The War in Iran: A Giant Leap Towards Collapse

Epic Fury for me, Epic Fubar for thee...

Trump scoffs at Iran’s demand for war reparations and other Mideast developments

U.S. President Donald Trump is scoffing at Iran's demands that the U.S. pay for devastation caused by five months of war.

Before the Window Closes Again

Reza Pahlavi and the missing bridge of Iran’s opposition

Truth, Consequences, Climate, and Demand Destruction

"This is how the attack by one petro-state (ours) on another (Iran's) may be turning out to be very bad for petroleum, because the only thing history loves more than a surprise party is irony." The Crisis The biggest news is always the climate news, and sometimes it's so big

US strikes 'dozens of targets' in Iran as war threatens to engulf Middle East

America's military strikes "dozens" of Revolutionary Guard targets across Iran, as the spread of hostilities to Egypt, Iraq and Saudi Arabia threatens to plunge the rest of the Middle East into all-out conflict.

Revisiting Iran's Missile and Drone Campaign

An early reflection on my writing and thinking during the war

Iran Is a Bigger Defeat Than Vietnam

A war of choice has turned into a strategic disaster for Washington.

U.S. fires a new wave of strikes on Iran and hits a tanker trying to skirt its blockade

The U.S. and Iran traded fire for the sixth consecutive day on Thursday with U.S. strikes targeting Iranian command centers and missile sites, and Iran targeting U.S. military bases in Gulf countries, as both sides intensified attacks over control of the Strait of Hormuz.

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War as Cliché

Miscellanea: The War in Iran

This post is a set of my observations on the current war in Iran and my thoughts on the broader strategic implications. I am not, of course, an expert on the region nor do I have access to any spec…