Unpopular opinion: Taking out the Iranian regime is long overdue
6 March 2026 I have what, to my surprise, appears to be a rather unpopular opinion in the wake of US and Israeli strikes on Iran. That is, taking out…
Wires Brief: Oil may hit $150 a barrel, Qatari Energy Minister; Finland interested in hosting French nuclear deterrent
6 March 2026 Ukraine Peace Talks According to President Zelensky, trilateral peace talks among Ukraine, Russia and the US are on hold until after the Iran operation concludes. Zelensky is…
Wires Brief: Mojtaba Khamenei to be Iran’s Supreme Leader; South Korea issues investment warning over Canadian sub deal
5 March 2026 Iran Iran’s Assembly of Experts is expected to announce Mojtaba Khamenei, a son of the late Supreme Leader, as the next Supreme Leader. There is opposition to…
Wires Brief: CIA to train Iranian Kurdish militia; ECOWAS creates joint task force to combat regional terrorism
4 March 2026 Israel US-Iran Israel and the US have continued their withering air campaign against Iran. At sea, the US Navy scored the first recorded torpedo kill since WW2…
Wires Brief: US imposes sanctions on Rwanda for backing M23 rebels; Iranian strikes on neighbouring countries will not go unanswered – UAE & Qatar
3 March 2026 Iran President Trump claims that Iran approached the US to resume talks, but he said that it was too late. Most of Iran’s surface fleet has been…
Wires Brief: US launches Operation EPIC FURY against Iran; France will increase its inventory of nuclear weapons
2 March 2026 US and Israel-Iran On the morning of February 28, the United States and Israel launched an aerial war against Iran. Dubbed Operation Epic Fury in the US…