it appears that scott bessent knows a way around, metaphorically, the hormuz choke point; 

 

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent gets it.  When asked about the Strait of Hormuz, Bessent notes that yes, things will likely never return to the way they were before; however, there is a distinction that must be applied.

Even if Iran completely acquiesced to all of the most stringent terms and conditions requested by President Trump, they will never again recapture the position they held with the Strait of Hormuz as a chokepoint.

Capital markets respond to risk in the medium and long term; risks are always mitigated.  With the Strait now identified as a strategic risk, the emphasis will be on forever neutralizing that risk and avoiding the issue in the future.  As a consequence, Iran’s strongest point of leverage is disappearing now and will continue to disappear.  ...........more.............

 a very interesting take on an old amusement;

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 satanyahu is approaching the stage of the black knight in monty pythons parody in which, with no limbs left, he continues to threaten. this will leave us with israeli nukes in action eventually;

 

 Key Development
Netanyahu said Israel will do “whatever is necessary” to prevent Iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon.
His remarks came as Qatar said US-Iran mediation has reached an advanced stage.
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian said efforts to topple Iran within 48 hours had failed.
Pezeshkian credited Iran’s unity and resilience with frustrating attempts to destabilize the country.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu suggested on Wednesday that Israel could launch unilateral military action against Iran despite ongoing regional efforts to secure a diplomatic agreement between Tehran and Washington.

The remarks came as Qatari mediators confirmed that negotiations have reached an advanced stage and as Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian declared that attempts to overthrow the Islamic Republic had failed.

Netanyahu Signals Readiness to Act
Speaking on Wednesday, Netanyahu said Israel remained determined to prevent Iran from acquiring a nuclear weapon, suggesting that military action remained an option regardless of diplomatic developments...........more...........

 perhaps the ukie war is following in franco's spainish path as they attract foreign fighters;

 

 Ukraine’s military authorities have disclosed the scale of the contributions being made by foreign combatants, with Military Ombudswoman Olga Reshetilova stating that approximately 16,000 foreign volunteers from at least 72 countries are currently engaged in the war effort. According to Reshetilova, nearly 40 percent of foreign volunteers serving with Ukrainian forces are citizens of Latin American countries. Her statements follow years of reports from Western sources that Ukraine is facing a crippling manpower shortage, with years of high-intensity combat and severe casualties eroding its ability to sustain frontline forces.

The reported scale of Latin American participation marks a notable development in the composition of Ukraine’s foreign personnel. While early foreign recruitment efforts attracted significant numbers of European and North American volunteers, later phases of the war have reportedly seen increasing participation from countries where military service can offer significantly higher incomes than available domestically. Russian security agencies have previously highlighted the growing number of Latin American personnel fighting alongside Ukrainian forces, with multiple Russian defence sources having reported in July that the number of Colombian nationals serving alongside the Ukrainian Armed Forces had recently risen significantly............more...........

 reality intrudes but will the orange man listen and act accordingly;

 

 Over the last few weeks, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs Gen. Dan Caine has privately made clear to other top Trump advisers that the US needs to find an off-ramp from the war with Iran — because the military options on the table to escalate the conflict could backfire and airpower alone is unlikely to achieve President Donald Trump’s stated objectives, according to three sources familiar with the matter.

“Caine is looking for an off ramp,” one of the sources said bluntly.

Caine is not alone in his view that the war has reached a crossroads. He has discussed concerns about the military options for escalating the conflict and raised the prospect of finding an off-ramp from the war with other key Cabinet officials, including CIA Director John Ratcliffe, Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Vice President JD Vance, two of the sources said.

The top US general has recently side-barred with some of those key, like-minded Trump advisers in an effort to facilitate interagency coordination and ensure they are on the same page ahead of meetings with the president. The aim has been to make clear the limitations and pitfalls of the available military options, including those that do not involve putting US boots on the ground, the sources said.

“I think it is just his way of protecting the military,” one of the sources told CNN, referring to Caine’s discussions with other top national security officials within Trump’s cabinet about the Iran war............more...........

 two minutes of a rude customer being told to leave;

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 sc reviews gives us an obese tyronne getting a lesson and more. eight minutes;

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