The US summary states that the "leaders spoke broadly on the Middle East as a region of potential co-operation to prevent future conflicts.... The two leaders shared the view that Iran should never be in a position to destroy Israel."

But the Russian summary states nothing about the Middle East. The issue is not only of Iran and the Houthis. Did they not discuss the current horrors in Gaza? Did not Putin urge Trump to force Israel to stop? In two hours of talk?!
We need to be more critical of Russia's view on Gaza. Just because 1 million+ Russian jews are in Israel, we cannot condone Russia's "non action". The Ukraine issue pales in comparison to what is happening in Gaza. Unless Russia and China come out strongly taking action against Israel for its butchery (and not just say the right things in the UN Security Council), we must condemn Russia and China. Shouldn't Russia break diplomatic relations with Israel? Stop all imports and exports? Russia not putting sufficient presure is sending the wrong signals to the US.

Posted by: gb_grave | Mar 19 2025 15:08 utc | 1

All the US knows how to do is to feed it's proxies and talk. Russia join the US on the way to the bottom. Don't think so.

Posted by: SO | Mar 19 2025 15:10 utc | 2

Trump, the physical and moral coward, is taking the US down a dangerous, unhinged, slippery-slope path just so he can see himself as a "Great Leader". His sycophants are all in. All Hail His Glory!

Posted by: azeclecticdog | Mar 19 2025 15:13 utc | 3

Both the Chinese and the Russians should state openly to the U$$A and other Zionist owned entities and their plans to get their puppy dog to assault Iran: " HEY! Don't even DREAM!!!"

Loud and clear, Baby...or U$$A basing and shipping may encounter some nasty surprises. Attacks on Iran are simply the pinnacle of insanity.

Posted by: aristodemos | Mar 19 2025 15:13 utc | 4

You say China has Iran's back. China will feed the whirlwind and perhaps move on Taiwan. US will be overstretched. Iran "can't lose" cause cause Iranians are Iranian. They're not leaving. So even if hammered to destruction, they're still not going anywhere. We played too much checkers and Risk as children. We're too teleological, meaning we think things end, cause and effect cease as our interest wane. Such folly, Christian rapturist are morons

Posted by: Scottindallas | Mar 19 2025 15:14 utc | 5

Randolph Bourne nailed it decades ago, regarding endless wars in his 'war is the health of the state': .. ."With the shock of war, however, the State comes into its own again. The Government, with no mandate from the people, without consultation of the people, conducts all the negotiations, the backing and filling, the menaces and explanations, which slowly bring it into collision with some other Government, and gently and irresistibly slides the country into war." . .here

Posted by: Don Bacon | Mar 19 2025 15:24 utc | 6

I demand that Russia stop allowing its citizens to become dual citizens of Israel. All those who are such dual citizens will have their Russian citizenship revoked if they do not renounce their Israeli citizenship. Let us demand that Russia do this. I am sure the USSR would have done this. Is blood thicker than principles?
We must start posing these questions.

Posted by: gb_grave | Mar 19 2025 15:24 utc | 7

Who on earth would want to assume the destruction of the zionist regime while it's already very effectively destroying itself ?
Just keep a bit of pressure for a few decade and that thing masquerading as a state will be empty.

Posted by: Hiro Masamune | Mar 19 2025 15:25 utc | 8

Excellent analysis b...

Iran should never be in a position to destroy Israel.However, Israel should always be in a position to nuke Iran.

Is basically what the Americans are saying.

My guess is If Iran got nukes nothing would happen. The Americans could do nothing otherwise Iran would nuke Israel if America tried to nuke Iran.

What would actually happen is it would end up like India and Pakistan and North and South Korea. Would probably bring more peace to the region.

There is nothing the Americans could do it Iran for nukes. Like there is nothing they can do to North Korea now.

Posted by: Sun Of Alabama | Mar 19 2025 15:27 utc | 9

If anything, this is a clear example of "Western elites'" inability to understand the position of their non-western "partners", instead believing that the entire planet is made up of all-tactic-no-strategy trigger-happy brain-dead bigots like themselves, who'd gladly risk their own long-term stability and prosperity over some short-term profit.

Posted by: ThirdWorldDude | Mar 19 2025 15:31 utc | 10

Trump just wants to be seen as stronger than Biden. He may ultimately just be looking for optics, bigger explosions than Biden created, and then take a step back.

Posted by: clubofinfo | Mar 19 2025 15:31 utc | 11

Posted by: gb_grave | Mar 19 2025 15:08 utc | 1
Russia's main goal is to end the war in Ukraine on their terms. The ongoing genocide is a deliberately orchestrated attempt to distract the Russians and to hinder reproachment between Trump and Putin. Russia know this and so they won't fall for the distraction and will not take any needless action in the middle east until Ukraine has finally been settled.

Posted by: Ogre | Mar 19 2025 15:34 utc | 12

The Russian Federation--The People's Republic of China--and-- The Islamic Republic of Iran strategic alliance is unbreakable.

The US of A is well known for practicing and endorsing through their proxies utter deceit and has in the past derailed multiple agreements.

Captain DJT is a servant of the Zionists.

The US of A wants to break the BRIICS+ alliance but it will not suceed.

The US of A must be judged by their deeds not just words.

The US of A can never be trusted.

Posted by: pepe | Mar 19 2025 15:36 utc | 13

Russia however seems to completely reject such plans.
Posted by b on March 19, 2025 at 14:58 UTC

Iran is perfectly able to defend any conventional aggression. My guess: Putin went beyond nuances in the phone call. Any nuclear attack on Iran will trigger a Russian strategic response. A big incentive for the Don to stop some Zionist madness.

Posted by: MorePain4Cakes | Mar 19 2025 15:38 utc | 14

Tehran Times
Trump breaks character as he strikes Yemen, threatens Iran

TEHRAN – The United States renewed strikes against Yemen on Saturday, marking an opening salvo of assaults under President Donald Trump who had said in his inaugural address that contrary to his predecessor Joe Biden, he would act as a “peace-maker”
. . . .In his most recent posturing as an avid fan of diplomacy, the president sent a letter to the Leader of the Islamic Revolution, Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei, via a visiting UAE diplomat, announcing its existence publicly even before Tehran had received it.
Reports suggest Iran may be preparing a response for Trump. But the president apparently could not wait for the response to be delivered before he would let his true colors show.
“Trump came to power this January promising peace and an end to America’s wars. However, only two months later, he ordered attacks on Yemen and is now threatening to attack Iran,” said Amir Ali Abolfath, an expert on American affairs. “No matter who becomes president of the United States, war is in the DNA of U.S. foreign policy.” . . .here

Posted by: Don Bacon | Mar 19 2025 15:42 utc | 15

I do not understand if Putin is going to betray Iran or not?

Posted by: vargas | Mar 19 2025 15:23 utc | 6

There are no allies in international relations.

