Iran War Cripples World Energy Flows, Epstein Files Vanish & Congress Subpoenas Pam Bondi

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Originally published at: https://peakprosperity.com/daily-digest/iran-war-cripples-world-energy-flows-epstein-files-vanish-congress-subpoenas-pam-bondi/

Iran War

Military and strategic developments have continued to intensify. U.S. and Israeli bombers reportedly struck Tehran, overwhelming air defenses and causing partial power outages in the capital. The Pentagon declassified footage showing a U.S. submarine torpedoing an Iranian warship, the first torpedo kill since World War II. NATO assets reportedly intercepted and downed an Iranian ballistic missile as it traversed Iraq and Syria toward Turkish airspace, prompting Turkey to summon Iran’s ambassador and reserve the right to respond. However, Iran has indicated it did not launch the missile, prompting questions of false flags. Qatar’s air force reportedly intercepted two Iranian Su-24 bombers just two minutes from Al-Udeid Air Base while also downing other drones and missiles. Iran has signaled preparations for prolonged conflict, with U.S. strikes reportedly penetrating deeper into the country. A Western official assessed that Iran has only days left to deplete its ballistic missile arsenal at current usage rates, though it retains abundant cheaper drone options and reportedly maintains thousands of missiles in underground facilities.

Energy markets and supply chains face severe disruption. Tanker traffic through the Strait of Hormuz has reportedly dropped by 90%. QatarEnergy declared force majeure on LNG contracts after halting production at Ras Laffan following an Iranian drone strike, affecting 20% of global LNG supply—most of it destined for Asia. Qatar now plans a full shutdown of its LNG liquefaction plants, with sources estimating two weeks to restart operations and another two weeks to reach full capacity as the world’s second-largest exporter. Iraq suspended production at the Rumaila oil field after Basra storage tanks reached capacity due to a lack of tanker loadings. Iran reportedly struck the Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan pipeline in Georgia, which supplies 30% of Israel’s oil, although pipeline operators and governments have not confirmed the attack. Separately, a tanker reportedly exploded off Kuwait in the Khor al-Zubair lightering zone, leaking oil into the Gulf. China has ordered Sinopec and PetroChina to halt diesel and gasoline exports to preserve domestic stockpiles, given that roughly half of its crude imports are at risk from the Hormuz disruptions.

Asia’s strategic reserves are under varying degrees of pressure. Japan holds 254 days of stocks, while China faces constraints in about ten days after halting fuel exports. India has implemented 10-30% gas cuts to industry, though its petroleum minister insists the country has sufficient reserves to weather the disruptions. Pakistan and Bangladesh have far more limited reserves. Analysts warn that sequential reserve releases across the region could accelerate price surges and industrial slowdowns.

Other ripple effects continue to spread. Airlines have suspended flights over the region, rerouted around conflict zones, and reduced capacity, resulting in an 18% drop in global air cargo according to reports.

Politically, the U.S. Senate voted 53-47—largely along party lines, with Sen. Rand Paul joining Democrats—to block a war powers resolution that would have required congressional approval for further strikes. President Trump issued an ultimatum to Kurdish leaders Masoud Barzani and Bafel Talabani, urging them to align with the United States against Iran, though Kurdish sources report that the leaders declined involvement.

Other Geopolitics

U.S. Southern Command announced joint operations with Ecuador targeting designated terrorist organizations within the country. The operations coincide with ongoing U.S. military commitments in the Middle East. Critics have described the operations as evidence of U.S. military overextension.

Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a decree setting authorized staffing for the Russian Armed Forces at 2.4 million, including 1.5 million servicemen. The figure represents a modest increase from a September 2024 cap of approximately 2.389 million personnel.

Venezuela’s state-owned Minerven reportedly signed a contract to ship up to 1,000 kilograms of gold to U.S. refineries. The deal, brokered by Trafigura and reportedly involving Interior Secretary Doug Burgum, is valued at over $150 million. It marks the third such resource extraction agreement since the removal of Nicolas Maduro.

