"Tactical" Nukes.

 To those who continue to bring here all kinds of "tactical nukes" BS just because they saw a "mushroom cloud".

1. Tactical nuke is defined as such NOT because of its yield, but because of its utility, that is--for solving tactical tasks. If the enemy's brigade spreads over large area and 2 to 5 kilotons are not enough, nobody prevents you from using 100kT device. It still will solve tactical level task only. Here is an example--Motorrifle Battalion attacking in one echelon with tactical nuke. 

Tactical being for achieving the tactical objective. It could be 2 kT, it could be something much more potent if, say, strong point is in the deep bunker. 

2. You cannot use nuke and not be immediately detected and identified by, say, Russia who has an advanced sensor network, including space-based Kupol which can see not only the flash (easily) and will know the nature of the charge, but it will know its yield but sensors will register all damaging factors of nuclear explosion ranging from flash to EMP, to radiation to a seismic event. The US knows this. Its use of nuke will be immediately detected and the user identified. What follows next--even majority nutjobs in D.C. can imagine. 

So, please, stop dragging here all kinds of hysterical X twits by some morons stating that because they saw "mushroom cloud" it is nuke. 

Finland Is Now On Notice.

And this is a "party line" now. 

Finland, in fact, allowing Ukrainian drones flying to Russia through its territory, joined the war with the Russian Federation. Moscow has reason to shoot down drones of the Armed Forces of Ukraine right over Finland. The same applies to the Baltic countries. About this "Gazeta. Ru" said the First Deputy Chairman of the Federation Council Committee on International Affairs Vladimir Dzhabarov. "The fact is that Finland allows drones that fly to Russia through its territory. In fact, it thereby joined the war with Russia. Yes, indirectly, but nevertheless, when letting these drones pass, it must understand that they can cause damage to our country. People can die, so Russia has every reason to shoot down these drones on the territory of Finland," he stressed. According to Dzhabarov, this issue is very serious, but Helsinki does not understand this. "This applies not only to Finland, it applies to all three Baltic states too," he said.

Yep, the preparation has started. This is from the upper chamber of Federal Assembly and senators are usually very reserved in their statements. Well, especially when one considers Dzhabarov's background and his FSB counter-intel rank. Newly reconstituted Leningrad Military District has all means to "correct" the behavior of nutjobs in Helsinki and those who they protect on their territory. Russia knows that Finland allows launches of 404 drones from its territory. NATO? There is no NATO anymore--it is all fiction. 

Township Yarovaya ...

 ... after it was liberated by Russian Army. This is how 60th Motorrifle Brigade of VSU dealt with those civilians who refused to "evacuate" with VSU. First--torturing, then--knives. This happens all over the place in VSU's zone of responsibility--mass atrocities. 

These are darlings of the combined West. That's how they have been "trained" by NATO. In the same time, in the act which defies any logic and morality: 

The finance, energy and central bank governors of Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the United States and the United Kingdom held an emergency virtual meeting on Monday to discuss measures to stabilize the situation in the Middle East. As a result of the discussion, it was decided to appeal to Russia and China with a request not to restrict the export of fossil fuels, since the war between the United States and Israel on the one hand and Iran on the other is beginning to significantly affect oil prices. Officials attending the meeting expressed deep concern about the uncertainty of the duration of the conflict. They fear that further export restrictions could exacerbate the economic crisis. At the same time, EU policymakers face difficulties due to the need to save in the face of several crises at the same time. No sooner had the meeting participants completed the discussion than US President Donald Trump made contradictory statements on his social networks. He reported on ongoing peace talks with Iran, which at this time continued to bomb gas plants in the Middle East, including Ras Laffan in Qatar, where a fifth of the world's liquefied natural gas is produced.

How typical of the West. No honor, no integrity. Nope, Russia IS NOT coming to save Europe again--let it decompose. 

Wanna energy? Crawl back to Russia and beg her to sell anything at a premium. No sympathy here. Japan? Well, Russia may think about it. 

Everything You See In This Video ...

... is made in Russia. All three of them finished the certification for Arctic extreme cold conditions. All three have done very well. 

In Related News ...

 ... and in continuation of the previous post. 

