Tuesday, March 10, 2026

War on Iran is a Holy War?!?!?

200 complaints from across the armed forces to the Military Religious Freedom Foundation at the launch of US military action.

Command instruction 

"all part of God's divine plan...President Trump has been anointed to light the signal fire ..armageddon..return of Christ to earth...



To be fair, this BS was getting ROASTED on X/Twitter. Keep roasting.

The WAR as of 3 9: Nuclear issues, family and otherwise.

#Iran #NavalWarfare 


RantWoman is making a practice of presenting multiple points of view, without comment about whether specific points are credible.


Basic points:

There are offramps but lots of voices on all sides polarized.

US resources are stretched.

US is not making friends expecting Gulf countries to keep taking Iranianhits.

Who is killing ciilian? Everyone is killing civilians.

Iran's leader has n theological credentials but does have ties to IRGC. 








More on the shift in location, "tactical redeployment" of the USS Abraham Lincoln.
REALLY interesting insights.

Comments about the new Iran leader.




DW Interviews spokeman from Iranian Foreign Ministry
"Infiltrators from US or Israel turned protests violent."
second time in nine months that Iran is attacked in the middle of negotiations.


Stop normalizing threats to assassinate duly elected leaders. History


Meidas Touch
President #StableGenius calls CBS reporter and mumbles things that halted the stick market drop.
Putin offers to mediate and the President wants to relax sanctions in return.
Ben Meiselas takes apart administration speeches.




Pyotr Kurzin
Mujtaba Khamanei has no theological credentials but has deep ties to IRGC
Agreement with other sources about regime survival succession plan and decentralization of command and control
Expecting Kurds to bring on regime change throughout the country is not realistic 


TYT Weighs in
Israel in FAFO mode?


From a few days ago


From Newsweek
Bolton speaks truth about Venezuela
Bolton thinks GCC countries taking Iranian hits and feeling undefended by US will make the countries more on the US side. 
Re IraQ: I am not a believer in nation-building.
No. He cannot imaging Rumsfeld giving a presser like Hegseth. "It's juvenile."


From Times of India
competine narratives reported

Mandatory evacuation of nonessential personnel from US Embassy in Saudi Arabia
Similar attacks in other Gulf countries



Megyn Kelly quotes Charlie Kirk on Iran



Sunday, March 8, 2026

Registration now for spring Pacific NW Quarterly Meeting, April 24-26 2026

For registration process, go to pnqm.org


Theme: Connecting Communities across the Americas


Text of the plenary description because RantWoman has not even responded to a question about physical accessibility, let alone flown into sufficient rage about WHY TEXT IN GRAPHICS ARE AN ACCESSIBILITY PROBLEM

(The Good news: the registration form gives LOTS of ways to make needs known)

Panelists
Sarah June Welker, Center for Development in Central America

Joe Snyder, Guatemala Friends Scholarship Program

Even Welkin, Friends World Committee on Consultation Section of the Americas

Friday, March 6, 2026

#Iran #India #NavalBlockade

The US Secretary of DEFENSE is so busy puffing his chest that he can't see the forest for a handful of the trees.


Iran's Sunken Frigate: What it Means For the Conflict - IRIS Dena

Did India help the US navy locate and target the Iranian frigate?

"The Persian Gulf is an economic pressure point."


 What Most People Are Getting Wrong About the US-Iran War


Iran's Sunken Frigate: What it Means For the Conflict - IRIS Dena


John Mearsheimer American Risks from a Drawn Out War



MIT Prof Ted Postol: U.S. Iran Missile War




Trump’s INSANE New Demand For Iran


Expert Explains Why Trump Will LOSE Iran War

Doing regime change from the air has never worked, not in 100 years.


Trump Says US Killed The WRONG Iranian Leaders


Why Trump's IRAN DISASTER Is MUCH WORSE THAN YOU THINK


Professor Jiang Predicts: US WILL LOSE Iran War

Random RantWoman snark: "Bring on the apocalypse" on one side and "We WILL defeat the Great Satan" on the other side.

The Freemasons?



