More and more indications that the Election Will Be Protected!!!
The Patriots are in Control!!!
NEW CC Perspectives on Levels of Conspiracy & Corruption in 2020 Election, CV19 & DS Existence
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The Patriots are in Control!!!
MKULTRA IS REAL.
AND SO IS THE SCIENCE OF CONTROLLING HUMAN BEHAVIOR.
AND SO IS THE SCIENCE OF CONTROLLING HUMAN BEHAVIOR.
People hear the words “mind control” and immediately laugh.
Maybe that’s because they don’t know their history.
MKUltra is not a conspiracy theory.
It happened.
The CIA conducted an extensive program involving behavioral modification, drugs, hypnosis and experiments designed to understand whether human thought and behavior could be manipulated.
Some people were experimented on without even knowing it.
Congress eventually investigated it.
There were Senate hearings.
There are government records.
So spare me the eye rolls about powerful institutions being interested in controlling human behavior.
We already know they were. But here’s what fascinates me.
You don’t need LSD.
You don’t need hypnosis.
You don’t need someone strapped to a chair in a secret laboratory.
There are much simpler ways to influence human behavior.
FEAR.
REPETITION.
AUTHORITY.
CONFORMITY.
ISOLATION.
SOCIAL PRESSURE.
REWARD.
PUNISHMENT.
And then came COVID.
The greatest social experiment of our time.
Suddenly billions of human beings were frightened, isolated and staring at screens while governments, corporations, media outlets, celebrities and authority figures delivered the same messages over and over and over again.
Wear the mask. OK.
Follow the arrows on the supermarket floor. OK.
Stand six feet apart. OK.
Put your mask on to walk into the restaurant. OK.
Walk ten feet to your table.
Sit down. Now you can take it off. OK.
Don’t visit Grandma. OK.
Don’t hold the funeral. OK.
Close your business. OK.
Stay home. OK.
Don’t question authority. OK.
Take the shot or potentially lose your job. OK.
At some point I stopped watching the rules and I started watching the people.
How far could this go?
How many contradictions could people accept?
How much personal freedom would they surrender?
How much humiliation would they tolerate?
How viciously would they attack someone who refused to participate?
And most importantly:
WHY WERE SOME PEOPLE SO EASY TO CONTROL WHILE OTHERS WERE ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO CONTROL?
Because I was one of the IMPOSSIBLE ones.
During COVID, I was kicked out of more stores than I care to remember because I refused to wear a mask.
I was confronted.
Embarrassed.
Ordered to leave.
Treated like I was dangerous because I refused to comply.
And eventually I had enough.
One day I fought back.
I contacted the CEO of Whole Foods. Within hours, their head litigator emailed me. Then he called me.
He apologized and said I was RIGHT.
Whole Foods provided me with a letter allowing me to shop in all their stores without a mask. And they gave me a $250 gift card for my trouble.
I carried that letter.
And I went shopping.
That experience taught me something I have never forgotten.
A LOT OF POWER EXISTS ONLY BECAUSE NOBODY CHALLENGES IT.
I challenged it because I understood my rights.
People assume the person in the uniform knows.
The manager knows.
The television knows.
The government knows.
The expert knows.
The crowd knows.
So they comply.
I don’t operate that way.
Tell me WHY.
Show me the evidence.
Show me the law.
Show me the data.
And if something doesn’t make sense, I’m going to question it.
If you try to intimidate me into compliance, I’m probably going to question it even harder.
That isn’t stubbornness.
That is ownership of my own MIND. And behavioral science tells us exactly why this matters.
Decades ago, Solomon Asch demonstrated something disturbing about human conformity.
People were shown lines and asked which ones were the same length.
The answer was obvious.
But when other people in the room deliberately gave the wrong answer first, participants sometimes abandoned what their OWN EYES were telling them and followed the group.
Modern researchers have replicated the basic phenomenon.
Think about that.
The crowd says something demonstrably wrong.
Your eyes tell you otherwise. And still, enormous social pressure can make human beings follow the crowd.
Now multiply that by a million.
Television.
Government.
Employers.
Social media.
Doctors.
