【Lude Media】9/20/2026【ludepress.com】

This episode mainly discusses the large-scale Ukrainian drone attack on the Moscow oil refinery, the phone call between Trump and Zelensky, and the reactions of the U.S. and Europe to the Russia-Ukraine situation. It also analyzes the military readiness of European countries in response to the Russian threat, the movements of Iran and the Houthis in the Middle East, and the Orient Shield joint military exercise under the U.S. Indo-Pacific strategy, while criticizing the CCP's diplomatic response and disinformation campaigns.

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Hello everyone, welcome to today's Lude Media Dr. Yan segment on September 20, 2026. Let's take a look. It seems there is no major news today. What we call major news is when everyone opens the newspaper and goes, "Wow, this actually happened today!" Right? It seems there isn't such big news, but all sides are busy, so there is still a lot to share with you today. First, let me greet everyone. Let's see, let's greet the sofa today. It's Victoria. Victoria often leaves this very cute emoji, right? It looks like she's eating something, like she's watching the show and waiting to see what happens, right? Very cute.

Alright, let's see. First, I want to tell you, look, Xi is coming to the United States. You tell me, how scared must he be? Constantly sending people over, making phone calls to scout the path. It feels like an emperor is about to leave the palace, and the eunuchs and officials ahead are scurrying about, right? Or like the imperial concubine visiting her family in "Dream of the Red Chamber," right? Before leaving the palace, the eunuchs and others are busy, passing messages, talking, sitting here and there, doing this and that. In short, it's like, oh my, his leaving the palace is such a big deal.

Ah, without all this busyness, it wouldn't reflect his stature as the supreme leader, right? It really has that vibe of an old demon coming out of an ancient tomb, you know, in those movies, right? The music starts, it's eerie and dark, and outside the cave entrance, a black whirlwind blows, right? A bunch of little demons running in and out, busy, and then as the music intensifies, what happens? Finally, the camera zooms into the cave to film the old demon. It has that kind of vibe, you know? Look at President Trump, he just takes off, here today, there tomorrow, right? You don't even look at the news, and you don't even know, oh, how did he get to Elman today? And tomorrow he's in Turkey, right?

Hey, you say, at a time like this, he's still playing that game, which makes people feel he is very, very out of touch with the situation, right? This is what I mean, look at his persona shift, trying to be the pioneer of the era, leading the charge himself, but in reality, it's a total collapse. And it's completely disconnected from the system he spent so much effort building—a system that clings to feudal, dynastic-style dragon veins on one hand, while using Leninist organization and communist foreign gadgets on the other, right? But this system that Xi spent over a decade building is just so disjointed from him. Because of his own persona shift, the system behind him can't keep up, right? It just keeps collapsing, that's the feeling. Look, Wang Yi finished his call with Rubio, and then He Lifeng came to see Bessent. We are talking about Wang Yi making the call and He Lifeng meeting Bessent.

Can he influence the real performance of your Xi when he meets Trump? Ah, do you think your Xi can suddenly become civilized, speak like a human, and act like a human just because this little eunuch minion came over to pave the way? Impossible. I don't know why they are wasting time on this, right? Anyway, the airs must be put on. He Lifeng came over today to meet with Bessent, right? He posted a—well, probably more than one tweet, but the main thing is this group photo, right? Oh, the caption says, Bessent stated, in New York City, Vice Premier He Lifeng and I are continuing to discuss U.S.-China economic and trade relations, preparing for the historic summit between the President and President Xi Jinping in Washington. These talks help lay the foundation for President Trump to advance U.S. economic interests and deliver results for the American people. Oh, a historic summit, they've raised the stakes so high! I see the CCP is still bragging about it, which shows they really have nothing else to brag about. Bragging that Trump is going to Andrews Air Force Base to welcome Xi—this is simply the treatment Khrushchev and the Pope got before, right? Didn't I tell you? The Cold War had already started back then, right? And what was the relationship between the U.S. and the Soviet Union after that? Ah, now, just look at the efficiency of the strike on Iran, you see, right? What was done in a month is more than what was done in the past ten years. With that, and the treatment Khrushchev got during the Cold War, your Xi is still happy? Ah, simply! To put it bluntly, what is the difference between this and opening a coffin to welcome you? Hey, hurry up and jump into the coffin, right? So I can close the lid on you. So this Bessent is also here to stir things up, right? Yes, look at this historic summit, why is it historic?

When you look back later, right? This is Xi, coming to the U.S. for a state visit before the U.S. destroys the CCP, that is indeed historic! Ah, because there won't be a next time, right? Hey, do you remember President Trump saying he would meet with Xi four times this year? He still hasn't said he would meet with Xi next year. Hey, guess why he didn't say it? Is there a possibility that President Trump is looking at the calendar and thinking, next year, next year he should be in the MDC, in the MDC, right? Should be in whichever prisoner-of-war camp he ends up in, right? If things really don't work out, we have a backup plan here that can be elevated. Then there really won't be a need to arrange a meeting with him, right? We only arrange, at most, up to this year's APEC. And Putin has already set his sights on it, saying you all have to meet, what if every meeting is one less? So let the three of us meet together, right? Some things, once today passes, there will be nothing left to say tomorrow. Hey, look, it's quite interesting. So you see, Bessent saying this is a historic summit is interesting, right? Everyone says, this expression of Bessent is very disdainful, and his aura is so strong, right? Calling He Lifeng, well, he can be considered an expert-type official, right? Look at this.

Coming out of the eunuch system is just different, right? Hey, look at Xi's old photos before he became Chairman, weren't they also this kind of humble, introverted, and spineless expression? Right? This has nothing to do with whether there is a smile on the face. Actually, this photo of He Lifeng is considered relatively natural and generous among the photos of CCP officials, especially those taken in the years under Xi's rule. At least that smile, I feel He Lifeng's smile is better than that of Li Qiang or Wang Yi. Don't even mention Wang Yi. Every time I see Wang Yi's smile, I have a feeling that it's like a wax figure; the mold is clearly something like a Terracotta Warrior's mouth, or that kind of expression, right? It's this very cold, very lifeless state. But he is desperately trying to pry up the corners of his already set mouth, which has a very uncanny valley effect. This thing doesn't look like a human, but he is desperately trying to act like one, don't you think? I, at least, have that feeling every time I look at Wang Yi. Including this time at the BRICS meeting, deliberately—wasn't it after the BRICS meeting that their foreign ministers and others took a group photo, and they were all very relaxed, posing with some expressions and formations, specifically not playing that stiff and serious state, right? And they even let Wang Yi stand in the front, but that feeling of Wang Yi is just like putting a statue in front of a group of people, that's the feeling, right?

He Lifeng, it must be said, has a bit more of a living person feel, right? But look at Bessent, right? I really admire Bessent; he has knowledge, he has demeanor, he has eloquence, and he truly has courage. It's amazing, right? I admire him, Rubio, and Hegseth. I think President Trump's selection of personnel for this term is indeed very impressive. It's probably the AI/AGI that gave him the idea, right?

So you see, do you remember this? Have you guys seen this on Douyin? Well, not Douyin, but short videos in general, you would come across it. There is often this foreigner that the domestic media keeps praising—a Latin dance instructor. Because he is very tall, very thin, and also quite old, looking to be around 60 years old, with white hair, but his figure is extremely slender. And whenever he is critiquing these Latin dance contestants, he often dances a piece himself, or sometimes he might be doing commercials, right? His extension is just so graceful, making it such a pleasure to watch. At the time, anyway, I came across several videos of this person, and I didn't even know what his name was, right? At first glance, you can tell it's the Chinese Communist Party praising this instructor, feeling that his posture and so on are things that are basically never seen in China, right? They are thoroughly impressed. I think Bessent is actually much more formidable than that instructor, because that instructor just does it to make a living, right? But Bessent is like a generalist, truly, I really admire Bessent. Look at him taking a photo, sometimes when you look at the news, right? He is walking while answering reporters' questions, and it really feels... You know, the Chinese Communist Party constantly brags about having 1.4 billion people and being a great nation, so why can't you produce someone who can step onto the world stage and command the room like this? The people you put out there all look like grand eunuchs, serving as a foil when standing next to others, look at that, right? The contrast in caliber is instantly apparent!

Alright, with that brief topic out of the way, let's look at this: didn't President Trump kick CNN and MSNBC to the curb yesterday? Hegseth also tweeted about this. Hegseth tweeted last night that the Department of War fully supports President Trump's decision to ban CNN, MSNBC, and Politico, so they can go report fake news outside the White House. Hilarious, isn't it? Everyone saw it yesterday. But we are very, very grateful that these media outlets already voluntarily withdrew from the Pentagon earlier. At the time, the Department of War said if you want to report, you have to sign an agreement with us first and not just report anything casually. And these media outlets weren't having it back then, acting all high and mighty: "Fine, we won't report then!" As a result, who would have thought, since you aren't reporting, they aren't keeping you either, right? Hurry up and voluntarily withdraw. Look, now Hegseth is bringing this up again, thanking them for proactively leaving the Pentagon ahead of time back then, saying that they endangered the safety of our military with false reports and leaks, and wildly spread absurd declarations about the President, our warriors, and their mission.

