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Category Archives: USA
No Cards
When the German Chancellor, Friedrich Merz, spoke on April 27 to students of the Carolus Magnus high school in the small town of Marsberg in Northrhine-Westphalia, it made headlines around the world. Merz said, regarding the current war on Iran, … Continue reading
Posted in Germany, Iran, USA
Tagged Donald Trump, Friedrich Merz, Marsberg, Minab school attack, slopaganda, Strait of Hormuz, Uno
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Iran’s Jihad – Sacred Defense
Yesterday was TACO-Tuesday. It wasn’t clear why Donald Trump wanted to escort two US-flagged merchant vessels out of the Strait of Hormuz. Were there any special goods on board? Or was the entire enterprise of engaging his military just futile? … Continue reading
Posted in Iran, Religion, USA
Tagged Ashura, Donald Trump, Imam Husayn, Jihad, Kerbela, Pete Hegseth, Project Freedom, Shi'ism, Shia, Strait of Hormuz, Yazid
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No Plan
Does Trump aim for a Tonkin event in the Strait of Hormuz? The fragile ceasefire may actually hold as neither Trump nor Iran are actually interested in an escalation which would prolong the situation in the Gulf indefinitely.
Posted in Iran, USA
Tagged Abbas Araghchi, Donald Trump, Project Freedom, Strait of Hormuz
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Ongoing Threats
Iran is not currently planning negotiations with the US. The opinion piece in the Washington Post of April 8, three days before the negotiations in Islamabad, did not receive the media attention it deserved. In a series of points where … Continue reading
Posted in Iran, USA
Tagged Abbas Araghchi, Donald Trump, Islamabad, J.D. Vance, Mohammad Bagher Ghaligaf, Syed Mohammad Marandi
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Temptation in the Wilderness
I have always felt admiration for Jesus‘ responses while being tempted by Satan during his forty days of fasting in the wilderness. Jesus had just been baptized by John. When Satan approached him, three times, suggesting turning stones into bread, … Continue reading
Posted in Religion, USA
Tagged Donald Trump, J.D. Vance, Jesus Christ, Pete Hegseth, Pope Francis, Pope Leo XIV, Satan, Temptation, Vatican
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