On Feb. 28, 2026, while the U.S. and Iran were still in negotiations, U.S. forces launched Precision Strike Missiles (PrSM) at a sports hall in Lamerd, Iran. This was not a ‘mistake’. Like the missile strike the same day that killed nearly 170 schoolchildren in Minab, it was calculated to strike fear and terror among Iranians
At least 25 medical nursing and administrative staff members at Hiram Hospital in southern Lebanon injured in Israeli airstrikes. This is now common in IDF campaigns. Wherever Israel unleashes its military, beyond obvious military sites it also targets health care facilities and workers. It happen in Gaza, in Iran and now in Lebanon
Having fired nearly 1,000 Tomahawk cruise missiles in its recent clash with Iran, the U.S. has been forced to suspend the delivery of 400 much needed Tomahawks to Japan. This will seriously undermine trust in U.S. promises to deliver to its allies. If a 39-day war with Iran can so weaken the U.S., how will it fare in a prolonged war with Russia and/or China?
Regular visitors to this website will know that this is the view of many commentators beyond the confines of the mainstream media. Now Giora Eiland, a retired major general and former head of Israel’s domestic security council has echoed them: “Iran won the war, perhaps by a few points, but it is a clear victory,” he said.
Crucially, Israel does not appear to be part of the agreement. Is Trump about to abandon Israel or is he simply making more empty pronouncements to improve his political profile?
According to former Pentagon analyst Michael Maloof, the US president is genuinely hesitant to start another war with Iran but is under immense pressure from Israeli premier Benjamin Netanyahu.
Former U.S. intelligence analyst argues that the CIA has been keeping Trump well informed about Iran, that it is far from defeated that U.S. air and missile strikes have had little impact. So why isn’t this reflected in Trump’s policy on Iran?
Americas repeated failures against Iran – the 12-Day War in 2025, in the campaign that commenced on Feb 28, 2026, and its inability to protect U.S. allies in the region since – mean that the days of U.S. hegemony in the Middle East are coming to a close
The U.S. expended so many air defense missiles fending-off Iranian strikes during Operation Fury that the US has been forced to temporarily suspend arms sales to Taiwan
The deliberate degradation of image quality by Israeli military censors suggests the Zionist authorities may be attempting to minimize the perceived effectiveness of Iran’s missile strikes
This is partly due to the fact that U.S. intelligence overestimated the extent of damage from U.S. strikes. This is also because Russia and China are actively helping Iran prepare for more strikes. And finally because the U.S. has repeatedly underestimated Iran’s ability to ‘bounce back’
According to former U.S. intelligence analyst Larry C. Johnson: ”there is nothing the U.S. can do militarily to force open the Strait of Hormuz. Period.”