U.S. Running Out of Ways to End Iran War (Daniel Davis)

Professor Marandi appearing on the Daniel Davis channel.

The headline for this video is correct. The problem is that the US and Israelis are not prepared to accept terms offered by Iran. The Israelis will not stop attacking Lebanon or Gaza and the US wants control of the Strait of Hormuz.

Marandi points out that it's been the US-Israeli side that have broken negotiated agreements to stop the fighting multiple times. No deals can therefore be made with the US regarding Iran where the only way the situation will be resolved is if the US actually physically withdraws from the region.

With no other choice Iran is going on the offensive to target the US in the region, hitting their economic assets, and also their allies. Marandi points out that Iran doesn't need to strike tankers coming through the Strait to stop oil shipments but can directly hit oil installations. So far they have held off doing so (to prevent a global economic calamity), but will strike if they are attacked in a similar fashion.   

The war between Yemen and Saudi Arabia is another front in this conflict. Already some oil infrastructure has been hit by the Yemenis - and if things continue, the Gulf States will no longer be viable in their present forms. Oil prices on the open market are heading toward 150 dollars per barrel and will go much higher if this continues, with money going to other producers, and none to the Gulf region.

Whichever way you look at the situation the end result seems to be a loss for the US, the Gulf States and probably Israel (that has guaranteed US economic support in any event). 

[Posted at the SpookyWeather2 blog, September 15, 2026.]

Seyed M. Marandi: Houthis Expanding Fast & Iran Set to Escalate Big (Glenn Deisen)

Prof. Seyed Mohammad Marandi is a professor at Tehran University and a former advisor to Iran's nuclear negotiation team. Marandi discusses the great advances of the Houthis (Ansar Allah) and why Iran is set to escalate.



[Posted at the SpookyWeather2 blog, September 14, 2026.]

Putin Warns Russia And Europe At War If Europe Troops Enter Ukraine; Big Houthi Victory; BRICS Meets (Alexander Mercouris)

Putin has just delivered his bluntest warning yet, telling Europe that sending troops into Ukraine means direct conflict with Russia, a message he chose to deliver from the BRICS summit stage in New Delhi alongside Modi and Xi Jinping. Alexander breaks down why Putin timed this warning now, how a stunning Houthi battlefield surge in Yemen has forced Saudi Arabia to shut down a critical oil pipeline, and why Donald Trump has twice turned away a desperate Mohammed bin Salman. With Europe's rhetoric growing more reckless by the day, how much longer before this warning is tested?



Time Stamps:

00:00:00 Intro
00:00:34 Major news across the Middle East Ukraine and energy markets
00:01:36 Putin's unambiguous words on European troops in Ukraine
00:02:32 Why the Kremlin skipped a formal press conference
00:03:56 Putin questioned on the AfD victory in Saxony Anhalt
00:06:25 Russia moves from hints to an explicit warning
00:07:11 The long decline of German policy toward Russia
00:09:19 German rhetoric escalates linking the AfD to Russia
00:10:23 The Leipzig drone incident and its shaky evidence
00:13:56 Europe escalates with drones missiles and asset seizures
00:19:27 The shadow fleet standoff and Norway's ship seizure
00:22:53 Unproven claims of NATO disrupting a Russian naval exercise
00:25:46 Ukraine's battlefield collapse fuels European panic
00:28:21 Moscow rejects visits from Ratcliffe and Witkoff and Kushner
00:34:03 Putin defends Russia's history of enforcing its red lines
00:44:19 Why Russia no longer fears a conventional conflict with NATO
00:51:19 Putin dominates the BRICS summit in New Delhi
01:01:51 Houthi battlefield gains force Saudi Arabia to shut a pipeline
01:05:56 Trump twice refuses MBS's pleas for military help
01:14:05 Ukraine front line update from Kupiansk to Dobropillya

[Posted at the SpookyWeather2 blog, September 14, 2026.]

Houthis Seize More Territory as War Turns Against America /Patrick Henningsen (Daniel Davis)

Excellent must see interview with Henningsen who explains the context for the war with Yemen, that the Houthis only attacked after the truce was broken, and that the Saudi mercenaries have been poorly treated and are not prepared to fight against a determined opposition. Plus the US can no longer occupy, or set up, bases in the region because they're easily targeted. The existing ones are largely destroyed. They basically lost already while causing oil prices to skyrocket due to their failure to fully back off. Iran won't back down until the MOU demands are met.

