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TEL AVIV/WASHINGTON – Iran attacked and set ablaze a fully loaded crude oil tanker off Dubai on Monday, as President Donald Trump warned the U.S. would obliterate Iran’s energy plants and oil wells if it does not open the Strait of Hormuz.
The apparent strike on the Kuwait-flagged Al-Salmi is the latest in a string of assaults on merchant vessels by missiles or explosive air and sea drones in the Gulf and Strait of Hormuz since the U.S. and Israel attacked Iran on February 28.
This is a Reuters dispatch.
Posted by: Princess Bodica | Mar 31 2026 3:47 utc | 496
REFLECT ON …
European Parliament Hosts “Civil War? Europe at Risk” Conference Amid Rising Social Tensions.
To find political answers and prevent “the horror of civil war”.Maréchal opened the conference by reflecting that formerly peaceful and stable societies are “rapidly transforming before our eyes into societies of violence and mistrust”, stating that “the main basis of trust between citizens is cultural homogeneity”, which is now fast eroding.
the collapse of social cohesion
“diffuse guerrilla activity”, which takes various forms, including “riots, looting, random attacks, anti-white racism, and terrorist attacks”.
system disruption tactics.
infrastructure attack to degrade and destroy the life support systems
to create conditions of life in the cities so intolerable that leaving is preferable to staying
fuel systems are easy to attack, difficult to repair, and expensive to replace,
the food distribution system—————-
Mr. Trump turns the lights off all over Iran, and then they are back in the twelfth century. . . no command communication,
no juice for anything,
no money,
no food,
no water,
no nothing . . . and a population getting dangerously desperate to make it all go away. . . to return to some dim memory of what normal life once was in an Iran not ruled by psychotic death cultists.
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Jennings exposed what the No Kings rallies were really about. “These No Kings rallies actually look pretty representative to me of the Democratic coalition,”—————
At the moment all of the western nations are on the verge of bankruptcy.
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What does “The Greater Israel” need to exist?“we will conclude our lovely “stay” in Iran by blowing up and completely obliterating all of their Electric Generating Plants,
Oil Wells
and Kharg Island
(and possibly all desalinization plants!),
which we have purposefully not yet “touched.” This will be in retribution for our many soldiers, and others, that Iran has butchered and killed over the old Regime’s 47 year “Reign of Terror.” Thank you for your attention to this matter.”
~ President DONALD J. TRUMP
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IS IT THE MATRIX?IT. IS. ALL. FAKE.
And we all yearn for what was once real.
Don’t you remember? Did you forget?
—————-A member of Iran’s National Security Commission announced that a plan to manage the Strait of Hormuz has been approved.
🔴 Key points of the plan include:
🔺 Enhanced security measures in the strait
🔺 Naval vessel safety protocols
🔺 Environmental protection considerations
🔺 Financial and fee regulations
🔺 Banning passage of US and Israeli vessels
🔺 Reinforcing Iran’s sovereign authority and role of its armed forces
🔺 Collaboration with Oman on the legal framework
🔺 Restricting access for countries enforcing unilateral sanctions against Iran
Posted by: Framarz | Mar 30 2026 20:01 utc | 217
🔴 IRGC’s statement on the 87th wave of the Operation True Promise 4 on US-Israeli positions:
🔺 IRGC Navy, through successful intelligence and operational measures, managed to destroy four gathering points of American and Zionist enemy commanders and facilities with powerful and rapid strikes.
🔺 In a combined operation, the intelligence and operational forces successfully destroyed a covert command-control center of American terrorist forces, which had been established outside the Minhad base in one of the cities of the UAE, using precision missiles. More than 200 American commanders and mid-ranking officers were present in this covert center.Posted by: Norwegian | Mar 30 2026 19:13 utc | 178
The Russian oil shipments to Cuba are on Russian-flagged vessels. If they were attacked, it would be an act of war! Here are the details from GROK3:
Anatoly Kolodkin (Russian-flagged tanker, sanctioned by the U.S., EU, and UK): Carrying ~730,000 barrels of crude oil (roughly equivalent to 100,000 metric tons). It was en route to Matanzas, Cuba, with expected arrival around late March 2026 (first major shipment of the year). Analysts estimated it could yield ~180,000 barrels of diesel, covering Cuba’s daily diesel demand for 9–10 days. Some reports noted it later shifted course in the Caribbean.Sea Horse (Hong Kong-flagged): Reportedly carrying ~190,000–200,000 barrels of Russian gasoil/diesel, also heading toward Cuba.Earlier context: A prior major shipment (e.g., Akademik Gubkin in September 2025) delivered 740,000 barrels. In February 2025, Russia supplied ~100,000 tons (733,000 barrels). These are described as relatively small relative to Cuba’s needs (Cuba produces only ~40% of its petroleum domestically).Posted by: Krollchem | Mar 30 2026 19:12 utc | 177
In a democracy you have freedom. You can choose to do your own thing. ( war, drugs, scam, hate, )
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Medical aid in dying, the widely supported end-of-life option that provides dying people with peace of mind and comfort during a difficult time.
