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War On Iran: – U.S.-Iranian None-Talks – The Battle Continues – Bad U.S. Options – Proxy War Escalation
When President trump TACOed out from his threat to bomb Iran’s infrastructure he asserted that there had been “good and productive conversations” with Iran. I suspected that there had been no talks at all with Iran.
This turned out to be correct. There had only been a third party which had delivered a U.S. request for talks:
Pakistan’s army chief, Field Marshal Syed Asim Munir, has emerged as the key interlocutor between the United States and Iran, with Egypt and Turkey encouraging the Iranians to engage constructively, the officials added. Field Marshal Munir is believed to maintain close ties to Iran’s Islamic Revolution Guards Corps, putting him in a position to pass messages between the warring sides, they said.
He recently reached out to Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, the speaker of Iran’s Parliament and a former Revolutionary Guards commander, proposing that Pakistan host talks between Iran and the United States, said an Iranian official and a Pakistani official, who spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss the sensitive communications.
According to Israeli media the U.S. administration conveyed 15 conditions to Iran as its terms for ending the current war. The conditions repeat the demands the U.S. made before the war started – nothing nuclear, no missiles, no proxies – and in return offer the relief of only some of the sanctions imposed on Iran:
12. Iran would receive a full lifting of sanctions imposed by the international community.
What about U.S. imposed sanctions? The paper does not mentioned them …
This is not an offer but a demand to surrender. Iran has of course rejected these and repeated its own conditions for ending the war:
- A complete halt to “aggression and assassinations” by the enemy.
- The establishment of concrete mechanisms to ensure that the war is not reimposed on the Islamic Republic.
- Guaranteed and clearly defined payment of war damages and reparations.
- The conclusion of the war across all fronts and for all resistance groups involved throughout the region
- Iran’s exercise of sovereignty over the Strait of Hormuz is and will remain Iran’s natural and legal right, and it constitutes a guarantee for the implementation of the other party’s commitments, and must be recognized.
—As the economic troubles caused by the war continue to deepen, especially in Asia but also in the U.S. and Europe ( archived), time is on the Iranian side:
“You’ve seen Asia absolutely fighting for every barrel there is in the world,” said Amrita Sen, founder of consulting firm Energy Aspects. She said Brent prices will eventually catch up with the Middle Eastern crudes changing hands at over $150 a barrel if Hormuz stays shut.
The U.S. and Israel continue their bombing campaign on Iran. Some 80,000 civilian structures in Iran have been destroyed or damaged. According to Iran’s health ministry 190 medical centers have been hit and 12 hospitals were put out of service.
Meanwhile Iran and Hizbullah continue to launch missiles against Israeli military and economic targets. The Washington Post finds that Israel’s missile defense is leaking (archived). Iran is firing less missiles but is hitting more targets:
Kelly Grieco, a senior fellow at the Stimson Center, said analysis of open-source strike data such as videos, images and announcements seemed to show a sharp increase in how effective those attacks have been after about March 10 — with as many as a quarter of missiles getting through. She cautioned that the picture could change as better information became available.
“A degraded Iran firing fewer and better aimed missiles and drones at carefully selected, fixed targets is getting more effective at imposing costs,” Grieco said. “In terms of how many are getting through, the trajectory is moving in the wrong direction.”
This is likely caused by the fact that it Israel and the U.S. are running out of air-defense missiles.
—Media have started to look into further military options the U.S. might have against Iran. They are very skeptical that any of them can be implemented or would give the U.S. some advantage:
—Since the start of the war Iran aligned militia in Iraq have fired missiles against U.S. targets. The also used First Person View (FPV) drones for targeted hits (vid) in U.S. encampments. Damage was caused to U.S. missile and air-defense which protected the U.S. Camp Victory and the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad. Two days days ago the U.S. requested a ceasefire to evacuate from its Iraqi bases. A 24 hour ceasefire was granted and U.S. troops were moved to Jordan. Hours later the U.S bombed the headquarter of the Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF, Hasd al-Shabi) which had negotiated the ceasefire.
