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- The US "Dark Eagle" hypersonic missile is still under development, has been produced in only small numbers, is expected to be manufactured at a rate of only 2 missiles a month with each missile costing 41 million USD, and is said to have a range of up to 3,000km; - While the missile was specifically designed to breach Chinese A2AD capabilities within China's own borders, its use against Iran could help sustain conflict in the region and provide the US insight into its weapon capabilities; - The use of this US weapon system so early in development would give Iran, Russia, and China insight into US capabilities and likely the ability to produce defenses before the US even fully deploys the system; - The reckless escalation of the US suggests it is racing forward with attempting to reassert primacy worldwide, not "retreating," "accommodating," or "adjusting" to the emerging multipolar world; References: X post: https://x.com/BrianJBerletic/status/2050015414168780811Bloomberg - US Seeks to Deploy Hypersonic Missile for the First Time Against Iran (Apr. 29, 2026): https://archive.ph/3kxTx#selection-1627.90-1627.114US Congress - The U.S. Army’s Long-Range Hypersonic Weapon (LRHW): Dark Eagle: https://www.congress.gov/crs-product/IF11991NEO - US Missiles Made For, Aimed at China (Dec. 2023): https://journal-neo.su/2023/12/02/us-missiles-made-for-aimed-at-china/WSJ - U.S. Energy Exports Hit Records as World Adjusts to a Closed Persian Gulf (Apr. 24, 2026): https://www.wsj.com/business/energy-oil/us-energy-exports-persian-gulf-closure-588c257eThe Edge Malaysia - Vietnam gas major looks to US as Iran war reorders LPG flows (Apr. 28, 2026): https://theedgemalaysia.com/node/801515Where to Find My Work: Website: https://landdestroyer.blogspot.com/Telegram: https://t.me/brianlovethailandTwitter: https://twitter.com/BrianJBerleticRumble (YouTube alternative): https://rumble.com/c/c-1459863How to Support my Work (and thank you!): Buy Me A Coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/TheNewAtlasPatreon: https://www.patreon.com/landdestroyerPromptPay: 0851547235...https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wI3boRExLnE
US foreign policy is driven by US corporate interests but often buried by public political theater and daily headlines designed specifically to distract away from the true nature and purpose of US foreign policy objectives. However, during US Senate and House hearings, there are relatively unfiltered discussions about these policies made public with a fair degree of confidence most Americans will NOT watch them. I provide a breakdown of one of these hearings (April 21, 2026) focused on encircling, containing, and confronting China within the Asia-Pacific region - contradicting many of the misconceptions created by Western media using the words of US Senators and their witnesses themselves to do so. References: NYT - The Separation: Inside the Unraveling U.S.-Ukraine Partnership (Dec. 2025): https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2025/12/30/world/europe/ukraine-war-us-russia.htmlUS DoD - Opening Remarks by Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth at Ukraine Defense Contact Group (Feb. 2025): https://www.war.gov/News/Speeches/Speech/Article/4064113/opening-remarks-by-secretary-of-defense-pete-hegseth-at-ukraine-defense-contact/FT - Iranian tankers bypass US blockade (Apr. 22, 2026): https://www.ft.com/content/21dff2c7-1e27-4f74-81d8-31dcdbe9188e?syn-25a6b1a6=1Politico - 5 charts show China’s oil dilemma after US strikes (Mar. 2, 2026): https://www.politico.com/news/2026/03/02/iran-us-strikes-china-oil-supply-charts-00806415Reuters - How China is plugging energy supply gaps left by US-Iran conflict (Apr. 15, 2026): https://www.reuters.com/markets/commodities/how-china-is-plugging-energy-supply-gaps-left-by-us-iran-conflict-2026-04-14/#:~:text=In%20terms%20of%20crude%20oil,the%20same%20months%20in%202025.US Senate Committee on Armed Services - Open/Closed: Hearing titleTo