Well, anyway, their press credentials have been revoked now. Rumor has it that MSNBC, CNN, and the like are going to sue the White House over the First Amendment. And that White House press secretary from the Biden era, right? She can't get real work done, but arranging assassination-style banquets is always right on point, isn't it? She also stepped out to say that in the press briefing room, certain spokespeople said, "Oh, how can you kick our media out?" Implying that you guys are simply dictators! That you have no freedom of speech, right? Pulling that same old routine again, but nobody is coddling them now, right? Even if you want to sue, you'll have to stay outside the White House and slowly drag out your lawsuit. At the very least, you can forget about getting inside right now, isn't it satisfying? Ah!

And today was hilarious! CNN specifically went to interview the Ambassador to the United Nations, Colonel Macgregor. Well, Colonel Macgregor, I think he is very well-suited to be the UN Ambassador, because his mouth is also extremely sharp. CNN was basically implying, "Look, how could your President Trump chase us away? As the UN Ambassador, seeing this happen, can you just sit there and take it?" I don't know why CNN would subject themselves to such public humiliation. But Macgregor... when this female reporter spoke to him—wasn't this the female reporter standing on the street yesterday complaining about why she was kicked out, saying her badge wasn't working and she couldn't swipe in? It seemed to be that exact reporter.

So this reporter clearly said to Macgregor, "I don't even know what to say to this." Macgregor replied that there is a huge difference between negative reporting and trashy gossip-style news. The previous Biden administration restricted all kinds of news organizations and reporters they deemed right-wing from entering, and those people are now allowed back into the White House. At the same time, the President of the United States does not believe that certain other people are acting in good faith.

That comeback was pretty good. And the funniest part is the very next line. Macgregor said: "I just saw that an anonymous source cited by one of these fake news outlets turned out to be someone who is already dead." Wow, I'd really love to know which dead person turned into an anonymous source! If you put it that way, it must be true, because Macgregor couldn't possibly lie about this. Just think about it: MSNBC, CNN, Politico, including the New York Times, Bloomberg, and all of them...

No wonder there are anonymous sources every other day; it turns out this even includes people who are already dead! It's certainly inconvenient to reveal their names, otherwise, it would feel like a zombie resurrection, wouldn't it? Things have really reached this point. So, this McWhorter says, you take a close look at these media outlets, especially the ones that cite these dead people as sources, and look at their behavior—they publish something, and then...

Then they issue a small correction that almost no one notices. What does that mean? It means they cite an anonymous source, and when someone discovers it actually came from—who knows how they found out—but it's claimed to be from someone already dead, these fake news media outlets just publish a tiny correction in a corner, right? Everyone knows, take the BBC for example, right? It was the same thing with the January 6th incident, misrepresenting President Trump's speech, and then...

Including how they cited the children of Hamas officials to showcase the so-called inhumane slaughter in Gaza, right? After it was exposed at the time, sure, the BBC would pick a time when no one was paying attention, put out a tiny correction the size of a tofu block, or issue an apology during non-prime time, right? The impact has already been made. Even with that January 6th speech by Trump, you reported on it for four years, and only when Trump returned and exposed your lies did you offer such a pretentious apology.

How is that any different from killing someone and then saying, 'Sorry, I'm late'? So here, you see, McWhorter said it's simply incredibly pathetic. At the same time, the Supreme Court has already clearly pointed out in multiple cases that having the right to speech and publication does not equal the right to enter any government facility you want to enter; these are two different things. You can't say, 'I have the First Amendment, I have freedom of speech, so I have the freedom to speak everywhere under the First Amendment, therefore I can freely enter and exit government facilities.'

Right? That's impossible. If you played it that way, the U.S. would have been in chaos long ago. So you see, McWhorter's point is very, very accurate; it's satisfying. Alright, let's look at this, let's continue. Today, let's look at the Russia-Ukraine situation, which we haven't paid attention to for a long time, right? Fighting back and forth on the battlefield. Today's event is indeed worth discussing. Look at this black smoke and fire, right?

It's coming from a refinery in Moscow. This refinery is known as the safest refinery in the world, called the Gazprom Neft Moscow Refinery. Because it's in Moscow, Moscow's strategic depth itself is considered very safe by Russia, right? As a result, it's been hit like this. This place has an annual oil processing capacity of about 12 million tons.

And now it's the last day of the Russian parliamentary elections, and Ukraine released this, allegedly 1,600 drones, which went straight there and hit it. Here is the fire; there are photos from many different angles, right? It was raided on the night of September 20th, local time, and it is said that this strike was jointly carried out by the Ukrainian Defense Forces, the General Staff, the Security Service of Ukraine, including the Unmanned Systems Forces, Special Operations Forces, and so on.

Some people online initially said that the entire refinery's functionality was destroyed, but that's not quite the case. However, according to subsequent information, including news from the Ukrainian side, I've taken a look, and besides the big fire and black smoke, the strike hit three production facilities: one is the AVT-6 primary crude oil processing unit, another is the integrated oil refining unit, and the third is the isomerization unit.

Then the Security Service of Ukraine said that long-range drones from their Alpha Special Operations Center flew over 500 kilometers, broke through Russia's multi-layered air defense system, and hit the facility, causing a massive fire. You see that? Russia's multi-layered air defense system can't stop Ukraine's drone swarm at all. And why is the directional significance very clear? Because this refinery is actually only 15 kilometers away from the Kremlin.

Look at that, 15 kilometers; that's such a short distance to the Kremlin. You know there were reports before about some drone almost hitting the Kremlin, right? But you're talking about a swarm of over a thousand drones, and they all flew to within a dozen kilometers of the Russian Kremlin, and you couldn't stop them. So if they flew another dozen kilometers one day, it doesn't seem that dangerous, right? Of course, currently, Russia and Ukraine are in a state of wanting a ceasefire, so I guess we won't see a drone swarm flying at the Kremlin. The U.S. probably wouldn't allow this either, because it doesn't fit the process of seeking a ceasefire, but...

Today's event is quite interesting, because after this strike today, Putin was of course very angry, while Zelensky, after the strike, had a phone call with Trump and even specifically tweeted about it. The content of the call felt quite good, so this is very interesting, right? So, is the ceasefire going to happen or not? With things being handled this way, how can the ceasefire process be guaranteed? So let's analyze this matter for everyone.

Listen up, you head of the dog-head account, right? This dog-head account expert wants to summarize our content. You need to understand which parts of what we discuss here are things you should go back and report to your boss, otherwise, you tell me, right? Seeing all these things happening, the deeper meaning behind them will eventually be displayed in different ways during the process of the US eliminating the CCP. You say if you can't even understand this, won't you be completely clueless when the time comes? Our main theme is hoping that you can at least understand clearly even when you die. So, holding this kind and good intention, we will explain it to everyone, and our audience friends can listen too. Alright, now let's talk about something else, and that is this.

The fire in this image seems to be a storage comprehensive facility, captured just as one of them exploded. Moreover, they say these drones didn't fly in from a single direction; over 1,000 drones flew in from different directions. The mayor of Moscow said there were nearly 500 drones, but Ukraine said the total number launched was over 1,000, possibly close to 1,600. Anyway, different sources have different figures.

Come on, let's first take a look at this post published by Zelenskyy. Zelenskyy said: "I just had a phone call with President Trump. After finishing the call, it was an important conversation. We discussed many things, and we agreed to meet in New York, and this meeting might change many things. Currently, there is a diplomatic momentum."

I thank the President for arranging Witkoff and Kushner's visit to Kyiv. We had a comprehensive and in-depth discussion on key details, and they also witnessed the situation in Ukraine firsthand. The peace process is our top priority. This refers to the trip to Kyiv after the previous visit to Moscow. Then, he said that there are currently some ideas regarding steps to de-escalate the situation and resolve fundamental security issues, including energy security, food security, and the protection of human lives.

We are working together with the US team and are ready to take truly significant steps. I thank the US President for signing the Lindsey Graham bill into law. All of us agree that peace must be achieved. Thank you to everyone standing with Ukraine, and thank you to everyone providing help. Next, he is going to New York to attend the United Nations General Assembly, so there will be many meetings, including seeing President Trump, things to discuss, and so on.

Well, then the short-message website Axios also released a report saying that, according to sources, during the call with Zelenskyy, Trump asked Zelenskyy not to attack Russian oil refineries due to a diesel supply shortage and rising prices. In response, Zelenskyy explained that these strikes are a necessary measure to reduce the fuel supply of the Russian military—it's not to affect US prices, but to reduce the Russian military's fuel supply.

The Ukrainian National News Agency also stated that, according to sources, Trump repeatedly mentioned the word "diesel" during the call, hoping that due to the tight global diesel supply situation, Zelenskyy would stop attacking diesel-related facilities. In fact, Trump had previously publicly stated that he told Zelenskyy not to attack such diesel facilities within Russian territory, and so on. However, Trump did not urge Ukraine to completely stop attacks on Russian territory; instead, sources said that during the call, Trump also indicated that they could change targets and choose other targets.

