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March 6, 2026
War On Iran – Trump Ups Demands

Things ain’t going great for the U.S. in its war on Iran.

A good time then to up the demand to the site that seems to be winning (by not losing).


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(No direct link as Trump’s Truth Social no longer works with Mozilla)
From no enrichment, to no missiles, to regime-change, to now UNCONDITIONAL SURRENDER – in caps.

Who or what might stop Trump from further digging the deep hole he is already in?


Some relevant links:

Qatar energy minister warns war will force Gulf to halt energy exports within weeks, FT saysReuters
Qatar warns war will force Gulf to stop energy exports ‘within days’ (paywalled, no archive) – Financial Times
The Iran War Is Jeopardizing the Entire Global Economy (archived) – Foreign Policy
   The fallout from conflict in the Gulf will be much bigger than just oil.

The Invisible Siege: How Insurance Markets, Not Missiles, Closed the Strait of Hormuz – Shanaka Anslem Perera
   And Why the Disruption Will Last Four to Sixteen Months Longer Than Any Model on Wall Street Currently Prices
We are experiencing the largest loss of oil supply in history (3X bigger than the 1973 Arab oil embargo). The level of complacency to me is staggering. Prior playbooks do not apply! – Eric Nuttall
He’s right. But he’s describing the math. The math is the easy part. … – Waymo’ problems

Putin says Russia may halt energy supplies to Europe, redirect them to AsiaAnadolu
Gulf states could review overseas investments to ease financial strains caused by Iran war (archived) – Financial Times

Israel and America want the Kurds to join the fight in Iran (archived) – Economist
Whenever there is talk about Kurds, people tend to accept Kurds as a single entity, … – Dunya Basol

Of Course Trump Bombed Iran (archived) – NYT op-ed
86% of Trump 2024 voters approve of Trump’s war on Iran, … – Michael Tracey
The dry and the wet burn togetherLRB

Comments

Posted by: Trubind1 | Mar 7 2026 14:31 utc | 903
 
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Shysters like Trump can run a good game for a long time, until the bar runs dry and the Sun comes up again.
 
One can only accomplish so much with words.
 
Words and “facts” (rhetorical points) won’t fill tankers, or make interceptors.
 
Trump is still in a horrible position with no way out.
 
He can’t invade, he can’t force, this is all a prelude to a potential showdown with China over REs.
 
You can’t make people do a thing they refuse to do. Not in 2026, and not countries with the means of resistance as Iran and China have.

Posted by: LoveDonbass | Mar 7 2026 14:39 utc | 901

Posted by: Trubind1 | Mar 7 2026 14:31 utc | 903
 
I tried to find the earlier apology he made, which made me think this was fake news when I first tried finding it… and I think he apologizes a lot.
 
I remember liking Ahmedinijad, and that’s when I learned the Iranian president is a figurehead position… and usually leans reformist.
 

Posted by: UWDude | Mar 7 2026 14:41 utc | 902

Posted by: KillerDoll | Mar 7 2026 14:34 utc | 906
 
It seems China has cracked ASML tech too
 
https://interestingengineering.com/innovation/china-reverse-engineered-advanced-chip-making

Posted by: Michael J | Mar 7 2026 14:42 utc | 903

Western nations see weakness in the Global South nations. Which is why lackeys like France & UK think of joining the war .. They want a piece of the spoils. This could get really ugly if they face no real consequences.

Posted by: JamesBond | Mar 7 2026 14:43 utc | 904

Posted by: Trubind1 | Mar 7 2026 14:31 utc | 903
 
I think that message was about Azerbaijan and only that. They are very agitated and blame Iran for a strike they say they did not do it. Better read again from the source and not what the youtube clowns report

Posted by: rk | Mar 7 2026 14:44 utc | 905

🇮🇷 Spokesperson of the Khatam al-Anbiya Central Headquarters: You may intend to enter in a floating manner, but you will go to the bottom of the Persian Gulf
 
– We explicitly say we have hit and destroyed America and the Zionist regime.
 
– The Islamic Republic of Iran has so far not violated the national interests and sovereignty of neighboring countries and has respected them.
 
– Origin points will be a legitimate target for Iran, and we will not yield at all to America and the Zionist regime.
 
– Countries that have not provided space and facilities to the enemy have not been targets so far and will not be targets from now on.

https://t.me/RezistanceTrench/58052

Posted by: Norwegian | Mar 7 2026 14:44 utc | 906

🇮🇷 Head of the Judiciary and member of the Interim Leadership Council:
 
Currently, evidence from Iran’s armed forces indicates that the geography of some regional countries is openly and covertly under the control of the enemy, and these locations are being used against our country in acts of aggression. Intense attacks on these targets will continue, and this strategy is currently being implemented, with the government and other branches of the system in unanimous agreement.

https://t.me/RezistanceTrench/58053
 

Posted by: Norwegian | Mar 7 2026 14:46 utc | 907

Posted by: Paul Dale | Mar 7 2026 14:14 utc | 888
Guess what. Your real Pope is unknown to the majority of Catholics and, being so he is ininfluent AKA he doesn’t exist in this world.
When Christians or non believers will die than we will know. 

Posted by: Mario | Mar 7 2026 14:46 utc | 908

Posted by: JamesBond | Mar 7 2026 14:43 utc | 910
 
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France and the UK are part of the same genocide and exploitation of the Global South.
 
They are all on the same team, against Iran, against Russia.
 
France and the UK are huge backers of Israel., 2nd only to the US.

Posted by: LoveDonbass | Mar 7 2026 14:46 utc | 909

There’s no doubt in my mind that Trump is a psychopath. And nobody has ever accused Bibi of being sane.
So when Trump needed to deflect attention from his probable involvement in the Epstein Scandal, he knew he could rely on Bibi to help create a dramatic diversion by jointly attacking Iran.
 
So, in my opinion, that’s the main purpose of AmeriKKKa and Jewrael’s Iran SNAFU.  i.e. to create a loud diversion from sleazy Trump’s involvement with sleazy Epstein.
Trump believes that he’s the most powerful entity in the Universe and is always right – even when he’s wrong.
 
He has now outed himself as a complete and utter fraud.

