Iran: Implode or Explode?
Iran seems high on drugs with its most recent demands from the U.S.
One of the hallmarks of Palestinians fighting with Israel is that the former always make the demands. Israel can destroy 70 percent of the buildings, take 60 percent of Gaza, and kill over 50,000 Hamas terrorists, yet it will be Hamas and its out-of-state billionaire leaders who make the demands for “peace”. You may have noted that during the past few months, Israel has been terminating October 7th terrorists, sometimes one or two a day or a couple per week. There are still thousands out there — independent of those waiting for the hangman while joining Weight Watchers in Israeli prisons. Israel has a special unit to kill each and every one of those who entered on October 7, 2023. Roach Motel: you can enter, but your car or motorbike will be blown up shortly.
The latest report has Iran making six demands of the United States in return for opening the Straits of Hormuz. $300 billion in US reparations and a seven percent fee (of cargo value) on waterway transit are included in the list. Does anyone believe that Donald Trump will wire the mullahs $300 billion? Me neither. As to controlling the Straits and getting paid for transit, that has been a non-starter since the beginning of the war. Why isn’t Iran simply accepting US terms or rolling over and playing dead? There are a couple of reasons for the badly damaged regime acting like it’s in charge of the joint.
U.S. Press. The press likes to paint everything related to the US, President Trump, and American war-fighting capabilities in the most negative light. They say that Donald Trump has to end the war to win the midterm elections. Periodic reports say that the U.S. is out of interceptors or offensive missiles. The most recent claim has General Caine looking for an off-ramp for the war. All of the news coming out of the US is negative, and the IRGC is lapping it up. Add the........