Best comments on You Tube:

@Lucy-s2q3i
US military are mercenaries for Israel. For billionnaires. Our gov is for rich. Bribed. Not for Americans.

@Enonimus9999
The CIA and Mossad ISIS goons currently control Syria, and those Nazis want the same for the entire Arab and Muslim world. But thanks to the Yemeni, Iranian, Russian and the CCP resistance, it will not happened.

[Posted at the SpookyWeather2 blog, September 13, 2026.]

Diesel Crisis Worsens as Houthis Tighten Grip on al-Mandeb Strait (The Duran)

Diesel and gasoline prices are hitting historic highs as Donald Trump finally admits the United States is at war with Iran, a war he now says will not end until after the midterms. In this episode we break down how a spiraling energy crisis, a resurgent Houthi offensive against Saudi Arabia, and Scott Bessent's plan to use the energy shock against China could collide into a genuine economic storm for the West. Is Washington sleepwalking into a crisis it cannot control?



Time Stamps:

00:00:00 Diesel and gas prices hit historic highs
00:00:31 Trump admits the US is now in a war
00:01:00 Why the entire economy runs on diesel
00:01:59 Rising diesel prices threaten higher inflation and rates
00:03:21 Europe faces dangerously low natural gas reserves
00:05:28 Strait of Hormuz remains closed with no end in sight
00:06:04 Houthis reopen the war with Saudi Arabia
00:07:04 Trump moves the goalposts and offers a 5000 dollar bribe
00:08:48 How Trump squandered a real deal with Iran
00:14:34 Bessent bets on financial engineering to outmaneuver China

[Posted at the SpookyWeather2 blog, September 13, 2026.]

Yemeni Forces Take KEY Red Sea PORT CITY as Saudi-Backed Mercenaries FLEE (Rachel Blevins)

The Yemeni Armed Forces are on the move, taking control of the strategic Red Sea port city of Mokha, in a shocking offensive that sent Saudi-backed mercenaries fleeing. Now, not only does Ansar Allah have increased control over the Bab El-Mandeb Strait and Yemen’s western coast, but they are not stopping there…



The clip also covers the situation in Ukraine, where there are no longer any interceptor missiles able to shoot down drones or ballistic missiles fired by Russia. As a whole, the Middle Eastern States lack air defence missiles to protect against Iranian attack - the same as we see in Ukraine. 

[Posted at the SpookyWeather2 blog, September 13, 2026.]

Russia BOMBARDS Kiev with MAJOR STRIKES + NEW Geran Drones SHOCK the West | Mark Sleboda (Rachel Blevins)

After a brief pause to entertain Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff (Trump’s sorry excuse for diplomats) over the weekend, Russia has returned to carrying out major strikes on Kiev. The Russian Defense Ministry confirmed strikes on defense-industrial facilities and transport-logistics hubs in Kiev and the surrounding region on Monday night.

International Relations and Security Analyst Mark Sleboda noted Russia is using both ballistic and cruise missiles, but it’s also utilizing advanced Geran drones with jet-powered engines that appear to be under manual control, as they “loiter around Kiev until they decide which target they’re going to hit.”

To say that the latest Russian military advancements are driving the West crazy would be an understatement.



The interview also takes a brief look at the escalating war between Yemen and Saudi Arabia. This second conflict zone is pushing the world towards an economic disaster as Gulf State oil supplies are cut off. 

[Posted at the SpookyWeather2 blog, September 10, 2026.]

Paul Craig Roberts: Putin's Mistake - Letting the West Attack Russia (Glenn Deisen)

Paul Craig Roberts is an economist and former United States Assistant Secretary of the Treasury for Economic Policy. Roberts argues the US is in rapid decline economically and it is defeated in Iran. Roberts expresses concerns that a great power like Russia allowed the West to become comfortable with attacking Russia, which suggests that much instability is coming.