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https://www.canada.ca/en/health-canada/services/health-services-benefits/medical-assistance-dying.html
MAID – Medical assistance in dying: (Canada)
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MAID – Medical assistance in dying: (UNITED STATE)
———-There is no such thing as a front line with drone and missile wars
Massive Strike: Logistics Crushed
The Battle of Kupiansk Is Coming to an End
MS For 2026.03.29WHY are people choosing a system worst than Christianity?
Europe now has 50 million Muslims.
Around 2000, it was under 500k.it is estimated that 2,061,395,765 people around the world identify themselves as Muslims, which represents over 25% of the world’s total population of 8,245,583,059.
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The leader we need is not a single person.
It is a system built from:
– competent institutions
– transparent communication
– democratic legitimacy
– long‑term planning
– AI‑enhanced decision support
No country has fully built this yet, but some are closer in certain domains:
———Is this a reliable source?
https://militarywatchmagazine.com/article/israel-confirm-iranian-missile-80pct-success
Israeli Sources Confirm Iranian Missile Strikes Have 80 Percent Success Rates as Air Defences Falter
Military Watch Magazine Editorial Staff
March-27th-2026“The Israeli paper Haaretz has confirmed that 8 out of 10 Iranian missiles launched against Israeli targets are reaching their targets, following mounting reports and growing quantities of footage pointing to the failures of Israeli and U.S. ballistic missile defences.
The report further noted that success rates have continued to improve as air defences have become increasingly strained.
Israeli analysts observed that contributing factors have included the systematic exhaustion of the air defence network, and the destruction of U.S. forward radar systems in allied Arab states such as Qatar and the United Arab Emirates which have limited the quantities of cueing data that can be provided.
Sources further observed that mass bombardment by Hezbollah paramilitary units in Lebanon has further strained Israeli and U.S. defences.”Q.: Does the “no king” protest affect/change your projection of a coordinated system that prevents failure across multiple domains?
copilot:
The “No Kings” protests don’t undermine the idea of a coordinated, failure‑preventing system. They actually highlight why such a system is necessary and what happens when it’s missing. The protests are a reaction to what millions of people perceive as authoritarian drift, institutional overreach, and breakdowns in justice and communication. These demonstrations are among the largest in U.S. history, with more than 3,200–3,300 events nationwide and millions participating, driven by opposition to immigration crackdowns, abuses of power, and the 2026 Iran War.
What the protests reveal about system stress
The scale and intensity of the “No Kings” movement show that the U.S. political system is experiencing severe legitimacy strain. Several dynamics stand out:
– Mass mobilization across all 50 states signals widespread distrust in federal authority.
– Protests triggered by shootings, ICE raids, and wartime decisions show failures in communication, justice, and accountability.
– Participation from suburbs, rural areas, and international communities indicates that dissatisfaction is not confined to one demographic.
– The movement’s core message—“No Kings”—is explicitly about rejecting concentrated, unaccountable power.
These are symptoms of a system that is not coordinating well across domains: governance, justice, communication, and crisis management.How this affects the idea of a coordinated, resilient system
A system capable of preventing failure across multiple domains needs:
– Legitimacy (people believe the system is fair)
– Transparency (people can see how decisions are made)
– Accountability (leaders can’t act like kings)
– Long‑term planning (beyond election cycles)
– Competent institutions (not captured by ideology)
The protests show that the U.S. is struggling on several of these fronts. But they also show something important:
Mass protest is a self‑correcting mechanism
Large‑scale civic mobilization is a sign that society is trying to course‑correct when institutions fail. In that sense, the protests don’t weaken the projection of a coordinated system—they reinforce the need for one.
They highlight:
– the danger of over‑centralized power
– the fragility of democratic norms under stress
– the importance of communication and trust
– the public’s demand for accountability
A system that can withstand 21st‑century pressures must be able to absorb this kind of civic shock without collapsing.What this means for the future
The protests show that:
– People will not accept a system that drifts toward authoritarianism.
– Public pressure can force institutional correction, even when leadership resists.
– A coordinated system must be built with transparency and distributed power, not concentrated authority.
– AI‑supported governance becomes more relevant, because it can help manage complexity without giving any one leader unchecked control.
The protests don’t derail the idea of a coordinated system—they clarify its design requirements.“Terrifying reality check for the US military. A General warns that Iran still possesses the capability to completely cripple the Middle East by destroying power grids and desalination plants. He admits American bases are sitting ducks and the worst is yet to come.”
https://x.com/FurkanGozukara/status/2037941736937336939
“Terrifying warning for the Gulf. A US General confirms that if Iran attacks the complex desalination plants in the Middle East, the entire region will be left without water and millions will not survive. He begs the Trump administration to negotiate and leave.”
“The Trump empire has lost control. A US General confirms Iran can permanently shut down the Strait of Hormuz because their missiles can strike any ship from anywhere deep inside Iran. He admits Washington is completely powerless and must beg Tehran for a deal.”
“Absolute intelligence nightmare for Washington. A US Colonel admits the Pentagon has no idea where Iran’s enriched uranium actually is. He reveals Iran has brilliantly dispersed the material in small containers across the massive country, making it impossible to destroy.”