This matter is quite interesting. As everyone knows, seeing the US and its allies playing the good cop and bad cop routine is not the first time we've witnessed it, right? Look at the US side: Oh, disarm in Gaza and we won't kill you! And over there, Israel says, hmph, we didn't participate in the final negotiation, we don't agree. It's not that they didn't participate in the Gaza peace agreement, but that they didn't participate in this final meeting, so they feel there are different opinions, and they believe they must first kill those who refuse to disarm, while others stand aside—we fight you and you disarm at the same time, and only then can I see you surrender your weapons and spare you, rather than giving you a month's time and if you don't surrender your weapons, then I'll do this or that, right? Therefore, this kind of coordinated singing between Israel and the US, playing the good cop and bad cop, is something we've all seen a lot, and we often talk about it in the program.

Now, regarding Russia and Ukraine, just think about it: isn't the US about to approve the construction of this Patriot missile factory in Ukraine, and didn't it just approve a major military equipment order between Russia and Ukraine—wait, not Russia and Ukraine, but the US selling a major military equipment order to Ukraine? From this perspective, it is very clear that Trump will not feel that the situation is getting out of control just because Zelenskyy hit some Russian oil refinery, and that the entire control of the game is no longer in Trump's hands. This is just like what the CCP loves to imagine: is the Russia-Ukraine conflict escalating again? Are they going to fight a full-scale war? That's not the case at all, don't overthink it.

Right, look at all these benevolent drones in the skies over Russia. In the CCP's country right now, not only are you not allowed to fly drones in Beijing, but hiding a drone in your home is also not allowed, which quite feels like the Japanese devils entering a village to confiscate grain and provisions from the locals—it's hilarious. Exactly, that's why we say all this stuff about Russia and Ukraine are pits dug and graves prepared by the Xi CCP for itself.

Look, people are saying that it seems like, hey, didn't the US fail to keep Ukraine in check? Is there another twist in this Russia-Ukraine ceasefire? Are Russia and Ukraine going to stop listening to the US next? Because of this constant beating, right? They can't take it anymore, and then the CCP can take advantage of it? That is not how it works! Come on, let me explain to you. First of all, let's talk about this.

As for this attack, just as I told you a moment ago, subsequent reports have all come out. What was mainly hit were storage facilities and processing facilities—that was an oil refinery, not an underground oil well. So, you see, hitting this oil refinery will, of course, affect Russia's national oil refining output, right? But the real, primary reason is actually strategic pressure. That is to say, look, I have the ability to strike strategic assets fifteen kilometers away from the Kremlin.

Right? And in this process, the closer it gets to a ceasefire, hey, as we say, Ukrainians are also part of the Slavic peoples, right? In Russia, they always say that half a minute before a ceasefire, you have to bite off an extra chunk first. The moment you look away, whatever is in your mouth becomes your meat, right? When the time comes and you want me to spit it out, the tug-of-war won't just be a matter of half a month.

Right? Hey, if you can swallow it down into your belly, you don't even need to argue with me about it anymore. So Ukraine's approach is also like this: before the ceasefire, hey, everyone is willing to stop, we can talk, and next everyone has their own narrative. During the process, we'll talk when we should talk and do what we should do, and we can each make demands of the US here and let the US mediate here—all of that is fine. But in reality, right? The moment it hasn't stopped, I must go over at that very moment and snatch another piece from you. Therefore, Ukraine's tactic also stems from this mindset: hey, I want to show you that I have the ability to strike you, and when we actually agree to a ceasefire later, I will have bargaining chips, right? Look at last year when Trump said he wanted to make Russia and Ukraine agree to a ceasefire. Back then, Trump deliberately said that you, Ukraine, have no bargaining chips.

Right? Hey, back then, China was so happy. Oh, Ukraine, look, you licked up to the US for so long, only to be abandoned by the US with no bargaining chips. Now look and see if that's how it really is, ah? In fact, while people were saying there were no bargaining chips, didn't Ukraine just show you what it could do, right? Just like that, a push, hey, this side receives the ball, that side hits it back, and this side immediately bats it out again. Going back and forth like this, it might look like a conflict between the US and Ukraine, right? A conflict between the US and the democratic and free world, where Trump is going to be isolated. No, in fact, as they push this matter along step by step, it doesn't affect the process of the Russia-Ukraine ceasefire at all. On the contrary.

Anyone in this mix, hey, who walks closely with the US, acts as an ally of the US, or recognizes the importance of the US, the US is showing the world right through this: because you are pro-US, you won't get the short end of the stick. Look at Ukraine now, right? Hey, they've got Patriot systems, and they've secured those big military supply orders, and then this.

Right now, Trump is pressing down on Russia over there: you have to agree to a ceasefire, right? And over there in Ukraine, hey, my drones fly right over and hit your oil refinery, showing you how I have no bargaining chips—my drones are actually very powerful. Our current breakthroughs against your Russian air defenses here are also filled with a lot of skill and experience, right? To be frank, ah, Russian air defense—strategic assets just fifteen kilometers away from the Moscow Kremlin were breached just like that. I think the CCP shouldn't overestimate its own air defense too much, ah! Really, your air defense over there, hey...

I really wouldn't dare say it's much more advanced than the one right next to the Russian Kremlin, ah! Even whether it's advanced at all is a huge question mark. Truly, when we talk about solid military strength, right? When it comes to real defensive capability, it's not something you can just handle by sitting on a heated brick bed eating instant noodles and reading the memorials sent up by those sycophants beneath you, ah! Anyway, look at Ukraine delivering such a shocking blow right now, ah! And this tells you, right? Your oil refinery and oil depots are right next to your Kremlin—that is absolute core strategy, ah!

Next time, it might just hit the nearby airfield, military factory, or command facilities. If worse comes to worst, it's not like I can't strike your Kremlin, right? Not to mention where all of you big bosses live, and so on. So the message here is: I can get across there, but I actually want a ceasefire too, which is why I didn't escalate it by flying another dozen kilometers further to strike the most core target. This tactic is a bit like a couple of days ago, right? When the US and Israel formed a direct formation in a state visible to the naked eye, but invisible to Iranian radar, flying straight across the entirety of Iran, right? Hey, it's pretty much the same tactic—they didn't strike you, but they scared the hell out of you, ah.

And look, ah, the oil storage tanks and various refining units that Ukraine actually hit here don't really destroy Russia's overall oil production. They just hit certain process chains in Russia's diesel refining. So actually, even though the news coming out is all about Trump saying, ah, diesel prices are rising and supplies are tight, you shouldn't strike, and then Zelenskyy offering explanations, and so on.

Actually, let me put it this way: that was a public opinion effect released for people to see. Although this Moscow refinery is large, it does not represent Russia as a whole; it is not the case that all oil and such must be refined here. Regarding this refinery, I checked its data for 2024: it processed 11.6 million tons of crude oil, producing approximately 2.9 million tons of gasoline and 3.2 million tons of diesel. Let's just say, based on its 2024 operational volume, it is simply not enough—even if it were completely destroyed—to cause the entire Russian refining system to collapse, you understand? So, it is very clear that hitting it is intended to affect Russia, especially the fuel supply for the capital. For instance, the diesel refined here is mainly used by troops defending the capital, the presidential guard, etc., right? It is indeed affected, but in terms of Russia's total national refining capacity, hitting it once does not have such significant importance. And this call from Trump, right, makes people feel like Trump is balancing both sides, saying, 'Hey, you shouldn't keep provoking him and hitting him so hard,' and from an international perspective, I mainly think you shouldn't hit that hard, right? If you leave the Russian military with no diesel to use, Trump wouldn't say anything, would he? At the same time, Trump also said you could target other things, right?

Think about it, if you were Russia, how would you feel hearing that? Like, Trump doesn't care at all that we are being beaten, right? If I don't talk to Trump, don't obediently negotiate, don't provide a 'pledge of allegiance,' and don't cooperate, then the US doesn't even need to act; Ukraine will just come straight at me, right? The US only cares about, 'Hey, don't let global diesel prices rise too outrageously,' and doesn't care about anything else. If next time Ukraine aims at the Kremlin or some residence and hits it, that wouldn't affect diesel prices, but wouldn't that directly affect certain people's lives? Right?

So this is very interesting. You see this conversation come out; it seems like Trump is making requests to Zelensky, and even from the CCP's perspective, it looks like the US can't handle Ukraine and has to beg Ukraine. But in reality?

Nothing is affected. And if the US really didn't want Zelensky to hit it, would they have such a warm conversation after the strike? And they are going to meet at the UN General Assembly soon! How do you know they aren't discussing hitting other facilities? Maybe the US is giving you another list, right? So this is all very interesting! You shouldn't just follow their public opinion and fixate on that diesel. And in fact, Ukraine is also showing Russia: 'How about that? You thought only the US calls the shots here? Do I, Ukraine, really have no leverage?' Look, I hit it, and I hit it! If you come to me later to negotiate a ceasefire and propose harsh conditions that I cannot accept, pushing your luck, then I'm sorry, next time I will still act first and report later, right? You can also see that Trump's bias is very balanced, a very balanced bias. Alright, let's combine this with another matter. A couple of days ago, we mentioned that Poland and the US are going to build a US military base together, and Poland is strictly preparing for war, guarding against Russia. Alright.

