My previous article on direct NATO-Russia confrontation and the possibility of full-scale World War 3 and nuclear Armageddon caused quite a stir in the comments. Please bear in mind that it is not just me warning about this madness!
In August 2024, The New York Times cautioned that the US administration was preparing to fight a simultaneous 3-front nuclear war against Russia, China, and North Korea (so, it is not just Donald Trump’s idea to start a nuclear war!):
…while the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists reported on a growing number of American nuclear strategists believing that a nuclear war can be fought and won.
In November 2024, US Admiral Thomas Buchanan, spokesman for the Pentagon’s STRATCOM1 said that the US was preparing to fight and win a nuclear war and keep enough nuclear weapons in reserve to be able to maintain its global hegemony (see Executive Intelligence Review (EIR) and video below):
We certainly don't want to have a [nuclear] exchange. I think everybody would agree. If we have to have an exchange, then we want to do it in terms that are most acceptable to the United States. So, it's terms that are most acceptable to the United States that puts us in a position to continue to lead the world. Right, so we're largely viewed as the world leader, and do we lead the world in an area where we've considered loss? The answer is no. And so it would be to a point where we would maintain—where we’d have to have sufficient capability, we’d have to have sufficient reserve capacity. You wouldn’t expend all of your resources to gain winning, right, because then you have nothing to deter from at that point.
In June 2025, then US Director of National Intelligence (DNI) Tulsi Gabbard released a video warning that we are “closer to the brink of nuclear annihilation than ever before” and that “political elite warmongers are carelessly fomenting fear and tensions between nuclear powers”:
A few months later, on 20th October 2025, Sergey Naryshkin, head of Russia’s Foreign Intelligence Agency (SVR), warned (source: Reuters):
The world is now experiencing the most fragile moment for international security since World War 2. Our shared, and perhaps principal, task is to ensure that adaptation to the new reality proceeds without a major war, as has happened at previous historical stages.
At the beginning of this month (August 2026), NBC News (paywalled - see Consortium News instead) reported that Pentagon policy chief Elbridge Colby is drafting a new nuclear strategy allowing the use of tactical nuclear weapons in regional conflicts such as those in Ukraine and in the Middle East.
A couple of weeks ago, former US Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene posted an alarming tweet saying that the US administration is seriously considering nuking Iran (as I also reported here):
The latest warning about the potential use of US nuclear weapons came yesterday (Saturday 29th August 2026) from Russian Foreign Ministry Special Envoy Andrey Ivanovich Belousov (not to be confused with the Russian Defence Minister Andrey Removich Belousov!), who, in an interview with RT (see also TASS and Mehr), stated (all emphasis mine):
Speaking of this danger, it is impossible not to note that Washington’s insistence on initiating discussions at various multilateral disarmament forums on Russian non-strategic nuclear weapons, which do not threaten US territory, suggests that American military strategists are seriously considering the possibility of using nuclear weapons in the European theater of military operations.
Obtaining objective data on Russian non-strategic nuclear weapons through negotiations or discussions on strategic stability, the introduction of intrusive transparency measures, or their reduction - and especially their complete elimination - would increase the likelihood of a scenario involving the use of nuclear weapons by the US and its allies in Europe.
Here is the full 20-minute interview:
I think we should get worried, if a Russian official declares that “American military strategists are seriously considering the possibility of using nuclear weapons in the European theater of military operations”!
On the other hand, Leonid Slutsky, head of Liberal-Democratic Party of Russia (LDPR) and chair of the Russian State Duma International Affairs Committee, told American journalist and podcaster Tucker Carlson that…
I don’t think we will use tactical nuclear weapons or other non-conventional weapons.
We could have used them long ago and achieved victory, but we always rely on common sense and the principle of minimizing civilian casualties.
If tactical nuclear weapons supplied by Zelensky’s patrons are used against us, then we may have to consider the possibility of retaliatory measures. But so far, this has not happened and I really hope, I repeat, that this will not happen.
