Strike on South Pars: On March 18th, Israeli aircraft struck Iranian gas facilities, with US approval. Iran retaliated by damaging Qatari LNG facilities, affecting 3.4% of global supply
Troop Deployment: Approximately 7,000 US troops are heading to the Middle East, sparking speculation about a potential ground invasion of Iranian islands like Hark or Qeshm
Iran's Perspective and Strategy:
Survival Mode: Following the death of Supreme Leader Khamenei, Iran is in survival mode and rejects a tactical ceasefire without a comprehensive settlement that lifts sanctions and guarantees regime safety
Economic Hostage: Iran is utilizing its missile arsenal and control over the Strait of Hormuz to keep oil prices high, believing this will eventually force American concessions
Hardliner Consolidation: Power is shifting to the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), signaling a commitment to a longer confrontation
Re: The Titanic thread
Posted: Sat Mar 28, 2026 10:22 am
by Dr Strangelove
Trump on his Japan trip:
“I met the owner of Toyota who is 92 years old. I said ‘you are rich’ and he agreed to invest $10 billion in the US.”
Shoichiro Toyoda — the man who built Toyota into a global giant — died in February 2023.
He has been dead for over two years.
Trump met with someone at Toyota.
It was not the owner.
Because the owner is dead.
This is the same president who:
— Said he predicted everything then said he was shocked by everything
— Declared victory 5 times in 13 seconds
— Invoked Pearl Harbor to Japan’s face
— Said Tomahawks are very generic
— Called Gavin Newsom “the President”
Managing the most dangerous geopolitical moment since 2003.
With a meeting he just described that cannot have happened.