What follows? This tweet is very interesting. Yesterday, someone summarized on Twitter that European countries have recently issued some alarming statements, all related to Russia. For example, Poland stated that intelligence held by Warsaw indicates that Russia is preparing for potential hybrid attacks involving drones and missiles against countries supporting Ukraine, including Poland, and specifically emphasized that these attacks might be disguised as accidents to test NATO's response.

France's Macron said that the threat of Russia's hybrid warfare has escalated, calling for immediate increased vigilance while developing plans to protect critical infrastructure and sensitive sites from drone and cyber attacks. Finland announced it is urging the Finnish people to be mentally prepared for something to happen, as they are a bordering region. It specifically mentioned sabotage and drone incursions, while calling for calm.

The Lithuanian government plans to allocate 6 million euros to make practical preparations for resident evacuation, including setting up evacuation points, temporary accommodation equipment, food supplies, and civil assistance. The Swiss Federal Council has adopted a new security strategy to strengthen national defense, civil protection, and resilience, particularly against the threat of Russian hybrid warfare and the risk of long-range drone or missile attacks.

The Dutch Prime Minister stated that the threat of Russian hybrid warfare is already being implemented within the Netherlands and emphasized that the Netherlands must continue to be prepared to respond to such activities. The Czech Prime Minister said that Russia is waging a hybrid war against the Czech Republic and stated that intelligence agencies are specifically monitoring Russian activities within the Czech Republic. And Germany believes that Germany will continue to be a target of Russian hybrid attacks. The German National Security Council has decided to take new measures to combat espionage and sabotage and to protect critical infrastructure. Ah, it's not over yet, this is...

Britain said that during this period, it did not issue similar recent instructions to the public. However, London has just condemned Russia's threat to spread the conflict beyond Ukraine. Meanwhile, Moscow warned on September 18 that certain British facilities within Ukraine might be considered legitimate targets. Well, someone said, aren't Russia and Ukraine going to have a ceasefire? Why did Europe suddenly wake up as if from a deep sleep? Everyone has stood up, stopped lying flat, stopped dozing off, and stopped waiting for the United States to protect them. They are all gearing up, what on earth is going on here?

Look, regarding the Russia-Ukraine war, we just said that the United States should lead the ceasefire, right? That reflects the power of the United States. And after Ukraine finishes fighting, it has to make a phone call to Trump immediately, which shows who the boss is, doesn't it? Well, and at the same time, it also shows you that relying on the power of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), with this combined power of China and Russia, do you think you have the ability to bargain with the United States and Ukraine for ceasefire terms? And what about all of eastern Ukraine belonging to me, and everything belonging to me, and everything from the past belonging to me, right? You are thinking a bit too much. Therefore, we say, this is America's strategy of aligning with Russia to counter the Chinese Communist Party (CCP).

There is also a core point in this: keeping Russia's alliances in check. It's not about aligning with you and helping you grow stronger; that's not how it works. Only the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) is that stupid. It has to grab a Russia that was so feeble at the beginning and use it as its own Great Wall, right? As a flesh-and-blood Great Wall. As a result, when pushing Russia onto the Ukrainian battlefield, it actually truly made Russia stronger! Only the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) plays this kind of game. Other people's alliances involve keeping the other party under control, and when they ally with you, you still have to beg on your knees, like aren't I finishing you off, right? You clearly know you are being weakened, but as we discussed before about Russia, those experts in Russia.

Truly insightful experts, right? Including Dugin, have all figured it out. The move the United States is currently making against Russia is actually still a suppressing effect on Russia in the long run. It can't be like they imagined, suddenly breaking free like the Monkey King escaping from Wuzhishan Mountain, right? It's an alliance where the tight-en-circle spell is put on you first, right? Only the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) sees the left hand reaching out from others and fails to see the right hand, right? Directly lifting Russia up to be its own dear father, so you see here.

This actually can be seen from the coordination between the United States and its allies, right? And as we said, European countries complained for so long, saying, "Oh, we don't want to increase military spending, we are bankrupt, oh, we are such peace-lovers, oh, why don't you want NATO anymore, America? Oh, why are you cutting back on stationing troops here, America? You are just abandoning your allies." But have you seen it?

Suddenly, right as the Russia-Ukraine war is coming to an end after years of fighting—especially during Biden's term—these European countries weren't this nervous. Now that Russia has even counterattacked into Moscow, oh, they suddenly wake up, saying we need war preparedness, we need to spend money, we need to increase military spending. Even though we are bankrupt, we still have to guard against Russia. Oh, Russia is so terrifying, with drones, cyber attacks, and hybrid warfare.

This is very interesting! Oh, does this feel a bit like when Iran was so powerful, the Gulf countries were all so cowardly, right? One by one cooperating with Iran, helping it launder money, helping it transport supplies there, and even helping it lobby abroad. But as soon as Iran was about to die, the United States pulled on Iran over here, and on the other side, Gulf countries like the United Arab Emirates and Israel cooperated to set up Iron Dome equipment, right? Saudi Arabia, Turkey, and Pakistan hurriedly signed seller agreements, buying military equipment on one side and coughing up money on the other.

So what is it actually? Then you see it clearly now, right? Where is it defending against Iran? Where is it defending against Russia? It is obviously that this war is going to be played in fancy ways, right? The pressure from the United States is not taking ten bites, it's taking a hundred or a thousand bites, isn't it? When people play this to the end, well, they are almost about to kick the bucket. Look at Russia, we can't say it's kicking the bucket, but its ambition is now temporarily being put on ice, isn't that right? So in this process, the United States right now.

Drags things out, you see the Russia-Ukraine war cannot have a ceasefire, the Iran war cannot end, why? Wasn't the Gringham Act just signed a few days ago? Before it is signed, if you stop this now, how can you still vote? How can you still sign it? Your name is not justified and your words are not proper, right? Well, and war preparedness over here is the same, right? Look at now, Saudi Arabia is also ridiculous, right? Didn't LuDe Media say this morning that Saudi Arabia has already been hit.

There is no time to help with the internationalization of the RMB! No time to help Xi with that bridge project of his, right? What bridge? Do you still think you are building bridges? That is just like those underground tunnels in Iran, right? All those air-raid shelters that the CCP went to great lengths to dig for others have been bombed. So that currency bridge of yours or whatever, oh my, it is just like those railway bridges in Iran that were bombed; it is now in a state of being reduced to ashes. Do you see? The United States has said it to this day, and President Trump has emphasized it again.

We do not intend to personally get involved in fighting the Houthis, because the Houthis have expressed to us their wish that they do not want to attack the U.S. military; they only want to hit Saudi Arabia. Moreover, on the U.S. side, including Vance and others, they have all said that the U.S. has always been in communication with the Houthis. Have you noticed? The Houthis suddenly rose up and started hitting Saudi Arabia with all their might; is their hatred for Saudi Arabia really that deep? Clearly, just a while ago.

It was the CCP that was desperately instigating the Houthis to come out, wasn't it? Oh, it was because Iran couldn't handle the Strait of Hormuz, so you Houthis better hurry up and blockade the Mandeb Strait. But haven't you noticed? In the last few days, Wang Yi and others have started saying again, oh, the Houthis shouldn't let the flames of war burn too intensely; we hope that this Houthi matter can be, oh my, within a controllable range and can be resolved.

Do you see it clearly? The CCP thought it was fanning the flames, but in fact, it was lighting a fire that would backfire on itself. Do you see? So, this is very interesting. You see, Iran's main task now is to drag the CCP in, right? The tighter they are bound, the better. In the end, Iran will submit its letter of allegiance, right? With a magnificent turn, they can transition to the Fourth Day. You, the CCP, are just being bound. The same goes for the Houthis. You might not have noticed this; I wanted to talk about it a couple of days ago but didn't have the chance. Around September 10th, before that wave of offensives where the Houthis hit Saudi Arabia hard, the Chinese ambassador to Yemen specifically met with some person in charge of the Yemeni government to discuss views on the situation, etc. After the meeting, the Yemeni government forces were beaten into a rout in another wave, which completely exposed their corruption, their drawing of salaries for non-existent personnel, right? And their true colors of not doing any real work.

