Western Standard - March 15, 2026


Major strikes on Iran could be imminent


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In this episode, I discuss the latest in the latest news regarding Iran and what it could mean for the future of the Middle East peace process. I also discuss the threat of further strikes on Iranian targets in the port areas of Iran, and why I think we should be worried.

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00:00:00.000 The Americans are now signaling that there could be some strikes in those port areas 1.00
00:00:08.380 of Iran, and that's what I would expect to see soon.
00:00:11.780 And I think we're going to continue to see very, very heavy airstrikes. 0.98
00:00:17.320 And I should also note that the Israelis have mentioned at the highest levels that there
00:00:25.040 could be something quite spectacular around the corner.
00:00:27.720 We don't know what that what that is, what that looks like. But I'll say this, the beeper operation that is now quite well known. That's not the end of it. The Israelis, the Americans, they have other tricks up their sleeve.
00:00:45.940 And when you start disrupting global energy markets and things of that nature, you might nudge those parties towards using other tools in their toolkit, so to speak.