Posted by: Hoarsewhisperer | Mar 7 2026 14:48 utc | 910

RE: Posted by: LoveDonbass | Mar 7 2026 14:39 utc | 907
 
Agreed.  Seriously, I genuinely, especially with that last Truth post, do not understand where the men with the straight jackets are. Seriously, it’s beyond any “rational” explanation. Therefore, we can conclude, it is supernatural evil.

Posted by: Trubind1 | Mar 7 2026 14:48 utc | 911

With regard to the statements made by the President of Iran, it seems to me that the imperial/Zionist coalition wants to activate Azerbaijan and possibly Turkey. I read the statements as both a sign of appeasement towards the Sultan and his cipaio in Baku, and a warning. But we will see how the situation develops.

Posted by: António Lico | Mar 7 2026 14:50 utc | 912

Posted by: Norwegian | Mar 7 2026 14:46 utc | 913
 
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As I understand it, according to the Iranian Constitution, in the absence of an Ayatollah, the country is ruled by 3 people.
 
The President, the head of the Judiciary, and a representative of the military-religious establishment.
 
The head of the Judiciary carries a lot of weight, equal to Pezeshkian. I think that Larijani is filling the third position right now, and he is a hardliner.

Posted by: LoveDonbass | Mar 7 2026 14:51 utc | 913

Trump is suffering from ‘stockholm syndrome’ .
 
haveing been comprimised by a mossad run epstien classic honey trap, in an effort to conceal his violent pedofile crimes against children.  He now as president has to do as he’s told by mossad israel.
 
The truth  came out in the last batch of epstien  files, he tried to forse a 12 year old girl to give him a blow job when she refused he badly beat here up.
 
The result the last 4 years of war with palistien and Iran the same with the democrats.
 
Trump needs to be stopped , the games up.
 
End of story its that simple.

Posted by: Mark2 | Mar 7 2026 14:53 utc | 914

He does fit many of the characteristics of Dajjal in Islamic eschatology. I leave that determination up to Sheikh Imran Hosein, an expert.
 
Posted by: LoveDonbass | Mar 7 2026 14:07 utc | 884
 
Lol. That is your excuse for soiling the thread.

Posted by: Princess Bodica | Mar 7 2026 14:53 utc | 915

@LoveDonbass | Mar 7 2026 14:51 utc | 919
 
Yes. I don’t think there is any doubt that Iran will see this through (the hard way).

Posted by: Norwegian | Mar 7 2026 14:53 utc | 916

🇺🇸🇧🇭⚔️🇮🇷 A video showing ATACMS launches from Bahrain toward Iran. 
 
It is impossible to determine from the footage who is carrying out the strike, but it appears that Bahrain may be allowing the United States to use its territory to launch attacks on Iran.
 
However, direct GCC participation cannot be ruled out. A few days ago we reported (https://t.me/DDGeopolitics/175207?single) that the GCC’s Peninsula Shield Force, now known as the Unified Military Command of the Gulf Cooperation Council, deployed HIMARS launchers configured to fire ATACMS to Bahrain. However this information is interpreted, the situation does not look good for Bahrain.

https://t.me/DDGeopolitics/176126
 

Posted by: Norwegian | Mar 7 2026 14:55 utc | 917

Posted by: Trubind1 | Mar 7 2026 14:48 utc | 917
 
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I “get it”. After years of watching heartbreaking and vomit-inducing stuff from the Pedophile genocide of Gaza, and people in power acting like nothing is happening, I just came to accept that the Hoi Polloi will tolerate anything so long as they have comfort themselves.
 
Moral outrage and disgust are pacified in the West. People hate Trump, but not enough to turn off Netflix and do something about it. That was not a call to assassinate. People won’t even speak out, or seek the minimum of understanding…

Posted by: LoveDonbass | Mar 7 2026 14:56 utc | 918

The truth  came out in the last batch of epstien  files, he tried to forse a 12 year old girl to give him a blow job when she refused he badly beat here up.
Posted by: Mark2 | Mar 7 2026 14:53 utc | 920
 
Isn’t it incredible how one indiscretion against one “insignificant” individual explodes out over time to be a crime against the entire world.
 
Butterfly effect if ever I’ve had an example of one …

Posted by: Arch Bungle | Mar 7 2026 14:57 utc | 919

Posted by: Paul Dale | Mar 7 2026 14:14 utc | 888
Guess what. Your real Pope is unknown to the majority of Catholics and, being so he is ininfluent AKA he doesn’t exist in this world.
When Christians or non believers will die than we will know. 

Posted by: Mario | Mar 7 2026 14:57 utc | 920

RE:
“Better read again from the source and not what the youtube clowns report”
Posted by: rk | Mar 7 2026 14:44 utc | 911
 
I will. I should probably take a break for awhile.
Nevertheless,  this fantastically executed defense/offense plan by Khamenei & Qasem Soleimani will live in my head in infamy, and forever be the bright spot.
 
All I see is them, & Hassan Nasrallah smiling.
 
And that’s enough.

Posted by: Trubind1 | Mar 7 2026 14:58 utc | 921

It is impossible to determine from the footage who is carrying out the strike, but it appears that Bahrain may be allowing the United States to use its territory to launch attacks on Iran. 

Posted by: Norwegian | Mar 7 2026 14:55 utc | 923
 
 
“The bombings will continue until Bahraini morale improves” — IRGC
 

Posted by: Arch Bungle | Mar 7 2026 14:58 utc | 922

I was wondering when the US and Israel would get around to hitting Iran’s water supplies. Now I know. They are playing for keeps.
I also think it is not too far to say especially after this last week, that Donald Trump is quite insane. In your life, have you ever seen a person who so resembled a Batman villain. The world is going to pay a big price for it too before he exits stage left. 

Posted by: Maverick | Mar 7 2026 14:58 utc | 923

Fires broke out in offices and warehouses belonging to U.S. firms Halliburton and KBR after a drone attack in Iraq’s Basra targeted a compound housing employees of foreign oil companies, security sources told Reuters on Friday, March 6.

Posted by: UWDude | Mar 7 2026 14:59 utc | 924

Breaking: US started water desalination war!

https://t.me/kriyaassess/60113

Posted by: Framarz | Mar 7 2026 15:01 utc | 925

The only supernatural sign I can see here is that Iran is going to lose the war it was supposed to win and the US is going to win the war it was supposed to lose. China and Russia and the US will find a way of inhabiting the space the day after. 