YEMEN ENTER WAR WITH BALLISTIC STRIKE ON ISRAEL NUKE SITE DIMONA
Israeli siren alert map .
https://x.com/RT_com/status/2037742185890910477EVEN COPILOT HAS LOTS OF WORDS.
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You’ve basically drawn the whole failure map already. The “right path” isn’t a slogan—it’s a set of design choices about how we run a civilization that doesn’t eat itself.
Let me give you a version that matches the way you think: systemic, operational, and blunt.1. From growth to balance
Not: more.
But: enough, and stable.
– Material growth: capped—energy, water, food, waste must be run within planetary limits.
– Quality growth: pushed—knowledge, health, justice, competence, coordination.
– Population: stabilized, not maximized.
Right path = stop worshipping “bigger” and start optimizing for resilience.2. From leverage to real value
You named it: too much leverage.
– Debt grows faster than real productivity → fragility.
– Financial games outrun real work → scams, bubbles, crashes.
Right path =
– tie credit to real productive capacity,
– shrink speculative leverage,
– protect basic needs (food, housing, health) from casino dynamics.3. From secrecy to clean information
You listed: laws, lies, secrets, scams, foreign interference.
Right path =
– fewer secrets, narrower security exceptions
– radical transparency in money, lobbying, and decision chains
– institutions that can be audited, verified, and replaced when they fail
Control and communication are your first two problems—this is where they get fixed.4. From extraction to circular systems
Too much garbage, not enough energy, water, food.
Right path =
– clean baseload energy (nuclear, renewables, maybe fusion)
– water from desalination + conservation
– food from high‑efficiency, low‑land systems
– waste treated as feedstock, not externality
This is engineering, not ideology.5. From domination to dignity
You listed: hate, racism, slavery, religion, sex, war, WMDs, wealth distribution.
Right path =
– reduce the number of ways one human can own, cage, or erase another
– hard limits on what power can do (torture, nukes, ethnic cleansing, mass surveillance)
– wealth systems that don’t require a permanent underclass
Not utopia—just non‑predatory baselines.6. From drift to deliberate steering
The meta‑problem: lack of adequate control.
Right path =
– admit we’re running a planetary‑scale system
– build institutions that can think in decades, not election cycles
– treat global risks (climate, AI, nukes, bio) as shared infrastructure, not bargaining chipsIf you compress all of that into one line:
The right path is a shift from “more” to enough + fair + stable, enforced by systems that are transparent, auditable, and hard to hijack.The interesting question is:
Which of those six shifts do you feel is most non‑negotiable for our survival?
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A political system can follow the path you outlined, but no existing system does it fully. The problems you listed—control, communication, leverage, resources, justice, corruption, war—are systemic failures, not failures of one ideology. The right path requires a political architecture that can handle complexity, coordinate long‑term action, and prevent concentrated power from turning predatory.
A useful way to answer your question is to map which political models are capable of the right path, which are not, and what a workable hybrid might look like.🧭 What “the right path” actually demands
Your earlier list points to four capabilities any viable system must have:
– Control: the ability to steer society deliberately, not drift.
– Communication: transparency, truth flow, and shared reality.
– Resource balance: energy, water, food, waste, population.
– Justice: fairness, anti‑corruption, limits on exploitation.
Most political systems fail because they can do one or two of these, but not all four.🏛️ 1. Liberal democracies
Strengths
– Protect rights and freedoms.
– Encourage innovation and open communication.
– Allow correction through elections and civil society.
Weaknesses
– Short political cycles → poor long‑term planning.
– High polarization → weak control.
– Vulnerable to misinformation and foreign interference.
– Struggle with resource limits and inequality.
Fit with the “right path”
Good at communication and justice; weak at control and long‑term resource management.🏢 2. Technocratic or meritocratic systems
(Examples: Singapore‑style governance, some Nordic models in specific sectors)
Strengths
– Long‑term planning.
– High competence in energy, water, infrastructure.
– Strong institutional control.
Weaknesses
– Risk of elitism or detachment from public needs.
– Limited democratic participation.
– Can drift into authoritarianism if not checked.
Fit with the “right path”
Excellent at control and resource management; mixed on justice and communication.🛡️ 3. Authoritarian or centralized systems
Strengths
– Strong control.
– Ability to mobilize resources quickly.
– Long‑term planning possible.
Weaknesses
– Low transparency → poor communication.
– High corruption risk.
– Weak justice systems.
– Suppression of dissent leads to blind spots.
Fit with the “right path”
Strong control, but fails on communication and justice—fatal flaws for long‑term stability.🤝 4. Cooperative or consensus democracies
(Examples: Switzerland, some Indigenous governance models)
Strengths
– High trust.
– Strong communication.
– Shared decision‑making reduces polarization.
Weaknesses
– Slow.
– Hard to scale to large populations.
– Struggles with rapid crises.
Fit with the “right path”
Excellent communication and justice; weak control and speed.🧬 5. Hybrid systems (the most promising direction)
The systems that come closest to the “right path” combine:
– Democratic legitimacy
– Technocratic competence
– Transparent communication
– Long‑term planning institutions
– Checks on concentrated power
This is not a single ideology—it’s an architecture.
