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- US President Trump claims to have eliminated Iran's military and political leadership and that remaining Iranian forces are "surrendering;"

- He also admitted the fighting continues, US troops are dying, more will die, and demands Iranian military forces he just said were "surrendering" to surrender;

- Iran continues carrying out complex regional operations indicating its mosaic defense strategy is still working, forcing the US and its proxies to expend huge amounts of munitions in the process;

- Iran's greatest danger involves internal cohesion, it is still too early to draw conclusions regarding the fighting at this point;

References:

BBC - Trump says US will 'avenge' military deaths (Mar. 2, 2026):
https://www.bbc.com/news/live/cn5ge95q6y7t
Guardian - Oil price expected to surge after Iran strikes and strait of Hormuz closure (Mar. 2, 2026):
https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/mar/01/oil-price-surge-iran-us-israel-strikes-markets
NYT - U.S. STRATEGY PLAN CALLS FOR INSURING NO RIVALS DEVELOP (1992):
https://www.nytimes.com/1992/03/08/world/us-strategy-plan-calls-for-insuring-no-rivals-develop.html

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- The US has launched (re-launched) a war of aggression against Iran;

- The US seeks to decapitate Iran's military and political leadership, degrade Iranian military capabilities, than use special forces, militants, and terrorists to topple the government on the ground;

- Iran seeks to leverage "mosaic defense" to continue defense despite decapitation strikes, and long-term survival;

- Iranian survival will result in depleted US munition stockpiles, allowing more damage to be dealt to US targets and proxies across the region and compromising US global ambitions in the short and long-term;

- The US seeks to topple Iran and consolidate control over the Middle East to further isolate and contain both Russia and eventually China in pursuit of global primacy;

Resources:

AP - Live Updates on Iran:
https://apnews.com/live/live-updates-israel-iran-february-28-2026
Brookings Institution - Which Path to Persia? (2009):
https://www.brookings.edu/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/06_iran_strategy.pdf
NYT - U.S. STRATEGY PLAN CALLS FOR INSURING NO RIVALS DEVELOP (1992):
https://www.nytimes.com/1992/03/08/world/us-strategy-plan-calls-for-insuring-no-rivals-develop.html
American Rhetoric - Trump Announces Operation Epic Fury (Feb. 28, 2026):
https://www.americanrhetoric.com/speeches/donaldtrumpoperationroaringlion.htm

Follow Developments Regarding Iran:

Middle East Spectator (Telegram):
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AMK Mapping (Telegram):
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Scott of Kalibrated (Telegram):
https://t.me/kalibrated
The Duran (Telegram):
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- The US is using supposed "negotiations" it has no interest in actually succeeding as a pretext for a pre-determined war of aggression it has already decided to launch against Iran;

- The US is now openly admitting it will use Israel to provoke a wider war it hopes will cost American service members' lives and justify a large-scale US war against Iran;

- The US seeks war with Iran to degrade its military, political, and economic system, and eventually collapse the government entirely, all as part of further isolating, encircling, and containing both Russia and ultimately China;

- A destructive war in the Middle East could serve as a means to begin a more constricting campaign of economic sanctions and an energy embargo on China itself which the US is also in the process of preparing for and even implementing already;

- Should the US feel desperate in terms of toppling Iran, it may seek to use nuclear weapons by having its Israeli proxies carry out the attacks, absorb all the blame and retaliation, as long-standing US policy papers have noted in regards to US-backed conventional Israeli strikes;

References:

