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\nThat pretty much sums up the International situation. We won\u2019t belabor our distant appreciation for what must be an excruciating time in the diplomatic circles attempting to deal with the maundering of the militants and the graceful decisive posturing by the President.<\/p>\n
The IRGC militants are holding out for the Mid-terms to weaken Mr. Trump. He, in turn, is posturing that he doesn\u2019t care and his cyber guys just stole the wallets of the Iranians who thought hiding their money in bitcoins and cyber currency would guarantee safety. It didn\u2019t.<\/p>\n
So, this is going to go on for a while, each side poking to see if they can gain advantage. From here, it looks like the shaky cease-fire will continue to shake for a while but ultimately, Iran is going too at least temporarily abandon it\u2019s nuclear program, he US will remove the atomic dust and the Straits of Hormuz will remain an open international waterway. With unimpeded traffic.<\/p>\n
If the Republican Guard realizes they are out of time and broke, this crisis will come to an end. There may be a few Groundhog Days ahead for that.<\/p>\n
So, we are going to continue to listen for breaking developments, but are serene in the knowledge that the author of \u201cThe Art of the Deal\u201d is the one doing the negotiations with the Persians. That is a better bet than some of the other folks we have sent to talk in the bazaar.<\/p>\n
Here in town, it is a glorious day! Elections happening all over with plenty of issues to come in places like LA. Brilliant blue skies and a bright merry sun with temps in the mid-70s. It is a day to feel alive, and tell the Groundhogs to go get some rest!<\/p>\n
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That pretty much sums up the International situation. We won\u2019t belabor our distant appreciation for what must be an excruciating time in the diplomatic circles attempting to deal with the maundering of the militants and the graceful decisive posturing by the President.<\/p>\n
The IRGC militants are holding out for the Mid-terms to weaken Mr. Trump. He, in turn, is posturing that he doesn\u2019t care and his cyber guys just stole the wallets of the Iranians who thought hiding their money in bitcoins and cyber currency would guarantee safety. It didn\u2019t.<\/p>\n
So, this is going to go on for a while, each side poking to see if they can gain advantage. From here, it looks like the shaky cease-fire will continue to shake for a while but ultimately, Iran is going too at least temporarily abandon it\u2019s nuclear program, he US will remove the atomic dust and the Straits of Hormuz will remain an open international waterway. With unimpeded traffic.<\/p>\n
If the Republican Guard realizes they are out of time and broke, this crisis will come to an end. There may be a few Groundhog Days ahead for that.<\/p>\n
So, we are going to continue to listen for breaking developments, but are serene in the knowledge that the author of \u201cThe Art of the Deal\u201d is the one doing the negotiations with the Persians. That is a better bet than some of the other folks we have sent to talk in the bazaar.<\/p>\n
Here in town, it is a glorious day! Elections happening all over with plenty of issues to come in places like LA. Brilliant blue skies and a bright merry sun with temps in the mid-70s. It is a day to feel alive, and tell the Groundhogs to go get some rest!<\/p>\n
Copyright 2026 Vic Socotra<\/p>\n
www.vicsocotra.com<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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