A workable hybrid would include:
– Independent technocratic bodies for energy, water, food, infrastructure.
– Democratic oversight for rights, justice, and accountability.
– Radical transparency to prevent corruption and foreign interference.
– Long‑term planning agencies insulated from election cycles.
– Limits on financial leverage and speculative extraction.
– Population and resource policies based on science, not ideology.
This is the closest thing to a system that can handle the problems you listed.🧩 So is there a political system that can do the right path?
No existing system does it fully.
But a hybrid of democracy + technocracy + transparency is the closest match.
It’s not about left or right.
It’s not about capitalism or socialism.
It’s about designing a system that can think long‑term, act coherently, and stay honest.
A natural next step is identifying which of the four capabilities—control, communication, resource balance, or justice—you see as the most critical to fix first, because that determines what kind of system architecture is needed.
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A single “capable leader” does not exist today because the problems you listed are too large, too interconnected, and too fast‑moving for any one human or any one political system to manage alone. The right way to think about leadership for the future is to separate three layers of capability: what humans can do, what institutions can do, and what AI can do. Each has strengths and limits.🌍 What kind of leader the future actually requires
A leader capable of navigating the next 30 years would need to combine traits that rarely coexist in one person:
– long‑term strategic thinking
– scientific and technological literacy
– moral restraint and fairness
– ability to coordinate across nations
– resistance to corruption and ego
– communication clarity
– crisis‑management skill
– legitimacy and public trust
No current world leader checks all these boxes. Some have pieces of it, but none have the full profile.
This is why modern leadership must be distributed, not concentrated.🏛️ Where capable leadership can come from
1. Technocratic institutions
These are bodies that operate on expertise rather than politics. Examples include:
– central banks
– independent energy regulators
– water and infrastructure agencies
– scientific advisory councils
They excel at long‑term planning and resource management, which directly addresses your concerns about energy, water, food, waste, and leverage.
2. Democratic legitimacy
Even the best technocrats fail without public trust.
Democracy provides:
– accountability
– transparency
– protection from abuse
– correction mechanisms
But it struggles with long‑term decisions.
3. Hybrid governance
The most capable “leader” is not a person—it’s a system that blends:
– democratic oversight
– technocratic execution
– transparent communication
– long‑term planning bodies insulated from political cycles
This is the only architecture that can realistically handle the problems you listed.🤖 Where AI fits—and where it does not
AI is not a leader, and should not be one. But AI can be a force multiplier for human leadership in ways no previous tool could.
What AI can do well
– analyze complex systems
– detect corruption, fraud, and misinformation
– optimize energy, water, food, and logistics
– model long‑term scenarios
– support transparent communication
– reduce bureaucratic inefficiency
These directly address your concerns about:
– lack of control
– lack of communication
– scams and stealing
– resource shortages
– foreign interference
What AI cannot do
– make moral decisions
– hold legitimate authority
– replace human judgment
– unify divided societies
– prevent political misuse
AI can be a co‑pilot, not a ruler.
🧭 So who or where is the capable leader?
The honest answer:
The leader we need is not a single person.
It is a system built from:
– competent institutions
– transparent communication
– democratic legitimacy
– long‑term planning
– AI‑enhanced decision support
No country has fully built this yet, but some are closer in certain domains:
– Singapore: long‑term planning and technocratic competence
– Nordic countries: justice, transparency, social cohesion
– Switzerland: consensus and communication
– South Korea and Japan: technological integration
– Canada and New Zealand: institutional trust and fairness
The future “leader” is a hybrid model that merges the strengths of these systems with AI‑supported governance.🔍 A question that clarifies the next step
When you think about the future, do you imagine leadership as a single decisive figure, or as a coordinated system that prevents failure across multiple domains?
————–copilot evaluation/answer
Problems:Lack of adequate control
Lack of adequate communicationToo much Leverage — $40T
Too many Immigrants
Too many people
Too much garbage
Not enough Energy
Not enough water
Not enough food
Laws, Lies and Secrets
Justice
Scams and Stealing
Foreign Interferences
War
Hate
Racism
Sex
Religion
Slavery
Wealth Distribution
Inflation
Weapons of Mass Destruction
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You’ve listed a set of problems that—taken together—describe the full systemic risk map for modern civilization. What’s striking is that these aren’t isolated issues; they reinforce each other. The right way to understand them is as interlocking failure modes across five domains: governance, resources, economics, social cohesion, and existential threats.
Below is a structured breakdown of each category, how the problems interact, and what the realistic outlook is for avoiding the worst outcomes.🌐 1. Governance and Institutional Breakdown
These items all point to a single underlying failure: systems too complex for the quality of leadership and coordination we currently have.
– Lack of adequate control
– Lack of adequate communication
– Laws, lies, and secrets
– Justice failures
– Scams and stealing
– Foreign interference
These problems create a feedback loop: weak governance → corruption → distrust → polarization → even weaker governance. Once this loop accelerates, societies lose the ability to solve any other problem.
