Tag: iran

‘It’s shocking how poorly prepared the administration is’: DOGE gutted major energy personnel who warn the U.S. has lost key insights amid Iran war

Posted on by Lone Candle

“About six months before the first U.S.-Israeli attack on Iran, the Trump administration gutted the Bureau of Energy Resources (ENR), an 80-person team within the State Department tasked with leading international energy diplomacy. The cuts were part of the then Elon Musk-led Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) initiative to reduce the federal workforce, with the goal of slashing the federal budget.

More than a month into the conflict—with President Donald Trump indicating he will redouble attacks on Iran in the coming weeks—former ENR officials are warning DOGE eliminated key roles that would have helped the administration navigate and mitigate the energy chaos of the conflict and its impact on global oil markets, as well as foresee potential consequences of ongoing actions.

Fortune spoke with two former ENR officials—who wished to remain anonymous out of fear of retribution from the department—who are sounding the alarm on the insights and knowledge the federal government has lost as a result of the cuts, especially during a period of widespread oil and energy disruptions.

“It’s shocking how poorly prepared the administration is,” one former employee told Fortune. “You took away the people with the expertise and contacts who would be insanely useful in this context.””

https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/shocking-poorly-prepared-administration-doge-082100372.html

Inside Trump’s Search for a Way Out of the Iran War

Posted on by Lone Candle

“In internal deliberations before the war’s launch, Hegseth had pointed to Iran’s muted reaction to Trump’s past attacks as evidence that calibrated force could impose costs on Tehran without triggering a broader war. Hegseth “was caught off guard. There’s no question,” says a person familiar with his thinking.”

If this is true, it is the height of incompetency. The US and Israeli attacks were not limited, they assassinated the leader of the country! The most likely response from Iran would be huge. Yet, the Trump administration seemed to have not expected this.

https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/inside-trumps-search-way-iran-162338760.html

The $900B Race to Bypass the Strait of Hormuz

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There are some pipelines that go around the Strait of Hormuz, but they, and the ports they lead to, can’t handle the same load as the Strait. New projects to go around the Strait have been discussed, but are very expensive, while the Strait blockage will likely be temporary.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EVtq8M_15CM

World War 3 has Already Begun

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Satellites make helping an ally with intelligence much more powerful. China is helping Russia against Ukraine with satellite intelligence. The two authoritarian countries are working together to invade a democracy.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rUOxrj_A3AA

The Iran war may be pushing the US into recession. It could cost the US economy 200 billion, or even a trillion, dollars.

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The Iran war may be pushing the US into recession. It could cost the US economy 200 billion, or even a trillion, dollars.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sYcacsfqrq0

$750M Destroyed: How Russia Assisted Iran’s Biggest Strike of the War So Far

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$750M Destroyed: How Russia Assisted Iran’s Biggest Strike of the War So Far

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UqQ_bNXhnIo