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Kevin Beck's avatar

Speaking of a politician's timeline: Iran knows that US elections are coming up this year, They also know those elections are almost seven months away. What incentive do they have to surrender now?

To borrow a phrase from Doug: The chances of that happening are between slim and none. And slim's just left town.

A. Saboia's avatar

Question about the gunboats:

The us has been quite effective sinking drug speedboats in the Caribbean. Would it be different against iranian gunboats?

Matt Smith @ Crisis Investing's avatar

The US doesn’t have total air dominance in the Strait.

JorgeBrazofuerte's avatar

The price of corn, wheat, oil equities, nat gas equities, and coal equities dropped Friday AM … I bought the dip.

I knew Trump was full of shit.

I was right … too bad.

Buckle up people … it’s about to get worse.

BlazeCloude3's avatar

The only logical answer for an intelligent person would have been a plan similar to Kuwait including 'Boots on the Ground' towards a quick victory and then...OVER AND OUT.

After 48 years of the Mad Mullah's...It was time to end the threat.

Am totally upset by the continuing strategy mirroring those of the past 'Endless Wars' allowing endless thievery of U.S. Taxpayer $$$ into Military-Industrial Complex to benefit the Central Bank of England. In the end, THAT is the ultimate reason for all the world's upheaval and the U.S. is the ultimate Slave. So sick of the STUPIDITY.

Maryann Mehegan's avatar

"Mad Mullahs", catchy phrase, sadly true. "Religion is often Politics Made Sacred". Research the concept of "temporary marriage" in Iran. It's legally recognized marriages with a duration from MINUTES to years. The separation of Church and State in America arose for good reasons. Zealotry is frighteningly irrational. We need mentally balanced leaders.

BlazeCloude3's avatar

Your information is correct and it's wonderful to know there are people in general society knowing the truth about the heretical Apostasy known as Islam.

'Temporary Marriage' is common among the 'Muslim Hoard' to present a loophole for adultery, fornication, homosexuality and pedophilia, allegedly against the law, in the lands of the Islam Cults. Furthermore, they also practice genital mutilation for females at menarche or 13 yrs of age. Horrific about all of this being legal for little children as young as 9...And, that includes little boys dressed and groomed to appear as girls.

As for 'Separation of Church and State' in the Western Hemisphere...That mostly applied to Christian sects as both Roman Catholic and Protestants were torturing people of the opposite sects as well as murdering them in unimaginable ways. Even in the Europe of the time of the Puritans and Settlement in Virginia...A state without a national religion was unheard of just as it was in the time of Rome around the world.

While Europe has caught-up with the U.S. in having no 'National Religion', the Cult of Islam is maintained as a 'Middle/Dark Age' Cult based NOT in the Quran; but in the multiple Hadith commanding all to mirror Mohammed as the PERFECT human being from which 'Shariah Law' is derived.

Many have now risen to realize Islam to be demonic with the angel Mohammed spoke of being Lucifer appearing as an 'Angel of Light' as God created him to be. This has been exposed in Exorcisms from demons commanded to speak in the name of Jesus. God has used Islam to oppose the corruption of Christianity and Judaism. God can and does use evil to raise his children unto Himself.

Steve Krasnow's avatar

Hezbollah broke the cease fire by attacking Israel. Rather biased but why should I be surprised?

Peter Taylor's avatar

The U.S has accelerated decline if not complete end of empire because of an unmitigated hubris and bellicose behaviour heretofore never experienced in recent modern history from any state actor let alone the supposed leader of the “Free…not” World.

Having since the commencement of hostilities 28/02 predicated the dearth of truth and fact based information given us by our bought and paid for heavily biased Zionist Western media I have researched Iran, the findings are unsurprising… Iran though operating a theocracy administered political system do have elections, they have a multi party parliamentary system, with the ultimate Arbiters of Power.

The Assembly of Experts comprised of three people a senior Cleric, Politician and layperson, usually a highly qualified Academic are also elected each election cycle by the people together the President and other that comprise the parliamentary system, elections are keenly fought and are no picnic for the weak of character, debates often intense with shoes thrown, aimed at those disagreed with by proponents of argument who believe those they are debating are, well, wrong, just as well they don’t have an affinity hard heeled Texan Boots, being hit by such could be truly dangerous, the turnout in elections extremely high though Western biased Wikipedia states turnout at a 39.93% for the first round of the election, with the second round turnout increasing to 49.68%, yet Tehran University had turnout posted at 73.98% round 1 with a turnout of 83.4% for the second and deciding round…. resulting with incumbent President Pezeshkian seated as president after the ballot certification process was completed. His inauguration was held on 28 July.

Add the fact many documentaries viewed show undeniably woman dressed traditional Western clothing and not wearing the Burqa (Full body) or Hijab (Head Covering) in public, many Street scenes and market scenes resembling any Western City.