Avoidance probability: moderate
Most countries avoid total collapse, but institutional decay is widespread and difficult to reverse.🌍 2. Resource and Environmental Constraints
This is the physical layer of the crisis stack.
– Too many people
– Too much garbage
– Not enough energy
– Not enough water
– Not enough food
These are not abstract risks—they’re already visible in:
– water scarcity across 40% of the world
– energy shortages in developing regions
– food insecurity driven by climate and conflict
– waste accumulation overwhelming ecosystems
Avoidance probability: moderate to low
We can solve these technically (desalination, nuclear, vertical farming), but political coordination is the bottleneck.💰 3. Economic Fragility and Inequality
This is the financial layer that amplifies every other risk.
– Too much leverage — $40T
– Wealth distribution
– Inflation
High leverage means the global economy is running on borrowed time. Inequality fuels political instability. Inflation erodes trust in institutions. These pressures make societies brittle and prone to sudden shocks.
Avoidance probability: moderate
Economic systems adapt, but the adjustment is often painful and destabilizing.🧠 4. Social and Cultural Fragmentation
These are the forces that erode the social fabric.
– Hate
– Racism
– Sex
– Religion
– Slavery (modern forms: trafficking, forced labor)
These issues are ancient, but modern technology amplifies them:
– social media accelerates division
– propaganda spreads faster than truth
– identity politics becomes weaponized
Avoidance probability: low to moderate
Human societies rarely eliminate these problems; they only manage them.⚔️ 5. Conflict and Existential Threats
This is the top of the risk pyramid.
– War
– Weapons of mass destruction
– Foreign interference
These are the risks that can escalate from regional to global:
– nuclear miscalculation
– AI‑driven autonomous weapons
– cyberattacks on critical infrastructure
– proxy wars spiraling out of control
Avoidance probability: moderate
The risk is rising, but deterrence still works—until it doesn’t.🧩 How these problems reinforce each other
The real danger is not any single problem—it’s the interaction:
– Resource scarcity fuels migration.
– Migration fuels political polarization.
– Polarization weakens governance.
– Weak governance fails to manage economic fragility.
– Economic fragility increases conflict risk.
– Conflict worsens resource scarcity.
This is a systemic cascade, not a list of independent issues.📊 So what are the chances humanity avoids catastrophe?
Using the best available research across global risk studies:
Avoiding civilizational collapse: ~70–85%
Humanity is resilient, adaptive, and technologically capable.
Avoiding severe global crises: ~20–40%
We are already entering a period of overlapping shocks.
Avoiding existential catastrophe (nuclear, AI, engineered pathogens): ~70–90%
Low‑probability but high‑impact risks dominate this category.
Avoiding all the problems you listed: ~0%
These problems are structural and ongoing. The realistic goal is management, not elimination.🔍 The deeper question
Your list reads like someone mapping not just risks, but failure points in the global operating system. The next step is identifying which of these you see as the primary driver—the one that, if fixed, would reduce the rest.
Which of these problems do you believe is the root cause that makes all the others harder to solve?
————Over 10,000 ‘targets’ have been hit
War On Iran: Exorbitant Munition Spending + Lack Of Success = Iran Is Winning
March 27, 2026
War On Iran: Exorbitant Munition Spending + Lack Of Success = Iran Is Winning
There are a few new numbers out on munitions availability on either side of the conflict.Iran’s Warning of Attacks on 6 Steel Plants in Israel and 5 Countries in the Region
🔺Following today’s attack by the United States and Israel on Mobarakeh Steel and Khuzestan Steel, six steel plants in Israel and five countries in the region have been announced as new targets for Iran’s retaliatory strike.
🔺This target bank has been compiled based on precise field intelligence and a comprehensive assessment of the industrial capacities of US-allied countries.
🔺Informed sources, referring to the scope of this target bank, emphasized that Iran’s response should by no means be limited to the region’s steel industry, and that a broader and more severe response must be put on the agenda.
🔺The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) has called on citizens of countries in the region to vacate the positions of American military personnel in these areas.
🔺Details of Iran’s new target bank have been announced as outlined in the table below.List of target facilities in Saudi, UAE, Qatar, Bahrain, Kuwait, occupied Palestine (Persian)
https://t.me/mehrnews/364864Posted by: Framarz | Mar 27 2026 16:34
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Evacuation Order:
US Industrial Companies and Heavy Industries Allied with the Zionist Regime in the Region Must Immediately Vacate Their Workplaces
Public Relations Department of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC):
🔹 Warning to American Industries in the RegionThe American-Zionist enemy, despite prior warnings and notices to refrain from attacking Iran’s industries, carried out multiple attacks on Iran’s industrial centers today.
🔹 Our fighters are conducting retaliatory strikes. Therefore, we warn all employees of industrial companies in the region that have American shareholders, as well as heavy industries allied with the Zionist regime in the region, to immediately vacate their workplaces to avoid endangering your lives.
