[K-Dog]

TASNIMNEWS.IR 2026-09-21

Iranian Forces Down US Drones over Strait of Hormuz

Iranian military forces downed two U.S. drones over the Strait of Hormuz using indigenous air defense systems. The Islamic Revolution Guards Corps reported destroying an MQ-1 drone long associated with operations in Afghanistan, while the Army confirmed the interception of an Orbiter reconnaissance drone. Both incidents occurred under Iran’s integrated air defense network amid claims that the U.S. has resumed deploying older drones due to losses of newer models.

TASNIMNEWS.IR 2026-09-14

Pezeshkian Warns of US Plots to Sow Discord, Calls for National Unity

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian warned of U.S. efforts to incite division and weaken national unity, asserting that solidarity is vital to resisting American pressure. He condemned U.S. and Israeli actions as violent and hypocritical, particularly targeting civilians and leaders, while praising Iran’s growing ties with neighboring nations through land-based cooperation despite maritime restrictions.

I wonder what the bully is up to.  The midterms are coming, which should be distracting.  Good - leave the beach alone where America has no business being anyway.

Iran's growing ties with neighboring nations is their Charles Atlas answer.

To the global bully.

[K-Dog]

IRANINTL.COM 2026-09-27

Why Trump said no to Iran’s Hormuz proposal

Iran aims to use its influence over the Strait of Hormuz to gain sanctions relief, but the United States has minimized reliance on Tehran by maintaining maritime flow through military support and diplomatic efforts. Washington delays concessions, seeing disruption as manageable and political timing advantageous. Both sides remain entrenched, unwilling to compromise first, worsening Iran’s economic strain and regional isolation despite ongoing dialogue.

-> Washington delays concessions, seeing disruption as manageable and political timing advantageous.  That people have lives to live Trump gives no fucks about.  Motherfuckers!  Iran wants none of this bullshit.  Iran wants peace.  I am ashamed of what America has become.  Goose-stepping drones, all of you!

[RE]

NYTIMES.COM 2026-10-02

Fighting Intensifies in Yemen, Raising Fresh Fears of All-Out War

Yemen’s capital, Sanaa, was bombarded overnight, after government forces reported some of the most intense clashes in years around Taiz, the country’s third largest city.

Inching closer to WWIII.

RE

[TDoS]

NYTIMES.COM 2026-10-02

Fighting Intensifies in Yemen, Raising Fresh Fears of All-Out War

Yemen’s capital, Sanaa, was bombarded overnight, after government forces reported some of the most intense clashes in years around Taiz, the country’s third largest city.

Inching closer to WWIII.

RE

Because of Yemen? It is one thing to get the usual regional conflict as various true believers of Caine and Abel but launching a WWIII seems like quite a stretch. 

[RE]

No, because the War between Yemen & Saudi adds to the war between Israel & Iran, and the Yemenis are allied with the Somalis across the straight in Africa, bringing another continent into the expanding conflict.  That conflict hooks to the Ruskie-Ukie war in the Caspian Sea, while NATO countries are getting incursions by Ruskie drones as well.  In Africa you also have conflict growing in Ethiopia and Kenya.

RE

[TDoS]

No, because the War between Yemen & Saudi adds to the war between Israel & Iran, and the Yemenis are allied with the Somalis across the straight in Africa, bringing another continent into the expanding conflict.That conflict hooks to the Ruskie-Ukie war in the Caspian Sea, while NATO countries are getting incursions by Ruskie drones as well.  In Africa you also have conflict growing in Ethiopia and Kenya.
RE

I see. Best described as "make a mountain out of a molehill" theory of geopolitical doom. Or butterfly wing effect, instead of hurricane in the GOM, but a super-region war.

I think you had a better chance a decade ago at being right about Elon going bankrupt on Tesla. I'll go with the current hypotheisis being far less likely than that one. 

[RE]

Same reason the FSoA hasn't gone bankrupt yet.  Unlimited credit.

The Saudis are sending 100,000 Grunts to take the coast back from the Houthis.  That's a mighty big molehill.

RE

[RE]

THEINTERCEPT.COM 2026-10-28

The Incredible Shrinking Superpower

The retreat of U.S. military influence in the Middle East has enabled Iran and Yemen’s Ansarullah forces to challenge regional bases and disrupt global energy markets. Saudi Arabia’s exposure to attacks highlights Western limitations, while the withdrawal from key installations marks a historic shift. The conflict reflects Iranian resistance, Yemeni nationalism, and the enduring failure of American intervention to achieve lasting stability or reliable alliances.

Good overview of the collapse of military power projection in MENA as a result of Chumps failed wars on Iran.  What this means is that the FSoA has a vastly reduced ability to control the politics in this area of the world, and in conjuction with that the economics on the energy trade.

Military intervention over the last 60 years since Vietnam has shown time and again that it fails against any but the smallest and weakest of adversaries.  Even in the few cases it was marginally succesful, the cost and the time involved makes the overall benefit questionable.  With the advent of cheap drones and missiles available even to smaller countries andnon-state actors, the situation has only become more pronounced over time.

Unfortunately, War Hawks and Profiteers refuse to learn this lesson, so the strategy keeps being tried over and over again.  Underlying this is the fact that Capitalism doesn't work without an enforcement arm that allows one side to profit at the expense of another.  They won't sell you their resources at the price you wanna pay?  Bomb them until they have an attitude adjustment. lol.

The best alternative at this point is to just pull back and focus on more fairly distributing our own resources and solving our own social and economic problems and stop trying to steal from everybody else.  Wishful thinking, of course.

RE