receive testimony on the posture of United States Indo-Pacific Command and United States Forces Korea in review of the Defense Authorization Request for Fiscal Year 2027 and the Future Years Defense Program (April 21, 2026): https://www.armed-services.senate.gov/hearings/to-receive-testimony-on-the-posture-of-united-states-indo-pacific-command-and-united-states-forces-korea-in-review-of-the-defense-authorization-request-for-fiscal-year-2027-and-the-future-years-defense-programUS Senate Committee on Armed Services - Open/Closed: Hearing titleTo receive testimony on the posture of United States Indo-Pacific Command and United States Forces Korea in review of the Defense Authorization Request for Fiscal Year 2027 and the Future Years Defense Program (April 21, 2026) (on YouTube): https://www.youtube.com/live/tS35HiTYQkQ?si=jbqLio99Bwi8yJRmGovernor Mike Dunleavy - ASEC 2025: An Introduction to Glenfarne (June 7, 2025): https://youtu.be/i7ns5PH2W7E?si=pI7ZohNuBgHkFugfUS Office of the Historian - Courses of Action in Vietnam (1965): https://history.state.gov/historicaldocuments/frus1964-68v03/d189US Office of the Historian - The Philippine-American War, 1899–1902: https://history.state.gov/milestones/1899-1913/warUS Naval Institute - Tighten the Belt and Cut the Roads (2024):https://www.usni.org/magazines/proceedings/2024/january/tighten-belt-and-cut-roadsDefense Post - Japan Delivers First Domestically Produced Patriot Interceptors to US (2025): https://thedefensepost.com/2025/11/25/japan-patriot-interceptors-us/Stars and Stripes - South Korean shipbuilder secures deal to maintain US Navy dry cargo vessel (Dec. 2025): https://www.stripes.com/branches/navy/2025-12-16/navy-ship-maintenance-repair-korea-20108164.htmlRAND Corporation - Extending Russia (2019): https://www.rand.org/content/dam/rand/pubs/research_reports/RR3000/RR3063/RAND_RR3063.pdfGuardian - The great energy pivot: US oil and Chinese solar are the winners in Trump’s war on Iran (Apr. 26, 2026): https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/apr/26/more-than-oil-prices-iran-war-threatens-to-reshape-global-energy-orderThe Edge Malaysia - Vietnam gas major looks to US as Iran war reorders LPG flows (Apr. 28, 2026): https://theedgemalaysia.com/node/801515Where to Find My Work: Website: https://landdestroyer.blogspot.com/Telegram: https://t.me/brianlovethailandTwitter: https://twitter.com/BrianJBerleticRumble (YouTube alternative): https://rumble.com/c/c-1459863How to Support my Work (and thank you!): Buy Me A Coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/TheNewAtlasPatreon: https://www.patreon.com/landdestroyerPromptPay: 0851547235...https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x9ban3AI5oE
- The US blockade on Iran - while falling short of completely cutting Iran off economically - has managed to reduce the amount of energy exports to China; - This is part of a larger trend of reduced regional energy production and thus exports to China from across the entire Middle East; - The US war on Iran is just one of several the US is waging directly or by proxy around the globe aimed at China's energy import partners in an attempt to isolate and undermine China's continued rapid rise; - China has prepared for decades to endure this blockade including through the creation of a 100 day strategic oil reserve and the construction of the Belt and Road Initiative; - Only time will tell whether or not China and its allies confront the growing US blockade directly or work to simply survive it and emerge stronger regardless despite America's destructive and destabilizing acts of aggression; References: Reuters - How China is plugging energy supply gaps left by US-Iran conflict (Apr. 14, 2026): https://www.reuters.com/markets/commodities/how-china-is-plugging-energy-supply-gaps-left-by-us-iran-conflict-2026-04-14/FT - Iranian tankers bypass US blockade (Apr. 21, 2026): https://archive.ph/GHiLk#selection-1943.167-1943.249Reuters - Exclusive: US intercepts three Iranian oil tankers in Asian waters, sources