Politico - White House officials believe ‘the politics are a lot better’ if Israel strikes Iran first (Feb. 25, 2026):
https://www.politico.com/news/2026/02/25/white-house-politics-israel-strikes-iran-00799456
Brookings Institution - Which Path to Persia? Options for a New American Strategy toward Iran (2009):
https://www.brookings.edu/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/06_iran_strategy.pdf
The Hill - Vance to Iran: Talks show US pursuing diplomatic deal; Trump has right to use military option if he chooses (Feb. 25, 2026):
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/5754746-vance-us-seeks-iran-diplomacy/
Newsweek - JD Vance Tells Tim Dillon US Needs Weapons To Fight China, Not Russia (Oct. 28, 2024):
https://www.newsweek.com/jd-vance-tim-dillon-taiwan-priority-over-ukraine-1975851
Newsweek - JD Vance Floats Donald Trump Deal To End War in Ukraine (Sep. 13, 2024):
https://www.newsweek.com/jd-vance-floats-donald-trump-deal-end-russia-ukraine-war-1953302
RAND Corporation - Extending Russia (2019):
https://www.rand.org/content/dam/rand/pubs/research_reports/RR3000/RR3063/RAND_RR3063.pdf
RAND - Dangerous But Not Omnipotent (2009):
https://www.rand.org/pubs/monographs/MG781.html
US State Dept. - U.S. Relations With Taiwan (2022):
https://2021-2025.state.gov/u-s-relations-with-taiwan/


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🇺🇸🇷🇺🇺🇦NEW ARTICLE: US Proxy War on Russia: What Comes Next?

READ HERE: https://journal-neo.su/2026/02/25/us-proxy-war-on-russia-what-comes-next/

"With the US political capture of Venezuela, pressure being placed on Cuba, and preparations for war with Iran rapidly advancing, the US is seeking to whittle away key partners of the Russian-Chinese-led multipolar world until only Russia and China remain."
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- The US has always intended to overthrow the Iranian political system since Iran overthrew the US-installed client regime ousted in the late 1970s;

- The US war on Iran last year merely set the stage for this much larger planned strike;

- The only way this wart can be prevented is if Iran and its allies can create sufficient deterrence against US aggression (raising the costs for the US enough);

- Claims that the UK or EU are “impeding” US plans to strike Iran are likely deception tactics already used and bragged about following US war last year;

- Claims the US is seeking “limited strikes” is either deception or a pre-built exit ramp if Iranian resilience is sufficient to prevent government-collapse;

- The use of Israel as an “uncontrollable” variable allows the US to do everything from provoke war to using nuclear weapons and claim “Israel” did it rather than the US; targe

References:

The New Atlas - US Using Israel to Provoke Iran War, Deny Responsibility, Minimize Retaliation (Jun. 12, 2025):
https://youtu.be/RBiTh7qYT3U?si=erjlKra1UUD7BkWp
BBC - Trump says world has 10 days to see if Iran agrees deal or 'bad things happen' (Feb. 20, 2026):
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c86yjnw4x49o
CNN - Britain blocking use of air bases Trump says would be needed for strikes on Iran, UK media reports (Feb. 21, 2026):
https://edition.cnn.com/2026/02/20/europe/britain-air-base-access-us-iran-intl-hnk-ml
Business Insider - How the US military tricked everyone to surprise Iran with B-2 bomber strikes on its nuclear sites (Jun. 22, 2025):
https://www.businessinsider.com/inside-the-us-militarys-strategic-deception-to-strike-iran-2025-6
White House (Obama) - Implementation Day (2016):
https://obamawhitehouse.archives.gov/node/328996
White House (Trump, 1st administration) - President Donald J. Trump is Ending United States Participation in an Unacceptable Iran Deal (May 8, 2018):
https://trumpwhitehouse.archives.gov/briefings-statements/president-donald-j-trump-ending-united-states-participation-unacceptable-iran-deal/
NYT - U.S. STRATEGY PLAN CALLS FOR INSURING NO RIVALS DEVELOP (1992):
https://archive.ph/az6LC#selection-493.0-546.0
The New Atlas (formerly Landdestroyer) - United Front Against Iran (2011):
https://landdestroyer.blogspot.com/2011/03/united-front-against-iran.html
Brookings Institution - Which Path to Persia (2009):
https://www.brookings.edu/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/06_iran_strategy.pdf

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🇨🇳China Passes Landmark Spacecraft + Rocket Test

This month China launched its new Mengzhou manned spacecraft for a max-Q abort test (the capsule escapes from the rocket at maximum speed/pressure in the atmosphere).

Not only was the abort test & sea landing successful, the Long March 10 rocket that carried it continued downrange for a soft propulsion landing in the sea, next to a recovery ship designed to eventually catch it.

