Taco Trump Tuesday - again, Trump extends the ceasefire indefinitely because of err, well Iran has been ‘seriously fractured’ by the US bombing and Pakistan was begging Trump not to go ahead.

Iran being ‘fractured’ was news to the Iranians who before Trump’s post were actually celebrating in the streets during a parade of Iran’s missiles through Tehran’s city center.

And still no word if there will be any peace talks after Iran said yesterday there was just nothing to talk about.

The US will continue its blockade saying it's costing Iran 500 million a day but even the London insurers Lloyds say over 20 ships have got through and they by no means insure all or even most shipping these days.

Perhaps Trump finally recognises he's caught in a trap? His only option left is a ground war which will end disastrously meanwhile a tidal wave of inflation is about to come crashing down on the US.

He can't sit on his hands. He’s going to be forced to act very soon.

His only choice is the negotiated settlement he should have made after day 3 and the failed attempt at regime change.

Like Zelensky Trump is hanging out for a miracle that will never come.

And speaking of Ukraine, to everyone's surprise Russia, instead of going after Zap or Donetsk as the target for their Spring offensive, is instead advancing along the entire contact line from Sumy in the north to Zap in the south.

Ukraine is not just running out of men but also equipment, especially vehicles and artillery. What they are getting is small drones and lots of them.

The Russians say these drones are being made in factories throughout Europe and have even identified them. The drones are shipped to Ukraine for final assembly so Ukraine can claim to be the maker.

The Russians have already determined that the best strategy against drones is small 3 man teams advancing on foot (no vehicles) and so that's what they are doing, across the entire frontline.

The Russians no longer have anything to fear from the Americans and incredibly the Europeans really are trying to prepare for a war with Russia around 2030.

Western Europe is failing, the industrial revolution is long over, it has no natural resources to fall back on and it’s been left behind in the tech boom, the US and even China are way out in front and won’t be caught up with anytime soon.

I suppose what's a dying civilization to do but seek to rob a neighbour? That's how it's always been done to try and save yourself in the past.

Back to Zelensky and now that Orban is gone the pipeline from Russia, through Ukraine, to western Europe, has miraculously been fixed and oil can now flow to Hungary again in the expectation that the new Hungary PM will not hold up the 90 billion EU loan to Ukraine.

The only problem now is that the new EU approved Hungarian leader seems to have become aware that if the loan goes through the Russian oil might not and he is wavering. Merz was also expecting Russian oil through the same pipeline but Putin doesn’t seem to be so keen to bail out a country that’s actively participating in a war against it. Especially as Merz looks to be going ahead with converting failing VW factories into making tanks (and drones). The loan to Zelensky may go through but then the oil might not.


Trump decides he just can't keep fracturing the Iranians;



The fractured Iranians;


BREAKING: Iran Ceasefire Extended /Lt Col Daniel Davis