
Amir Borovitz
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Hours ahead of Trump’s ultimatum on attacks on Iranian infrastructure, Iranian drones attacked (and set on fire) the headquarters of the Kuwait state-owned oil company KPC and the country’s oil ministry, located in Kuwait City. The message seems clear.

This shot by Jokić in OT was INCREDIBLE 👏 40 PTS, 8 REB, 13 AST, and... ZERO TURNOVERS.

Agree with @BrewerEricM plus: The U.S. decision to withdraw from the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) appears to have been driven less by substantive deficiencies in the agreement and more by political considerations related to its authorship. This assessment is reinforced by subsequent efforts undertaken by President Trump to re-engage diplomatically with Iran, including the unprecedented invitation extended to Foreign Minister Javad Zarif to visit the White House. While the JCPOA was far from a perfect agreement, it represented a unique diplomatic window. This window was shaped in part by the political orientation of then-Iranian President Hassan Rouhani and his demonstrated willingness to pursue engagement with the United States. The convergence of these factors enabled a level of diplomatic progress that, in retrospect, was both rare and difficult to replicate. The U.S. withdrawal had two major strategic consequences. First, it weakened internal Iranian constituencies that favored engagement with Washington, thereby reinforcing more hardline elements within the regime. Second, and more critically, the withdrawal was not accompanied by a coherent alternative strategy. The subsequent reliance on economic pressure and limited kinetic actions against Iran’s nuclear program failed to establish an effective mechanism for constraining Iran’s nuclear advancement. As a result, Iran today operates with significantly expanded nuclear capabilities. These include the rapid enrichment of uranium using advanced centrifuges, the accumulation of substantial enriched uranium stockpiles, and a markedly reduced level of international oversight compared to the verification regime established under the JCPOA. In hindsight, the withdrawal represents a strategic miscalculation that has contributed directly to the current complex and deteriorating situation surrounding Iran’s nuclear program. Finally, it is essential to maintain conceptual clarity regarding the hierarchy of threats. Within the broader regional confrontation, only one development constitutes a true existential risk: the emergence of a nuclear-armed Iran.

I think most people who supported the JCPOA (myself included) were keenly aware of its limitations. But let’s take these criticisms point by point. These arguments seem historical, but they have relevance for the present and the future. 1/



🚨🚨Trump on Truth Social: Remember when I gave Iran ten days to MAKE A DEAL or OPEN UP THE HORMUZ STRAIT. Time is running out - 48 hours before all Hell will reign down on them. Glory be to GOD!





“Why wouldn't they call? We just blew up their three big bridges last night,” Trump said. He seems incapable of absorbing information that contradicts his biases.


This campaign, which was not strategically planned, is now entering a phase of frustration and confusion. More importantly, these actions are undermining the very objective they are meant to achieve creating the conditions for regime change. Instead, they are bringing all sides closer to further escalation, one that is more likely to inflict global economic damage than compel Iran to capitulate. There is no “silver bullet” here, no single strike or set of targets that will cause the regime to collapse. Not bridges, not steel plants, and not power stations. Such actions may demonstrate capability, but they do not produce strategic outcomes. If anything, they are accelerating Iran’s response and that of its regional network, while increasing the likelihood of expanded Houthi operations. The trajectory is not toward resolution, but toward broader escalation. This is not a coherent campaign, it is strategic improvisation. And strategic improvisation, in this context, does not bring regime change closer; it pushes it further away. What it does produce is a widening conflict, greater instability, and a war that is likely to last longer than anticipated #IranWar







🚨🚨🚨Trump on Truth Social: The biggest bridge in Iran comes tumbling down, never to be used again — Much more to follow! IT IS TIME FOR IRAN TO MAKE A DEAL BEFORE IT IS TOO LATE, AND THERE IS NOTHING LEFT OF WHAT STILL COULD BECOME A GREAT COUNTRY!