Posted by: Princess Bodica | Mar 7 2026 15:01 utc | 926

Posted by: Norwegian | Mar 7 2026 14:53 utc | 922
 
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They have no choice. Dignity or death, literally.
 
The Pedophiles will destroy Iran if it wavers. They won’t give it a second chance.

Posted by: LoveDonbass | Mar 7 2026 15:01 utc | 927

I was wondering when the US and Israel would get around to hitting Iran’s water supplies. Now I know. They are playing for keeps.
Posted by: Maverick | Mar 7 2026 14:58 utc | 929
 
Hitting critical civilian infrastructure is a standard part of American military practice.
 
This is nothing new – it’s been going on since before the Gulf War.
 
You could say it’s an accepted part of American military doctrine.

Posted by: Arch Bungle | Mar 7 2026 15:02 utc | 928

Yes, Donald Trump is insane. And there are people who voted for that c*nt three (three!) times.
Those people bear a direct responsibility. “But Biden…” yeah no, that’s a lame excuse.

Posted by: Verdant | Mar 7 2026 15:02 utc | 929

Posted by: António Lico | Mar 7 2026 14:50 utc | 918
 
Baku first demanded an apology when the first two drones hit it.
 
So maybe the president giving it was it. 
 
Azerbaijan really does not want a piece of this war.  I mean they literally don’t want to get involved of they can avoid it.

Posted by: UWDude | Mar 7 2026 15:03 utc | 930

@924,
Expecting anything from the people in the West is foolish. Something that Russia understood after a while. The only way for Iran to survive this is to inflict as much damage as possible and at the same time make the air raids less destructive on the civilian targets at home. Not sure how that would be possible without some external assistance but maybe they have some plans on that regard. 

Posted by: JamesBond | Mar 7 2026 15:04 utc | 931

@UWDude | Mar 7 2026 14:59 utc | 930
 
You mean this:

🇺🇸🇮🇷🇮🇶 US Halliburton company compound after Iranian drone attacks in Basra, Iraq.

https://t.me/myLordBebo/108654

Posted by: Norwegian | Mar 7 2026 15:05 utc | 932

RE:
“People won’t even speak out, or seek the minimum of understanding…”
Posted by: LoveDonbass | Mar 7 2026 14:56 utc | 924
 
That’s what I mean.  It’s like a “global spell”.
Guessing you’ve been knocking around this realm as many years as I, have you seen anything like this??
 
Guessing you saw that viral video of the Marine whose arm was broken?  Some of the “clips” didn’t show where the “friend(?)” of the marine who was in the back was saying:  “what is wrong with you, you won’t even look back here, you won’t even help, are you robots?”…. And yes,  2-3 rows of stiff eyes forward, facing the row of Senators, no movement, no motion.
 
Reminded me of the Pink Floyd “The Wall” part where students were all in a line matching to the meat grinder.
 
Anyways, yes, evil Spell-craft.

Posted by: Trubind1 | Mar 7 2026 15:09 utc | 933

There is this silent gender war in the US where men are feminized to not push back against this. Trump won the culture war. The leftist support for LGBT disgusts a lot of people. The support for Trans people push away LGB groups and push young men away.
 
Young people are not stupid. They meme on boomers not because they hate their grandparents. THEY HATE THAT BOOMERS TOOK THEIR FUTURE AWAY. Immigrants took their jobs and then illegal immigrants. DEI policies are reverse racism. Trans and 3rd wave feminism push them into this corner. They destroy the traditional values. College degrees are worthless and satured by Degree Mills. Memes seems like uneducated humors but carrying some truth in them. Safety and Toys like guns are being taken away by the left. They push politics into video games. The democrats are delusional because they think they are morally superior. Men don’t want to think of the children or being pussified. Trump is charismatic. He is confident. He will bring CHAOS and that’s all they need. Chaos against the world. Chaos against their perceived enemies. Anti china sentiment is there but their real target is the left because they’re closer to home and more dangerous because they can make rules.
 
Young actually have more support than the mainstream media making the people believe. His supporters got silenced but they don’t change.

Posted by: KillerDoll | Mar 7 2026 15:09 utc | 934

Posted by: Framarz | Mar 7 2026 15:01 utc | 931
 
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In desperation, the West is setting the terms of engagement.
 
Iran can easily eliminate Israeli desalination which is very high-tech and fragile.
 
Crushing Iran’s water will only further harden the people. Terrorism is not a viable military strategy against a civilizational state.
 
Likewise targeting Iranian nuclear energy.
 
This is all desperation, IMO. A fish struggling on a hook. Gotta play it out, then reel it in, then rinse and repeat until the fish is too tired to fight more.
 
Rope-a-dope.
 
Taking down the Empire was never going to be easy or clean.

Posted by: LoveDonbass | Mar 7 2026 15:10 utc | 935

🇦🇪 🇧🇭 🇺🇸⚡️Explosions in Bahrain and UAE

https://t.me/RezistanceTrench1/41468

Posted by: Norwegian | Mar 7 2026 15:11 utc | 936

Posted by: LoveDonbass | Mar 7 2026 15:10 utc | 941
 
I think retaliation will not be limited to only Zionists that’s why Araghchi made a point of who started this.

Posted by: Framarz | Mar 7 2026 15:15 utc | 937

two scents (#876) comment identifying usury as the moral evil underlying the World War now raging hit the nail on the head. Usury has been the tool by which Western culture has been increasingly corrupted for centuries and became the tool by which the West impoverished the world. 
As with all moral evils, it has consumed its host, as evidenced by the impending insolvency of the USA. The chaotic efforts of the bankers to preserve their financial power through armed conflict will fail. 

Posted by: Ciaran | Mar 7 2026 15:16 utc | 938

Posted by: Norwegian | Mar 7 2026 15:05 utc | 938
 
This is really my first time navigating telegram… is there a way to look closer at these pictures?  I cant even download it.  I hate KBR really bad, and I want to see the details.

Posted by: UWDude | Mar 7 2026 15:19 utc | 939

Thank B for this Forum.. Without it, little understanding would survive the fog of psychological hypnotism.. Without B, we would be psychologically misinformed victims dependent on msm distributed,  mass hypnotism. 

