Doug Brignole's Iron Man Archive

President Donald Trump suggested he would be willing to deploy US ground forces to Iran.  “I don’t have the yips with respect to boots on the ground — like every president says, ‘There will be no boots on the ground.’ I don’t say it,” President Donald Trump told The New York Post on Monday. “I […]

US Energy Chief Says Oil 'Fear Premium' Over Iran Is Temporary, Says Prices To Fall In 'Weeks, Not Months' Energy Secretary Chris Wright made the rounds on network TV Sunday to reassure viewers that the sharp rise in oil and gas prices due to the Iran war - which Trump has no problem sticking US consumers with for a while - would prove short-lived, and has downplayed the spike as a transient "fear premium" vs. a fundamental supply issue. In conversations to CBS, CNN, and Fox News, wright emphasized that global energy markets remain well-supplied despite...

Iran FM Says No Talks With US After Trump Threatens To 'Just Keep Bombing' If Efforts Fail, Wants Hormuz To Be 'Jointly Controlled' Summary Trump announces "productive" talks with Iran, "postpones" military strikes for 5 days Iran Foreign Ministry + Parliament speaker say no talks have happened, after Trump said "speaking with a top person in Iran", says will "just keep bombing" if Iran talks fail Trump says Hormuz will be "jointly controlled" Israel is not seeing an imminent end to the war, and plans to continue operations while avoiding energy assets, an Israeli official...