Apocalypse Now— West Asia Edition
The empire has backed itself into a corner: admit defeat or resort to increasingly deranged measures.
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Iran War: Trump Escalates via Preparation for Ground Assault; Israel Takes More Pounding, Husbands Air Defenses; Coming Helium, Jet Fuel Shortages; Prospects for Vastly Higher Oil Prices
Trump gives trademark mixed signals as the US moves to deploy special forces in the Iran war in the face of kinetic and economic losses.
Read more...Michael Hudson: Iran, Israel, and World War III
Michael Hudson provides a deep dive into US foreign policy and its use of dollar dominance.
Read more...Iran War: Even as Breakdowns and Lasting Damage Mount, Denial, Normalcy Bias, and Arrogance of the Belligerents Will Produce a Long and Highly Destructive War
Today’s Iran War report: denial will kills us all. Refusal to see where this war is probably going increases the odds of worst-case outcomes.
Read more...The Epistemic Break of the Iran War
The Iran War is shattering the U.S. illusion of power, breaking truths that are being replaced by AI models and creating an epistemic collapse
Read more...Iran War: Leap Up Escalation Ladder with Israel//US Attack on Iran Gas Field, Nuclear Plant, Iran Retaliation on Qatar Gas Facilities, Other Energy Infrastructure Across Region; MSM Initial Under-Reporting Not Blunting Surge in UK, EU Gas Prices;
Iran war news: The Middle East burns thanks to epically stupid Israeli attacks on Iran’s energy assets, which produced a fierce response
Read more...Iran War: Joe Kent Resignation Bombshell; US Deploys Bunker-Busters Near Strait of Hormuz; Iran Makes Retaliatory Strikes on Israel, Across Gulf for Ali Larijani Assassination; Real World Oil Prices Diverge from Paper Oil
Today’s Iran war update: attritional slugging continues as Joe Kent’s resignation shows MAGA doubts and the economic tsunami starts rolls in.
Read more...Iran War: No Uptake to Trump Plea for Help With Opening Strait of Hormuz; Israel Claims Assassination of Iran Security Chief; Iran Clarifies That Friendly Countries Can Transit, Strikes UAE Terminal at Fajarah, Trump Delays Xi Summit
Today’s Iran war update: Trump embarrassment, more Israel decapitation, Iran continues working over Israel, US airbases, and the Gulf States.
Read more...Iran War: Trump Administration Attempts to Deny Long Conflict Risk; Trump Threatens NATO Over Hormuz Scheme; Kinetic and Economic Situation More Desperate Than Acknowledged
The latest Iran war update: Trump harangues allies as his team offers hopium despite more evidence of kinetic and real economy damage.
Read more...Iran War: US Being Driven From Iraq, Tells Americans to Leave; Iran Keeps Pounding Israel, Gulf States; Trump Calls on Other Countries Including China to Send Warships, Effectively Threatens to Use Nukes; FCC Threatens to Pull Broadcast Licenses Over War Reporting
Today’s Iran war news: Denialism, US pursuit of Strait of Hormuz convoy scheme, Israel pounded, Netanyahu questions, FCC threat
Read more...Iran War: US Strikes Kharg Island, Deploys More Marines Even as Administration Shows Desperation; Iran Hits Saudi Base Amid Signs of Decaying US Position, Increases Attacks on Israel
The latest Iran war update: The US attempts to show escalation dominance even as officials look frayed and Iran’s pounding intensifies
Read more...Why Environmental Tipping Points Don’t Have to Spell Doom
“A tipping point commonly means a point of no return. But conservation can still help ecosystems restore their balance.”
Read more...Iran War: Oil Flirts With $100 as More Commercial Ships Hit, US Refueling Plane Downed, with Iraqi Militia Taking Credit; Demands for Hormuz Opening Intensify; Private Debt Wobbles Add to Market Pressure
Today’s Iran war update: markets stay edgy as Administration messaging becomes more hollow and more ships burn.
Read more...Satyajit Das: Iran – Even War Has Been Financialized
Satyajit Das provides a broad look at the scope and depth of the potential economic downside of the Iran war.
Read more...Armageddon Now! Israel’s Nuclear Weapons Program
A review of the history of and best information about Israel’s nuclear weapons program, including delivery systems and safety risks at Dimona
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