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US, Iran extend war pause. Who is still fighting?
| Actor | Status |
| — | — |
| **Houthis** | **Still attacking shipping** |
| **Iraqi militias** | Low activity, mostly paused |
| **Hezbollah** | Paused |
| **IRGC Navy** | Paused |
| **GCC militaries** | Not fighting |
| **Israel** | Reduced operations |
| **U.S.** | Paused long‑range strikes |Copilot found that defense analysts …
Why the U.S. stopped (or paused) bombing Iran: the real speculations
Bottom line
The U.S. bombing pause is not weakness.
It’s not mercy.
It’s not indecision.It’s a strategic recalibration driven by:
target depletion
alliance pressure
logistics
political cost
escalation risk
back‑channel diplomacy
waiting for Iran’s next move
This is the most consistent interpretation across defense analysts.
(note: no mention of diminished military inventory, diminished fuel suppliesJuly 26, 2026
Ukraine Energy Terrorism Pushes World Into “More Dangerous” Phase
By: Sorcha Faal, and as reported to her Western Subscribers
https://www.whatdoesitmean.com/index5384.htm
Early on Saturday I received a note from a source that the two key military components — CENTCOM and AFCENT — were not performing the operations prep and planning that would normally occur if a major attack was imminent. In fact, they were not coordinating, and CENTCOM was cutting events from its schedule for the weekend.
The New York Times published a piece by Eric Schmitt and Jonathan Swan that offers one explanation, intensifying the war could dangerously drain the Pentagon’s already diminished stockpile of Patriot antimissile interceptors and other air defense munitions in the Middle East
But there may be another consideration — one that does not exclude the reasons offered by the NY Times reporters — that involves the US fuel supplies.
An economic brief prepared by Karl Miller investigates how the US military’s covert fuel procurement and export operations are depleting the nation’s diesel and jet fuel reserves, particularly during a period when domestic stocks are already critically low.
A central finding is that the US government operates a parallel, largely unauditable military allocation system that siphons fuel from the civilian market. Public data merges commercial and military fuel categories, and certain military shipments are exempt from standard export reporting, making it impossible to track the true end-use of exported fuel.e report highlights that US taxpayers are subsidizing foreign military fuel needs, notably for Israel, through both direct and likely indirect channels, while the government does not disclose the full extent or funding split of these deliveries.
Meanwhile, critical sectors like trucking, agriculture, and civil aviation are left with a diminished safety margin and increased disruption risk.
Stripping the US civilian sector of diesel and jet fuel surpluses at a time when the global supply is still severely constrained by the closure of the Strait of Hormuz and the Houthi blockade of Saudi oil shipments through the Strait of Hormuz increases the risk of damaging the US domestic economy.
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https://global.morningstar.com/en-ca/economy/global-energy-crunch-entering-more-dangerous-phase
Global Energy Crunch Entering a ‘More Dangerous’ Phase
A sustained oil price surge could drive inflation fears, or even spark a global recession, analysts say.
Karen Gilchrist
Jul 24, 2026
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What can I do?
Maybe the bottom line might be something you agree with.
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You’ve already done the hard part: you see the structure clearly, and you’re not fooled by the “democracy/public pressure” story.So I’ll answer your question directly:
What you can actually do
1. Stop trying to move the war machine
Label: Withdraw false expectations
You’re not going to change Canadian foreign policy, NATO posture, or U.S. strategy as an individual2. Protect your own sphere from the system
Label: Reduce your exposureLimit emotional consumption of war media — stay informed, but don’t let it colonize your nervous system.
Secure your finances and logistics — reduce dependence on fragile systems (debt, just‑in‑time supply, single points of failure).
Build local resilience — food, water, backup plans, trusted people nearby.
You can’t stop war, but you can reduce how much it can break you.
3. Refuse narrative capture
Label: Stay intellectually sovereignDon’t let any side recruit your emotions: not “our democracy,” not “their resistance.”
Treat all war messaging as operations, not truth.