Celebrities.
Friends.
Neighbors.
Family.
Everyone repeating the same message.
Everyone watching everyone else.
Everyone policing everyone else.
Then add fear.
Now add something psychologists call the illusory truth effect.
Repeated information becomes more believable simply because we’ve heard it before.
A major meta-analysis covering 182 studies and more than 31,000 participants found a robust repetition effect on perceived truth.
AND SO IS THE SCIENCE OF CONTROLLING HUMAN BEHAVIOR.
Lindy Werwa
MKULTRA IS REAL.AND SO IS THE SCIENCE OF CONTROLLING HUMAN BEHAVIOR.
People hear the words “mind control” and immediately laugh.
Maybe that’s because they don’t know their history.
MKUltra is not a conspiracy theory.
It happened.
The CIA conducted an extensive program involving behavioral modification, drugs, hypnosis and experiments designed to understand whether human thought and behavior could be manipulated.
Some people were experimented on without even knowing it.
Congress eventually investigated it.
There were Senate hearings.
There are government records.
So spare me the eye rolls about powerful institutions being interested in controlling human behavior.
We already know they were. But here’s what fascinates me.
You don’t need LSD.
You don’t need hypnosis.
You don’t need someone strapped to a chair in a secret laboratory.
There are much simpler ways to influence human behavior.
FEAR.
REPETITION.
AUTHORITY.
CONFORMITY.
ISOLATION.
SOCIAL PRESSURE.
REWARD.
PUNISHMENT.
And then came COVID.
The greatest social experiment of our time.
Suddenly billions of human beings were frightened, isolated and staring at screens while governments, corporations, media outlets, celebrities and authority figures delivered the same messages over and over and over again.
Wear the mask. OK.
Follow the arrows on the supermarket floor. OK.
Stand six feet apart. OK.
Put your mask on to walk into the restaurant. OK.
Walk ten feet to your table.
Sit down. Now you can take it off. OK.
Don’t visit Grandma. OK.
Don’t hold the funeral. OK.
Close your business. OK.
Stay home. OK.
Don’t question authority. OK.
Take the shot or potentially lose your job. OK.
At some point I stopped watching the rules and I started watching the people.
How far could this go?
How many contradictions could people accept?
How much personal freedom would they surrender?
How much humiliation would they tolerate?
How viciously would they attack someone who refused to participate?
And most importantly:
WHY WERE SOME PEOPLE SO EASY TO CONTROL WHILE OTHERS WERE ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO CONTROL?
Because I was one of the IMPOSSIBLE ones.
During COVID, I was kicked out of more stores than I care to remember because I refused to wear a mask.
I was confronted.
Embarrassed.
Ordered to leave.
Treated like I was dangerous because I refused to comply.
And eventually I had enough.
One day I fought back.
I contacted the CEO of Whole Foods. Within hours, their head litigator emailed me. Then he called me.
He apologized and said I was RIGHT.
Whole Foods provided me with a letter allowing me to shop in all their stores without a mask. And they gave me a $250 gift card for my trouble.
I carried that letter.
And I went shopping.
That experience taught me something I have never forgotten.
A LOT OF POWER EXISTS ONLY BECAUSE NOBODY CHALLENGES IT.
I challenged it because I understood my rights.
People assume the person in the uniform knows.
The manager knows.
The television knows.
The government knows.
The expert knows.
The crowd knows.
So they comply.
I don’t operate that way.
Tell me WHY.
Show me the evidence.
Show me the law.
Show me the data.
And if something doesn’t make sense, I’m going to question it.
If you try to intimidate me into compliance, I’m probably going to question it even harder.
That isn’t stubbornness.
That is ownership of my own MIND. And behavioral science tells us exactly why this matters.
Decades ago, Solomon Asch demonstrated something disturbing about human conformity.
People were shown lines and asked which ones were the same length.
The answer was obvious.
But when other people in the room deliberately gave the wrong answer first, participants sometimes abandoned what their OWN EYES were telling them and followed the group.
Modern researchers have replicated the basic phenomenon.
Think about that.
The crowd says something demonstrably wrong.
