Ramon de Groot

Ali Larijani’s daughter returns to Iran for her father’s funeral and goes on state media to praise her daddy. Oh, and she’s been living in the U.S. and working at Emory University.

To some European or NATO leaders: No one said, Go to battle against Iran. But come, defend your bread, your water, your medicine. Fight your own fight and do not expect the hand of another, neither the Americans nor any, to do it for you. You are timid. Liars. Pharisees of diplomacy, preaching virtue while sowing death through inaction. Yes, Iran is dangerous with its missiles and drones. But when the nations marched against Libya to strike down Qaddafi, no fear of danger stopped them. Yet Libya did not close the Strait of Hormuz, did not choke 13% of EU gas, 4% of its oil, and did not hold humanitarian aid ransom. Compare the deeds! One dictator killed far fewer than the regime in Iran, which has spilled the blood of millions, Christians, Muslims, Jews, Americans, French, Germans, all nations under heaven. And you, O Europe, you want all the fruit but fear the thorns. You tremble at terminology, yet your deeds cry louder: timidity. You would let the region burn beneath the Iranian scourge, yet wag a finger and preach restraint. Grow up, leftist leaders. This is not revenge on Trump for his Ukraine stance. For once, act like leaders, not teenagers with hormones. Act like shepherds of your people, not goats led by whims. The UAE said it: we can stand, alongside the nations, to guard the Strait of Hormuz. Iran hurled its darts and fires upon us. We stopped Iran where it tried to stop us. Call us the Sparta of the Middle East, for we guard the gates while you hide behind scrolls and speeches. Remember: the flow of trade and the lifeblood of nations is a trust for all, not a responsibility for the idle. The river of commerce flows only when the hands of the brave keep the way clear, not when the timid pray from afar.

PRESIDENT TRUMP: I love Europe, I’ve spent a lot of time there. But it’s a different place. Bad things have happened to Europe. You’d better do something about immigration and energy or you won’t have a Europe.

🇨🇺 The Cuban dictatorship has just announced PERESTROIKA on national television. The same death decree that accelerated the collapse of the Soviet Union. The measures will be as follows: - Allowing Cuban exiles, without effective residency in Cuba, to participate in or own private companies in Cuba. - Cuban exiles can partner with Cuban private companies through their businesses. This includes not only small businesses but also infrastructure and large-scale enterprises. - Participation of Cuban exiles in the country's financial and banking system. Cuban participation in the business and financial sectors is now open. - Cuban exiles will be able to open foreign currency bank accounts in Cuban banks. - Regarding land-related businesses, usufruct rights will be granted. - Cuban exiles will be able to establish alliances with Cuban state or private entities. All too little too late

Palestinian Islamic scholar: “Europeans are lowlifes and a civilization of prostitutes, promiscuity, and homosexuality. We will conquer Paris and Rome and rule Europe with Islam.”

The pro-Palestinian activists are now demonstrating for the Mullahs. That tells you everything you need to know about their so-called “cause.”

Don’t shoot the messenger of doom here, but looking at how this war is unfolding, my own reading of the situation is that there’s now roughly a 25% chance that tactical nukes could be used in Iran within the next six weeks. The reason is very simple and very grim. This war cannot really end while around 460 kg of highly enriched uranium - enough for 11 nuclear warheads - is still sitting there. At the end of the day there are only two possible outcomes: either the regime gives it up under pressure - unlikely - or someone decides to destroy it. And from everything I can see, there is no conventional way to guarantee obliterating those stockpiles. Which leaves a very uncomfortable possibility on the table. I sincerely hope I’m wrong. But that’s where my mind lands when I look at the possible endgames here. Again, don’t shoot the messenger.

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