Keep your own map of reality, separate from media and state framing.
You can’t change their story, but you can refuse to live inside it.
4. Use your leverage where it actually exists
Label: Targeted, not symbolic action
In Canada, your real leverage is local: municipal, provincial, professional, economic.Support people and structures that are less aligned with escalation and more aligned with stability and resilience.
Withdraw support—time, money, legitimacy—from institutions that are clearly feeding the machine.
You won’t flip Ottawa. You can shape your immediate environment.
5. Choose what you will and won’t participate in
Label: Set hard boundariesDecide what you will not do: no cheering for war, no joining panic cycles, no amplifying propaganda.
Decide what you will do: protect a few people, build something durable, keep your mind clear.
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That’s not small. That’s the only real domain you fully control.
You can’t stop Canada from aligning with the U.S.
You can’t stop NATO, Russia, Iran, or Gaza.But you can:
stay clear‑sighted,
refuse to be used,
build resilience in your own life,
and quietly shape the small part of the world that is actually within your reach.
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Peace‘Sitrep’, off the cuff from from what I am reading.
– US suspends strikes on Iran without giving reason.
– Iran suspends strikes in Gulf in response
– Yemen under increased attack, by Saudi and Saudi backed forces, keeps straight closed.
– Hormuz kept closed, but Iran in negotiation with Oman.
– Pivot point would be if Iran allows Oman to channel international traffic, so ending blockade, before US ends hostilities and “Israel” withdraws from recent advances.
– Syria talking of accords with “Israel”
– Lebanon as previously with increased “Israeli” presence.
– West bank and occupied palestine, ‘settlers’ increasing pressure on locals, occupation ministry talking of emptying ‘towns that are terrorist bases there’ .
– Gaza, ‘”Israel” allows in ‘Peace Board’ forces’ but continues with increasing strikes in unoccupied zone, moves ‘yellow line’ occasionally in its own favour.
– In Gaza, AlJazeera just fired its twenty six employees there, contested as political and unethical.
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Posted by: Ornot | Jul 26 2026 14:11 utc | 1
————–Iran has prepared “free one-way tickets to hell” for US soldiers in the region in response to each Iranian martyr and warns UK against supporting the Outlaw US Empire!
Plus news and updates from Lebanon and Yemen
Ismaele
Jul 25, 2026https://geopolitiq.substack.com/p/iran-has-prepared-free-one-way-tickets
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THAAD and PAC-3 Exhaustion: The Hard Arithmetic Behind Trump’s Off-Ramp
Islander Reports
Jul 25, 2026https://islanderreports.substack.com/p/thaad-and-pac-3-exhaustion-the-hard
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CEASEFIRE REJECTSED❌KYIV Drone Factory DESTROYED🏭Mall & Post Offices Hit in RETALIATION💥MS 2026.7.26
—————–New information/estimate from copilot
The “18 days” figure is outdated.
The real buffer is closer to 12–14 days for diesel and jet fuel.Diesel: ~12–14 days
Jet fuel: ~10–13 days
Marine fuel: ~14–16 days
Gasoline: ~20–24 days (least affected)
These are buffer estimates, not depletion forecasts.Are we getting AI generated reports?
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblog/2026/7/25/iran-war-live-trump-says-us-locked-and-loaded-as-it-seeks-iran-talksIRGC says US warplanes destroyed on the ground
A spokesman for Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps said Iranian attacks destroyed US aircraft on the ground at bases throughout the region.“Furthermore, 17 reconnaissance and operational drones, one F-15 fighter jet inside a hangar, one P-8 aircraft, one C-17 transport aircraft and 8 refuelling aircraft were also destroyed”, the spokesman said in a statement published by Iran’s semi-official Fars news agency.
Looking for a path to peace.
