Former Navy officer Matt Bracken warns Americans underestimate the scale of a war with Iran. They will not surrender, IMHO. It doesn’t matter if we turn Teheran (700 miles north) into a parking lot.

Matt Bracken @Matt_Bracken48 I make these maps because I’m convinced most Americans have no concept of scale when it comes to warfare. 🧵 I point to all the folks high-fiving over a single Marine battalion landing team on its way …

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Iran, Russia, China, and the Emerging Axis

by Martin Armstrong For years, I have warned that geopolitics moves in cycles just as markets do. The Economic Confidence Model has been projecting that the period around 2026 would become a geopolitical turning point, leading to rising confrontation toward …

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Iran confirms death of Ali Larijani.

TEHRAN, March 17 (Xinhua) — Iran’s Supreme National Security Council confirmed on Tuesday that its secretary Ali Larijani has been killed, Iranian media reported. https://english.news.cn/20260318/ecbdcf40fcc74056b71dbbd905f715bf/c.html

Dave Smith: ” Trump was gonna tell you… not only did they have a nuclear weapon by now, but they would have used it in a first strike… Netanyahu, who’s been lying about Iran for 35 years, he’s never even said this. He doesn’t think you’re as stupid as Trump thinks you are.”

Dave Smith: " Trump was gonna tell you… not only did they have a nuclear weapon by now, but they would have used it in a first strike… Netanyahu, who's been lying about Iran for 35 years, he's never even …

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Johnson: Iran threat was real, former NCTC Director Joe Kent “wasn’t in the briefings”… Leavitt: Claim that Iran posed no imminent threat is false and pushed by Democrats and liberal media.

BREAKING: Speaker Johnson fires back at former NCTC Director Joe Kent — who just resigned — saying Iran was not an “imminent threat” “I don’t know where Joe Kent is getting this information, but he wasn’t in those briefings, clearly!” …

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Trump’s Iran attack triggers quiet panic behind closed doors, aides reportedly fear the war cannot be easily contained. Trump has started praising Iran. He’s a DESPERATE for a DEAL. Iran just released a new message for Trump.

"The Iran war is the 1st time Trump's style has made it impossible for him to easily talk/improvise his way out. Some in his inner circle have what one official called "buyer's remorse" —growing fears that attacking Iran was a …

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BREAKING: Iranian leader and intelligence chief Ali Larijani has been killed in an Israeli strike. Last of Iran’s Leadership Decapitated – Could this be the end of Shia Rule in Iran? Iran has not issued confirmation

🇮🇱💀 ISRAEL KILLS IRAN'S SECURITY CHIEF ALI LARIJANI Israeli Defense Minister Katz confirmed moments ago: ☠️ Ali Larijani, Iran's top security official KILLED☠️ Basij commander Gholamreza Soleimani ALSO KILLED⚠️ Iran NOT yet confirmed but handwritten note posted on his… pic.twitter.com/gUW4DA1rMN …

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Brits must brace for energy RATIONING. Aussies told to brace for ‘Covid 2.0’ price shock. Trucking leaders across America warn Iran war diesel surge could drive widespread consumer price increases. Diesel gas prices hit $5 a gallon

Brits must brace for energy RATIONING as Middle East chaos causes shortages, ex-No10 expert warns https://t.co/wcNsfx6Ee3 — Daily Mail (@DailyMail) March 16, 2026 Brits were today warned they must brace for energy rationing as the Middle East crisis continues. Former …

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Markets are ignoring the full scale of the Iran war

Investors are dangerously underestimating the length and severity of the Iran conflict. Walter Bloomberg (@DeItaone) highlighted that Bank of America strategist Antonio Gabriel sees a prolonged Middle East war extending into the second quarter as equally likely as a quick …

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Trump’s AI czar warns against further escalation in Iran war. 250 organizations just told Congress to stop paying for this war.

Trump’s AI Czar David Sacks Warns Against Further Escalation in Iran War Sacks urge declaring victory and withdrawing, warning that striking Iran’s energy infrastructure could make parts of the Gulf uninhabitable and provoke Israel to consider nuclear options #WashingtonEye pic.twitter.com/5mCW5Vs8EE …

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U.S. plans to announce Hormuz escort coalition details still fluid and unconfirmed. Trump says the U.S. is communicating with Iran. Oil prices are crashing. Futures now green.

WASHINGTON AND ISRAEL ARE PLANNING ADDITIONAL MAJOR STEPS INSIDE IRAN THAT COULD ALTER THE COURSE OF THE WAR, ACCORDING TO THE BROADCASTING CORPORATION CITING ISRAELI SOURCES — First Squawk (@FirstSquawk) March 15, 2026 *US PLANS TO ANNOUNCE COALITION TO ESCORT …

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