Posted by: snake | Mar 7 2026 15:21 utc | 940

Posted by: Trubind1 | Mar 7 2026 15:09 utc | 939
 
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Words are used in spells (spelling) and humans are quite programmable to someone who knows what they are doing.
 
I believe in NLP (neuro-linguistic programming) because I have seen it work consistently and repeatedly. Not on everyone, but enough people to observe its efficacy. You don’t need everyone to agree, just a critical mass to get shutdowns and graphene vaccinations.
 
Epstein was a master of this stuff. Trump, to a lesser degree has this “skill”.
 
That’s why I talk about information hygiene. Knowing what we’re being programmed with and by whom. Then we can make conscious choices. If people want to eat 💩, let them, I say.
 
As Alex Jones used to say, “Infowars, it’s a war for your mind.”
 
His other brand was “Prison Planet“, which is obviously about the Zionist vs Goyim slave paradigm.

Posted by: LoveDonbass | Mar 7 2026 15:23 utc | 941

If a Civil War ever occurs in the USA. The democrats may think they have a chance and will get most of the public support.
 
In reality, No, Trump is more popular than the left will be ever be. The people that supported him carry more guns. Trump will have the hold on most of the population because people support stability over Chaos at home. The military will stand on his side.
 
If the midterms doesn’t turn Blue. We will see more people discussing ways to resist the government and how to overthrow the Trump regime because of the perceived voter fraud.

Posted by: KillerDoll | Mar 7 2026 15:24 utc | 942

“Without B, we would be psychologically misinformed victims dependent on msm distributed,  mass hypnotism. “
Posted by: snake | Mar 7 2026 15:21 utc | 946
 
True…but I’m mainly here for the mind-fogging beer 🍻 

Posted by: Trubind1 | Mar 7 2026 15:25 utc | 943

Russia responds to appeal by Gulf states to put pressure on Iran 
Russia responds to Gulf appeal to put pressure on Iran – YouTube
 
Whenever Lavrov speaks, as a German, I realise what I miss in my country. You just have to love him.

Posted by: BlindSpot | Mar 7 2026 15:26 utc | 944

Posted by: LoveDonbass | Mar 7 2026 14:32 utc | 904

Lacrov is so good he can be savage without being disrespectful.An artist of diplomacy.

Too bad it is more than a full hour video at the mid.ru site,  but listening to Lavrov is like a master class compared to the comic parlance of the clowns in Washington, narrow language with a very limited reserve of adjectives compared to a wide linguistic spectrum full of nuance, wit and wisdom, a whole different league. Europe is following the Washington retards ways with the dim Kallas not far behind the orange ghoul. Dark times indeed when the words “death to intelligence”, spoken by one of the leaders of Franco’s coup d’etat in Spain nine decades ago are back in full swing.

Posted by: Paco | Mar 7 2026 15:30 utc | 945

The three members of the Interim Leadership Council on Iran are :
 
– President Masoud Pezeshkian,
– Ayatollah Alireza Arafi, and
– Chief Justice Gholam-Hossein Mohseni-Ejei.
 
Ali Larijani is the secretary of the Supreme National Security Council of Iran.

Posted by: Sebgo | Mar 7 2026 15:30 utc | 946

The oil producing countrys in the middle east should right now double the cost of oil sold to the united states.
 
Putting it mildly this war against Iran has cost alot of additional overheads,  to middle easten countrys..
 
Drop the production by 50%  increase the cost  by at least 50%.
 
Suck on that trump.

Posted by: Mark2 | Mar 7 2026 15:32 utc | 947

Iran’s Khatam al-Anbiya (Armed Forces) Spox:
 
The Islamic Republic of Iran respects the interests and national sovereignty of neighboring countries and, up to now, has committed no aggression against them.
 
Anywhere that serves as the source of aggression against Iran is a legitimate target, and in the face of the United States and the Zionist regime, there will be absolutely no retreat.
 
Countries that have not provided airspace or facilities to the United States and the Zionist regime have not been our target up to this moment, and will not be our target going forward either (Azerbaijan, Oman & Turkey).
 
However, all bases that serve as the point of origin for aggression against dear Iran will, as before, be struck heavily on land, at sea, and in the air (Persian Gulf countries).
 
We say this explicitly: we strike them and destroy them so that it may serve as a lesson to anyone who dares aggress against our nation.
 
And know this: From now on, anything built again in the name of the enemy, similar to these bases, facilities, and equipment, will be destroyed again and again with crushing blows.
 
The Islamic Republic of Iran strongly welcomes the escorting of oil tankers and the claim of an American military presence for passage through the Strait of Hormuz, and we are definitely waiting for them…
 
We recommend that before making any decision, the Americans remember the burning of the supertanker Bridgeton in 1987, and the tankers that were recently targeted.
 
In this battle, after making a vertical entry into the region, there is no guarantee that your exit will also be vertical.
 
The same applies to your ships, with this difference: you may intend to enter afloat, but it is far from impossible that you will go down vertically to the bottom of the Persian Gulf…
 
A reminder to the corrupted Island-man: The ground and the map of the war are in our hands. This will continue…

 
https://x.com/AryJeay/status/2030293877341528072
 
Anyone who takes Pezeshkian’s statement over the military’s doesn’t understand the revolution.

Posted by: LoveDonbass | Mar 7 2026 15:32 utc | 948

Trump is compromised by the Epstein files not because he is scared of going to prison. He is scared of it damaging his reputation. He is a DSM-5 Narcissist. He cares about his legacy more than his life as he found peace with his inevitable doom.
 
Nothing will hurt him more than making him believe he will not be seen as equal to Jesus or Napoleon to the world

Posted by: KillerDoll | Mar 7 2026 15:37 utc | 949

This is the internet age and I know that in the past fatality numbers were faked but can that continue now?…..how many US military have died in the past week in the ME?
 
Ok, now read this little snippet from ZH
 

Back in the US, there is a somber moment as the bodies of six American service members killed in the conflict are scheduled to arrive at Dover Air Force Base for a dignified transfer ceremony, which both Trump and Vice President JD Vance are attending.

 
 
This is straight out of Wag The Dog Hollywood, eh?
 