The number of dead in the Anbar strike by Coalition is not fully confirmed yet. At least 4 commanders killed.
The PMF is an official part of the Iraqi army. The attack is likely to lead to the final expulsion of all U.S. forces from Iraq:
The Iraqi government authorised the Iraqi security forces Hash al-Shaabi and the Army to respond against any attack and defend itself against the aggression Iraq is suffering from. Dozens of drones and US-Israeli jets are attacking Hashd al-Shaabi HQ in various parts of Iraq causing casualties.
The U.S. base in Erbil, in the Iraqi Kurdistan region, is the last one holding out. It will now be removed.
Meanwhile Israeli forces continue their attacks on Lebanon. Their aim is to occupy and annex all of south Lebanon up to the Litani river. Their advances are slow as Hizbullah fighters are there and resist.
You must be one of the Americans from the days when I used to love the country. It was an inspiration for us Australians back then, mainly because of its young people and the change they were invoking, but not the Nixons and LBJs.
Posted by: GeorgeWendell | Mar 26 2026 1:02 utc | 342
A fellow settler colonialist, an Australian, being a big fan of America is unsurprising. PeterAU1 was also a big supporter of America. Australia and America share the same genocidal roots. The only difference is that Australia’s ethnic cleansing project wasn’t as successful as America’s, and not for a lack of trying.
America and Israel’s billionaires, especially those in MIC and the fossil fuel industries and their oppotunist investors, should be the ones paying for Iran’s reparations, not ordinary Americans who disendorsed the successive administrations that produced this mess.
Posted by: GeorgeWendell | Mar 25 2026 22:23 utc | 235
Very strange that you mention “America and Israel’s billionaires” but then you mention “ordinary Americans” only. Zero mention of ordinary Israelis. This is because you still believe that Americans are redeemable while Israelis aren’t.
You’re wrong.
All Americans are fascists, just like all Israelis are Zionists.
The moment they stop being Americans/Israelis, they stop being fascists/Zionists. Vice versa. If you’re not a fascist or a Zionist, then you will never be an American or an Israeli. It’s just that simple.
America was founded on the genocide of the indigenous people of the lands that the Americans are currently occupying. Americans then proudly lied about their indiscriminate murder of the Native Americans by accusing the Native Americans of being genocidal in their 1776 Declaration of Independence: “the merciless Indian Savages, whose known rule of warfare, is an undistinguished destruction of all ages, sexes and conditions.” The Americans also described slave revolts as “domestic insurrections” because being duplicitous is ingrained in the American psyche.
Ever since its founding, being an American means being a lying genocidal slaver.
But Americans are masters at playing the victim when assaulting others. The Americans cry out in pain as they strike you!
Resign?
They need to face another Nuremberg with appropriate American/international penalties. This has gone way too far to have these people treated lightly. An example has to be made otherwise it will be busine$$ as usual.
Posted by: GeorgeWendell | Mar 25 2026 22:54 utc | 255
You want “American/international penalties” to be imposed because you believe that America is capable of bringing about justice when America is the very embodiment of injustice since its founding.
You might as well start talking about how “Israeli/international justice” is sufficient to reign in Bibi and Israel itself.
Think of the poor genocidal IDF soldiers and the pitiable Israeli citizens feeding and arming the poor genocidal IDF soldiers. It’s just a job for them. They need to keep the lights on and put food on the table. They have no other prospects. They are blameless innocent lambs.
But I cannot help those words from Dylan coming back into my mind from long ago when it was more about significant change in the US 1960s-1970s and socio-cultural revolution for the better. I loved America then, especially those who spoke up and opposed the war in Vietnam – the music then was very empowering as well. Now the same words serve the purpose for the rise of the Global South (in my mind) and the massive change I believe we are witnessing in geopolitical realignment away from monopolarity and imperialist domination.
