Crude price passes $90 a barrel after tit-for-tat US-Iran strikes
Oil prices continue to rise after the resumption of fighting in the Middle East.
Big setback for Iran
Kharg Island has reportedly suffered severe destruction in fresh US strikes.
9 missile launchers, underground missile & drone storage, a command center, runways and an ammunition dump were destroyed, with dozens of IRGC officials reportedly killed.
This isn’t just another energy deal. This is a 100-year inheritance being written for American kids who haven’t even been born yet.
For decades the socialists looted Venezuela’s oil, drove the country into collapse, and then lectured the rest of the hemisphere about “climate justice” while their people starved.
Trump just flipped the script. The United States now holds majority control of 65 billion barrels, nearly as much as our entire proven domestic reserve, through a partnership that costs the American taxpayer nothing. One hundred-year concessions. Oil at cost. Supply that goes first to our Strategic Petroleum Reserve and our military. That is not a press release. That is a generation-scale transfer of power.
Future generations will not grow up begging OPEC, waiting on tankers from the Middle East, or watching pump prices spike every time a war or a “green” mandate hits. They will grow up with hemispheric energy dominance, cheaper fuel that keeps factories running and families driving, and a Western Hemisphere that answers to American strength instead of Chinese or Russian influence.
The same fields that funded a failed Marxist experiment will now fund American prosperity and Venezuelan reconstruction at the same time.
The skeptics screamed chaos. Newsweek already put the verdict on the cover: Trump was right. Six months later the chaos never arrived. Now the oil deal locks in the prize. This is what America First actually looks like when it is allowed to work, abundance instead of managed decline, sovereignty instead of dependence, and a future that belongs to the people who still believe in building rather than rationing.
Never forget who tried to keep that oil buried under socialism. Never forget who went and took it back.
The key to the downfall of the Islamic Republic is when it can no longer afford to pay its repressive forces and mercenaries.
The regime has survived economic collapse and repeated nationwide uprisings because it has kept the IRGC, Basij and security apparatus paid, armed and loyal, while also relying on foreign and proxy forces during periods of severe unrest.
That is why the collapse in oil exports matters so much. The IRGC had grown to control as much as half of Iran’s oil trade, tying the regime’s most important source of revenue directly to the machinery that protects it. Iranian oil loadings have reportedly plunged from roughly 1.7–2.2 million barrels per day before the war to around 250,000 in August.
The Islamic Republic can survive an impoverished population if it can still finance repression. But when it can no longer pay the forces it depends on to crush dissent, the foundations of the regime begin to crack.
One of the oldest tricks in the Mohammedan handbook of deception is to accuse disbelievers of not ‘playing by the rules’ or not ‘fulfilling their commitments’, which never means the Mohammedans must keep up their side of the bargain.
The decrepit Obama regime fell for it, willingly, when it handed the mullahs billions without getting anything in return. Trump isn’t that foolish. He wants to see the mullahs play ball.
Trump vows retaliation after Iran’s own ‘retaliatory’ missile attacks on US bases in Jordan.
Eight Iranian missiles were intercepted by Jordan amid the first major tit-for-tat military strikes in a month.
US forces struck Iranian missile launchers on Larak Island, reportedly killing two people.
Iran threatens further retaliation, while regional tensions reignite across UAE, Qatar and Red Sea.
From Al Jazeera:
In a bilateral meeting on the sidelines of the SCO summit with India’s PM Narendra Modi, Iran’s president insisted that “Iran never welcomes war” but the US “has not fulfilled its commitments”.
Iran says it has attacked US bases in Jordan and US military targets at the Al Minhad airbase in the UAE after US forces bombed two rocket launchers on Iran’s Larak Island.
Iran says it has attacked US bases in Jordan and US military targets at the Al Minhad airbase in the UAE after US forces bombed two rocket launchers on Iran’s Larak Island.
UAE’s Defence Ministry rejects Iranian claims that al-Minhad Air Base targeted.
