Saturday, April 25, 2026

Things Are Getting Wackier Every Day

 

                                Things Are Getting Wackier Every Day

                                             Junious Ricardo Stanton


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            It seems things are getting crazier and wackier by the day. Every day Trump makes a more bizarre statement than the day before, not just about Iran but everything. It’s as if he is playing a game with people’s minds to see just how much more we can take. Trump and Netanyahu launched and unprovoked war against Iran a nation that has not initiated hostile actions against its neighbors since it’s war with Iraq, a war that was fomented by the United States in 1980, yet the US mind control apparatus continues to promote the dastard canard on behalf of the US Empire, US the Military Industrial Complex and Israel Iran is a threat to world peace!

Comparing a map of Israel from 1948 when it was first carved into existence to the present and reflecting on the rogue nation’s hostility and territorial expansions via violence and hubris no sane person believes the Israeli prompted attack on Iran is about security and peace. It was part of a much larger overarching agenda to use the US as its henchman to establish Zionist hegemony within the region. It was never about security it was always about expansion.

 Israel and the notion of peaceful coexistence with its neighbors is an oxymoron, a cognitive incongruity which contradicts reality and the regional history of the last seventy-eight years.  Israel was the prime actor in creating mischief and mayhem in the region and using Uncle Sam to back their aggression by supplying funds, arms and military might to get what Israel wanted, and to also pacify the region for the US Empire.

            Iran knows it is in an existential do or die stand tall or be conquered conflict and like any rational self-respecting nation they have made the decision to do what is in their best interests and execute whatever is necessary the ensure their survival against psychopathic aggressors who want to dominate them, the region and the world! As such they realized they could not fight and head on face-to-face war with Israel and the United States. They prepared for decades and when the US and Israel savagely and ruthlessly attacked them in June of 2025 Iran, even though they were originally caught off guard due to US perfidy and deception, they were ready able and determined to fight back, hard.  So much so that when they penetrated Israel’s vaunted Iron Doom and Israel took heavy losses and damage; to the point Netanyahu pressed Trump to seek a ceasefire, which he did. Iran showed the world they were no pushovers despite having their leaders, scientists and military higher up murdered by the US and Israel.

             Now Trump is in a pickle, as a narcissist he has to try to convince the world he is winning even though it is obvious to everyone he is not. Trump knows the economic damage Iran is causing is coming back to haunt him politically, economically and image wise. He and his acolytes are like city slickers visiting a farm who have stepped into a pile of cow dung and they are trying to shake it off their shoes and get the stink off themselves but to no avail.

            The US military is in a soft revolt; they know Trump doesn’t know what he is doing. The US tried to bum rush the Iranian uranium stockpile in a Special Ops raid, which failed, the US Navy and its vaunted aircraft carriers have been reduced to bystander status and the Strait of Hormuz situation (and the potential Bab al-Mandeb Strait choke) has Trump over the proverbial barrel. The global economy is tittering on the brink of crisis; what is Trump to do? Trump ever the showman initiated his own “blockade” of Hormuz and is desperately resorting to piracy in international waters to make himself look tough. The US Navy recently interdicted a Chinese ship in international waters, how is this going to turn out?

            Meanwhile in Europe thirty countries are now meeting to try to come up with a military solution to the Strait of Hormuz situation. https://www.zerohedge.com/markets/uk-france-lead-30-nation-military-push-reopen-strait-hormuz. What happens if Europe sends their militaries into the conflict? What will Iran do? What will Russia and China do?

            The other major issue is the wars in Ukraine and Iran are revolutionizing warfare both Iran and Ukraine have developed effective and efficient low-cost drone weaponry that is making it easier for them to wage war against nations who spend way more on weapons than they do! What will this mean for future wars? Iran has already neutralized the US aircraft carriers, its Tomahawk and defensive missile stockpiles, to the chagrin of Israel and the US GCC allies; this is a huge development! Stay tuned things are getting wackier by the day.

