplices, not their victims.” @harrisonmann.bsky.social explains how former Biden advisers are influencing Democrats’ foreign policy as if Gaza never happened. 🔗: zeteo.com/p/biden-geno...

The men who ordered me to enable the genocide in Gaza are angling to lead US foreign policy again. I wrote about why they feel so entitled, why they haven't turned over a new leaf, and the risks of pretending Gaza never happened. New for @zeteo.com: zeteo.com/p/biden-geno...

Excellent @harrisonmann.bsky.social piece about the need for these blood-soaked ghouls to never see the corridors of power ever again.

Biden’s Genocide Squad Must Be Stopped Before They Strike Again From Tony Blinken and Jake Sullivan to Brett McGurk and Jon Finer, the advisers behind the Gaza genocide want to return to power. We can’t let them. Read @harrisonmann.bsky.social's latest now: zeteo.com/p/biden-geno...

"I think the term 'rogue state' definitely applies at this point." @harrisonmann.bsky.social joined @deanobeidallah.bsky.social, giving his analysis on how our allies view the United States following Trump's unjust attacks on foreign soil. LISTEN: siriusxm.us/Dean

BREAKING—Tennessee Republicans have voted to draw new maps that will *eliminate* the state's only Black-majority district & the only seat held by a Democrat. @justinjpearson.bsky.social: "As long as we never quit, they cannot win. We may lose some battles along the way, but this war is a long one."

US Army Major (Ret) Harrison Mann explains on my show that "if Iran does get a nuclear weapon one day, Donald Trump will be considered the father of the Iranian atomic bomb." This is all tied to Trump and Hegseth's incompetence in the war. youtu.be/dhB-hHb9jVg?...

Coming up on The @deanobeidallah.bsky.social Show: @govmlg.bsky.social @harrisonmann.bsky.social @tiffanymuller.bsky.social from @endcitizensunited.bsky.social @michaelehayden.bsky.social ☎️: 866-997-4748 🔊: siriusxm.us/Dean

Video Exclusive - The Myth of Defensive Weapons for Israel w/ @harrisonmann.bsky.social Harrison Mann is back on the show for a YouTube exclusive with Derek, this time to talk about where things stand with US military support for Israel. youtu.be/o_mwk_O0Pzc

Concepts of an escort

1/2 I said Thursday the "good news" is Iran won't become another quagmire because, unlike other countries the US has picked on in the region, Iran can actually hurt us back. In this case via economic warfare which won't be sustainable for Trump in the long run.

The war in Iran becomes triply illegal today. Read more from me and @tessbridgeman.bsky.social:

“Trump is lying. The Iran war is not over by any legal or physical standard.” Former defense intel analyst @harrisonmann.bsky.social writes about the War Powers Resolution and why Trump is declaring an end to a war which is far from over. zeteo.com/p/iran-war-w...

I tried to spend the equivalent of Trump’s proposed military budget. Globally, I eliminated hunger & extreme poverty; in the US, I ended homelessness, covered the uninsured, installed universal pre-K, sent another round of $600 checks, & powered 50% of households with solar. I have $77B left over.

My latest for @zeteo.com: Trump's blockade of a blockade won't work and isn't sustainable. Tehran can weather Trump's Swiss cheese blockade until a supercharged affordability crisis becomes impossible for him to ignore this summer. zeteo.com/p/trump-bloc...

Trump is the worst pirate you have ever seen. Here are 5 reasons his blockade in the Strait of Hormuz won’t work. Read @harrisonmann.bsky.social's piece on how Trump's strategy is failing. Read more: zeteo.com/p/trump-bloc...

Iran’s leaders are fighting for survival – and don’t have to worry about midterms, former US army major and defense intel analyst Harrison Mann writes. 5 Reasons Why Trump’s Blockade in the Strait of Hormuz Won’t Work: zeteo.com/p/trump-bloc...

With the "art of the deal" failing our Reality TV president, he desperately throws out carrots and sticks at Iran in the hope they will let him out of the quagmire. Featuring @harrisonmann.bsky.social, associate director for campaigns and policy at Win Without War. soundcloud.com/user-8304426...

Congress, follow @harrisonmann.bsky.social’s advice. If you want to stop Trump’s reckless and illegal war on Iran, don’t fund it. You can send Congress the same message here 👇 act.winwithoutwar.org/sign/no-war-...

Talking w/@audiecornish.bsky.social this AM: "These targets have no military value, that's what they haven't been blown up yet 6 weeks into the war" = Trump's threats would be war crimes He's on "a very slippery slope" toward the Israeli model of justifying attacks on civilian infrastructure

“Iran’s strategy to pressure Trump was to cause a global economic crisis and raise the price of gas to $6-$7 in America. So what Trump is doing right now" by blockading the Strait of Hormuz "is doubling down on the Iranian strategy to defeat Donald Trump,” @harrisonmann.bsky.social told @cnn.com.

