Iran War
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The Petro-less Dollar
How Washington’s War on Iran Has Undermined the Financial Foundation of American Power The interruption of crude oil trade through the Strait of Hormuz and the Red Sea has produced an outcome that Washington’s strategic planners almost certainly did not anticipate when they launched military operations against Iran in February 2026 (1). Throughout the entire… Continue reading
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The Paper Mirage: Financial Engineering, Energy Markets, and the Coming Reckoning
How Wall Street’s Short Positions and Margin Debt Are Masking a Supply Crisis That History Says Will Break Editorial Analysis |July 2026 The Divergence: Paper Price versus Physical Reality The paper price of oil is telling a story that bears little resemblance to conditions in the physical market. Brent crude is currently trading around ninety… Continue reading
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The Memorandum of Convenience
Why the US-Iran MOU Represents Another Chapter in a Longstanding Pattern of Strategic Deception The June 2026 Memorandum of Understanding between the United States and Iran has been presented to the world as a diplomatic breakthrough. According to the 14-point text, the agreement commits both parties to the immediate and permanent termination of military operations… Continue reading
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Trump’s Narrative Collides With Negotiation Reality
Behind the Scenes of Trump’s Claim That “Iran Accepted the Terms” As the United States retreated from its attempt to add new provisions to the draft agreement, Donald Trump simultaneously escalated his threats on social media and launched a campaign to portray Iran as having surrendered under military pressure. According to sources familiar with the… Continue reading
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The Official Count is Fifteen
How the Pentagon Manufactured the Casualty Record of Operation Epic Fury Editorial Analysis | 29 May 2026 The United States government’s official position, as stated repeatedly by President Trump, by CENTCOM spokesman Captain Tim Hawkins, and by CENTCOM commander Admiral Brad Cooper at a Pentagon press conference, is that thirteen American service members died in… Continue reading
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The Choke Point Doctrine
How American economic and military pressure now targets the Strait of Hormuz, the Strait of Malacca, the Panama Canal, the Suez Canal, the Strait of Gibraltar, and the Arctic passages The headline video below is circulating on social media under the title “It’s Not Chaos. It’s The Blueprint” argues that the seemingly disconnected crises in… Continue reading
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Kagan Admits Iran Won
The co-founder of the Project for the New American Century writes the Empire’s Obituary – How the United States Lost a War it Started and Cannot Escape the Consequences When Robert Kagan writes that the United States has suffered a total defeat from which it cannot recover, the machinery of American imperialism has not merely… Continue reading
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The China Perspective: War Without Declaration
A Consideration of War in Iran and the Greater Reordering of the World In Which China Endures the Tumult of War Whilst the Old Order Strains to Maintain Its Hold China views the Iran war not as a distant regional conflict but as part of a broader strategic environment in which it is the primary… Continue reading
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Day 59 -Update on the Unprovoked War on Iran
The war is transitioning from a short-term coercive campaign into a broader geopolitical standoff IRAN WAR – DAY 59: 1. Trump rejects Iran proposal – nuclear issue remains core obstacle President Donald Trump rejected Iran’s offer to reopen the Strait of Hormuz in exchange for sanctions relief while postponing nuclear talks. Trump’s position remains absolute:… Continue reading
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Europe Divided as War with Iran Tests the Union’s Strategic Identity
A public clash between EU leaders reveals deeper tensions over intervention, the limits of the rules-based order, and Europe’s role in a widening Middle Eastern conflict. A rare public disagreement between senior European Union leaders has exposed a widening strategic divide within the bloc over the United States-Israeli war against Iran, raising questions about Europe’s… Continue reading