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Wednesday, April 08, 2026

If I Were Iran I Would Be Leery of US Ceasefire Overtures

 

                                If I Were Iran, I would Be Leery of US Ceasefire Overtures

                                                          Junious Ricardo Stanton



           During a profanity laced rant on Easter Sunday, Donald (Wyllie E Coyote) Trump threatened to bomb Iran into the stone age, then he gave Iran an ultimatum, a deadline to open the Straits of Hormuz. Trump reiterated his threats again Monday providing an Eight PM Eastern Time deadline on Tuesday Aril 7th for Iran to open the Strait of Hormuz and come to the negotiating table. The clock was ticking; there were rumors of frantic back-channel negotiations but no proof. Then at almost the last moment a two-week ceasefire was announced! Tuesday TACO which was a good thing.

Up until then Trump, being a bully, was into his usual bombast, bluster and bravado designed to keep up the illusion the US was obliterating Iran and winning the war. Trump in his insanity openly boasted the US was going to commit war crimes by attacking Iranian civilian infrastructure, bridges, power generating and water treatment facilities and, in his own words, “destroy Iranian civilization”.

But Trump’s swag and bluster are fake, he has been thoroughly out-strategized by Iran who holds all the cards. All the US has is the ability to commit mass murder and devastating destruction at will; but given what happened before Easter when the US tried to launch a snatch and grab raid into Iran under the guise of rescuing a downed fighter jet crew which met severe disaster, the US has once again shown itself to be outclassed in this conflict!

What the US mind control apparatus failed to tell Americans is that during the illegal and unprovoked attacks against Iran, Israel and the US both in June of 2025 and this current war, were totally unprepared for Iran’s asymmetric military response. Yes, Iran suffered massive damage to its military facilities and some of its civilian infrastructure but the truth of the matter is, Iran has dealt devastating blows against Israel and US allies in the Gulf!  Iran hit US bases, radar, defense, air fields and oil and natural gas facilities hosted by US allies in: Bahrain, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, Qatar and United Arab Emirates. These attacks have wreaked global havoc, causing major consternation, distress, ill will against the US and by extension Israel! By choaking the Strait of Hormuz Iran has totally disrupted supply lines and denied access to oil, natural gas and other essential materials needed by global markets! Trump is taking a massive PR hit for this!

 Iran totally outplayed the US and Israel. The US was forced to withdraw its vaunted aircraft carriers out of range of Iran missiles and drones thus showing the world the US it a paper tiger who couldn’t honor its promises to protect its Gulf Cooperation Council allies and the fact the US prioritized Israel over them and its Asian allies like Japan and South Korea.  This was not a good look and Trump and Co found themselves in a major pickle.  Potential adversaries watched and saw how vulnerable the US military really is.

Iran has tactfully won this war! By restricting traffic in the Strait of Hormuz. with the Houthis their staunch ally threatening to choke the Strait of Bab al-Mandeb which connects the Red Sea and the Arbian Sea, Iran has dealt a powerful blow hitting America and the world where it hurts the most, economically. Trump’s (Wyllie E. Coyote) folly of attacking Iran has blown up in his face and left him with limited options; either: more escalation which is a lose-lose scenario for him or press for a cease-fire. He was forced to press for a ceasefire, Trump not Iran begged for the ceasefire!

Meanwhile Israel is taking a tremendous pounding because they have used up all of their defense missiles and their protective defensive systems have been neutralized. Iran is targeting them at will. Tel Aviv is starting to resemble a bombed-out Gaza. Israel has strict censorship; they do not allow pictures of the massive damage to get into the public domain; but the limited optics which are getting out show Israel is in tatters.

Keep in mind the same thing happened during the June 2025 conflict, Iran shocked Israel with their response, they were able to probe and discover Israel’s weaknesses then get through the Israeli defense shields. It was so devasting, Irael urged Trump to press for a ceasefire after twelve days! The same thing is happening now only its worse for Israel. Israel is being pummeled.

The recent US raid failed and the US lost several aircraft assets and suffered major personnel casualties; nevertheless, Trump is spinning it as a heroic rescue. Based upon this, the US knows a full-scale invasion or land assault will not work, further limiting Trump’s options. Like a man who only has a hammer Trump (Wyllie E. Coyote) treats everything like it’s a nail. All Trump could do was make threats, talk tough and bluster. There is an anacronym, TACO which stands for Trump Always Chickens Out, this is what he did again.