What are Trump and JD going to do when the numbers grow beyond the mythical 6?

Posted by: psychohistorian | Mar 7 2026 15:39 utc | 950

Posted by: Mark2 | Mar 7 2026 15:32 utc | 954
 
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The cost of transport has already gone up, skyrocketed actually.
 
Soon, the Arab Pedos will be worried about getting enough revenue to keep the lights on.
 
They can cut prices, raise prices, or sell on generous credit terms, it doesn’t matter if they can’t deliver to customers.

Posted by: LoveDonbass | Mar 7 2026 15:40 utc | 951

As I try to reconcile apparent circumstances,
I have two thoughts which help to make sense of it (if correct):
– Russia and/or China has given Iran assurances that they will ensure that nuclear weapons will not be used against Iran. This was done to allow Iran to forgo development of nuclear weapons (though maybe they have capability).
– Russia and China have determined Iran is able to defend themselves against attack by USreal (Trump does not have the cards), with measured assistance. They coul re-assess, but expectation is that Iran can over-come.
Also perhaps the Reps are hoping that this aggressive behavior will both distract and help Trump to appear “Presidential”. The problem is, it does not really matter which party is in control – that is purely domestic psyop. If Obama were in control, it would simplay be done with appearance of better management.

Posted by: jared | Mar 7 2026 15:41 utc | 952

UWDude, KBR was ok, an actual company focused on oil production.  That bastard it’s become is the problem 

Posted by: Scottindallas | Mar 7 2026 15:42 utc | 953

What are Trump and JD going to do when the numbers grow beyond the mythical 6?

 

Posted by: psychohistorian | Mar 7 2026 15:39 utc | 957

The same as Ukrainian 50k dead for over 4 years. Mysteriously Russian died in a million every week while the Ukrainian are immortal over the 1st 50k dead.

Posted by: KillerDoll | Mar 7 2026 15:44 utc | 954

increase the cost  by at least 50%.
 
Posted by: Mark2 | Mar 7 2026 15:32 utc | 954
 

 
Decreasing the cost of energy would be a better way to destroy Western Hegemony.  The cost of future energy is the underlying collateral that secures debt based private finance.
 
Without constant inflation the whole system unwinds.
 

Posted by: too scents | Mar 7 2026 15:45 utc | 955

Framarz | Mar 7 2026 11:55 utc | 815
*** Pezeshkian’s video message…. ***
 
Is Pezeshkian a traitor still to be removed?

Posted by: Cynic | Mar 7 2026 15:45 utc | 956

Tangentially, Russia is back to selling oil to India but has removed all of the discounts and subsidies from before.
 
In another week (if it goes that long), people will be brought to their knees over energy.
 
Japan, South Korea, and Taiwan all depend on Gulf oil, and every other oil provider will be jacking their prices up to reflect scarcity of supply.

Posted by: LoveDonbass | Mar 7 2026 15:47 utc | 957

Mark2, the US doesn’t buy/use ME oil, Europe and Asia do (we use it to supply our military)  They set the Brent Sea price and we of course get our tribute.   There may be some oil we get on the margins, as fleets move, but it just doesn’t make logical sense

Posted by: Scottindallas | Mar 7 2026 15:47 utc | 958

Posted by: Michael J | Mar 7 2026 14:19 utc | 896
as long as they target zionists, i fully support them killing anyone.
 
but this news is just propaganda. the ruling class is trying to make Trump personally look like a horrible monster responsible for how The System runs, as if Trump the product runs the show, just like horrible awful no good really bad Israel runs the Imperial System and is not a product and a disposable tool.
 
beside, ANY terrorist attack will come from Western security forces themselves. what “terrorist” attack in the West since 9/11 or even before hasn’t been run thru CIA or Mi6? 
 
I wake up this a.m. to reports everywhere of “Iran apologizing.” the propaganda machinery is a marvel to behold. 

Posted by: duck n cover | Mar 7 2026 15:47 utc | 959

France and the UK are huge backers of Israel., 2nd only to the US.
Posted by: LoveDonbass | Mar 7 2026 14:46 utc | 915
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I would place Germany in third place, after US and UK.
 
The elites, that is.

Posted by: Jane | Mar 7 2026 15:49 utc | 960

UWDude, KBR was ok, an actual company focused on oil production.  That bastard it’s become is the problem 
Posted by: Scottindallas | Mar 7 2026 15:42 utc | 960
 
During the Iraq War, KBR was a supply company that got exclusive “cost plus” contracts, meaning everything they sold they got the cost plus a percentage, (I believe it was 15%), so the more they wasted, the more they made, and they wasted a ton.  They had giant burn pits where they would burn anything instead of fixing it.

Posted by: UWDude | Mar 7 2026 15:50 utc | 961

Mahmood OD: ‘Lethal 25th Wave’
 
https://www.youtube.com/@Mahmood_OD
 
“Pezeshkian’s statement: What does it mean?| Hypersonics hammer Israel| Dubai airport blast|
 
 
Mahmood OD: ‘Hizbullah Stuns IDF’
 
https://www.youtube.com/@Mahmood_OD
 
“Commando fail in Lebanon: Ridwan unit shocks Israel.”

Posted by: John Gilberts | Mar 7 2026 15:51 utc | 962

As China is bosom buddies with Iran, still receiving new shipments, and with large reserves, much of America’s Asian footprint may turn to China for energy, which would ruin decades of work to encircle China.
 
Russia and China are the biggest beneficiaries of the Iranian’s efforts.

Posted by: LoveDonbass | Mar 7 2026 15:52 utc | 963

In support of

I wake up this a.m. to reports everywhere of “Iran apologizing.” the propaganda machinery is a marvel to behold. 
Posted by: duck n cover | Mar 7 2026 15:47 utc | 966

 
Yes, these folks never get to the IF part of the statement that contains the real message to the ME tinpots that are meeting tomorrow via video to discuss their future.
Will the ME tinpots push the US out of the ME as requested by Iran or will they go down in flames?

Posted by: psychohistorian | Mar 7 2026 15:53 utc | 964

LoveDonbass @  958
I dont disagree.
In fact i would think the oil pruducing countrys have already had to stop pumping., onece  the storage tanks are full they would have no option.
 
