April 17, 2026 | Seppo Niemi

Middle East situation on the edge of the apocalypse

The ceasefire between the US coalition and Iran ends on Monday, April 20, and the discrepancy between speeches & statements and real measures is glaring.

On the other hand, President Trump has repeatedly stated that peace is near and can be reached soon.

According to Trump, the background diplomacy is working via Pakistan. However, massive changes are taking place in the energy business, international financing and currency market.

On the other hand, both sides, the US coalition and Iran are militarily preparing for some kind of epic war.

Professor Robert Pape, University of Chicago, has stated some critical comments on President Trump’s operations regarding Iran.

Iran is preparing the next round: Iranian hackers are ready to strike American civilian infrastructure; Chinese and Russian cargo aircraft are landing Teheran. . .

Iran has published the names of several Delta Force soldiers they claim to have captured during the rescue operation.

I have analyzed this operation in my latest article on my website:

April 10, 2026 Fairy tales and other strange stories about the Iran War

Colonel Douglas Macgregor has also made critical comments recently, issuing a direct warning.

Colonel Douglas Macgregor: IRAN CEASEFIRE ENDS MONDAY: FULL-SCALE WAR RESTARTS WITH DESTRUCTION CAMPAIGN, April 17, 2026

On April 15, the American command officially acknowledged that on April 9, a reconnaissance drone MQ-4C Triton crashed over the Persian Gulf, near the Strait of Hormuz. At the same time, the US military refused to say exactly what caused the loss of this expensive aircraft. An official statement from the US Navy press service says that this aircraft transmitted an emergency signal, after which it disappeared from radar.