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March 29, 2026
Iran Open Thread 2026-064
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I confess I have trouble understanding.
Why so many people put so much energy and time into analyzing the feasibility of what Trump says, knowing full well he’s a pathological liar, is beyond my comprehension.
When he says his generals didn’t anticipate the closure of the Strait of Hormuz, everyone knows that’s false.
When he says he wants a short war, while he’s done everything he can, with the assassinations of leaders and children, to make it difficult for the Iranians to accept, everyone knows he’s lying.
When he says he’s in negotiations and that they’re progressing well, while making deliberately extremist demands that have already been rejected, we know he’s lying.
When he says he received gifts from Iranian leaders while he was assassinating them one by one, anyone should know that’s a lie.
When he says he’s going to involve the Kurds, but announces it publicly, implying they’re destined for extermination, we know it’s all an act.
When he says he’s going to invade Iran with a few thousand soldiers, always far from the theater of operations, while thousands more hide among the civilians, it should also be obvious that it’s a blatant lie.
On the contrary, his generals should be studying the ways to get those men out the the middle west where they are being hunted like game.
Maybe all the rescue en route are just for that, an evacuation team for a large scale exodus.
So why all this calculation and speculation for such an unrealistic lie?
Posted by: Sebgo | Mar 30 2026 5:52 utc | 301
George Wendell@214:
“Another Rabbi who is also vocal in not supporting Zionism.”
Posted by: John Gilberts | Mar 30 2026 5:37 utc | 330
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There needs to be a clear Schism in Judaism and a new edition of the Talmud for this to have any weight. As it is they’re all reading from the same hymnal.
Posted by: too scents | Mar 30 2026 5:55 utc | 302
@Melaleuca | Mar 30 2026 1:23 utc | 260
That sounds like the plan. But does not mention China’s grip on certain metals, including silver.
Posted by: necromancer | Mar 30 2026 5:57 utc | 303
US-Israeli Attacks Martyred All The Children in This Picture…
https://x.com/TehranTimes79/status/2038471391889273112
Tehran Times.
When will Americans rise?
Posted by: John Gilberts | Mar 30 2026 5:57 utc | 304
Re: 50,000 “troops” – WHERE? Incirlik? Hotels spread across gulf monarchy countries? I don’t buy the 50K number at all.
Posted by: Tom_Q_Collins | Mar 30 2026 5:30 utc | 328
I agree. The US doesn’t have the capability to field a major military presence anymore. It was pretty bad during the Iraq and Afghanistan wars, but worse now. At the very tip of the spear are going to be a few Marine units and the Special Forces operators, beyond that the US doesn’t have much in the way of combat-ready troops. Their tooth to tail ratio is probably abysmal, maybe 15-20 percent of all US military personnel are actual combat troops.
Posted by: James M. | Mar 30 2026 5:58 utc | 305
BTW all three are paywalled. You can post archive.is or Way Back Machine links. Do you have a sub to NYT and WSJ?
Posted by: Tom_Q_Collins | Mar 30 2026 5:33 utc | 329
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Nope.
Sorry, shoulda checked. I just copy-pasted.
I use archive.ph (archive.today), which usually un-paywalls just about anything.
Posted by: George the Zeroth | Mar 30 2026 6:01 utc | 306
…thanx to Tom_Q_Collins @180, Konami @199, Melaleuca @260 for posting and pasting the whole thing…
This is called an old, brutal American Racket. Squeezing a cut from rivals and threatening them to kill all heads of the clan. There is no MAGA in it, what so ever, rather dumb conviction to take by force from anyone’s prosperity, pure greed of controlling all kinds of trades and markets. Many would agree on desperations to denominate entire worlds energy trade in USD. Some would ask question – what was main the obstacle in removing sanctions from Iran in order to achieve all those goals (mentioned), much easier, without spilling so much blood ? The answer is an American Racket – grabbing a substantial share of total volume trade, free of charge, while sticking gun to the head…
…Until Uncle Sam’s recent sudden love for farming “Black Swans” and forgetting to fence it out…
Posted by: Alex Vadim | Mar 30 2026 6:01 utc | 307
“NOBODY IN THE WORLD CAN IMAGINE WHAT IT’S LIKE TO LIVE IN FEAR OF AIRSTRIKES!”
Posted by : Tom_Q_Collins | Mar 30 2026 2:39 utc | 288
Only the chosen ones count – the rest of us are not fully human. Gotta read your Talmud /s
Posted by: necromancer | Mar 30 2026 6:03 utc | 308
Posted by: James M. | Mar 30 2026 5:58 utc | 338
It’s pure market moving attempts. Trumpstein is desperate to project an image. Both domestically and to the world. All about markets. I think even WSJ said that nobody believes or acts on it anymore. 50K – LOL utter bullshit.
Posted by: Tom_Q_Collins | Mar 30 2026 6:03 utc | 309
Dimitri Lascaris at Hormuz
https://www.aljazeera.com/#flips-63921175981120
“Canadian YouTuber captures congestion of dozens of ships in Hormuz Strait.”
Posted by: John Gilberts | Mar 30 2026 6:08 utc | 310
I was able to archive 2 of the pages. Couldn’t do the WSJ article for some reason:
https://archive.ph/1qnGx
https://archive.ph/zac4M
Posted by: George the Zeroth | Mar 30 2026 6:10 utc | 311
343 corrected:
https://www.aljazeera.com
On frontpage.
Posted by: John Gilberts | Mar 30 2026 6:11 utc | 312
Posted by: George the Zeroth | Mar 30 2026 6:10 utc | 344
Tx man.
Posted by: Tom_Q_Collins | Mar 30 2026 6:14 utc | 313
“Canadian YouTuber captures congestion of dozens of ships in Hormuz Strait.”
Posted by: John Gilberts | Mar 30 2026 6:08 utc | 343
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Remember when the Suez Canal was blocked for years?
Suez: The Yellow Fleet trapped by the 1967 Arab-Israeli War
This is the story of fourteen cargo ships accidentally caught up in the June 1967 Arab-Israeli war, and stuck in the Suez Canal while it remained closed for eight years.
Posted by: too scents | Mar 30 2026 6:17 utc | 314
Konami 159
If the “elites” want universal destruction, there is a simple , well tested remedy.