So now Wyllie E Coyote has proposed a cease-fire for two weeks. However, if I were in Iran’s position, I would never trust anything Trump, Netanyahu or America says, ever. We have seen how Trump fulfills the Native American saying, “The white man speaks with forked tongue”.

Iran holds the major leverage and has shown its reliance, valor and unity as a nation.  Most of the Europeans aren’t willing to side with Trump on this folly because they see what Iran is capable of and they are feeling the pain this war is causing them. This war is a lose-lose proposition for Europe and Asia so they are cheering the ceasefire.  But for my money, I would never give the US/Israel the chance to regroup again, ever. But time will tell.

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Thursday, April 02, 2026

Trump's Nothing Burger

           Trump’s Nothing Burger

                                                               Junious Ricardo Stanton


         

On Wednesday evening April 1, 2026 Donald (Wyllie E Coyote) Trump gave a nationally televised “speech” where he reiterated that his war with Iran was almost complete, he stated the US military had obliterated Iran’s navy, its air force, its military production capacity and soon if he wanted to, the US could totally destroy Iran’s electrical infrastructure. He boasted the US had accomplished all of its goals and objectives.

            He claimed America didn’t need Gulf region oil because America had more than enough; that America was the greatest oil producing nation in the world. He said we don’t need the Strait of Hormuz to supply our needs. He claimed, America had enough oil and natural gas and in fact the world should be buying from the US. He took a jab at Europe and Asia claiming they should take the Strait of Hormuz by force, open it and assume some responsibility for their own resource security. He said the murder of Iranian religious military and political leaders had decapitated Iran, that more moderate leaders were in place and they were seeking to negotiate an end to the conflict.

            From my perspective Trump’s speech was a giant nothing burger, totally devoid of real substance, another sign he his mentally unstable. Yes, the US and Israel took out most of Iran’s conventional military assets. But keep in mind, Iran didn’t have a conventional military in the Western sense. Its air force was small, old and second hand as was much of its navy. Instead, Iran invested in inexpensive unmanned boats and submarines (which they have not yet deployed) drone technology and highly advanced missile weaponry which neither Israel nor the US has totally eliminated or destroyed.

The fact is, Iran is still causing horrific damage to US military bases in the regions, Israeli and US allies’ assets and infrastructure. Iran is keeping the vaunted US aircraft carriers the primary extension of US military power at a safe distance to avoid being hit by Iranian missiles and drones!  By the way one of the carriers, the USS Gerald Ford a nuclear-powered aircraft carrier, had to leave the area to go to Crete for major sewage system repairs which has been an ongoing problem on the multi-billion-dollar carriers. In effect that carrier is not in the mix.

            Trump is delusional. He says Iran is in negotiations, Iran says they are not because the US is untrustworthy. For Iran this is an existential war for their literal survival! Meanwhile even if there were ceasefire negotiations taking place between the US and Iran, Israel is not a part of them! The religious fanatics in Israel’s misleadership would reject and deliberately sabotage any deal or agreement Trump and Iran reached!

 Israel is fully committed to its expansionist land grab the so-called Greater Israel Project to take the territory from the Nile River in Egypt to Mesopotamia and parts of Saudi Arabia! https://mepei.com/greater-israel-an-ongoing-expansion-plan-for-the-middle-east-and-north-africa/ Iran knows its Arab neighbors particularly the Gulf State monarchies whose families were put in place/power by the Europeans are bought and paid for by the West and are not resisting  Israel’s plans for the region. This is why Iran is bombing their facilities and the US military bases they host.

            What Trump did not mention was whether or not he was going to send in ground troops to launch a raid on Iran’s nuclear facilities or to force the Strait of Hormuz open. Either mission is fraught with peril with a high possibility of failure. Trump failed to elaborate what his next moves are, because he has painted himself into a corner and he can’t get out. NATO and the EU are not supporting him militarily, meanwhile Israel is taking a pounding. He and Netanyahu’s misadventure have put the global economy and supply chains at major risk. No amount of obfuscation and gaslighting will alter this reality. If you doubt what I’m saying just watch how expensive everything becomes in the coming months!

            Nothing good is going to come out of Trump’s nothing burger.