So let me tell you, that Saudi situation is very interesting. Look at this, right now Europe, before the Russia-Ukraine ceasefire, is rushing to boost their military strength. Hey, boosting military strength and cooperating well shows that you have the heart to defend yourselves, and shows that you aren't colluding privately with the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). Because if you are deeply colluding with the CCP, it's impossible for you to stand up and take advantage of this opportunity. Because once you stand up, it won't be as easy for the CCP to mess with you later, right? So look, the UK is all talk and little action in this, right? Because the UK, including this newly appointed whatever Bournemouth-style character, are all puppets that the CCP can easily manipulate, right? But countries like the Czech Republic, Lithuania, Poland, hey, they are taking solid, concrete actions, aren't they? Even Germany—actually Germany also understands that the CCP cannot be relied upon, so Germany is now continuously changing its policy direction, hey, making a certain degree of disconnection from the CCP and arming itself. Did we see Spain mentioned over here? Because Spain is left-wing, right? Look at this whole string of summaries, and there's no mention of Spain doing anything, so the US is teaching Spain a lesson to taste. For instance, all those immigrants suddenly rushing in from Morocco, right? Hey. Over the past couple of days, Israel and Morocco have deepened their cooperative relationship even further! Now, hey, that thing in Spain, I'm telling you, was just the US letting Spain take a hit. Aren't you left-wing? I'll let you see what being left-wing gets you, right? Saudi Arabia is the same; aren't you fond of stirring up trouble there? And since you never put in any real action, the US has also seen through your ulterior motives, right? So sorry about that. Since the CCP is right here instigating the Houthis to rise up, the US can only turn a blind eye! I can't jump into the arena to help you; I can only help you by providing some intelligence now. Hey, including if you want to buy F-35s, hey, I'm willing to take that money, right? Generating domestic US tax revenue for me, and you're willing to come hug my thighs, I'll allow it, I'll open the door for you, but you have to put in real action. Hey, so these past couple of days you see that for Saudi Arabia, right? The US left this dying, lingering knot of Iran here, and Saudi Arabia always felt it could put on airs, so the US just went with the flow and let the Houthi pit bury Saudi Arabia, which is why Saudi Arabia is now desperately trying to cozy up to the US, right? What CCP? That's useless, right? Their weapons are useless, right? Hey, your finance is useless. Saudi Arabia is starting to see things clearly now, so it's very interesting. And the CCP also found out something was wrong, because as the Houthis kept fighting, it got a bit beyond their expected scope, but when they wanted to call a halt, they found out that just like the Wuhan virus, it became uncontrollable, right? So it's very obvious here, as we say, look back at Europe, right? All of a sudden, look, everyone is taking their stands. Those countries that used to shout day in and day out that they had no money and would die if the US didn't take care of them have one after another started investing military forces and money, and furthermore, public opinion has already shifted, right? Oh, Russia is too scary, Russia is going to attack us at any moment. Intelligence shows that Russia is doing this and that, right? So even though public opinion took so long to ponder, right? When it came time to face Russia and respond, the groundwork was already laid. Hey, look at this gameplay, it is extremely brilliant, isn't it?

In this process, look, the U.S. originally said that Europe shouldn't just keep being a parasite, sucking the blood of the U.S. You went too far to the left, you chose to lie flat, and you were still sucking the blood of the U.S. Doesn't that mean the U.S. was essentially weakening itself? And isn't the CCP just waiting for that? And wouldn't Russia also be happy to see that happen? Right? Didn't Putin believe Xi's lies back then, thinking things would really develop in that direction, and then excitedly went off to fight the Russia-Ukraine war? Right? So now the U.S. is showing you—hey, the U.S.'s way of playing the game is always higher-level than you think. Right? Look, all of a sudden, Europe has stood up, Russia wants a ceasefire, knows its own limitations, and knows that the CCP is unreliable. And the U.S.'s containment of Russia—it's not just the U.S. containing it; even Ukraine, look at how it uses its drones to hit Russia whenever it can, just keep hitting them. Plus, with these European countries rising up one after another, do you think it's as simple as just building air-raid shelters? Today they say, 'We are allocating 6 million euros for our country to build air-raid shelters.' Tomorrow, the residents will say, 'You can't just build shelters; you need to upgrade the air defense facilities, you need to upgrade the military equipment.' The day after, they'll say, 'You also need to have counter-attack or even proactive weapons. Otherwise, what's the point of us hiding all day? Who can stand that?' Right? So, step by step, do you see? There won't be any 'lying flat' anymore; it has slowly evolved into 'standing up.' So this is the U.S.'s brilliant strategy. And in this process, the U.S. says, 'You want to strengthen your military, right? You want to defend your home and country, so don't you need to buy American products? Don't you need to learn from American experience?' Trump says, 'We aren't giving it away for free anymore; let's trade money for it, right? Let's sign this cooperative trade agreement; you have to make me, the U.S., feel that I'm not losing out.' So this is a true Trump-style transactional win-win, right? At the same time, once everything is set in motion, I tell you, you have to look deeper. You ask if this is something Trump...

This is something he thought of; Trump's IQ is absolutely top-tier. And Trump, up to this point, especially with his magnificent return for a second term, look at how he has completed his task KPIs, right? Plus, he even has an AI army now! The cyber army is for fighting over the cyber domain, right? The Space Force is for fighting over the space domain, and the AI army is for fighting over AI, right? Look, one thing after another, he has already turned himself into a legend. To be honest, whether there is an actual statue of him on Mount Rushmore is just symbolic. But President Trump, based on what he has done now, is already enough of a legend, right? Look, he punches Venezuela, kicks Iran, and then turns around and grabs the guy behind Xi—who can compare to that? In the past, you wouldn't even be able to finish one of these things in two terms, right? But we have to say, it can't just be the ideas of President Trump or his core staff. Besides the help of AI and other technologies, in fact, we say that the U.S.'s true 'contain Russia' strategy has historical roots. Like the U.S., it has actually inherited the principle of offshore balancing that Britain has used for hundreds of years during its own evolution. Britain has always refused to allow the European continent to be unified by a single power.

Right? So, in the culture of the U.S. and Britain, this inheritance and its evolutionary process have also integrated this logic into their geopolitics. Therefore, whether it's Germany, Japan, or Russia, you cannot dominate this region alone; there must be a balance. I also can't keep bearing the burden permanently, because whether you dominate the region or I bear the burden permanently, spending money and effort, neither is called balance. Understand? So Trump's manipulation of Europe, forcing Europe to be self-reliant and cooperate with the U.S., is also a form of balance. Trump's approach to Russia is also a form of balance. Even the U.S.'s approach to Israel—everyone knows the U.S. and Israel are the best partners now. But have you noticed that in the entire geopolitical landscape of the Middle East's reconstruction, not everything follows Israel's interests? Because if it followed Israel's interests, then Turkey should be severely weakened, and Syria's Assad shouldn't be in power, because Israel doesn't trust him, right? And at the same time, what about the countries in the entire Middle East region that don't recognize Israel? How can you still be stable here? Right? So, in fact, the U.S. won't let Israel become a sole hegemon in the Middle East either; it's all about you assisting and working with the U.S. Locally, you could say it's assistance, or you could say it's your home field, but the U.S. wants to have a balance of power with you in this region. This is what Trump is doing now—reversing the mess caused by the last few decades of globalization and left-leaning policies, where the U.S. had lost its balance and its leading position.

So it’s not about Trump pursuing isolationism, nor is it about Trump playing at hegemony—none of that is true. At its core, it is still a modern adaptation of the Anglo-American tradition of offshore balancing. At the same time, when we always talk about someone like, uh, Kissinger—didn't I mention Kissinger before? To be honest, people in mainland China shouldn't judge Kissinger the way American conservatives do, who feel that Kissinger sold out many interests or anything like that. Besides, Kissinger had numerous disciples and followers, and later on, as they got cozier and cozier with the CCP, they ended up jumping into the same pot. But actually, that wasn't Kissinger's original intent either, because Kissinger's brand of diplomacy was also an evolution of balancing diplomacy, right? What he played back then was exploiting the Sino-Soviet split to, ah, cause the collapse of the Soviet Union. That was indeed the primary objective the U.S. wanted to achieve back then, and otherwise, the U.S. couldn't have sustained it, could it? However, as the CCP grew larger and larger over time, ah, including Kissinger’s disciples and followers, they misjudged the situation and became blinded by greed. At the same time, the CCP went all out with its unrestricted warfare, playing out the classic fable of the

Look at this now, Ream Naval Base is back in American hands now, right? Ah, and the Panama Canal goes without saying; uh, the Chinese Communist Party's China was packed up and kicked out, right? So angry that the Chinese Communist Party retaliates against Panamanian ships every other day. Well, hey, why hasn't the U.S. started cleaning up Djibouti yet? Well, think about this matter regarding Djibouti. It's something that both the Chinese Communist Party and the U.S. attach importance to! How could it suddenly seem like everyone just forgot about it? And how can it still allow you, the Chinese Communist Party, to work overtime there to strengthen it? Hey, you want to strengthen it, to cooperate with your Houthis and the Yemen captured by your Houthis when the time comes. Heh, let me put my words here first. I think, this trap, is also a very, very deep one. Hey, looking back, Saudi Arabia isn't just going to finish off that Bridge financial system of yours. Next, Saudi Arabia has made it clear—Trump says I'm not sending troops yet, I'm still talking to the Houthis—that means continuing to put pressure on you, Saudi Arabia. Therefore, Saudi Arabia still has to fight for its life to go back and reflect, and quickly search to see what else belongs to the Chinese Communist Party's interests in your Saudi Arabia, and you've got to cut it off from the root for me quickly. Did you understand that? By that time, heh, we won't know if the Chinese Communist Party's Djibouti can be strengthened well or not! We're just afraid that a new Yemen, a new Houthi, connected together with a Saudi Arabia that has turned over a new leaf, will suddenly stand together at that time, rushing toward your Chinese Communist Party's Djibouti and these strategic things, and you really won't even have a place to cry. Well, I'll put my words here first. Of course, we don't know how the U.S. will finally play it out. Right, and what about the former ports, right? It changes the weather as soon as it's said, how come Djibouti doesn't seem to be mentioned by anyone until now? Is that right? Heh, you just wait, I think the U.S. can't possibly not mention it.