What dangers does the Iran war pose for Israel? | Inside Story


Can Iran deter further strikes without inviting further conflict? | DW News


US-Israel war with Iran: Will Trump learn from past wars? | The Global Story

Richard Haass: The U.S. will have to think about its definition of success in Iran

Drones, people Drones and aircraft carriers

#Iran #NavalWarfare #Russia #Ukraine

RantWoman with absolutely no background in Weapons Speak, the mlibrary of military hardward and national security jargon, has been wondering how long it would take someone to notice the vulnerability of aircraft carriers.


Why U.S. Aircraft Carriers Are Pulling Back: The Hidden Threat of Iran’s “Squirter” Missiles

One concise summary: "build more submarines and fewer aircraft carriers." but listen to the whole analysis. LOTS of tradeoffs discussed.


The Carrier Retreat: Why the US Navy Just Pulled the USS Abraham Lincoln Out of the Gulf

IRGC fired missiles. The carrier moved southeast out of the range of the missiles.

military reality vs information warfare reality

deterrence paradox: avoiding the biggest conflicts makes smaller engagements more likely.

history of USS Abraham Lincoln service in the Persian Gulf.

IRGC launching 4 missiles at the USS Abraham Lincoln was not intended to sink theship but did send a message. Militaries worldwide saw the message.

Drones are orders of magnitude cheaper than Patriot missile interceptors.




Jake Broe: Ukraine to deploy to Middle East to counter Iranian drones

Ukraine to Deploy to Middle East to Down Iranian Drones

Drone attacks on LNG tankers cause explosions without the same environmental risk as oil spills from oil tankers.

US torpedoes UNARMED Iranian ship that had been invited to Indian military exercises. Law of war requires rescue of shipwrecked sailors. The US did not. Instead, Sri Lanka rescued sailors from this strike and another Iranian ship.

The US is not respecting any international laws anymore.

Comments on the President comparing Iran to Venezuela.

"This is a LOT to process."

The Iran cost ticker.

Put money for Ukraine into any supplemental for Iran?

Did (US voters) vote for US taxpayers to eat the risk of any ships getting attacked in the straits of Hormuz?

Reference to Russian military blogger frank perspective


And for some particularly stark economic pronostication

This ONE Iran War Move Could WRECK the GLOBAL ECONOMY




Thursday, March 5, 2026

Who bombed the Girls' School? Blatant Disinformation from pro-monarchist channels

Happy #WomensHistoryMonth


"We need more information.... The Girls' school is right next to an IRGC navy base." 



Mention of royalist claims that the IRGC attacked the Girls' school but that seems unlikely because of timing and sequence of different strikes and stated intent by US and Israel to destroy Iranian navy.


RantWoman snark: 
--"Oh no. Those civilians right next to military targets!" "everybody" does it and accuses everyone else of targeting civilians.

--Does anyone seriously think that the pedophile president really cares about the needs and challenges of Iranian women? And dear #GOP congresswomen, RantWoman is asking YOU.

SHIPPING and

#Iran

Why Are There No Ships in the Strait of Hormuz | March 5, 2026, Update 


Sal Mercogliano's channel: super valuable info about shipping issues in the strait of Hormuz

Among key points: President #StableGenius offering to cover shipping insurace costs AND provide US Navy escorts. But nowhere near enough "assets."




Iran Just Woke the Sleeping Giant After Striking UK Base


US Loses Jets, Radars, Sat Equipment Amid Iran War | GRAVITAS HIGHLIGHTS




'Will Bomb Israeli Nuclear Site': Iranian IRGC 'LOCKS' Biggest Target - Dimona To Be Wiped Out?




How the US Just Destroyed Iran's Entire Navy

Rah Rah sinking Iran's navy with history BUT also some of same caution notes cited by others.


Iran's Navy Is Getting Smashed

Mention of Iranian sailors rescued after US torpedo sank frigate near Sri Lanka.

X threads discuss participation in military exercise related to India



And contradictory opinions


'Israel-US Trap': Top Saudi Voice Drops Bombshell On Gulf States; Bails Out Iran On Energy Attacks?





Several loud explosions heard across the Qatari capital Doha on Thursday


BREAKING: Iran Strikes Cripple US RADAR and SATCOM at Gulf Bases — Satellite Images Leak | N18G



Free Press author argues war in Iran is about China