Senator Graham, and other war hawks, have been publicly lobbying to "take him out."
There was an apparent drone attack on Russian President Vladimir Putin's residence in the Valdai area of the Novgorod region, northwestern Russia, around December 29, 2025. According to Russian officials, including Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and the Defense Ministry, someone launched, simultaneously, 91 long-range drones targeting the site. They state that all drones were intercepted by air defenses, with no casualties or damage reported. Russian authorities released video footage of a downed drone and claimed that analysis of its navigation controller's memory confirmed the target was Putin's residence complex. A senior Russian military official reportedly handed this evidence to a U.S. military attaché in Moscow.
The tech was American. Ukraine says they didn't launch the drones. If it was the CIA, did they inform the president or do this secretly? If it was the CIA, it was still American aggression, and by formal association, NATO aggression. How has the Russian Federation promised to respond to any and all Western aggression? See their Nuclear Doctrine of November 2024, and read Putin's public speeches of the last four years on the Kremlin website.
Better a poor and wise youth Than an old and foolish king who will be admonished no more. Ecclesiastes 4:13
Question:
Or what king, going to make war against another king, does not sit down first and consider whether he is able with ten thousand to meet him who comes against him with twenty thousand? Luke14:31
Answer:
A king who watches too much FOX TV, reads too many Marvel comics, pays attention to the New York Times, and watches too many Hollywood political thrillers.
The narrow strait is the most important chokepoint for the world's oil supply. Some 21 million barrels — or $1.2 billion worth of oil — pass through the strait every day.
Will a closed Strait hurt Iran? In terms of international oil sales, yes, but in terms of daily life, no. Iran pumps 3.5 million barrels of crude oil per day. The situation at this hour: