Monday, March 23, 2026

Well, It Was Nice While It Lasted

According to the Iranian state-backed Fars News Agency, citing an official with knowledge on the matter, Iranian decision-makers have no indirect or direct communication links with the Trump administration. This comes after U.S. President Donald J. Trump announced a 5 day pause on strikes against Iranian energy and power infrastructure.
If there is any truth to President Trump’s statement about actual talks with Iran, expect Israel to significantly escalate strikes against Tehran and other areas of the country in the coming days, in an attempt to draw out a “reaction” from the Islamic Regime. The last thing that Israel wants is a diplomatic end to this war that results in any kind of agreement between Iran and the United States.
Iran’s foreign ministry has said that remarks by U.S. President Donald J. Trump on the 5 day halt to strikes on Iranian energy infrastructure is a ploy to buy time for military preparations and to bring down oil prices. This, as indicators of an impending ground operation against Iran’s strategically and economically important Kharg Island continue to increase.
ICE was caught flat-footed over the decision to man airport security, so what did we really expect? We should have expected this. Neither peace nor strength, to put it mildly.

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