Iran needs to make sure it trusts neither the Chinese nor the Russians with its defence.

Lest it end up like Syria ...

Posted by: Arch Bungle | Mar 19 2025 15:45 utc | 16

.... bigger explosions than Biden created, and then take a step back.

Posted by: clubofinfo | Mar 19 2025 15:31 utc | 12

Psychopathic narcissists like Trump never "take a step back". They consume power until they explode from it - and take the world with them.

Once Trump gets the taste of "bigger explosions" it's going to become like a drug to him. Like it does to all American leaders.

Posted by: Arch Bungle | Mar 19 2025 15:47 utc | 17

gb_grave@1524 Last Day of Winter

Good thinking. Those goddamned Chabad Lubovitcher "influencer" Oligarchs still hanging on in the R.U. seem to have some magick spell over the Russian administration. If V.V. Putin has some real balls he should circumcize the ties with those evil bass-turds and liberate Russian citizenship to those who chose to become Izzies.

Posted by: aristodemos | Mar 19 2025 15:50 utc | 18

Just a minor linguistic quibble - the "Gulf of America" US Administration expects the world to address the US with its designated Proper Nouns, but Yemen & its political movement, Ansar Allah, is consistently referred to as the "Houthis". I wonder if the USA would shrug off being called the "Yankee Doodles" (or an even less complimentary term) today as handily as they did 250 years ago.

Posted by: Eric Blair | Mar 19 2025 15:51 utc | 19

Trump breaks character as he strikes Yemen, threatens Iran
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Posted by: Don Bacon | Mar 19 2025 15:42 utc | 16

Sorry, I had to stop there.

"Breaks character"?

Are you nuts!!?

This is entirely within Trump's "character".

Posted by: Arch Bungle | Mar 19 2025 15:51 utc | 20

Thanks for the post b.

Here we go again. A war on Iran will require a million soldiers to pacify it. Where is the build up?
All this is, is hot air to get some sort of concession from Iran.

There will be no hot war on Iran, since Millennium Challenge 2002 war games proved that the empire will get good bloody nose. Oh, and that was over two decades ago.

Posted by: Sakineh Bagoom | Mar 19 2025 15:52 utc | 21

Playing the 'freedom of navigation' card again?

We said this in the 1980's when we sunk half of Iran's navy because we were protecting Iraq's God give right to export oil while allowing Iraq to attack Iran's oil tankers. Now we are bombing Yemen to protect luxury car imports through the Suez Canal while protecting Israel's God given right to impose a food, fuel, and water blockade in Gaza.

The world has never seen such hypocrisy or evil for at least 50yrs.

Posted by: Christian J Chuba | Mar 19 2025 15:53 utc | 22

I do not understand if Putin is going to betray Iran or not?
@ vargas | Mar 19 2025 15:23 utc | 6

b's interpretation of events, and this question of yours, are most pertinent. I'd like to express confidence that Iran will not be betrayed, but I have no such confidence to express. RT seems like an official voice to me. Those who follow it find RT frequently entertaining Zionist lies. Most disturbing.

Posted by: Aleph_Null | Mar 19 2025 15:53 utc | 23

Statement by the Estonian, Latvian, Lithuanian, and Polish Ministers of Defence on the
Withdrawal from the Ottawa Convention

Since the ratification of the Anti-Personnel Mine Ban Convention (Ottawa Convention), the security
situation in our region has fundamentally deteriorated. Military threats to NATO Member States
bordering Russia and Belarus have significantly increased. In light of this unstable security
environment marked by Russia’s aggression and its ongoing threat to the Euro-Atlantic community,
it is essential to evaluate all measures to strengthen our deterrence and defense capabilities.

We believe that in the current security environment it is of paramount importance to provide our
defence forces with flexibility and freedom of choice of potential use of new weapon systems and
solutions to bolster the defence of the Alliance’s vulnerable Eastern Flank.

In light of these considerations, we—the Ministers of Defence of Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, and
Poland—unanimously recommend withdrawing from the Ottawa Convention. With this decision,
we are sending a clear message: our countries are prepared and can use every necessary measure
to defend our territory and freedom.

Despite our withdrawal, we will remain committed to international humanitarian law, including the
protection of civilians during an armed conflict. Our nations will continue to uphold these principles
while addressing our security needs.

We appreciate the understanding and support of all Allies and partners who recognize the dire
security challenges we are facing and respect our decision in this matter.

Mr Hanno Pevkur
Minister of Defence
Republic of Estonia

Mr Andris Sprads
Minister of Defence
Republic of Latvia

Ms Dovilé Sakaliené
Minister of Defence
Republic of Lithuania

Mr Wtadystaw Kosiniak-Kamysz
Deputy Prime Minister
Minister of National Defence
Republic of Poland

Posted by: Passerby | Mar 19 2025 15:56 utc | 24

@Arch Bungle | Mar 19 2025 15:51 utc | 21
You bungled it. . . .Put your reading glasses on -- I was quoting the Tehran Times.

Posted by: Don Bacon | Mar 19 2025 15:57 utc | 25

I agree with everyone saying the genocide should be/have been a topic of the conversation, and stopped. That effective measures up to and including the use of force must be taken against "Israel" and so on. And not only by the US and Russia but the entire world.

Clearly not happening :C

· · · ·

Beyond that I realize the following isn't exactly the same general situation as the talk taking place but imagine being presented with a potential contract that comes in two versions, one with 674 words and the other with 227 words. You (a member of the public on one of the sides, doesn't matter which) only get to see one version but must sign both.

You wouldn't sign anything.

Now imagine not being told about there being two versions.

None of this would reflect well on anyone involved. You and I would wonder what the hell all of these people are thinking and/or scheming.

Whenever you found out (and if they didn't say anything that would be after they got what they wanted) you might call a lawyer but you certainly would call the police because it is attempted (or completed) fraud —a crime.

Posted by: Sunny Runny Burger | Mar 19 2025 15:57 utc | 26

Posted by: Passerby | Mar 19 2025 15:56 utc | 25

The phrase "people in glass houses should not throw stones" comes to mind ... Or landmines in this case.

Posted by: Arch Bungle | Mar 19 2025 15:58 utc | 27

Iran is fully capable of defending itself, which is why Iran heretofore has not encountered "real men attack Iran." In his previous presidency, as I recall, Trump was tempted to attack Iran when that country destroyed a US drone, and he backed off. The Pentagon has a voice, and there are tens of thousands of US military people and facilities in the Gulf.