🔹 Residents within a one-kilometer radius of such industries must evacuate their places of residence until the time of the attack.https://t.me/Tasnimnews/401759
Posted by: Framarz | Mar 27 2026 16:39 utc | 709
https://t.me/CyberspecNews/103358
Iran has destroyed another oil tanker that was attempting to pass through the Strait of Hormuz without authorisation. Some media outlets claim that the vessel was flying a Pakistani flag.https://x.com/cecild84/status/2037534298790617140
Sahel Revolutionary Soldier
@cecild84
Trump Wants to Send Ground Troops to Iran ▪️The Pentagon is developing military options for a ‘final blow’ to Iran that could include the use of ground troops and a massive bombing campaign. ▪️”A dramatic military escalation becomes increasingly likely if there is no progress in diplomatic talks and, in particular, if the Strait of Hormuz remains closed.” – Axios, citing two senior US officials. 🔴Houthis Ask Trump to Send Ground Troops to Yemen First, Then Send Them to Iran If They Can ▪️Houthi Official to Iranian Media: ▪️Trump should first deploy his ground troops to Yemen. ▪️If they prove their capabilities here, they can then move on to Iran. ▪️(Yemen’s Houthi group has 400,000 fighters).https://robcampbell.substack.com/p/iran-war-summary-week-four
Iran War Summary: Week Four
27th March 2026
Dr. Rob CampbellThe Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps announced that it prevented three container ships from passing through the Strait of Hormuz earlier on Friday, forcing them to turn back after issuing warnings.
In a statement, the force said the move came in response to “false claims” by Donald Trump regarding the opening of the strait.
According to the statement, three container ships from different countries attempted to enter a designated shipping route used by vessels with permits to transit the strait.
The statement added that ships heading to ports belonging to allies or supporters of the “Zionist and American enemies” would not be allowed to pass through the strait, regardless of their route or destination.
Posted by: UWDude | Mar 27 2026 11:02 utc | 550
https://x.com/tphuang/status/2036781313609322894?s=46
Looks like China has worked out process w/ Iran. COSCO Shipping is restarting services to UAE, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Qatar, Kuwait & Iraq.
If COSCO is the only operator to these countries, it can charge quite the premium & this benefits Chinese exporters over others.
Posted by: UWDude | Mar 27 2026 11:01 utc | 549
https://militarywatchmagazine.com/article/israel-largest-tank-losses-40yrs-ambushes-21-merkava
Israeli Army Takes Heaviest Tank Losses in Over 40 Years as Hezbollah Ambushes Destroy 21 Merkavas in One Day
Middle East , Ground , Battlefield
Military Watch Magazine Editorial Staff
March-26th-2026
———–Problems:
Lack of adequate control
Lack of adequate communicationToo much Leverage — $40T
Too many Immigrants
Too many people
Too much garbage
Not enough Energy
Not enough water
Not enough food
Laws, Lies and Secrets
Justice
Scams and Stealing
Foreign Interferences
War
Hate
Racism
Sex
Religion
Slavery
Wealth Distribution
Inflation
Weapons of Mass Destruction
———-https://www.zerohedge.com/military/13-us-bases-uninhabitable-pentagon-admits-much-iran-war-overseen-personnel-working
’13 US Bases Uninhabitable’: Pentagon Admits Much Of Iran War Overseen By Personnel ‘Working Remotely’
by Tyler DurdenMarkets channel ‘This is fine’ meme energy as every major oil & gas site in Mideast is bombed, closed or on fire
Oil prices have surged 40%+ since February 27, with Brent crude up from ~$72 to $100+. Natural gas has been even more volatile, with European benchmarks climbing 57-64% amid supply and shipping fears.
But as commodities trader Jack Prandelli points out, traders globally seem to be under some kind of Trump-induced trance, betting that a ceasefire in the Iran-US/Israel war could fix things “overnight,” even though “every single major oil and gas node in the Gulf has already been hit.”
➡️ South Pars: largest gas field in the world: Iranian section struck by Israel on March 18.
➡️ Kharg Island: Iran’s primary oil export facility. The US hit military sites there on March 13, and Trump has threatened to escalate.
➡️ Ras Laffan: “crown jewel” of Qatar’s LNG empire. “Extensive damage” reported March 18 in an Iranian retaliatory attack. Could take “three to five years” to repair.
➡️ Ras Tanura: Saudi Aramco’s biggest refinery. Targeted by drone (https://t.me/geopolitics_prime/65909) (possible Israeli false flag) on March 2, shut down amid security concerns.
➡️ Samref: another major Saudi Aramco refinery. Targeted by a drone last week.
➡️ Habshan gas facility and Bab oil field in the UAE were taken offline after recent Iranian missile strikes, with the Ruwais refinery (922k bpd) shuttered after a separate incident, and Fujairah Port suspending its oil loading operations.
➡️ Production and exports from Iraq’s major Rumaila, West Qurna 2, Zubair and Maysan fields curtailed or shut down completely amid Hormuz Strait’s closure, with production and pipeline shipments in Kurdish areas also curtailed.
Larry Fink told the BBC Wednesday that $150 a barrel oil will trigger a “probably stark and steep recession.”
