You think Trump is crazy. He’s much worse than crazy. He’s religious-crazy!

He'll literally do anything because he's surrounded himself with religious crazies.

Why did the US send in 2 gigantic aircraft the Hercules C-130 just to rescue one man?

Or were the 2 C-130s carrying search and rescue crews to fan out and search for the airman and when they were afraid they’d be found out they blew up both the planes and the men?

I say that because we have recently had a situation on Kharg Island where troops were sent without a plan to retrieve them.

One thing is certain: Trump doesn’t care about the lives of his men.

He apparently sent an unknown number of elite troops to Kharg Island as reported by oneindea. I urge you to see this video.

He apparently sent the men there without a plan for recovering them and Iran has allegedly captured up to 500 of them, while killing an unknown number of them. And I know this will be incomprehensible to some, but it must be said: Trump doesn’t care about you!

The fact that the Americans are not letting you know their plans or their casualties means that they could be planning any attack including nuclear and that’s because they won’t hesitate to sacrifice American lives, because they are led by end times theologists, the most dangerous group on the planet right now.

And we don’t understand them because we haven’t properly assessed them.

The Chris Hedges Report interviewed Trita Parsi on this topic, who declared that Trump is under pressure from Israel and absolutely desperate.

But few are talking about his motivation to do desperate things. I don’t think America is prepared for this. I can say from personal experience as the son of an End Times preacher that anything, ANYTHING can happen now.

Pete Hegseth is an End Times true believer. And that is why anything can happen now because he and his people think God is driving this war.

Sorry to say it but you should fear this president like you have feared no other!

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Translation from Arabic with my notes in bold and in [brackets]

https://alkhanadeq.com/post/10556/القوات-الإسرائيلية-تراوح-مكانها-جنوب-لبنان-والمقاومة-تفرض-معركة-استنزاف

Monday, April 6, 2026, 4:32 AM

Israeli Forces Stalled in Southern Lebanon as Resistance Imposes War of Attrition

Israeli Warship Targeted

In the overall picture, Israeli forces remain stalled in southern Lebanon after nearly a month of complex attempts to advance towards the Litani River, without achieving any real breakthrough. Although the distance to the river ranges from three kilometers at the closest point to about thirty kilometers at the furthest, the field data indicates a clear inability to overcome this stage, as the axes of advance have turned into open battlefields of attrition.

The resistance has succeeded in imposing this reality by adopting a combat pattern based on the continuous targeting of Israeli army concentrations and vehicles, forcing them to either retreat or take cover in the terrain, and depriving them of the ability to establish advanced positions. This failure is clearly evident on the Kfarkela-Deir Mimas axis, where Israeli forces have been unable to advance more than two kilometers despite relying on armored formations supported by bulldozers and infantry, reflecting the limited effectiveness of this offensive approach in a complex combat environment. In contrast, the resistance is managing the battle according to a complex model combining precision fire, engineering operations, and real-time intelligence, within the framework of a well-organized war of attrition. This model has enabled it to disrupt attempts to advance and prevent the enemy from achieving any stable positioning or decisive breakthrough on various axes, whether in the western, central, or eastern sectors.

On the Taybeh axis, a sensitive point overlooking the Litani River, Israeli forces failed to advance towards the river despite reaching the outskirts of the town, before being forced to retreat under the pressure of a large-scale resistance attack that employed missiles, artillery, and direct combat. Reports indicate that this attack led to chaos within the Israeli forces, who withdrew, leaving behind combat and engineering equipment, some of which was seized by the resistance and booby-trapped, in a scene reflecting the scale of the battlefield losses and operational confusion.

Due to this repeated failure, the Israeli army resorted to modifying its operational objectives, shifting from attempting to disarm the resistance to focusing on destroying homes up to four kilometers deep inside Lebanese territory, in an effort to create an uninhabitable buffer zone. This reflects a shift from direct military objectives to a destructive, punitive approach.

In parallel, the recent naval strike marked a significant turning point, as the resistance announced targeting an Israeli warship with a cruise missile 68 miles off the Lebanese coast, confirming a hit. This followed the use of surface-to-air missiles against warplanes, helicopters, and drones, indicating an escalation in confrontation capabilities and an expansion of the scope of engagement.

These developments are part of the broader context of Operation Protective Edge, which the resistance is waging with sophisticated and multifaceted tactics. These tactics have succeeded in slowing the Israeli army’s advance and preventing it from achieving any decisive field victory, as the confrontations enter their fifth week. Meanwhile, the resistance continues to expand its operations, targeting settlements in the Gaza Strip and major cities like Nahariya and Kiryat Shmona, in addition to striking military targets in Haifa and Tel Aviv, with rockets reaching as far south as Israel.

Despite the multiple fronts of fighting, the Israeli army has failed to achieve its objectives on any of them, whether in terms of severing supply lines between villages, securing strategic positions, or advancing towards the Litani River. Its attempts to decisively win battles in key areas such as Bayada, Wadi al-Uyun, Aitaroun, Mays al-Jabal, Taybeh, and Khiam have also failed, as clashes continue and the resistance’s supply lines remain open.

