Iran – Analytical Panda's Den of Cogitation

First reaction to the apparent US-Iran ceasefire

Posted on April 7, 2026April 8, 2026 by The Panda

Earlier this evening, both the US and Iran have each announced that a two-week ceasefire has been agreed to. I employ this somewhat stilted phrasing to signify that each side is making rather different statements on the matter. For example, President Trump’s announcement on Truth Social1 predicated the ceasefire on “complete”, “immediate” and “safe” opening […]

A quick reaction to last night’s primetime presidential address

Posted on April 2, 2026 by The Panda

Last night, April 1, President Trump made a roughly 15-minute televised speech to the nation in which he purportedly outlined the progress of America’s war with Iran. While the speech itself was a tangled mess of lies, distortions, and outright inventions, the following four main points could, with some effort, be extricated from the verbiage: […]