Epstein Files

The House Oversight Committee voted 24-19 to subpoena Attorney General Pam Bondi for a deposition on the handling of Jeffrey Epstein investigation records. Lawmakers cited the removal of tens of thousands of pages from public databases, despite requirements under the Epstein Transparency Act. Over 47,000 files totaling 65,500 pages were taken offline, including FBI interview summaries from a woman who alleged assault by Epstein and President Trump as a minor. The Justice Department described the action as removal for further review. The vote included support from all Democrats and four Republicans.

Health

Minnesota filed a lawsuit against the federal government to halt the withholding of $243 million in Medicaid funds, deferred by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services over alleged fraud in high-risk services. The state argued that the freeze constitutes unlawful political punishment and sought a temporary restraining order, citing impacts on over 1 million enrollees. CMS has cited fraud concerns in the state’s high-risk Medicaid services as the basis for the deferral.

Declassified documents reportedly link U.S. bioweapons programs to the Lyme disease outbreak. These include the 1962 deployment of infected ticks against Cuban targets and the 1966-1969 release of 282,800 radioactive lone star ticks in Virginia. Materials from scientist Willy Burgdorfer revealed suppressed research on a second pathogen, the Swiss Agent, in Lyme patient samples. Plum Island Animal Disease Center conducted open-air tick experiments near the outbreak’s epicenter in Connecticut.

Privacy & Surveillance

Mexico will require biometric registration for all 127 million cell phone numbers by July 1, 2026, linking prepaid and postpaid SIMs, including eSIMs, to the CURP Biométrica national registry. Existing subscribers have until June 30 to comply using government ID, after which non-registered lines will face suspension. Officials state the measure aims to combat prevalent cell phone fraud and extortions.

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U.S. Quietly Launches Ops in Ecuador as Empire Stretches Thin

The U.S. just quietly launched military operations in Ecuador.

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Putin Signs Decree Setting Russian Armed Forces at 2.4 Million Strong

Putin signed a decree setting the authorized staffing level of the Russian Armed Forces at 2.4 million

Source | Submitted by pnwdefector

US and Israeli Bombers Hammer Tehran: Defenses Fail, Lights Flicker Out

The bomber aircraft of the United States and Israel have been bombing Tehran almost continuously for several hours.

Source | Submitted by pnwdefector

House Oversight Subpoenas AG Bondi Over Missing Epstein Files

“AG Bondi claims the DOJ has released all of the Epstein files. The record is clear: they have not,”

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NATO Downs Iranian Missile Targeting Turkey: Article 5 Looms

Article 5 Looming: NATO Shoots Down Iranian Ballistic Missile Fired At Turkey

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Western Official: Iran Has ‘Days Left’ to Deplete Missile Arsenal

The number of Iranian ballistic missile launches is declining and at current rates Tehran has only several more days of firepower from them, according to a Western official.

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Qatar LNG Crisis: Force Majeure Declared as Iranian Strike Darkens 20% of Global Supply

QatarEnergy Declares Force Majeure As One-Fifth Of Global LNG Supply Goes Dark

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Air Freight Rates Poised to Surge as Iran War Disrupts Key Routes

Air freight rates expected to spike as Iran war escalates

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Minnesota Sues Feds Over $243M Medicaid Funding Freeze

Minnesota filed a lawsuit on March 2 to block the federal government from withholding $243 million in Medicaid funds, saying the freeze could lead to potential cuts in medical services for low-income individuals.

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Mexico Ends Anonymous SIMs: Biometric Registration Mandatory for All Phones by 2026

By July 1, 2026, every active cell phone number in the country must be biometrically linked to a named, government-credentialed individual or face suspension.

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Pentagon Declassifies Footage of U.S. Submarine Torpedoing Iranian Warship

Pentagon Releases Unclassified Footage of US Submarine Blowing Up Iranian Warship with Torpedo

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Iran Signals Prolonged War as US Strikes Deepen, Tanker Explodes Off Kuwait

Iran begins shift toward governing for a prolonged war

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Senate Votes 53-47 to Block Iran War Powers Resolution

U.S. Senate votes 53–47 to block a war powers resolution that would require congressional approval before any further U.S. military strikes on Iran.