Mengzhou will enable manned missions to the moon as well as ferrying personnel to and from China's space station in low earth orbit.

While upset Westerners are claiming this is a "copy" of SpaceX's Falcon 9 - because both are superficially shaped like a cylinder and perform similar flight maneuvers - Long March 10 has no technical resemblance to the Falcon 9.

It is a completely different type of rocket engine with completely different functions, specifications, & requirements.

I saw one argument that China "stole" the grid fins featured on the Long March 10 booster - as if SpaceX invented grid fins long used on Soviet rockets & missiles since the Cold War!

It would be like claiming Toyota copied Chevy because both make cars with 4 wheels, engines, & drive down the road.

China is rapidly catching up to the US in the very small and shrinking fields of expertise the US still holds advantages in - space launch technology being one of them - and eventually/inevitably - China will far surpass the US.

And many in the West are not taking this with grace, humility, or a desire for constructive competition, cooperation, or coexistence - all to their own detriment.

(IMAGES: The initial launch before the abort test, the soft landing of the Long March 10 booster, the Mengzhou spacecraft being recovered after splashdown).
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As artificial intelligence (AI) continues to advance, an important but unnoticed debate is taking place within the halls of Western power and among a handful of billionaire business leaders and investors regarding the shape of the world to come as this technology permeates every aspect of modern civilization.

References:

NEO - At the AI Race’s Finishing Line: A World of Abundance or Automated Dominance? (Feb. 12, 2026):
https://journal-neo.su/2026/02/12/at-the-ai-races-finishing-line-a-world-of-abundance-or-automated-dominance/
US Naval War College Review - A Maritime Oil Blockade Against China—Tactically Tempting but Strategically Flawed (2018):
https://digital-commons.usnwc.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1735&context=nwc-review
NYT - The Separation: Inside the Unraveling U.S.-Ukraine Partnership (Dec. 30, 2025):
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2025/12/30/world/europe/ukraine-war-us-russia.html
US White House - America’s AI Action Plan (Jul., 2025):
https://www.whitehouse.gov/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/Americas-AI-Action-Plan.pdf

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🏮Wishing everyone a happy and healthy Chinese New Year.
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🇺🇸🇨🇳NEW ARTICLE: At the AI Race’s Finishing Line: A World of Abundance or Automated Dominance?

READ HERE: https://journal-neo.su/2026/02/12/at-the-ai-races-finishing-line-a-world-of-abundance-or-automated-dominance/

"As artificial intelligence (AI) continues to advance, an important but unnoticed debate is taking place within the halls of Western power and among a handful of billionaire business leaders and investors regarding the shape of the world to come as this technology permeates every aspect of modern civilization."

NOTE: For those tempted to say "AI isn't real," please learn about neural networks and how they are used by AI models big and small to actually learn. It is artificial intelligence, not human intelligence, but intelligence nonetheless.

For those that think it's a "capitalist marketing scam," - in some dimensions what is happening in the US is - but the US, Russia, China, and many others are working on actual AI as well.

Pretending AI doesn't exist because it is too complicated or scary isn't going to make it go away.
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🇺🇸🇮🇷🇷🇺🇨🇳 US Continues Global War On Multipolarism, No "Retreat" to the West

NYT reports carrier group used to overthrow/rob Venezuela in Western Hemisphere is now heading toward Middle East for US war on Iran.

As I warned over a year ago, the US was NEVER going to "retreat" to a sphere of influence, and was simply expanding an already ongoing global war on multipolarism.

This will continue until either the US succeeds, or the multipolar world stops it.

There is no chance of or even a desire by the US for coexistence.

-= Stopping a US Attack on Iran =-

The only factor that will delay any US military operation against Iran is deterrence Iran and its allies create against it.

This and only this, not "diplomacy," is what will determine when and how the US attacks.

The decision to overthrow Iran's political system was made decades ago when the Iranians rightfully ousted the US client regime installed over them.

With Iran's role in supplying energy to China and its investment in a multipolar world, this objective has only become more pressing.

No election, deal, or talks has or ever will change this US objective unless the US itself sees its political order and the unelected corporate-financier interests running it collapse.
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