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Three stories are all one – Indonesia, Iran, Europe

Tue 6:58 am +00:00, 19 May 2026

posted by Tapestry

The US is talking about drawing down US troops in Europe – not because a division between the US and Europe – but a division of labor imposed on Europe by the US;

The US seeks access to Indonesian airspace specifically to begin threatening the Strait of Malacca in the same manner it has already done to the Strait of Hormuz – expanding its global energy blockade on China;

The ongoing US blockade on Iran is not absolute as claimed by the US government, but also not non-existent as claimed by others. It is imposing costs on Iran and its trading partner China and compounding a growing energy crisis the US itself is eagerly exploiting across Asia;

References: US DoD – Opening Remarks by Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth at Ukraine Defense Contact Group (Feb. 2025): https://www.war.gov/News/Speeches/Spe…

Politico – 5 charts show China’s oil dilemma after US strikes (March 2026): https://www.politico.com/news/2026/03…

The Diplomat – Did Indonesia Just Lock Itself Into an Energy Future It Can’t Afford? (Feb 2026): https://thediplomat.com/2026/02/did-i…

NEO – Why the US is at War with Iran and Why the War Might Pause but Won’t End (Apr. 28, 2026): https://journal-neo.su/2026/04/28/why…

NEO – The US War for Energy Dominance Seeks Dominance Over Europe and Asia (May 3, 2026): https://journal-neo.su/2026/05/03/the…

The New Atlas 6 hours ago

🇺🇸/IRAN – On the Next US Attack on Iran… A US war of aggression is like a rocket launch. It depends on a multitude of factors being ready or “go” for launch. If any critical system is not ready at a particular time, then the launch is scrubbed and rescheduled for the next available window. Trump isn’t in charge of anything and makes zero decisions – except (maybe) the color tie he wears. He is not setting dates or conditions for attacks. He simply sells these decisions to the public.

US war against Iran has been planned and prepared for over decades and will “launch” when the unelected corporate interests actually driving US policy say it is “go,” based on conditions within material reality – not on an “elected” politician’s whims. These conditions likely include available stockpiles, rates of replaced munitions, force postures (both US and Iranian), economic factors, etc. Iran and its allies are even able to change these considerations by introducing additional means of deterrence that complicate US objectives necessitating additional preparations by the US to overcome such deterrence.

Many of these factors are secretive – all we can say for certain is that the US does not seek peace and will eventually restart hostilities, it is only a matter of “when.”