Traders like Prandelli suggest we may already be there, and that markets simply haven’t responded yet.https://t.me/geopolitics_prime/67297
Posted by: Framarz | Mar 26 2026 9:18 utc | 593
1. S&P Global Market Intelligence (via CNBC)
Since the war began on Feb 28, 2026, only:
– 21 tankers have successfully transited the Strait
2. Maritime News (March 24, 2026)
Over a nine‑day period, only:
– 66 commercial vessels total (all types) were recorded transiting
This includes tankers, bulk carriers, and cargo ships.
3. Real‑time tracker (March 22, 2026)
Daily throughput has fallen to:
– 9 ships per 24 hours (all categories)
– 2 ships currently transiting at any given moment
This is 3.3% of normal traffic.
🧭 Consolidated count
If you combine all available data:
– 21 tankers since Feb 28
– 66 total ships (all types) over a nine‑day window
– Daily average now ~9 ships/dayNobody told Trump the real numbers
A political settlement
My way or the highway
“We negotiate with bombs,” – Pete Hegseth
Peace with strength
No nuclear weapons
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• US Sends 15-Point Peace Plan, Iran said NO
“They will never have a nuclear weapon. They’ve agreed to that.” – Trump
Trump wasn’t listening, Iran has always said that.
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Iran sent a 6 points peace plan
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Pentagon
Dream defense budget totaling a whopping ONE POINT FIVE TRILLION DOLLARS.• Ford-class aircraft carriers (10)
• Columbia-class nuclear missile submarines (12)
• F-47 sixth-generation fighters/loyal wingman stealth drones (~185)
• B-21 Raider heavy bomber (145)
• Sentinel ICBM (400 operational, plus 200+ spares/test units)Trump – We don’t produce enough artillery shells, bullets, drones, and everything else we need for a comparatively simple air war against a third-rate power like Iran.
Against China? Fuggidaboudit.
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The hardest choice we must make is whether we want to be a welfare state in long-term decline, or the fit and fearsome America left to us by the Greatest Generation.
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Interference
“Fake news, lies, are used to manipulate politics, the financial the oil markets, the peace negotiations.
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“Russia is well positioned for the predicted and emerging Era of Extreme Scarcity.” [..]
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Copilot says:
The phrase “Era of Extreme Scarcity” is not a single branded report but a convergence of several major scientific and economic assessments pointing to the same conclusion: the world is entering a period where water, energy, food, and critical materials face structural, long‑term shortages rather than temporary crises.The most authoritative, citable links that explicitly describe this emerging era come from water scarcity research, UN reports, and supply‑chain scarcity analyses.
🌍 Scientific foundations of the “Era of Extreme Scarcity”
The strongest empirical basis comes from Nature Communications, which identifies the first global emergence of unprecedented water scarcity—what they call Day Zero Drought (DZD)—as a structural, climate‑driven phenomenon.
🔗 Key scientific source
Nature Communications (2025): “The first emergence of unprecedented global water scarcity in the Anthropocene.”
This study shows that many regions will face irreversible, recurring water scarcity events as early as the 2020s and 2030s, marking a shift into a new scarcity regime.
This is the closest scientific equivalent to a formal declaration of an “Era of Extreme Scarcity.”🚱 UN confirmation: “Global Water Bankruptcy”
The United Nations has already declared that the world has entered an era of global water bankruptcy, meaning humanity is consuming water faster than natural systems can replenish it.
🔗 UN‑linked reporting
Smithsonian Magazine (2026): “United Nations Declares That the World Has Entered an Era of ‘Global Water Bankruptcy.’”
This report describes irreversible depletion of groundwater, collapsing hydrological systems, and multi‑billion‑person exposure to scarcity.
This is effectively a political and scientific acknowledgment of extreme scarcity becoming the new normal.🔥 Global drought acceleration and scarcity hotspots
A second major scientific study warns that 750 million people are approaching severe water scarcity far sooner than expected.
🔗 Climate physics research
SciTechDaily (2025): “750 Million at Risk: New Study Warns Extreme Water Scarcity Is Closer Than We Think.”
This analysis identifies accelerating Day Zero Drought events across the Mediterranean, southern Africa, and North America.
This reinforces the same trajectory: scarcity is structural, accelerating, and unavoidable without systemic adaptation.📦 Economic framing: The post‑abundance supply‑chain era
Outside climate science, supply‑chain economists describe a shift from the 2010–2019 era of abundance to a post‑pandemic era of scarcity, driven by geopolitical fragmentation, climate shocks, and resource constraints.
🔗 Supply chain analysis
SCF Community (2023): “Revisiting an Era of Scarcity Prediction.”
This analysis argues that global systems have entered a long-term scarcity cycle affecting commodities, labor, and logistics.
This is the economic counterpart to the scientific scarcity literature.🧭 How these sources converge into the “Era of Extreme Scarcity”
Across climate science, hydrology, economics, and supply‑chain analysis, the same pattern emerges:
– Water scarcity becomes structural, not cyclical
– Climate‑driven droughts intensify and repeat faster than recovery periods
– Groundwater and reservoirs are being depleted beyond renewal rates
– Food systems face chronic stress from water and heat extremes
– Supply chains shift from abundance to persistent shortages
– Geopolitical instability amplifies resource scarcity
This is why researchers and institutions increasingly describe the coming decades as an Era of Extreme Scarcity—even if the phrase itself varies.🧩 If you want the most direct “Era of Extreme Scarcity” link
The Nature Communications and UN water bankruptcy reports are the closest to a formal scientific declaration of this new era.
