Tag Archives: Iran 2026

The USA has lost the Iran War

By denying the Saudi government vital help in their war against the Yemeni Houthi the USA has admitted defeat. There was no fanfare but that’s what it amounts to. Abandoning the Saudi at this moment sends a catastrophic signal to … Continue reading

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Donald Rumsfeld and the philosophy of war: Iran 2026

“….we know, there are known knowns; there are things we know we know. We also know there are known unknowns; that is to say we know there are some things we do not know. But there are also unknown unknowns—the … Continue reading

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Donald Rumsfeld’s philosophic insights and Iran

Rumsfeld’s *Known, Knowns* speech goes down in history as one of the greatest statements of warfare. In just a few lines he demonstrated that all war is a gamble. This podcast uses those words to analyse the Iranian war in … Continue reading

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Might is Right: Podcast

The Iranian war is raging but 7500 miles away Cuba is starving. The USA is using the Medieval tactic of starvation to achieve regime change. This is a *Crime against humanity* but, of course, it doesn’t count because a superpower … Continue reading

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Iran and the Bible: Podcast

The Bible seems like an unlikely place to find good advice on the conduct of a war in 2026 but nonetheless it is valuable. The David and Goliath story, 1 Samuel 17: 1-58, explains why the weak sometimes beat the … Continue reading

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