The IRGC says the US attack on Larak Island killed and wounded several Iranian fighters and civilians, according to Iran’s state broadcaster IRIB.
Iran’s President Masoud Pezeshkian has said that Tehran “is not looking for war”, but would “never sit still in the face of any aggression”.
Iran is becoming North Korea.
Unironically. In the islamic regime’s latest law being passed at this moment, they’re banning all scholarships, studies and work in other countries that aren’t approved by the Ministry of Intelligence.
They’re also banning all contact with “hostile entities”, which at this point is basically the entire outside world. In addition to this, the law applies to Iranians already studying and working abroad too.
What does this mean? It means almost everyone in Iran is banned from moving out the country for work or studies unless they are regime-linked.
This locks down the entire younger generation from ever emigrating. It also means millions of Iranians abroad will be arrested if they dare travel back, even if they have no activist or political history, because they probably work or study in “unapproved” institutions.
Step by step, the islamic regime is locking down the country and turning Iran into a true open air prison. Hell on Earth.
Long bus lines are forming at Iranian fuel stations as gasoline and diesel run short. – Iran Wire.
After bombing his neighbours, the Mojito mufti calls for “unity & friendship”…
Iranian officials have also repeatedly threatened neighboring governments against cooperating with President Donald Trump’s escalating economic campaign against Tehran.
Or else…!
Earlier this month, former Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) commander Mohsen Rezaei warned countries in the region that Tehran would consider them enemies if they joined Washington’s economic campaign and would strike their interests if they cooperated with the United States.
U.S. forces struck two Iranian rocket launchers Sunday after the military observed Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) forces preparing to fire rockets carrying sea mines into the Strait of Hormuz, prompting Tehran to vow retaliation in the first known American strike inside Iran since late July.
Iranian “Supreme Leader” Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei called on Gulf states to unite against the United States and Israel as their “real enemy” in a written message Sunday, an overture to neighbors Tehran has spent months attacking and threatening as the Islamic Republic faces mounting military and economic pressure.
Though most Democrats have all along shared the same hawkish attitudes & rhetoric when it comes to Iran…
Iran continued:
“We tell all the countries around us not to join the United States in its economic war, otherwise we will consider them enemies,” Rezaei said. Iranian officials subsequently warned that participation in the U.S. economic offensive could amount to an “act of war.”
The confrontation has also cost Tehran economic ties with its neighbors. The United Arab Emirates, historically one of Iran’s most important commercial links to the outside world, suspended all trade, commercial exchanges and financial transactions with Iran earlier this month after accusing Tehran of renewed missile fire toward the country. Iran denied launching the missiles.
Hosting US bases ‘an asset’ as well as ‘a liability’ for Jordan
Al Jazeera’s Rob McBride says Jordan has been “very much on the front line of the fighting” since February, with missiles exchanged between Israel and Iran crossing its airspace, and some intercepted over its territory.
Trump reiterates that Iran must not be allowed a nuclear weapon
Trump has repeated his position that Iran must never obtain a nuclear weapon in an interview with Fox News.
“You cannot let them have a nuclear weapon, and they won’t have a nuclear weapon,” he said, describing Iran’s leadership as “very violent, evil people”.
US forces strike Iranian rocket launchers on Larak Island in the Strait of Hormuz, the first attack in over a month, as Iran‘s Revolutionary Guards warn of a ‘retaliatory response’.
“U.S. forces in Jordan are under missile attack.”
FOX News’ @TreyYingst reports Iran is attacking U.S. bases in Jordan in response to American strikes on Iranian missile launchers on Larak Island.
“There are efforts underway to shoot down this incoming fire,” Yingst reports, as… pic.twitter.com/mTh23RgmbK
In a statement shared by Iranian news agencies, the IRGC said the combined missile and drone operation, which it called “Punishment of the Aggressor”, hit the King Hussein and Al Azraq bases.
Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) says several soldiers and civilians were killed and injured in a US attack on Larak Island, state media reports, adding that it will be met with a “response and punishment.”
Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) says it has attacked US bases in Jordan after US forces bombed two rocket launchers on Iran’s Larak Island.
In a statement shared by Iranian news agencies, the IRGC said the combined missile and drone operation, which it called “Punishment of the Aggressor”, hit the King Hussein and Al Azraq bases.
The IRGC says the US attack on Larak Island killed and wounded several Iranian fighters and civilians, according to Iran’s state broadcaster IRIB.
In a written statement, Iran’s Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei has urged Muslim heads of state to “recognise their real enemy, understand its plans and confront it”.
In a written statement, Iran’s Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei has urged Muslim heads of state to “recognise their real enemy, understand its plans and confront it”.
Deputy Foreign Minister, Kazem Gharibabadi, says the Strait of Hormuz remains closed and Iran is in no hurry to reopen it.
Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) says it maintains firm control of the strait, accusing US leaders of spreading false statements about it to sway energy prices.
Iraq is seeking to “be a bridge” between Tehran and Washington, the Iraqi prime minister’s security adviser, Qasim al-Araji, has told Al Jazeera.
Trump can squeeze Iran economically.
But a deal is not the same thing as peace.
Golda Meir understood what too many Western leaders still refuse to admit, you cannot negotiate lasting peace with someone who has come to kill you.
The Iranian people are not the enemy. The regime is.
And that regime has shown the world, over and over again, that ideology comes first, human life comes second, and every deal is just another delay.
Obama’s Iran deal did not solve the problem. It kicked the can down the road.
The question is whether America is finally ready to stop pretending paper agreements can change the nature of a regime built on hatred.
Oil jumps more than 2% after US attack on Iran’s Larak Island
Oil prices jumped more than 2 percent, with Brent back above $90 a barrel, after US forces struck two Iranian launchers on Iran’s Larak Island in the Strait of Hormuz on Sunday.
U.S. FORCES TAKING THE LEAD AGAINST IRANIAN FIRE
Fox’s Trey Yingst says the latest attacks on U.S. bases are being treated “extremely seriously,” with more responsibility for stopping incoming missiles shifting directly to American forces on the ground.
CENTCOM is increasingly relying on U.S. soldiers operating air-defense systems to intercept the incoming fire. Yingst recalled Trump describing watching American troops respond to an earlier Iranian attack in real time as “amazing to watch,” impressed by how quickly they reacted and successfully intercepted incoming missiles.
The stakes are obvious. Previous Iranian barrages have penetrated defenses and killed U.S. troops in Jordan, prompting direct American retaliation.
Sidney Powell’s words put religion at center of debate.
Powell says Muslims should get no accommodations and wants them deported from the United States.
She calls Muslims seditionists. She also claims their presence is meant to destroy what America stands for.
That’s not something “she claims”.
That is their well documented, declared duty.
The post targets Muslims as a religious group, not specific people accused of specific acts.
Congress says the First Amendment protects the free exercise of religion.
Congress also says government cannot regulate religious beliefs as such.
That creates a constitutional limit around policies aimed at people because of their religion.
Laura Loomer has made explosive allegations about what she claims is happening inside mosques across America.
Loomer stated that mosques are being used to stockpile military-grade rifles, grenades, knives, and explosives to arm military-aged Muslim men and illegal immigrants. She described it as a coordinated warfare operation aimed at subjugating Americans under Sharia law and urged people to arm themselves in preparation for what she called “Islamic jihad.”
Islam is not only a private faith. It includes a comprehensive legal, political, and social system with doctrines on governance, law, warfare, and submission.
Americans have every right to demand investigation of:
– Foreign funding of mosques and Islamic organizations
– Radical preaching and extremist networks
– Any credible reports of weapons stockpiling or preparation for violence
Religious liberty protects worship. It does not protect criminal activity, terrorism, or efforts to replace the U.S. Constitution with Sharia
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian acknowledged Friday that the U.S. blockade has slashed Iran’s trade and left critical imports — including gasoline — unable to enter the country, as the Trump administration intensifies an economic offensive aimed at isolating a regime already confronting mounting hardship and the threat of renewed unrest.