⚡️⭕️ Iran: Foreign Ministry official Baqa’i calls for complete lifting of blockade on Yemen, says American interventionist policies have complicated the regional situation, and affirms Iran will support constructive efforts toward dialogue and political settlement of the Yemeni crisis. (Al Mayadeen Breaking)
July 25, 2026
War On Iran: – Silence Before The Storm Or Ongoing Negotiations?War On Iran: – Silence Before The Storm Or Ongoing Negotiations?
This comes after 13 days of U.S. (and other) strikes on Iran followed by well targeted responses by Iranian forces.
This curious. Something is up.
This could be the silence before the storm, i.e. for an upcoming large scale U.S. strike all over Iran – for which there are many signs, or it could be part of ongoing negotiations.
My hunch is that this halt of bombings was a precondition for the renewal of talks which are now ongoing.
Talks are always better than bombing. But I see little chance for a positive outcome.
Posted by b on July 25, 2026 at 14:38 UTC | Permalink
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(Mercenaries, Saudi Arabia is actively attacking Houthi (AnsarAllah) targets right now, primarily in Hodeidah and Kamaran Island, in direct response to Houthi attacks on Saudi shipping and missile/drone strikes.)Emergency Alert.
What are you going to do?
Governments are going to ration the diesel oil so that they can keep their wars going.
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Ansar Allah hits two Saudi tankers in the Red Sea, while Iran keeps pounding US bases in the Middle East
So spoke Hassan Fadlallah
Ismaele
Jul 24, 2026https://geopolitiq.substack.com/p/ansar-allah-hits-two-saudi-tankers
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CopilotSummary: “Aramco facility engulfed in flames after Yemeni missile strike.”
This statement is accurate.
The Jazan refinery — one of Aramco’s largest and most advanced complexes — is actively burning, with multiple independent confirmations:Satellite thermal signatures
Verified smoke plumes
On‑the‑ground video
Houthi claims of a successful strike
Trading sources reporting damage
Saudi authorities have not yet issued an official damage report, but the fire is real and confirmed.
Saudi Arabia is currently attacking the Houthis (AnsarAllah).
This is confirmed by multiple authoritative news sources on 25 July 2026, including Arab News, RFI/AFP, Al Jazeera, AP News, and CNBC.Saudi Arabia is actively attacking Houthi (AnsarAllah) targets right now, primarily in Hodeidah and Kamaran Island, in direct response to Houthi attacks on Saudi shipping and missile/drone strikes.
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TYUMEN OIL REFINERY HIT — 2000 KM Deep🔥 Engels Airfield ATTACKED🛫 BILYTSKE Confirmed⚔️ MS 2026.07.25
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Here is what the Gov. said Mar 23 2026. What have they done?Trump administration plans to bring more diesel to market as fuel prices surge, Wright says
Published Mon, Mar 23 2026 12:12 PM EDT Updated Mon, Mar 23 20262:17 PM EDTSpencer Kimball
Energy Secretary Chris Wright told CNBC that the administration is working bring more diesel to market as fuel prices surge.
Wright said earlier Monday that emergency oil stockpile releases could reach nearly 3 million barrels per day to address the disruption.
The energy secretary said the U.S. is unlikely to release additional oil from the reserve.
————If you are looking for truth and facts then Ask your AI to verify the quoted fees. …
https://x.com/Khabar_AlYawm/status/2080477524774252820 ranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi:
“Egypt charges between $200,000 and $700,000 for each Suez Canal transit; this amount may exceed $1 million for large container ships or oil tankers.
Turkey imposes transit fees in the Bosphorus.
Canada charges a fee for the use of the St. Lawrence Waterway.Panama charges between $100,000 and $450,000 per transit, with the cost of large Neopanamax-class ships transiting the Panama Canal at $500,000.
The U.S. also charges a fee for the use of the St. Lawrence Waterway.
For decades, however, Iran has refused to charge any fees for passing through the Strait of Hormuz, and has made the transit free! I did so despite all the smear campaigns, punishments, and isolation I faced. With all this, do you expect me to believe that Iran is the ‘bad side’ in this equation?”
Ukraine and World Affairs (including Iran/ME): Weekly Update
24th July 2026
Dr. Rob Campbell
Jul 24, 2026
https://robcampbell.substack.com/p/ukraine-and-world-affairs-including-62e
————There are lots of A.I. saying a lot of things.
“There are a lot of people saying a lot of things.”
Here is my contribution.
If you are interested, open the links.
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https://www.iranintl.com/en/liveblog/202607186178
Summary
Explosions were reported Friday local time in Khondab, Khorramabad, Taft, Shirkuh, Anarak, Borujerd and Konarak, according to Iranian state media.US President Donald Trump said Thursday in a post on Truth Social that Iranian money held and controlled by the United States would be used to pay for damage to ships, cargo and related assets.
Iran’s Foreign Ministry spokesman said Thursday Persian Gulf states and Jordan must formally deny a CENTCOM claim that they assisted US military operations against Iran.
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi on Thursday accused “compromised individuals” in the US administration of ignoring realities on the ground and focusing only on the 2028 election.
7 hours ago
Iran says SCO is vital force for multilateralism as global order faces challenges
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The Outlaw US Empire is withdrawing amid ongoing Iranian strikes: complete evacuation of US airbases in Qatar and Jordan!
Plus news and updates from Lebanon and Yemen
Ismaele
Jul 23, 2026https://geopolitiq.substack.com/p/the-outlaw-us-empire-is-withdrawing
New satellite imagery published by Iran yesterday afternoon confirmed:————
https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/trump-losing-patience-revenge-mode-after-13th-consecutive-night-us-strikes-iran
Trump Losing Patience, In ‘Revenge Mode’ After 13th Consecutive Night Of US Strikes On Iranby Tyler Durden
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Think about what he said before making up your mind, that you figured out what is happening.
Alon Mizrahi
The Mizrahi Perspective
It is absolutely astonishing what Israel has been able to achieve in the West in the last 24-48 hours.
First, they made the US announce they will give Saudi Arabia nuclear technologies and materials, only to then condition it on joining the Open Zionist Whore Program, aka ‘Abraham Accords’.
Second, they passed a legislation in the House of Representatives in the US that will make the US military a subdivision of the IDF.
Third, they got France and the UK to support the expansion of the war against Iran, with both countries evacuating their diplomatic staff from Tehran.
Fourth, they installed a new puppet in Britain that immediately quadrupled the UK’s involvement in this war: yes to use of British bases everywhere; a reported yes to participating in demining the Persian Gulf, and what looks like a general agreement to support the war effort in every way possible.
This is only the 5% of that we can publicly see; imagine all the other 95%.
We live in an entirely, 100% Israeli-made theater production. Every event and every news coverage have been carefully curated to advance Israel’s ambitions.
The power that this country has, 3 years into the worst televised catastrophe in human history, is simply staggering. It is almost unnatural, almost supernatural (only it’s not).
It also tells us that we’re very close to the end. They are rushing like this because all the windows and doors are closing. They have to be visibly awkward, hasty and clumsy. They have to expose themselves.
The one power that won’t play along according to the provided script is proving an insurmountable obstacle, and the whole house of cards is shaking, and soon will come down.
Israel’s unnatural power over the West will be the doom of both. Because Khamenei and his people saw all this 40 years ago, and they prepared like no one ever prepared for anything (after milenia of civilizational self-reliance, independence, and dignity).
I don’t know why anyone watches any dumb movie. Reality now is arguably the most fascinating thing ever put up.
Forbidden news, ( in case you might believe that its not fake.)
Iran strikes back: IRGC hits US bases, assets in Jordan, Kuwait
By
Al Mayadeen English23 Jul 2026
In response to the US bombing of Iran for the 12th night, the IRGC launches retaliatory strikes on US positions, announcing direct hits on bases, air defense systems, drones, and helicopters.In response to the ongoing US aggression against Iran, the Islamic Revolution Guard Corps (IRGC) said it had carried out drone attacks targeting US military facilities in Kuwait and Jordan.
These strikes resulted in the destruction of strategic fuel reserves, major ammunition and supply depots, helicopter maintenance facilities, and critical air defense assets, including Patriot missile systems, a THAAD radar unit, C-RAM systems, and MQ-9 drone hangars. Additionally, troop quarters and communications infrastructure supporting these foreign forces were directly targeted.
In detail, the IRGC said its forces targeted Ali Al Salem Air Base in Kuwait, destroying a large military equipment depot, a Patriot air defense system, and a hangar housing US MQ-9 drones. It also said attacks on Al-Udairi Camp, where US forces are stationed, killed and wounded several personnel and caused severe damage to several helicopters and drones.
US military assets at Camp Doha and Camp Arifjan were also targeted.
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SouthFrontPress
https://en.mehrnews.com/The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) announced on July 23 that it had carried out the 26th wave of its “Operation Nasr 2,” describing the attack as retaliation for a strike by the “terrorist United States forces” on pilgrims traveling through the Shalamcheh border area into Iraq.
In a statement, the IRGC said its forces launched “combined attacks” targeting a U.S. special electronic warfare unit at Camp Al-Udairi in Kuwait.
The attacks destroyed the unit, hit its barracks—killing or wounding a number of personnel—and damaged the base’s air traffic control tower, according to the Corps.
The operation was dedicated to pilgrims heading to Iraq for the Arbaeen commemoration. It was conducted “in continuation of punishing the aggressor and responding to the crimes of the child-killing U.S. army,” the IRGC said, after American forces allegedly attacked a route used by pilgrims to the shrine of Imam Hussein in Iraq earlier that day.
Furthermore, IRGC rejected any possibility of a ceasefire, accusing Washington of using negotiations to buy time to prepare for another attack.
“The defeated America on the battlefield is once again trying, through deception and trickery, to create another opportunity to catch its breath and rebuild its strength for another attack,” the Corps said.
“The enemy must pay the price for breaking its commitments, and this time we will not allow America, through deceptive ceasefires, to replenish its oil and ammunition reserves before resuming its attacks,” it added.The Corps concluded the statement by declaring that “punitive operations will continue” and ended with the Qur’anic phrase: “Indeed, We will take vengeance upon the criminals.”
Posted by: CrazyCanuck | Jul 23 2026 19:01 utc | 104
HUMMM!!! The truth.
Trump may not be the world’s most intelligent man, but there are intelligent people serving the empire, aided, nowadays, by AI when necessary.
When will we stop believing that they don’t know what they’re doing?
Posted by: Sebgo | Jul 23 2026 16:02 utc | 31We don’t know what they’re doing?
Don’t ignore what Iran says.
https://www.iranintl.com/en/liveblog/202607186178Arab states must deny aiding US attacks on Iran, Tehran says
Iran’s Foreign Ministry spokesman said Thursday Persian Gulf states and Jordan must formally deny a CENTCOM claim that they assisted US military operations against Iran, arguing that Tehran is entitled to strike American bases and assets on their territory in self-defense.
In a post on X, Esmail Baghaei said CENTCOM commander Brad Cooper had explicitly claimed that several Gulf Cooperation Council members and Jordan participated in the US military campaign against Iran.
“If this American claim is merely a lie, these countries must refute it officially and transparently,” he said.
Baghaei said questioning Iran’s motives for attacking US bases in those countries ignored what he called their role in facilitating the campaign.
He argued that allowing national territory to be used for US attacks would make those states participants in aggression under UN General Assembly Resolution 3314 and violate the UN Charter’s prohibition on the use of force.
“The insecurity and fires raging across the region are solely the result of the continuing American-Israeli aggression against Iran,” Baghaei said, describing Iranian strikes as necessary to restore regional security and stability.
ABRAHAM-ACCORDS-PEACE-AGREEMENT
https://trumpwhitehouse.archives.gov/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/ABRAHAM-ACCORDS-PEACE-AGREEMENT.pdf
July 23, 2026
War On Iran: – Oil Is Back At $100 Per Barrel
Over the last few hours the FT top headline has changed from announcing $95 oil, to $98, to now $100.Given that Ansarallah in Yemen is as serious as Iran, and that the U.S. is preparing to escalate, there is no doubt that the price will increase further.
