> On Apr 9, 2026, at 10:13, Marv Gandall via groups.io > <[email protected]> wrote: > > That said, Iran has already won a strategic victory by demonstrating its > ability to close the Strait. Also, the economic destruction wrought by the > war will likely further deepen popular discontent in and may ultimately bring > about regime change, but not necessarily of the pro-Western kind favoured by > the US, Israel, and much of the Iranian diaspora.
But the Gulf States, at least Saudi Arabia, tried to assassinate the king and missed. In this case, the 'king' is the theocracy with its Reactionary Guard Corps. That's why I think we are in a more dangerous place than ever. I expect that the US war industry can produce unlimited quantities of million-dollar missiles. MBS as well as Netanyahu might insist that Trump oblige his dark-money donors who produce those missiles by exploding more of them. MBS is a practiced war criminal who would never have stopped murdering Yemeni civilians if Obama hadn't cut off his missiles. MBS found a friend in Trump and subsequently gave Trump/Kushner billions in financing. Will Trump undercut MBS? Conversely, might the Iran leadership want to continue the war? Iran has the upper hand. Would China arm Iran? If US warships blocked the Hormuz, China would have to respond. Mark -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Groups.io Links: You receive all messages sent to this group. View/Reply Online (#41401): https://groups.io/g/marxmail/message/41401 Mute This Topic: https://groups.io/mt/118722013/21656 -=-=- POSTING RULES & NOTES #1 YOU MUST clip all extraneous text when replying to a message. #2 This mail-list, like most, is publicly & permanently archived. #3 Subscribe and post under an alias if #2 is a concern. #4 Do not exceed five posts a day. -=-=- Group Owner: [email protected] Unsubscribe: https://groups.io/g/marxmail/leave/13617172/21656/1316126222/xyzzy [[email protected]] -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-