Posted by: Don Bacon | Mar 19 2025 16:04 utc | 28

I have said in the comments of the Yemen bombing post that Trump may try to blackmail Russia with a possible war in the ME.
Let him and his zionists do what they want and he will give up ukraine.
Problem is that he has nothing to give to Russia.
The ukro fanatics will not just stop bcs he says so.
He can quit arming them, that's it. The EU vasals may pick up that role.
Possibly Trump thinks that Russia 'doing him a favor in return' and staying out of the conflict is a win for him.
The Americans, not even talking about Trump, grossly overestimate their military cappabilities.
Putin knows that Iran can take care of itself without their help and 'the gift' might just be that the US gets it's own Ukraine and overextends itself.
A war with Iran will make the Afghanistan defeat look like a walk in the park.

Posted by: Ed Bernays | Mar 19 2025 16:05 utc | 29

"Russia however seems to completely reject such plans."

This is of course the most important sentence in your report, and unfortunately the least supported. I don't see any clear sign of which way Russia will align, and if it can be persuaded to Trump's side by support on things Russia cares far more about (Ukraine and sanctions).

Posted by: Bob | Mar 19 2025 16:07 utc | 30

Hate to say "I told you so" but...

I genuinely hope that Putin's people are loyal and that they have inspected every last electronic device in his use to the point of teardowns and x-rays. The Chabad types in his orbit - by choice or otherwise - cannot be trusted.

Posted by: Tom_Q_Collins | Mar 19 2025 16:08 utc | 31

It's looking more and more likely as though Trump's overarching goal is to effectively achieve apotheosis in the Israeli pantheon, by outright destroying Iran or leaving it a toothless shadow of its former self. For Trump, his antisemitism manifests and/or has been transmogrified into fanatical philosemitism. As an inveterate conspiracy theorist he evidently believes Jews/Israel holds incontestable power over the US and most of the West: the great conspiracy that contains all other conspiracies, from 9/11 to Oct 7. However, his dialectical strategy is to ingratiate himself to this perceived force as much as possible by directing whatever power he himself is able to wield, itself a product of their favoritism, so that there is no daylight between himself and what perceives as their awesome and unopposable ambitions of Middle East, if not outright global, domination.

Posted by: Ludovic | Mar 19 2025 16:15 utc | 32

A war with Iran will make the Afghanistan defeat look like a walk in the park.

Posted by: Ed Bernays | Mar 19 2025 16:05 utc | 30

Think: pagers and decapitation strikes with corresponding attacks on shipping and interests abroad. They've moved on from the old invasion and occupation delusions. From Klippenstein's article:

The various planning documents being reworked include:

Global Campaign Plan for Iran (GCP-I): “Addresses the most pressing trans-regional and multi-functional strategic challenges, across all domains,” including conventional and special operations forces; air, ground, sea, subsea, cyber and space warfare.

CENTCOM Campaign Plan: Primary plan through which the CENTCOM commander “executes his day-to-day campaigning.”

“Operational Plan up to a Level 4 detail for Iran.” OPLANs are now prepared at four levels of detail:

Level 1 involves a Commander’s Estimate of courses of action and military options to meet every potential contingency.

Level 2 is the Base Plan that lays out an approved course of action.

Level 3 involves a full “concept plan.”

Level 4 is a full operations plan with allocation of specific units and mobilization and deployment procedures.

Decision Support Book to guide the President and senior decision makers in the first 96 hours of the execution of the Level 4 OPLAN.

Multilateral Combined OPLAN, including “Multilateral Engagement Strategy to obtain access basing and over flight.”

Discrete Strike Option Plan, prepared for specific “Target Sets” such as Iranian leadership or nuclear capabilities.

Personally, I expect a false flag "justification" event to "happen" before any major military actions are undertaken against Iran. Likely courtesy of Mossad or other Zionist or UK actors.

Posted by: Tom_Q_Collins | Mar 19 2025 16:19 utc | 33

"Unless the Trump administration puts more pressure on Kiev there will be no chance to achieve any kind of ceasefire deal."

Maybe not achieving a ceasefire and the destruction/defeat of Ukraine is the goal. Think about the corruption of both father and son Bidens, the impeachment over a phone call, Vindeman, etc., and maybe the total loss of Ukraine is Trump's revenge. How would one go about it without being called a warmonger or Putin's puppet?

Posted by: Phil R | Mar 19 2025 16:20 utc | 34

Will Trump be able to reel in Europe - which seems intent on keeping the conflict going - as for Trump's possible coming war on Iran - will Russia and China sit back quietly whilst Trump attacks Iran - or will they covertly aid Iran.

Silence from Putin and maybe Xi - on Trumps plan to attack Iran, may be seen as acceptance - I certainly hope not.

If no acceptance is forthcoming - Trump can always invade Venezuela, he push hard against the previous socialist government - and I fully expect the same this time around.

"Russia and Iran have agreed to closer military co-operation, in a move announced during a visit to Moscow by President Masoud Pezeshkian.

The two countries signed a 20-year "strategic partnership" treaty, covering areas ranging from defence and technology to energy and trade.

Iran already supplies drones to Russia, as well as, according to Western intelligence, ballistic missiles.

Russia has cultivated closer ties with Iran, along with China and North Korea, since its full-scale invasion of Ukraine began in February 2022."

Posted by: Republicofscotland | Mar 19 2025 16:23 utc | 35

Analysis shows signs of TDS.
I suspect that there is greater chance of the US bombing Europe (at some point).
Russia just made a security pact with Iran.
US and Israel occupied with the Greater Israel project - putting Iran on notice.
Houthis and Iran need to lay low for a while.
The implication of Trumps words is that he also does not want war with China.

Posted by: jared | Mar 19 2025 16:24 utc | 36

Posted by: Arch Bungle | Mar 19 2025 15:58 utc | 28

If they mine their own land I'm fine with it. 😎

Posted by: Mario | Mar 19 2025 16:28 utc | 37

I do not understand if Putin is going to betray Iran or not?

Posted by: vargas | Mar 19 2025 15:23 utc | 6

It's not in Russia's strategic interests to allow the USA or proxies access to the Caspian sea. Putin is good mannered and diplomatic however he's not going to give Iran over to the USA any more than he's give Georgia or Ukraine over to the USA. I don't believe he'll renege on any agreements he's already made with Iran and besides he doesn't trust Americans. It's got nothing to do with Trump himself, even if Trump is all powerful and trustworthy he expires in 3-1/2 years

Posted by: HB_Norica | Mar 19 2025 16:30 utc | 38

Donald Z Trump lost me when he green-lighted Satanyahu's 400 death attack on Gaza a couple of days ago.
Jewed-up? Much?

Also, talking about Jewed-up, has anyone bothered to look up the Mission Statement of the Jewed-up IAEA? I haven't because it quite obviously the Iran Nuclear Energy Agency. i.e. Iran is the only nation which has granted the 'Agency' unfettered and intrusive access to its Nuclear program.

No Nuclear-armed country has allowed the IAEA anywhere near its Nuclear program.

Anyhow it'll soon be irrelevant because if Iran is attacked, by anyone, its first response will be to flatten that toxic waste of space - Jewrael.