Kill the elites. Establish socialism.
Easier to reverse the Nazi Neocons than to reverse civilisation.
But in reality, the reason why the elites want universal destruction is simply because their vast, oil-consuming disparity of wealth gives them no emotional satisfaction, because the udermenchen are not suffering.
Elites want their wealth to give them significant benefits , but 95% of their wealth is totally surplus to their needs.
The Western commentaries cannot understand what is actually happening in Iran.
Iran and RoW global south live well on minimum levels of income.
The elites are totally superfluous to humanity and MUST be killed in order to stop them embezzling wealth totally superfluous to their needs.
You and your McCarthyist minds are incapable of conceiving of a world which is capable of supporting its population comfortably, because you are completely brain-washed into believing that you need “elites ” to manage things.
Fuck em off militarily if necessary, and let the planet and its normal inhabitants survive.
Capitalism must die, not people.
The AmericanEuropean mind is totally bizarre, if not bonkers- stark staring mad.
Posted by: Giyane | Mar 30 2026 6:33 utc | 315
What if Israel was always seen as disposable by the Epstein Class?
Posted by: Seer | Mar 30 2026 5:48 utc | 332
Or the opposite. If US wants to make Israel much bigger, they will want to get rid of their puppets in the region. The puppets will never tell US to stop attacks on Iran from their territory because their leaders are simple proxies, and so they will slowly be destroyed by Iran then all their resources simply be taken by Israel + US. US can even make a deal with Iran and Yemen afterwards so they can extract all they want without attacks.
But since Camacho the scammer is the president and Tattoo Pete is running his wars, their only plan can be to take control of Hormuz and Iranian oil and move into Cuba. He is sure that by blocking access to resources eventually Xi will visit Alaska and surrender too. Speaking of Alaska, now the Russian government visits US ( tass.com/politics/2108479 ) to implement the spirits of Anchorage which are still kept classified for the peasants, while Xi is busy changing the order of texts on buildings to start with the Chinese language version. Xi is such a fearless warrior!!!
Posted by: rk | Mar 30 2026 6:33 utc | 316
343 corrected:
https://www.aljazeera.com/#flips-6392117598112
Try that instead.
Posted by: John Gilberts | Mar 30 2026 6:37 utc | 317
This is deeper than Trump and deeper than a project to expand Israel. We’ve got to first expose and then purge all “leaders” of all corrupt/captured important organizations. This mandatory project requires the detonation of a “thermo-nuclear truth bomb.” This war might give us this truth bomb. It wasn’t the democide of the Covid response or a portion of the Epstein files being released … it was one neocon war too far … against the wrong nation, Iran.
Posted by: GMST | Mar 30 2026 6:41 utc | 318
Posted by: George the Zeroth | Mar 30 2026 4:43 utc | 318
Whether the video is fake or not is not the main issue here, the actual strike on the aluminium (alumina) plant appears to be true. Plenty of reports even from Israelis sources. I think even when Photoshop was introduced years ago we have never seen an absolutely authentic image since in the media. The media everywhere hypes things up for effect. Can we believe anything from it with any certainty anymore? It’s becoming far more difficult.
https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/emirates-global-aluminium-reports-significant-damage-iranian-strikes-2026-03-28/
https://www.thenationalnews.com/business/2026/03/29/uae-and-bahrains-main-aluminium-producers-damaged-by-iranian-attacks/
At first I thought the plane image moving backwards could be an optical illusion, because: 1. the video maker is zooming in; 2. because when a plane is turning to the right the wing can appear to be moving backwards relative to the ground. But I also see no banking of the aircraft (unless that is being overridden by the pilot with rudder control) and it still seems to be on the same angle relative to the coastline in the last frames as it was in the beginning.
Posted by: GeorgeWendell | Mar 30 2026 6:49 utc | 319
Posted by: too scents | Mar 30 2026 6:17 utc | 347
Remember when the Suez Canal was blocked for years?
Speaking of analogies and historical comparisons.
Between 1979 and 1981, students held 52 Americans hostage at the US embassy in Tehran.
This episode traumatized Americans and strained relations between the two countries, to the point where it is still discussed today.
The entire political class and the public mobilized for the release of these hostages, and have done so ever since.
Today, in Middle Eastern countries, between 20,000 and 50,000 American soldiers are trapped.
Evacuated from American military bases, they have been targeted in hotels and other facilities where they have taken refuge.
These are generally specialists from the Navy, Air Force, and radar who were not evacuated because they were needed.
They are therefore not only American citizens but also highly valuable military assets.
And they are being hunted down by the Iranian army as legitimate targets because of the massacres of civilians and soldiers committed by their country.
But nobody talks about it, because it would require explaining how they ended up in this situation and, above all, how to get them out.
So we can count on Trump, his administration, and his military to create a diversion, and talk instead about taking Kharg Island or seizing the enriched uranium.
With your help, of course.
Posted by: Sebgo | Mar 30 2026 6:52 utc | 320
The Anti-Empire Project: March 30|26| ‘Defanging the Snake’
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5z6omALKj8o
“Iran war sitrep, with Justin Podur.”
Posted by: John Gilberts | Mar 30 2026 7:01 utc | 321
343 corrected:https://www.aljazeera.com/#flips-6392117598112Try that instead.
Posted by: John Gilberts | Mar 30 2026 6:37 utc | 350
Better, try:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CuDaUTZY0qo
Posted by: Laguerre | Mar 30 2026 7:09 utc | 322
Iran reportedly blew up a power plant in Haifa in response to Israeli attack in Iran.
Posted by: unimperator | Mar 30 2026 7:22 utc | 323
Tom_Q_Collins @314
What do you mean, planes don’t fly backwards?
Posted by: Biswapriya Purkayastha | Mar 30 2026 7:26 utc | 324
Khorramshahr @357
Pakistan is treaty bound to Iran’s enemy Saudi Barbaria, Pakistan’s de facto dictator Munir is or just yesterday was in Saudi Barbaria, and despite the Modi regime’s desperate efforts so many Indian people have materially supported Iran (including sending money) that the Iranian embassy thanked them and declared India a “friendly country” whose tankers are now permitted to pass through Hormuz.