So in here, you look like talking about Europe again, Germany, France, uh, Finland, the Baltic states and these, look, taking this opportunity, watching Russia about to reach a ceasefire soon, uh, this might as well be by the end of the year, right? Most likely by the end of the year, dragging along, uh, maybe dragging through the winter, no, it doesn't get in the way. So you guys here quickly, look at a series of news, hasn't it just come out? In fact, everyone feels like, oh, it's very sudden, but if you look closely, uh, actually last year European NATO countries should have already increased their military spending, the whole thing now. The European Union actually has its 2030 plan, right? At that time, it was said that by 2025, it would mobilize a maximum of about 800 billion euros in military spending, or something. In fact, actual European military spending growth for 2025 has already increased by 14%, uh, and it's still continuing to rise, going to rise to 5% of GDP, right? So these are all moving synchronously, only, everyone didn't notice it before, uh, and now because the Russia-Ukraine war has also reached its final stage, uh, the news from these countries is also starting to come out synchronously, right? This is a bit like a mid-term assessment, and then suddenly releasing the report card, this feeling, you would feel, yeah.

How come? Originally, Europe, too, wasn't continuing to sleep, is that right? So you see, the U.S. unites with Russia to destroy the CCP, suppresses Russia to destroy the CCP, fosters Europe, and Europe has always had to rely on the U.S., right? You wouldn't go as far as to say that once you increase your military spending a bit, you'll become independent and leave, right? That you'll suddenly surpass this power of the U.S., right? Right? You're going to turn the tables, and then a truce, but it doesn't mean a ceasefire, can you Russians crazily demand a high price? Nor does it mean Ukraine can demand an unlimited price, you must all belong to this core of the U.S., and the U.S. isn't saying it's pinching your neck, uh, you must listen to me, this is what the U.S. makes you stand on your own. From the perspective of factional interests and national interests, it's a choice you have no choice but to make, a choice you willingly make, so this is the truly brilliant part! It and those pigs every day, right? Uh, running around everywhere, right? That pig running around everywhere, can only end up on someone else's dinner table, is that right? So this is not the same thing at all. Then when it comes to this, uh, Iran's side is quite interesting, uh, talking about it briefly, you see, uh, the Chinese Communist Party's China has been wildly bragging these past two days, I took a look, uh, there are plenty of big headlines, all of them in various versions, at a glance you can see the Publicity Department of the CCP demanding these self-media outlets desperately push this news, saying what, saying what.

Iranian state media has already claimed that 300,000 people participated in a military-style parade, where women were seen carrying guns, and drones and air defense weapons were paraded through the streets. State television estimated that over 300,000 people attended, and the head of the Revolutionary Guard claimed that over 600,000 people have registered for limited military training, with an estimated total of over one million expected to eventually participate. However, you don't actually see those 600,000 or one million people; you only see a few photos. This looks quite ironic, doesn't it? And the photos specifically released are of armed women. Because in a country like Iran that oppresses women so severely, these women are suddenly wearing black veils and carrying guns on the streets, claiming they are willing to sacrifice themselves for Iran. Take a look at these specific photos; the CCP is desperately emphasizing these armed women in their coverage, as if the fact that these veiled Iranian women are carrying guns means the Iranian regime is righteous. The CCP might be hyping it up, saying, 'Oh, look, why are there suddenly so many people? It's because you, the United States, can't defeat Iran. Oh, look, you thought you won, but actually, you've just provoked Iran into mobilizing so many people for total defense,' and so on.

It's interesting! President Pezeshkian personally attended this parade. Regarding this character Pezeshkian, I really want to say, first of all, since Pezeshkian attended, you have to consider how many of these people were there specifically to pose for photos to fool the CCP or to cooperate with the U.S., right? For fear that the next round of U.S. military strikes against Iran wouldn't be justified? Then let's talk about these various angles—the armed women, the crowds on the streets—they just keep filming the same few streets over and over, right? Hey, some say there might be about 3,000 people; we don't even know if there are 3,000. Anyway, this whole thing doesn't need 300,000 or a million people, and I definitely haven't seen photos of a massive turnout like the million-person anti-extradition protests in Hong Kong back in 2019. But we should remember, just before Maduro was captured on January 3rd of this year, when the Southern Command had surrounded Venezuela at the end of last year, we talked about how Venezuela was also training militias and specifically emphasizing how to arm those women, right? Hey, let's talk about these anti-human tactics! In the end, they arm women, the elderly, and children—people who are supposed to be protected by humanitarian standards. They arm these people, and then turn around and say, 'Oh, how dare you attack women, children, and the elderly? You have no humanity!'

Let's just say, looking at these armed women, don't you remember how Maduro also claimed that millions of troops flooded the Venezuelan capital and all went to participate in military training? And I remember one thing that left a deep impression, which I told you all, right? A Venezuelan woman with a huge backside and so much fat on her body, running from one bunker to another—which was actually just two rocks, right? Hiding behind that bunker, the rock couldn't even cover her! You could shoot anywhere on either side of that rock and hit her major blood vessels; that was the feeling. And after all that ridiculous propaganda, did any of it stop Maduro from being dragged to the MDC? Did any of it stop Venezuela from being unable to send a single drop of oil to the CCP? Your 16 billion USD investment in the CCP has gone down the drain! So now you say Iran is starting to repeat what Venezuela played out; hey, this is very interesting, isn't it? Maduro claimed four million militiamen back then, and now you in Iran have only managed 300,000. Hey, your Iranian physique is six times larger than Venezuela's, and you have the nerve to show this? This just shows that only the CCP is getting high on this, right?

Araghchi and Pezeshkian are not on the same page as you. As for General Cooper, yesterday the Central Command reported on the new progress and the continued remarkable achievements in the Strait of Hormuz. What he said was very simple and straightforward, without any fancy talk. The Central Command has already escorted over one billion barrels of crude oil safely out of the Gulf; that is to say, one billion barrels of crude oil have been transported through the Strait of Hormuz to the world in the past two months. You say the CCP is still bragging, claiming that because they don't buy Iranian oil, oil prices haven't risen. How can you even say that? One billion barrels of oil have gone to the global market in the past two months; how could oil prices possibly rise? Right? Even when Saudi Arabia was attacked, prices didn't go up. He then said that during this period, we implemented coordinated escorts, ensuring the safe passage of over 2,000 merchant ships, achieving this important milestone. He said it is clear that shipping momentum is strongly recovering, mines in the main shipping lanes of the strait have been cleared, and thousands of ships have passed through successfully. Gulf partners have exported over one billion barrels of crude oil through the Strait of Hormuz, and under our tight blockade, Iran's crude oil exports have been completely cut to zero. Despite this, we remain vigilant and highly focused, working closely with inter-agency GCC members, insurance companies, and shipping companies to further increase traffic through the Strait of Hormuz. The results over the past two weeks have been significant, with the transport volume of crude oil and liquefied natural gas hitting a six-month high. At the same time, we are enhancing defensive capabilities, forming a brand-new joint counter-drone force to ensure the Strait of Hormuz remains unobstructed. He specifically mentioned that the average age of the ordinary American service members carrying out this important mission is only in their twenties, including pilots, ground crew, logistics personnel, cooks, air defense troops, intelligence flight officers, intelligence analysts, and members from various professional fields that make up this world's most powerful military. Let us pay tribute to all American officers, soldiers, and partners; let us keep up the good work and stay focused.

Look, it's powerful and substantial. They don't need to play those fancy games, right? When the CCP finally dares to come out and speak, if they only talk about hard facts instead of those repetitive clichés, then we might look at you differently, right? Alright, so getting to this point, as mentioned in our title, fierce fighting broke out on the Iranian border. What is this about? This happened a few days ago, probably last week. Look, this is what was filmed at the time, right? The smoke, the combat situation, and so on. You can see it feels very intense, though it's not on a very large scale. At the time, on September 12, Iran International reported that fierce fighting had broken out on the southeastern Iranian border, and that Iranian security forces, the Revolutionary Guard, had suffered casualties. Alright, what is this about? Let's take a look. Why can't I close this ad?

It says that at the time, Iranian security forces were engaged in a fierce firefight with unidentified gunmen in the Saravan region in the east, and the scope of the battle continued to expand afterward. Military vehicles were attacked, and dozens of Iranian personnel were killed or wounded—military personnel killed or wounded. It said the fighting lasted for eight hours and hadn't subsided, and it even spread to other areas. It said that gunmen attacked at least three vehicles carrying Iranian military and police personnel, as well as two troop assembly points. There were frequent explosions and gunfire, and heavy weapons were used. And then? It said there were many ambulances taking away the wounded, bodies, and so on. There were also reports that some of the fighting involved gunmen and security personnel shooting at each other from inside residential houses. And then? Some of the combatants were wearing traditional Baluchi clothing. Hey. This was the earliest news that came out at the time! The Saravan region where this firefight took place is actually on the northeastern border of Iran and Baluchistan—it includes its Sistan and Baluchestan Province. This place is on the southeastern border, bordering Pakistan and Afghanistan, especially as I mentioned before. Do you remember what I told you before? The Baluchistan in Pakistan and the Baluchistan in Iran, because the borders are adjacent and they are actually connected ethnically, they have a lot of internal interactions, which is a part that Iran is very concerned about and keeps under tight control. So they say, these Baluchis and so on, they also call them terrorists who endanger Iran's national security. So this time it happened in the place bordering Pakistan and Afghanistan, and then later there were more detailed reports, right?

