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What’s the plan? Keep bombing? What?

Blain’s Morning Porridge March 9th, 2026 – What’s the plan? Keep bombing? What?

“I love the smell of napalm in the morning…. smells like victory.”

Global disruption – how likely is it to end quickly? Trump’s objective was to install a regime that will do his bidding in Iran. The appointment of Khamenei v2.0, the lack of a clear opposition, or defectors, makes a swift closure increasingly less likely. Global markets are pricing for a long, destabilising war with rising inflationary and geopolitical volatility.

I’ve just spent a bluebird week skiing in the Alps – blue skies and crisp pistes…

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