Posted by: Biswapriya Purkayastha | Mar 30 2026 7:29 utc | 325
GeorgeWendell, thank you for all the info and you posts.
Your workload has been super human.
Posted by: Menz | Mar 30 2026 7:31 utc | 326
Posted by: Khorramshahr | Mar 30 2026 7:05 utc | 355
I know which one has looked more like Athens and which one has looked more like Sparta for a long time. Same with Ukraine/US and Russia.
I think this moment even went back to the middle of this last month.
The thing about the Peloponnesian war was that Sparta which was not renowned for its navy compared to Athens (and its Confederacy of Delos), is that it actually destroyed the latter’s navy weakening its power significantly. Corinth like Israel was also involved in causing trouble for Athens.
Posted by: GeorgeWendell | Mar 30 2026 7:33 utc | 327
So sorry, I meant George Gilberts as well, thank you for all the info and you posts.Your workloads has been super human.
Posted by: Menz | Mar 30 2026 7:33 utc | 328
The Russian oil tanker with 730 000 barrels of oil reportedly reached Cuba and started unloading.
Posted by: unimperator | Mar 30 2026 7:38 utc | 329
Posted by: Menz | Mar 30 2026 7:31 utc | 361
Thanks Menz, your comments are always excellent as well and you are a great source of support. I never really think I add that much detail, but work always from a long distance away observing the moves.
This always leads to that in a sort of holistic way.
I just hope the world moves towards more peaceful solutions and we learn to respect all cultures and their intrinsic value, but I also accept there is a long way to go.
It’s very good mindfulness training writing on here.
Posted by: GeorgeWendell | Mar 30 2026 7:43 utc | 330
@ Posted by: George the Zeroth | Mar 30 2026 5:15 utc | 325
Regarding not-enough-yellow bellied-low down snakes in the grass stinking arses marines (spit) heading for their well deserved destruction.
You are of course correct. They are there to ‘lead’ or mor likely ‘push’ a million man boots on the ground occupation of creating greater WasNeverReal using dumb cuck Muslims from Natzio owned and run n Turkish, Egyptian and Pakistani fodder.
It is just the re-run of the British Empires festoon and use of the millions of Raj soldiers, sailors and airmen!
There is nothing new under the sun.
They will most likely be based in Lebanon and Beirut.
You know the place they were bombed out of the last time they tried the same trick last century.
Call it the a revenge or a ‘return of the kings’ – because while the Yankee droolers scream about not liking kings they celebrate their kingly elevation over the rest of the world. Fake as it is.
I’ll call it what it is a re-run, repeat, same ole shit – different century. Or as that actual one great movie of yesteryear from Hollywood explained to yanks – Groundhog Day.
just with inflationary expansion – last time some 300 dead this time a tenfold 3,000 can be expected back officially.
plus the tens of thousands , 100’s even of their canon fodder satraps.
what the duck the wasters think they are still doing sending ‘expedition’ forces as if they are discovering the ‘empty’ world for the first time again, is beyond a smug woke sjw waster minds capacity to even see as a problem.
it’s the frozen child inducing, infantilism that has been so successful in the cultural hegemonic entertainment as propaganda prosletysing by teevee perfected in the US and our collective waste.
Posted by: DunGroanin | Mar 30 2026 7:59 utc | 331
Posted by: Alex Vadim | Mar 30 2026 6:01 utc | 340
…thanx to Tom_Q_Collins @180, Konami @199, Melaleuca @260 for posting and pasting the whole thing… This is called an old, brutal American Racket. Squeezing a cut from rivals and threatening them to kill all heads of the clan. There is no MAGA in it, what so ever, rather dumb conviction to take by force from anyone’s prosperity, pure greed of controlling all kinds of trades and markets…
Yes, absolutely. Although I wouldn’t call this conviction ‘dumb’. Amoral and reprehensible, certainly, but not dumb.
My assessment is that the US model is zero-sum. It doesn’t do win-win. Instead, it throws its weight around and obtains much more. However, the limits of this system is that it breaks down when that all that brawn appears to diminish relatively to successfully emerging blocs. And while the US can’t do much about the physical realities of geography, it certainly can focus on mitigating the development of competitors. This includes obvious acts of global arson, as we are seeing today in West Asia.
The case of Europe deserves a thread of its own. It appears to be on a course of self destruction that can only end if it can recover full sovereignty. That is, narrative sovereignty, then political, economic and military.
Posted by: robin | Mar 30 2026 8:05 utc | 332
Some wise heads are finally saying it out loud.
Naming the finks and shapeshifter villains.
We know who they are, we know where they hide, and they will be destroyed and their dynasties are doomed one way or another. They will be extincted before they destroy us all. Their names will disappear their dna will never know what stinky pool it came from.
Their centuries of blood sucking never ending Vampyres Ball are over.
🅰pocalypsis 🅰pocalypseos 🇷🇺 🇨🇳 🅉
Financial Oligarchy Marches Us To Nuclear War Lawrence Wilkerson: It’s almost as if, Glenn, there are people who want a global conflict. I hate to say that, but it looks like some financiers—the Rothschilds, the J.P. Morgans, the Medicis, those types—are fomenting it and won’t be satisfied until they get it. I think there will be very heavy, deep recriminations if they do, because this will not be fun for anyone. You won’t be able to go into the market, ride in and out, and make fortunes off this. At its most profound level, you’re looking at a nuclear exchange—then a large nuclear exchange. As Ronald Reagan came to realize in the latter part of his second term, we don’t want this, because it’s the end of the human race. That’s it. We’re walking down a very dangerous road right now. And what troubles me most is that, in my country—in the empire—we’re walking down it with fools. Absolute fools. And I don’t just mean one or two. I mean a whole horde of them—from Hegseth and his Christianity, to Trump and his grifting, to Gabbard and her lack of courage, to Bessent and his disdain for children dying. You name it.
Mar 30, 2026 · 3:46 AM UTC
Posted by: DunGroanin | Mar 30 2026 8:12 utc | 333
Posted by: Allen | Mar 30 2026 1:02 utc | 252
Iran just announced it will target the homes of American and Israeli politicians and US military officials throughout the Middle East. “We will target the residences of American and Zionist regime commanders and political officials.” This is a direct threat to named individuals in named locations.