Two days after this clash, outlets like The Guardian, or rather not The Guardian, but The Daily Telegraph and other media, reported that many Revolutionary Guard soldiers were killed in firefights with Baloch militants. They mentioned that the Revolutionary Guard claimed the attackers were a professional terrorist group—terrorist from the perspective of the Iranian regime. The Revolutionary Guard claimed their own casualties were low while the enemy's were high, and that the opposition group was newly formed, called the People's Fighters Front, which subsequently claimed responsibility for the conflict. In the past, all of these were labeled as terrorism; it is said that this includes a Sunni armed group that has long been active locally called Jaish al-Adl (Army of Justice), which regrouped with several other Baloch armed groups to form this alliance. And Jaish al-Adl is actually the successor organization of a previous armed group called Kata'ib Hezbollah. Of course, the United States has also designated Kata'ib Hezbollah and Jaish al-Adl as terrorist organizations, but now it is very obvious, isn't it? Whether it's Kata'ib Hezbollah or Jaish al-Adl, even though they are currently terrorist organizations, you have to know that the Syrian al-Sharaa just had his terrorist designation removed, so the U.S. playbook has evolved compared to before. You can't just judge whether they align with or run counter to U.S. interests solely based on whether they are terrorist organizations, right?

Well, we see some 50 cents starting to jump out here, worrying about all sorts of messy things, truly believing whatever the CCP says. If you ask me, you 50 cents—before I delete you, I want to tell you to hurry back. I tell you, all of us care deeply: Has the paternity test result for Xi and Yang Yang finally come out? Previously there were three DNA tests, and now Comrade Nie Weiping has passed away. Is this adoption replacing purchase, or is it his own bloodline, right? Hey, you really should go back and pay attention to whether the DNA test results are out yet instead of worrying about these irrelevant things. Believing whatever the CCP says, right? Haha, what a joke! Well, let's take a look. First of all, let's talk about this: the timing and nature of the armed alliance currently clashing with the Iranian government forces or Iranian stability maintenance troops at the border are simply not ordinary.

Look, as we've said, how many usable military personnel does Iran itself have left? Not many left, right? In this process, suddenly Sunni militants pop up, which has been confirmed—Sunnis and Shia have always been openly pitted against each other, openly meant to fight. So clearly, for Iran, it's leaks in the roof while it rains all night for this remnant regime! Now, remember what Dr. Yan from Lude Media previously told everyone? You know, the post-regime-change Iran on day four cannot possibly remain a unified big Iran, because that completely fails to fit the new U.S. Middle East order and future long-term security, so they will definitely dismantle you piece by piece. And of course, you might ask why someone would still need to sign a surrender agreement with you, or have this new entity come out to cooperate with the U.S. to get rid of the nuclear program? There will definitely be a final, shrunk-down version of a day-four Iran, right? Because Iran is too large; you can't just handle it using the Venezuela and Syria methods. So they will nibble away at your edges, and as long as various factions come in and are willing to listen to the U.S. and cooperate with the new U.S. Middle East order, that's fine. Are you a terrorist? That is all negotiable! Moreover, what the United States wants is true controllability, right? Then, as long as you cater to U.S. needs, you are right there, and it would be best for you to take action yourselves to strike these decentralized elements, remnant forces, proxies, and extremists of Iran, right? You'd also be earning yourselves your subsequent territory and recognition. So I tell you, look: first, as we just mentioned regarding al-Sharaa, right? The Syrian al-Sharaa model essentially means you don't even need to shout slogans about democracy and freedom from the beginning; as long as you are recognized by the United States, trading strategic compliance for U.S. recognition, the United States will naturally let the international community recognize you, right? It's the U.S. that holds your leash, and then the U.S. allows international recognition. If you cause trouble, right?

Look at how well Assad is performing in Syria. Regarding the Iran situation, he is actually cooperating both openly and covertly. The Mossad—no, wait, Assad—has also had his escape routes blocked, right? And then, with Russia, including pushing the CCP out, look, Assad is playing this game quite well. The U.S. recognizes this, and at the same time, he is cooperating with the U.S. to clean up the nuclear materials that the CCP had spread into Syria, right? With all these individual events, one might ask, what if Assad or his successors decide to renege on this in a few years? If they do, the U.S. will just slap the terrorist label back on them, right? Is that difficult? Exactly. So, regarding the Balochistan issue, especially in Pakistan, they are pushing the CCP's interests out of Gwadar—the CCP doesn't even mention the Gwadar Port anymore, right? Because the Baloch are standing there, looking at the CCP with disdain, thinking, 'We consider you invaders,' and then they drive you out.

This Balochistan, now with Iran, has many factions within it, but there are also countless intricate connections. You don't know what the situation is like between them and the Baloch on the Iranian border, right? You also don't know which of them have already started negotiating and communicating with the U.S. privately, hoping to gain U.S. recognition later.

Think about it, including the existing Baloch in Pakistan, they have always wanted to establish a state, right? The U.S. cannot be too provocative toward the Pakistani government on this matter because Pakistan is also a nuclear-armed state, let's be honest. So, look at how the U.S. has allowed Pakistan to grow stronger in this process, including after signing the seller agreement; Pakistan is now leaning toward the U.S. and is doing great, right? The CCP is so angry it's running to India to 'break the ice.' You can see that the U.S. hasn't lost out on the Pakistan issue, and Pakistan is also...

Why would the U.S. leave the Baloch card unused? If you don't use it, China, Russia, or other forces might use it, right? You happen to need it now, and look, we don't know exactly how it happened, but trouble started on the Iranian border with the Baloch, right? Okay, now let's talk about what I just said: the U.S. does not want a unified Iran.

At the same time, the U.S. won't let Iran become completely fragmented, right? What it wants is a benefit. Just like after 'opening up' China, it didn't end up shattered into 100,000 pieces; you are still a small country, that's not how it's played, right? So, look at how the U.S. is mobilizing these forces themselves in this process. The Baloch are already mobilized, and you say, besides the Baloch, there are the Kurds.

Right? The Kurds are in the west, while the Baloch are mainly in the southeast. Because the Kurds are also being mobilized, they can form a posture of both utilizing and suppressing Turkey. Otherwise, if Turkey expands excessively, the U.S. won't allow it, right? Okay, and then you look at the entire southwest, there is also its largest oil-producing province, Khuzestan. In short, the oil from Khuzestan is basically extracted and then sent through pipelines to Kharg Island, so here...

The importance of Khuzestan Province is evident, right? Because without it being extracted, Kharg Island couldn't export 90% of the oil, since it's transported there by pipeline. So, this place might just be directly managed by the U.S., like a joint administration in Gaza. Because the U.S. didn't say, 'I don't want Kharg Island,' but it didn't say, 'I don't want Khuzestan Province.' Because after Kharg Island is neutralized, at most you just stop loading ships there; it's equivalent to blowing up an island that serves as a terminal for oil pipelines to load ships.

But in reality, the place where the oil is produced is still there. So, I think it's very likely that the U.S. will eventually want to set up an autonomous region in Khuzestan Province or something similar, and then play the 'Gaza joint administration' game. And look at the northwest, there is Azerbaijan, right? Azerbaijan is also very eager to take the opportunity to expand its influence. Isn't the U.S. also making waves in Armenia and Azerbaijan, with Trump also involved? Right? At the same time, Azerbaijan can also expand the connections between Russia and Iran in the Caspian Sea region.

Right? And then you look at the Strait of Hormuz, that goes without saying. The U.S. is currently in control, so you can see that Iran will eventually become a substantially shrunken Iran. And in this process, the U.S. doesn't need to go out one by one; why push these different forces out? They themselves know how to look for opportunities, and as long as they are looking for opportunities...