Pezeshkian said Iranian imports and exports have fallen between 25 and 35 percent under U.S. sanctions and the blockade, with his government now considering doubling the price of gasoline purchased beyond subsidized quotas as supplies tighten.
“The route is now blocked, and goods are not coming in,” he conceded during a televised interview Friday night. “One of those goods is gasoline.”
Iran feels the pinch, but bitches:
Iran’s government says it will stand firm against US sanctions, and rely equally on diplomacy and defence to protect its interests.
The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps of Iran (IRGC) claims that it maintains firm control over the Strait of Hormuz, accusing US leaders of spreading false statements regarding the passage to sway energy prices.
The White House has told Al Jazeera that the US naval blockade remains fully active, reiterating that the strait is open and cleared of mines while Washington holds no talks with Iran.
Iran’s president says sanctions have cut the country’s trade by up to 35% Pezeshkian told a Government Week interview that exports and imports have fallen 25 to 35 percent under the American sanctions and blockade, and that prices will keep climbing because importers face steeper transport costs.
He said Iran sold roughly 90 million barrels of oil during the June memorandum with Washington, and that Tehran will not honor its commitments if the U.S. and Israel do not honor theirs, naming the banking sanctions and petrochemical embargo that were supposed to lift.
He also demanded Washington force Israel to halt its campaign in Lebanon. Notice what he chose to talk about next: energy conservation, and the claim that a 10 percent savings equals 900,000 barrels a day. A president reduced to selling efficiency at home is a president without much else to offer, which is the clearest confirmation yet that the pressure could actually be landing. What it has not produced is a change in Iran’s terms.
Source: Al Jazeera / Writer: Daniel
Iran’s Basij paramilitary force calls for national unity
The Basij volunteer paramilitary force is praising government efforts to counter what it described as plots by Iran’s enemies and urged it to continue pursuing what the organisation characterised as a measured approach.
No need to wish them good luck with their efforts. The Iranians will hang them from lamp posts soon enough.
Remember, showing up to the job that pays you in exchange for your services is white supremacy… your employer should be obligated to pay you for not being there, providing any service and having absolutely no value… this is exactly why the third world is a dysfunctional shithole.
Duke University School of Medicine’s anti-racism strategic plan says workplace expectations around “timeliness” and wanting people to be on time can privilege whiteness and discriminate against “non-Western and non-white professionalism standards.”
I’ve written on my alma mater Duke numerous times. Here’s my take on the med school’s plan (and you can see the plan for yourself).https://t.co/G5HXVFnj5F
Illinois Islamist Lebanese cleric and Muslim Brotherhood member Sheikh Kifah Mustapha has called for Muslims to take positions throughout major American institutions, including law enforcement, federal agencies, the Pentagon, White House and U.S. Senate.
Speaking during Friday prayers, Mustapha said:
“We want Muslims in the police, as federal agents, in the fire department, in the Pentagon, in the White House. We want Muslims in the Senate…you name it. Because we believe that if we can produce leaders that still can hold on to some of these values, we can change the world, inshallah.”
Mustapha is the Imam and Director of the Prayer Center of Orland Park and chairman of the Illinois Council of Imams and Scholars. He has also served at several other Chicago-area mosques and received a CAIR-Chicago Mobilizer Award.
Mustapha was named as an unindicted co-conspirator in the federal Holy Land Foundation terrorism-financing case and was identified in court documents as a member of the Muslim Brotherhood’s Palestine Committee.
The Muslim Brotherhood is considered the largest and best-organized Islamist group in the world, and is backed by Qatar and Turkey.
The Holy Land Foundation case ultimately resulted in five officials being convicted of providing millions of dollars to Hamas.