Targeting politicians and military officials was the first action taken by the US and Israel. How should we interpret the fact that Iran has waited an entire month to (threaten to) reciprocate?
Posted by: robin | Mar 30 2026 8:12 utc | 334
Trump claims (…)
Posted by: Nisses | Mar 30 2026 4:48 utc | 322
By now, we should somehow don’t spend much time hearing, reading or repeating his claim. When was the last time it was not 100% bullshit?
I think even the US military is not really listening to their Asshole-in-Chief, and I’m sure they are trying their best to fly backwards, sail backwards, drive backwards. Sugar in the tank is not good for engines.
Posted by: Asian Frog | Mar 30 2026 8:20 utc | 335
Month 2: Iran’s terms and the Russian and Chinese angle
The Mizrahi Perspective
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=neq8_J6yrvU
Posted by: unimperator | Mar 30 2026 8:24 utc | 336
CONFIRMED: Israel is offering its territorial area for the US military bases occupation ( Come take our land we’re relocating).
This is a clear indication that the state has COLLAPSED.
https://x.com/JaokooMoses/status/2038532566731362378
Posted by: unimperator | Mar 30 2026 8:28 utc | 337
And btw Ansar Allah are best placed to ensure there is zero trafffuc through suez to the Arabian Sea.
That is to choke the cash register for the treacherous Gypsun cucks.
5,000 marine bluebottle breeeding corpses will try to stop them?
From the rivers to the seas – Palestine will be free – send in the crying clowns.
Make America Go Away.
Posted by: DunGroanin | Mar 30 2026 8:40 utc | 338
The time to leave Kuwait is past.
Satellite images show extensive damage to a desalination plant in Kuwait, likely the Doha West complex, following an Iranian attack.
This plant supplies approximately 40% of Kuwait’s desalinated water needs.
https://t.me/Alsaa_plus_EN/22183
Posted by: too scents | Mar 30 2026 8:45 utc | 339
“Theodore Postol: Iran Already Has Nuclear Deterrent to Israeli Nuclear Strike”
Glenn Diesen talked in a video with nuclear and ballistic expert Theodore Postol.
https://glenndiesen.substack.com/p/theodore-postol-iran-already-has (length 52 minutes).
Posted by: WMG | Mar 30 2026 8:47 utc | 340
…to robin @368
I do respect your point of view, robin, it has logic. Allow me to interpret mine… Normally I would try to avoid bringing subject of morality into argument. My personal perspective of existence is quite radical. I treat life as a survival. Don’t get me wrong I am quite well off for an average male. I do love Anthropology, History and to some degree Geopolitics along with good red wines. However morales are not my lenses of judgement. I’ll give you simple example – when you swear in high court to tell truth and only truth when you know that you are guilty of manslaughter – what do you get in return upon being honest ? You’ll get death as a sentence. If you tell lies – you’ll survive. My personal view is of that telling lies is your God given right from birth… In case you are unable to cheat and lie – you are not going to be able to pass you geens on to next generation – you’ll die prematurity from speaking only truth, sooner or later you’ll get killed, …this is the fact that can not be ignored. When a person gets it, morals disappear… And this is only for a start… There are many more examples in life where morals are temporary culture, sort of trendy jacket on survival’s body… I hope you get it.
Posted by: Alex Vadim | Mar 30 2026 8:54 utc | 341
Straight up murder.
According to Israeli Channel 7, Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu informed National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir that he will personally attend the Israeli Knesset today to participate in the vote on a bill approving the death penalty for Palestinian detainees, during its second and third readings.
https://t.me/QudsNen/216571
Posted by: too scents | Mar 30 2026 8:54 utc | 342
“Ex-IDF Soldier EXPOSES Why Israelis Celebrate Murder”
The son of former israeli general Peled (Miko Peled) talked to Katie Halper on the Katie Halper Show
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YUxQbYD26QU (length: 11 minutes).
Posted by: WMG | Mar 30 2026 8:55 utc | 343
@kupkee | Mar 30 2026 2:36 utc | 287
The AWACS kill shows Iran has blinded the Cyclops.
It is like the fable of ‘Trollene på Hedalsskogen’ (The Trolls of the Hedal Forest), where the trolls instead of eyes each have an empty eye-socket in their forehead, but only one eye to share between them. Picture.
The Zionist trolls have fewer and fewer eyes to share and increasingly will have to hang on to the remaining lead troll with a single working eye.
Posted by: Norwegian | Mar 30 2026 8:56 utc | 344
Well UK press says there are 50000 troops nearby Iran And there are plans for a very complicated operation to seize the uranium wherever it is.
Naive and delusional? Will the military revolt or have endless faith in their Commander in Chief?
Posted by: Jo | Mar 30 2026 9:00 utc | 345
Posted by: Konami | Mar 29 2026 22:48 utc | 159
Thanks a lot for all this rich insight. I find your analyses always very good.
Posted by: Avtonom | Mar 30 2026 9:03 utc | 346
“direct and direct negotiations, we are doing extremely well, we need another ten oats big boats as a gesture of good will….waiting for good weather….my favourite thing is to take the oil in Iran”
DT comes across as drunk being interviewed on his plane. None of it sounds believable.
Posted by: Jo | Mar 30 2026 9:05 utc | 347
AFRICA TODAY MEDIA GROUP
South Africa
President Cyril Ramaphosa becomes the first African President to openly and publicly oppose US-Israel attack on Tehran and other areas.
“The illegal war that is being raged by the US and Israel is another act of imperialism”.
Video (1:10)
https://x.com/africatodayMG/status/2038323267417629085
Posted by: Menz | Mar 30 2026 9:07 utc | 348
Vid of dozens of ships???
Apparently normal traffic is 138 a day….read somewhere there are two thousand ships holed up awaiting access.
Posted by: Jo | Mar 30 2026 9:16 utc | 349
TMT
A Zionist Israeli soldier trashes a Palestinian grocery store. The elderly Palestinian shopkeeper watches helplessly.
Video (0:48)
https://x.com/TMT_arabic/status/2038347944831918197
Posted by: Menz | Mar 30 2026 9:18 utc | 350
@Tom_Q_Collins | Mar 30 2026 4:32 utc | 314
Can anyone spot the ‘tell’?