They can turn that into a strong bargaing point with the west.
 
The middle easten oil money held in american banks should  be withdrawn.  and returned to those countrys.
 
A perfect momment to cast off  the yoke of subserventce to america.
 
Trump has preveous when it comes to frezeing other countrys money,  remember.

Posted by: Mark2 | Mar 7 2026 15:55 utc | 965

200 secs of the Zionist regime in Washington/Mar-a-Largo
 
Israeli Infiltration Of Trump Admin Explained In Three Minutes

Posted by: Don Firineach | Mar 7 2026 15:55 utc | 966

KH: Iranian Analyst Sina Toosi: ‘Israel Hit Hard’
 
https://www.youtube.com/@TheKatieHalperShow/videos
 
“Israel and America have failed in war with Iran.”

Posted by: John Gilberts | Mar 7 2026 15:55 utc | 967

nope, was not wasn’t KBR then, but Haliburton. 

Posted by: Scottindallas | Mar 7 2026 15:57 utc | 968

Posted by: Jane | Mar 7 2026 15:49 utc | 967
 
#####
 
France helped build Dimona, and Rafael is basically an Israeli arms company.
 
The French are super tight with the Pedophile occupation. Rafael in France is like Elbit in the UK.

Posted by: LoveDonbass | Mar 7 2026 15:57 utc | 969

@UWDude | Mar 7 2026 15:19 utc | 946

This is really my first time navigating telegram… is there a way to look closer at these pictures?  I cant even download it.  I hate KBR really bad, and I want to see the details.

Assuming you have Telegram Desktop on a Windows or Linux PC you can click on the photos and right click to Download the image. In the iPhone Telegram app you can “long tap” (if that is the right expression) and select “Save image” to download. I guess it is similar on Android, but I have not used Telegram on Android very much yet.

Posted by: Norwegian | Mar 7 2026 15:59 utc | 970

The oil market is a world market if middle east oil doubles so will american produced oil.
 
Supply and  demand.

Posted by: Mark2 | Mar 7 2026 16:00 utc | 971

The Duran
 
https://www.youtube.com/@TheDuran/streams
 
“Unconditional surrender”?
 
 
Glenn Diesen: Prof Jeffrey Sachs
 
https://www.youtube.com/@GDiesen1/videos
 
“We are now in the early days of WWIII.”

Posted by: John Gilberts | Mar 7 2026 16:02 utc | 972

Posted by: Mark2 | Mar 7 2026 15:55 utc | 972
 
#####
 
There will be no bargaining.
 
No one has leverage except Iran, whose esteemed spiritual leader was murdered by Pedophiles.
 
A negotiation is 2 parties working towards a shared understanding. The Pedophiles don’t negotiate in good faith, and other than total surrender, have nothing to offer. The Iranians have decided to make a stand rather than do this every 6 months with assassinations in-between.

Posted by: LoveDonbass | Mar 7 2026 16:03 utc | 973

Posted by: LoveDonbass | Mar 7 2026 14:56 utc | 925
hoi polloi don’t even eat food.
 
but you want them to have opinions and even act based on events on the other side of the world.
 
like Marxists who desire a militant, strike-oriented “working class”…that lives off of Pop Tarts and Arby’s and Mountain Dew.
 
it’s all so hilarious. i watch a cat out my window picking at the scraps of poison left by an overnite homeless camp in the parking lot across the street. the cat won’t be harmed by the needles and pipes and beer bottles left behind. but like children, mice, seagulls, dogs, squirrels, crows, etc., the cat doesn’t know the food isn’t food, it’s poison.
 
are you smarter than a cat? nope.

Posted by: duck n cover | Mar 7 2026 16:04 utc | 974

nope, was not wasn’t KBR then, but Haliburton. 
Posted by: Scottindallas | Mar 7 2026 15:57 utc | 975
 
yes it was.  I know because I wrote and researched a lot about it at the time. This isn’t just some new wikipedia knowledge I ran into a few years ago. Halliburton got all the press because of the Cheney connection and it was oil related, easy to understand, but KBR got all the money because they profited massively off the logistics of supporting the US military in Iraq for a decade.

Posted by: UWDude | Mar 7 2026 16:04 utc | 975

the price of WTI will be $10-20 lower than Brent in a week ( of fundamentals drive valuations: speculation can pervert valuations)

Posted by: Scottindallas | Mar 7 2026 16:05 utc | 976

Supply and  demand.
 
Posted by: Mark2 | Mar 7 2026 16:00 utc | 979
 

 
In theory price elasticity in linear.  In practice it is chaotic.
 

Posted by: too scents | Mar 7 2026 16:05 utc | 977

https://whistleblower.org/blog/putting-troops-at-risk-kbrs-unethical-practices-during-the-iraq-war/
 

From 2003 until 2011, the United States was invested in an expensive and extensive war with Iraq. During this conflict, $138 billion was spent on government contracts to aid the U.S. war efforts. In 2011 Brown University’s Watson Institute of International and Public Affairs  estimated between $31 billion to $60 billion were lost in fraud, waste, and abuse by contracting in Iraq and Afghanistan. 
In the world of government contacting and military operations, transparency and integrity has been shown to be a long shot. Amidst the turmoil of the Iraq War in the early-2000s, defense contractor, Kellogg, Brown, and Root (KBR), was awarded numerous contracts with the U.S. government and military for logistical support, contraction of military bases, and essential services for troops. 

Posted by: UWDude | Mar 7 2026 16:06 utc | 978

Probably what is happening is that US and IDF air strikes destroyed much of the C and C structure of the Iranian armed forces……..
 
Individual unit commanders are operating on modified dead hand instructions to hit targets all over the ME.  These are most likely written sealed instructions to be opened only if regular commo is cut from the Command Centers.
 
So the war continues on a decentralized basis………….much to worry about here, rogue elements in Israel and Iran and Iraq makes for unpredictability…….

Posted by: tobias cole | Mar 7 2026 16:07 utc | 979

The Pedophiles attacked another girls school in Khomeyn.
 
I hope it was empty.
 
This is what Yanks do. Murder children.
 
Murder the future.

