Not for nuthin'…. But….. back in April the MOAM wrote a little piece called "The Act is Getting Old." Iran was stalling, dragging its feet, and saying "lift the blockade first" while the diplomats sipped tea in Islamabad. I said then that these guys have been running the same routine since the mullahs took over.
Well, here we are five months later, and guess what's playing at the UN this week? Same act, new theater.
On Tuesday the US and Iran held their first known talks since the ceasefire fell apart in July. They weren't even in the same room. Everything went back and forth through a mediator from Qatar. Then Iran's president got up in front of the General Assembly and announced that Tehran will "never surrender." And now their security chief says we have five days to meet their conditions before they'll even think about reopening the Strait of Hormuz.
And what are those conditions? Lift the blockade. Release the frozen money. End the war on every front. Sound familiar? It's the same wish list they were waving around in April, just with a deadline stapled to it.
Meanwhile, who's paying for the stall? You are. Oil jumped almost 2% on Wednesday just from the speeches. Diesel is running short, and that shows up in everything that rides on a truck, which is everything. Here in New England, a lot of us heat with oil, and winter is coming whether Tehran likes it or not.
Secretary Rubio says a deal is going to take "prolonged effort" and that military options are still on the table. Good. The only reason Iran is at the table at all is that we haven't budged on the blockade. The moment we blink, they'll pocket the concessions and start the whole routine over again. History doesn't lie.
So when you hear the talking heads say we're "making progress," remember that the MOAM has seen this show before. Strength wins. Always has.
MOAM Out.
No comments:
Post a Comment