That is why the gig is up not just for US military--the country itself is in downward spiral. 

They know how to make money, how to fight the war--nope. Nor how to govern a country. 

Down The Memory Lane With ...

 ... Donnie, who, as we all know, is a draft dodger. 

You can see already then his delusions about American military power and of his own intellectual abilities in matters of warfare and applied geopolitics. Today, these delusions came to a head. But as I state ad nauseam--the US doesn't have real strategists of global repute at all. Self-promotion through the American media and PR machine is a completely different matter, but it doesn't make grilled chuck roast taste like a USDA Prime ribeye, and anybody can taste the difference.

Now, here is the issue through personal observations, and many will not like what I am about to say. Since the resignation of Joe Kent from his position I listened enough of his statements, including during conversations with Tucker, to come to a final conclusion that people at the top still cannot comprehend the depth of the US historic departure from the position it never in reality occupied. It has never been a great land power, period. It was good, while it was fighting in coalitions, but that's about it. Joe Kent, for all his personal courage and some pedigree against enemies which can hardly fight back, continues to reside in this alternative universe that, let me put it in the most simple way--"yeah, we are not that good today, but we used to be and if the right people come ... ", I hope you get the message. That's the attitude, and that's delusion. 

It doesn't mean that the US military has no competent or courageous professionals, absolutely not. I will continue to repeat it. There are many people of honor, integrity and courage, but they are of the mythology and ethos which really doesn't reflect realities of the continental warfare and Joe Kent in a sense is an Exhibit A of this attitude, especially considering his CIA paramilitary background which limits one's views on real warfare. Especially continental one. This cannot be changed, because overall American views on war break down the moment US military faces an actual continental power. Iraq is not and never was a real continental power, Iran always was, give and take 100 years long hiatus for Pahlavi's reign. The Iran-Iraq War should have been a warning to the US, but it wasn't. And now we have a former CIA para telling us that the US military-industrial-congressional-media (and executive) complex knows nothing about world outside? Whose fault it is then? I guess we know the answer, even when the right words are spoken. 

US cannot defend Gulf. It cannot defend itself and the widening gap cannot be closed. 

OK, This Is Not "Sudden".

So, whenever things of this nature are titled like this, one has to ask the question if they even know what are they talking about. 

A fast thaw in relations between the Kremlin and Azerbaijan occurred in March, enabling a strategic link connecting Russia and Iran to keep functioning, despite the ongoing US-Israeli bombing campaign in Iran. Some Western observers believe the route, known as the western branch of the North-South corridor, is being used by Russia to funnel weapons to Iran to keep the war in the Persian Gulf going. Russian-Azerbaijani relations had been tense since Russian air-defense forces accidentally shot down an Azerbaijani civilian airliner in late 2024 and subsequently refused to take responsibility for the tragedy. Until recently, the two countries had continued to trade diplomatic barbs. But the tone in bilateral relations suddenly changed following a March 2 meeting in Baku between Russian Deputy Prime Minister Alexei Overchuck and Azerbaijani leader Ilham Aliyev, discussions that took place just days after the start of the US-Israeli aerial campaign in Iran. A statement issued by Aliyev’s office indicated that the meeting managed to settle the issue of the accidental shootdown. It also noted that both sides “reaffirmed their commitment to continuing efforts to advance the International North–South Transport Corridor.”

OK, let me explain: 

1. Look at the map:

Russia and Azerbaijan have a substantial land border and share Caspian Sea. To the South Iran and Azerbaijan share even longer border. Moreover, Azerbaijan and Turkiye share only a teeny-weeny land common segment through Azerbaijan's exclave Nakhchivan which is separated from mainland by ... Armenia. Hence the issue of Zangezur Corridor. 

2. Turkiye, for all her potential and development is still not in premier league. In the same time, Russia is a global superpower and she also has a very large Azerbaijani community which is one of the major pillars of ... Azerbaijan's economy. 

3. Now, the issue of Iran, which already emerged, despite the damage, as a LEADER of Ummah demonstrating courage, military sophistication and immense influence on global affairs by controlling Strait of Hormuz and parading the US and Israel as military paper tigers in head-to-head clash--this is serious. 