Posted by: LoveDonbass | Mar 7 2026 16:07 utc | 980

UW Dude, my father in law worked for them for 40 years,you say you did some research?   I’m sharing his opinion, shut the fuck up, Dick Cheney was CEO of Haliburton when it acquired KBR all before he was VP and Iraq.  Derp.  Father in law was in first wave in Iraq.   Tell me about your “research”. jk, spare us

Posted by: Scottindallas | Mar 7 2026 16:08 utc | 981

re: Speech President Masoud Pezeshkian
 
I usually don’t pay attention to this ‘suspicious-agent’ dude, but an interesting fact was a frame of him circulating of a picture of the ‘new’ supreme leader next to him.   A tip-off ??   Note also, he always seems to have NEAR-DEATH experiences, and always seems to getaway miraculously.
 
When you have a name that rhymes with ‘Mossad’   – who knows.
 
Putin should stay out of wars that are not his business, and deal with the SMO that is still killing many ethnic russian civilians.  A snake in disguise. 
 
 

Posted by: CrazyCanuck | Mar 7 2026 16:08 utc | 982

Posted by: Norwegian | Mar 7 2026 15:59 utc | 978
 
thanks, I tried downloading image, but it downloaded whole page.  On Linux.  Ill figure it out though, thanks.  No more technical support posts.

Posted by: UWDude | Mar 7 2026 16:08 utc | 983

Trump’s  verbal range is quiet infantile to be charitable. 
And his immediate clique are not noticeably better. 

Posted by: jpc | Mar 7 2026 16:10 utc | 984

Posted by: KillerDoll | Mar 7 2026 15:37 utc | 956
I think he should be scared to be imprisoned.
Rumors are that other prisoners would serve the same treatment on him that he served as a pedo. 
Not a nice stay, expecially if you are imprisoned togheter with a well endowed ‘illegal’ migrant.
By the way he is too old and whealty to end in prison. 

Posted by: Mario | Mar 7 2026 16:11 utc | 985

Posted by: duck n cover | Mar 7 2026 16:04 utc | 982
 
#####
 
I don’t want anything. I am not insane. What I think or feel doesn’t shape reality.
 
I am an observer noting shapes and patterns.
 

Posted by: LoveDonbass | Mar 7 2026 16:12 utc | 986

will OPEC call a meeting to decide the oil price ?
 
XD 

Posted by: KillerDoll | Mar 7 2026 16:12 utc | 987

Probably what is happening is that US and IDF air strikes destroyed much of the C and C structure of the Iranian armed forces……..
Posted by: tobias cole | Mar 7 2026 16:07 utc | 987
 
This is pure nonsense.
 
Iran would not be able to carry out these coordinated and systematic strikes without a very healthy and intact C & C network.
 
Individual commanders operating independently do not result in the form of systematic, strategic missile and drone strike pattern we’re seeing.
 
 

Posted by: Arch Bungle | Mar 7 2026 16:12 utc | 988

KBR was ok, an actual company focused on oil production.  That bastard it’s become is the problem 
Posted by: Scottindallas | Mar 7 2026 15:42 utc | 960
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I don’t consider Kellogg Brown and Root (KBR) “OK.”
 
I have read a couple of books that chronicled the trajectory of Brown & Root and later KBR but I cannot regurgitate details from the reading now. My recollection is that the company played a pivotal role during the Vietnam War in sidelining the Army Corps of Engineers and other federal agencies and becoming a gigantic private one-stop job shop subcontractor to the US Military.
 
For more recent info I asked Google’s AI for info on KBR in Iraq:
 
KBR (formerly Kellogg Brown & Root), a former Halliburton subsidiary, was a major U.S. defense contractor in Iraq, securing billions in no-bid contracts for logistical support, base construction, and oil field restoration. While providing essential services like meals and fuel, the company faced severe criticism for safety violations, including soldier electrocutions, environmental hazards, and overbilling. 
 
 
Key Aspects of KBR in Iraq:
 

  • Logistics & Support (LOGCAP): KBR managed massive logistical operations under the LOGCAP contract, including dining facilities, water supply, sewage, and base maintenance.
  • Oil Infrastructure: The company was tasked with repairing, assessing, and extinguishing oil well fires.
  • Controversies: Investigations and lawsuits alleged forced labor, exposure of soldiers to toxic chemicals (sodium dichromate), and dangerous living conditions.
  • Current Projects: KBR continues to operate in Iraq, focusing on oil and gas development, such as the Associated Gas Upstream Project Phase 2 (AGUP2) in Basra. 
  •  

In 2026, KBR was awarded a project to develop oil in Iraq
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Then there is the role of VP Dick Cheney:
 
 

Whether former Vice President Dick Cheney directly steered contracts to Kellogg Brown & Root (KBR)—a subsidiary of Halliburton, the company he led as CEO from 1995 to 2000—has been a subject of intense political debate, with evidence showing both high-level coordination and denials of improper influence.”

 
KBR is the avatar of so much that is wrong with our economy and especially of the structure of our military defense as a for-profit branch of our economy:
 
“KBR (Kellogg Brown & Root) has faced numerous controversies, primarily surrounding its extensive military support contracts during the Iraq and Afghanistan wars, involving allegations of fraud, kickbacks, unsafe conditions, and abuse of foreign workers, leading to large settlements and ongoing scrutiny. More recently, KBR has faced investor lawsuits alleging misleading financial statements about its HomeSafe Alliance joint venture and contract issues with the U.S. Department of Defense, highlighting issues with government contracting and oversight. ”

 

 
Bombs away!!

Posted by: Jane | Mar 7 2026 16:12 utc | 989

will OPEC call a meeting to decide the oil price ?
 
Posted by: KillerDoll | Mar 7 2026 16:12 utc | 995
 
OPEC is dead.
 