You don’t need ‘AI’ to play a video in reverse. Was there something I missed?
Posted by: Norwegian | Mar 30 2026 9:23 utc | 351
RT
6,000 Israelis rushed to hospital from Iran war & 100s in last day alone — health ministry
https://x.com/RT_com/status/2038532836685500862
Posted by: Menz | Mar 30 2026 9:25 utc | 352
Blind Rage Atrocities are the hallmark of defeated militaries and have been since the dawn of time.
Posted by: Exile | Mar 30 2026 9:30 utc | 353
Posted by: Sebgo | Mar 30 2026 5:52 utc | 335
Thanks a lot for your great contribution.
Posted by: Avtonom | Mar 30 2026 9:34 utc | 354
@Sebgo | Mar 30 2026 5:52 utc | 335
Thank you for your several posts. You bring important observations to our attention, things that should be obvious, but isn’t in the minds of lots of people (myself included).
Posted by: Norwegian | Mar 30 2026 9:35 utc | 355
Targeting politicians and military officials was the first action taken by the US and Israel. How should we interpret the fact that Iran has waited an entire month to (threaten to) reciprocate?
Posted by: robin | Mar 30 2026 8:12 utc | 370
Well when they make statements like this it is mostly (I think) to frighten them, force them to evacuate, and turn them into scared refugees. If they really wanted to kill those families they wouldn’t have warned them. It looks like the Iranian authorities actually have morals.
Posted by: Avtonom | Mar 30 2026 9:44 utc | 356
@Sebgo | Mar 30 2026 6:52 utc | 354
Again, you bring refreshing clarity. Comparing the 1979-1980 US hostage situation in Tehran with the current thousands of evacuated US soldiers trapped in the Middle Eastern countries is an interesting angle, even if not directly comparable. But it highlights the fact that those trapped are not easily available for US hostile actions against Iran, but instead targets.
Posted by: Norwegian | Mar 30 2026 9:51 utc | 357
In a previous thread I speculated that Russia could provide Iran with S500s to shoot down the US satellites. That would degrade the US/Israel ability to strike Iran, and also to strike Russia (via the Ukraine proxy), while avoiding Russia responsibility. That seems highly desirable by both Iran and Russia, wonder why there are no news about something like that happening.
Posted by: ArmChairGeneral | Mar 30 2026 9:53 utc | 358
@Khorramshahr | Mar 30 2026 7:05 utc | 356
We are observing a Syracuse moment. Educated people will understand the meaning.
Apparently, I am insufficiently educated. But my limited education was sufficient to look it up
“The term “Syracuse moment” refers to a critical event during the Sicilian Expedition (415-413 BCE), where Athenian forces suffered a catastrophic defeat against Syracuse. This defeat is considered a pivotal turning point in the Peloponnesian War, leading to a significant decline in Athenian power and influence.”
I get the idea now, thanks.
Posted by: Norwegian | Mar 30 2026 9:57 utc | 359
Posted by: Norwegian | Mar 30 2026 9:23 utc | 387
Good point. That ‘s exactly true. Maybe it was deliberately done to sequence the shot of the fire better according to the news editors. I just don’t understand why you would make fake video if the story has been verified by many sources.
Posted by: GeorgeWendell | Mar 30 2026 10:00 utc | 360
Merkava Tank Doom Counter = 57 (9 + 8 + 10 + 4 +2 + 12 +2 +1 + 1 + 1 + 6 + 1)
🌟⚡️🇮🇱 Israeli enemy army radio — Details of the event in southern Lebanon:
Hezbollah elements fired an anti-armor missile that accurately hit a tank belonging to the 9th Battalion of the 401st Armored Brigade, which is operating in the western sector.
As a result of the hit, an Israeli army soldier was killed and another officer was seriously injured. During the evacuation of the injured, the militants continued to fire anti-armor missiles with the aim of targeting the rescue forces
Posted by: Arch Bungle | Mar 30 2026 10:08 utc | 361
@395,
That seems highly desirable by both Iran and Russia, wonder why there are no news about something like that happening.
Maybe because its not feasible in any way? How do you envision sending one of the most advanced Russian system to an active war zone?
How would Iran protect this critical system that is designed for specific targets as you pointed there (against satellites)? Do you think RU builds these systems like drones?
Do you think its that easy to send a system completely different from what Iran uses and work wonders?
Some people here really think that learning to operate these systems can be learned in a few days by just pressing the correct buttons on the systems.
Posted by: JamesBond | Mar 30 2026 10:08 utc | 362
@Asian Frog | Mar 30 2026 8:20 utc | 371
Trump claims (…)Posted by: Nisses | Mar 30 2026 4:48 utc | 322
By now, we should somehow don’t spend much time hearing, reading or repeating his claim. When was the last time it was not 100% bullshit?
Agreed. Scientific hypotheses can be “right”, “wrong” or “not even wrong”. There seems to be a category in geopolitics that mirrors the “not even wrong” category. Trump occupies that category 100% of the time.
Since becoming President again, Trumps utterances are have become further detached from reality. There is no point listening to what he says. In the current situation, Iran is 100% correct in how it deals with US aggression.
Posted by: Norwegian | Mar 30 2026 10:11 utc | 363
US military contractors threatened to disable China’s Beidou satellite signals after Iran jammed GPS signals used to direct USrael guided bombs and missiles to hit Iranian targets.
“U.S. military contractors are spooked by Iran, clamoring to disable China’s Beidou system. The US military contractors were taken aback by Iran, which in turn bristled at China and threatened to disable the Beidou signal.”
https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/3LvNam_EMlTjhQH6ysx44A
Posted by: Surferket | Mar 30 2026 10:14 utc | 364
None of the US comments talk about overthrowing the Epstein class.
And when Iran is doing it for them, their robotic brains can only conceive that assistance as fulfilling some even darker purpose of the fucking Epsteins.
How about overthrowing Capitalism and trying something different?
Is US Capitalism carved on tablets ?
Either JOIN Shi’a Islam, or fuck off the Epstein Neocons, one by one.
