MAGA math:

Putting aside the spin, here's what happened: The US launched a war of choice against Iran. The purpose was to duplicate the recent success in Venezuela--decapitate the regime, empower new leaders who were willing to cut a deal, leave Iran weaker and more compliant. Very quickly, it was clear that wasn't going to happen. Iran's leadership had planned for war, the mosaic defense allowed for rapid and resilient response, the regime quickly rallied around a hard core of IRGC/security leadership. A quick victory faded. Instead, the war became attritional, which played to Iran's strengths. Iran closed the strait, attacked regional infrastructure, imposed costs and waited for the US to de-escalate and accept a negotiated settlement favorable to Iran. That was always the plan. The US resisted. The goal shifted: military and economic pressure became a lever to force Iran into making concessions on its nuclear program. The administration considered high-risk operations, like seizing Kharg Island or raiding Isfahan to take Iran's HEU stockpile. In the end, the risks were never manageable. The US offered a ceasefire. Iran accepted. There followed two months of negotiating and posturing. Both sides thought they had leverage. Both tried pressure via "dueling blockades." But Iran always had the advantage: it had already resisted the core US demands while under bombardment, the idea that it would yield under pressure and threats was never especially credible. Iran had a simple task: resist and extract concessions for reopening the strait. The US lift was heavier: it was demanding major concessions, but lacked the tangible success in war to attain them. The US negotiating position had weakened relative to where it was before the war. Iran's had strengthened. The deal both sides are moving toward reflects that dynamic. It is not a US surrender--the US is still the stronger power and it can absorb this war with relative ease, thanks to its vast resources--but it is far less than what the US had hoped to achieve. Iran is not really walking away a winner--its losses since June 2025 are immense, albeit recoverable in time--but it has succeeded in resisting capitulation, and imposed enough costs to extract concessions in return.

>progressives explaining how “Death to America” is a winning national message (Trump just won the popular vote lol)

This you?

Pretty crazy that Russia is now on their worst footing since the Kherson counter offensive and there’s now a massive campaign to influence the dumbest 10% of Americans.

Incredible. Publishing what appears to be (if you care to read the "evidence") a totally legitimate US program, and even citing the risks of these being used as "Russian information campaigns", Tulsi Gabbard - the gift that kept giving - presents the Kremlin with yet one more information operation. Read our investigation from 2025 where we presented evidence that the hybrid ops unit of GRU's 29155 came up with the whole "bio-labs" concept - and co-opted Tulsi into it. theins.press/en/inv/281731

And don't take my word for it. Take the word of the GRU guy who invented and weaponized the "bio-labs" disinformation active measure. From a leaked telegram chat on the date she first validated the Russian "disclosures":

Hezbollah is, quite literally, a foreign occupying force. It pledges allegiance to Iran’s regime—not Lebanon.

If you happen to see this image of a “Russian convoy” being destroyed by Ukrainian 🇺🇦 drones. It’s not real The image is a fake AI-generated image

Guys from Ukrainian SOF Regiment🇺🇦

The Russians entered this war under the rather childish delusion that they were going to bomb everyone else, and nobody was going to bomb them.

Remember when we were told there were only a few of these and they'd be easily intercepted? I sure do!

You guys really expected this, in the 5th year of your little special military operation? You saw this coming?

You put one of my tweets on your stream and said "hope you haven't k*lled yourself yet"...and then my mentions and DMs were flooded with your supporters telling me to k*ll myself. Like who do you think you're fooling dude? Just an utterly shameless person.

That’s the problem. You should be ashamed.

There’s far too many people who think if we just did socialism we’d immediately like solve climate change. It’s such a deeply annoying position.

People who support Russia actually tend to not know shit about the origin of any conflict.

You launched an imperialist land grab and you thought you were just going to enjoy your vacations?

These drills happen in the LA area every. single. year.