Using such weapons as an instrument of terror, as was the case in Hiroshima and Nagasaki, if we recall World War 2, is alien to us. [Source: RT - all emphasis added]
Yet, according to Western mainstream media (MSM), Russian President Vladimir Putin and his compatriots are evil, though it was the Outlaw US Empire2 that dropped atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki (Japan) at the end of World War 2!
Finally, last Friday, 28th August 2026, Joe Kent, former US Presidential Counterterrorism Adviser, told Tucker Carlson that Trump could nuke Iran to break the deadlock, the stalemate, due to the shortage of conventional weapons, adding (sources: RT and Al Mayadeen):
I think we would be fools to think that this couldn’t happen here, in this current scenario, especially as the [Trump] administration scrambles for a way out.
If you just play out the scenario for long enough, you arrive at weapons of mass destruction, you know, fairly quickly.
…while Tucker Carlson himself called for Trump’s removal from office:
The second any president actively considers the first use of nuclear weapons, that person should be removed from office immediately, because that’s got to be the red line, destroying all of humanity with a nuclear strike.
Why isn’t there an attempt to remove him from office, like, immediately? Anyone who would even tolerate that kind of talk from any of his subordinates or employees is by definition unfit.
You can watch the full episode of The Tucker Carlson Show with Joe Kent in the YouTube video below:
As I wrote in a comment to my latest article, hoping that nuclear war will not happen is not enough, given all the above, especially considering that there are some people in the US military cadres who think that they can win a “limited nuclear war”… if there is such a thing! So, I believe it is high time for us to do something about it: first of all, making other people aware of the risks we are in (e.g. by word of mouth or restacking, cross-posting or sharing my articles and notes), protesting, arranging a general strike and maybe even organizing a revolt/revolution/coup before it is too late!
Especially, if you live in America, you should act fast, because, as Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov warned two years ago, in August 2024, the US territory would not be spared (see here). And I do not mean voting Trump out at the next mid-term elections, since they may be cancelled beforehand, as I mentioned in my latest article yesterday, or it may not be enough, because, as I wrote at the beginning of this post, former US President Joe Biden and the Democrats approved a secret nuclear strategy to fight a simultaneous 3-front nuclear war on Russia, China, and North Korea.
Any revolution in mainland Europe is likely to be met with a harsh response, since the transnational elites oversea (mainly in US and UK) cannot afford to lose Europe: the new local leaders could be bought or, if not, killed and replaced with someone else more compliant to those pulling the levers abroad. That's why the revolution needs to happen first and foremost in US and UK. Once the heads start rolling there, the other pieces of the domino should fall immediately or soon afterwards.
In the meantime, you can sign an appeal to Pope Leo XIV to organize a global leaders summit to address the questions of peace and nuclear disarmament, though I do not expect it to be very successful, given that we are led by crazy people here in the West!
News and updates from Iran
Moving to Iran, yesterday its Deputy Foreign Minister for Legal and International Affairs Kazem Gharibabadi urged the Outlaw US Empire to fulfill its commitments outlined in the Memorandum of (Mis)Understanding or MoUMoM, if it wants the Strait of Hormuz to reopen (sources: IRNA, Fars, Tasnim and Mehr):
The Islamic Republic has reached an understanding with Oman concerning arrangements for transit through the Strait of Hormuz. However, this understanding will not automatically enter the implementation phase, as its implementation is conditional upon the fulfillment of commitments by the other party, specifically the United States.
It is not for us to take the first step in fulfilling the commitments related to reopening the Strait of Hormuz. Rather, it was the United States that suspended its commitments. Washington must return to fulfilling those commitments, and we have made entirely clear the steps that must be taken by the United States.
We have explicitly stated that whenever the conditions are met and the commitments incumbent upon the United States are fulfilled, the Islamic Republic is likewise prepared to take its own measures regarding the Strait of Hormuz. If they do nothing, Iran has no haste to open the strait and will continue its defensive measures.