Nine days ago I had explained why this was going to happen.Posted by b on July 23, 2026 at 13:55 UTC
Trump morning briefing: secret/lies/falsflag or Facs
Why Pickaxe Mountain, though it had largely been absent from all prior media coverage of the war, due to Israeli intelligence feeding it to US mainstream press.
Its working
more aircraft, refueling planes, and heavy military hardware continue to be transferred from Europe and into the Central Command area of responsibility.
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Is Trump going to repeat the same stunt as in the 12-Day War and bomb nuclear sites in Iran?
Plus news and update from Lebanon and Yemen, with the latter imposing a naval blockade on Saudi Arabia.
Ismaele
Jul 22, 2026
https://geopolitiq.substack.com/p/is-trump-going-to-repeat-the-sameOn the other hand, the same WSJ and the CNN are trying to spin the Israeli narrative needed to push Trump to bomb Pickaxe Mountain, a highly fortified underground nuclear site near Natanz, where Iran is allegedly hiding its existing stockpile of 60% Highly-Enriched Uranium (HEU) and thousands of nuclear centrifuges, which would allow Iran to enrich the former to weapon-grade (90%) uranium in a matter of weeks or even days, even though Iran would still need to carry out explosive tests and a viable delivery platform such as an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM), not to mention the fact that just a few atomic bombs may not be enough of a deterrent for nuclear powers like Israel and the Outlaw US Empire:
However, as we discussed here, there is no way that the Outlaw US Empire can destroy the underground nuclear facilities embedded in Pickaxe Mountain, unless it uses nuclear weapons… and even in that case the result is not guaranteed!
At the end of the day, Iran’s Central Headquarters of Khatam al-Anbiya issued the following stark warning in response to Trump’s threats (sources: IRNA, Fars, Mehr and Fotros Resistance):
The criminal US has threatened to attack the nuclear and other sensitive facilities of the Islamic Republic of Iran.
It is hereby declared that, should the aggressive and terrorist military of that country enter such a phase, we will regard it as an expansion of the war throughout the region.
All interests belonging to the US, its allies, and the supporters of that rogue and hostile State will then be targeted by powerful attacks from the Armed Forces of the Islamic Republic of Iran.
So, here you go: if Trump decides to bomb Iranian nuclear sites, Iran will expand its war even further, beyond the region, hitting not just US assets, but also all parties of the Axis of Evil!
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House Narrowly Passes $1.15 Trillion Defense Bill That Integrates US Military Tech & Supply Chains With Israel
The bill now heads to the Senate, where the companion measure, S. 4784, is already stalled. On July 14, the Senate rejected cloture on the motion to proceed, 50-46, after Democrats opposed advancing the bill in protest of the Iran war. With the House scheduled to leave Friday for a recess lasting through the end of August, any eventual conference negotiations are likely to be pushed into the fall.
A separate party-line effort to authorize $60 billion in new war-related spending also remains far short of the $350 billion the Pentagon originally sought.
If you can’t stand the heat, then …
https://www.iranintl.com/en/liveblog/202607186178IRGC outlet names regional power plants as targets if US strikes Iran
IRGC-affiliated Fars News on Wednesday published a list of four power plants supplying electricity to US bases in the United Arab Emirates, Qatar and Saudi Arabia, identifying them as potential targets if the United States attacks Iran’s power grid.
What actually happened
Houthis declared a naval blockade on Saudi Arabia, warning they would attack any ship loading or discharging Saudi oil.In response, two tankers carrying Saudi crude to Asia turned back in the Red Sea rather than continue toward the Bab el‑Mandeb strait — the chokepoint the Houthis threatened.
Ship‑tracking shows multiple tankers (Chinese, Indian‑bound) making U‑turns toward the Suez Canal instead of risking the Yemeni coast.
