Trump was pretty vocal about hitting Iran’s nuclear facilities in advance. So much so that it is suspected that Iran moved all their uranium out of those sites a week before the US struck them.
Today’s Iranian strikes on the US military base in Qatar also seem to have been announced and orchestrated with Qatar internally by Iran.
Long story short, it just seems like optics and showmanship on part of old fossils that should not be anywhere near running governments in 2025.
When you see shit like this happening, it’s both sides agreeing to have a show. It’s performative. So what you really need to ask is, who is this show for and why. These old fossils are following orders, we need to figure out who’s giving them.
It’s fairly obviously for rabid, bloodthirsty nationalists in both nations. These leaders build their power on fear and have a constant need to demonstrate social dominance over one another, lest their image as an invincible strong-man show any cracks. In reality they are scared shitless over the possibility of a real war which would threaten their continued rule. So they put on this puppet show so the useful idiots can think of ”hur dur America/Iran stronk, we beat those filthy heathens” with less risk of escalation.
Trump was pretty vocal about hitting Iran’s nuclear facilities in advance. So much so that it is suspected that Iran moved all their uranium out of those sites a week before the US struck them. Today’s Iranian strikes on the US military base in Qatar also seem to have been announced and orchestrated with Qatar internally by Iran.
Long story short, it just seems like optics and showmanship on part of old fossils that should not be anywhere near running governments in 2025.
When you see shit like this happening, it’s both sides agreeing to have a show. It’s performative. So what you really need to ask is, who is this show for and why. These old fossils are following orders, we need to figure out who’s giving them.
It’s fairly obviously for rabid, bloodthirsty nationalists in both nations. These leaders build their power on fear and have a constant need to demonstrate social dominance over one another, lest their image as an invincible strong-man show any cracks. In reality they are scared shitless over the possibility of a real war which would threaten their continued rule. So they put on this puppet show so the useful idiots can think of ”hur dur America/Iran stronk, we beat those filthy heathens” with less risk of escalation.