The Compass Report 🧭

"Netanyahu is not just a Zionist; he is a vulgar, violent, extremist nationalist. To my mind, he is a danger to the whole world." — Jeffrey Sachs

🇺🇲🇮🇷 Even with this supposed US-Iran ceasefire in place, the Strait of Hormuz is still basically empty. Ship traffic is way down, below 10% of normal. Just a handful of vessels are getting through, mostly ones linked to Iran, while Tehran keeps telling everyone to stick to their territorial waters and go through IRGC channels. Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf and the senior guys have been pretty clear: Iran isn’t handing over this leverage anytime soon. Everyone's talking about "reopening the strait," but looking at the water right now… it doesn't look like it's actually happening. So is this ceasefire even real on the most important chokepoint in the world, or is geography still calling the shots in 2026? What do you guys think?

Oil prices have already jumped on this news, and shipping companies are rerouting or paying extra fees to get through. It really shows how a single chokepoint can shift the balance faster than some missile exchanges. Curious, do you see this as smart asymmetric strategy or just another dangerous escalation?

Iran just found a cheaper weapon than missiles and it's choking the world's oil supply. Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf and other senior officials are openly saying Tehran will keep the Strait of Hormuz locked down as leverage, restricting energy flows and shipping until they get concessions, even after any ceasefire. This isn't just random wartime chaos. Iran is betting that controlling this narrow chokepoint will hurt the other side more than another round of airstrikes. While the US and Israel are hitting bridges and infrastructure inside Iran, Tehran is playing the long game with geography itself. Is this the new rules of deterrence in 2026, weaponizing a narrow strait instead of missiles, or will it just drag everyone deeper into the same cycle? Thoughts?

What if real national strength was measured by trade networks and economic resilience instead of tank counts? We're sold the idea that endless military spending is the price of freedom. But what if that framing ignores how interconnected prosperity actually deters conflict better than arms races? This vision shows a different path: collaborative innovation, clean energy, and value creation without borders or bombs. Does prioritizing fair trade and interdependence make us safer long-term, or is military power still the only real scorecard in 2026? Thoughts?

Weinstein openly admit they're lost while ignoring decades of actual research. It's not about finding answers. It's about creating a closed loop where Trump's failures are always someone else's fault and the "alternative" voices all end up circling the same safe conclusions. Carlson doesn't need someone who understands what's happening, he needs someone who will say "this is unsettling" and leave it there.

Bret Weinstein is infamously clueless about what is happening (or at least isn't saying) and so he's a perfect guest for Tucker Carlson. 'My concern is this is evidence that [Trump] is not in control.' REALLY? You don't say. 'And I don't know what to do with that - it's a very unsettling thought.' I tell you what I find 'unsettling'. That the Weinsteins, Carlsons, Owens', Carrolls, Jones', Rogans, Kellys, and all the rest who campaigned to elect Trump are still taken seriously and massively algorithmically boosted. This is a scam WITHIN a scam. Control the 'Overton Window' and you control the 'debate' and one aspect of this is that Trump is not a malignant narcissistic psychopath. He's just been 'misled'. The irony is also that Carlson condemns people 'with a history of bad calls'. Mirror for Mr Carlson. Ask yourself why Carlson, an alleged 'journalist', would interview Weinstein many times who has no idea what is going on and not a guy who has been researching all this full time for 36 years and could explain in detail what is happening. It makes no journalistic sense and so there has to be another reason. Explain Mr Carlson.

@KimDotcom Because a handful of ideologues are driving policy based on ego and delusion, not reality. Ignoring global opinion, economic warnings, and basic common sense, all to serve a short-sighted political agenda. And the rest of us are left to pay the price.

Very few support Israel. Very few support Trump. Even less support the Iran war. The whole world is against it. Markets are crumbling. Fertilizer prices go up. Fuel prices go up. Remind me again. Why is this happening?

@Currentreport1 Iran doesn't need permission to defend itself. These bunkers are the reason any talk of "military action" remains just talk. Deterrence works.

JUST IN: Iran is hiding its missile arsenal in heavily fortified underground bunkers that even powerful US bunker-buster bombs may struggle to destroy, reports Bild. Military analysts say these facilities allow Iran to preserve key weapons even under heavy strikes.

Should We Invade Israel in the Name of Humanitarianism? Link below ⬇️

@MarioNawfal This is the strategic dilemma the US keeps ignoring. Allies who demand maximum escalation but offer minimal skin in the game when the consequences get real.