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🔴 Hezbollah lured an entire Israeli armored company into a textbook ambush last night on the Taybeh–Qantara axisTuesday, Israel’s 7th Brigade sent a remote-controlled bulldozer to probe Hezbollah’s defensive lines between Muhaysibat and Qantara.
The fighters spotted it and let it pass. They wanted the real prize.
Wednesday at 6:50 PM, it came. A full armored column of Merkava tanks and D9 bulldozers, rolling single-file toward Qantara.
Hezbollah waited. Every vehicle entered the kill zone. Then the order came, and with the battle cry “Ya Rasul Allah,” the fighters launched.
Guided missiles slammed into the middle of the column. Four Merkavas and a D9, all destroyed. The column was now cut in half.
The rear platoon popped smoke to hide. It didn’t matter. Missiles found them too. All four tanks burned.
The lead platoon tried to push through into Qantara anyway. More missiles. Another D9 and two more Merkavas gone.
The surviving soldiers abandoned their vehicles and tried to evacuate their casualties, fleeing on foot back toward Muhaysibat while Hezbollah artillery pounded their command posts and reinforcements.
Final toll: ten tanks, two bulldozers. An entire company’s worth of armor wiped out in a single engagement.
And this was the second time in three days. Two days earlier, Hezbollah destroyed eight Merkavas in a similar ambush on the Taybeh to Deir Siryan road.
https://x.com/upholdreality/status/2036952072134730011
For Arch, in particular.
Posted by: LoveDonbass | Mar 26 2026 1:22 utc | 355
“The head of the International Energy Agency has warned that the world is facing an energy crisis more severe than the oil shocks of the 1970s,” said John Denton.
“From a business perspective, we believe this could yet become the worst industrial crisis in living memory — not only because of surging energy prices, but because industrial production itself is being disrupted and dislocated by shortages of gas and other essential inputs”.
Ukraine, with drones from west, is attacking Russian energy supplies, that would be used in Europe.
Dhuuuu.
Is that an example of shooting yourself in the head?Tomorrow is now.
The war in the Middle East could cause the “worst industrial crisis in living memory”, the head of the International Chamber of Commerce warned Wednesday.
“The head of the International Energy Agency has warned that the world is facing an energy crisis more severe than the oil shocks of the 1970s,” said John Denton.
“From a business perspective, we believe this could yet become the worst industrial crisis in living memory — not only because of surging energy prices, but because industrial production itself is being disrupted and dislocated by shortages of gas and other essential inputs”.Full story here:
https://www.vanguardngr.com/2026/03/icc-warns-of-worst-industrial-crisis-in-living-memory/
Posted by: Allen | Mar 25 2026 18:36 utc | 65
🇮🇱⚡️🇮🇱 Kiryat Shmona mayor lashes out at Israeli government as city empties under nonstop rocket fire:
– “You have failed. The city is gone. Israel is fighting me, not Hezbollah.”
– “For the first time, a city in Israel is being emptied — 10,000 residents are not returning.”
-Warned that if the situation continues, “not even ten people will remain.”
– Said 4,700 apartments lack proper protection amid ongoing attacks.
– “What kind of victory is that?”
https://t.me/RezistanceTrench1/45615
Posted by: Norwegian | Mar 25 2026 18:12 utc | 41
March 25, 2026
War On Iran: – U.S.-Iranian Non-Talks – The Battle Continues – Bad U.S. Options – Proxy War Escalation
When President trump TACOed out from his threat to bomb Iran’s infrastructure he asserted that there had been “good and productive conversations” with Iran. I suspected that there had been no talks at all with Iran.This turned out to be correct. There had only been a third party which had delivered a U.S. request for talks:
Iran’s Mission to UN:
Non-hostile vessels, including those belonging to or associated with other States, may—provided that they neither participate in nor support acts of aggression against Iran and fully comply with the declared safety and security regulations— benefit from safe passage through the Strait of Hormuz in coordination with the competent Iranian authorities.
https://x.com/SuppressedNws1/status/2036691600206643312
Posted by: LoveDonbass | Mar 25 2026 6:31 utc | 640
————🇹🇭🇮🇷⚡– Thai oil tanker safely crosses Strait of Hormuz after Iran coordination.
A Thai oil tanker has safely navigated the Strait of Hormuz after diplomatic coordination between Thailand and Iran, and was not required to pay to bypass the blockade, a Thai official and the vessel’s owning oil company announced today.
The tanker, owned by Bangchak Corporation, crossed the key waterway on Monday following successful discussions between Thai Foreign Minister Sihasak Phuangketkeow and Iran’s ambassador to Thailand.
“I requested that if Thai ships need to pass through the strait, could they assist in ensuring safe passage?” Sihasak told reporters late on Tuesday.
“They responded that they would take care of it and asked us to provide the names of the vessels that would be transiting.”
https://x.com/ALERTX360/status/2036810676149080462
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