Posted by: Hoarsewhisperer | Mar 19 2025 16:36 utc | 39

Iran already has the ability to destroy Israel, as shown by its two faithful promises fulfilled, so far. It doesn't need nukes for that.

What is interesting is that Iran now has strategic agreements with Russia, such that the US finds it necessary to sound out Russia on US warfaring policy against Iran, and spin it to its own people.

An encouraging step forward.

The US seems forced, from b's analysis here, to weave the Russia/Ukraine card into its West Asia hand. The US is always earnestly seeking the way to retreat from the chaos it causes, and Trump is well-blooded in this art. Maybe a package deal of retreat will be found, and before the Yemeni warriors walk across the chessboard and punch the US in the mouth so bloodily that no amount of spin can hide the defeat.

Posted by: Grieved | Mar 19 2025 16:36 utc | 40

… by offering to end the U.S. proxy war in Ukraine

A non-starter … Washington provoked it ever since the Clinton years … Moscow doesn’t need Trump’s offer to end the proxy war on Russia’s terms… a new Yalta conference in the offing? This time w/o all the adept : ”churchills” of the Western alliance.

This moment in history Vladimir would reply to Donald: “NEVER AGAIN” .. let me have Odessa too. Moscow doesn’t view terror kindly. Neither from AQ .. Jabhat al Nusra .. IS-K in Northern Syria .. nor the SBU terror organization in Lviv-Kiev with support from Starmer’s MI6. No NATO ports on the Black Sea … I don’t trust the Ottoman ruler in Ankara.

Roosevelt Reports To Congress On Yalta Parley – 1 March 1945 |

"The sooner they give up and surrender, surrender by groups or individuals, the sooner their present agony will be over. I read about Warsaw and Lidice ... Rotterdam and Coventry--but I saw Sevastopol and Yalta! And I know there is not room enough on Earth for both German [Prussian] militarism and Christian decency. We haven't won the wars yet ... with an S on WARS."

A history lesson for today !!

https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/documents/address-congress-the-yalta-conference

Posted by: Oui | Mar 19 2025 16:39 utc | 41

So Israel will become Wasrael - very quickly.

Posted by: Hoarsewhisperer | Mar 19 2025 16:42 utc | 42

People are thinking in completely the wrong terms here. There's no point talking about invasion forces or war games. War with Iran will be a nuclear attack on Tehran and a message to other non nuclear nations that if they don't keep the dollar afloat they will be next. Genocide has been normalised since October 8th 2023, who are you going to complain to?

The only global advantage the US has now is it's nuclear forces. They will use them. If Tel Aviv gets hit in response even better, Hollywood will have more blockbuster movies than they have ever dreamed of.

Posted by: SB | Mar 19 2025 16:49 utc | 43

From my POV. If Iran succeeds to produce and stock pile modern nuclear weapons and at the same time Iran possesses the means to deliver its nuclear weapons, peace will come to the middle east. Iran, Syria, Yemen and Iraq will align with Iran. By all means possible the privately owned western oil and gas interest currently expressed in the middle east will be estopped and that will Bankrupt Britain. The remaining question is what position Turkey and Saudi Arabia might take.. Iran's ability to project nuclear power will play a major part in the success for BRICS awa for China's Belt and Road project.

Posted by: snake | Mar 19 2025 16:50 utc | 44

Vargas@1523 Eve of the Vernal Equinox

But the real question is whether Putin would betray Vargas.

Posted by: aristodemos | Mar 19 2025 16:52 utc | 45

Ken Klippenstein's article:

https://www.kenklippenstein.com/p/the-iran-war-plan

Posted by: Avtonom | Mar 19 2025 16:52 utc | 46

France gov has now announced the distribution of a survival book to all citizens. Same messages were massaged 3 months ago in The Netherlands by ex PM new NATO dickhead Mark Rutte.
The cognitive war is doing well in Europe. They help in the cancer explosion for sure. Big Pharma stocks in heaven (plus 60 percent anti depressor prescriptions).

Posted by: Tom | Mar 19 2025 16:52 utc | 47

War with Iran will be a nuclear attack on Tehran and a message to other non nuclear nations that if they don't keep the dollar afloat they will be next.
Posted by: SB | Mar 19 2025 16:49 utc | 44

Iran needs Russia's best anti-aircraft and anti-missile defense. Iran is the only country which really helped Russia in this war (with drones and drone technology). The other claimed allies, such as China, did nothing.

Posted by: MiniMO | Mar 19 2025 16:55 utc | 48

Eric Blair@1551 Eve of Vernal Equinox

If the Trumpeting Elephant had some basic common sense instead of being puffed up with bombast and bomb-blast, he would have been a bit more accommodating within the neighborhood and called that body of water "The Gulf of the Americas".

However, the Trumpeter loves to irritate and instigate. Diplomacy of any iteration is not his trumpcard.

Posted by: aristodemos | Mar 19 2025 16:57 utc | 49

Posted by: jared | Mar 19 2025 16:24 utc | 37

>Houthis and Iran need to lay low for a while.

That's what they were doing before the orange idiot showed up. How low do you want them to lie? Six feet under?

>The implication of Trumps words is that he also does not want war with China.

Bollocks, mate.

Posted by: Arch Bungle | Mar 19 2025 16:58 utc | 50

My guess is If Iran got nukes nothing would happen.
Like there is nothing they can do to North Korea now.
Posted by: Sun Of Alabama | Mar 19 2025 15:27 utc | 10

But if they have them so what? Even if they do it can be only a few, untested. Russia has more nukes than the rest of the world combined, that is including US, according to Nato's statistics. Who cares? They get bombed like any other third world country.
With NK is a different story. Kim was always clear that any attack from US or its puppets will result in a response to US and their puppets, and he has missiles that can reach US. US will not be free to cluster Kim's beaches like Russia's. Even so, US continues to build bases in Japan and fills everything with nukes right at NK and China's borders. In addition to biolabs everywhere. But these Brics heroes now they shoot down their own drones to please US, they're going down like their drones. And I doubt Russia or China will help Iran or give them weapons if attacked. They will express concern at UN and that's it

Posted by: rk | Mar 19 2025 16:59 utc | 51

And I doubt Russia or China will help Iran or give them weapons if attacked. They will express concern at UN and that's it

Posted by: rk | Mar 19 2025 16:59 utc | 52

Russia owes Iran as its only ally in the Ukraine war. Russia betrayed the Armenians in Artsakh - it shouldn't have gotten involved in that peace deal which made it worse help set up the eventual fall. Russia betrayed Syria by deals and compromises with Turkey, US and for Israel.

Posted by: MiniMO | Mar 19 2025 17:04 utc | 52

“War with Iran will be a nuclear attack on Tehran and a message to other non nuclear nations that if they don't keep the dollar afloat they will be next.”
Posted by: SB | Mar 19 2025 16:49 utc | 44

SB, 72 hours later the world will end.
Nuclear War – a scenario.