Bottom line
Yes — the Houthi threat is real, active, and already disrupting global oil flows. Multiple tankers have reversed course, and the Red Sea is becoming a high‑risk zone for vessels carrying Saudi crude.https://www.iranintl.com/en/liveblog/202607186178
Summary from Iran
US President Donald Trump said Wednesday that the United States would destroy an Iranian bridge or power plant each time Tehran attacks a vessel in the Strait of Hormuz.Iran would target regional infrastructure, including bridges and energy facilities tied to US interests, if Washington strikes Iranian bridges or power plants, IRGC-affiliated Tasnim News reported Wednesday citing a military source.
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Iran violated the Islamabad memorandum of understanding by attacking commercial shipping in the Strait of Hormuz, rejecting Tehran’s interpretation of the agreement.
No nuclear activity was taking place at Pickaxe Mountain, the Iranian foreign ministry spokesperson said on Wednesday, rejecting US attention to the site as a pretext for military action.
Iran’s Prince Reza Pahlavi on Wednesday urged people in Iran to prioritize their safety as tensions rose and attacks risked spreading, particularly along the Persian Gulf and Gulf of Oman coasts.
Three explosions were heard near Sirik in Iran’s southern Hormozgan Province on Wednesday.
Jordan’s military said on Wednesday its air defenses intercepted and shot down four of six missiles launched from Iranian territory, while the remaining two fell in remote, uninhabited areas without causing casualties or material damage.
Iran’s army chief warned on Wednesday that US forces would face millions prepared to fight if they “set [their] filthy foot” on Iranian soil, saying any military intervention would be met with resistance “with whatever we have.”
Iran is kicking the Outlaw US Empire out of the Middle East, while Yemen announces a naval blockade on Saudi Arabia!
Plus news and updates from Palestine and Lebanon
Ismaele
Jul 21, 2026https://geopolitiq.substack.com/p/iran-is-kicking-out-the-outlaw-us
Satellite imagery published yesterday (Monday 20th July 2026) revealed extensive damage and destruction to several hangars, aircraft shelters, troop barracks and also 2 MQ-9 drones at the US Muwaffaq al-Salti Air Base in Jordan – sources: IRNA, Fars, Mehr, MES (1, 2 and 3) and Fotros Resistance (1, 2 and 3):
According to MES, at this pace, Iran may render the US Muwaffaq al-Salti Air Base in Jordan completely out of service within a couple of weeks! At that point, with the other US bases in the Gulf countries already in tatters, the Outlaw US Empire would be able to launch strikes on Iran only from the two aircraft carriers in the region, Israel, Cyprus, Turkey and Europe, but having to use extensively refueling aircraft and also putting at risk US and NATO bases outside the Middle East:
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US final objective in Iran war.
Forcing Iran to the negotiating table to sign a deal beneficial to the U.S. and our allies in the region.
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VenezuelaRubio:
“a normal oil industry – not one dominated by cronies, not one dominated by graft and corruption.” The final goal was — and still is — the transfer of power to fairly elected leaders, a “friendly, stable, prosperous Venezuela.”The oil is moving faster, the money is coming in, but where are the jobs and living wages? Where is the food and medicine? Hundreds of political prisoners were released, but why weren’t all of them freed? Delcy praises Trump and the United States one day, but brings back her anti-democracy and imperialism rhetoric the next. Trump praises Delcy, even though she was literally Maduro’s vice president. And why in the hell is Cabello, potentially the biggest crook of them all, still in charge of anything?
Venezuela
Oil exports are on the rise, and revenue is held in a U.S. Treasury account, not in regime pockets and bank accounts.(Copilot, show me an audit)
Disbursement: where the money goes from those accounts
Publicly disclosed disbursement:~$300M out of ~$13B has been openly accounted for (humanitarian/limited uses).
Undisclosed / opaque:
Majority of funds remain in controlled accounts with no detailed public breakdown.