Our armed forces have full awareness of any movement in the strait and carry out their mission in the best manner. No ship can transit the Strait of Hormuz without Iran's coordination. If a vessel passes through this route, it will do so with the coordination and authorization of the Islamic Republic of Iran.
The efforts of Qatar and Pakistan were aimed at examining whether there is a possibility of returning to the implementation of the commitments under the Islamabad understanding. [All emphasis mine]
…whereas Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi called on the Japanese people to hold their government accountable for the use of US military assets in Japan in operations against Iran (sources: Al Mayadeen and Fars):
The peace-loving people of Japan should ask their government to be held accountable for the crimes committed by the United States.
…after the UK Defence Journal reported that F-16 fighter jets stationed at the US air base in Misawa, in Japan’s Aomori Prefecture, had been deployed to West Asia to participate in operations against Iran earlier this year.
In a televised interview yesterday, Iran’s Agriculture Minister Gholamreza Nouri said:
No foreign restriction or prohibition can put the food security of the people at risk.
…assuring Iranians that “food security and supply of essential goods remain stable despite drought, sanctions and wartime pressures, saying strategic reserves have continued to grow without the need for emergency withdrawals”, adding that Iran had “reduced its reliance on imports through stronger domestic production” and “achieved self-sufficiency in chicken meat production for the first time and is moving toward exports”, as per Tasnim.
Today (Sunday 30th August 2026), on occasion of the birth anniversary of the Prophet Mohammad and the Islamic Unity Week, Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Sayyed Mojtaba Hosseini Khamenei issued the following statement (sources: Al Mayadeen, IRNA, Fars, Tasnim and Mehr - all emphasis added):
In the Name of God, the Compassionate, the Merciful
“Mohammad, the Messenger of God, and those who are with him are firm against the disbelievers and merciful among themselves” (Holy Quran 48:29).
I extend my congratulations to the noble nation of Iran and the great Islamic Ummah on the occasion of the auspicious birth anniversary of the Great Luminary, the Noblest of Creation, the Radiant Lamp, God’s Chosen One, the City of Knowledge, the Mercy to the Worlds, the Honorable Messenger of Islam (PBUH3), and the auspicious birth anniversary of his pure and virtuous child, the definitive Proof of God, Imam Ja’far Sadiq (PBUH).
From the moment the sun of the Last Prophet’s existence rose in Holy Mecca, the horizon of human salvation, which is contingent upon perfecting servitude and obedience to the Exalted and Almighty, gained a renewed brilliance. The souls of the prophets, the angels of God, and the holy ones were immersed in joy, while the devils among humans and jinn4 bit their fingers in rage, regret, and sorrow. This was because the greatest of God’s creation throughout all the countless realms of existence had stepped on the earth, soon to be vested with the mantle of prophethood and the seal of the prophets. Holding the magnificent Quran and tasked with the mission of the comprehensive guidance of humanity, he was to direct the movement of humanity’s great caravan toward servitude to God and spiritual perfection in the journey to Him.
The life of the Prophet and the lives of his infallible successors are all lessons for guidance and servitude; lessons in spiritual understanding and love; lessons in faith and jihad; lessons in living and both individual and social ethics; lessons in trustworthiness and honesty; lessons in honor and dignity; lessons in knowledge and action; lessons in mercy and decisiveness; lessons in justice and equity; and lessons in unity and brotherhood. The better these lessons are learned and acted upon, the more attainable the peaks of prosperity and bliss become for all of humankind. We believe that the immaculate soul of the Prophet of Mercy, as well as the pure souls of his immaculate successors and the immaculate Proofs of God (peace and blessings be upon him and all of them) are always watching, guiding, and compassionate with regard to the situation of the Muslims and the Islamic society. Whenever a mistake is committed by the children of this kind and noble father, his soul is grieved. And whenever Muslims act in accord with his lessons and instructions, his blessed heart rejoices.