The clip opens with Paul Craig Roberts pointing out that the US is under the thumb of neocons that have been driving the Greater Israel project ever since the 911 (false flag) attacks. The war on terror has been about regime change, and it's now moved on to Iran. He adds that US Presidents are not really in full control of their administrations, going from his own experience and from what we've seen recently.

Roberts thoughts on Russia's conduct of the war in Ukraine, that they have not moved strongly enough to quickly destroy their opposition, are insightful. Over time this drawn out war has led to the idea that the Russians can be toyed with, by other Western powers, without much consequence. However, while this might be true kinetically the war is actually bleeding Europe economically.

The Russian war plan, while it was somewhat inept at the beginning, might now be for the war to drag on such that Europe falls apart without them having to fight them directly. Already we are seeing populist parties gaining ground in Germany, France, and the UK and elsewhere.

The Western-Israeli idea of waging proxy war is now backfiring in a world beset by globalist/neo-liberal economic and societal policies - where debt levels are sky high, where industry has been outsourced, where NET ZERO driven energy costs has destroyed whatever is left, and where mass migration has caused untold problems.

Best comment on You Tube:

@Bb11999
I think Putin let west attack because he wants' west to bleed financially and they are by supporting the most corrupt regime in the world bleeding to death in their own countries, without russia fighting them. A very smart move by Putin.

[Posted at the SpookyWeather2 blog, September 9, 2026.]

Yemen SHOCKS the West: Saudi-Backed Forces DESTROYED by DRONES, Losing Ground FAST | Robert Inlakesh (Rachel Blevins)

Iran unleashed another wave of strikes on U.S. Military bases in the Persian Gulf, this time going after communications, weapons depots, aircraft hangars, troop positions and radar systems, in Kuwait and the UAE.

This, as Yemen’s Armed Forces retaking ground from Saudi-backed mercenaries, and unveiling some impressive weapons in the process.

Independent Journalist Robert Inlakesh noted that: “Yemen is perhaps one of the most important fronts in this entire war,” and not only does Ansar Allah have ballistic missiles, but recent videos of its drones have shown just how precise they are in their targeting of tanks and forces on the ground.



The war is ramping up again. Secondary sanctions against countries that trade with Iran are on the cards, and resumed hostilities with Israel are likely. Iran and Israel are likely to devastate each other, along with other Gulf State countries. What this means is even less oil coming out of the region and a financial calamity. 

The clip highlights the fact there are more military actions happening involving Israel, Lebanon, Yemen, Iran and Saudi Arabia than is being aired in the media and none of it is good.

[Posted at the SpookyWeather2 blog, September 5, 2026.]

Douglas Macgregor: Russia's Patience Is Over - NATO & Ukraine Face New Reality (Glenn Diesen)

Douglas Macgregor is a retired Colonel, combat veteran, and former senior advisor to the U.S. Secretary of Defense.



Continued drone strikes into Russia, and against shipping, have encouraged a stronger response from Moscow. Macgregor reports that the war is going badly in Ukraine for the Europeans and that Poland is withdrawing its support for the conflict. The Russians are poised for much greater advances and have moved rapidly in recent months. 

Russia is getting stronger while Europe slowly falls apart, economically and societally. The only way the war is likely to end is through a complete Russian military victory. Although they do not want to occupy Western Ukraine they might be forced to do so, after it is largely destroyed. If an occupation does occur, after a surrender, then the Russians would likely try to jail most of the Azov extremists who have pushed the conflict - El Salvador style. 

Meanwhile in the Middle East Iran refuses to backdown since they hold all the cards. They know more attacks will come in the future unless the US withdraws from the region.

As things stand, everything is happening to cause an economic collapse, via oil shortages. Macgregor points out that US citizens really have no interest in either Iran or Russia/Ukraine, and that the general public would be happy to see an end to US involvement. Without US support the Europeans, as a military block, are a paper tiger next to Russia. There will be nothing they can do to prevent the Russians from essentially defending themselves.   

[Posted at the SpookyWeather2 blog, August 20, 2026.]

Seyed M. Marandi: Iran & Yemen Unleash a New Offensive Strategy (Glenn Diesen)

Prof. Seyed Mohammad Marandi is a professor at Tehran University and a former advisor to Iran's nuclear negotiation team.