say (Apr. 23, 2026): https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/us-intercepts-three-iranian-oil-tankers-asian-waters-sources-say-2026-04-22/Where to Find My Work: Website: https://landdestroyer.blogspot.com/Telegram: https://t.me/brianlovethailandTwitter: https://twitter.com/BrianJBerleticRumble (YouTube alternative): https://rumble.com/c/c-1459863How to Support my Work (and thank you!): Buy Me A Coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/TheNewAtlasPatreon: https://www.patreon.com/landdestroyerPromptPay: 0851547235...https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hmw3MkFQvyQ
Western Media Hails More Ukraine “Wonder Weapons” That Russia Also Has More than just lying about the latest “wonder weapon” to keep Ukrainians fighting on the frontline and the Western public lined up in support of the war for as long as possible - the Western media, in a deeply concerted manner, continues to mischaracterize the war itself and those the US is backing in it, including unrepentant Nazis. References: NEO - Western Media Hails More Ukraine “Wonder Weapons” That Russia Also Has (Apr. 7, 2026): https://journal-neo.su/2026/04/07/western-media-hails-more-ukraine-wonder-weapons-that-russia-also-has/Guardian - Ukraine's National Militia: 'We're not neo-Nazis, we just want to make our country better' (2018):https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/mar/13/ukraine-far-right-national-militia-takes-law-into-own-hands-neo-nazi-linksGuardian - ‘The frontline is like Terminator’: fighting robots give Ukraine hope in war with Russia (Apr. 4, 2026): https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/apr/04/fighting-robots-give-ukraine-hope-in-war-with-russiaInterpreter - In Ukraine, ground robots are increasingly going on the offensive (Mar. 30, 2026): https://www.lowyinstitute.org/the-interpreter/ukraine-ground-robots-are-increasingly-going-offensiveNBC News - Ukraine's Nazi problem is real, even if Putin's 'denazification' claim isn't (Mar. 2022): https://www.nbcnews.com/think/opinion/ukraine-has-nazi-problem-vladimir-putin-s-denazification-claim-war-ncna1290946Guardian - Azov fighters are Ukraine's greatest weapon and may be its greatest threat (2014): https://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/sep/10/azov-far-right-fighters-ukraine-neo-nazisWhere to Find My Work: Website: https://landdestroyer.blogspot.com/Telegram: https://t.me/brianlovethailandTwitter: https://twitter.com/BrianJBerleticRumble (YouTube alternative): https://rumble.com/c/c-1459863How to Support my Work (and thank you!): Buy Me A Coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/TheNewAtlasPatreon: https://www.patreon.com/landdestroyerPromptPay: 0851547235...https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MHZrDYoshq0
- As predicted a month ago, the US Marine Expeditionary Unit deployed to the Middle East is now imposing a blockade on Iranian oil to China; - Those fixated on "Israel" are distracting away from what is ultimately an act of war on China amid what is quickly shaping into World War 3; - The notion that it is "inconceivable" the US would launch one war to set the stage for war with another nation ignores both US history and the history of empire in general; References: New Atlas - US Prepares for Next War of Aggression Against Iran to Further Encircle Russia & China (Feb. 21, 2026): https://youtu.be/-5ysDu9LK3s?si=tCzPN7A24iDxPI1UNew Atlas - Day 17: Why is the US Deploying a Marine Expeditionary Unit Amid War on Iran? (Mar. 16, 2026): https://youtu.be/eRaB3-ShxGk?si=LbyrchJZ4GylJe6BBBC - How US Marines are being reshaped for China threat (2023): https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-64294915USNI News - Strait of Hormuz Traffic Down As U.S. Blockade Appears to Deter Some Ships (Apr. 14, 2026): https://news.usni.org/2026/04/14/strait-of-hormuz-traffic-down-as-u-s-blockade-appears-to-deter-some-shipsWhere to Find My Work: Website: https://landdestroyer.blogspot.com/Telegram: https://t.me/brianlovethailandTwitter: https://twitter.com/BrianJBerleticRumble (YouTube alternative): https://rumble.com/c/c-1459863How to Support my Work (and thank you!): Buy Me A Coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/TheNewAtlasPatreon: https://www.patreon.com/landdestroyerPromptPay: 0851547235...https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BjbIPpTnDZ0