Posted by: Sakineh Bagoom | Mar 19 2025 17:04 utc | 53

Aleph_Null@1553 Eve of Vernal Equinox...before religious nutcases deracinated Western tribal peoples; the Vernal Equinox got replaced by an equally deracinated and re-purposed "Easter". It's all due to Constantine's JudieChristieMagickMindruck.

Having on a daily basis over the past four years included RT in my daily infeed; I have come to the realization that it has devolved into becoming a thoroughly boring set of perspectives. From three or four daily basis reads, more recently the uptake has dropped to one or two hits daily.

There are better sources, but elder status does tend to run in ruts.

Posted by: aristodemos | Mar 19 2025 17:05 utc | 54

Personally, I expect a false flag "justification" event to "happen" before any major military actions are undertaken against Iran. Likely courtesy of Mossad or other Zionist or UK actors.

Posted by: Tom_Q_Collins | Mar 19 2025 16:19 utc | 34

You highlight a very important aspect of the Zionist war against Iran, one that everyone appears oblivious to.

Everyone is having visions of conventional military attacks against Iran.

Everyone is gaming things out along the lines of the Millenium Games wargame of a decade ago.

Nobody learned the lessons of the Zionist attacks agains Lebanon.

Nobody understands how Zionists operate:

The work from within first, and when they've subverted a state from within they apply the coup de grace from without.

I believe the assassination of Rouhani was a trial run. When the Zionists attack they're going to attempt a classic decapitation of the leadership from within. Everyone with the launch codes will be gone within the first few minutes of the attack.

The remaining tiers of leadership, buckling under the shock, never having learned to operate without senior guidance, will stand paralysed instead of retaliation switch ... Thus inviting a full scale attack.

Just as the USSR was made to collapse without the firing of a single missile, Iran can be made to collapse in the same way - if they're not sharp and ruthless.

When the attack comes it will be unconventional.

I certainly hope Iran has an unconventional defense.

Posted by: Arch Bungle | Mar 19 2025 17:09 utc | 55

Sorry, 72 minutes, not hours.

Posted by: Sakineh Bagoom | Mar 19 2025 17:09 utc | 56

Ludovic@1516 Eve of the Vernal Equinox

In simpler terms Trump is OWNED.

Posted by: aristodemos | Mar 19 2025 17:10 utc | 57

"...An encouraging step forward.

The US seems forced, from b's analysis here, to weave the Russia/Ukraine card into its West Asia hand. The US is always earnestly seeking the way to retreat from the chaos it causes, and Trump is well-blooded in this art. Maybe a package deal of retreat will be found, and before the Yemeni warriors walk across the chessboard and punch the US in the mouth so bloodily that no amount of spin can hide the defeat."

Thanks again, Grieved | Mar 19 2025 16:36 utc | 41!

Catching up on b's two timely assessments plus comments, I saw this from LoveDonbass on the Palestine Open Thread:

"...I believe it is important to remember that America and Israel are teetering on the edge of collapse ... Not an excuse but it may be wise for everyone to stay back until nature and gravity render their final verdicts."

This has echoed for me the following:

_________“The thief does not come except to steal, and to kill, and to destroy. I have come that they may have life, and that they may have it more abundantly.” John 10:10
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“Stand on the edge of the abyss and when you feel that it is beyond your strength, break off and have a cup of tea.” St. Sophrony of Athos/Essex

________

A group of people take a bus ride from hell to heaven. When they get there, they are surprised to discover that they themselves are ghost-like, mere wraiths, while heaven is quite solid, unyieldingly so. Their ghostly bodies do not even bend the grass beneath their feet. They are invited to stay – but to do so – something has to change. They have to change. They must go from ghostly to solid.

That change happens as they choose to stay and travel further in. “Solid people” (we would say saints) come to greet them and help them on their journey. The catch – if there is one – is the discovery that, somehow, any number of them would possibly prefer hell to heaven, if it requires leaving behind their favorite treasure: a grudge, a sense of being wronged, a bitterness, a reputation that is meaningless, etc.

The imagery, the stories, and the decisions are the stuff of C.S. Lewis’ small book, The Great Divorce....( Father Stephen Freeman "Falling Between the Cracks" glory2godforallthings.com)

After my bus battling a sandstorm home yesterday (passed by several ambulances and other rescue vehicles on their way to a multiple vehicle crash somewhere behind us) I was very receptive to these coincidental thoughts, accompanied by Emile Gilels rendering Tchaikovski's first concerto on my radio.

Thanks all; everything we experience on this tiny speck in the universe is connected.

And thanks very much to b for his two posts on this subject.

Posted by: juliania | Mar 19 2025 17:12 utc | 58

Russia was very steadfast towards Syria- until they weren't. Lavrov in particular insisted that Russia would never negotiate with terrorists.

You can't even blame Iran for seeking nuclear weapons of its own. It's like there's a vast cult dedicated to expanding Israel.

Posted by: They Call Me Mister | Mar 19 2025 17:13 utc | 59

SB@1649 Eve of Vernal Equinox

Should it come to pass that Trumpenstein actually does something utterly stoopid; my surmise is that Hollywood would no longer produce blockbusters...as Hollywood would be targeted to the point that it no longer EXISTS.

Posted by: aristodemos | Mar 19 2025 17:17 utc | 60

Roosevelt Reports To Congress On Yalta – 1 March 1945

"And I know there is not room enough on Earth for both German [Prussian] militarism and Christian decency."

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LOL

Says an unscrupulous warmonger who wished with all his soul and all his strength a vig very big war

The West is a bloody comedy without any grace

Posted by: Simon | Mar 19 2025 17:19 utc | 61

Sorry, 72 minutes, not hours.
Posted by: Sakineh Bagoom | Mar 19 2025 17:09

That is the 'strategic' part of the Russian - Iranian alliance.

Posted by: MorePain4Cakes | Mar 19 2025 17:23 utc | 62

RK@1659 Eve of Vernal Equinox

NK would only require one of their nuke-armed hypersonics to explode in the ionosphere above Kansas. Such a singular strike would most probably eviscerate the entire U$ electric grid.

Lights Out, Baby. Megadeath would ensue...pervasively in major metroplexes right across the fruited plain. SOME countryfolk might survive.

Likely that the cooler heads within the Pentagon have long agonized over that prospective reality and have planned accordingly to not perturb Pyongyang.

Posted by: aristodemos | Mar 19 2025 17:24 utc | 63

And Donald Likud Trump is an enthusiast of this type, one of the two or three main causes of such a disgrace.

And Donald Likud Trump uses precisely the slogan of the dissidents: "America First".

The art of lying is to tell a very big lie and say things exactly the opposite.

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- You, Obama, take care of deceiving those, and I'll take care of deceiving these.

