Is the regime in Iran soon to be toast?

Bessent: India buying Russian oil was inevitable. That’s why we gave a 30-day waiver.

The oil was already on the water and refineries needed supply. Otherwise it would have gone to China. It’s unfortunate Russia benefits, but we hope only for a short time.

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Bessent: Our actions were not about China. They were about U.S. interests. Venezuela had become close to a failed narco-state.

The goal is to protect the Western Hemisphere and support Latin American countries moving toward market economies and closer ties with the U.S.

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Bessent: When I flew to Argentina last spring, we had to avoid Bolivia because it had closed its airspace to U.S. military aircraft.

Now Bolivia is becoming an ally again. Chile also shifted back. This is a chance to strengthen economic and security ties with the U.S.

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Bessent: The military operation was meant to stop Iran from protecting its nuclear program with missiles.

If nothing had been done, in a year or 18 months Iran could have had two or three times more missiles and weapons.

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On March 11, 2026, the Iran-linked hacking group Handala claimed responsibility for a massive cyberattack on Stryker Corporation that disrupted operations across 79 countries. The group alleges it extracted 50 terabytes of data and wiped over 200,000 systems, servers, and mobile devices by compromising the company's Microsoft Intune administrative console.

Attack Execution and Impact
Instead of deploying traditional malware or zero-day exploits, the attackers reportedly obtained administrative credentials for Stryker's cloud-based
Microsoft Intune
environment. They then abused legitimate remote wipe commands to factory reset enrolled laptops and smartphones globally.
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  • Operational Paralysis: The attack paralyzed order processing, manufacturing, and shipping for the $25 billion medical technology giant.
  • Workforce Disruption: Approximately 56,000 employees were impacted. In Cork, Ireland, home to Stryker's largest site outside the U.S., roughly 5,000 to 5,500 workers were sent home as systems went offline and manufacturing technology was disabled.
  • Device Wiping: Employees worldwide reported that their corporate and personal (BYOD) devices—including those with Microsoft Office—were suddenly wiped, resulting in the loss of access to emails, Teams, and personal data.
  • Healthcare Safety: While Stryker stated that products like Mako surgical robots and LIFEPAK defibrillators remain safe to use, the disruption to communication and ordering systems has raised concerns about critical healthcare infrastructure.

Geopolitical Context
Handala, which researchers have linked to Iran's Ministry of Intelligence and Security (MOIS), framed the assault as a retaliatory strike. The group cited a recent missile strike on an elementary school in Minab, Iran, as their primary motivation. They also described Stryker as a "Zionist-rooted corporation," potentially due to the company's 2019 acquisition of the Israeli firm OrthoSpace.
Following the initial reports, Stryker's stock (SYK) fell approximately 4% to 9%
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I just do not see this war ending any day soon ..
 
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