Correct. The Americans don't need the Gulf anymore, and are sacrificing them like pawns for far greater potential gains. Hitting South Pars was intentional and they knew what the response would be.
This is the US of 2026, not 1973, and most analysts can't see what's going on.
Since the launch of U.S. and Israeli military operations against Iran and the subsequent Iranian attacks on the Arab Gulf States, Egypt has activated a backchannel with Tehran to contain escalation and safeguard critical maritime routes linking the Red Sea to the Suez Canal.
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BREAKING:
Israeli media report Egypt is quietly increasing its military buildup in Sinai, and is transforming the demilitarized buffer zone into a major military stronghold.
Excellent piece and very accurate.
Gulf discourse has moved from blaming Israel for torpedoing Gulf mediation, over blaming Iran for recklessly attacking their centres of gravity, to questioning the US-Gulf relationship openly
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The geniuses at the WH just learned to do math, a little late in the game. Their defenses in the Gulf are knocked out, Israel's bleeding, & Iran's barely begun to use their modern missiles.
Remove the bipartisan warmongers in the WH & Congress, & the world might stand a chance.
Iranian missiles and drones punched through U.S. air defenses and hit the Navy’s Fifth Fleet HQ and port facilities in Bahrain. They are now systematically destroying the base.
How much do you want to bet US forces are never again allowed to rebuild in any of these nations?
According to an official statement, the Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities will contract a specialised company to carry out the restoration works and oversee the building’s subsequent use.
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Jane Street deletes all their tweets.
The hedge funds always close ranks when the financial-industrial complex is under pressure.
They sell you leverage.
They liquidate you on margin.
Paper claims are not sovereign money.
This isn’t new.
I’ve watched this play out before.
Don’t get Lutnick’d.
Don’t collateralise your Bitcoin.
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