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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

- The US has lost an F-15 and A-10 warplane over Iran within a short span of time; - While this is a tactical snapshot that may betray strategic reality, it poses possible implications regarding Iranian air defense capabilities and strategies based on air ambushes; - If further incidents like this take place, it may force the US to scale back sorties over Iran and depend more on stand-off strikes, reducing the pace and intensity of US aggression; - It is important to back up possible strategic implications with more than a single tactical snapshot meaning only time will tell regarding the significance of this event; References: BBC - US pilot rescued after fighter jet downed over Iran, US media report (Apr. 4, 2026): https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c3r395l91l3oWhere 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=y0UZAmbyfD4

As US Escalation Continues vs. Iran, US Proxies Escalate vs. China in the Asia-Pacific - The US continues escalating despite daily “mixed signals” from the US administration aimed at dragging public opinion in favor of a much longer and costly war than could be sold upfront; - The US, as it escalates with Iran, continues waging proxy war with Russia in Ukraine as well as attacking Russia with long-range drones targeting energy production and exports, as well as pushing Asia-Pacific proxies in encroaching upon and provoking China; - The US seeks to undermine, contain, and collapse all geopolitical rivals, falling short of this, the US will settle for destroying Eurasia, Africa, and Latin America and emerging out the other end of global catastrophe as the “strongest” relative to its rivals; References: The New Atlas - YouTube Post: https://www.youtube.com/post/UgkxOW_KzL3nprVgHLaa1LhOXknmNCf2vdSJThe New Atlas - X post: https://x.com/BrianJBerletic/status/2037692676804641012Reuters - Ukrainian drones strike Russia's Ust-Luga port again, sources say oil terminal hit (Mar. 31, 2026)https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/ukraine-drones-damage-russias-ust-luga-port-again-governor-says-2026-03-31/Guardian - Japan to deploy missiles to island near Taiwan by 2031, says defence minister: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/feb/25/japan-missiles-yonaguni-island-near-taiwan-2031-defence-minister#:~:text=1%20month%20old-,Japan%20to%20deploy%20missiles%20to%20island%20near%20Taiwan%20by%202031,an%20existential%20threat%20to%20JapanUS State Dept., Office of the Historian - Courses of Action in Vietnam (1965):https://archive.ph/Ar01H#selection-2525.0-2525.28Where 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=LXuxfX0y1H4

- Western media admits nearly 1 month into the US war of aggression against Iran, Iran is still firing approximately 30 missiles a day at just Israel alone indicating Iran is pacing its missile launches and that US attempts to significantly degrade Iranian missile capabilities have so far failed; - Russia’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Sergey Lavrov has publicly connected Washington’s multiple wars of aggression, from Latin America to Eastern Europe and the Middle East, as the beginnings of World War 3, and an attempt to “preserve the remnants of its dominance;” - US Marine Expeditionary Units (MEU) continue to close in on the Middle East poised to either storm locations on or along Iran’s shores, or participate in interdicting shipping Iran has allowed to pass through the Strait of Hormuz; - US CIA drone strikes have concentrated on St. Petersburg Russia and in particular energy export facilities including oil terminals and tankers at port nearby. This is part of a global energy blockade the US is attempting to impose on China first and foremost, but also as a means of degrading or destroying the economies of China’s closest partners; - US-EU continue their “split” narrative, allowing the US to justify focusing more of its resources on Iran (and ultimately China) while the EU uses the narrative to justify greater and more direct involvement in war with Russia over Ukraine including a recently announced UK “blockade” on Russia’s “shadow fleet” and continued seizures of “shadow fleet” vessels by other EU members; References: Washington Post - Iran’s missiles pierce Israel’s defenses, raising doubts about interceptors (Mar. 26, 2026): https://archive.ph/1qSTC#selection-257.0-260.0TASS - Today's global conflicts make it look like WWIII has started already: Lavrov’s remarks (Mar. 24, 2026): https://tass.com/politics/2106245Washington Post - Pentagon considers diverting Ukraine military aid to the Middle East (Mar. 26, 2026): https://archive.ph/wip/tPgiDUS DoD - Opening Remarks by Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth at Ukraine Defense Contact Group (Feb. 12, 2025): https://www.war.gov/News/Speeches/Speech/Article/4064113/opening-remarks-by-secretary-of-defense-pete-hegseth-at-ukraine-defense-contact/BBC - UK now 'ready' to seize Russian shadow fleet ships, Healey says (Mar. 27, 2026): https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cvg0n9z3jlvoGuardian - JD Vance role touted as Pakistan attempts to broker US-Iran peace talks (Mar. 24, 2026): https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/mar/24/pakistan-army-chief-iran-peace-talks-trump-callNewsweek - JD Vance Tells Tim Dillon US Needs Weapons To Fight China, Not Russia (Oct. 28, 2024): https://www.newsweek.com/jd-vance-tim-dillon-taiwan-priority-over-ukraine-1975851Kyiv Independent - Another Baltic Sea port in flames as Ukrainian drones strike major natural gas port in Ust-Luga (Mar. 25, 2026): https://kyivindependent.com/drone-attack-hits-russias-leningrad-region-fire-reported-at-ust-luga-port/NYT - The Spy War: How the C.I.A. Secretly Helps Ukraine Fight Putin (Feb. 2024): https://archive.ph/3yvmUBAIRD Maritime - Russia's Sibur delivers first LPG cargo to China from Baltic Sea port (Dec. 2025): https://www.bairdmaritime.com/shipping/tankers/gas/russias-sibur-delivers-first-lpg-cargo-to-china-from-baltic-sea-port#:~:text=Sibur%2C%20Russia's%20largest%20producer%20and,at%20the%20end%20of%202024.NYT - The Separation (Dec. 2025): https://archive.ph/PL0ESWhere 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=7QZyYjeC01w