- A recent supposed “search and rescue” mission in Iran involving a downed F-15 and A-10 warplane required at least 2 C-130 transport airplanes deployed to an abandoned airfield where MH-6 helicopters were deployed; - The C-130s were reported “stuck” and subsequently destroyed along with the 4 MH-6 helicopters they brought in; - In 2023 the exact same mission was being practiced in the middle of Wyoming along a highway using similar equipment including C-130s, MH-6s, and A-10 warplanes; - This raises the possibility the mission in Iran - just like the training mission in Wyoming - was in fact part of an ongoing ground operation to develop combat power inside Iran rather than for search and rescue and that the mission was compromised and ended as a costly search, rescue, and evacuation mission; References: WyoToday - History Made with Military Aircraft Operations on Wyoming Highways (May 2023): https://www.wyotoday.com/news/history-made-with-military-aircraft-operations-on-wyoming-highways/article_f0292645-683e-5177-bdb2-a3cc5b77d830.htmlNew Atlas on X - related X post: https://x.com/BrianJBerletic/status/2041349935380201711Where to Find My Work: Website: https://landdestroyer.blogspot.com/Telegram: https://t.me/brianlovethailandTwitter: https://twitter.com/BrianJBerleticRumble (YouTube alternative): https://rumble.com/c/c-1459863How to Support my Work (and thank you!): Buy Me A Coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/TheNewAtlasPatreon: https://www.patreon.com/landdestroyerPromptPay: 0851547235...https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JjQXlHU-8ZM
- The US has announced a blockade of all maritime traffic in the Strait of Hormuz originating from Iran or having agreed with Iran for passage; - This is the full implementation of Washington’s initial objective for waging war with Iran, an oil blockade of not only China but also much of the multipolar world; - The US’ primary geopolitical objective is global hegemony and the only way it can achieve this objective is by dragging the rest of the rising multipolar world down relative to US power and wealth; - The primary means to do this is by targeting the life blood of modern civilization which is energy; - The US has been sabotaging and creating energy crises deliberately around the world including through the invasion of Venezuela, the destruction of the Nordstream pipelines, its own blockade on the so-called “shadow fleet,” and the US CIA and military targeting Russian energy production, storage, and export facilities within Russia itself; References: CNN - Trump’s strait blockade risks another serious blow to the global economy (Apr. 13, 2026): https://edition.cnn.com/2026/04/13/politics/trump-strait-blockade-hormuz-iran-war-analysisTIME - The U.S. Is Deploying Thousands of Marines to the Middle East. Here’s What They Could Be Used For (Mar. 25, 2026): https://time.com/article/2026/03/24/marines-deployed-iran-war-trump/BBC - How US Marines are being reshaped for China threat (2023): https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-64294915US Naval War College Review - A Maritime Oil Blockade on China (2018):https://digital-commons.usnwc.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1735&context=nwc-reviewWhere to Find My Work: Website: https://landdestroyer.blogspot.com/Telegram: https://t.me/brianlovethailandTwitter: https://twitter.com/BrianJBerleticRumble (YouTube alternative): https://rumble.com/c/c-1459863How to Support my Work (and thank you!): Buy Me A Coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/TheNewAtlasPatreon: https://www.patreon.com/landdestroyerPromptPay: 0851547235...https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KmHYS8oK-pg