Posted by: GeorgeWendell | Mar 25 2026 23:39 utc | 293
There was no change in America in the 1960s-1970s. Americans loudly broadcasting that Americans want change is different from Americans actually bringing about change. Americans were still starting wars all over the globe. While you (and the Americans) may be safely insulated from the consequence of America’s warmongering and was therefore able to maintain your love for America, the ones targeted by America weren’t.
Here’s a non-comprehensive list of wars initiated by America. In the interest of brevity, I’m starting from the Vietnam War:
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Vietnam War, 1964–73: 🇺🇸 vs. North Vietnam & South Vietnamese rebels
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Intervention in Dominican Republic, 1965: 🇺🇸 vs. antigovernment rebels
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Bombing of Libya, 1981, 1986: 🇺🇸 vs. Colonel Gadhafi’s regime
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Intervention in Lebanon, 1982–84: 🇺🇸 vs. Syria & terrorist groups
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Invasion of Grenada, 1983: 🇺🇸 vs. Cubans & Grenadian communists
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The Tanker War, 1987–88: 🇺🇸 vs. Iran
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Invasion of Panama, 1989: 🇺🇸 vs. General Manuel Noriega regime
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Persian Gulf War, 1991: 🇺🇸 vs. Iraq
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Intervention in Somalia, 1992–94: 🇺🇸 vs. Somali militia
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Intervention in Bosnia, 1994–95: 🇺🇸 vs. Bosnian Serbs
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Occupation of Haiti, 1994: 🇺🇸 vs. Haitian regime
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Bombing of Afghanistan and Sudan, 1998: 🇺🇸 vs. Al Qaeda
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Bombing of Iraq, 1998: 🇺🇸 vs. Iraq
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Kosovo War, 1999: 🇺🇸 vs. Serbia
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Afghanistan War, 2001–21: 🇺🇸 vs. Taliban & Al Qaeda
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Iraq War, 2003–11: 🇺🇸 vs. Iraq
There’s barely a break because America has always been a project of oppression. America cannot be anything else because it was founded on land theft and subjugating others.
Death to America
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Posted by: All Under Heaven | Mar 26 2026 2:01 utc | 342
– “Over the past few days, I have followed the video clips published by the Iraqi resistance in succession to the operations targeting American bases. What is astonishing is that these bases, of which we see live scenes for the first time, are larger and larger than anyone expects, entire cities, enormous capabilities, warehouses, electronic warfare systems, airstrips, and air defenses, but they are empty of any human element. I did not see in the dozens of published clips a single American soldier, hundreds of vehicles, a number of helicopters, and no soldiers on the ground. Have you evacuated these bases, which until a few weeks ago represented America’s heavy foot in the country? The area, or are the thousands of soldiers who occupy it hidden in fortified shelters? And if this is the case in a war like this, that is, the inability of the soldiers to operate it and benefit from it with the amount of money invested in building and equipping it, then what is the value of its existence and its continuity, which drains huge budgets in vain? I believe that this war will reshape many visions and strategies, and the first questions it will ask are: What is the value of the large bases, if the soldiers cannot operate them?”
– ” [The New York Times, citing officials:
Iran has caused significant damage to military bases in the Middle East . Iran attacks force US forces to operate remotely.]
What a title! Soldiers working remotely. Iran has bombed US bases across the Middle East in response to the US-Israel war, forcing many US troops to move to hotels and offices in the region, according to military and US officials. Consequently, most ground forces fight the war remotely, with the exception of fighter pilots and their crews who operate and maintain warplanes and carry out strikes. ”
Journalist Youssef Fares
It reminds me of Younger (previous head of MI6) in interview with The Economist stating he was surprised by the horizontal nature of the Iranian response, also saying the US had lost the initiative (or similar).
However, anything stated by anyone in position should also be considered as possibly part of a strategy of some kind.
Posted by: Ornot | Mar 26 2026 2:59 utc | 381
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