🇮🇱🇺🇸 Israel says its soldiers won't join any U.S. ground operation in Iran... Channel 12 reports the IDF is sitting this one out if boots hit the ground. Israel will reportedly keep bombing from the air but won't send troops 1,000 miles into Iranian territory. The logic is straightforward. Israel doesn't have the logistics to sustain ground forces that far from home. So the country that pressured the U.S. into this war, that struck South Pars without permission, that keeps bombing through peace talks, and whose intelligence helped justify the entire operation, won't be sending a single soldier if the mission gets dangerous enough to require ground troops. Source: WaPo @KobeissiLetter

@RT_com Classic. Happy to push the red button from a safe distance, but when it comes to putting boots on the ground, suddenly it's 'America first.'

Netanyahu WON'T HELP Trump ground troops in Iran — Israeli Channel 12 'So country that pressured US into war won't send single soldier if mission gets dangerous enough'

@BRICSinfo A major shift in NATO's backbone. If this gains traction, the US military presence in Europe is facing its biggest challenge in decades.

JUST IN: 🇩🇪🇺🇸 Germany's AfD party calls for all US troops to withdraw from the country.

@omarsuleiman The silence has been deafening while this unfolds. It’s clear this isn’t just about war, it's about erasing presence and altering history. Appreciate you bringing Christian and Muslim leaders together, that unified front is exactly what's needed.

I don’t think people get it yet. These psychopaths are hellbent on taking Al-Aqsa in the fog of war that they’ve started and dragged the world into. Christians being barred from their sites, and Al-Aqsa in their sight for removal while Muslims remain forbidden from it. This week I will be strategizing with Muslim and Christian leaders from the holy land as to how to raise more awareness and exert pressure in any way that we possibly can to stop this madness. But for now a reminder to us all to just wake up to the gravity of this situation.

As a non-American watching this, Trump won big on NO MORE ENDLESS WARS and America First. Now, weeks in, we've got hot war with Iran: strikes, dead Khamenei, troops deploying, Hormuz chaos. What changed? You're right, either he's not fully in control of his own military… or something darker (hidden power structure) is driving it. The world deserves the raw intel.

Tucker just posted "Bret Weinstein’s Dark Warning to Trump," postulating that Trump is either "not in control" of the military of which he's Commander-in-Chief, or something dark is going on with a "hidden Epstein power structure." That's all that could explain the Iran War

🚨For the first time in centuries, Israel blocked the Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem AND the Custodian of the Holy Sepulchre from entering the church for Palm Sunday Mass. They had already cancelled all public ceremonies. No crowds. No procession. Just two men walking privately. Still blocked. Italy has now formally protested. This is escalating.

I have instructed the relevant authorities that Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa, the Latin Patriarch, be granted full and immediate access to the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem. Over the past several days, Iran has repeatedly targeted the holy sites of all three monotheistic religions in Jerusalem with ballistic missiles. In one strike, missile fragments crashed meters from the Church of the Holy Sepulchre. To protect worshippers, Israel asked members of all faiths to temporarily abstain from worshipping at the Christian, Muslim and Jewish holy sites in Jerusalem’s Old City. Today, out of special concern for his safety, Cardinal Pizzaballa was asked to refrain from holding mass at the Church of the Holy Sepulchre. Even though I understand this concern, as soon as I learned about the incident with Cardinal Pizzaballa, I instructed the authorities to enable the Patriarch to hold services as he wishes.

@jacksonhinklle Why is the American government risking 2,500 American Marines in the Middle East again? This isn't about the U.S. security, it's about fighting on behalf of Israel. Your Congress needs to say no.

🚨🇺🇸🇮🇱🇮🇷 NOW: The United States’ 2,500+ man 11th MEU has arrived in the Middle East

Serious geopolitical question: If Iran has truly been militarily defeated as the White House claims, why do its proxy networks still operate across the region, its influence over the Strait of Hormuz remain intact, and major powers continue to back it? History shows 'defeat' in the Middle East is rarely that simple, what's the actual endgame here?

White House statement tonight: “President Trump does not bluff. He is prepared to unleash hell. Iran should not miscalculate again.” “Iran has been defeated militarily. Any violence beyond this point will be because Iran refused to understand they have already been defeated.”

@mb_ghalibaf 😂 Solid heads-up, captain. Pre-market "truth" = certified liquidity trap. Got it locked in: they pump ➡️ I short, they dump➡️ I load the boat.

Heads-up: Pre-market so-called “news” or “Truth” is often just a setup for profit-taking. Basically, it’s a reverse indicator. Do the opposite: If they pump it, short it. If they dump it, go long. See something tomorrow? You know the drill.

Liam Cunningham on "Palestine 36": " You have to see this film. It will inform every opinion you have, one way or the other." @liamcunningham1

@bennyjohnson x.com/i/status/20382… Pope Leo just told tens of thousands: God will not hear the prayers of leaders who start wars. He called the Iran conflict "atrocious" and said Jesus cannot be weaponized for violence.

President Trump shares a letter from Franklin Graham that says: “The only way to Heaven is through the shed blood of Jesus Christ”