Now, after passing through difficult, turbulent times and having traversed numerous ups and downs from the early dawn of Islam to the present time, Islam and its followers have reached a fateful, decisive juncture. Today, Muslims can play a highly effective, fateful role. Today is a time when the prospect of the ultimate triumph of truth over falsehood, and of Islam over disbelief, has come much closer to becoming a reality than any other time.
The first prerequisite [to reaching this critical objective] is the unity of the Muslims. The Muslims’ unity in the face of the world’s disbelief is a Quranic strategy and a basic teaching of the pure Islam of Prophet Mohammad (PBUH). This isn’t a superficial or transient matter. By unity, what is meant is that at the level of the general public in Islamic societies, commonalities must serve as the core and foundation for everyone. Naturally, efforts must be made that are backed by logical reasoning and that observe all the requirements of brotherhood and camaraderie, exactly as understood from the teachings of the Quran, to transform points of difference into a common ground in an atmosphere of complete peace and harmony.
What is certain is that all Muslims in the various Islamic societies must keep the Quranic principle “firm against the disbelievers and merciful among themselves” at the center of their thought, speech, and action when facing disbelief in the world. It is with this approach that Islamic unity and solidarity are achieved. Whenever either of these two aspects of this heavenly message is separated from the actions of the Muslims, they will likewise be removed from the position of honor that they had rightfully attained in the Medina of Islam. And this is an inviolable rule.
This principle is one of the fundamental tenets and core messages of the Islamic Revolution. Unity Week was celebrated for the first time in Esfand 1356 AHS (February - March 1978) during the time of the uprising against the tyrannical Pahlavi regime, when our illustrious, martyred Leader [Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini] (may God elevate his noble station) proposed this concept while he was in exile in Iranshahr. This suggestion was welcomed by both the Shia and Sunnis. Because of the foresight of the founder of the Islamic Republic, Imam Khomeini (may God sanctify his noble soul), “Unity Week” was officially established shortly after the victory of the Islamic Revolution. By the grace of Almighty God, this issue of unity throughout the entire Muslim nation has a successful model in the Iranian people, and the machinations of enemies have had little effect in undermining it.
However, ill-wishers are always lurking to target this great blessing. What makes them hopeful is highlighting differences. Although ideological and religious differences are a major part of what the enemies of Islam are seeking – and on which they heavily rely – they won’t stop there. They strive to turn every kind of racial, cultural, social, economic, political, and geographical difference into a pretext for sowing division among the Muslims in Iran and in every other Islamic country.
Their goal is to see the fragmentation of the Islamic Ummah and the erosion of its strength, as they wait for an opportune moment to impose their dominance over it. The command of the Holy Quran in such matters may be seen in the noble verse, “And do not dispute, or you will lose heart and lose your power” (8:46). Therefore, anyone in any position who does an action that leads to a division among the Muslims and creates strife within the Islamic community – whether this is done knowingly or unknowingly, intentionally or unintentionally – has advanced the agenda of the enemies of Islam.
And in this day and age, how could anyone attribute such an act to just ignorance or negligence, when the evil taghuts [tyrants] of the world – at the forefront of whom stands the criminal US – have stripped the deceptive, flimsy masks from the hideous face of their colonial objectives and arrogant, domineering plots? They have removed their deceptive, velvet gloves and exposed their blood-stained claws to the entire world.
It is now time for Muslims to think and examine events with a more careful scrutiny. If the Muslims had been a single, united hand, which is clenching its fist with firm resolve, would the Palestinian nation have been left so defenseless in this way and subjected to the oppression and crimes of the occupiers? And if the nations and governments, which are on the shores of the Persian Gulf, had firmly established their unity under the banner of Islam, would corrupt, unprincipled scoundrels have dared to covet their lands and wealth from thousands of kilometers away?
My repeated, emphatic recommendation to the rulers of Islamic countries, particularly those in the West Asia region and along the Persian Gulf, is that you must know who your true enemy is, understand their plots, and confront them.