The situation in the Middle East is unchanged, with Iran and Yemen holding the cards vs the USA and Saudi Arabia respectively. Oil supplies are running low as the situation gets worse due to Yemeni retaliation strikes against Saudi oil facilities. In the end an economic calamity will put an end to this conflict. 

[Posted at the SpookyWeather2 blog, August 18, 2026.]

Seyed M. Marandi: Iran-Oman Hormuz Deal Almost Reached & the Saudi-Turkey-Pakistan Defence Pact (Glenn Diesen)

Prof. Seyed Mohammad Marandi is a professor at Tehran University and a former advisor to Iran's nuclear negotiation team.



An accurate assessment of what's going on and Iran's actual position on these matters, which is to have the US and Israel follow the MOU, while managing the Strait of Hormuz with Oman.

Furthermore, it appears the Saudi defence pact is not seen as a major issue by Iran considering repeated past failures to attack Yemen over many decades, which this pact seems to be aimed at. If Turkey, Pakistan and Saudi Arabia work together to take on Yemen, and Iran, then Saudi Arabia will go under as a country. Missile strikes will take out their power grid and the country will become unliveable. The same problem of Saudi Arabia being dismantled exists whether the attackers include the US or any other countries. The best policy is to simply withdraw from fighting and agree to terms. 

*Remember to play long videos at 1.5 speed or greater, to get through the content quickly. 

[Posted at the SpookyWeather2 blog, August 11, 2026.]

Saudi Arabia, Turkey + Pakistan Sign DEFENSE PACT Amid WAR in Iran, Yemen (Rachel Blevins)

Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Pakistan signed a mutual defense pact on Friday, with a NATO-inspired clause promising that an attack on ONE member would be treated as an attack on ALL.

This comes as U.S. bases in Saudi Arabia have been hit by Iran’s retaliatory strikes, AND as tensions soar in Yemen, with Ansarallah working to drive the Saudi influence out of the country.



Will Turkey and Pakistan actually engage in the fighting or is this just talk? This pact is a serious development, and partly non-sensical, since Pakistan has been a negotiating partner with Iran.  

[Posted at the SpookyWeather2 blog, August 10, 2026.]

Iran Strike Called Off. Inside MBS's Desperate Gamble (The Duran)

Saudi Arabia won't easily survive this conflict. If their oil, water, and power facilities are destroyed then their country will be crippled.

Time Stamps:

00:00:00 Trump cancels Iran strike over the weekend
00:01:18 Saudi Arabia's MBS called Trump to stop the strike
00:03:40 Houthi attacks and Red Sea blockade explained
00:05:42 How MBS created this crisis with Iran
00:07:19 Trump's uranium enrichment deal with Saudi Arabia unravels
00:08:45 Rumors MBS's position in Saudi Arabia is faltering
00:10:04 Talk of a land blockade on Iran via Pakistan and Turkey
00:11:35 Iran's escalation options if pressure increases
00:11:59 Oil expert's plan for Trump to accept a Hormuz toll fee
00:16:54 MBS risks being removed if he backs down from Trump

[Posted at the SpookyWeather2 blog, August 4, 2026.]

Seyed M. Marandi: Morocco Invades Spain? The U.S. Disciplines Its Proxies (Glenn Diesen)

Prof. Seyed Mohammad Marandi is a former advisor to Iran's nuclear negotiation team. Prof. Marandi discusses the 60,000 Moroccans storming into Spain and the possible encouragement from the US and Israel to reward Morocco and punish Spain.



Importantly Marandi points out that the Israelis simply do not care what happens to Europe. They want Europe to become a basket case to prevent any opposition to what they are doing in the Middle East. Many in Israel see Europeans, the Goyim, as as an enemy to just as they see the Arab world as an enemy. Ultimately Europe faces threats from both the Islamists and Israeli-backed NGOs that want to use extremists to destroy the Western world. 

None of what is happening here benefits the US either. Everyone is being sacrificed to serve Israeli interests.

And nothing that the US does, or threatens against Iran, is going to change the Iranian position when it comes to controlling the Strait of Hormuz or their support for Gaza and Lebanon. The US should simply withdraw and end the crisis. Regional powers can do deals among themselves to sort out this mess. 

