Wednesday, April 01, 2026
VDH Assesses the Iran War
The Two Wars for Iran: The War in a Historical Context
The administration needs to counter left-wing and far-right hysteria about the supposedly undue influence of Israel.
Israel and the U.S. have many shared agendas—not all, but many—and weakening Iran in this operation is certainly at the top of their shared list. We realize that because we are powerful and at a distance from Iran, while Israel is nearer and more vulnerable, it will, from time to time, have different views of and solutions to Iran’s existential threats and must operate for its own national self-interest, as we do for our own.
But when our national interests dovetail—no terrorist entity has killed more Americans in the last half-century than has Iran—then we are proud and lucky to partner with Israel, a democracy and free society with a formidable record of military competency and a larger air force than any of our NATO partners—including Turkey, France, the UK, and Germany.
Despite the frenzy, the military side of the operation has gone particularly well, often conducted in brilliant fashion. But the hysterical politics of the war have been dangerous to the degree that it now threatens the very mission itself.
Elon Musk Basically Comes Right Out And Admits He is a World Economic Forum Style Globo-Communist
Pretty accurate https://t.co/Ca7G6qvMme
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) March 30, 2026
Is Trump Saying It's Over?
Canadian Government Airs Commercials Encouraging It's Citizens To Enjoy a Medically Assisted Death (MADness)
This is an actual ad in canada
— Kevin Sorbo (@ksorbs) March 25, 2026
Does your life suck? Have you thought about ending it abruptly? We can help!
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A Canadian woman claims she went to the hospital for help with a sudden illness — and was shocked when a doctor offered to help her die instead.
— Gitmo (Health is a Wealth) 🇺🇸🇮🇱 (@Gitmo99) March 30, 2026
That’s when a doctor offered Lancaster Medical Assistance in Dying, the country’s voluntary euthanasia program, before any other… pic.twitter.com/FvhI3okitJ
Tuesday, March 31, 2026
President Trump Tells Europe and Gulf States to Fix the Strait of Hormuz Themselves Amid Reports That He is Willing to End War Without Reopening Strait – “You’ll Have to Start Learning How to Fight for Yourself. Go Get Your Own Oil!”
President Trump on Tuesday suggested that he will withdraw troops from the Middle East and force Europe, Asia, and the Gulf nations to deal with Iran’s blockade on the Strait of Hormuz after they refused his calls for help.
President Trump previously asked NATO and Asia for help securing the Strait, but they refused.
“The U.S.A. won’t be there to help you anymore, just like you weren’t there for us,” Trump said in a statement on Monday, offering to supply oil from the United States if the countries cannot “build up some delayed courage, go to the Strait, and just TAKE IT.”
He added. “Iran has been, essentially, decimated. The hard part is done. Go get your own oil!”
All of those countries that can’t get jet fuel because of the Strait of Hormuz, like the United Kingdom, which refused to get involved in the decapitation of Iran, I have a suggestion for you: Number 1, buy from the U.S., we have plenty, and Number 2, build up some delayed courage, go to the Strait, and just TAKE IT. You’ll have to start learning how to fight for yourself, the U.S.A. won’t be there to help you anymore, just like you weren’t there for us. Iran has been, essentially, decimated. The hard part is done. Go get your own oil!
The Country of France wouldn’t let planes headed to Israel, loaded up with military supplies, fly over French territory. France has been VERY UNHELPFUL with respect to the “Butcher of Iran,” who has been successfully eliminated! The U.S.A. will REMEMBER!!! President DJT
I don't believe he means this.
20% of the world's oil goes through the Straights of Hormuz.
If oil is not flowing through there, the price of oil will stay where it is or higher.
This would be hard on the American ecomomy.
There must be something else coming which he is not yet revealing.
AND JUST LIKE THAT, HERE'S A THEORY AS TO WHAT TRUMP IS REALLY SIGNALLING:
This post by Trump is pre-framing what's to come. Read along and you'll start to see it too.
When Trump tells the UK to "go to the Strait and just TAKE IT," the surface read is that he's venting at allies who didn't show up.
But the deeper move is priming the the public (and world) with a new mental frame: the Strait of Hormuz is not Iranian sovereign territory anymore.
It's available real estate. It's takeable. Anyone with courage can have it.
That's a massive Overton Window shift delivered, in a tweet, as an insult to the UK.
A year ago "America controls the Strait of Hormuz" sounded like some twisted fantasy. Today Trump is telling Britain to go grab it themselves like it's a parking spot.
In a few weeks, Trump has normalized the concept of Western control over the Strait so thoroughly that full US seizure now looks like the modest option compared to what he's suggesting allies do on their own. This is intentional.
The persuasion mechanics here are priming plus pre-selling. Whatever the eventual deal includes (US Navy permanent presence, joint patrols, Iranian withdrawal from mining infrastructure) the public will accept it because Trump already told them the Strait is there for the taking. Your subconscious mind has already been primed to accept it.
This "psychological baseline" is going to influence Trump-Iran negotiations. Best believe it.
"The hard part is done" works the same way. He's managing public fatigue.
It translates to "we won, relax, this is cleanup".
This keeps approval from eroding while the Pakistan talks drag through April.
Trump isn't describing reality. He's installing it.
Say the Strait is takeable enough times and it becomes takeable in the public mind.
It's been 10 years of Trump and he still leaves me in awe with his persuasion.
AND THEN THERE'S THIS:
BREAKING: Huge uplift in vessel traffic through the Strait of Hormuz today.
— Eyal Yakoby (@EYakoby) March 31, 2026
The regime has lost control.
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Jewish university student in Pittsburgh was violently attacked because he was wearing a Star of David necklace, His attackers were...
A Jewish university student in Pittsburgh was violently attacked because he was wearing a Star of David necklace.
— Congressman Randy Fine (@RepFine) March 31, 2026
His attackers were
Muhammed Koc
Omar Alshmari
Abraham Choudhry
Emirhan Arslan
Ali Alkhaleel
Adeel Piracha
How many more must be sacrificed on the altar of… https://t.co/uM2gjf3z0n
Secretary Hegseth and Chairman Caine hold a press briefing on Operation Epic Fury - 03/31/2026
We either hit an Iranian ballistics missile depot or a Chinese fireworks factory. pic.twitter.com/2MBbLHinfd
— Frank McCormick (@CBHeresy) March 31, 2026
There has never, in recorded history, been a war wherein one side lost its entire chain of command—including its supreme political and religious leader—on the first day of fighting. In response to this, the entire foreign policy establishment has suffered a psychotic break. https://t.co/XchVxKRI3O
— Stranger Ranger (@couragemerry) March 30, 2026
BREAKING: A new Harvard/Harris poll reveals that a majority of Americans support the Trump Administration’s Operation Epic Fury. pic.twitter.com/BzyTEqOZjB
— Eyal Yakoby (@EYakoby) March 30, 2026