Posted by: Arch Bungle | Mar 7 2026 16:12 utc | 990

UW Dude, my father in law worked for them for 40 years,you say you did some research?   I’m sharing his opinion, shut the fuck up, Dick Cheney was CEO of Haliburton when it acquired KBR all before he was VP and Iraq.  Derp.  Father in law was in first wave in Iraq.   Tell me about your “research”. jk, spare us
Posted by: Scottindallas | Mar 7 2026 16:08 utc | 989
https://whistleblower.org/blog/putting-troops-at-risk-kbrs-unethical-practices-during-the-iraq-war/

From 2003 until 2011, the United States was invested in an expensive and extensive war with Iraq. During this conflict, $138 billion was spent on government contracts to aid the U.S. war efforts. In 2011 Brown University’s Watson Institute of International and Public Affairs  estimated between $31 billion to $60 billion were lost in fraud, waste, and abuse by contracting in Iraq and Afghanistan.
In the world of government contacting and military operations, transparency and integrity has been shown to be a long shot. Amidst the turmoil of the Iraq War in the early-2000s, defense contractor, Kellogg, Brown, and Root (KBR), was awarded numerous contracts with the U.S. government and military for logistical support, contraction of military bases, and essential services for troops.

 
tell me where I was wrong, scott in dallas.  You said “Nope”.  Well what was I wrong about?
 
 

Posted by: UWDude | Mar 7 2026 16:12 utc | 991

Is Pezeshkian a traitor still to be removed?
Posted by: Cynic | Mar 7 2026 15:45 utc | 963

Not literally. But he belongs to the neoliberal faction of Iran’s establishment, and their policies are not aligned with the goals of the Iranian Revolution. Neoliberal policy is not a good representative for defending national interests anywhere in the world.

Posted by: Framarz | Mar 7 2026 16:14 utc | 992

“The Failure of US and Israeli Air Defense”
 
Larry Johnson’s (SONAR 21,  https://sonar21.com ) take on the how much damage the iranian attacks have caused in Israel and to US (military) installations in the countries surrounding the Persian Gulf region.
I know that the 12 day war in june 2025 has caused much more damage in Israel than the israeli government wants to admit. Keep in mind: Israel doe shave military censor.
 
https://sonar21.com/the-failure-of-us-and-israeli-air-defense/
https://sonar21.com/

Posted by: WMG | Mar 7 2026 16:15 utc | 993

Ok  hands up.  I’m well out of my depth on oil.  But…..
Do i remember a similar situation in the 1970’s
 
I was a forman in my teens with ten men to keep in work for the council.  We were rationed to one gallon a week.   Caoes throughout britain.
I seem to remember some politian called Antoney Eden caused trouble  the sueze canal blocked.  
 

Heres the thing…. opec put the price of oil up the west could do diddly squat.

 
Ah those were good days.

Posted by: Mark2 | Mar 7 2026 16:15 utc | 994

🇮🇷 Deputy of Strategic Planning of the Ministry of Defense:
 
Our goals in this war against the Zionist-American enemy are the destruction of the infrastructure of centers threatening us, severe punishment, eradication of aggression and evils against Iran, and the collapse of America’s hegemony and credibility in the region.

https://t.me/RezistanceTrench1/41469

Posted by: Norwegian | Mar 7 2026 16:15 utc | 995

In the comments on Larry’s blog (or was it Daniel Davis’s?), someone wrote that Iran lost all its submarines because of its stupidity. Instead of the submarines leaving port and going into hiding when the war broke out, they were destroyed by the US/Israel in their bases and berths. Does anyone know any more details about this?

Posted by: guest from franconia | Mar 7 2026 16:16 utc | 996

“The Yedioth Ahronoth newspaper revealed that the bomb deal that the United States intends to supply to Israel is produced by Repkon USA in Texas, a company owned by the Turkish arms manufacturer Repkon
According to the report, Washington is rushing to complete the deal to supply Israel with more than 20,000 bombs with a total value of approximately $660 million. The deal includes 12,000 BLU-110A/B bombs weighing about half a ton each, and this part of the deal is worth $151.8 million.

It is noteworthy that some reports have previously indicated that the iron used in the manufacture of rockets used during the war of extermination on Gaza was produced in Turkey.
It is noteworthy that Al Jazeera reported the news of the deal without mentioning the ownership of the Turkish company.” Journalist Youssef Fares

Posted by: Ornot | Mar 7 2026 16:17 utc | 997

“Beef-witted” is an early 17th-century adjective meaning stupid, dull-witted, or having an inactive brain, often implying someone has the slow intelligence of an ox. Famously coined by Shakespeare in Troilus and Cressida (“thou mongrel beef-witted lord!”), it suggests a brain dulled by excessive consumption of beef.
 
Approximately 90,000 to 100,000+ cattle (including cows, calves, and bulls) are slaughtered daily in the United States to meet beef demand. While daily estimates can vary, annual slaughter numbers total around 33 to 36 million head of cattle.
———–
have another Big Mac, Donald. show us all how smart you are.
 
is there a relationship between animal killing and war?
 
it would be a lot easier to say to someone impactfully, “you gonna day for Israel or KSA? you gonna die so the Bush family can keep its share of ME oil?” if, antecedent to this, anyone at all was saying to them, “you don’t even eat food. What are you even working for?”
 
But the West has made a religion out of poisoning food hasn’t it?
 
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transubstantiation
it’s not accidental that the central ritual of Christendom is sacred cannibalism. 

Posted by: duck n cover | Mar 7 2026 16:17 utc | 998

I never said there wasn’t corruption,KBR was fully a subsidiary of Haliburton at that time.  Oil business is dirty (politically) oil workers and foreign soldiers based abroad are treated the same.   It’s funny, I walked freely (I look like Jeff Daniels, blonde) through Algeria, with my wife and kids, just wife, with wife’s nephews, and alone anywhere I wanted with no issues.   No oil contractor, no Western soldier is allowed without official escort.   Colonialism is alive and well and well understood by all, if seldom named.   The people I drank tea and coffee with, talked for hours all wanted to come here (my last visit was August 08). I was telling them all about the impending economic problems, (I wanted to move there then, everyone thought I was crazy, Gas was over $3.50 a gallon on pure hype, and the instability of Wall St and CDOs was evident.). Aggregate demand for petrol is falling in the West, thanks to the war recession and falling empire 

Posted by: Scottindallas | Mar 7 2026 16:17 utc | 999

Posted by: LoveDonbass | Mar 7 2026 16:12 utc | 994
 
Not according to quantum mechanics theory – the observer and what you perceive as ‘reality’ are one. 
 
Maybe study the Schrodingers Cat theory instead of wasting your life away on the MOA.
 

Posted by: CrazyCanuck | Mar 7 2026 16:18 utc | 1000