Your eyes tell you otherwise. And still, enormous social pressure can make human beings follow the crowd.
Now multiply that by a million.
Television.
Government.
Employers.
Social media.
Doctors.
Celebrities.
Friends.
Neighbors.
Family.
Everyone repeating the same message.
Everyone watching everyone else.
Everyone policing everyone else.
Then add fear.
Now add something psychologists call the illusory truth effect.
Repeated information becomes more believable simply because we’ve heard it before.
A major meta-analysis covering 182 studies and more than 31,000 participants found a robust repetition effect on perceived truth.
CONTINUED...
Read that carefully.
REPETITION CHANGES WHAT FEELS TRUE.
Now remember 2020.
“Stay home.”
“Stay safe.”
“Trust the science.”
“We’re all in this together.”
Again.
Again.
Again.
Again.
Again.
Until the language became almost automatic.
But here’s the part that should make everyone uncomfortable.
Governments weren’t simply communicating information. They were consulting behavioral scientists about public adherence.
Britain had an entire behavioral-science advisory group, SPI-B, involved in its pandemic response.
In a March 2020 government document discussing how to increase adherence to interventions, one of the factors identified was:
“INCREASING RISK PERCEPTIONS.”
Their words. Not mine.
So when I talk about the psychology of COVID, I’m not inventing some fantasy.
Behavioral science was literally part of pandemic policymaking.
Now look at what happened socially.
Question the narrative?
You’re selfish.
Refuse the mask?
You’re dangerous.
Question a mandate?
You’re irresponsible.
Question the pharmaceutical companies?
You’re anti-science.
Question government policy?
Conspiracy theorist.
Refuse to comply?
Maybe you shouldn’t be allowed inside.
Maybe you shouldn’t be allowed to travel.
Maybe you shouldn’t keep your job.
Maybe your family shouldn’t invite you over.
Do you understand how powerful that combination is?
FEAR + AUTHORITY + REPETITION + CONFORMITY + SOCIAL PUNISHMENT.
You don’t have to physically force people when you can make them terrified of standing alone.
And THAT is what I watched during COVID.
People didn’t merely obey.
They began policing each other.
Neighbors watched neighbors.
Customers confronted customers.
Families turned against family members.
Friends ended friendships.
Employees were threatened with their livelihoods.
People who had known you for decades suddenly believed they had the right to demand your private medical information.
And somehow millions of people came to believe this was completely normal.
That is why the question I’ve been obsessed with ever since isn’t simply:
“Why did people comply?”
It’s:
“WHY DID SOME OF US NOT?”
Why could some people withstand enormous social pressure?
Why weren’t we frightened by being the only person in the room saying NO?
Why did ridicule make some of us dig deeper instead of surrender?
Why did authority make some people feel safe while it made others start asking questions?
Why could some people tolerate being ostracized rather than betray what they believed?
Maybe because the most difficult person to control is the person who doesn’t need the crowd’s approval.
The person willing to be unpopular.
The person willing to walk out.
The person willing to lose friends.
The person willing to make the phone call.
The person willing to challenge the CEO.
The person who hears:
“EVERYONE ELSE IS DOING IT.”
And responds:
“I DON’T CARE. SHOW ME THE EVIDENCE.”
That’s why CONVID changed me.
I saw something about human nature that I will never unsee.
You can control an astonishing number of people through fear and social pressure.
But there will always be some who refuse to hand over the keys to their own minds.
We are the ones they couldn’t break.
We are the ones they couldn’t silence.
We are the ones they couldn’t control.
And we are still here.
Louder.
Stronger.
Wiser.
And completely unafraid to stand alone.
But here’s the beautiful part:
We’re not standing alone anymore. We found each other.And there are millions of us.
The people who refused to surrender their minds will be the people who help change this paradigm.
So here’s to the rebels.
The questioners.
The fighters.
The ones who never flinched.
We were the heroes of our own story then.
We are the architects of what comes next now.
They wanted obedience.
They got an awakening.
And once you truly own your mind, no one gets to own it again.
everyone else.
Then add fear.
Now add something psychologists call the illusory truth effect.