4. And then, both Azeris and Iranians are Shiites. That matters hugely. Erdogan talks a lot, Iran does and already achieved a strategic victory. 

That's the balance sheet for Ilham Aliev's consideration. Apart from many other items. So, whose side will Azerbaijan take? It is sandwiched between global superpower and regional superpower, both of who are de facto and de jure--allies. These allies also need land corridor to each-other and Azerbaijan is placed exactly in the middle of this corridor. Now, especially against the background of the latest events, Aliev must ask himself  a number of questions:

a) How safe are Aliev clan's assets in UK and other banks, especially with the West being bankrupt and facing economic (militarily it already happened) destruction?

b) Does Azerbaijan want to be associated with a critical Eurasian military-economic monster which is RIC (Russia-Iran-China) and profit from it--the rewards already now seem to be astronomical--or will it continue to look towards imploding West? 

c) In the end, SMO is a message to all Russia's limitrophes who decided to bet their houses on the West's promises. And how's that relations between Azerbaijan and Israel are going, with Israel and its pathetic military being beaten in the bloody pulp. Evidently somebody in Azeri military, who probably graduated from the campus of my former naval academy, which today serves as Geidar Aliev Military Institute, failed in real military analysis of Israel's REAL power.  

I would say, Aliev simply has no choice, especially considering an uneasy economic situation in Azerbaijan. Moreover--never forget "the street" be it Arab street, Azeri street et al--people on the street see what is going on and they take note. So ... it all comes naturally, if you know what I mean. 

Western Legacy Media ...

 ... are genocidal war-mongering criminals, as are the so called "journalists"--all of them, from BBC to NYT, WaPo, FOX, Reuters et al are war criminals and must be tried as such. 

They are a goebbelsonean propaganda machine on service of genocides and atrocities. Simple as ... 

Turkish TV ...

 ... reports from Israel. 

As you can see yourself--not very peaceful. With Iranian missiles incoming it is not fun. As WSJ reports: 

WASHINGTON—President Trump is weighing a military operation to extract nearly 1,000 pounds of uranium from Iran, according to U.S. officials, a complex and risky mission that would likely put American forces inside the country for days or longer. Trump hasn’t made a decision on whether to give the order, the officials said, adding that he is considering the danger to U.S. troops. But the president remains generally open to the idea, according to the officials, because it could help accomplish his central goal of preventing Iran from ever making a nuclear weapon.

Expect more of this bullshit being spread around with Trump and his Israeli handlers being caught in a strategic trap, and expect also an additional round of Iranian (and global) mocking and sarcasm. 

There is NO "plan", plan being a viable coherent sequence of military actions designed to achieve ... what goals? It never was about Iran's nukes, it was about Israel removing the nation which stands (in Israel's imagination of own "might", pathetic as it is) in a way of Israel reshaping the Middle East. Well, judging by the "performance" of IDF in Southern Lebanon, where it is now bogged down and is being humiliated militarily by Hezbollah, these "ideas" have been concocted by people who have no clue about warfare. They need the US to do a dirty job. Will Trump double down? Absolutely--he is a coward and is incapable to accept the fact of the US being paraded globally as a paper tiger and he is the main culprit of humiliating his country, his military and his people. 

So, now it is about extracting of 1,000 pounds of uranium. What is it going to be tomorrow? 

Oil prices had another volatile start to the week before breaking out due to a combination of military escalation and diplomatic breakdown.

Yes, they are growing (futures that it), physical oil is through the roof already and it will get only worse. One doesn't have to be "energy analyst"--being a military one at this stage will suffice. The system can take only so much BS before it ceases and Donny maybe is getting the message about horrifying reality for him and Israel. And then, of course, there is this teeny-weeny "skirmish" in Europe called SMO, which, as you may remember, Donny promised to stop in 24 hours year and a half ago, and which is a driving force behind the events of today. Iran is in a driving seat, and is dictating conditions to a loser. 

Meanwhile US and Israel do what they do best--kill civilians. 

No wonder, they trained terrorists from 404. Always the same picture. But I guess for the first time since Vietnam the US encountered a nation which is staring the US down with Iranian people will to fight for their land and culture which goes back 3,000 years. 

Like New ...