April 12, 2026 - US-Iran Talks Collapse: US Floats Iran-China Blockade as US Prepares for Further War on Iran- US "negotiations" with Iran failed primarily because US terms were illegal under international law and simply coercion dressed up as “negotiations;” - US Vice President JD Vance’s role in the failed talks and his public threats against Iran afterward confirm his ardent support for US aggression evident even during 2024 presidential campaigning; - US war with Iran is part of continuity of agenda, driven by US-based corporate interests transcending presidential administrations regardless of rhetoric or supposed political affiliations with the Biden administration carrying out policy without which the current war could not have been launched; - Beyond the Middle East the US is attacking, undermining, and toppling nations producing and shipping oil and gas to China with the ultimate goal of blockading, undermining, containing, and even collapsing China itself; - The Trump administration is even floating the idea of a blockade on Iran meant specifically place pressure on China; References: Guardian - JD Vance says US delegation leaving Pakistan after failing to reach deal with Iran (Apr. 12, 2026): https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/apr/12/jd-vance-says-no-deal-us-iran-pakistan-talks-islamabadNewsweek - JD Vance Tells Tim Dillon US Needs Weapons To Fight China, Not Russia (Oct. 2024): https://www.newsweek.com/jd-vance-tim-dillon-taiwan-priority-over-ukraine-1975851Newsweek - JD Vance Floats Donald Trump Deal To End War in Ukraine (Sep. 2024): https://www.newsweek.com/jd-vance-floats-donald-trump-deal-end-russia-ukraine-war-1953302Ben Norton’s Geopolitical Economy Report - Oil war: US war on Iran aims to save petrodollar and global dollar dominance (Mar. 13, 2026): https://youtu.be/zcXrvKVsPV8?si=H3eznLCLA5CWM9jnRichard Medhurst - The Petrogas-Dollar: The Secret US Strategy Behind the Iran War (Apr. 11, 2026): https://youtu.be/0nt1CgQsgpI?si=IDhP9uMZegaomALBCNN - Exclusive: US intelligence indicates China is preparing weapons shipment to Iran amid fragile ceasefire, sources say (Apl 12, 2026): https://edition.cnn.com/2026/04/11/politics/us-intelligence-iran-china-weaponsBrookings Institution - Which Path to Persia (2009): https://www.brookings.edu/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/06_iran_strategy.pdfBrookings Institution - Corporate Funding 2022: https://www.brookings.edu/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/brookings_contributorslist_fy2022.pdfBrookings Institution - Corporate Funding 2024: https://www.brookings.edu/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/OGC-FY24-2nd-half-Contributor-Update-List.pdfNYT - The Partnership (admissions of US CIA and US military involvement in drone strikes on Russian energy production and tankers exporting Russian energy products) (Dec. 2025): https://archive.ph/PL0ESWSJ - Trump Reposts Article Saying He Could Blockade Iran if Talks Fail (Apr. 12, 2026): https://www.wsj.com/livecoverage/iran-war-latest-news-israel-us-lebanon-2026/card/trump-reposts-article-saying-he-could-blockade-iran-if-talks-fail-kTNagHmshSVdjBKVHbZ0The New Atlas - Day 11: A US War on Iran is a US War on China - US “Distant Blockade” Placed on China (Mar. 10, 2026): https://youtu.be/2e_z3cctHSE?si=DGOhH6CuWJr26PnRWhere to Find My Work: Website: https://landdestroyer.blogspot.com/Telegram: https://t.me/brianlovethailandTwitter: https://twitter.com/BrianJBerleticRumble (YouTube alternative): https://rumble.com/c/c-1459863How to Support my Work (and thank you!): Buy Me A Coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/TheNewAtlasPatreon: https://www.patreon.com/landdestroyerPromptPay: 0851547235...https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JsELCv_hc3k