The solution to the Islamic Ummah’s problems lies in maintaining unity, friendship, and cooperation in the pursuit of goodness and virtue. The criminal rulers of the US and the illegitimate Zionist regime are the sworn enemies of this unity and friendship. They are not just the enemies of the Islamic Republic, the Iranian nation, and the vast front of Islamic Resistance. Rather, they hold enmity toward the entire Islamic Ummah, including the nations in West Asia and North Africa. In this regard, not even the rulers of these countries – many of whom are considered to be their allies – are exempt, and the blatant disrespect and derogatory remarks of the leaders of Global Arrogance directed toward certain leaders of Islamic countries are still fresh in your memory and ours.
The important lesson of unity and avoiding discord is the first lesson of the school of Islam on the discussion of how to deal with friends and foes. But the second lesson is to defend one another against disbelief. And the third lesson includes various forms of cooperation and synergy in the diverse material and spiritual spheres of Muslims’ lives – in terms of wealth, security, science, and progress. The ultimate outcome of this will be the attainment of the New Islamic Civilization.
Therefore, the Muslims’ unity is the main cornerstone for achieving an exalted, triumphant Islamic civilization. This conceptual, intellectual package – in which our aspiration for the Islamic world resides – has materialized in our dear Iran to an acceptable degree. Once again, this humble servant’s recommendation to the entire nation is that you must not allow any division whatsoever to emerge between you.
In conclusion, I hope that through the intercession of the Holy Messenger and his pure Progeny (PBUH), the shield of God’s compassionate, blessed grace will be cast over Islamic societies. And, under the aegis of acting in accord with the divine commands, may Islamic societies scale the heights to progress and honor day by day even more than before.
May God’s greetings, mercy, and blessings be upon you.
In a shorter message, Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian congratulated the leaders and people of Muslim countries on the anniversary of the birth of Prophet Muhammad and called for unity (sources: IRNA, Fars, Tasnim and Mehr):
We are proud to belong to the community of a Prophet who brought a message of peace and security to all humanity; a Prophet whose religion is rooted in peace and whose title is a mercy to all the worlds.
I hope that by the grace and blessing of these auspicious days... we may be trustees who bring security, justice and reconciliation to the vast world and especially to Islamic countries.
The great Prophet's (PBUH) Sirah has served as a radiant lamp illuminating and guiding humanity's turbulent path in this world.
Speaking at a ceremony in Iran’s northern city of Rasht, Navy Commander Rear Admiral Shahram Irani warned that…
If the enemy believes that by martyring a number of the children of the Iranian nation and Navy personnel, this force will stop moving forward, it is seriously mistaken.
The enemy has made a miscalculation in recognizing the spirit of the Iranian people and the Armed Forces of the Islamic Republic of Iran.
Today, the Navy stands alive, dynamic and powerful, and its personnel are carrying out their missions with the same spirit as the martyrs.
The Navy will continue along its path with greater strength and resolve, strengthened by the blood of the martyrs
…as reported by IRNA, Fars and Tasnim.
In other news, earlier tonight Mehr and UKMTO (UK Maritime Trade Operations) reported that a tanker was struck ~12 nautical miles (22km) to the north of the Omani port town of Khasab, most likely by a missile or drone launched by Iran.
Before leaving Iran, here is a video released today with previously unpublished footage of the martyred Leader Ayatollah Sayyed Ali Khamenei discussing the origin of Islamic Unity Week (source: IRNA):
News and updates from Lebanon, Iraq, Yemen and KSA
Let’s now move to Lebanon, where this morning Hezbollah Secretary-General Sheikh Naim Qassem gave another speech on occasion of Islamic Unity Week (source: Al Mayadeen and its Short News, IRNA and Mehr - all emphasis mine):
Israel’ failed in its three wars due to the people’s steadfastness, and as long as we remain steadfast, it will not be able to achieve its projects and plans.