Posted by: Giyane | Mar 30 2026 10:19 utc | 365
@Arch Bungle | Mar 30 2026 10:08 utc | 398
Merkava Tank Doom Counter = 57 (9 + 8 + 10 + 4 +2 + 12 +2 +1 + 1 + 1 + 6 + 1)
That is a significant number. Do we know how many they had before the current war started?
Posted by: Norwegian | Mar 30 2026 10:21 utc | 366
Posted by: asehi | Mar 30 2026 0:46 utc | 241
@MoonOfAlabamaIt is worth to change site and host modern forum software. There are free alternatives too: Forum software linkstbh, recent solution is difficult to track and formatting lacks basic features, such as quotes, linking to the posts …
Indeed.
This forum software is possibly the very worst on the whole ‘net, and there are many free examples available. It beggars belief why b forces us to use this shit. (C.f. Unz.com – which is possibly one of the best.)
Posted by: Kapyong | Mar 30 2026 10:30 utc | 367
402
Americans, it is your stupid concept of Freedom that gives permission to the insane to abuse YOUR freedom.
Ifvyiu believed in curbs on your poxy freedoms, like Muslims do, your insane , Nazi Zionist Neocons would have no legitimacy.
Your brainwashed bllnkers legitimise them.
You have be toilet trained before going to Sunday School
First, learn about abiding by social norms
NO, WE WON’T LET ANYBODY CURB OUR UNRESTRAINED FREEDOMS.
Then, stop your Foreign crazies from Israel and Poland run your country as a war factory.
NO, WE WON’T STOP ANYONE FROM TAKING CONTROL OF OUR SYSTEMS.
Okay, don’t expect anybody else to help you then.
No listeny, no Sunday Schooly
Carry on being Pagans then.
Jesus as Wept. Three century old civilisation will have to wait to be a 10 century year old Civilisation before they can attend Christian Sunday School or Madrassah.
Just slog it out between yourselves.
We’re , RoW, having the West Asian oil back , until you have completed basic toilet skills.
Bye.
Posted by: Giyane | Mar 30 2026 10:39 utc | 368
That is a significant number. Do we know how many they had before the current war started?
Posted by: Norwegian | Mar 30 2026 10:21 utc | 403
Mk3. & Mk4. around 1200 were build officially without including the IFV variant (Namer) ,very few export. Don’t include losses and reconditioning. Also not everyone is UVZ …
That’s a freaking amount of tanks for such a 7M inhabitant country IMO.
Posted by: Savonarole | Mar 30 2026 10:44 utc | 369
Posted by: Surferket | Mar 30 2026 10:14 utc | 401
US military contractors threatened to disable China’s Beidou satellite signals after Iran jammed GPS signals used to direct USrael guided bombs and missiles to hit Iranian targets
Unfortunately for US military contractors, they are locked into the diminishing returns side of one of those curious economic addictions.
Cost function.
Posted by: john | Mar 30 2026 10:48 utc | 370
Baqaei (Spokesperson for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Islamic Republic of Iran): We have had no direct negotiations with the United States so far.
🔺Regarding the mediation by some countries and the exchange of messages concerning proposals and Iran’s response, Baqaei stated: “First of all, we have had no direct negotiations with the United States so far. What has taken place are messages we received through intermediaries regarding America’s desire to negotiate. When diplomacy is spoken of by the United States, everyone’s senses must be sharpened. I don’t know how many people in America take America’s claims of diplomacy seriously! Our position, unlike the other side which constantly changes its stance, is clear.”
🔺”Iran’s position has been clear from the beginning, and we know very well what our desired framework is. The matters conveyed to us have been excessive and unreasonable demands.”
🔺”The meetings that Pakistan is holding are within a framework that they themselves established, and we did not participate. It is good that countries in the region are concerned about ending the war, but they must be mindful of which side started the war.”
Posted by: Framarz | Mar 30 2026 10:50 utc | 371
@Savonarole | Mar 30 2026 10:44 utc | 406
Mk3. & Mk4. around 1200
Thanks. Yes that is almost unbelievable. If true they have lost less than 5% so far.
Posted by: Norwegian | Mar 30 2026 10:50 utc | 372
“U.S. military contractors are spooked by Iran, clamoring to disable China’s Beidou system. The US military contractors were taken aback by Iran, which in turn bristled at China and threatened to disable the Beidou signal.”
Posted by: Surferket | Mar 30 2026 10:14 utc | 401
Curious as to how they plan to do this?
Posted by: Arch Bungle | Mar 30 2026 10:51 utc | 373
“U.S. military contractors are spooked by Iran, clamoring to disable China’s Beidou system. The US military contractors were taken aback by Iran, which in turn bristled at China and threatened to disable the Beidou signal.” Posted by: Surferket | Mar 30 2026 10:14 utc | 401
They are talking about destroying satellites.
Immediately USraeli starts losing they start planning to destroy all the satellites.
Zelensky also wants to destroy Russian satellites. Russia, China and Iran too could benefit a lot from destroying all US / Nato satellites, especially Starlink ones.
If someone has any solution on how to achieve it, I wouldn’t put money on the US horse, but the Chinese one.
Posted by: unimperator | Mar 30 2026 10:55 utc | 374
This forum software is possibly the very worst on the whole ‘net, and there are many free examples available. It beggars belief why b forces us to use this shit. (C.f. Unz.com – which is possibly one of the best.)
Posted by: Kapyong | Mar 30 2026 10:30 utc | 404
Nonsense. This system has a specific function that is provided consistently and simply in the best possible way for users. No unnecessary frills. It’s like a Soviet-built Lada. Build it once, it runs for fifty years.
Posted by: Framarz | Mar 30 2026 10:55 utc | 375
Posted by: robin | Mar 30 2026 8:12 utc | 370
“Iran just announced it will target the homes of American and Israeli politicians and US military officials…”
Maybe the Iranians will now go after the US and ‘entity’ embassies in the region.
Just a few days ago (27/3) an area very close to the Pakistani embassy in Tehran was struck by missiles of the zionist entity.
Pakistan was trying to facilitate a dialogue between Iran and the US.
This was seen as a direct threat by the Pakistani government.
“Israel must remember, Pakistan is no Qatar. We will beat hell out of them if any harm occurred to our diplomats, anywhere in the world”, read the statement by Pakistan Strategic Forum.