And the common people, "Mods" and "Rockers", argue heatedly:

- The con men I vote for are better than the con men you vote for.

The power will die laughing.

Posted by: Simon | Mar 19 2025 17:27 utc | 64

"Iran should never be in a position to destroy Israel."

Israel doesn't need any help from Iran, it's doing a great all on it's own.

Posted by: Vortex | Mar 19 2025 17:28 utc | 65

Arch Bungler@1709 Eve of Vernal Equinox

Little doubt that the Russians have fully filled in the Iranians on how their "Dead Man Switch" works. Those Persians are no dummies. After all, they developed the game of Chess...whence "Shah-Mat" (the ruler is dead) translates into Checkmate.

Your surmises underestimate Persian perspicacity.

However, as False Flag attacks go, perhaps the Ansar Allah Houthies did the world a favor...by spooking the perfect designated target, the U$N Theodore Roosevelt, out of range. So now back to the drawing-board for the desperate Izzies to come up with yet another False Flag barn-burner.

Posted by: aristodemos | Mar 19 2025 17:30 utc | 66

The kid across the street that I have watched grow up (he was 5 when I moved here) joined the Navy after graduating HS last year. He has finished all his training in San Diego and has now been deployed to the ME. So, yes, it looks inevitable that we will be warring with Iran. So sad, he's still just a kid, not even 21. And a really good kid too. Smart, respectful. If he makes it through, he will still have lasting issues that will need to be dealt with. Why are we doing this to our kids!!!! The bright ones too!!!! Not the lazy azz punks that roam our streets looking for victims. No, the MIC is destroying America's best kids!!!! Probably on purpose....

Posted by: CeaClearly | Mar 19 2025 17:32 utc | 67

Posted by: aristodemos | Mar 19 2025 17:17 utc | 61

"Should it come to pass that Trumpenstein actually does something utterly stoopid; my surmise is that Hollywood would no longer produce blockbusters...as Hollywood would be targeted to the point that it no longer EXISTS."

Iran doesn't have the technology to do this. China or Russia are not going to choose nuclear doomsday to avenge Tehran. Genocide is now the normal state of affairs in the West. Tehran will simply be the newest Gaza. All the media figures and politicians who are currently justifying genocide in Palestine will seamlessly switch to defending nuclear genocide.

Posted by: SB | Mar 19 2025 17:35 utc | 68

rk Nr.52 - es steht rk frei zu zweifeln. Der Zweifel ist ein "erlaubter" Beweggrund um sich selber aus dem Spiel zu nehmen. Der Dreierbund Russland/China/Iran ist aber kein Puzzle in einem Spiel. Es handelt sich um hochentwickelte Gesellschaften, die zwar unterschiedliche Organisationsformen aufweisen (insbesondere Iran), aber der unbedingten Einsicht unterliegen, hegemonialen Bestrebungen endgültig ein Ende zu bereiten. Das erfordert ein ungeheures Maß an GEDULD und Strategievermögen. Schachspiel gegen des Dealers Pokergeist. Was Waffentechnik betrifft, ist der Hegemon chancenlos und wird es auch nicht aufholen können - da sei der Radikalkapitalismus vor.

Posted by: hatomune | Mar 19 2025 17:38 utc | 69

rk pardon!! Tippfehler: Was Waffentechnik betrifft! Habe es eilig!

Posted by: hatomune | Mar 19 2025 17:40 utc | 70

The Middle East remains unsettled from the US instigated war of 2003 (or arguably 1991). It has been well established in that time the US has nothing to offer the region other than weapons and tension.

Israel has morphed into an unsustainable garrison state overly reliant on infusions of cash and weaponry from its patron. Strategically, the US requires a regional "normalization", but its policy of full support for Israel's rampages ensures this goal will be unattainable.

Nuclear weapons are a mutual suicide pact, effective strictly as a deterrent. Where are the viable air defences? The ability of Israel's air force to strike at will - except apparently Iran - has been the difference, certainly over the past 6 months.

Posted by: jayc | Mar 19 2025 17:41 utc | 71

@40 Hoarsewhisperer

Sorry for the letdown, mate.

Trump deserves credit, but he is not the one to save the U.S.. His tenure is more like a milepost on spirit's highway.

When the Liberal World Order had to appeal to sterner, Nationalist sentiment is where DJT became invaluable to TPTB, the men that try to keep history from moving forward.

The U.S. will either become an economic zone posing as a country (EZUSA) or it will have to brutalize many of its people to reshape itself into an actual nation.

The latter is inevitable even if the former is attempted.

DJT - "America's best days are ahead."

True, but not in the way many interpret his words to mean.

Posted by: NemesisCalling | Mar 19 2025 17:41 utc | 72

shame on me! Noch einmal: WAS Waffentechnik betrifft!!!

Posted by: hatomune | Mar 19 2025 17:42 utc | 73

Re: Unconventional Attack

Arch is correct; the attack will first destabilize the internal cohesion of Iranian society. Note - Iran has a multitude of different ethnic groups, bet the Gebociders have been working overtime to turn those ethnic groups.

A good place to start analysis might be those pathetic protests a few years ago. The Genociders were definitely attenpting color revolution, but it failed.

I honestly do not know enough about the various ethnic groups to comment, perhaps a barfly has some insight.

Posted by: Exile | Mar 19 2025 17:43 utc | 74

Marat Khairullin on Putin's land highway from Russia to India:

"The fact is that the fall of Syria occurred immediately after the launch of the North-South land corridor at full capacity. From the ports of St. Petersburg along the trans-Caspian land highway through Azerbaijan and Iran to the ports of the Indian Ocean. The project began to be implemented back in 2000.
This will be one of Putin's great legacies. His major achievement.

And it’s not even just about the fact that the supply of our projects in Africa (thanks to this route) did not suffer with the fall of Assad. The implementation of this corridor really opens up huge prospects that take your breath away. I will not describe all the advantages, they are well known. I just want to draw attention to how subtly Putin played the Turkish card."

https://maratkhairullin.substack.com/p/lessons-from-syria-assad-and-putin

Posted by: freedom fritos | Mar 19 2025 17:45 utc | 75

The most admired and applauded ...

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Lindbergh

and his public image was destroyed for speaking the truth

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/America_First_Committee

The Great War was wanted by

1) a group from London
2) Roosevelt
3) some grandchildren of the Polish-Ukrainian Yiddish people

- You don't want a nice massacre in Europe or Vietnam or Indonesia or Iraq or Russia or Ukraine

- You're a communist or a 'Nancy' or friend of Saddam Hussein or a friend of Vladimir Putin or you're 'anti-Buddhist'

Posted by: Simon | Mar 19 2025 17:46 utc | 76

A history lesson for today !!

https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/documents/address-congress-the-yalta-conference
Posted by: Oui | Mar 19 2025 16:39 utc | 42

Thank you, Oui. This is a must read, everyone.

