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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.
————–Is this fiction?
🔴 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
———-https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/how-accurate-is-the-science-in-project-hail-mary/
How accurate is the science in Project Hail Mary?
By Emma Gometz edited by Lee BillingsImagine Astrophage as able to absorb neutrinos, so-called ghost particles that don’t tend to interact with other matter.
This science-fiction movie plays with quantum physics, space travel, astrobiology and mass-to-energy conversion
————-“Intelligence Without Biology. Life Without Biology ”
The Cognitive-Theoretic Model of the Universe: A New Kind of Reality Theory
Book by Christopher LanganProject Hail Mary, a 2026 sci‑fi film adaptation of Andy Weir’s novel, which does explore non‑biological or radically non‑Earthlike intelligence.
A major sci‑fi film released in March 2026, based on Andy Weir’s 2021 novel. It follows a lone astronaut trying to save Earth from a star‑dimming microbe and encountering an alien intelligence with biology completely unlike anything on Earth.
The green circle is where the ships have to pass through and pay $2 million (likely in Chinese currency?)
Today the flow of traffic has begun. Iran is cashing in.
https://t.me/myLordBebo/111211
Posted by: Norwegian | Mar 24 2026 13:14 utc | 1028
Couple of hours ago in Gaza — heavy strikes from Iranian missiles hit areas where Zionist forces are gathered inside and around Gaza.
https://t.me/syriankhabar/53738
Posted by: Framarz | Mar 24 2026 13:13 utc | 1025
Usraeli broke the 24 hour ceasefire in Iraq. Anyone surprised? Cirnosad predicted this to happen, by the way.
The truce has broken down in Iraq.
A few hours after the US evacuation of Victoria Base was completed (which had been covered by the ceasefire), US forces bombed the PMU base in Al-Jarf, in Anbar Governorate. Meanwhile, the Iraqi resistance attacked US positions in Erbil.
ENERGY WAR:
Spending money that don’t exist.Attack tools: Hate, fear, control, accountability, diversion, LIES, SECRETS, mis-informatiion, propaganda,
Targets:
diaspora
a migrant tsunami
immigration
racists
religion
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You want the system changed without having it change. That can’t happen. And it’s fraud all the way down. That can’t happen. A Wall Street with no fraud would be 90% smaller.
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The system only stops when the problem can’t be fixed with money.
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Governments NEVER pay.
“The Treasury just declared the U.S. insolvent. The media missed it” –Hal Turner
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Russians Launch A Starlink Analog
Massive Strike On Energy Infrastructure
MilitarySummary 2026.3.24
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Independent confirmation: Victoria Base is one of two being emptied
The U.S. is simultaneously withdrawing from:
– Ain al‑Asad Air Base (Anbar)
– Victoria Base (Baghdad)
This is part of a broader, accelerated drawdown.
But again — the reporting consistently describes the process as in progress, not finished.My opinion is irrelevant.
$136.2 trillion — roughly five times U.S. annual GDP.That money was loaned to the gov. by the rich and from the savings from the sheep. (pensions etc,)
The sheep have no way of forcing the gov. to pay them back.
The some rich will also take a loss.
The future revenues will also fall.
The future demand for spending for services will increase.Trump tried to save the system, with tarrifs, for his friend and failed.
If Canada allows war planes to land and re-supply in NFD, does that make CND part of the WAR effort, and part of the illegal killings.
Does it mean that Canada is at war.Here’s the straight, operational answer — and it’s actually a smart question, because the U.S. force movements into the Middle East right now look like preparation for escalation, but they can also serve a completely different purpose.
Let’s break it down cleanly.🪖 Could the U.S. troops being moved into the Middle East be used for evacuation operations in Iraq?
Yes — absolutely.
Even if the public framing is “deterrence” or “readiness,” the practical military function of these deployments is dual‑use. Evacuation is one of the core missions U.S. forces prepare for in any unstable theater.
And Iraq is exactly the kind of place where the U.S. would pre‑position forces if they anticipate needing to extract personnel quickly.🎯 Why evacuation is a real possibility
1. Iraq is politically volatile right now
– Iranian‑aligned militias operate freely.
– U.S. bases have been targeted before.
– If Iran retaliates for anything, Iraq is one of the easiest places to hit U.S. assets indirectly.
2. The U.S. Embassy in Baghdad is one of the largest in the world
Evacuating it requires:
– airlift
– perimeter security
– convoy protection
– staging areas in Kuwait or Jordan
You don’t do that with a skeleton crew.
3. The U.S. always prepares evacuation contingencies during regional crises
This is standard doctrine.
Whenever tensions spike with Iran, CENTCOM quietly positions forces for:
– NEO (Non‑Combatant Evacuation Operations)
– embassy drawdowns
– rapid extraction of contractors and diplomats
It’s not dramatic — it’s just prudent.🛠️ What kinds of troops are ideal for evacuation missions?
The types of units being moved into the region right now (based on public reporting) are exactly the ones used for NEO operations:
– Marines (MEUs are built for embassy evacuations)
– Airborne infantry (rapid insertion, perimeter control)
– Air Force mobility units (C‑17s, C‑130s)
– Special operations (for high‑risk extractions)
These are the same units used in:
– Kabul 2021
– Libya 2014
– Iraq 2014
– South Sudan 2013
So yes — the capability is there.🧭 What this means in practical terms
Even if the White House frames the deployments as “deterrence,” the Pentagon always plans for the worst‑case scenario.
And the worst case is:
– Iran retaliates
– militias in Iraq escalate
– U.S. personnel become targets
– evacuation becomes necessary
So the troop movements serve both:
– deterrence
– evacuation readiness
That’s not speculation — that’s how U.S. force posture works.Does unimperator get reliable info?
BREAKING NEWS
A massive attack on Ukraine is beginning.🇷🇺🚀🔥
▪️Enemy monitoring channels claim that Russian forces have already launched attack drones from six directions.
Also expected tonight:
▪️Approximately 20-30 Kh-101 cruise missiles from Tu-95MS/160 aircraft;
▪️Up to 30 Iskander-M ballistic missiles;
▪️Approximately 20 Kalibr sea-launched cruise missiles;
▪️Up to 16 Iskander-K and Izdeliye-30 cruise missiles;
▪️Up to 7 Kinzhal hypersonic missiles from MiG-31K aircraft;
▪️Approximately 500-600 UAVs of various types;
▪️Up to 4 Tsirkon hypersonic missiles.Posted by: unimperator | Mar 23 2026 20:58 utc | 154
Putin Again Tells Energy Giants To Use Iran War Windfall To Pay Off Bank Loans: ‘Wise Decision’
https://www.zerohedge.com/energy/putin-again-tells-energy-giants-use-iran-war-windfall-pay-bank-loans-wise-decision—————
Trump’s Monday
Iran Backs Out
Defense Of Kostiantynivka Collapses
Military Summary For 2026.3.23
———-What will happen after the destruction of the energy?
Read the following opinion.
https://bettbeat.substack.com/p/america-is-becoming-the-master-ofAmerica is Achieving Full-Spectrum Energy Dominance — And Nobody is Paying Attention
You’re not watching a war. You’re watching America lock every nation on earth into energy servitude — An analysis of Richard Medhurst’s “Petro-Gas Dollar” thesis — and “the way out” he missed.Did you think that maybe …
The marines are not intended to conquer the Kharg Island, but to help with the evacuation of the US bases in IRAQ?Did you also think of this false flag attack from Israel?
Usraeli will most likely attack Iran’s power plants and power transmission lines before Wednesday ends.
Oil manipulation will wear off and market will continue crashing and Usraeli will continue losing at that point.I’m on TAE because …
I try to keep informed.
Lots of secrets, lies, propaganda, misinformation, diversions and wrong information.
Update: Ukraine/Russia
Strike On The Largest Oil Refinery in Russia
Only A Few Hours Left Until Trump’s Ultimatum Expires
2026.03.23March 23, 2026
War On Iran: 48 Hours Bombing Deadline – Trump Chickens Outhttps://x.com/apocalypseos/status/2035872887559835680
The US carried out the first strike on Iran’s energy grid in southern Iran. Earlier, the Islamic Republic warned it would respond to any attack on its energy infrastructure. The blowback will be painful. Pax Americana is over.So much for the 48 hour deadline … one would guess that was never intended to be taken seriously
https://x.com/TheCradleMedia/status/2035868135794897369
The Cradle
Spokesman for Iraq’s Kataib Hezbollah, Abu Mujahid Assaf:
First: The deadline granted to the American embassy of evil will be extended by five more days. We will deal with the enemy’s violations accordingly and inform the mediator of how we will respond to those violations, including what happened in Beirut’s southern suburb.
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Open link if you want to know more
———–Going home
The US and NATO asked the Iraqi resistance for a 24-hour ceasefire, they agreed
Abu Mahdi al-Jafari”, the military spokesman for Saraya Awliya al-Dam, announced in a statement that the Americans and NATO have asked the Iraqi government for a 24-hour ceasefire from the resistance groups to complete the withdrawal of their forces from the Victory Base in Baghdad to Turkey.
Jafari added that most of the Iraqi resistance groups that received the government’s request agreed to a ceasefire on the condition that the positions of the Al-Hashd Al-Shaabi forces from the holy city of Samarra to Karbala are not targeted.
https://t.me/megatron_ron/14329
Posted by: too scents | Mar 22 2026 16:35 utc | 1101
