THE CONSEQUENCES OF INCOMPETENCE
The US lost the first round of the war with Iran decisively. If Trump decides to go a second round, the results will be disastrous for American and its allies.
For nearly 40 days, Israel and the United States carried out an extensive aerial campaign against Iran designed to topple the government and suppress Iran’s ability to defend itself. This campaign failed to achieve any of its stated objectives. Instead, it devolved into a numbers game where inflated outcomes were sold to an unquestioning public by military professionals and politicians alike.
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The US lost the first round of the war with Iran decisively. If Trump decides to go a second round, the results will be disastrous for American and its allies.
For nearly 40 days, Israel and the United States carried out an extensive aerial campaign against Iran designed to topple the government and suppress Iran’s ability to defend itself. This campaign failed to achieve any of its stated objectives. Instead, it devolved into a numbers game where inflated outcomes were sold to an unquestioning public by military professionals and politicians alike.
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RITTER'S RANT #86 THE SHORTING OF AMERICA
Donald Trump is selling America down the road. We the people must stop him before it is too late.
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Donald Trump is selling America down the road. We the people must stop him before it is too late.
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The Iran War as an ETE (Empire Terminating Event)
The war against Iran has shattered the illusion of American military supremacy and the order it sustained. This is not a setback—it is the beginning of the end of the U.S.-led empire.
Scott Ritter
Read more: https://forumgeopolitica.com/article/the-iran-war-as-an-ete-empire-terminating-event
The war against Iran has shattered the illusion of American military supremacy and the order it sustained. This is not a setback—it is the beginning of the end of the U.S.-led empire.
Scott Ritter
Read more: https://forumgeopolitica.com/article/the-iran-war-as-an-ete-empire-terminating-event
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TRUMP AND HEGSETH HAVEN'T A CLUE
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A NEW MIDDLE EASTERN POWER PARADIGM
Iran won the war. There are consequences for being on the wrong side of the power equation, a reality that the US and its Gulf Arab allies are learning the hard way.
It is a bad time to be a Gulf Arab State.
The United States and Israel took a gamble when launching their surprise attack on Iran on February 28 of this year. To the extent that they were consulted beforehand, America’s Gulf Arab allies did so as well.
They lost.
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Iran won the war. There are consequences for being on the wrong side of the power equation, a reality that the US and its Gulf Arab allies are learning the hard way.
It is a bad time to be a Gulf Arab State.
The United States and Israel took a gamble when launching their surprise attack on Iran on February 28 of this year. To the extent that they were consulted beforehand, America’s Gulf Arab allies did so as well.
They lost.
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ON BABY'S, BEBO'S AND BABU'S
My daughter and her husband have blessed my wife and I with a lovely little Granddaughter. Now what?
When a Child is Born, Fred Jay (sung by Johnny Mathis).
Marceline Salome MacDowell—all of six pounds, ten ounces—came into this world at 10 am on April 22, 2026.
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My daughter and her husband have blessed my wife and I with a lovely little Granddaughter. Now what?
A ray of hope flickers in the sky
A tiny star lights up way up high
All across the land, dawns a brand new morn
This comes to pass when a Child is born
A silent wish sails the seven seas
The winds of change whisper in the trees
And the walls of doubt crumble, tossed and torn
This comes to pass when a Child is born
When a Child is Born, Fred Jay (sung by Johnny Mathis).
Marceline Salome MacDowell—all of six pounds, ten ounces—came into this world at 10 am on April 22, 2026.
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THE US AND IRAN: BETWEEN STALEMATE AND CHECKMATE
The US and Israel, between them, struck tens of thousands of targets inside Iran.
Not only did Iran’s government withstand the assault, but the state’s core institutions appear to have remained intact.
Iran had divided its expansive territory into 31 autonomous military districts, each designed to operate independently of central direction and support, making decapitation all but impossible.
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The US and Israel, between them, struck tens of thousands of targets inside Iran.
Not only did Iran’s government withstand the assault, but the state’s core institutions appear to have remained intact.
Iran had divided its expansive territory into 31 autonomous military districts, each designed to operate independently of central direction and support, making decapitation all but impossible.
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“YOU DON’T NEED A WEATHERMAN TO KNOW WHICH WAY THE WIND BLOWS”: US-RUSSIAN RELATIONS IN THE AGE OF TRUMP
In this episode of The Russia House with Scott Ritter, I once again welcome noted Russian political-military analyst Andrei Vajra for an in depth discussion on the future of US-Russian relations.
Andrei and I departed from normal protocol, and he assumed the role of Grand Inquisitor, probing my opinions and assessments on whether or not Trump actually needs Russia to implement his global vision, and conversely, whether Trump is useful to Russia as it implements its own foreign and national security objectives. Does Trump need Russia? Can Trump be useful to Russia? Is it possible for US-Russian interests to coincide? Is Trump even capable of being a reliable and effective partner to Russia, and is it possible for Russia and the US come to any agreement at all on anything?
My answer? What agreement does one have with the weather? None. But we negotiate with it every single day as we get on with life. That’s what it is like to deal with Donald Trump’s America.
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In this episode of The Russia House with Scott Ritter, I once again welcome noted Russian political-military analyst Andrei Vajra for an in depth discussion on the future of US-Russian relations.
Andrei and I departed from normal protocol, and he assumed the role of Grand Inquisitor, probing my opinions and assessments on whether or not Trump actually needs Russia to implement his global vision, and conversely, whether Trump is useful to Russia as it implements its own foreign and national security objectives. Does Trump need Russia? Can Trump be useful to Russia? Is it possible for US-Russian interests to coincide? Is Trump even capable of being a reliable and effective partner to Russia, and is it possible for Russia and the US come to any agreement at all on anything?
My answer? What agreement does one have with the weather? None. But we negotiate with it every single day as we get on with life. That’s what it is like to deal with Donald Trump’s America.
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Sergei Mironov – one of Russia's leading figures
A conversation with Sergei Mironov, chairman of the “Fair Russia” faction in the State Duma, offers insight into how Russian society and its leadership are dealing with the current crises—and why they are behaving the way they do.
Peter Hanseler
Read more: https://forumgeopolitica.com/article/sergei-mironov-one-of-russias-leading-figures
A conversation with Sergei Mironov, chairman of the “Fair Russia” faction in the State Duma, offers insight into how Russian society and its leadership are dealing with the current crises—and why they are behaving the way they do.
Peter Hanseler
Read more: https://forumgeopolitica.com/article/sergei-mironov-one-of-russias-leading-figures
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WHAT PRICE FREEDOM?
Today is the 12th anniversary of the murder of 46 Russians at the hands of Ukrainian nationalists at the House of the Trade Unions in Odessa. Their deaths have come to symbolize the anti-Russian posture taken by those who seized power in Ukraine in the February 2014 coup and serve as the foundation upon which any moral argument can be made about the need for Russians to be ruled by Russians as part of Russia. This tragic loss of life at the hands of Ukrainians who made a blood sport of anti-Russian sentiment underpins not only the desire of the people of Crimea, the Donbas, and New Russia to live life free of the yoke of those who have embraced the odious ideology of Banderism, but also the decision of the Russian government to undertake a Special Military Operation which has led to the territories of the Donbas and New Russia being absorbed into the Russian Federation as a result of a referendum which put this fundamental question of self-determination into the hands of the people.
Today the Russian government is on a course to bring all the territory of the Donbas and New Russia under the control of the Russian Federation. The Special Military Operation has now entered its fifth year, and there are many in Russia who believe that every effort should be made to bring the fighting to an end. The Russian government, however, has made it clear that there can be no end to the fighting unless the root causes of the conflict are resolved in such a way as to prevent any future outbreak of fighting. Which brings us back to Odessa. One can make the argument that the events of May 2, 2014, define the root cause of the conflict between Russia and Ukraine. As such, any conflict resolution which leaves the Russian city of Odessa under the control of Banderist Ukraine cannot be seen as resolving the root cause of the conflict but instead rewarding the Banderist cause itself. The same can be said for all the Russian cities currently under Ukrainian rule.
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Today is the 12th anniversary of the murder of 46 Russians at the hands of Ukrainian nationalists at the House of the Trade Unions in Odessa. Their deaths have come to symbolize the anti-Russian posture taken by those who seized power in Ukraine in the February 2014 coup and serve as the foundation upon which any moral argument can be made about the need for Russians to be ruled by Russians as part of Russia. This tragic loss of life at the hands of Ukrainians who made a blood sport of anti-Russian sentiment underpins not only the desire of the people of Crimea, the Donbas, and New Russia to live life free of the yoke of those who have embraced the odious ideology of Banderism, but also the decision of the Russian government to undertake a Special Military Operation which has led to the territories of the Donbas and New Russia being absorbed into the Russian Federation as a result of a referendum which put this fundamental question of self-determination into the hands of the people.
Today the Russian government is on a course to bring all the territory of the Donbas and New Russia under the control of the Russian Federation. The Special Military Operation has now entered its fifth year, and there are many in Russia who believe that every effort should be made to bring the fighting to an end. The Russian government, however, has made it clear that there can be no end to the fighting unless the root causes of the conflict are resolved in such a way as to prevent any future outbreak of fighting. Which brings us back to Odessa. One can make the argument that the events of May 2, 2014, define the root cause of the conflict between Russia and Ukraine. As such, any conflict resolution which leaves the Russian city of Odessa under the control of Banderist Ukraine cannot be seen as resolving the root cause of the conflict but instead rewarding the Banderist cause itself. The same can be said for all the Russian cities currently under Ukrainian rule.
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War Without Peace – The U.S. Strategy Has Little to Do with Trump
Trump is not his own master when it comes to policy—he is merely the front man for implementing a strategy using unsavory means; a strategy aimed at maintaining hegemony that will ultimately target China and Russia—and will likely fail, because the US has made massive miscalculations.
Peter Hanseler
Read more: https://forumgeopolitica.com/article/war-without-peace-the-us-strategy-has-little-to-do-with-trump
Trump is not his own master when it comes to policy—he is merely the front man for implementing a strategy using unsavory means; a strategy aimed at maintaining hegemony that will ultimately target China and Russia—and will likely fail, because the US has made massive miscalculations.
Peter Hanseler
Read more: https://forumgeopolitica.com/article/war-without-peace-the-us-strategy-has-little-to-do-with-trump
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ECONOMIC WAR OR MORE BOMBS?
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Interview for Consortium News
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TRUMP SAYS WE WILL BLOW THEM UP
Interview for Sabby Sabs
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Interview for Sabby Sabs
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RITTER'S RANT #87 THE OODA LOOP, IRANIAN-STYLE
Iran will seek to dominate the decision-making cycle in any future engagement with the US and its Arab allies.
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Iran will seek to dominate the decision-making cycle in any future engagement with the US and its Arab allies.
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PUTIN'S LONG WAR; TRUMP'S QUICK DEFEAT
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IRAN WAR REIGNITES AS U.S. PUSHES TO REOPEN THE STRAIT OF HORMUZ
Interview for Glenn Diesen
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Interview for Glenn Diesen
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Forwarded from China and Geopolitics with Danny Haiphong
*Join Danny Haiphong LIVE today May 5th 12:30pm eastern 6:30pm CET w/ Scott Ritter!*
Danny and Scott discuss the escalatory developments in the Strait of Hormuz as Iran strikes back hard against US violations of the ceasefire via Trump’s “Project Freedom”. All signs point to a resumption of active military hostilities and we will talk about all of this and much more in a full analysis of the latest in the Iran war and geopolitics!
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Danny and Scott discuss the escalatory developments in the Strait of Hormuz as Iran strikes back hard against US violations of the ceasefire via Trump’s “Project Freedom”. All signs point to a resumption of active military hostilities and we will talk about all of this and much more in a full analysis of the latest in the Iran war and geopolitics!
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Scott Ritter: Iran Fires Missiles at UAE, 'Project Freedom' COLLAPSES as Trump PANICS
Former UN weapons inspector and US Marine Corps Intelligence Officer Scott Ritter joins to discuss Iran's missile strikes in the Strait of Hormuz targeting the UAE and US warships, as well as the US response. Is War back on? This stream covers the latest…
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IRAN FIRES MISSILES AT UAE, 'PROJECT FREEDOM' COLLAPSES AS TRUMP PANICS
Interview for Danny Haiphong
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Interview for Danny Haiphong
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ASK THE INSPECTOR EP. 305
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Live Stream Scheduled for May 06, 2026 at 7:00pm ET
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