Weekly Weigh In: Putin Ripping the Bandaid off, Israel Refinery, Iran Launches New Missile, USA Sacrifices Korea, Tungsten Devil is Dead?
Putin says, since we’re going to get cut off, let’s get this over with and focus on more long-lasting relationships.
Please read my latest on State Speculator with respect to the Middle East
https://statespeculator.substack.com/p/iran-and-israel-go-bomb-for-bombbut
Vietnam Running Dry
Vietnam urges people to work from home due to fuel shortages following Iran’s closure of the Strait of Hormuz. Next, we will see South Korea take drastic actions and Japan will begin to prepare ahead of time as well.
Now Bangladesh started fuel rationing – limits on how much you can pump per vehicle
British Airways parent company crashed 6%. EasyJet down 4%. Airlines reviewing ALL growth plans
Iran’s Fars agency reports the hypersonic #Khoramshahr 4 missile has entered service in Iran’s missile cities with a 2000 km range and top speed of 16 Mach outside of the atmosphere and Mach 8 upon re-entry. It packs between 1500-1800 kg of explosive payload with up to 80 separate other warheads. and it costs between $1-2M USD. Intercepting one Khorramshahr-4 with multi-warhead payloads is estimated to cost between $37 million and $62 million in Patriot PAC-3 MSE interceptors.
Please read my article below:
Korean media published an image from today, showing the US dismantling its THAAD and Patriot defense systems from South Korea, to send to the Middle East for Israel.
Kim Jong Un Now:
Tungsten prices are screaming and there’s no stopping in site. I’ll have a few articles coming about Tungsten–I think is one of the best setups, outside copper, out there.
Tungsten prices have hit record highs in 2026, with the key precursor material ammonium paratungstate trading around $1,100+ per metric ton unit. The spike is mainly caused by tightening global supply and strong industrial demand.
- China cut mining quotas and tightened export permits.
- Exports dropped roughly 40% year-over-year.
- At the same time, global manufacturers are scrambling to secure supply
The man responsible for millions of lives, dead?
North Korean media outlets and Iranian officials have confirmed the killing of Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu following the targeting of his residence in Tel Aviv with Iranian drones and missiles.
This comes after he hadn’t been seen for 5 days in public and video of him cleverly detected that it was an AI of him. Another seen of Scott Bessent being pulled away from an interview to urgently speak to the President and returned visibly shaken up made people question whether his death was real.
Iran, like Israel, has shown remarkable capacity to precisely target individuals in relatively small locations thousands of miles away.
