A great Kunstler article, covers a lot of issues.
All’s Not So Quiet on Any Front
https://www.kunstler.com/ ^ | May 04, 2026 | James Howard Kunstler
Posted on 5/4/2026, 2:04:48 PM by little jeremiah
“CENTCOM confirms Iran has NOT successfully struck ANY Navy ships this morning, despite claiming they’ve done so.” —Eric Daugherty on X
Project Freedom. Cute move! Notice that it’s not Operation Freedom. That would frame it as a military move. The President is tactically framing this as a humanitarian action. Mr. Trump has advised Congress as of May 1 that hostilities with Iran (Operation Epic Fury) are terminated, at the 60-day limit of the War Powers Resolution. Commercial ships from countries not involved in the Iran / US dispute will now get escorted safely through the Strait of Hormuz by US naval vessels. (Later amended by CENTCOM, around 9a.m. Monday as being protected by US Navy vessels “in the vicinity.”)
Iran has really strange ideas of what a ceasefire is. Apparently it frees them up to attack whoever they want to, while their proxies are also free to attack distant hostiles. They seem to think that they are 'negotiating.' Prez Trump is going to have to do something to convince Iran that they are defeated.
Also it is obvious that the American Left - including the Demo'Rats - are convincing the Mullahs that they are winning, just wait while 'the Left' holds Trump's feet to the fire. That is 'providing aid and comfort to the enemy'... Sooner or later the Left is going to have to be convinced that accountability is due. ----> #1: cut off the foreign 💰💰💰❗