Saturday, September 5, 2026
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The US unleashed a barrage of secondary sanctions in recent weeks to choke off Iran’s supply of cash, restricting the rogue nation’s access to international financing networks and even blockading its oil exports.
This is preventing Iran from doing everything from buying goods to securing foreign currency, and even forcing it to import gasoline because its refinery infrastructure has been decimated and there’s no money to fix it, three senior Iranian sources told Reuters.
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent last month unveiled “Operation Economic Outcast” — a plan to to “collapse the regime” by implementing the “toughest sanctions in US history,” which he likened to an “economic D-Day” in Iran. Read more, see video and photos here.
Plymouth Judge William Sullivan earlier Friday announced he didn’t “have any choice but to declare a mistrial” after the jury sent out a third deadlock note.
Follow The Post’s live updates on the Lindsay Clancy trial
“It is with a heavy heart that we will not be able to come to a unanimous decision,” Sullivan said, reading the panel’s third note this week indicating their impBut Clancy’s criminal defense attorney, Kevin Reddington, asked the judge to hold off making the call so he could file an emergency appeal to block the decision.
Sullivan reluctantly gave the lawyer just one hour for the Hail Mary legal maneuver – but Reddington was ultimately unsuccessful.
The jurors were hopelessly deadlocked on whether to convict the 36-year-old mother of fatally strangling her kids, Cora, 5, Dawson, 3, and Callan, 8 months, on Jan. 24, 2023.
Friday, September 4, 2026
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At the same time, US officials told the WSJ that US President Donald Trump has privately discussed with senior aides whether he should declare the Iran war over, arguing that sustained economic pressure could eventually compel Tehran to dismantle its nuclear program or bring about the collapse of the regime.
“I like our position now much better, with almost total control of the Hormuz Strait, and their economy totally collapsing,” Trump wrote on social media.
What Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth originally presented as a short, decisive military effort has grown exponentially, with Washington now maintaining about 50,000 troops in the region, along with 19 warships, fighter squadrons, air-defense units, and paratroopers, according to the report.
Thursday, September 3, 2026
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Blame the American Civil Liberties Union, in large part, for this travesty.
The ACLU intervened at the start, insisting that the two military lawyers assigned to defend Mohammed and his co-defendants “might not have death penalty experience” and were unprepared to battle “the full force of the US government.”
Ever since, this team has been waging legal jihad — and it’s still getting away with it.
The terrorists’ lawyers have strung out the military court proceedings at Guantanamo Bay, objecting that the defendants weren’t read their rights and were wrongly subjected to CIA waterboarding and other torture.
The real torture victims are the 9/11 families, still waiting for justice and closure.
Hostilities have flared once again in the six-month war. The latest round of US attacks killed 18 people, including guests at a wedding, according to Iranian media.
U.S. Central Command released the minute-long video along with a statement saying the latest round of strikes has been completed.
All the targets were military, Central Command said, “including air defense sites, radar systems, maritime assets and facilities, mine laying capabilities, and communications sites.”
Ceasefire talks appear to be at a standstill.
There have been no official meetings between Iranian and US officials recently and Trump showed no signs of pushing for another round of negotiations.
Wednesday, September 2, 2026
Just Another Thought
Just a Thought
Republican Rep. Jeff Crank of Colorado (CO-05) introduced the resolution Aug. 27. The text condemns the Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) by name and cites the DSA’s support for noncitizen voting, abolishing the U.S. Senate, and replacing the two-party system.
House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (LA-01) made the connection explicit:
"Not only do we denounce socialism, but also the idea of people that aren't American citizens voting in our elections, because that's part of their platform."
The vote nearly didn't happen. Five Republican hardliners, Reps. Pete...Read more here.
WHAT TO KNOW
U.S. Central Command said Tuesday that American forces completed a wave of strikes against targets inside Iran, including air defense sites, radar systems, maritime assets, mine-laying capabilities and communications sites.
President Donald Trump said he is not trying to bring Iran to the negotiating table with the attacks, which ended a monthlong period of relative calm in the region.
Brent crude oil has jumped nearly 6% since Iran attacked U.S. bases in Jordan on Sunday. The commodity is now trading at around $95 per barrel.
A U.S. official told Fox News that the latest Iranian attacks did not cause any major damage to American bases in the Middle East. Read LIVE UPDATES here.
Tuesday, September 1, 2026
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This thought below is my {Diane Sori) thought alone, and does not necessarily represent the views of blogspot.or google.com
How convenient in timing, PR wise that is, especially after also having been revealed not too long ago that an Iranian uranium facility located at the Natanz nuclear compound, for whatever reason, was not bombed when Natanz was. Not very good optics for our side I'd say.
So now conveniently entering center stage is Trump's neutralizing optic of his just having made a 100-year oil deal with Venezuela. No problem with that...it's a good thing actually...but when you add 2+2 together you still get "oil"...NOT victory in war, NOT peace...but "oil,"
The revelation of the secretive facility raises new concerns over whether Iran’s nuclear weapons apparatus was destroyed during the two American-Israeli-launched wars against the regime in 2025 and 2026.
The Washington, D.C.-based Institute for Science and International Security (ISIS) announced in late August that it has located an underground Iranian facility that is likely linked to uranium enrichment for the possible use in production of atomic weapons.
It wrote that "The facility does not appear to have been targeted in the military actions of either 2025 or 2026. Since the June 2025 war, no vehicle activity has been observed at the facility in available satellite imagery."
According to the institute, "The Institute has identified a separately enclosed, partially below-ground, bunkered building at the Natanz Nuclear Complex that was likely intended to serve as uranium hexafluoride…storage...Read more, see photos and video here.
Fifteen people were struck in what was Chicago’s largest mass shooting of the year on Saturday, bringing the city’s 2026 gun violence tally to 1,255 victims, which is up by almost one percent on last year.
“Chicago violence is unchecked and at record levels. It has never been worse,” Trump blasted in a fiery Truth Social tirade before warning Chicago faces ominous consequences if trends are not bucked.
“This weekend 41 people were shot, 3 DEAD. These numbers are becoming normalized. It is out of control!
“The city will die if the Federal Government, a fine tuned crime fighting machine, is not invited in, by the Mayor or Governor to HELP. I am awaiting the call.” Read more, and see video here.
Monday, August 31, 2026
The reserve held about 290 million barrels as of August 21, near a 44-year low, after the United States drew down its stockpile under both the Biden and Trump administrations in response to global supply disruptions, including Russia's invasion of Ukraine and the conflict with Iran. Read lore here.
The US fired the attack after Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps were allegedly setting up another wave of underwater mines in the Strait of Hormuz, Axios reported.
“Earlier today U.S. forces struck two Iranian launchers on Larak Island,” a US official told the outlet. “Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps forces were observed preparing to launch rockets with sea mines into Strait of Hormuz.“
The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps confirmed the attack that reportedly killed and wounded several people, but did not provide further details.
The attack “will be answered by the sons of Iran and will result in the punishment of the aggressor,” the IRGC told state broadcasters.
Sunday, August 30, 2026
Just Another Thought
[[[ Five years ago today we withdrew from Afghanistan in what was in actuality a defeat. Five years from today I hope we’re not facing the same scenario with Iran, which could be a possibility. Why so...because not since WWII has a president's what should be focus to win a war actually been put on the “back burner” while forgetting that ”bombs that go “boom” does not make a war won.
The Korean War, aka“a police action,” still sees Korea divided in two. The Vietnam War saw us hightailing it out of there in 1975 after the fall of Saigon. And our 20-year involvement in Afghanistan saw Biden hastily pulling us out after the Taliban re-seized control of Afghan's government. And to add insult to our injury, Biden forced us to leave behind U.S.military equipment which is now in the hands of the Taliban. But saddest of all is that in the action of withdrawing 13 U.S. service members were killed due to Biden's ineptitude.
So it should not be all that surprising that we have yet to achieve true victory in Iran, especially when our president now seems to be more focused on becoming “king and controller” of all the world's oil supplies then he is on fighting to win this rightful war being fought as he'd rather make deals with the enemy than actually using militarily force to get them to surrender,
And so with Trump's ego puffed up courtesy of his Venezuelan oil win, we could well see Iran becoming both Vietnam and Afghanistan revisited with the Iranian people now sadly being his sacrificial lamb. ]]]
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Saturday, August 29, 2026
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While the officials noted that Western military officials have assessed that full-scale attacks from Russia and China are not imminent, they told the WSJ that insufficient weapons stockpiles have left vulnerabilities in the US’s global military posture.
Some officials described the situation as “beyond critical,” with arms moved to the Middle East from stockpiles in Europe and Asia creating shortages that could take years to replenish.
Administration officials have reportedly assessed that due to weapons being moved out of Asia for use in the war with Iran, the US may not be able to fully carry out contingency plans to defend Taiwan in case of a Chinese invasion. Read more here.
Tymur Tkachenko, head of the local regional military administration, said that at least 50 residential buildings had been damaged in the attack, which also sparked a large-scale fire that spread to homes and a restaurant.
In a statement, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said that a warehouse had been struck in the village of Myla “followed by a detonation.”
He did not give details on the site, but wrote in the same message that criminal proceedings had been opened on charges of official negligence.
“There are regulations in place — ammunition cannot be stored near homes or other residential areas,” Zelensky said.
The Ukrainian leader wrote that a care home for elderly people and people with disabilities and residential buildings were damaged. Read more, and see photos here.
Friday, August 28, 2026
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Some family members had hoped to “stare down” Abu Agila Mohammad Mas’ud Kheir Al-Marimi — who’s charged with making the bomb that killed 259 people aboard Pan Am flight 103 and 11 people on the ground — as jury selection was set to begin Wednesday in Washington, DC, relatives told The Post.
But justice was put on hold after mysterious new evidence emerged, leaving loved ones with an unfinished chapter in the tragic, 37-year-old case.
“There are some family members that will stare at him — it brings them peace to stare him down,” said Kara Weipz, whose brother, Rick Monetti, was killed in the historic attack. “I don’t care to look at him.” Read more, and see photos here.
Thursday, August 27, 2026
Just Another Thought
Just a Thought
Well, if foreign tankers are getting in to get oil out to buyers doesn't that work against the very blockade that Trump put into place to help strangle Iran's economy...just something to think about. ]]]