Repeated information becomes more believable simply because we’ve heard it before.
A major meta-analysis covering 182 studies and more than 31,000 participants found a robust repetition effect on perceived truth.
Read that carefully.
REPETITION CHANGES WHAT FEELS TRUE.
Now remember 2020.
“Stay home.”
“Stay safe.”
“Trust the science.”
“We’re all in this together.”
Again.
Again.
Again.
Again.
Again.
Until the language became almost automatic.
But here’s the part that should make everyone uncomfortable.
Governments weren’t simply communicating information. They were consulting behavioral scientists about public adherence.
Britain had an entire behavioral-science advisory group, SPI-B, involved in its pandemic response.
In a March 2020 government document discussing how to increase adherence to interventions, one of the factors identified was:
“INCREASING RISK PERCEPTIONS.”
Their words. Not mine.
So when I talk about the psychology of COVID, I’m not inventing some fantasy.
Behavioral science was literally part of pandemic policymaking.
Now look at what happened socially.
Question the narrative?
You’re selfish.
Refuse the mask?
You’re dangerous.
Question a mandate?
You’re irresponsible.
Question the pharmaceutical companies?
You’re anti-science.
Question government policy?
Conspiracy theorist.
Refuse to comply?
Maybe you shouldn’t be allowed inside.
Maybe you shouldn’t be allowed to travel.
Maybe you shouldn’t keep your job.
Maybe your family shouldn’t invite you over.
Do you understand how powerful that combination is?
FEAR + AUTHORITY + REPETITION + CONFORMITY + SOCIAL PUNISHMENT.
You don’t have to physically force people when you can make them terrified of standing alone.
And THAT is what I watched during COVID.
People didn’t merely obey.
They began policing each other.
Neighbors watched neighbors.
Customers confronted customers.
Families turned against family members.
Friends ended friendships.
Employees were threatened with their livelihoods.
People who had known you for decades suddenly believed they had the right to demand your private medical information.
And somehow millions of people came to believe this was completely normal.
That is why the question I’ve been obsessed with ever since isn’t simply:
“Why did people comply?”
It’s:
“WHY DID SOME OF US NOT?”
Why could some people withstand enormous social pressure?
Why weren’t we frightened by being the only person in the room saying NO?
Why did ridicule make some of us dig deeper instead of surrender?
Why did authority make some people feel safe while it made others start asking questions?
Why could some people tolerate being ostracized rather than betray what they believed?
Maybe because the most difficult person to control is the person who doesn’t need the crowd’s approval.
The person willing to be unpopular.
The person willing to walk out.
The person willing to lose friends.
The person willing to make the phone call.
The person willing to challenge the CEO.
The person who hears:
“EVERYONE ELSE IS DOING IT.”
And responds:
“I DON’T CARE. SHOW ME THE EVIDENCE.”
That’s why CONVID changed me.
I saw something about human nature that I will never unsee.
You can control an astonishing number of people through fear and social pressure.
But there will always be some who refuse to hand over the keys to their own minds.
We are the ones they couldn’t break.
We are the ones they couldn’t silence.
We are the ones they couldn’t control.
And we are still here.
Louder.
Stronger.
Wiser.
And completely unafraid to stand alone.
But here’s the beautiful part:
We’re not standing alone anymore. We found each other.And there are millions of us.
The people who refused to surrender their minds will be the people who help change this paradigm.
So here’s to the rebels.
The questioners.
The fighters.
The ones who never flinched.
We were the heroes of our own story then.
We are the architects of what comes next now.
They wanted obedience.
They got an awakening.
And once you truly own your mind, no one gets to own it again.
The DS Facade is coming to an END!!!
Happy Labor Day - 162 Thousand New Jobs Added in August!!!
ECONOMIST are getting it Wrong - because they DON'T understand how to factor in the REMOVAL of the DS's FAKE Jobs with the addition of REAL JOBS!!!
Bump... Getting rid of the DS Central Bankers - will come with Resistence from their Talking Head Economists!
The DS Players have been Building their Corrupt System longer than we can imagine...
Iran's Currency is Destroyed and Oil Exports are Crashing!!!
