The Iranians have demonstrated that Trump badly misjudged their capability.
Category: 17 March 2026
UNITED STATES OF ISRAEL: IRAN WAR HAS TWO MILITARIES FIGHTING WITH UNPRECEDENTED COORDINATION
The U.S. and Israeli war against Iran have brought the countries’ militaries – that have always been close – to levels never seen before, prompting one former senior U.S. defense official to say there has been a “mind meld” between militaries, according to a report.
TRUMP APPEALS TO OTHER COUNTRIES TO INTERVENE IN THE STRAIT OF HORMUZ
President Donald Trump on Saturday appealed to other countries to intervene to help open the Strait of Hormuz, stating that the war should have “always been a team effort, and now it will be.”
UN SECURITY COUNCIL CONDEMNS IRAN FOR FIGHTING BACK
Iran was condemned last week in the “strongest terms” by the UN Security Council last week for fighting back against the U.S. and Israel and striking out at Gulf states in the region that house American bases.
OIL TANKERS IN THE STRAIT OF HORMUZ SEEN AS ‘SITTING DUCKS,’ AS TRUMP FAILS TO COME UP WITH SOLUTION
President Donald Trump has vowed to protect commercial tankers stuck inside the Strait of Hormuz with the U.S. Navy and has appealed to other countries to join a coalition to see to it that Iran can no longer keep the vital waterway essentially closed for business.
ARAGHCHI: IRAN HAS NOT REQUESTED A CEASEFIRE, PREPARED FOR LONG WAR
Abbas Araghchi, the Iranian foreign minister, said in an interview with CBS News on Sunday that Tehran has not sought a ceasefire with the U.S. and Israel and is prepared for a long war.
IRAN’S NEW LEADER VOWS TO KEEP FIGHTING AGAINST ISRAEL, U.S.
Mojtaba Khamenei, the new supreme leader of Iran, said in his first public statement last week that he will continue to strike U.S. bases in the region and keep the Strait of Hormuz essentially closed, indicating that Tehran has little interest in seeking an off-ramp as the war entered its second week.






