President Donald Trump had a big day today, meeting Israel President Benjamin Netanyahu and Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, separately. The White House called President Donald Trump’s Tuesday meetings with leaders from Israel and Ukraine "positive and productive.” Trump then paid tribute to Senator Graham at his National Cathedral funeral service . Netanyahu and Zelenskyy also attended. About the Iran War, mediators are trying to work out a peace discussion plan. However, Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baghaei keeps saying his country has not asked to resume talks and has no immediate plans for a next round of negotiation. The good news, however, is that both sides have stopped attacking each other. Yet, the Strait of Hormuz continues to be severely restricted and oil flow through the Bab el-Mandeb Strait is around 50%. I have been posting on my life, three phases, each 27 years long, and am now into Part 3, retireme...
How goes the Iran War? Depends on who is doing the talking. There is a definite lull, and mediators are active. Oil prices dropped today, with the stock market mixed. Israel President Benjamin Netanyahu is meeting a with Trump tomorrow, then attend the funeral Senator Lindsey Graham in the Capitol . From Time magazine this morning ( billboard below in Teheran ): The Iran and Ukraine wars are merging The wars in Iran and Ukraine have been inextricably linked for some time, both by their belligerents and the military hardware they use. But after this week, the lines between them are even more blurred. For years, Iranian-made Shahed attack drones have rained down on Ukrainian cities. When the U.S. and Israel attacked Iran and those same Shaheds were fired by Tehran at the Gulf, Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky stepped in to sell sophisticated drone defense technology that Ukraine had built over the last five years. Russia is Iran’s chief military supplier , and U...