Here is the map I used in my most recent video of all of the CURRENT US wars and proxy wars, invasions and occupations related to cutting of China's energy imports from its largest and most important partners including Russia, Iran, and Venezuela. Click on it to see the whole image....https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FUhzeKY4hh0

- While the US attack on Iran throttles energy production and exports to China, following the cutting of energy exports from Venezuela to China in a war earlier this year, and years of attacking Russian energy production via Ukraine, US-backed militants in Myanmar are attacking pipelines leading directly into China; - A US citizen and several Ukrainians were caught bringing in large numbers of combat drones to fight the central Myanmar government and attack key infrastructure across the country including Belt and Road Initiative projects; - Zooming out from any one of these conflicts reveals a global US war and proxy war as well as a developing global oil blockade against China; References: NEO - American/Ukrainians Caught Arming Militants in Myanmar and the US Dirty War on China (Mar. 20, 2026): https://journal-neo.su/2026/03/20/american-ukrainians-caught-arming-militants-in-myanmar-and-the-us-dirty-war-on-china/The Indian Express - NIA arrests six Ukrainians, one from US for plotting terror activities in India (Mar. 17, 2026): https://indianexpress.com/article/india/nia-arrests-six-ukrainians-one-from-us-for-plotting-terror-activities-in-india-10585555/Reuters - Ukraine seeks release of citizens arrested in India over alleged Myanmar drone activity (Mar. 18, 2026): https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/ukraine-seeks-release-citizens-arrested-india-over-alleged-myanmar-drone-2026-03-18/#:~:text=By%20Krishna%20N.,Sign%20up%20here.CNBC - Who is Matthew VanDyke? NIA arrests US citizen and six Ukrainians for links with anti-India insurgent groups (Mar. 19, 2026): https://www.cnbctv18.com/india/nia-arrests-us-citizen-matthew-aaron-vandyke-six-ukrainians-anti-india-drone-warfare-training-network-in-myanmar-ws-l-19871344.htmNewsweek - Meet Matthew VanDyke, Former U.S. POW Training Ukrainians to Fight Russia (Apr. 2022): https://www.newsweek.com/meet-former-u-s-pow-training-ukrainians-fight-russia-1699373US-Backed Militants and Opposition in Myanmar The New Atlas - Myanmar: US-backed Fronts Behind War, Blocking Development - starts at around 1 minute, 30 seconds (2021): https://youtu.be/7ReeqgDlHmk?si=TIPbp5XRRSVl8Utr&t=91Wikileaks - THAILAND: ALLEGED USE OF CHEMICAL WEAPONS ALONG THAI BORDER:https://wikileaks.org/plusd/cables/05BANGKOK3930_a.htmlWikileaks - SNAPSHOT OF NORTHERN KAREN STATE PROVIDES LITTLE HOPE:https://wikileaks.org/plusd/cables/08CHIANGMAI32_a.htmlWikileaks - FREE BURMA RANGERS: PROVIDING HUMANITARIAN RELIEF; NOT ARMING INSURGENTS:https://wikileaks.org/plusd/cables/07CHIANGMAI188_a.htmlWikileaks - KAREN GROUPS SAY FIGHTING WON'T REACH REFUGEE CAMPS IN THAILAND:https://wikileaks.org/plusd/cables/07CHIANGMAI70_a.htmlWikileaks - MILITARY DETENTION OF AMCIT UNDERSCORES SHIFT IN THAI POLICY TOWARD BURMA:https://wikileaks.org/plusd/cables/08CHIANGMAI69_a.htmlThe World - Myanmar Elections: A Changing Country and its Exiled Opponents (2013): https://web.archive.org/web/20250120151946/https://theworld.org/stories/2013/08/15/myanmar-elections-changing-country-and-its-exiled-opponentsUS NED - Burma (Myanmar) (2020): https://web.archive.org/web/20210314232434/https://www.ned.org/region/asia/burma-2020/VOA - Myanmar Shadow Civilian Government Opens Office in Washington (2022): https://www.voanews.com/a/myanmar-shadow-civilian-government-opens-office-in-washington-/6840870.htmlNUG “Ministry of Foreign Affairs” - Zin Mar Aung:https://mofa.nugmyanmar.org/h-e-daw-zin-mar-aung/US NED - Ms. Zin Mar Aung: https://web.archive.org/web/20201202195214/https://www.ned.org/fellows/ms-zin-mar-aung/US State Department - International Women of Courage Award Winners 2012: https://2009-2017.state.gov/s/gwi/iwoc/2012/bio/index.htmThe New Atlas - Washington's, Not Myanmar's "National Unity Government" (2021): https://youtu.be/AqoM5JwnQcI?si=sMdbz_sZivTov7BlA Maritime Oil Blockade On China US Naval War College Review - A Maritime Oil Blockade Against China—Tactically Tempting but Strategically Flawed (2018): https://digital-commons.usnwc.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1735&context=nwc-reviewNYT - The Separation (Dec. 30, 2025): https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2025/12/30/world/europe/ukraine-war-us-russia.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=Ul020wnWG-g

NEW ARTICLE: American/Ukrainians Caught Arming Militants in Myanmar and the US Dirty War on ChinaREAD HERE: https://journal-neo.su/2026/03/20/american-ukrainians-caught-arming-militants-in-myanmar-and-the-us-dirty-war-on-china/"The recent arrest of American and Ukrainian citizens providing these militants with additional training and modern combat drone technology is not just a war against Myanmar’s central government and the peace and stability of the nation and people of Myanmar, but also a war against China and the peace and stability of the entire Asia-Pacific region — even the world."...https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g9BsR3zNfFc