Joan Wayne

Victor Davis Hanson says global signals suggest the tide is turning against Iran, arguing U.S. military dominance and shifting alliances point toward a potential collapse if pressure continues: “There’s enough evidence to see how things are really going. Europeans would never agree to go anywhere near Iran unless they thought the tide was turning and that we’re going to win. Otherwise, they would keep still. And the reason that the petro nations of the Gulf survive is they have their finger in the wind and are very attuned to the climate. When you have Al Jazeera praising the United States’ bombing campaign and saying that it’s been underestimated and is brilliant and effective, you get the feeling that they think not only should the United States finish the job, but that it can and will finish the job. So you put it all together, and I think it’s pretty clear that this rope-a-dope strategy—that we’re going to tire before they do—is dependent on public opinion, the midterms, and the United States. And if Trump sees it through—and I think he will—I think they’re going to fall pretty soon.”

🇬🇷🇸🇦🇮🇷 BREAKING: The Greek PATRIOT missile defense system stationed in Saudi Arabia successfully intercepted two barrages of Iranian ballistic missiles aimed at the SAMREF refinery, a joint venture between Saudi Arabia's Aramco and US-based Exxon Mobil. Fragments of the missile interception have fallen on facilities of the SAMREF refinery, causing minor damage. The Greek PATRIOT system is located near the SAMREF refinery, in the port of Yanbu on the Red Sea, and was deployed originally to protect the region from Houthi attacks. The Iranian attack follows similar attacks on energy facilities in Qatar and the UAE, in response to US-Israeli attacks on Iranian energy facilities. Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps has issued an evacuation warning for several oil facilities across Saudi Arabia, the UAE, and Qatar, including SAMREF. However, with Greek military personnel fully alert, the Saudi's have nothing to worry about regarding SAMREF.