Hormuz Oil Volumes ARE BACK to 18 Million Barrels Transiting via ESCORTS PER DAY!!!
IRAN is NOT IN CONTROL!!!
The Iranian regime is PANICKING after Scott Bessent reveals they only have 30 million barrels of oil or less are left!!!
TRUMP appeals to SCOTUS to allow new restrictions on mail-in ballots to approved U.S. citizens only
Trump's Solicitor General just warned SCOTUS about ballots already dropping in North Carolina. Alabama starts Wednesday. 5 more states the following week.
If the Court doesn't act now, those envelopes can't be pulled back. Trump is asking the Supreme Court to restrict mail-in ballots to approved U.S. citizens only and to states that follow his voter roll directives to secure the vote before it's too late.
https://www.facebook.com/reel/1520964516725590
Robin Lent
TRUMP appeals to SCOTUS to allow new restrictions on mail-in ballots to approved U.S. citizens only as Solicitor General John Sauer has warned that once the envelopes enter the mail, there's no getting them back!Trump's Solicitor General just warned SCOTUS about ballots already dropping in North Carolina. Alabama starts Wednesday. 5 more states the following week.
If the Court doesn't act now, those envelopes can't be pulled back. Trump is asking the Supreme Court to restrict mail-in ballots to approved U.S. citizens only and to states that follow his voter roll directives to secure the vote before it's too late.
https://www.facebook.com/reel/1520964516725590
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The amount of oil is no longer the issue. The amount of damage to refineries in Russia, Ukraine, Iran, Saudi Arabia and the Middle East is. With those refineries down for the next 18 months there is going to be a huge decrease in refined products available.
iran has declared a new " restricted zone " outside the strait.
but, sure, their economy is failing, their solders are not getting paid, they can't export any oil..
just propaganda..
Yep - they declared a new " restricted zone " outside the strait - is JUST PROPOGANDA ...iran has declared a new " restricted zone " outside the strait.
but, sure, their economy is failing, their solders are not getting paid, they can't export any oil..
just propaganda..
They are WORSE the the DS LEFT when it comes to KNOWING when their LIPS are MOVING that they ARE LYING!
In their CASE their 'GO TO' MOVE is to invoke FEAR and TERROR.... BUT their DRAGON has been DEFANGED, their FIRE has been EXTINQUISHED and all they have LEFT is A LOT of HOT AIR... lol, you have that in common with them
Yes, they will TRY every DESPERATE MOVE to attempt to THREATEN their WAY OUT of this SHIITE SANDWICH they are in.... IT TOO WILL FAIL!!! They don't have a VIABLE, WINABLE SUSTANABLE Plan let alone Strategy!!!!
Again, for someone who LACKS and Understanding of Information Warfare, Irregular Warfare, Whole of Government Warfare and Strategic Warfare - it is NO WONDER that you lack the means to GRASP that the ability to SUSTAIN and Implement your PLANS over the LONG HAUL is CRITICAL....
When they RUN OUT of OIL and GAS they will NOT have the Means to sustain ANYTHING...
Their LACK of means to FUND Resources to Re-arm and Re-Fit it's personnel and equipment will be their Demise...
All of the GROWING Weaknesses along with the GROWING ALLIANCE of neighboring Countries who are NOW their ENEMIES - only Contributes to the Makings of a COUP from within as the PEOPLE WILL BE FORCED to RISE UP with EVERYTHING in IRAN CRASHING putting their livelihood in peril...
CENTCOM / U.S. position and related actions
- Core stance: CENTCOM has repeatedly rejected IRGC and Iranian claims of authority to dictate routes, close the Strait, or impose restrictions on international shipping. Official statements emphasize: “The Strait of Hormuz is an international waterway. The IRGC has no authority to dictate routes for free and open traffic flow. Commercial vessels continue to use the strait with U.S. military support.” Similar messaging has included: “Iran does not control the strait. Traffic is flowing” and rejection of “unwarranted Iranian aggression, harassment, threats, and arbitrary declarations.”
- Ongoing operations: U.S. forces maintain a dual mission of enforcing a naval blockade on vessels to/from Iranian ports while protecting and facilitating commercial transit through the Strait (escorting vessels that request support, clearing mines from international lanes earlier, and conducting defensive/counter strikes when Iranian forces threaten shipping or U.S. assets). Recent updates note continued redirection of commercial vessels attempting to breach the blockade (e.g., dozens redirected, some disabled or boarded) alongside safe passage of hundreds of vessels and hundreds of millions of barrels of oil with U.S. assistance since earlier in 2026.
- Context of recent escalation: The restricted-zone announcement followed weekend exchanges involving Iranian attacks on U.S. warships and U.S. strikes on Iranian-linked oil tankers. CENTCOM has framed Iranian actions against commercial shipping as unjustified and has responded with strikes aimed at degrading threats to freedom of navigation.
it is not my lack of understanding of " irregular warfare".
it is my understanding of seeing what is happening and seeing what is being said and NOT happening.
it is my understanding of seeing what is happening and seeing what is being said and NOT happening.
Yes, you listen to one side and everything is roses and then you listen to a different poster and everything the other one said is lies listen to a third and their is deception, etc.it is not my lack of understanding of " irregular warfare".
it is my understanding of seeing what is happening and seeing what is being said and NOT happening.
In my understanding of military history you have two kinds of wars. You have the one like WW2 where the US is in it to win it, they are pouring everything they got into winning this war, women in the factories, a draft, the Manhattan project, etc.
The other kind of war is like Vietnam where the war has a different purpose. The war is a place to test out their military equipment and demonstrate to the world what you have for sale.
Then of course there is the "hybrid" war we saw with the Gulf war in which they need a blank check to ramp up the development of drones, robots and AI. On the one hand we need victory but on the other hand we need this war to continue for many years as we get all the data necessary to train our AI for drone warfare.
It seems to me these wars (Ukraine and Middle East) were both fought in a way to deplete all the various resources. Deplete conventional weapons, deplete all the men in Russian jails and all the men in Ukraine, deplete all the refined products causing diesel and fertilizer to spike. However as that happens it seems the wars are transitioning. These leaders seem to have no concern over the lives and deaths of their citizens, but when it starts to look like they are going to lose, then it escalates. Initially it seemed to me that training their soldiers in "drone warfare" and the use of AI in handling tactical decisions on the battlefield was the goal, but now that is transitioning to causing real pain to the various combatants.
lol, it's hilarious because you actually still believe that NOTHING IS HAPPENING!!!it is not my lack of understanding of " irregular warfare".
it is my understanding of seeing what is happening and seeing what is being said and NOT happening.
Yes, this is a WAR against RADICAL TERRORISTS who will FIGHT to their DEATH!!!
LOL, if you understand Irregular Warfare - it DOES NOT APEAR that you UNDERSTAND a viable STRATEGY to DEFEAT such a Global DIABOLIC ENEMY?
lol, quite the OPPOSITE - your naive/ignorant understanding of this type of Warfare was to CONCEDE and withdraw to such Global TERANICAL EVIL...
LOL, your statements definitely validates that you have more than a BLINDSPOT for how to fight such an Enemy while FAILING to GRASP the CRITICAL/ESSENTIAL TIMING of this FIGHT to DEFEAT them!!!
If NOT NOW - it will NEVER HAPPEN and the DS REIN will continue to achieve their Global NWO!!! FULL STOP!!!
lol, the fact that you FAIL to acknowledge who has the STRATEGIC ADVANTAGE in what is HAPPENING via this WHOLE of GOVERNMENT Applications in this Irregular Warfare validates a DERANGED lopsided view from the lens of the DS Globalists Talking Points and perspective...
lol, you consistently IGNORE the entire BODY of WORK of what the Warfighters contributing to this Whole of Government Strategic Fight are doing and have accomplished along with being able to CONNECT the DOTS with everything that the White Hats have been projecting all along!!!
IMHO (Professional Expert in these types of Warfare) - all indications are that the entire body of work is the formula for creating the perfect conditions for a COUP from WITHIN along with the Support from the Growing Alliance of Neighboring Countries...