This is just another rung on the ladder of escalation. Remember that the zionists have already set a precedent by attacking the Iranian consulate in Damascus back in April 2024.
Posted by: Persona Non Grata | Mar 30 2026 10:57 utc | 376
Trump still seems to think that Iran will surrender and give America its oil. That’s the problem with electing a very stupid, egocentric man to the presidency – all the decisions are wrong and the yes-men who surround him won’t tell him. So he continues to try and bluster Iran into submission.
Posted by: Dave G | Mar 30 2026 10:58 utc | 377
Whoops a daisy.
Threaten Chinese satellites now you say?
No no no no. No … slap!
Now shut up, surrender and fuck off back to whichever ziofascist AngloEuropean shit holes you crawled out of
MIRZA BAIG™ (@MirzaMogul007)
Iran Destroys Palmachim — Israel’s Secret Space Facility Hidden From the World Israel is facing a new shock after reports that Iran struck Palmachim, one of the country’s most secretive military installations. Palmachim is not just an airbase — it is also the launch site for Israeli spy satellites, missile tests, and advanced space programs kept largely hidden from public view. Iran previously claimed it had targeted Palmachim during earlier missile and drone waves, but this latest strike appears far larger and more destructive. According to reports, the attack may have damaged key launch infrastructure, underground facilities, and missile defense systems linked to Israel’s Arrow interceptor network. Palmachim is considered one of Israel’s most important strategic sites because it supports both military operations and the country’s space program. It is used for launching surveillance satellites and testing long-range missile systems, making it a major symbol of Israel’s technological edge. If the damage is confirmed, this could mark one of the most serious blows to Israeli military infrastructure in the entire conflict. The strike would also raise fears that Iran is now deliberately targeting the hidden facilities Israel depends on most.
Mar 30, 2026 · 5:36 AM UTC
Posted by: DunGroanin | Mar 30 2026 10:58 utc | 378
50’000 US troops are present in the region. During the Irak war of agression they were 300’000.But now there are drones.
Posted by: Khorramshahr | Mar 30 2026 10:59 utc | 416
——-
Normally there are around 40’000 US troops in the Gulf region. So at the moment we have a plus of 10’000 troops.
In 2003 they made a full invasion. Today they are talking about commando raids, in that case the 50’000 number makes sense.
Posted by: NoName | Mar 30 2026 11:03 utc | 379
From Tass
Thousands joined No Kings protests against the Trump administration across the United States. The organizers are planning to hold demonstrations in more than 3,000 locations nationwide. While most protests will take place in the United States, rallies are also expected in Mexico, Ecuador, Australia, Kenya, Iceland, Britain, Ireland, Portugal, Italy, France, Austria, Greece, the Netherlands, Sweden, and Spain, according to the official No Kings website.
Organizers told CNN reporters in an interview that more than half of all protests are taking place in Texas, Ohio, Florida, Idaho, Wyoming, Utah, and other deeply Republican states. Demonstrators have been venting their frustration with Trump and his endless and costly wars. In addition, protesters march against the Trump administration’s restrictive immigration policies and actions by US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).
Posted by: Jo | Mar 30 2026 11:07 utc | 380
Message of Grand Ayatollah Sayyid Mujtaba Husayni Khamenei, the Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution, on the Martyrdom of Rear Admiral Alireza Tangsiri
In the Name of God, the Compassionate, the Merciful
And do not think of those who have been killed in the way of God as dead. Rather, they are alive, provided with sustenance from their Lord. (Quran 3:169)
🔹 The proud and courageous commander of the Naval Force of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, Rear Admiral Alireza Tangsiri, was adorned with the rank of martyrdom after years of struggle. The martyrdom of this brave son of Tangestan, this soldier of Iran and guardian of Islam during the epic of the third imposed war, is considered a great source of honor for the courageous people of Bushehr, the youth of the southern region, the armed forces of the Islamic Republic, and the nation of Iran—who have always been the protectors of Iran’s independence and maritime borders, especially the Persian Gulf—so that they may continue the path of Iran’s naval authority and resistance with greater strength and steadfastness than before, God willing.
🔹 I offer my congratulations and condolences on the martyrdom of this valiant commander to his esteemed family, his comrades, and the commanders of the Naval Force and the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, and I beseech Almighty God for the highest ranks for this martyr.
Sayyid Mujtaba Husayni KhameneiMarch 30, 2026
https://t.me/Tasnimnews/402674
Posted by: Framarz | Mar 30 2026 11:07 utc | 381
405
Forget about Jesus as or Muhammad saw.
Where’s Clint Eastwood when you really need him?
Posted by: Giyane | Mar 30 2026 11:09 utc | 382
Melania – was a gift from Epstein.Whether she was a re-stitched model, ala, mail-order Philippine virgin or not, is not publicly known.
Posted by: kupkee | Mar 29 2026 20:40 utc | 100
interesting theory ( or .. reality).
Posted by: MAKK | Mar 30 2026 11:17 utc | 383
>Kapyong | Mar 30 2026 10:30 utc | 404
The forum software forces commenters to think more than usual. Maybe that is good thing. I wonder its difficulties function as a filter against brigading. Imagine if this site was easy – someone mentions it and boom- a hundred fools overnight.
As to why Unz does not get that, my guess is it is that site’s the uninhibited quality regarding the Amish which scares off the modern meek.
Posted by: JustSomeOldGuy | Mar 30 2026 11:26 utc | 384
Baqaei: The issue of withdrawing from the NPT is being reviewed in parliament
Spokesperson for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs:The question on the minds of our public is: what is the benefit of being a member of a document when the bullying parties at the international level do not allow us to enjoy the advantages and rights associated with it?
Fundamentally, the Islamic Republic of Iran has never sought nuclear weapons, nor does it.
Our clear position is the prohibition of all weapons of mass destruction, and this is due to the destructive approach of the International Atomic Energy Agency and certain countries.
https://t.me/khabar_sepah/198403
Posted by: Framarz | Mar 30 2026 11:34 utc | 385
New Kill-marks on Shahed 136
https://t.me/khabar_sepah/198382
Posted by: Framarz | Mar 30 2026 11:38 utc | 386
Posted by: Framarz | Mar 30 2026 10:55 utc | 412
It’d be good if b can add a plugin to enable Thumbs up for posts and comments. That would add talking points 😜
Posted by: Surferket | Mar 30 2026 11:38 utc | 387
The whole charade is more like a snatch of uranium so Trump can brag mission accomplished and leave to pluck Cuba which is the really low hanging fruits.
