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Posted on 03/13/2026 2:26:45 PM PDT by SeekAndFind
The missiles currently lighting up the skies over the Persian Gulf are not the precision tools of a confident power; they are the desperate flailing of a regime that has realized its end is near.
For decades, the Islamic Republic of Iran has maintained a thin veneer of "Islamic solidarity" to mask its expansionist ambitions.
But as the "Epic Fury" strikes of early 2026 continue to dismantle the regime’s internal command, that mask has been ripped away, revealing a cold, nihilistic truth: If the regime in Tehran is to fall, it intends to take the rest of the world with it.
This is not a war of religion. It is a war of survival by a regime that would rather see the Middle East reduced to ash than see itself consigned to the scrapheap of history.
To the casual observer, the sight of an Islamic Republic launching drones at the United Arab Emirates or striking targets near Qatar’s Al Udeid Air Base seems like a paradox. Why would a self-proclaimed champion of Islam attack its brothers?
The answer lies in three brutal strategic realities: the logic of "Forward Defense," the leverage of regional chaos, and the cold geography of foreign basing.
The Islamic Republic’s attacks on its Muslim neighbors -- Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Jordan, and Pakistan -- are a calculated move to internationalize their own misery.
By striking oil refineries in Ras Tanura and desalination plants in Abu Dhabi, Tehran is attempting to force a "Samson Option." Like the biblical figure who pulled down the pillars of the temple to crush his enemies, the regime is pulling down the pillars of regional stability.
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They are using the lives of millions of fellow Muslims as human shields for their own political survival.
The most potent weapon in Tehran’s arsenal is not a nuclear warhead, but the price of a barrel of crude oil.
Mind reading.
to paraphrase a bumper sticker we’ve seen,
“The Mahdi is coming. And boy is he PISSED!”
One of the first places I would have sent a cruise missile is right down the throat of that well in Qom.
“the international community will be forced to intervene and demand a ceasefire to save the global economy.”
Good luck with that-the only “international community” is represented in the UN-we all know that no one listens to that useless bunch of grifters now-or if they ever did it was not in the last 60+ years, no matter how loudly they howl to preserve the radical lunatics in Iran-the sensible countries in the world are sick of the 47 years of their s***-so that terrorist regime is toast, oil or no oil-al fin...
And how are they going to manage that?
While Iran makes an ash of itself.
I would give them 48 hours for unconditional surrender and then take out Kharg Island.
It will immediately cut off their source of funding.
Also there should be no Chicom vessels transiting the PG with oil.
The regime is already running on fumes, things will fall apart once they can’t pay the military.
RE: And how are they going to manage that?
Aren’t they doing this even as we speak?
They are deploying underwater drones. A few commercial ships have already been hit and set ablaze.
This whole war has shown what weak military installations, many provided by the Russian and Chinese, fair when compared to a state of the art military. It’s laughable. It’s like a punch in the head compared to a friendly flick to the wrist.
No ships are not transiting for insurance reasons. The ships they hit were north in the Gulf.
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That response fits their theology!
Iran’s latest plan is to allow ships to transit only if they pay by Chinese yuan. Currently, they are allowing their own ships carrying oil for China to pass, and yesterday allowed a couple Indian flagged tankers through.
Yosemite Samson.
The only problem with that is the President thinks he’s “going to get” Kharg when the shooting stops. Perhaps a more charitable view would be to say he wants there to be something left for Iran’s people when this is over. Either way, I rather doubt blowing it up is high on his list.
Not Samson. Death by Sudden Jihad Syndrome
Trump said we’ve already won.
“he Middle East reduced to ash...
While Iran makes an ash of itself.”
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Martyrdom is central to their religious beliefs.
RE: Trump said we’ve already won.
I have no doubts that We will win. I am so sure of this that I have been buying the huge crash in a lot of quality companies at our stock market.
The only question is how wobbly the American people collectively will be. Will they be willing to tolerate a few months of pain at the pump and inflation?
Our biggest weakness is our own voters, not our military. The Spirit of 1776 is slowly disappearing.
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