Key Elements of the Strategy
- Military (CENTCOM-led): Operation Epic Fury involved ~38 days of major combat operations coordinated with Israel (and references to related efforts like Midnight Hammer on nuclear sites). It included over 10,200 sorties and 13,500+ strikes targeting Iran’s ability to project power—air defenses, naval assets, missile/drone storage and launch sites, command-and-control, conventional forces, and defense industrial base. Follow-on limited strikes have continued in response to Iranian actions (e.g., against shipping or residual capabilities). Posture prioritizes homeland defense against terror threats, deterring Iran and proxies, and maintaining relative advantage vs. China. US forces have escorted shipping and maintained options for further responses.
- Economic/Financial (Treasury-led “siege”): Operation Economic Outcast (announced ~late August 2026 by Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent) is explicitly described as a whole-of-government campaign to “sever every economic lifeline.” It expands sanctions to additional sectors (digital assets, technology, gold, aviation, shipping), designates entities/individuals/vessels in shadow networks, targets facilitators (e.g., UAE bank branches processing Iranian-linked funds), and pressures third parties (including Gulf institutions) that enable evasion. It is linked to maritime pressure around the Strait of Hormuz, with warnings against compliance with Iranian demands and efforts to control or disrupt Iranian oil flows and access to the US financial system.
- Diplomatic and broader tools: An MOU was signed ~17 June 2026 (mediated elements involving Pakistan/Qatar noted in some accounts) aiming at temporary cessation, reopening of the Strait of Hormuz for commercial traffic, limited sanctions relief/oil sales, asset releases, and a path to further talks on nuclear issues and a larger reconstruction package (figures like $300 billion from Gulf states referenced in reporting). Implementation has been incomplete and contested, with continued strikes, Iranian attacks on shipping, and mutual accusations of violations. Broader efforts include isolating Iran from partners, countering proxies, and leveraging alliances (Israel, Gulf states). Regime change was not a consistent primary objective.
Achievements and Outcomes So Far (as of early September 2026)
Military successes (US/Israeli assessments and some independent reporting):- Significant degradation of Iran’s conventional power projection, air defenses (high percentage knocked out in some reports), navy (large numbers of ships destroyed), missile and drone stockpiles/industry (set back by years; large numbers intercepted or destroyed), and defense industrial base.
- Heavy damage to nuclear infrastructure (centrifuges destroyed, enrichment sites damaged; assessments that Iran cannot currently resume enrichment at prior levels, though stockpiles and residual capabilities remain and full verification is limited). Leadership losses included Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei and other senior figures; the regime survived under successors.
- Proxies (Hezbollah, Houthis, etc.) and regional networks substantially weakened over the broader multi-year context culminating in 2026 operations. Iran assessed as no longer able to project power across the region as before.
- Regime intact (no successful overthrow). Nuclear program damaged but not eliminated; breakout timelines and residual highly enriched material remain concerns, with issues deferred to diplomacy. Missile capabilities reduced but not fully destroyed; Iran has retained some ability to launch attacks.
- Strait of Hormuz became a central flashpoint (Iran effectively disrupted/closed it for periods, raising global energy prices). US goals shifted toward reopening it and freedom of navigation. The June MOU partially addressed this with temporary relief but broke down amid mutual violations, leading to resumed limited strikes and economic escalation.
- Economic damage to Iran is severe (hundreds of billions in estimated wartime costs, hyperinflation risks, GDP contraction), but full isolation is incomplete due to third-party facilitation (China, UAE networks, etc.). US costs include munitions stockpile drawdowns, ~18 US killed and hundreds wounded (reported figures), and broader economic impacts from energy disruption.
Strategic Projections
Current trajectory centers on sustained dual pressure (economic siege + credible military deterrence/limited strikes) rather than large-scale renewed invasion or rapid diplomatic resolution. Analysts and policy voices outline paths such as:- Prolonged stalemate/blockade as least-bad option: Maintain and gradually intensify the economic and maritime pressure while preventing Iranian reconstitution of capabilities or major escalation. This aims to erode regime strength over time, force better terms, or create internal pressure without full-scale war. Risks include Iranian escalation (shipping attacks, proxies, cyber), higher energy prices, and munitions/diplomatic costs.
