The United States, in lockstep with Israel, has ignited a direct military conflict with Iran, a move that has triggered an aggressive and catastrophic retaliation, which is currently justifying a sweeping expansion of war. The U.S. targeting Iranian leadership and sinking an Iranian frigate in international waters has elicited blood-curdling vows of revenge from Tehran’s highest clerical authorities.

7 March 2026

Brent crude futures are on track for their biggest weekly gain since the early days of Covid, with the move now exceeding the 20% weekly spike at the start of the Russia-Ukraine war, as the U.S.-Israeli air campaign against Iran, Operation Epic Fury, has tipped the Gulf into an energy crisis, freezing commercial traffic through the Strait of Hormuz and pushing some regional oil and gas production offline.

6 March 2026

The United States was behind a strike on an Iranian school that killed 168 children and staff members. The February 28th strike on the Shajarah Tayyebeh girls’ school came on the first day of the unprovoked U.S.-Israeli attack on Iran.

6 March 2026

You can negotiate an end to a military conflict between two nations, but you can’t negotiate an end to global jihad. The radical Shiite Muslims who rule Iran are full of rage, and what they want more than anything else is revenge. In response to the death of Ayatollah Khamenei, 3 different grand ayatollahs in Iran have declared global jihad against the United States and Israel.

6 March 2026

The United States and Israel have struck Iran, and the consequences are already cascading far beyond the Middle East. This is not merely another regional skirmish; it is the ignition of a global food catastrophe that will unfold with terrifying speed. The Strait of Hormuz, a critical artery for global energy and fertilizer shipments, is effectively closed. This single act has severed a massive portion of the world's natural gas supply, the foundational feedstock for modern agriculture. If nothing changes, the price of staple foods in American and European grocery stores is projected to skyrocket by 8-20% by the end of this year, with far worse to follow in 2027 as depleted reserves and failed harvests compound the crisis.

5 March 2026

The war in the Middle East is quickly expanding. Israel was pounded with missiles by Iran overnight. The hopes of a "quick victory" are evaporating.

5 March 2026

Russian ruler Vladimir Putin claimed that the recent Ukrainian attack on a liquid natural gas (LNG) tanker was an act of terrorism. According to the Transport Ministry in Moscow, the ship was targeted by a drone near Malta this week.

5 March 2026

The United States has said that the war with Iran has "only just begun." It added that it has already struck more than 2,000 targets since the initial joint attack with Israel. Iran's Health Ministry says more than 920 people there have been killed.

5 March 2026

Over the weekend, the US and Israeli governments attacked Iran. In the days since, both militaries have reportedly struck thousands of targets, and Iranian forces have retaliated by launching hundreds or even thousands of missiles and drones at Israel and at US bases in surrounding Gulf countries.

5 March 2026

The order came via a social media post from a commander-in-chief who has just set the Middle East ablaze. On March 3, 2026, President Donald Trump announced he had directed the U.S. Navy to begin escorting commercial oil tankers through the Strait of Hormuz and ordered a federal agency to provide political risk insurance for all Gulf maritime trade [1][2]. I believe this is not a strategic masterstroke but the frantic thrashing of an administration that started a war it cannot finish. It is a desperate, deadly gambit that will not reopen the world's most critical energy chokepoint; it will instead risk sinking American ships, shattering American credibility, and risking global economic catastrophe.

4 March 2026