Paul Craig Roberts – paulcraigroberts.org Oct 19, 2026
We would think that Iran has a grudge against Trump, so why is the Iranian regime working so hard to save Trump’s bacon?
Trump has written to donors that his presidency could end midterm if Republicans lose control of Congress in the midterm elections in two weeks. Why Trump thinks campaign money can win for him when Iran has restricted oil flows from the Persian Gulf and Yemen has blocked Saudi oil, I do not know. The majority of Americans are experiencing declining incomes and rising energy prices, and they attribute the high cost of gasoline and diesel fuel to Trump’s war for Israel against Iran. So what is Trump’s response? He threatens to bomb Iran into oblivion, which would further destabilize energy markets.
Iran has suffered from Trump two unprovoked surprise attacks while negotiating peaceful relations. The attacks killed top level Iranian officials and religious leaders, wiped out the student body of a girl’s school, and murdered several thousand Iranian civilians and destroyed civilian infrastructure. So what is Iran’s response? Iran offered Trump a midterm election victory by offering to open the strait within the week if Trump calls off the war and accepts Iran’s rights over the Strait of Hormuz.
Here are the headlines that Iran has offered Trump just prior to the midterm election:
“War Over!”
“Strait Open.”
“Oil Price Drops.”
“Inflation Expectations Fall”
As I write Trump hasn’t accepted the life-saver that Iran has thrown to him.
What do we make of this?
Is Trump too egotistical and stupid to accept the offered rescue?
Or is Trump too firmly in the hands of Netanyahu to be able to save his own skin?
There are strong cases for both explanations. Trump rushed to boost the embattled Netanyahu with America’s support: “Netanyahu has been a Great Warrior Prime Minister, and an even greater Partner for Peace in combatting the Islamic Republic of Iran.”
Think for a moment about this nonsensical endorsement. An unprovoked surprise attack on Iran makes Israel a partner for peace. So, the more wars and surprise attacks, the more peace?
What we are witnessing is “the leader of the free world” showing himself lost in false narratives.
I have no idea why Iran handed Trump on a silver platter the midterm election. One would think that Iran, recognizing the necessity of defeating an enemy, would have tightened the screws. Instead, Iran gave Trump a way out, and the fool hasn’t taken it.
If Democrats return to power Americans will pay the price as lawfare replaces justice. The entire Republican Party and Republican electorate will be subject to punishment by lawfare. A legal caste system will be put in place, based not on social hierarchy but on race, gender, and sexual preference. In place of wars abroad, the wars will be at home, and traditional Americans will lose because they are out to lunch and will hand themselves over to their enemy.
Here is an example of what is in store for MAGA America: https://nypost.com/2026/10/18/us-news/sen-slotkin-urges-dems-to-use-prosecution-to-make-young-people-afraid-to-serve-in-trump-admin/?utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter&utm_campaign=nypost
> Is Trump too egotistical and stupid to accept help from Iran that will rescue his midterm prospects? Or is Trump too firmly in the hands of Netanyahu to be able to save his own skin?
LOL. Trump is a jew. He ain’t in anyone’s hands. nutjob is his friend, not his controller.
Iran offering to help trump? Why? I thought they had defeated the world? Their “offer” is for this side to give them everything they demand (basically to undo the financial noose that’s throttling them).
Trump isn’t there in hormuz. The 150 country NNPT alliance is there, choking off the iranian oil exports to drive out the regime. You can argue over their “right” to do that, but that’s what it is. Would you prefer an iran armed to the teeth with nuclear bombs? Not that it matters what you or I think. Those 150 countries won’t allow it – in order to stop every country in the world having nukes. Can you imagine if they did? How long do you think it’d be before someone fired some off?
“Is Trump too egotistical and stupid to accept the offered rescue?
Or is Trump too firmly in the hands of Netanyahu to be able to save his own skin?”
Yes.