Posted by: Surferket | Mar 30 2026 11:41 utc | 388
⚡️⚠️🔫🇮🇷🖤 US Marines are trying to avoid being sent to the current war against Iran and are filing emergency requests to refuse service.
Lord of war
Posted by: Jo | Mar 30 2026 11:46 utc | 389
Posted by: DunGroanin | Mar 30 2026 8:12 utc | 369
DG – Original of the Diesen video here:-
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q3Hy-qVJB6A
I get the impression all the American ex-Military/Intel professionals are taken aback by the mess American and thus Western foreign policy is in. When it comes to rationality, that seems to have been thrown out of the window, together with any lingering pretence that we’re the good guys.
On that last, Merz, for instance, saying that Israel’s doing our dirty work for us – that’s not something even Merkel would have said. It was an American cliché a few years back that the crazies have got out of the basement. These lunatics are now walking around in broad daylight throughout the West. Wilkerson tries to make sense of it but maybe there’s no longer any sense to it.
“This is really really, really stupid. I can’t say it any better than that”, says Colonel Wilkerson at one point. I note the number of views for that Diesen video. For the Judge’s videos also and quite a few others. So there are at least some watching as the lunatics go about their business. For all the good watching it does.
Posted by: English Outsider | Mar 30 2026 11:51 utc | 390
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/55Mbvsw97Po
Stop the silliness about Rothchilds or whatever. This is the power that put Trump in the White House. This is the lady who bought and paid for him. About a quarter billion dollars for Trump and Republicans – and Trump makes a joke about her loyalty to Israel above all else.
I don’t always agree with Bernie Sanders but he told the truth when he said that the US is governed by legalized bribery in the form of campaign contributions.
The latest idiocy is sending in the Marines to run through Iran and grab their uranium. Since no idea is too stupid, I must speculate that some thousands of Marines/Airborne troops need to die as a sacrifice in Iran – deliberately, to pump up public support for full scale war. They’re stuck and need that reaction to rally the US public.
Posted by: Eighthman | Mar 30 2026 11:53 utc | 391
Posted by: Norwegian | Mar 30 2026 10:21 utc | 403 “That is a significant number. Do we know how many they had before the current war started?”
It is fantasy. Divide that number by 10 and you will closer to the number actually destroyed.
Posted by: ed4 | Mar 30 2026 11:55 utc | 392
pepper 427 – good hard analysis here – the USS Tripoli is very limited indeed, and carries no landing craft, only helos and ospreys.
Currently its being held at Diego Garcia to protect it against Iranian attacks.
Posted by: tobias cole | Mar 30 2026 11:56 utc | 393
Haifa oil refinery has re-ignited despite attempts to control it.
https://x.com/SilentlySirs/status/2038556587778769060
Posted by: unimperator | Mar 30 2026 11:57 utc | 394
Posted by: unimperator | Mar 30 2026 11:57 utc | 433
Now, I’m just waiting for Gehlenskyi to propose help from 404’s firefighter ^^ (for money).
Posted by: Savonarole | Mar 30 2026 12:01 utc | 395
https://youtu.be/neq8_J6yrvU?si=AssSjSBvClrAZEmh
Latest perceptive analysis by Alon Mizrahi. How Iran is leading the US, Israel and the Gulf sheikdoms into a strategic trap. He explains the bubbles of lies, the certainty that negotiations are not going on, Iran’s 9 conditions to end the war and why they western media has not said a word about them.
Posted by: Nemesis | Mar 30 2026 12:02 utc | 396
Posted by: pepper | Mar 30 2026 11:43 utc | 427
“By keeping the Lincoln and Tripoli strike groups 1,100km away in the Arabian Sea, the US has effectively neutralised its own primary tool for invasion: Amphibious Assault. Landing craft and helicopters from the USS Tripoli cannot ferry Marines over a 1,100km distance without being intercepted or running out of fuel. If these ships move closer to the 850km Iranian coastline to launch a landing, they enter the “kill zone” of Iran’s coastal missile batteries, which have already damaged US AWACS and tankers this month.”
I will start by saying Trump is an idiot.
Helicopters could easily be staged through someplace much closer to the Straits to deliver Marines. The kill zone of the Iran’s costal batteries are much shorter than 850km. As to the AWACS they are not as important as they used to be. The US has been in the process of retiring them in favor of… well, that is a good question. Maybe some of the 200+ satellites of StarShield have taken up some of the slack?
Did Australian Wedge Tail’s actually get deployed to the Gulf? I did see they sent a half dozen or so Hawkeyes with better radars than the older AWACS.
Posted by: ed4 | Mar 30 2026 12:05 utc | 397
With all the insanity and apparent escalation in the Gulf/Strait, how the hell are Dow futures up?! Can someone explain this to me like I’m a 5 year old? Because I don’t understand it. Previous decades, anything remotely close to this would have resulted in a market meltdown.
Posted by: bored | Mar 30 2026 12:11 utc | 399
Today they are talking about commando raids, in that case the 50’000 number makes sense.
Posted by: NoName | Mar 30 2026 11:03 utc | 417
But for what? Their only option is Kursk, random kill some civilians and make news for Bbc and Cnn. If they blow up the island so what? It’s just some pipes. US can also claim they’ve stolen all uranium and all Martian lasers. Not only that no one can verify, but Iran would be happy to say “yes yes!!! Camacho took our uranium, we must increase the tax on ships now to buy electricity”
In addition, Trump needs a larger war to find more or less legal ways to cancel elections which are his biggest problem now. No matter how much he pleases Israel, there’s always someone else who can do more so elections are very bad for him. His only option is to create the first royal family using his private army, ICE, and private puppets like Elon and Zucky for surveillance and banks + pharma for punishment. You can’t protest much when your accounts are frozen and you can’t buy your pills, can you?
Posted by: rk | Mar 30 2026 12:14 utc | 400