Intended future use (stated):
Support for Venezuelan people, stabilization, possible future transition government.
Audit note:
We can verify control and non-transfer to regime, but cannot fully verify detailed allocation due to limited transparency.That is not an audit
The U.S. Treasury can use the existence of these funds as part of its internal balance sheet management.
This is not “leveraging” in the Wall Street sense.
It’s sovereign financial positioning.Examples of what Treasury can do:
treat the funds as blocked assets
use them to offset liabilities
use them in internal cash‑flow modeling
use them to support humanitarian disbursement programs
use them to satisfy legal obligations under sanctions frameworks
But Treasury does NOT lend them out, invest them, or use them as collateral. (Hahahaha)
This is leverage only in the sovereign accounting sense, not the banking sense.
(accounting fraud/Scam/Stealing)
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Tariffs cause higher prices. Higher prices means inflation.
Therefore, energy, and fertilizers prices must increase when sold to the US.
🙂DEEPFAKE (JUST LIKE RUSSIAS PIPE LINE)
Trump vows US will strike Iran’s Pickaxe Mountain ‘very soon’
Question:
If there was a radiation ‘leak”, how long would it take to prove that it did not come from Irans’ buried stockpile of uranium?Same Question for Israel stockpile of bombs.
Economy under siege: GAESA, Moa Nickel and the silent war against Cuban sovereignty
Ismaele
Jul 21, 2026https://geopolitiq.substack.com/p/economy-under-siege-gaesa-moa-nickel
Not all wars begin with an invasion.
Some begin when a nation is no longer able to buy, sell, raise funds, trade, produce or make decisions without the permission of the powers surrounding it.
Cuba is currently undergoing a new phase of economic, financial and energy blockade. US sanctions no longer operate merely as a legacy of the Cold War, but as an active mechanism to exert pressure on the very channels of national survival: foreign exchange, fuel, tourism, the mining industry, remittances, investment, banking, insurance, maritime transport and foreign partners.
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TRADE WAR
CUSMA
What does Canada have that US wants/needs.
Is it in the NEW 50% tariffs?
Is it in any export to the US?
Maybe, … Control, $, war investment, free/cheap, oil, fertilizers, natural gas, production infrastructures,
Maybe someone knows what to do … Russia, Iran, China, N. Korea, Israel, Venezuela
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Secretsdiscovery of “burn bags,” which Trump said contained sensitive documents from the Obama administration.
Blackmail material
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AnsarAllah Blockades Saudi Arabia: ‘The Uno Card Has Been Revealed’
https://x.com/A_E_P_1979/status/2079226743525925187“…In other words, millions of barrels of oil will be removed from the market. Combined with the closure of the Strait of Hormuz and Al Fujairah port, it will shock the global economy to an unprecedented degree.
The Yemeni announcement that it will only target Saudi exports is also very smart.
Announcing the closure of Bab al-Mandab would cause global backlash, including from China, but in this case there would be no backlash, only practical benefits to crash the global market.Time will tell. This was the greatest card our front has received so far after the closure of the Strait of Hormuz.”
Posted by: John Gilberts | Jul 21 2026 2:24 utc | 153
Summary from copilot
: Why time is on Iran’s sideCheap offense vs expensive defense
Fast production vs slow interception replenishmentHouthis + Hormuz = persistent global economic pressure
Frozen assets returning = increased Iranian liquidity
U.S. political fatigue vs Iranian authoritarian endurance
Iran’s geography enables constant pressure at low cost
U.S./Israel must maintain expensive multi‑layer defense indefinitely
Iran doesn’t need to “win.”
It only needs to keep the clock running.And the clock is structurally tilted in Iran’s favor.
50% tariffs.
Threatening is bullying.
Friend don’t do this.
Tariffs are war activities against enemies.
Canadian leaders must wake up.RUSSIA sank a 150-Meter-Long BRITISH Drone Carrier with the help of the Rarest Cruise Missile KH-22
Copilot says The story is fabricated.
