Sunday, May 24, 2026

Who Lost in Iran Deal?

It was reported that Netanyahu was "hair on fire" after a convo with Trump a few days ago.

From an Israeli reporter, we learn why.

... For a leader who has spent decades building his brand as the sole guarantor of Israeli security, accepting a deal that leaves the regime intact, Hezbollah armed, the ballistic missile program recovering, and Tehran flush with sanctions relief is electoral assisted suicide for Netanyahu. Hanging in the balance of these negotiations is the fate of more than one regime. 

But even Liiiiiiiiinnnnnnnndseeeeeeeey! is mostly happy with the deal as rumored.  (The actualities remain shrouded.)

So maybe Benji will be deposed and put on trial.  And maybe that will shed a lot of light on the yet-to-be-released Epstein files

Huh. 

More, from an ex-spook who was literally 'on the ground' in Middle East assignments:

 ...Equally important is the rapidly consolidating regional opposition to renewed American military escalation. Saudi Arabia, Qatar, the UAE, and Pakistan have reportedly all conveyed direct warnings against renewed kinetic action. Their fear is not ideological sympathy toward Tehran, but the possibility of uncontrollable regional destabilization involving Gulf infrastructure, energy systems, shipping lanes, desalination facilities, and global oil markets.

At the same time, Iran is no longer operating from the weakened military position it occupied earlier this year. Iranian missile infrastructure has been substantially reconstituted. Naval capabilities have been dispersed and hardened. Command structures have stabilized under IRGC leadership. Current assessments indicate Tehran retains approximately 70% of its missile capability and has restored operational functionality to roughly 30 of its 33 strategic missile sites near the Strait of Hormuz....

So the Saudis, Qataris, and Emirates kinda want to keep their fresh-water supplies and functioning petroleum infrastructure.  Who could have guessed??

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