SERETIS NOTES

  Iran has claimed it is readying more than one million fighters to unleash "hell" on American troops if the US launches a ground invasion of the Middle Eastern country. Citing a military source, the state-run Tasnim News Agency reported that regime fighters are growing increasingly eager to create a "a historic hell for the Americans on Iranian soil". These people are barbaric and uncivilized, They have no fear of dying and they will be a huge problem for US soldiers

  Donald Trump is alleged to have "lost his mind" after he was accused of lying to people's faces. President Trump has been the centre of attention since it was confirmed the U.S. military is working with Israel to try and topple Iran's current regime. Now he has come under fire again after it was claimed he was caught off guard by a reporter.

  China  is preparing for war. The evidence is   abundant , from building underground hospitals to   hoarding  grain and fuel,   hardening   air bases in the Pacific, and   constructing   a military command center ten times larger than the Pentagon.  For years,  Beijing  has been engaged in the largest military buildup in modern history. The Chinese Communist Party is girding for war with its sole competitor, the United States. Beijing seeks to supplant Washington as the world’s sole superpower, and it is willing to use every tool at its disposal, including deception, to achieve that objective.

 With Donald Trump's five-day deadline for peace talks ending on Friday, and amid rising speculation of a US ground invasion in Iran's Kharg Island, Tehran has threatened to open a new front in the war by blocking the Bab al-Mandeb Strait. With the Strait of Hormuz effectively closed, Iran has now shifted its focus to the Bab el-Mandeb, the gateway to the Red Sea, which carries 12% of global crude oil shipments. If this strait is also disrupted, the global energy market will face another major hit.  Iran is well aware that its chokehold on Hormuz, through which 20% of the global energy passes, gives it significant leverage in the war. Trump knows he can't end the war until he breaks that chokehold. While Trump has signalled a willingness to de-escalate the conflict, plans are afoot to put boots on the ground to occupy Kharg Island to pressure Iran to reopen Hormuz.

  A former NATO commander warns that Donald Trump faces humiliation in his war with Iran, as he claims the US president has been left with just two options in the conflict, which has now entered its fourth week. "Trump faces two choices: he either doubles down, escalates, and launches an operation to topple the regime. And you're not going to do that without an extraordinary, massive land force marching on Tehran, which I think is inconcivable," General Sir Richard Shirreff, former NATO Deputy Supreme Forces Commander Allied Forces Europe, told the BBC.

  The U.S. worldwide caution alert is now active, and it is not just another routine advisory. So what does this actually mean for Americans traveling right now? The alert, issued by the U.S. Department of State on March 22, 2026, is a global warning urging travelers to stay alert due to rising tensions and potential security threats. This is not limited to one country. It applies worldwide. Right now, officials are especially focused on regions like the Middle East, where instability and conflict risks are higher. But the message is broader than that. No location is being treated as completely risk free. The concern comes from a mix of factors, including geopolitical tensions, possible retaliatory actions, and recent incidents involving U.S. diplomatic sites.

  Five European countries and Japan announced Thursday that they are ready to assist with reopening the Strait of Hormuz amid the war with Iran. The United Kingdom, France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, and Japan issued a  joint statemen t, saying: "We condemn in the strongest terms recent attacks by Iran on unarmed commercial vessels in the Gulf, attacks on civilian infrastructure including oil and gas installations, and the de facto closure of the Strait of Hormuz by Iranian forces. So if the Iranian navy was decimated by the US and Israel,  why would the Straight of Hormus be shut by Iran and why can't the US or Israel just blow up whatever is blocking it,

  Iran’s national women’s soccer team has returned to the Islamic Republic after several of the players sought asylum in Australia, Iranian media reported Wednesday. The outlets shared footage of the players entering Iran after landing in Turkey and taking a bus to the border. They were greeted by some officials at the border. I feel so sorry for these women.  The Iranian regime will lock them up, or even torture them.  I am sure their familied where threatened

  Iran's newly appointed supreme leader is reported to have gone to Moscow for leg surgery, which was "personally offered by Putin," after being injured in airstrikes. It is thought that Mojtaba Khamenei was hurt during the first U.S.-Israeli attacks on Tehran on February 28. This comes after Donald Trump speculated that the new leader might have passed away, as he has not been seen publicly since his appointment. How could this guy slip away from the Mossad and US inteligence?

  The apparent lack of broad European support for the U.S. strikes on Iran signals the continent could be approaching a turning point by deciding whether it will maintain economic dependence on Washington or Beijing — or take matters into its own hands. The tension comes as U.S. allies in Europe seek out China to discuss possible de-escalation in the Middle East while rejecting logistical requests from Washington, due in part to the United States’ recent foreign policy decisions.

  A magnitude 4.1 earthquake in southern Iran has reignited online speculation that Tehran may be conducting underground nuclear weapons tests, with some commentators drawing a direct line between the tremor and a potential strike capability aimed at the United States. The seismic event, recorded by the U.S. Geological Survey, occurred in a tectonically active zone where earthquakes of this size are routine. But the collision of a real tremor with Iran’s ongoing refusal to grant international inspectors access to its nuclear facilities has created fertile ground for fear and misinformation, raising the question of whether natural geology is being weaponized as a geopolitical talking point.

  China announced its largest defense budget yet Thursday as it presses forward with its goal of becoming the dominant military force in the West Pacific. The draft budget was released by China‘s Ministry of Finance as the Communist Party leadership’s top legislative body, the National People’s Congress, began its annual meeting to approve the country’s priorities for the coming year.

  Iranian warplanes were just two minutes away from bombing an American base holding 10,000 troops before Qatari jets struck them down, a new report has claimed.  According to sources from  CNN ,  Iran  sent two Soviet-era Su-24 tactical bombers toward al-Udeid Air Base on Monday morning, as well as Ras Laffan, a key natural gas processing facility. The al-Udeid base is the largest American base in the Middle East. It ordinarily hosts up to 10,000 soldiers, and is home to the US Central Command, the US Air Force's Central Command and the  RAF 's 83rd Expeditionary Air Group.  A source told CNN that the Iranian planes were seen 'carrying bombs and guided munitions'. They are said to have been flying at an altitude of just 80ft to avoid radar detection. After the Qataris radioed the planes and received no response, they scrambled an F-15 fighter jet that downed the two planes. 

  Fans of President D onald Trump's   MAGA movement celebrated on Tuesday after a Texas Republican lost his primary race. Rep.  Dan Crenshaw  (R-TX) lost his primary race to state Rep. Steve Toth by a double-digit margin on Tuesday. Toth was supported by Sen.  Ted Cruz  (R-TX) and the Trump-aligned Turning Point Action, according to The Texas Tribune. Trump had refused to endorse Crenshaw's re-election after the lawmaker failed to go along with Trump's lie that he won the 2020 general election.

  Energy stocks were falling early Wednesday after a report suggested Iranian intelligence officials had contacted American counterparts about discussing terms for ending the conflict. Exxon Mobil and Chevron gave up early gains to trade down around 1.3% and 1.4%, respectively, while Occidental Petroleum was down 0.1%