Monthly Archives: April 2026

Beirut, Lebanon – no mercy

Posted on April 9, 2026 by borderslynn

Netanyahu’s hate attack: https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/israel-launches-massive-wave-strikes-across-lebanon-iran-ceasefire

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Pentagon: threatening the Pope

Posted on April 9, 2026 by borderslynn

Words are beyond me……… https://www.ibtimes.co.uk/pentagon-vatican-diplomatic-clash-1790870 Widely covered: Pope Publicly Shames Trump for His Deranged Threat PAPAL SCOLDING Josh Fiallo Breaking News Reporter Updated Apr. 7 2026 5:54PM EDT Published Apr. 7 2026 3:35PM EDT  https://www.thedailybeast.com/pope-publicly-shames-trump-for-his-deranged-threat/

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Trump keen to make money out of toll of traffic through The Strait

Posted on April 8, 2026 by borderslynn

One minute he theatens a whole civilisation with extinction and then loves the idea of partnering with his enemy to share the massive profits! Trump says he’s considering ‘joint venture’ with Iran for Strait of Hormuz tolls by Ryan Mancini – 04/08/26 … Continue reading →

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The day war crimes were threatened by President Trump

Posted on April 7, 2026 by borderslynn

I am reproducing Paul Krugman’s Substack comment:

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Monitoring strikes on Iran by Israeli-US military

Posted on April 6, 2026 by borderslynn

As war crimes mean nothing to President Trump, today, 6th April 2026, Iran resists the ‘deal’ Trump demanded to open the Strait of Hormuz. ‘The entire country could be taken out in one night, and that could be tomorrow’…..Trump said … Continue reading →

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Friends of Iran

Posted on April 6, 2026 by borderslynn

June 2025: ‘Obliterated’: The firestorm over how Trump described damage to Iran nuclear sites He’s sticking with that word despite a U.S. intel report suggesting otherwise. ByAlexandra Hutzler June 25, 2025, 9:32 PM …………… Description at odds with early US … Continue reading →

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1906 – Iran

Posted on April 6, 2026 by borderslynn

Worth a read, an extract from https://iranprism.com/first-try/ The Match The revolution that built a garden-parliament had begun with sugar. In December 1905, the price of sugar spiked across Tehran — a convergence of a bad harvest, trade disruption from the … Continue reading →

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Desalination plants: lifeblood of GCC

Posted on April 5, 2026 by borderslynn

April 4th 2026 Kuwait power, water desalination plants damaged by Iranian attack Story by Jubair Alansari  • 14h Riyadh: Two Kuwaiti power and water desalination plants were damaged by a drone attack from Iran, the electricity and water ministry said Sunday. … Continue reading →

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Understanding Iranian History

Posted on April 5, 2026 by borderslynn

I just watched Professor Ansari talking to Fareed Zakaria on CNN. I intend to educate myself, through his work, about Iranian history which this man has devoted his career to doing, and who is desperately sad to see the current … Continue reading →

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Loves to fire top brass

Posted on April 5, 2026 by borderslynn

Hegseth says ‘la,la,la…I can’t hear you’…. https://www.msn.com/en-nz/news/other/hegseth-removes-four-officers-from-military-promotion-list-report/ar-AA1ZxAVe And generals: https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/hegseth-ousts-top-army-general/ar-AA201Otg

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