Any steadfastness, regardless of its cost, lays the foundation for restoring our standing, strengthens our ability to achieve our goals, and defeats the enemy’s project.
These great sacrifices and the outpouring of blood are the natural path, alongside unity, toward defeating the enemies’ scheme.
No matter how much pressure the US and Israel exert, and no matter how severe the sanctions and military aggression may be, resistance will always neutralize the enemy’s plot.
The practical unity on which our martyred Imam Ayatollah [Sayyed Ali] Khamenei moved revived the issue of Palestine.
The support for Palestine came through blood, weapons, money, confrontation, and a shared hostility toward Israel and Washington.
Disagreements among Muslims must not open an internal front and make us forget our primary enemy.
Meanwhile, Little Satan (a.k.a. Israel) has carried on its aggression on southern Lebanon, with artillery shelling and airstrikes reported on Zawtar River bed, the Wadi al-Salouqi area, Ali al-Taher hill, Houla, the outskirts of the towns of al-Mansouri, Byout al-Seyyad, the Dawhet Kfar and Mays al-Jabal, as per Al Mayadeen and Mehr:
Moving on, yesterday he Islamic Resistance in Iraq, Kataib Sayyed al-Shuhada, issued a statement outlining the conditions for engaging with the Iraqi government on the regulation of resistance weapons (sources: Al Mayadeen and RNN Mirror):
Complete withdrawal of US forces from Iraq by land, sea, and air.
Legal formalization of the Popular Mobilization Forces [PMF] to guarantee their rights and status.
Enforcement of full sovereignty of federal security forces across all Iraqi territory.
Securing Iraqi airspace with advanced air defense systems under exclusive national command.
Removal of PKK5 fighters from Iraqi territory to end justifications for Turkish attacks.
Withdrawal of all Turkish forces stationed in northern Iraq back across the border.
Federal army control over all borders in the Kurdistan region and official border crossings.
Removal of Iranian opposition armed groups from northern Iraq positions.
Liberation of Iraq's financial and economic policy from US hegemony.
Total cessation of US embassy intervention in internal Iraqi affairs and the termination of the US special envoy position.
Carrying arms is a response to existential threats, and weapons will only be addressed once national sovereignty and security are fully established.
On the other hand, the Secretary-General of Iraq’s Badr Organization, Hadi al-Amiri, speaking at a memorial ceremony for the anniversary of the martyrdom of Sayyed Mohammed Baqir al-Hakim, stated (source: Al Mayadeen):
I assure everyone that there will be absolutely no confrontation between the State and the Resistance.
Regulating weapons is not an external decision, but a purely Iraqi one.
The fight against corruption and the corrupt is a decision agreed upon by the Coordination Framework, and we support the Prime Minister in this regard.
Speaking of corruption, yesterday Iraqi government spokesperson Haider al-Aboudi announced the recovery of funds, assets, and properties valued at more than IQD6 1.359 trillion (~1 billion USD) as part of Operation Dawn Crackdown, as reported by Al Mayadeen.
Moving to Yemen, today its Foreign Ministry stated that humanitarian organization operating in the country had yielded to pressure from the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) and refused to allow medicines Yemen, adding:
The international community must bear its responsibilities in accordance with the international charters and laws it has been invoking for decades.
…as reported by Al Mayadeen and Saba. In a separate statement quoted by Saba, the Yemeni Foreign Ministry warned against involvement with the Saudis, adding:
The state of confusion and disarray this regime is experiencing will only increase the cost of continuing this foolish policy.
Earlier tonight a Yemeni military source quoted by Saba announced that the Yemeni Armed Forces (YAF) had foiled Saudi preparations for ground offensive with drone attacks targeting “sensitive sites”:
The footage in the video above demonstrates the capabilities of the Yemeni domestically-produced Rajoum drone featuring a 10 km range (sources: Al Mayadeen and RNN Mirror).