THSB Trojan Horse Shit Bag epic creme dementhe pedo did not win the presidence in November 2024 in the first place he was selected by the various luCiFeRic tentacles & m.o.´s of the RotSchild crimesyndicat that founded 1948 israhell
9 June 2025 https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/international/us/kamala-harris-won-the-u-s-elections-bombshell-report-claims-voting-machines-were-tampered-with-before-2024/articleshow/121732679.cms
“In multiple Democratic-leaning areas, Kamala Harris’s name was reportedly missing ⚠️ from the top of the ballot entirely. Voters said they couldn’t even find her name to select/
even more shocking: ‘THSB drumpf’ received 750,000 more votes than Republican Senate candidates in these districts. As reported by Dissent in Bloom, a political Substack….
At the center of the controversy is Jack Cobb, the director of Pro V&V. While he doesn’t appear in the headlines, his lab certifies the machines that millions of Americans use to vote. According to the report, once the controversy began to gain traction, Pro V&V’s website went dark, leaving only a phone number and a generic email address. No public logs. No documentation. No comment….
There is no hotline, no review board, and no formal process for the public to challenge or remove them.
Pro V&V is certified by the Election Assistance Commission (EAC).
The EAC itself has four commissioners, two of whom—Benjamin Hovland and Donald Palmer—were appointed by ‘THSB drumpf’ during his first presidency. Even if wrongdoing were discovered, the process to revoke a lab’s accreditation is slow, murky, and entirely internal. There are no public hearings and no outside investigations.
During the campaign, Harris reportedly drew massive crowds, high early voting numbers, and strong poll performances in swing states. Her debate showing against Trump was widely viewed as dominant ‘THSB drumpf’ even skipped the second debate.
And yet/ despite that momentum/ ‘THSB drumpf’ won.
Adding fuel to the fire, Elon Musk, who vocally supported Trump, posted cryptic tweets during the 2024 cycle, including:
“Anything can be hacked.”Later, Musk stated: “Without me/ ‘THSB drumpf’ would have lost the election.”
‘THSB drumpf’ himself added to the speculation, telling supporters: “He [Musk] knows those computers better than anybody. All those computers. Those vote-counting computers. And we ended up winning Pennsylvania like in a landslide”
The upcoming court case could become a pivotal moment in election security history. The lawsuit claims that a private company quietly changed voting machines in over 40% of U.S. counties—and no one knew until after the votes were counted.
The implications are serious: ⚠️Could future elections be altered without oversight? ⚠️Should the EAC change how it certifies and monitors voting labs? ⚠️Is the public being kept in the dark about the tech behind their vote?”
((( 16 June 2025 https://www.gregpalast.com/trump-lost-vote-suppression-won/ “THSB drumpf`’ lost. That is/ if all legal voters were allowed to vote/ if all legal ballots were counted,
‘THSB drumpf’ would have lost the states of Wisconsin/ Michigan/ Pennsylvania & Georgia.
VP Kamala Harris would have won the Presidency with 286 electoral votes.”
11 July 2025 https://thiswillhold.substack.com/p/ex-cia-whistleblower-the-nsa-audited ” Ex-CIA Whistleblower: “The NSA Audited The 2024 Election, Kamala Harris Won”
Math doesn’t lie—people do. A buried NSA‑authorized audit paved the way for this unelected illegitimate regime.
“In December 2024, I was personally involved in an NSA‑authorized forensic audit of the 2024 election. Kamala Harris and Tim Walz won—by a wide margin. ‘THSB drumpf’ lost dramatically.”
https://gregpalast.podbean.com/e/election-crimes-bulletin-how-trump-has-already-fixed-2026/
USA kick this illegitimate pathetic psycho paedo out of the Oval Office/ MC Military Coup..
21 December 1989 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t6pvMFfQF50 Last speech of Nicolae Ceaușescu….
Anyway Every Body Anywhere
h.a.n.d. have a nice day 😎
CIA O
“Is Trump too egotistical and stupid to accept help from Iran that will rescue his midterm prospects? Or is Trump too firmly in the hands of Netanyahu to be able to save his own skin?”
The last one. The real problem may be that he has a master over him, a master who because of being an ubermensch is all what counts.