The US war of aggression launched against Iran on February 28, 2026, is only the most recent US aggression launched to undermine and dismantle the multipolar world.References: Brookings Institution - Which Path to Persia? (2009): https://www.brookings.edu/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/06_iran_strategy.pdfGuardian - US campaign behind the turmoil in Kiev (2004): https://www.theguardian.com/world/2004/nov/26/ukraine.usaReuters - Georgia started war with Russia: EU-backed report (2009): https://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE58T4MO/#:~:text=The%20report%20said,into%20Georgia%20proper.NYT - The Spy War: How the C.I.A. Secretly Helps Ukraine Fight Putin (2024): https://archive.ph/3yvmUABC - Trump admin approves new sale of anti-tank weapons to Ukraine (2019): https://abcnews.com/Politics/trump-admin-approves-sale-anti-tank-weapons-ukraine/story?id=65989898NYT - The Separation: Inside the Unraveling U.S.-Ukraine Partnership (Dec. 2025): https://archive.ph/PL0ESTASS - Today's global conflicts make it look like WWIII has started already: Lavrov’s remarks (Mar. 24, 2026): https://tass.com/politics/2106245The New Yorker - The Redirection (2007): https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2007/03/05/the-redirectionNYT - U.S. Groups Helped Nurture Arab Uprisings (2011): https://www.nytimes.com/2011/04/15/world/15aid.htmlReuters - Israel says its air strikes destroyed most of Syria's strategic weapons stockpiles (Dec. 2024): https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/israeli-incursion-into-syria-reaches-25-km-southwest-damascus-security-sources-2024-12-10/Guardian - US campaign behind the turmoil in Kiev (2004): https://www.theguardian.com/world/2004/nov/26/ukraine.usaRAND Corporation - Extending Russia (2019): https://www.rand.org/content/dam/rand/pubs/research_reports/RR3000/RR3063/RAND_RR3063.pdfBBC - Why is there tension between China and the Uighurs? (2014): https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-china-26414014US State Dept., Office of the Historian - Courses of Action in Vietnam (1965): https://archive.ph/Ar01H#selection-2525.0-2525.28Irrawaddy - Myanmar Junta Abandons Chinese Pipeline Amid Resistance Attacks (May 2025): https://www.irrawaddy.com/news/war-against-the-junta/myanmar-junta-abandons-chinese-pipeline-amid-resistance-attacks.htmlWhere to Find My Work: Website: https://landdestroyer.blogspot.com/Telegram: https://t.me/brianlovethailandTwitter: https://twitter.com/BrianJBerleticRumble (YouTube alternative): https://rumble.com/c/c-1459863How to Support my Work (and thank you!): Buy Me A Coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/TheNewAtlasPatreon: https://www.patreon.com/landdestroyerPromptPay: 0851547235...https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NEvB7l-APBw
- The US has no interest in peace with Iran and is simply agreeing to a ceasefire (again) to reorganize and rearm ahead of restarting hostilities with Iran at the soonest possible juncture; - The ceasefire affords the US another opportunity to use its Israeli proxy to strike at Iran, possibly even with nuclear weapons, playing “spoiler” to non-existent US interest in peace all to afford the US plausible deniability; - As the US poses as wanting “peace” with Iran, it continues its other global wars of aggression aimed at the wider multipolarism Iran is a central pillar in lifting up; References: NYT - Iran’s 10-Point Proposal Demands an End to Attacks and Sanctions (Apr. 6, 2026): https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/06/world/middleeast/iran-10-point-proposal.htmlBrookings Institution - Which Path to Persia (2009): https://www.brookings.edu/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/06_iran_strategy.pdfWhere to Find My Work: Website: https://landdestroyer.blogspot.com/Telegram: https://t.me/brianlovethailandTwitter: https://twitter.com/BrianJBerleticRumble (YouTube alternative): https://rumble.com/c/c-1459863How to Support my Work (and thank you!): Buy Me A Coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/TheNewAtlasPatreon: https://www.patreon.com/landdestroyerPromptPay: 0851547235...https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eoGUFoVkLNA