It is also worth reporting that, according to Israeli broadcaster Kan, the Outlaw US Empire rejected a requested raised by Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (MbS) to “take the lead in the war” against Ansar Allah (a.k.a. Houthis), after a meeting between the former and CENTCOM Commander General Brad Cooper7. Reportedly, the US administration justified the refusal saying that the YAF…
are not currently directing fire at American vessels in the Red Sea and are focusing on Saudi ships.
…though it stated that it would still support “Saudi military moves” against Yemen, as reported by Al Mayadeen. As the late US Secretary of State Henry Kissinger once said:
To be an enemy of America can be dangerous, but to be a friend is fatal.
…and Arab States are learning it the hard way now! This is probably why KSA, Turkey and Pakistan signed the Mecca Joint Defense Agreement (MJDA) earlier this month and will meet in Istanbul tomorrow (Monday 31st August 2026) for the first committee session that will see both foreign and defense ministers from the 3 countries, as reported by Al Mayadeen and Reuters.
I will conclude this article with the following caricature by Kamal Sharaf from Saba:
P.S.: Just before publishing this article, Middle East Spectator (MES) and Fotros Resistance reported that, earlier tonight, the Outlaw US Empire had carried out airstrikes with a drone launched from Jordan against two launch platforms on Larak Island, in the Strait of Hormuz, resulting in two martyrs and two wounded. Expect an Iranian retaliation on US bases in the region (Jordan in particular) within the next few hours!
Post-publication UPDATE: The IRGC (Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps) has just issued a statement vowing retaliation, as expected (source: MES - emphasis original):
The American-Zionist enemy, once again, based on its desperation in solving domestic problems and its reduced credibility among regional countries, sought to revive its sinister role and public opinion, by attacking Larak Island in an aggressive act which resulted in the martyrdom and injury of several of our soldiers and compatriots.
This act will be responded to by the sons of Islamic Iran and will result in the punishment of the aggressor.
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US Strategic Command
See these two posts by Karl Sanchez on why I use his descriptor of the USA:
Peace Be Upon Him
Iraqi Dinar
US Central Command
"this morning Hezbollah Secretary-General Sheikh Naim Qassem gave another speech"
Apparently that's all he can do - daily speeches, zero shooting. Obviously he's trying to keep up the support in Hezbollah for his "leadership", which is evidently shaky given his inability to actually DO anything. The rank and file in Hezbollah must be constantly frustrated by now.
As for anti-war revolution in the US - good luck with that...
Probably ninety percent of the US population couldn't care less about the Iran war, except for the gas price. The poll say 60-70% "don't support" the Iran war, but that's light years away from actually opposing the war in action.
The only thing that's going to happen is the Republicans lose at least one House of Congress in the mid-terms.
That's it. That's the best you can hope for - to let the Democrats take over and prosecute the war with slightly less bombast than Trump. Except Trump is still President, so we still get the bombast.
As for the Ukraine war, I suspect 98% of the US public have forgotten it even exists. They have no idea that Russia is threatening to erase London.
Human history is the history of civilizations rising and collapsing. Why assume this one is any different?
As Dorian Gray says to Professor Moriarty in the movie "The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen": "I've lived long enough to see the future become history, Professor. Empires crumble. There are no exceptions."
It's not just empires.
The U.S. (under Bush/Powell) Exit From the Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty in 2001 Has Fueled a New Arms Race:
carnegieendowment.org/posts/2021/12/the-us-exit-from-the-anti-ballistic-missile-treaty-has-fueled-a-new-arms-race
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The U.S. (under Trump) unilateral withdrawal from INF and the Open Skies Treaty, 2019-20:
theweek.com/97248/what-is-the-inf-treaty-and-why-has-donald-trump-pulled-out
youtube.com/watch?v=brXq5RBVGzU
youtu.be/KV8rCGchY-k?t=1003
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Col. Black: How U.S. Nuclear Policy is OFFENSIVE:
youtube.com/watch?v=wbHLGZlKtN0