 ... told you--there is nothing that the duct tape cannot fix. Ready for action again! Amazing. 

Even They ...

 ... and drama, against the background of operational dead-end which some people in Pentagon suspect they are in. 11 years ago WaPo made a timid attempt at putting historic record straight but it failed to make a dent. So, the "planning for ground operation" is ongoing and it is going nowhere. 

The yardstick is a wrong one ... 

About Ust-Luga ...

 ... again. Here it is--today. It is really easy to debunk 404 and West's propaganda today

Many still cannot grasp the scale of it. Here it is. 

That is why lucky hit on one terminal (the port has six of them) and lighting some oil (which is usually extinguished fast) doesn't change operations much and Ust-Luga continues to operate. I speak about it in my today's video, which should be up soon, and about vicious circle of media butt-hurt and lies, such as Reuters. Finland, however, should get used to her status of a pawn in a serious geopolitical game. More is coming. 

Just A Little Dent.

Local technicians will get it back to speed in no time.  

E-3 Sentry at US Base Sultana in Saudi Arabia yesterday. 

Davis Hegseth

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What Many People ...

 ... still don't get about Russian Air Force. 

This is SU-34. Yes, it is a FIGHTER-bomber. And what many people still don't get is that it is a fighter in its own right. What does it mean? Yes, its g-limits are g=7, as opposed to classic fighters which is g=9+. However, look at the standard air-to-air package--it includes this: 

Missilery writes only about R-77-1 version. R-77M, however, has a range of 200 km. and it outranges anything (well, anything being the only thing of AIM-120 AMRAAM) the US has at its disposal. So, how many of those (also capable of launching hypersonic Kinzhals) does Russia have? If you go to wiki, which is "supplied" with data from 404 and those who curate it--it says 163 as of 2024. Well, something (or someone) tells me that it is long ago above 200. But what do I know--404 (that is US) AD shoots those Russians down everyday. I mean it, go watch Top Gun: Maverick--it is a documentary. 

This Is Official ...

 ... he is a full blown sociopath and he just admitted it not through the evidence which we all have, but himself. 

This is also a direct evidence (again, we knew this all along) that he is utterly insecure and has complex of inferiority. He said it himself. The audience which applauds and laughs at it--is a bunch of losers and sociopaths themselves. But Donnie topped himself offering Saudi Prince Ben Salman kiss Donnie's ass. Wonderful.  

Yes, Nothing To See Here ...

 ... move along, move along. 

WASHINGTON (AP) — An Iranian missile attack Friday wounded at least 10 U.S. service members and damaged several planes at a military base in Saudi Arabia, according to two U.S. officials familiar with the situation. Two of the troops were seriously wounded, one of the officials said. The attack on Prince Sultan Air Base damaged several U.S. refueling aircraft, said the officials, who spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss sensitive military matters. The attack, which involved an Iranian missile as well as drones, comes a day after President Donald Trump said Iran has been “obliterated” and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said that “never in recorded history has a nation’s military been so quickly and so effectively neutralized.”

In related news. Everything is going "according to plan"/s

Alexandr Novak ...

 ... says the darnest thing. 

I Want To Remind You ...

 ... this dialogue (it is dubbed), it is from a legendary Soviet series 17 Instances (Moments) of Spring. It is only 12 minutes long, but in this 12 minutes (apart from the artistic level of the whole 1973 series which is beyond the grasp of Hollywood) it is fully demonstrated the abyss which separates Russians from the Americans in understanding of the war. Even the way it is presented in movies. 

Why do I suggest this segment? Because of that:

This Russian General, Andrei Valerievich Kartapolov, stated yesterday what I was saying for the last 20 years. You don't need to translate this because I speak about it in my latest video which should be up shortly; and Wehrmacht General in the video speaks about it too. But I suggest you read Kartapolov's CV to understand the academic and experience abyss between Russian and US militaries. 

Why "Potential"?

NATO in general and the US in particular established itself as an aggressor and is known to not shy away from atrocity when it suites it. 

Does General Randy Manner want to tell us that Kellogs, Keanes and likes, who are plenty to go around, are exceptions? Boy, he should wait for Ukraine War Crimes Tribunal going public once SMO is over. I can remind the general about this guy: 

Iraqi detainees in Gen H.R. McMaster's custody were treated in an inhuman fashion bordering on torture in 2005, according to a U.S. Military Police officer.

Exception? Again? When was the last time USMC fought in defense of Motherland, yes American Motherland?

It is an expeditionary force designed to put aboriginals in far away places under the US control. So, now that the danger of real physical annihilation on service of Israel gets real for any force which ventures in Iran's vicinity we get more admissions. Iran is a real deal, and it just declared mobilization of one million men for the armed forces. 

Meanwhile, here is the demonstration what the US doesn't have in principle--effective AD. Here is Buk M3 shoots down yet another HIMARS rocket. Expenditure--1 AD missile. 

And yes, the US is still providing recon and targeting to 404 terrorists, while hiding behind their backs. Russia is now doing her own "hiding". 

Nima and Yours Truly

 ... live in 50 minutes. 

History Repeats Itself First As Tragedy ...

 ... then--as farce. Well, Pentagon writes new military doctrine. This is from the New York Times. We are now beyond the farce phase. 

Iran has bombed U.S. bases across the Middle East in retaliation for the U.S.-Israeli war, forcing many American troops to relocate to hotels and office spaces throughout the region, according to military personnel and American officials. So now much of the land-based military is, in essence, fighting the war while working remotely, with the exception of fighter pilots and crews operating and maintaining warplanes and conducting strikes.

Yes, remotely, working. New tactical and operational methods are being developed by Pentagon--remote deployment of Motorrifle Battalion from the assembly area in UAE Hilton to Kuwait Sheraton. This is a new word in military science. Well, of course it is not--it is all about spinning a catastrophic defeat for the US and Israel, here is the mayor of a heavily damaged Israeli city or Margaliot demands BiBi and his terrorists to do something about defending Israeli cities, which are being destroyed. 

He even cries. But no help is coming. There is nothing in US-Israeli arsenal which can stop Iranian strikes. 

In related news, Russia blew up to smithereens several SBU locations in 404 and suddenly many medical emergency vehicles have been noted around those locations and then ... then ... several medical aircraft flew to Rzeszów. As was stated by me many times--Russians know identities and locations of those MI6 and CIA dudes in 404. Mr Bortnikov (Director of FSB) four days ago reiterated Russia's position: 

Russia can bring the Ukrainian special services and their Western "puppeteers", primarily British, to their senses, said FSB Director Alexander Bortnikov. According to FSB Director Alexander Bortnikov, Russia can bring the Ukrainian special services and their Western curators, primarily British, to their senses, RIA Novosti reports. According to him, Russia is able to act within reason, despite constant provocations and attempts to force any retaliatory steps. Bortnikov stressed: "Of course, we can. So, within reason, of course. We are constantly provoked to take some steps, some actions," this phrase sounded in response to a question from journalist Pavel Zarubin.

What is this "within the reason" he mentions? Well, sending "messages" by the stand-off weapons. This is in response to people who constantly suffer from sensory deprivation and want to see a Hollywoodesque "war". Well, there is war and it is fought in all domains simultaneously. Russians prefer not to advertise their actions because this is the only way to fight it. But yes, MI6 and SAS have been warned, now actions followed. More to come. 

Iran's Mysterious Gift ...

 ... to Trump. LOL)) 

Follow the link to Larry's blog where he elaborates on this "present" to DJT))

When Even Foreign Agent ...

... and pro-Western liberal opposition (one of) leader is forced to debunk 404 BS))

Yep, and Ust-Luga fire was extinguished really fast. Port operations continue. This is really pathetic when ally of Navalny and fanatical Russophobe like Latynina has to stand for the truth, LOL. You may ask why? Well, the answer is pretty obvious, the brand of "Foreign Agent" and a reputation for working against everything Russia stands for is more than just a shameful title--it has serious economic ramifications for bearers and, in view of most of grants for Russian "opposition" from the West drying out, and, of course, that opposition being nothing but a used condom thrown into the garbage can by their curators in the West, what do they have left? Right, they possess no talents marketable in the West and their dreams of luxury living evaporate really fast. Latynina, evidently, found another way in her attempts to remove the seal of Judas by ... stating the truth all of a sudden. Too little, too late--her track record IS that of an operator of influence on behalf of the Western intel and propaganda outlets and the only way she may return and live in Russia is only incognito. Journalists and writers like her are a dime a dozen both in the West and in Russia. Still funny, though)). 