- Negotiated off-ramp or refined deal: Draw out or renegotiate around the MOU framework for verifiable nuclear limits, missile constraints, proxy curtailment, and sustainable Hormuz access in exchange for structured sanctions relief and reconstruction. Skepticism is high given past compliance issues and mutual distrust; success would require stronger verification and multilateral buy-in.
- Containment + resilience measures: Reduce Hormuz centrality long-term (diversify energy production/routes, strategic reserves, alternative energy, pipelines); harden partner infrastructure against drones/missiles/cyber; strengthen Gulf/Israeli partnerships and deterrence posture (carrier presence, etc.); counter Chinese/Russian facilitation. Support Iranian civil society aspirations without direct military regime-change focus.
- Risks of renewed kinetic phases or worse outcomes: Iranian retaliation cycles, nuclear reconstitution incentives, regional spillover, or (less likely under current US preferences) deeper ground involvement. Long-term, a weakened but surviving Iran could still pursue asymmetric recovery; a collapsed regime carries chaos risks.
iran has declared a new " restricted zone " outside the strait.
but, sure, their economy is failing, their solders are not getting paid, they can't export any oil..
just propaganda..
In short, the U.S. military’s public line remains that Iranian unilateral declarations do not alter the international status of the Strait or U.S. commitment to freedom of navigation, while operational focus stays on the blockade of Iranian ports and protection of lawful shipping. Developments are fluid; check official CENTCOM channels (e.g., @CENTCOM or centcom.mil) for any updates.
What Iran has said
Iranian Supreme National Security Council Secretary Mohsen Rezaei stated (on state TV around September 6–7 and reiterated on social media) that Tehran plans to announce a new restricted maritime zone in the coming days. According to him:- It would begin at the line of the current U.S. naval blockade of Iranian ports and extend into areas of the Persian Gulf / toward the Strait of Hormuz.
- Any vessel entering the zone (particularly with intent to transit the Strait) would be placed on an Iranian sanctions list (with potential impacts on insurance and future passage).
- Maps for a new shipping corridor through the Strait (discussed with Oman, under Iranian management) would also be released soon.
- This is framed as a response to U.S. “economic warfare” and as part of a recalibrated operational posture toward U.S. warships and bases. Rezaei has also claimed the Strait is closed/under Iranian control and dismissed U.S. statements that traffic is flowing.
CENTCOM / U.S. military position (related and consistent messaging)
CENTCOM has not released a targeted response to this specific “new restricted zone” declaration in the available public record. Its longstanding and repeated position on Iranian claims of control or restrictions in the Strait includes:- Explicit statements that “Iran does not control the Strait of Hormuz” (it remains an international waterway). U.S. forces are positioned and prepared to ensure freedom of navigation despite Iranian “aggression, harassment, threats, and arbitrary declarations.” Traffic is described as flowing under U.S. protection/escort efforts.
- Rejection of Iranian claims about required identification/tracking by Iranian forces or exclusive use of Iranian-designated routes.
- Ongoing enforcement of the U.S. naval blockade on traffic to/from Iranian ports (resumed after the June MOU period), with recent updates citing redirection of commercial vessels (e.g., ~94 as of early September), disabling of non-compliant ones, and boarding actions. CENTCOM has emphasized supporting lawful commercial traffic through the Strait while enforcing the blockade on Iranian ports.
- In related recent incidents (e.g., Iranian claims of striking a U.S. unmanned vessel or other actions near the Strait), CENTCOM spokespeople (such as Capt. Tim Hawkins) have called specific Iranian accounts “a total lie” or “a complete lie.”
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Ref: the Ol 'ROPE A DOPE' Winning Ali vs Foreman Strategy!!!
Where the DOPES in this Scenario are the hardline IRGC Radicals, and all their DS TALKING HEADS who are spewing their DS Talking Points of FEAR - where their FEAR Tactics ONLY WORK on the WEAK MINDED and the Victims of their DS PsyOp Mind Virus!!!