“The more ‘defensive weapons’ available, the bigger the offensive operations launched by the Israeli military...” @harrisonmann.bsky.social argues there's no such thing as a ‘defensive weapon’ & politicians need to object to all forms of support for the Israeli military. zeteo.com/p/theres-no-...

As more Dems openly reevaluate the US-Israel security relationship, I clarify in @zeteo.com that “defensive weapons” are a prerequisite for wars of aggression, and that US bombs destroy lives just the same whether they’re gifted to Israel or sold. zeteo.com/p/theres-no-...

There’s No Such Thing As a “Defensive Weapon” Politicians call them 'defensive weapons' to make arming Israel sound unobjectionable, but the US military, Netanyahu, and Trump all know better. Read @harrisonmann.bsky.social's latest now: zeteo.com/p/theres-no-...

Our @harrisonmann.bsky.social joined CNN to discuss Pete Hegseth’s dangerous Christian nationalist vision for the U.S. military. Hegseth is supposed to be protecting the American people, not using our military to enable a reckless authoritarian.

It’s important not to let them pin this all on Trump, in the same way it’s important not to let them pin Israel’s crimes on Netanyahu. Everything we are seeing with this disastrous Iran war is the product of the entire power structure which gave rise to it, not one guy’s dopey decisions.

Things you post when you are definitely in a strong negotiating position after definitely winning a war.

New ad from @winwithoutwar.bsky.social in today's @post-gazette.com calling out @fetterman.senate.gov for his support for Trump's Iran war. #NotOneMoreDime

"I served under Trump, and it's pretty disturbing to understand someone like that will decide whether you live or die"

"I'm surprised the Iranian delegation would leave the safety of their bunkers and risk assassination by Israel." With Netanyahu defying Trump in Lebanon I told @outfrontcnn.bsky.social that if Trump doesn't prove he can rein in Israel, negotiations are meaningless.

On Monday night US Army Major retired Harrison Mann warned that Netanyahu would try to undermine the ceasefire. He wants the US to keep fighting for his own agenda. And just as Harrison warned we are seeing Netanyahu do just that:

“If Israel continues with its genocide [in Gaza] & its bombardment of Lebanon, the spillover effect risks bringing that regional war back into place…" @harrisonmann.bsky.social & @tparsi.bsky.social discuss what the Iran ceasefire means for Gaza & Lebanon. Watch now: zeteo.com/p/iran-cease...

And ... already happening.

"He's gonna immediately look for ways to disrupt it." Former Army Major @harrisonmann.bsky.social told @deanobeidallah.bsky.social that Netanyahu will find new ways to provoke Iran into breaking the ceasefire.

Trump backed down (good), but this is a win for Iran. Legitimates Iran’s control of the strait. He chose humiliation over escalation. For now. Or until he realizes he chose humiliation. cc @dandrezner.bsky.social

Trump's tendency to describe what he's seen on military video feeds really undercuts DOD's current media blackout. Yesterday, he talked about seeing the Little Birds come out of the MC-130s in the desert, but he also described an Iranian missile attack on the USS Abraham Lincoln that DOD has...

On Trump's renewed threats to commit war crimes: Military officers "need to think hard about whether they're willing to do the right thing now and take the licks that come with that, or live with the stain" (and potential legal consequences)

"Hegseth Wants a Military of Yes-Men. That Should Terrify Us All" Ex-US army major Harrison Mann on Pete Hegseth's unprecedented purge of senior female and Black officers, and those generals who question his efforts to reshape the image of the Pentagon.

Hegseth Wants a Military of Yes-Men. That Should Terrify Us All Former US army major @harrisonmann.bsky.social on Pete Hegseth's unprecedented purge of women, Black people, and those who question his efforts to reshape the image of the Pentagon. Read: zeteo.com/p/hegseth-pe...

Notable about the Isfahan rescue mission: the reason all these JSOC forces were in place in the region—from both Delta and SEAL Team 6 as well as the Rangers—is because of a big JSOC surge a couple of weeks ago in preparation for the highly enriched uranium raid, if ordered. Normally JSOC keeps…

When Israel’s defense minister says here that the IDF will be “following the Rafah and Beit Hanoun model” in southern Lebanon, he’s being very clear: those are Gazan cities that were not just heavily damaged in fighting, but entirely erased by earthmovers and controlled demolitions *after* combat.

“Asymmetric” = fighting back isn’t fair

Trump spent $29 billion in the first two weeks of the Iran War. This is a conservative estimate. Full analysis/methodology: www.stephensemler.com/p/us-spends-...

"We've Spent Trillions on Our Pentagon Budget. So Why Are We Losing Against... Iran?" Former US army major and defense intelligence analyst @harrisonmann.bsky.social on why the US military is struggling against Iran and how Trump isn't the only one to blame: