West Asian Waltz

Have you been following what’s going on in the world lately? Particularly the Middle East/West Asia?

I hope you are.

But if not let me give you a synopsis.

On Friday, negotiations between Iran and Israel/America were going well. Both parties agreed that good progress was being made.

So well that they agreed to meet again on Monday, again in Geneva for a third round of talks, Geneva being a city associated with landmark treaties and historic conventions. And of course, Neutrality.

Iranians felt relieved, hoping that this conflict could be resolved diplomatically.

People relaxed, let down their guard, so to speak.

During the night the Israeli/American side staged a large-scale attack on Iran.

Followed by a ‘decapitation’ meaning they targeted Iran’s high-level officials, the Ayatollah Khomeini, the president Prigozhin, and their secretary of Defense.

They failed, which was designed to be a death knell move against Iran.

It was supposed to knock them out.

It didn’t do what it was supposed to.

Iran was not paralyzed.

Today it came out that they did succeed in killing the Ayatollah along with some of his family.

This has been compared to someone assassinating the Pope or the Patriarch of the Russian Orthodox church.

Instead of waiting like they did during the so called 12 day war in June, Iran retaliated immediately.

Still, people were more relaxed due to the anticipation of a peaceful weekend followed by more intense diplomacy.

Iran rained down missiles on not just Israel, but on ALL American bases in the middle east.

Even though they are not using their most modern technology. Note: they did this last June, too. The results were that Israel blew the wad on shooting down old technology and cheap drones while using expensive technology to do so.

Still, Iran’s technology, with a higher rate of direct hits, showed how bad our ‘best’ technology behaves.

At one point, Iran managed to destroy a piece of advanced radar that cost a billion dollars in a naval base in Qutar.

Later yesterday Israel/America fired missiles on a school for children, young girls as a matter of fact. One that might have been empty, or emptier, if people were not expecting peace pending next week’s negotiations.

160 young girls died.

They (we) can’t blame our targeting of civilians as ‘fog of war’ and ‘mistakes.’

Last night, Iran closed the Strait of Hormuz.

Completely.

I just heard that there are some American ships trapped there. Hundreds of oil tankers are dropping anchor and hoping they are not noticed.

We (You and  me) are awaiting Iran’s response to the bombing of the school.

It’s coming and it might involve some of their more advanced technology.

Like I said, Iran is not even using its most advanced weapons. They are playing a game of sending hundred-thousand-dollar weapons to attract fifty-million-dollar Himars and other expensive AD arsenals, at which time they can locate the missile launcher and destroy it.

Since we are only blowing up Iran’s obsolete technology with our expensive ones, once they see where our super-duper technology is, they can blow it to pieces with their better tech.

This may be a shocking moment. We don’t know what will happen when the markets open and the world absorbs the enormity of what just happened.

I went out and filled up two five-gallon gas cans and topped off my car. It may be enough to drive myself to hell.

I remember the gas lines and riots in the late 70’s, which is the last time things were this bad.

After Milton two years ago, I witnessed the same thing at a smaller scale, luckily.

At the time I got extra gas and made sure my car was full.

I was able to get around and pass gas lines with 50 cars queued up for service. I got where I needed to be.

In a few days the gas supplies were restored.

Still, people were shaken.

Who knows what will come from this event?

Who knows how many people might be affected?

With Milton it was a small section of the country.

With this the whole world might be shut down.

For the last several months China has been filling up entire oil tankers and parking them some place safe.

Their version of five-gallon gas cans.

I may be wrong, I surely hope so, but it might be time to make sure you won’t be taken by surprise.

At the least, make sure you are informed.

Judge Nap was interviewing people all day yesterday to get out timely information.

It was terrifying.

Keep safe.