Hi Fester,
'Epstein Coalition' is what they call America and Israel, but I get your point.

"In Iran, the regime kills citizens who speak against it."
- I'm not entirely sure just how true that statement is.

Iran’s president says rioters must not disrupt society
http://www.arabnews.com/node/2629006/middle-east

>>TEHRAN: Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian on Sunday said “rioters” should not be allowed to disrupt society, in his first remarks after three nights of intensified protests against the country’s authorities.

Pezeshkian, in an interview with state TV on Sunday, said “protesting is the people’s right,” but echoed authorities in drawing a line between outcry over Iran’s dire economy and “rioters” they allege are backed by the US and Israel.<<

"How is it that you are so much more concerned by alleged bombings than you were by the tens of thousands of murders? The expats in the streets want the US and Israel to carry on."

- Because I place the blame squarely on the United States and Israel.

As you know, I don't support sanctions or regime change.

The recipe for regime change involves fermenting civil unrest and getting people into the street, the work of foreign actors.
And when you have foreign agents burning government buildings and shooting and beheading police in the street, setting people on fire; (incitement) there just isn't any other way to put an attempt to overthrow the country down except through force.

(Also - foreign agents shooting other protesters deliberately, to get Trump to intervene after stating 'if there's any more killing I'll do something', so they did)

I don't believe the 'tens of thousands' numbers claimed.
Around 3000, but 3000 too many;
The Iranian government had little choice or the rioters would've ended up doing to them what they did to Saddam Hussein and Gaddafi.

The people may not have been attempting an uprising if not for the effect of sanctions, which are collective punishment of the people, eg. the government and military aren't going hungry, it's directed at the people to rise up, to and create division in the leadership regards appeasement to lift the sanctions.

I'm thinking about giving Mick Ryan a run for his money, over on his substack, just for fun.
Pit my youtube viewing knowledge against his war college expertise.
Seems he engages with his readers, unlike most of the authors here.

Futura Doctrina
http://mickryan.substack.com/

I found my way over there after reading the Crikey article by Paul Keating.

http://www.crikey.com.au/2026/03/06/paul-keating-red-alert-series-the-sydney-morning-herald-the-age-nine-newspapers/
http://www.smh.com.au/politics/federal/australia-faces-the-threat-of-war-with-china-within-three-years-and-we-re-not-ready-20230221-p5cmag.html?collection=p5cpt8&gb=1

Ryan released an article this morning.
'Selective Belligerence and Unconditional Surrender'
http://mickryan.substack.com/p/selective-belligerence-and-unconditional
- I wrote a response (below), but can't post it because I'm not a premium member, unless I pay the $8 monthly fee.

"The reduction in Iranian missile and drone strikes, may simply be conserving their launchers at this time. Endurance.
Both sides are on a time clock, the west is running out of interceptors (I hear they're already out of PAC-3) and Iran needs to conserve its launchers.
Trump stating objective 'unconditional surrender' means all Iran needs to do is survive for the West to lose.
You stated the Trump administration has 'little interest in confronting the most vicious and powerful authoritarian powers: China and Russia' but I think you're wrong, it definitely involves China.
I'm sure you are aware of U.S. plans for a naval blockade of Chinese oil supplies, these acts in Venezuela and Iran instead attack the sources of that oil.
If you're looking for a American Grand Strategy, try the Wolfowitz Doctrine.
Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan are proxies / flashpoints for the U.S. to project power against Russia, Iran and China.
The latter know if they don't hang together they'll hang separately.
Also, you shouldn't be surprised by Russia and China supporting Iran, America has been providing weapons and targeting information to kill thousands of Russians, they even fired 91 drones towards Valdai in an attempt to murder Putin himself.
Iran supports the Palestinians, just like you support Ukraine.
It opposes their ethnic cleansing, land theft and oppression.
And FYI, TACO is an acronym meaning Trump Always Chickens Out.

You talk about Iran not getting a nuke, but if things go bad I'm fairly certain it will be Netanyahu that uses one."

Hi AC,

I have no idea how the conflict will go, but good on you for putting forward a prediction.

"- I'm not entirely sure just how true that statement is."

You might want to look at this video on the treatment of women in the theocracy.

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

I really feel for these people. Ateday might want to watch it and rethink the claim about Israel.

"I wrote a response (below), but can't post it because I'm not a premium member, unless I pay the $8 monthly fee."

Try joining a public library. I joined Logan Library and get access to a number of newspapers via "Borrow Box". It doesn't stop me writing letters to the editor via email.

Trump has announced that he will accept nothing but unconditional surrender from the mad mullahs. Let's hope he sticks to it, as the Iranian spraying of missiles into neighbouring countries falls by 95%.

Around 90% of Iran’s oil goes to China. It makes up a quarter of Iran’s budget.

Before the current conflict with the US, Israel and its majority Muslim neighbours, Iran was negotiating with China for CM 302 anti-ship missiles. The US and Israel would have known that.

Iran already gets weapons from China. The two countries carry out naval exercises with Russia in the Hormuz Strait.

The action against Iran is also against China.

Does Donald Trump know that a Sydney University professor of engineering worked alongside Iranian scientists and “published research in August 2024 that used drones to make communication networks 36 per cent more efficient”?

Adelaide University did something similar.

In February 2023, the foreign minister “requested” that all Australian universities cease cooperating with Iran, but they continued working with the Chinese on spy drones using AI to “devise a ‘dual-mode intelligent drone’ control system to maintain optimal eavesdropping positions” …… “.

Source: ‘Sympathy with the devil’, Rebecca Weisser, Spectator Australia, 5/3/26.