I Want To Reiterate ...

 ... this blog is for people who want to learn and further their knowledge on crucial operational and strategic issues. It is not for hysterical types who use this blog for "suggestions" for Russia (or Iran) what and how to do things, while not having even a fraction of the information, let alone knowledge and strategic awareness. As I stated not for once, this blog IS NOT designed for therapeutical reasons, albeit sometimes it accidentally serves this purpose. This is for people who can think rationally and clearly. Meanwhile ... 

A Bit Of VSU ...

 ... reality. 

Animals, pure and simple. As this POW admits to murdering Russian civilians under orders given.

Many of them do not need orders--they did it and do it with pleasure. That's European "values". Here is a very good sarcastic piece in Ria. About Denmark. 

The Danish authorities will avoid punishment for Russophobia. Everyone knows the reason. 

Those who listened to Randy's broadcast with Dmitry Polyansky, Roger Waters, Larry and me, listen again what Dmitry explains about Europe. 

His admission on "utility" of OSCE is also revealing. You cannot negotiate with fanatics. 

The Butthurt Is Strong ...

... on this one. "Experts" with internet and "business degrees" try to cope. So, this one invents the problem where there is none.

Oil Rally Gives Russia an Excuse to Delay Crucial Budget Reform. Russia was all set to tighten the screws on its own oil dependence, but the oil price spike is causing it to rethink its plan. Moscow has hit pause on planned changes to its budget rule, the mechanism designed to shield state finances from violent oil price swings. The idea was to lower the oil price threshold that determines when the National Wellbeing Fund gets tapped, forcing the government to rely less on energy windfalls. That now looks less urgent with oil doing the heavy lifting. As of March 24, the market is doing Russia a favor. Brent is sitting at $103.46, WTI at $92.29, both sharply higher as the Middle East conflict continues to choke flows through the Strait of Hormuz. For a petrostate running a war budget, that kind of price environment buys breathing room—at least on paper. But this is classic Russia: long-term reform meets short-term cash, and guess which one wins.

Sweetheart, I understand that with your "experiences" and lack of any knowledge about Russia and war (you have no a faintest clue--look at your "degrees"), in which Russia defeated combined West with the US and petrodollar is being read its final rites this very minute. It hurts, I know, but to grasp a tight connection between operational-strategic realities and real economy is beyond the grasp of most products of West's "idikeishinal" system in "economics", let alone "creative writing". So, it is Trump who desperately needs "breathing room", not Russia. And then read what Russia's Prime Minister says about your types:

“I know a large number of absolutely wonderful financiers, economists who used to be not very good engineers, but I don’t know a single, even not a very good one, engineer who used to be good financier or economist.”

Welcome to the 21st century's demand for real skills and knowledge. In related news--"technical writers" like you are a dime a dozen. 

Sure, It Was The "Ghost of Kuwait"...

 ... but even US Air and Space Forces magazine has to admit: 

Iran has developed air defense systems that can use passive infrared sensors rather than radar to target aircraft, a solution that previously proved effective in Yemen when employed by the Iranian-backed Houthis, which downed around half a dozen MQ-9 Reapers during Operation Rough Rider last year. The stealthy F-35 evades radar, but infrared sensors home in on heat. The F-35 is now one of around 20 U.S. Air Force aircraft known to be damaged or destroyed in the nearly three-week-old Iran war.

So, let me clarify. 

1. F-35 DOES NOT "evade radar", it is pure BS. It has lower signature in the front semisphere. It is totally detectible;

2. What is "around" 20 aircraft? 19? 22? 25? 

Well, make your own conclusions. But, it will take USAF some time for getting used to that, since this is the FIRST time in many decades that it encountered an actual air defense which is newer than was AD in Yugoslavia--by a generation, if not two--and that getting high on fairy tales by 404 on issues of AD and air combat is not good for your health, both physical and mental. I know they still run Top Gun: Maverick in selected theaters. I do prefer, however, the first one--fun and great soundtrack. Ah yes, Kelly McGillis at her stunning top self. To those who still consume this "stealth" BS, MQ-9 Reaper drone is also "stealthy", yet somehow they are falling from the skies. Yes, it was very successful against mighty Taliban air force and air defense. 

Here is poor-poor dear Stephen Miller's reaction during Trump's speech on his victories in Iran. 

Something went wrong, but what? /s

It Is All Interconnected ...

 ... Larry Wilkerson is straight forward with this whole Mossad and IDF thing. 

Cannot get any clearer than that, but we knew this, if not knew then suspected anyway. So, this should not come as a surprise at all. Meanwhile, in other theater: 

UN, March 23. /TASS/. The Kyiv regime, refusing to negotiate and continuing the war, will soon face new conditions for resolving the conflict. This was stated by Russia's Permanent Representative to the UN, Vasily Nebenzya, at a meeting of the Security Council on Ukraine, convened at the request of Kyiv. "The President of Russia has repeatedly confirmed that we are unequivocally committed to a negotiated solution and achieving the goals of the NWO by diplomatic methods, but since the Kyiv regime is not ready for this and, instigated by its European friends, is going to continue to fight at any cost. He will soon have to face new settlement conditions," Nebenzya said.

This is for those who lose focus. I, obviously, cannot vouch for 4 (four) S-400 systems (whatever that means) delivered to Iran, but it becomes clear that WSJ's lamentations are not baseless. 

And Israel's attempts at striking Bandar-Enzeli port at Caspian Sea is an indicator of them understanding that the line Astrakhan-Enzeli may become a very intensive SLOC (Shipping Line Of Communications). RT is pressing me to give commentary to war criminal Lindsey Graham's statement that US marines took Ivo Jima and they can take Kharq Island. Anna Paulina already reacted: 

I am deeply upset at the lack of respect for life Senator Lindsey Graham is displaying when talking about our troops. He is acting as if they are expendable cattle. This is unacceptable and dark. There were over 26,000 American casualties at Iwo Jima.

Well, Lindsay Graham, as most of the US Congress, are as removed from real war as humanly possible. Obviously such simple things as "fire impact", "fire density", "weight of the salvo", "casualties" and other entry level terms for a platoon CO are not known by Lindsey (yeah, "a veteran") and "long range fires" are used in Pentagon (which is controlled by Israel) only when applied against the enemy. The whole notion that your troops are defenseless against long range fires of your enemy is beyond the grasp of the graduates of the US War Colleges. But yes, Top Gun: Maverick did really well at the box office.

Let us recall, the conclusion to Dune by Frank Herbert. Report on the Bene Gesserit Motives and Purposes:

The Lady Jessica was ordered to produce an Atreides daughter. The plan was to inbreed this daughter with Feyd-Rautha Harkonnen, a nephew of the Baron Vladimir, with the high probability of a Kwisatz Haderach from that union. Instead, for reasons she confesses have never been completely clear to her, the concubine Lady Jessica defied her orders and bore a son. This alone should have alerted the Bene Gesserit to the possibility that a wild variable had entered their scheme. But there were other far more important indications that they virtually ignored: In the face of these facts, one is led to the inescapable conclusion that the inefficient Bene Gesserit behavior in this affair was a product of an even higher plan of which they were completely unaware!

"An even higher plan." But how can you explain a child of five what System of Systems is and what this (among many other things) ...

... a simple MDP (Markov Decision Process) with three states (green circles) and two actions (orange circles), with two rewards (orange arrows) is, and how strategies are developed. Impossible in the culture shaped by Hollywood and GIGO. Repeating "the spice must flow" many times doesn't change anything unless you are aware and internalize. For those who want some idea about Markov Chain--here is an excellent intro. 

Try it, it is not as hard as it seems for intro level. 

The Hunt For Scapegoat Has Officially ...

 ... started. 

Now, Pete, get ready to be thrown under the bus and maybe then you will recognize that everything you believe in and what you "know" about REAL war is a steaming pile of bovine excrement. Your boss in desperate attempts to save his own ass will sacrifice every single of you, because for him you are just pawns. So, get ready to whatever comes your way and it ain't going to be pretty. 

He Thinks That He Is Very Sophisticated ...

 ... strategist. Already the whole world laughs at him. 

Iranian embassy in South Africa reacted. 

This is embarrassing. 

Strait Of Gingrich ...

 ... in his wet dreams. Trump lies because he cannot govern. NYT tries to "report" on how the US is Israel's slap-bitch. Utter military humiliation. 

First Photos ...

 ... of Trump "negotiating" with Iran.

It would have been hilarious if it wouldn't represent a national calamity with a pathetic madman at the helm. Man without honor, integrity and even basic tool kit for governance. I will omit here the whole Epstein saga. The process of the US losing its sovereignty to Israel is complete.  

Meanwhile The Situation ...

 ... in the world. 

French Generals Suspect Something ...

 ... they should be careful, otherwise Donnie will "defeat" France too. 

Per Czechs, if anyone wonders. Here is a huge demonstration in Prague against Babis government's legislature against foreign agents and against talking to Russia. 

If you think that these are Poles, among Slavs, who hate Russian guts the most--nope, these are Czechs. They still cannot forgive 1968 and respond to it by proclaiming their liberty through becoming pornography central and sex-tourism hot spot in Europe. Freedom needs sacrifices, don't you know? 

How Broadsides ...

 ... sound. China's representative explains to the West its place. 

This place is not what the West thinks it is. As Larry defined it today:

Trump’s Schizophrenic Policy Towards Iran is Sabotaging Relations with China and Russia

Yes, it is legitimate to call it schizophrenia, especially against the background of Iran literally mocking and trolling Israel and the US. This place is a mental asylum. 

Looks Like Another F-15 ...

 ... experienced "friendly fire" over Kuwait. Will wait and see what it is. 

This Is Where We Are At ...

 ... now. 

Something like this. 

No, Tucker ...

 ... it is NOT "the beginning of the end". Let me remind you when the real beginning started. 

And allow me to quote myself from more than 11 years ago. 

I observed for decades now a consistent pattern of the wrong assessments, loony strategies and deliberate misrepresentation (lies?) of facts coming from the top of US establishment, which since 1991 lives in the make-believe world built by the triumphalists. It is difficult to explain to the average Joe that Baseball World Series, or Superbowl "World Champions" have no relation to the World and are purely internal American affairs. That there is a huge wide world outside  and that it lives and moves not in accordance to the American narrative. Explaining to American "elite" the fact that US didn't "win" the WW II, that "winning" the Cold War came about because Soviet people simply decided to end it, that Wall Street "economy" has no relation to real economy and that real wars produce misery and destruction on a scale which is incomprehensible for the "populace" of the Washington D.C. "strategists", it is not just difficult--it is next to impossible. So, the events must run the course. But it is already clear that by failing to achieve any sensible political objectives in Ukraine and in Russia, and, by this, starting a massive global re-alignment, the United States sustained a defeat. What will be the consequences of this defeat? I hate to speculate, I just know that they are already big and that the moment of facing the reality is coming. My suggestion to those who are still making decisions--open and start reading  War And Peace by Leo Tolstoy. I don't hold my breath, though. The moment US handlers of their Kiev puppets conceived that Ukrainian Army can "win" in Donbass, the stopwatch started.  

That was the beginning. Today, it is (not could be) a final exposure of the US as a military paper tiger capable only fighting weak, backward enemies. And still managing to lose. Real war is a damn serious business--last people in the US who understood that have been people the scale of Dwight Eisenhower and George Marshall, they are not with us anymore. Iran just proved it. SMO continues and the crime against humanity of killing off millions of Ukrainian troops by throwing them against the concrete wall of Russian Armed Forces is squarely on the shoulders of combined West and its incompetent and arrogant militaries and intel services. 

This Is Dimona ...

 ... and this is the Israeli (lack of) "air defense" in (lack of) action. 

You know all what Dimona is. No, it is not just the town. This is the main thing there:

Dimona nuclear facility. Iran sends the "message". And it is a very clear one--Iran can hit it at will and considering Israel's size ... so you all get my drift. Let's hope it doesn't get to this but this shit can get very serious really fast.