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Gold prices surge to fresh high over Iran crisis and Fed independence concerns. Gold futures jumped 2% to $4,592.90 per ounce while spot gold surged 1.6% to $4,582.55. Hundreds have reportedly been killed in anti government protests in Iran as nationwide demonstrations enter third week. President Trump said US was considering some very strong options in Iran. In addition to heightened geopolitical tensions, there are growing concerns about independence of US central bank with news that criminal probe had been opened into Fed chair Jerome Powell. Justice Department served central bank with grand jury subpoenas, threatening criminal indictment related to Powell's testimony before US Senate. Powell said threat of criminal charges is consequence of Federal Reserve setting interest rates based on best assessment of what will serve public rather than following preferences of president. When gold jumps 2% on same day criminal probes target central bank independence while hundreds get killed in protests, those price movements are not market noise. Those price movements are investors recognizing that systems are breaking down and only real money survives regime changes.

Trump imposes 25% tariff on any country doing business with Iran effective immediately. Trump said he was imposing 25% tariff on goods from countries doing business with Iran, ratcheting up pressure on government in Tehran that has been rocked by widespread protests. Any country doing business with Islamic Republic of Iran will pay tariff of 25% on any and all business being done with United States of America. This order is final and conclusive. Action has potential to disrupt major US trading relationships across globe. Iran's partners include not only neighboring states but large economies including India, Turkey and especially China. China is world's top buyer of Iranian crude and nation's independent refiners were increasing their intake of oil as of last month. Additional 25% tariff hitting Beijing exports risks upsetting trade truce Trump negotiated with Chinese President late last year. Iranian Foreign Minister has opened channels of communication with Trump's Middle East envoy. Trump's threats to Iran have region on edge, coming on heels of US strike earlier this month in Venezuela which led to capture of strongman Maduro. Should US or its ally Israel intervene, that threatens to draw neighboring countries into crisis and risk access to Strait of Hormuz, key waterway for energy exporters. When 25% tariffs get imposed on any country doing business with target nation, when those tariffs hit world's largest economy days after allied leader got seized from bedroom, when Strait of Hormuz access gets threatened, those tariffs are not trade policy. Those tariffs are economic warfare preceding military strikes.

Russia Ukraine conflict just surpassed Soviet war with Nazi Germany. The conflict has just entered its 1,419th day which means it has officially surpassed entirety of historic Soviet campaign against invading Nazi Germany which lasted 1,418 days from June 1941 to May 1945. Russia definitely has upper hand and momentum on battlefield but it has been slow and deadly slog. Recent study found that at least 160,000 Russian soldiers have been killed but true figure may be significantly higher. Most international reports say Ukraine's casualties could be many times that figure. On both sides, whole generation of young men is being wiped out. When wars surpass length of campaigns that decided World War II, when casualties exceed hundreds of thousands on both sides, when whole generations get wiped out, those conflicts are not special military operations. Those conflicts are generational meat grinders that prove nobody wins wars of attrition.

Robot dogs join Japan's assault force in landmark test. During recent New Year descent training, two Ghost Robotics robot dogs joined exercise, marking first time Japan's landing troops integrated quadrupedal unmanned ground vehicles directly into simulated frontline operations. Robotic platforms acted as reconnaissance units, advancing ahead of soldiers to scan terrain and relay real time situational data. When robot dogs start joining assault forces, when quadrupedal unmanned vehicles scan terrain before humans advance, those integrations are not military exercises. Those integrations are previews of how next wars get fought.

92 percent of employed Americans have cut back on spending as standard of living crumbles. New data shows workers are cutting back wherever they can, often at expense of savings, overall financial security and even essential needs. Only 17% of Americans feel financially secure enough to cover essentials and save money. Nearly two thirds cited everyday essentials as their biggest financial burden. Remarkable 92% said they have cut back on spending including on items many would previously have considered non negotiable. 65% of survey respondents said affording everyday essentials was top contributor to their financial strain. 60% of respondents said they could only cover three months or less of expenses if they were to lose their job. Overall, 65% of US households say cost of living has gotten worse or much worse in past year. Total household debt reached $18.59 trillion, new record high. US government is now 38.4 trillion dollars in debt and it is being projected that number will be well above 40 trillion before end of this year. When 92% of employed Americans cut back on spending, when 65% struggle to afford everyday essentials, when 60% could only survive three months without income, when household debt hits $18.59 trillion while government debt approaches $40 trillion, those statistics are not economic headwinds. Those statistics are evidence of societal collapse happening in real time.

Connect Venezuela pattern to Iran. Previous issues documented December deployments becoming January invasions. Special operations forces landed in Caribbean, blockades began, tankers got seized, Maduro got extracted from bedroom. Now pattern repeats with different target. Gold surges as Iran protests escalate. Trump imposes 25% tariffs on any nation doing business with Tehran. Hundreds dead, thousands arrested. Military options briefed. Foreign ministers open communication channels. All while Russia Ukraine war surpasses Nazi Germany campaign length, robot dogs join assault forces, and 92% of Americans cut spending as $38 trillion debt crushes standard of living. Those who understood that Venezuela operation was blueprint, not exception, now watch same sequence unfold against Iran. Protests escalate. Death tolls rise. Tariffs target trading partners. Military options get briefed. Communications open. Then strikes come. When gold hits record highs during geopolitical chaos, when tariffs target entire trading networks, when wars surpass world war lengths, when robot dogs join human soldiers, when 92% of population cuts spending, preppers who recognized Venezuela as template understand Iran is next application. Empire does not stop after one regime change. Empire continues until resources exhausted or resistance encountered. Pattern recognition saves lives. Stay prepared.

Alex Simm

Head Editor, WeLovePrepping

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