Posted by: juliania | Mar 19 2025 17:54 utc | 77

Bob | Mar 19 2025 16:07 utc | 31--

It's been made very clear on several recent occasions--the latest being yesterday--that Russia doesn't worry about sanctions and in some respects even praises them. I posted that segment of Putin's remarks to the bar yesterday and if you can't find them here then you can at my substack.

As Team Trump moves to overtake Team Biden in its idiocy and warmaking, the Global Majority watches and notes that yet another US president says one thing and does the opposite. For Iran, every US base in West Asia is a sitting duck target. And IMO Ansarallah will soon take advantage of them too. Team Trump 2.0 is wilder and more irresponsible than Bolton and Pompeo from Trump 1.0.

Posted by: karlof1 | Mar 19 2025 17:55 utc | 78

I recall when (practically) everyone here was anticipating that Hezbullah were going to lay Israel low with their "100,000" missiles.

What a difference 6 months makes.

I really don't think Russia and/or China give a damn about Iran. They certainly don't give a damn about the Palestinians, and why should they? All leaders look after their own interests first. Then - and only then - if it's in their interests will they pontificate about the "rights" of this, that, or another group.

Like them or loathe them, the genocidal Israelis have been playing the region (and Western "leaders") like a fiddle.

Posted by: Observer | Mar 19 2025 18:01 utc | 79

I really don't think Russia and/or China give a damn about Iran. Posted by: Observer | Mar 19 2025 18:01 utc | 80

Just wanted to ask, who does IRAN sell over 90% of their oil to?

Posted by: TundraTide | Mar 19 2025 18:06 utc | 80

Let's remember

Poland was divided between Germany and the Soviet Union

Germany said it was coming to the aid of Germans mistreated by the Poles

The Soviet Union said it was coming to the aid of Ukrainians mistreated by the Poles

In fact, the Ukrainian nationalists of Volhynia (now in oower in Kiev) later carried out massacres of Poles

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Massacres_of_Poles_in_Volhynia_and_Eastern_Galicia

Anyway, I don't know if we should declare war on Germany or Russia or Poland or Ukraine or, today, on the Biblical Theme Park founded(1917-) by Ukrainians and Poles

Posted by: Simon | Mar 19 2025 18:07 utc | 81

Israel Nuking Iran? That is assuming they could even get and aircraft or missile past Iran's very capable air defenses. Same goes for America. Iran also has some of the best and longest range Anti ship missiles with AI in the world.
Article below is a good recap of what happened when Israel attacked Iran last October.
Iran is far stronger now. Besides new Russian, and their own home grown AD. Iran has long range radar that can cover out as far as Israel and beyond.. Plus a large operating EW network as well.
Iran is fully capable to standing up to Trump and his broken down antique military.

https://bulgarianmilitary.com/2024/11/14/who-jammed-the-f-35-over-iran-the-s-300-or-the-pentagon/

Posted by: golddigger | Mar 19 2025 18:09 utc | 82

Just wanted to ask, who does IRAN sell over 90% of their oil to?

Posted by: TundraTide | Mar 19 2025 18:06 utc | 81

Russia is China's biggest source of oil, followed by Iraq.

Whoever runs Iran after the mullahs fall will cheerfully sell China oil.

Posted by: Observer | Mar 19 2025 18:14 utc | 83

I guess we'll see whether Iran can defend itself, as Trump seems very keen to fulfill Netanyahu's dreams of regime-changing Iran.

The idiotic Mullahs really should have carried on their nuclear weapons research instead of abandoning it in 2003 after the West deposed their biggest threat: Saddam.

Posted by: Observer | Mar 19 2025 18:19 utc | 84

Now you see why the Trump Regime has been pretending to be "friendly" to Russia.

The Trump Regime is not interested in detente or peace, contrary to what many of these fraudulent "antiwar" Conservatives insist.

No, the Trump Regime is attempting a time-honored American imperial strategy of Divide-and-Conquer.

The Americans are trying to divide Russia from Iran--not to mention divide Russia from China--as part of the broader project to undermine BRICS and its multipolar challenge to American Supremacy ... I mean America First.

The Iranian media has called out America's devious "Ukraine peace" fraud and the broader geopolitical design driving it:

Trump-Zelensky ‘shouting match’ shows how US props up and discards ‘allies’
https://www.presstv.ir/Detail/2025/03/02/743761/trump-zelensky-shouting-match-revealed-us-props-up-discards-allies

Most pro-American propagandists won't admit this, but America is already waging (hybrid) war on Iran, as it is trying to strangle Iranian oil imports through its renewed Maximum Pressure campaign.

This is despite the fact that Trump Regime official Scott Bessent is openly admitting this.

Crushing Iran’s oil trade: The path to maximum pressure
https://www.fdd.org/analysis/2025/02/28/crushing-irans-oil-trade-the-path-to-maximum-pressure/

What's more, this American economic war on Iran is also a war on China.

Why?

China buys the majority of Iranian oil imports.

So America's Maximum Pressure campaign again Iranian oil imports is a covert economic war to attack Chinese energy supplies--in addition to the US Tariff Wars and attempts to choke Chinese shipping commerce, of which the Panama Canal is only one element.

Trump extortion to choke off China’s maritime commerce
https://archive.ph/w6uwd

That is the bigger geopolitical picture that the American Free Press--both legacy media and even some "alternative" media--deliberately obfuscates.

Posted by: ak74 | Mar 19 2025 18:25 utc | 85

Russia will never betray China (or at least not in the 50 coming years) nor will it betray Iran. They need each other. Russia needs Iran for several reasons:

- North-south corridor for trade starting from the Caspian Sea going to the Indian ocean.
- Air logistics route using Iranian air space to amongst other Armenia but evidently beyond. Turkey is and always will be highly unpredictable, EU airspace is closed for RF and the Baltic route is becoming more volatile. And Trump has already set its eyes on the Arctic (routes) which is a strategic risk as mentioned already by Peskov. In case of emergency there will always be an emergency route to provision the African countries (Algeria, Eastern Libya, AES, CAR, ...) where the RF already has a presence, through Iran.
- Trump wants to flood the oil market to lower the price to hurt the RF. The current Iranian leadership will never assist in that.

Posted by: xor | Mar 19 2025 18:26 utc | 86

Trump, his antisemitism manifests and/or has been transmogrified into fanatical philosemitism. As an inveterate conspiracy theorist he evidently believes Jews/Israel holds incontestable power over the US and most of the West: the great conspiracy that contains all other conspiracies, from 9/11 to Oct 7. However, his dialectical strategy is to ingratiate himself to this perceived force as much as possible by directing whatever power he himself is able to wield, itself a product of their favoritism, so that there is no daylight between himself and what perceives as their awesome and unopposable ambitions of Middle East, if not outright global, domination.

Posted by: Ludovic | Mar 19 2025 16:15 utc | 33

He's got Stockholm Syndrome. He's a money fiend from New York.

Posted by: Ahenobarbus | Mar 19 2025 18:28 utc | 87

"...I believe it is important to remember that America and Israel are teetering on the edge of collapse ... Not an excuse but it may be wise for everyone to stay back until nature and gravity render their final verdicts."

"What's already falling you shall push on." - Nietzsche

Posted by: persiflo | Mar 19 2025 18:28 utc | 88

Trump VS Putin ... people seem to think this is a title fight or something. Both of these men are servants of their respective countries. Putin answers to the Duma and ultimately the Russian people ... he can't make a deal that they don't agree with.

Trump has more leeway because of the powers the USA gives to their president and the fact that Trumps party controls both congress and the senate however he still has the "shareholders" to answer to ... or the "well dressed men in blue ties and dark glasses" as Putin so eloquently put it.

In my opinion Iran and Ukraine are symptoms and the disease is the USA invading the spheres of influence of Russia and China are the disease. Once they get that issue settled conflicts like Ukraine and the Middle east can fall into place however without getting those big security issues between superpowers settled then these conflicts will continue and more will spring up. If things continue sooner or later it's going to end up in a shooting war between the USA and Russia or China.

I'm hoping that security issues in Europe and the Middle east and arms control were the main topic of conversation and Ukraine and Iran were an afterthought however I don't believe those clowns on the US side of the table including Trump have the skills and knowledge to realize where the problems lie.

Posted by: HB_Norica | Mar 19 2025 18:30 utc | 89

Bush 'the younger' closed his microphone and turned to the intelligence officer and asked:

- "Did they say Iraq or Iran?"
-"They said Iran"
- "These guys are crazy," said Bush 'the younger'.

The idea of ​​sending the sons of Kansas, Arkansas, and South Carolina to kill and die in Iraq was a Likud idea that Joe Biden (1998-) promote

The waiters were booed, and the cooks were promoted

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We can argue until the final day who is the better performing artist: Obama Obomba or Donald Likud Trump

(because Joe Caligula Biden is clearly not up to the level of these two great artists)

Posted by: Simon | Mar 19 2025 18:36 utc | 90

Observer clearly isn't observant. In February 2025, China imported an average of 1.1 MBPD from Iran--about one half the volume of a VLCC daily--for about 30Mb for the month.

Posted by: karlof1 | Mar 19 2025 18:38 utc | 91

Related, Kit Klatenberg exposes Britain's important role in the war against the Houthi's.

https://www.kitklarenberg.com/p/exposing-britains-covert-war-on-yemen

Posted by: Richard L | Mar 19 2025 18:41 utc | 92

@ xor | Mar 19 2025 18:26 utc | 87

Russia will never betray China (or at least not in the 50 coming years) nor will it betray Iran. They need each other. Russia needs Iran for several reasons …

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The BRICS group is self-interest for Russia and China 🇨🇳 solidarity is a must. Joe has driven the adversaries together. Rubio clearly was bothered by the Evil Four.

Posted by: Oui | Mar 19 2025 18:49 utc | 93

I double dog dare that idiot Trump to try.

Posted by: Anon | Mar 19 2025 18:51 utc | 94

Putin must have done a backroom deal with Trump to trade Syria for Ukraine. But with civil war in Syria underway, Trump has now backtracked on Ukraine and Zelensky continues the US proxy war with Russia Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me twice, shame on me. More like three times considering Minsk 1 and 2.

Posted by: Willow | Mar 19 2025 19:00 utc | 95

Israel Nuking Iran? That is assuming they could even get and aircraft or missile past Iran's very capable air defenses. Same goes for America. Iran also has some of the best and longest range Anti ship missiles with AI in the world.

Posted by: golddigger | Mar 19 2025 18:09 utc

Missile defence is an expensive good luck charm. You don't hear much about the Iron Dome any more.

There is no defence against ballistic missiles.

Posted by: SB | Mar 19 2025 19:03 utc | 96

... my opinion Iran and Ukraine are symptoms and the disease is the USA invading the spheres of influence of Russia and China are the disease...

Posted by: HB_Norica | Mar 19 2025 18:30 utc | 90

Franklin D. Roosevelt addresses 'spheres of influence' in his great speech to Congress after the conference at Yalta. In that speech, given as the war is ongoing still, he is presenting the work behind the scenes towards the creation of a new body for the preservation of world peace. It is important to realize that spheres of influence are not what today's behind the scenes dialogue is about. As did Oui above, I will link to that speech again:

https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/documents/address-congress-the-yalta-conference
Posted by: Oui | Mar 19 2025 16:39 utc | 42

I always have wondered why the influence of President Roosevelt is so little recognized by current historians. This speech only increases my bewilderment at this fact.

Posted by: juliania | Mar 19 2025 19:09 utc | 97

"Trump labeled Massie a “third-rate grandstander” and said he should be thrown out of the Republican Party"

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Note

Note that the servile lackey Donald Likud Trump attacks the last free American that we all recognize as a true American.

The best Americans, those who make America admirable, are systematically persecuted, despised, and insulted.

Who in the earth can compare the Orange Orangutan with a true free man with head and heart !

Posted by: Simon | Mar 19 2025 19:09 utc | 98

Saudi Arabia - Emirates - Qatar need to be “friendly” with the mullahs of Iran. Clearly in the line of fire once Israel or Big Satan starts a major attack.

Bahrain has a Shia majority but sits on big oil wells … under protection from KSA and the Empire … Qatar is Muslim Brotherhood, allied with Türkiye, Hamas and a minority in Egypt. The Arab states are fractured and have different interests in MENA states in Libya, Sudan, Yemen as we have witnessed in the provoked Syrian civil war. Don’t trust Türkiye 🇹🇷 Macron-Meloni-VDL … Brussels may bribe Erdogan, a critical NATO state, with EU membership.

Iran has multiple minorities fighting for an independent state … the Ahwaz Khuzestan province, region of major oil deposits, the Kurds of course, Khorasan from HQ in Idlib province. MEK, and Baluchistan terror … many decades see recent hostage taking on train, the “Jaffar Exoress” from Quetta to Peshawar. Baloch terror target Shia mosques and civilians.

https://www.dawn.com/news/1897420

Bush gave support to Jundallah, ('Soldiers of God'), its leader hanged in Iran. Presently the group is Baloch Liberation Army (BLA). All these terror groups get funds and political support from Israel and America.

https://www.newarab.com/news/iran-protests-erupt-arab-separatist-stronghold-ahwaz-city

Posted by: Oui | Mar 19 2025 19:17 utc | 99

Posted by: ak74 | Mar 19 2025 18:25 utc | 86

100% true.

Posted by: xor | Mar 19 2025 19:27 utc | 100