Source | Submitted by Chris Martenson

China Halts Fuel Exports: Hormuz Crisis Triggers Global Manufacturing Meltdown

China just ordered Sinopec and PetroChina to stop exporting diesel and gasoline. Not slow them down. Stop.

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Iraq Suspends Rumaila Oil Production as Hormuz Blockade Fills Basra Tanks

The downstream blockade has physically backed up into the upstream.

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Trump’s Silent Coup: Venezuelan Gold Flows to US Amid Tel Aviv Missiles

The Iran war is the headline. The resource repositioning is the strategy.

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Iran’s Calculated Energy Siege: From Gulf Pipelines to Caucasus Arteries

This is beyond retaliation. This is a calculated siege.

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Declassified Files Reveal U.S. Bioweapons Program’s Role in Lyme Disease Outbreak

Declassified Documents Link U.S. Bioweapons Program to Lyme Disease Outbreak

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DOJ Pulls 47K Epstein Files Involving Trump Offline Amid Iran Distraction

DOJ just admitted 47,635 Epstein files involving Trump were pulled offline, while the entire world watches Iran.

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Qatar Downs Iranian Bombers Two Minutes from Al-Udeid, Neutrality Ends

Qatar’s neutrality died on March 2.

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Qatar to Fully Shut LNG Liquefaction Today, Sources Say—4 Weeks to Full Capacity

Qatar is set to fully shut natural gas liquefaction today, two sources close to the matter say.

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Asia’s Energy Cascade: 254 Days to Zero in Just Seven

The number that should terrify every energy desk in the world is not 254. It is seven.

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Trump’s Ultimatum to Kurds: America or Iran?

Choose between the United States and Iran.

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Another noteworthy development is that Candace Owens has opined that Israel did 9/11.

This statement brought many out of the woodwork to agree with this position and to say so publicly for the first time on X. (Of course it also prompted lots of outrage.)

Several sources can introduce this topic to those unfamiliar.

  1. 9/11 Was an Israeli Job, by Laurent Guyénot - The Unz Review
  2. JFK-9/11: 50 Years of Deep State
  3. The Transparent Cabal Posted on Unz.com
  4. A Christopher Bollyn lecture, summarized here on PP
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This article is part of a CIA psyop called “Operation Epic Bullshit.”

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The gangster Zelensky made an open threat to Orban today

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Shit is getting real :downcast_face_with_sweat:

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See that’s why Neocon’s are f#cking idiots. They never consider Mike Tyson’s #1 rule: “Everyone has a plan until they get punched in the face”. So now what aholes? What’s your plan B,C,D etc because former military personal and CIA analysts were saying that Iran was setup to last a war much longer than what the US and Israel had planned.

They also said that Iran would fight a different war. They would try and cripple if NOT COLLAPSE the global economy. Did the Neocons consider that? How about Iran targeting Arab states who are allies to the US? Depending on who you listen to, the American press and the alternative media are on polar opposites.

The western press is saying that the Iranians are about to throw in the towel, the US owns the skies and they can do whatever they want. The alternative media is painting a different picture. There are reports that the Israel is getting hammered and the US is running out of stockplies of weapons because they gave it to the Ukies to fight Russia.

This has all the ingredients of getting terminally ugly because the thought among the alternative media is that Israel will only take so much of a beating and may use Nukes on Iran.

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MTG goes off on Trump and doesn’t hold back. Some of the words used are NSFW unless you’re at a bar. :face_with_open_eyes_and_hand_over_mouth:

But what an Epic Rant that nails it, non-stop.

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Trump called a meeting today with defense contractors. He wants to work up a plan increase production of missiles.

Now, isn’t that the type of meeting he should have called before launching a war?

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Future update today: March 28, 2026 another round of No Kings riots and protests are scheduled to take place nationwide.

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Exactly, it reminds me of a skit comedian Frank Caliendo did on Letterman where he impersonated GW Bush:

Letterman: Mr President was is our plan regarding Iraq?
Bush: We have a plan. We are in the planning stages of that plan. You know what they say, the best made plans are
there are plans that are made. And we are working on those plans, in the Planification.

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I would take it with a grain but not discount it all. Iran might be scoche on certain types of old missiles and it appears to me we have air supremacy. However, no one in history has won anything with just air alone. Plus, we won every battle in Vietnam without question but we still came in second place.

Analysts have opined along with Marandi that all Iran has to do is survive until we’re out of bullets (we’re already at a week to go with anti-missile missiles). When we’re low they may launch from the hidden holes all over the country. If they do that and it can’t defended against, Bibi will launch a nuke or two and Trump and Hegseth will justify it.

If Iran can’t raise their heads to take a breath and launch their hypersonics and other newer missiles, then we’ll have to do boots and be stuck there for years grinding through. That will cause myriads of other problems like Erdagon absolutely not going for Kurds helping us.

All above is just opinion.

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So uhh same playbook as 2022 US to Russia in Ukraine
 and here we are 4 years later.

Saw mentioned Iran has thousands of ballistic missiles. Cant remember how many Russia had beginning of 2022 but certainly that is lots.

How many nukes israel has ? Iran is yugeee country. Need multiple even with biggest ones.
However Iran and Israel both know each other are crazy so in this respect it is “even fight”.

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I don’t claim to know where it will all end up. But when this happened last summer, it seemed that Iran was losing until about 7-8 days into it. Then Israel started to run out of air defense missiles and got pounded. The US approached Iran about a ceasefire and Iran agreed.

You can bet that the US and Israel wouldn’t have pushed for a ceasefire if they thought that they were winning.

But who knows how this will end.

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Ninety.

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I agree but the limited stuff is anti-missile systems (that don’t work worth a shit btw). We have crap tons of air to ground and bombs, well four to eight weeks worth. If Iran really has thousands of missiles and can launch them, we’re screwed and Israel will get destroyed because it’s a tiny target. That’s why I’m pretty sure Bibi will launch nukes and we’ll come up with a logic pretzel to justify it.

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So looking how media hides Israeli damages in cities, I take Iran is pounding those now heavily. At some point thye may use samson option and launch all of those. It should be big enough that it cannot be lied about in media globally. However I expect very tough arguments behind diplomatic curtains now as surely some in israel government want to use it with 1945 US logic sooner rather than later but US knows what it means internationally. There is no turning back after that(I know Trump can be bombarded with persuasion to do it but other branches and advisors in deepstate may want to oppose that).

Couple days Ive pondered how is Jared Kushner who since 2017 spent a lot of time in middle east, also during Biden term, to devise Abraham accords, which seemed to get backing (except from Israeli neocon warhawks). This attack has pretty much destroyed that work.

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That worries me since I think that is where it is heading. And I think that Netanyahoo wants to use nuclear weapons. Otherwise, the whole attack makes no sense in the first place.

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You know Timo, I’m really not sure what’s real and what’s AI in terms of damage. Narratives and lies to support narratives is so hard for me to thread through to find what is actually going on.

It’s why Chris makes the big bucks. He finds data and facts better than I ever could.

Until I see more proof than an email to a super agenda website, I think we all got punked by the “bring on Armageddon for Jesus” speeches by unit commanders brouhaha.

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Do you still think this is theater (Simon Dixon way) that its all about finances and war stops the minute when finances say so? That’s the finance side theory. Lots of middle east plays by that kind of theater logic.

Even domestic is hard to untangle: as democrat/equivalent sides everywhere are so tightly in cooperation with muslim countries + jihadist extremists, speech by some theocratic leader can simply be codeword for those “no kings” type networks that tell some poor sod to activate themselves.

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I’m pretty sure Mike Huckabee believes in that BS as well as others. We have more than enough nutjobs in this world.

Larry Wilkerson discussed that on Judge Nap’s Podcast today at the 7:25 min mark. I’ll take his word that some in the military believe that they will fulfill some Biblical prophecy even without naming names.

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Israel is getting hammered both by Iran and Hezbollah. On Air, CNN admitted they were not allowed to show footage of those attacks because the Israeli government wouldn’t allow it.

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