When struggling against these remnants of forces like Iran, one just needs to negotiate terms with the U.S., right? This is the U.S.; it needs a shrunken version of Iran, and then on the periphery, there must be a pro-U.S. security belt—a shrunken, pro-U.S. Iran, and a pro-U.S. security belt on the outside. In this process, including Israel, including the Gulf states, including countries like Turkey, Pakistan, and even Russia, their interests must all be taken care of. This is what constitutes a stable Middle East for the U.S.—a fourth day, with Israel and this shattered Iran as the core of a new map. Well, having said that, we must mention—and by the way, this Hamas is not like the CCP, and the idea that 'Oh, can Hamas now take advantage of this Gaza peace agreement window to let a new generation rise up and then fool the U.S. and Israel again?'—don't even think about it. The head of the Shin Bet, Israel's military intelligence, specifically stated publicly a couple of days ago: 'Gaza and overseas Hamas leaders need to understand clearly: there is no place in the world too far for the Israeli Shin Bet to reach. There is no forgiveness and no statute of limitations. We have hunted you in the past, we are hunting you now, and we will continue to hunt you in the future, until the very last one.' At the same time, he specifically stated that the Israeli security services will pursue those responsible for the October 7th massacre to the end, whether you are in the deepest part of a tunnel, in a hidden command center, or in some corner of the globe. So, these past few days, I've seen mainstream media reporting, including the CCP hyping up, 'Oh, tensions are rising between Netanyahu and the Gaza peace committee officials,' saying that the Gaza peace committee believes Israel should limit strikes and give time for Hamas in Gaza to disarm itself, while Netanyahu says no, we must see them disarm while we fight; as long as they don't disarm, the next one I hit will be them. Right? It seems like there is a contradiction between the two sides regarding the sequence of execution and how to specifically disarm Hamas. In reality, just look at the Shin Bet's statement, and look at how long they've been arguing—where has the relationship between the U.S. and Israel deteriorated? They are doing just fine, aren't they? You know this is the essence of the 'red face, white face' strategy, right? If Hamas is still calculating, 'Oh, how can I fool them?' I tell you, while you are still planning, they might have already wiped you out before you know it, right? This includes—like the outside world is still... this is from a Kazakhstani media outlet I found, it just happens to have a Chinese version, right? This Kazakhstan, this should be official media, also saying, 'Oh, why is the post-war Gaza peace plan so slow to materialize? Why are there still gunshots after the ceasefire agreement took effect? Who should take the first step?' This is just discussing while playing the 'red face, white face' game. I tell you, this Hamas, they think 'the wildfire cannot burn it out, the spring breeze brings it back to life.' Now, the spring breeze blowing over there is full of insecticides and herbicides, so you won't survive either. This is the truly clever way of playing the game now. Then, on the CCP side, look, Xi visits on September 24th, right? It doesn't mean that before September 24th, the CCP can sit back and relax, thinking they have really handled the U.S. What is the U.S. military doing these days, specifically the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command? The Orient Shield 2026 exercise. This is from September—was it September 8th or September 18th? It started around September 18th, I think, and is supposed to run until September 24th, this Orient Shield exercise. This Orient Shield is held jointly by the U.S., Australia, and Japan. And the CCP is actually very, very afraid of this Orient Shield, which should be an annual event, as it happened in 2023 and other times. So before this Orient Shield exercise... actually, I remember Orient Shield started with small-scale exercises around '82, and it has developed into this multilateral one, and like this year, it is a large-scale military exercise with several thousand people participating, 3,700 people this year. Yes, it should have started on September 18th, September 17th or 18th, if I remember correctly. Anyway, before it started, the CCP was furious and specifically made a program saying, 'The U.S. Typhon medium-range missile system is participating for the first time; China firmly opposes this.' And look at the Ministry of National Defense spokesperson Zhang Bin saying...

The exercise is packaged under the name of shield, but in reality, it is advancing the forward deployment of strategic offensive weapons, harming the normal security interests of other countries, increasing the risks of an arms race and military confrontation, and is resolutely opposed to regional security and stability. Then, on the basis of this resolute opposition, they can only desperately emphasize how Japan is developing long-range offensive weapons, seeking expansion through militarization, and how the military ambitions of Japan's new militarism will endanger itself, hoping that these countries like Japan will correct their erroneous practices.

Don't you notice? I'm even too lazy to read their these, this same repetitive talk, did you notice? That is, this time it is held over there on Rebun Island in Hokkaido, Japan, but it is clearly the US, Japan, and Australia together. Then how come you, this Chinese Communist Party country, only dare to target Japan and don't even dare to mention the US much? Didn't you notice? It has a guilty conscience! And look at it over there barking and barking, it doesn't affect what others are supposed to do at all. Hey, let me show you, a serious American military magazine.

Look at this, just as the exercise started, this article was already published. Wow, the gold content inside is very high, the amount of information is huge! What did they say? Hey, look inside, the photos are out, right? Say.

During the 2026 Orient Shield exercise of the US, Japanese, and Australian forces, long-range rocket firepower is integrated with mobile combat logistics and command systems. According to this service report just released by the US Army Japan on September 17, this exercise involves 3,700 personnel participating at Japan's Camp Higashi-Chitose, featuring live-fire training with HIMARS (High Mobility Artillery Rocket System) and Australia's guided multiple launch rocket system. This has direct operational significance because it tests how allied forces can precisely coordinate firepower in a battlefield environment where enemy threats exist, rather than striking in isolation.

See that? What it emphasizes is how to coordinate properly and strike precisely in such a battlefield environment with enemy threats! Go look at that location in Hokkaido; aren't the Four Northern Islands connected to Hokkaido? Look, just after letting Putin claim actual control of the Four Northern Islands with his own eyes, right after that, over here in Hokkaido, there is a live-fire exercise, or rather a joint exercise, which must be prepared as if it were actual combat.

Isn't this just what I said? If the Chinese Communist Party still wants us to break through the first island chain at that time, hey, can it make things ambiguous in that Four Northern Islands place, hey, strike a blur and even go to this or that Arctic sea area after breaking through, is there any Arctic shipping lane? I ask you, with such a firepower deployment method, with Russia to the north and Japan to the south, under the overall leadership of the US military.

If that day really comes for you, I'm telling you, you'd better not go over there. If you go over, people will catch you like a turtle in a jar, right? You wouldn't even know how you died. Moreover, this time people's focus is on connecting rocket launcher target positioning, troop movement, battlefield situational awareness, and sustained support, testing the broader operational network necessary for the effective use of long-range firepower. Just calculate, ah, the long-range firepower deployed in that place.

What other places does it need? Isn't it all aimed at your Chinese Communist Party country? Striking diagonally all the way to Xinjiang is not a problem, striking the Malan base is not a problem, right? Ah, otherwise, deploying long-range rockets in that place could hardly be turned around to strike Australia or Argentina, right? Is that so? So look, hey, this is aimed right at you; otherwise why would the Chinese Communist Party say you cannot emphasize it's a shield? This appearance of yours is Japanese militarism!

Actually, the US says we are mainly using this place in Japan, ah, if you have the ability, come at me, right? It says here, look, it specifically mentions that Australia's participation is particularly important because the Australian Army is developing strike capabilities based on HIMARS, coupled with the GMLRS produced by its own country, which are the munition used in this live-fire exercise, enhancing the potential of the entire Indo-Pacific region to use compatible and increasingly advanced long-range firepower systems. And furthermore, it says here.

It says here, ah, now this entire exercise, the US Army's description of it, is connecting firepower, mobility, sustained support, and command and control in a complex operational environment with existing enemy threats.

At the same time, it says that because Australia is participating in Orient Shield for the second year, the forces sent by Australia include the headquarters of the 1st Division of the Army, the 17th Sustainment Brigade, and the 10th Firepower Brigade. At the same time, ah, the US military report specifically emphasizes that this 10th Firepower Brigade sent by Australia is very important because they are simultaneously building long-range strikes based on HIMARS, ah, relying mainly on this firepower brigade to build, and then letting them subsequently become the core of long-range rocket firepower training.

In addition, it specifically mentioned that just recently, on September 10, an exercise called Yama Sakura, which was conducted jointly by the US and Japan, concluded. It says that after this Yama Sakura exercise, ah, immediately following this Orient Shield 2026, actually, ah, the deputy commanding officer of the US Army's 11th Airborne Division, that colonel, said, look, ah, the Yama Sakura exercise that just finished focused on the operational level, while this Orient Shield immediately shifts its activities to tactical execution and field training environments, which means.

According to the U.S. military reporter, taken as a whole, this is about continuously scheduling participating units to have the opportunity to shift from headquarters-level planning and common operational picture to more challenging missions. Furthermore, it means that from the highest level down to ground maneuver operations, fire application, and sustained support, everything is now tightly integrated rather than being independent, unrelated activities. This highlights how, under multinational command, operations can be extended to field combat.

To sum this up in one sentence: it is no longer just talk on paper, nor is it merely high-level conceptualization. This is about the U.S.—not just the U.S. military, but also in conjunction with allied forces—integrating execution all the way down to live-fire ground troops, becoming more proficient and comfortable with practice. Aiming at your target, regardless of the situation, once the headquarters says, 'We are going to strike,' there are ten thousand ways for them to come at you. You wouldn't even know when you've been 'sublimated.' So, just by looking at this one report, you can tell.

No wonder the CCP is afraid! Go take a look at their Ministry of National Defense; many reports talk about how the Chinese Ministry of National Defense firmly opposes this, but is it useful? After the opposition, the scale of 'Orient Shield' grows larger every year, and the system becomes more mature, doesn't it? So you see, they only know how to talk tough, but they have no idea how the U.S. is actually playing the game. We explain it here every day, but they only report the good news and not the bad, and they don't even relay the reality to the top. It's truly helpless; one can only watch them build their high tower and watch it collapse.