Why does Iran fight? What motivates Iranians? An open letter to the American people, published 29 September 2026, lays out the case in Tehran’s own words.
A Letter to the American People from IRGC (29 September 2026)
Category: General History and Politics
Saudi–Yemen War: Iran Wins, USA Loses
Saudi Arabia reignited war with Yemen's Ansarallah (Houthis) on 13 July, deploying mercenary forces. Ansarallah struck back, hitting Saudi military bases and oil facilities, including the East-West pipeline. By September 11, they'd captured Yemen's west coast and key Red Sea islands, securing fire-control over the southern Red Sea and Bab al-Mandab
25 Years After 9/11: The Lies That Justified War, Surveillance, and Muslim Persecution
Twenty-five years after 9/11: unpacking the false narratives about Saudi, Israeli, and Iranian roles that fueled war and civil liberties abuses.
War is Math—and the Math Favors Iran
“War is math” is an adage in military sciences. Trump, Hegseth, and Rubio threatened Iran with “tanker for tanker” in the “tanker wars,” but forgot to count the tankers available for Iran to bomb: GCC members (minus Oman) are combatant states; their tankers are, therefore, legitimate targets. This morning, in addition to targeting eight GCC tankers, ten enemy merchant vessels, and two US warships in retaliation for US strikes on five Iranian tankers, Iran launched three waves of ballistic missiles at US bases in Jordan.
“Iran, Go Throttle Up!”
On Tue. evening, 1 Sep., Trump, following Obama’s practices from AFPAK, bombed a wedding in Sirik, Iran, killing and injuring scores of men, women, and children. This has opened the gates for Iran to retaliate disproportionately. A “perfect storm”—economic and military—is brewing against the US. Will Tehran press its advantage?
Iran War SITREP | 24 August 2026
Notes on US Government’s censorship of Iran War losses and US media’s self-censorship of same; demise of US bases in Middle East; “Economic D-Day”; likelihood of resumption of kinetic actions; and “Perspectives” podcast schedule.
Updates: Iran War and the ‘Perspectives’ Podcast
Note on the Iran War, and announcement that ‘Perspectives’ now has a podcast that you can follow on Apple, Spotify, Amazon, Audible, etc.
Iran War: Failures in US Generalship
American generals have failed so badly in the Iran War that they are reduced to crowdsourcing (by email) for ideas on combatting Iran. Almost everyone (“regardless of rank”) can chime in.
Ayatollah Ali Khamenei
Videos of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei’s life and funeral. The six day event over five cities in Iraq and Iran drew 40–43 million mourners in six cities across Iraq and Iran, making it the largest funeral in recorded history. It is likely to be included in the Guinness Book of Records.
US Surrender at Versailles
On 17 June 2026, Trump signed the US-Iran MOU at Versailles, France, saying, “this was not easy.” The symbolism of signing an “unconditional surrender” at Versailles was evidently lost on the illiterates at the White House. Israelis, to complete the World War I parallel, supplied the anti-Versailles slogan of Nazism by describing the agreement as a “stab in the back.”
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