As things stand the influence of the US throughout the world is rapidly diminishing. People on the street, throughout the world, at least in the Internet media sphere, support the Iranians. None of this going to end well for the US as they are puppeted by Israeli interests. 

Note: The video ends with the Saudi strike against Yemen, and the repercussions, where both Yemen and Iraq are now out to make Saudi Arabia pay. 

[Posted at the SpookyWeather2 blog, August 3, 2026.]

ENDLESS WAR: Saudi Arabia Preps Yemen Assault + US-Israel Plot Iran Land Blockade (Rachel Blevins)

Reports say Saudi Arabia is preparing a “sea and possible land” assault on Yemen, as it enters another round of war with Ansar Allah. And Netanyahu’s visit to the White House has sparked new U.S. plans to further the war on Iran. In other words, the regional war isn’t ending anytime soon…



If Saudi Arabia attacks Yemen then Yemen will likely destroy their power grid and oil infrastructure. Iran may also make such an attack if Yemen does not. If the US and Israel continue to attack Iran this sort of retaliation will come in any event. Once the power goes out in Saudi Arabia that country will struggle to operate as a nation. Whatever happens there will be no flows of oil coming out of the region in the near future. 

The proposed ideas coming from the US-Israeli side to advance the war are not well grounded to say the least. Their best course of action is to capitulate to Iranian demands. 

[Posted at the SpookyWeather2 blog, August 2, 2026.]

Douglas Macgregor: Iran Became the Graveyard of the U.S. Empire & Israel (Glenn Diesen)

Douglas Macgregor is a retired Colonel, combat veteran, and former senior advisor to the U.S. Secretary of Defense.



Good interview where Macgregor points out that US hegemonic power is slowly coming undone via the war in Iran thanks to the ambitions of the neocons (that are controlling Washington foreign policy). The video also covers the war in Ukraine, another neocon driven project.

The clip ends on concerns that economic weakness (debt, outsourced industry, sky high energy costs) and internal conflict (brought about by mass migration), will pose the next real challenge for Western nations - outside the oil looming shortage. Internal problems, rather than external problems, will be the focus of the next crisis. Thankfully the public is slowly waking up to what's happened to them at the hands of globalism. Harsh measures will be needed to fix the mess. 

[Posted at the SpookyWeather2 blog, August 1, 2026.]

IRAN READY TO DESTROY Trump's Presidency /Professor Seyed Marandi in Tehran (Daniel Davis)

Marandi points out that there is no agreed ceasefire and that a blockade is an act of war, which is what led to the recent strikes from Iran. It's also a signal that Iran is not afraid of US retaliation, which is a significant psychological move. 

The Iranians actually want more conflict because it makes the situation worse for the US. The longer the blockade continues the sooner the oil runs out. And the Saudi's fight with Yemen is further turning the populations of the region against the US and its allies.  

[Posted at the SpookyWeather2 blog, July 31, 2026.]

Saudi Arabia Pulled Into War, Oil Exports at Risk (The Duran)

Time Stamps:

00:00 Saudi Arabia and Houthi War Escalates
00:55 Houthis Strike Saudi Oil Terminals
01:26 Bab el Mandeb Strait Closure Risk
03:19 Pause Continues Between US and Iran
04:18 History of the Saudi Houthi Ceasefire
08:39 Saudi Arabia Weaker This Time Around
09:14 How the Khamenei Funeral Sparked the War
11:06 Uranium Deal Quid Pro Quo With Trump
12:32 Saudis Told to Recognize Israel First
13:34 Trump the Trickster and Broken Promises

[Posted at the SpookyWeather2 blog, July 31, 2026.]

Seyed M. Marandi: Saudi Oil Is Burning & Trump Has No Way Out (Glenn Diesen)

Prof. Seyed Mohammad Marandi is a former advisor to Iran's nuclear negotiation team. Prof. Marandi discusses Saudi Arabia's miscalculation in terms of attacking Yemen. Trump has trapped himself in the Iran War, and his options keep getting worse.



Yemen is now on the attack, after being attacked for years and years. To end the crisis the US must simply withdraw from the region. If the US goes after Yemen Iran will rain missiles and drones upon the attacking forces.  In the meantime expect fuel rationing, at least outside of the USA.

[Posted at the SpookyWeather2 blog, July 27, 2026.]