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It should not be a surprise to anyone that the Ayatollah and the Regime have not made concessions nor real negotiations here at the last minute.\u00a0 Historically, he always digs in his wheels, but not just with the U.S. or his regional neighbors or the UN or you name the entity, with the Iranian people.\u00a0 There is no brook, no dissension allowed.\u00a0 This is so much of his downfall and that of the Regime.\u00a0 Perhaps it will become a military state.\u00a0 A thugocracy is a real possibility.\u00a0 Theocracy?\u00a0 No, the people have had enough of a Shia Revolution.\u00a0 Will the country break into two or three parts?\u00a0 See \u201cTrump weighs major new strike on Iran as nuclear discussions show no progress,\u201d<\/a> CNN, 1-29-26.<\/p>\n

Finally.\u00a0 Took a lot of death in Iran to get this over the finish line in Brussels.\u00a0 \u201cEU designates Iran’s Revolutionary Guard a terror group,\u201d<\/a> DW, 1-29-26.\u00a0\u00a0Last thing to mention on this\u2014the persons blacklisted by the EU for their actions during Jan. 8-9 had better watch their back, the U.S. knows who they are also.\u00a0 The story listed some of them:\u00a0 \u201cAmong those on the list of 15 individuals sanctioned on Thursday were Interior Minister Eskandar Momeni, Iran’s prosecutor general Mohammad Movahedi-Azad, General Ali Abdollahi Aliabadi, who is head of Iran’s joint command headquarters, and Iman Afshari, a presiding judge.\u201d\u00a0 See also “EU adds Iran’s Revolutionary Guards to terrorist list,\u201d<\/a> BBC, 1-29-26.<\/p>\n

\u201cIsrael, Saudi officials visit Washington to discuss possible U.S. strikes on Iran, sources say,\u201d<\/a> Reuters, 1-29-26.\u00a0 This story could be accurate, or it could be a ruse.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhat could happen if the US strikes Iran? Here are seven scenarios,\u201d<\/a> BBC, 1-29-26.\u00a0\u00a0Reasonable list.\u00a0 But it is complex situation, with so many ways this could end up, even over the short-term.\u00a0 Just compare how the U.S. is handling Venezuela, and almost the \u201cmodel\u201d situation there.<\/p>\n

\u201cHow a month of protests and threats brought Trump to Iran strike decision point,\u201d<\/a> Iran International, 1-29-26.\u00a0\u00a0\u201cIsraeli military intelligence chief Maj. Gen. Shlomi Binder met senior officials at the Pentagon, the CIA and the White House on Tuesday and Wednesday, according to US officials and other sources familiar with the discussions, as Israel shared intelligence it says could inform potential targets inside Iran, Axios reported on Thursday. Saudi Defense Minister Prince Khalid bin Salman was expected in Washington on Thursday and Friday for meetings at the Pentagon, the State Department and the White House, including with Secretary of State Marco Rubio and US special envoy Steve Witkoff, sources said.\u201d<\/p>\n

A comprehensive yet basic location list of U.S. assets.\u00a0 The Iranians and Russians and others know this, also.\u00a0 But this article does make you think, though, why doesn\u2019t the NYT run the same information about Iran?\u00a0 Its motto is “All the news that’s fit to print.”\u00a0 See \u201cWhere the U.S. Is Building Up Military Force Near Iran,\u201d<\/a> NYT, 1-29-26.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

It should not be a surprise to anyone that the Ayatollah and the Regime have not made concessions nor real negotiations here at the last minute.\u00a0 Historically, he always digs in his wheels, but not just with the U.S. or his regional neighbors or the UN or you name the entity, with the Iranian people.\u00a0 … <\/p>\n

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