Total deaths resulting the recent Dec 2025 and January 2026 protests a consequence of the U.S and Israeli Mossad self confessed orchestrated riots whereby U.S Treasury Secretary Scott Bessant bragged on national television how he arranged and managed a manipulation of the Iranian Rial precipitating a fall against the USD prompting Bazaari (Market Traders) to protest whilst Trump and former CIA director Pompeo equally bragged about arming with weapons militants charged with fomenting violence during the protests and Pompeo stating Mossad Agents were on the ground during the protests, Iran has total deaths at just over 5,000 as confirmed outstanding U.S reporter Patrick Henningsen who was on the ground in Tehran meeting with politicians and Senior Security leadership who showed and disclosed to him the lists of the dead, Hennigsen noting of the number dead, nearly half were executed, murdered by the Agents on the ground armed the U.S overseen Mossad required to engineer an insurgency, the deaths absolutely horrible, Nurses and medical staff in medical clinics burned alive locked in their clinics, first responders shot dead, innocent civilians shot or knifed, throats cut… all in the name of democracy, Western democracy..

The real reasoning this war has nothing to do with theocracy, in and of itself a joke, given Trump, Hegseth and others in the administration such as Israeli Ambassador Huckabee touting religious belief on a basis no Iranian or muslim cleric has ever done putting paid to the hubris of evil theocracy, recall that woman in Iran have full rights are university educated, in parliament, serve as Doctors, Engineers, Physicists doing no less than many of their Western gender equivalents, whilst Iran being pissed off at America and the West chanting as they do can only be defended on the basis that if Iran deposed a Western government, installed a dictator friendly to their interests overthrowing a democratically elected leader who wants resources owned to benefit Americans and not corporations, the dictator brutal with his Savak secret police, ruling with an iron fist for 26 years, many Americans being murdered and injured, dispossessed during that reign of terror by the Dictator and his secret police, then America after deposing the dictator reclaiming their sovereignty are subjected to 47 years of sanctions, millions more dying because of sanctions on medicines etc… that Americans would likely rise up, hate upon Iran for subjecting them to such..

It was John F Kennedy that said that to understand your enemy you need walk in his shoes.. time Americans did so each time the Mainstream media spew their slop .. then perhaps you might better understand those you malign, denigrate and deride, attack and make war with doing so outside of every established norm, convention, international laws, the laws of humanity and most of all of war, diplomacy in America non existent, a might is right mindset alienating America from the rest of the world allies included all hastening your demise and fall from power, for what … a nation of 8-9 million tiny hat wearers… go figure.. oil baby, it’s the oil the reason for it all, oil and energy the new petrodollar and required to underwrite the Reserve Currency status to be used as your Reserve Currency backed petrodollars was, control global energy, turn off the supply non compliant states your foreign policy, as effective as a economic sanction, same game, different playbook.. wake up, see what’s happening for what it is… a last ditch throw of the dice to retain global supremacy, only problem is America has been found wanting… on a number of facets including militarily… saddle up I say, this is going to get a lot worse before it gets better… do your research learn about your adversary … you will be richer for doing so..

just saying

Kia Kaha ( Stay strong) From New Zealand

K77's avatar

The market often underestimates how much stability in chokepoints like Hormuz matters.

It’s not just supply—it’s volatility, insurance costs, and second-order effects across industries.

Some interesting implications for Japanese companies 🇯🇵 as well.

Been exploring this angle recently.

xxxKOBRAxxx's avatar

But what does this have to do with America and the oil we are producing here? Yes, GLOBAL demand will suffer but will there be a shortage in the USA? Gas and everything else here will rise as GLOBAL demand will put a strain and in some places deplete inventories. With what we produce here, we could be a big exporter of oil during this 'crisis'. Sorry, maybe I'm totally off here, just trying to look at all angles

Marcel Huerlimann's avatar

Ok right, but it is more than just oil. First oil is not oil, different refineries need different oil to process. Then there are many other products transported through the strait then just oil. Base materials for fertilizer, sulfur and others. And if oil prices surge worldwide many products based on oil rise too. That affects every Country. And it affects the Dollar. If the arabian countries living from oil exports paid in Dollars have less income they recycle less Dollars to the US buying Treasuries what weakens the Petrodollar System. So in the end the US cannot just wait and see…

Linda Harrington's avatar

The flower you put after my name looks like a nuclear symbol.

Linda Harrington's avatar

Thank you for wishing us a good weekend. Amen.

Justin's avatar

This might explain the repeated opening and closing game going on?

Some well positioned inside traders are making millions every time the Strait opens or closes.

Those insiders are getting Trump's tweet announcements before they are published.

https://x.com/DropSiteNews/status/2045305644551422075

CPL Antero Rokka's avatar

Is not this "advace notice" by Trump to "insiders" prohibited and a crime?

Where is the SEC and DOJ?

Michael Peschke's avatar

Peak oil smokescreen? Check the technical background of the Ghawar oil field in Saudi Arabia. Mind blowing.

Maryann Mehegan's avatar

Could u explain a bit please? I do not understand.