In light of this reality, the Israeli predicament deepens with the escalation of coordinated fire from the resistance axis against strategic targets within Israel, coupled with the declining effectiveness of its interception systems in preventing rocket fire. This reflects a shift in the balance of power and confirms that the battle has entered a long and complex phase of attrition.

Author: Editorial Staff

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Translation from Arabic with my notes in bold and in [brackets]

https://alkhanadeq.com/post/10320/من-الحرب-الخاطفة-إلى-الاستنزاف-مؤشرات-انحسار-الهيمنة

Wednesday, March 4, 2026, 3:22 AM

From Blitzkrieg to Attrition: Signs of Declining Hegemony

Iranian Missiles and Destruction in the Israeli Entity

This war did not begin as an open-ended conflict, but rather as a gamble on a swift moment that would create a leadership and security shock, leading to internal confusion and a cascading collapse of the decision-making structure. The American-Israeli gamble was based on the premise that expanding the target bank, reaching the very top of the pyramid, would create a vacuum that could not be filled quickly, and that the simultaneous external strike and internal mobilization would guarantee breaking the Iranian “threshold of tolerance” within a few days.

However, the Iranian response, simultaneous this time, revealed a qualitative shift in the management of the battle. In the June 2025 round, the response was sequential: prioritizing the stabilization of the home front and filling leadership gaps, then regaining the military initiative. In the current round, however, the two tracks were merged in a single moment: immediate appointments, internal security measures, and simultaneous missile strikes targeting deep inside Israel and American bases in the region. This shift means that the element of surprise, previously exhausted, is no longer a viable option.

Thresholds of Probability and Pain Management

In asymmetric warfare, superiority is not measured solely by the volume of firepower, but also by each side’s ability to endure and distribute pain. The United States and Israel seek to raise the cost of Iranian resistance by striking infrastructure, attempting to transform the central command into a fragmented, isolated entity, and depleting its missile stockpiles and defense systems. In contrast, Tehran is banking on an escalating cost management strategy: maintaining constant pressure on the Israeli front, targeting American bases to cripple their effectiveness, and expanding the scope of the maritime threat, which will impact energy markets.

The equation here is not purely military; it is as much economic and psychological as it is on the ground. Every 10% increase in oil prices translates into additional inflation in industrialized economies, including the US economy. Therefore, the Strait of Hormuz becomes a strategic pressure point, even without a formal closure. The mere threat to navigation is enough to disrupt markets, raise insurance premiums, and force a repricing of risks.

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Translation from Arabic with my notes in bold and in [brackets]

https://alkhanadeq.com/post/10320/من-الحرب-الخاطفة-إلى-الاستنزاف-مؤشرات-انحسار-الهيمنة

From Regime Change to Behavior Modification

Washington’s history of regime change—through coups or wars—has created a global impression that American supremacy is inevitable. From post-Shah Iran to Iraq, and across Latin America, the image of being able to reshape political systems by force has been reinforced. However, the Iranian experience since 1979 has demonstrated a different pattern: absorbing the initial blow, reproducing its leadership, and then expanding the conflict to wider arenas.

In the current round, it has become clear that the American objective has shifted from “regime change” to “behavior modification,” that is, imposing a deterrent equation that limits its regional capabilities. But prolonging the war is pushing in the opposite direction; Every additional day deepens the cost of American involvement and increases the likelihood of sliding into a wider regional conflict, especially if the scope of the clashes expands in the Red Sea or the Eastern Mediterranean.

The Political Economy of War

Tehran is waging war as a multi-layered battle: military, security, economic, and media-related. It understands that depleting its adversaries’ interceptor missile stockpiles and creating time gaps between resupply rounds are just as important as the number of missiles launched. Furthermore, even a symbolic threat to naval vessels forces Washington to redeploy its defense resources at a high cost.

Conversely, the American strategy relies on exhausting the Iranian economy and transforming it from a siege economy into a full-fledged war economy. However, this transformation also carries its own risks; a war economy creates alternative networks, strengthens self-sufficiency, and reorders national priorities in a way that increases internal mobilization rather than undermines it.

Indications of Declining Hegemony

The fundamental question is not who launches more missiles, but who has the greater ability to manage time. The lightning war was an expression of the peak of confidence in hegemony; Attrition warfare is a tacit admission that a swift victory is impossible. When a superpower is forced to wage a protracted war against a state that has been under sanctions for decades, it signals a shift in the balance of power.

If Iran succeeds in imposing an end that falls short of capitulation, it will have shattered the image of American supremacy as indispensable. If the war drags on without a decisive outcome, it will establish a precedent that hegemony can be exhausted, and that managing pain can overcome an excess of power. In this sense, the battle is not about a specific geography, but about the very nature of the international order: Is it still unipolar, or are we witnessing the beginning of a gradual erosion of its center?

The transition from a blitzkrieg to attrition warfare is not a mere operational detail, but a sign of the limits of power when it clashes with organized will. In this space between speed and time, hegemony is tested… and its decline begins.

Author:

Dr. Mohammed Al-Ayoubi

Palestinian journalist

Bachelor’s degree in Journalism and Media

PhD in Law

mohammedwajeehal@gmail.com