Can't stop now.

Iran has laid down conditions for ending the war. A complete end to US and Israel's aggression, payment of compensation for damages, ending war on every resistance group and recognizing Iran's sovereignty over the Strait of Hormuz. NDTV. Apparently, Iran is drafting a new law to charge a toll on every ship that passes through the Strait of Hormuz. Zee News. These conditions should be totally unacceptable for any nation on earth. 'Ending war on every resistance group' means that terrorist groups like the Hezbollah, Hamas and the Houthis will have a free hand to to attack any country without the fear of reprisal and Iran can charge punitive toll on ships of any country that disagrees with it. "The latest assessments from both Israel and the United States suggest that Iranian Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei is alive," but "The balance of power appears to favor the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), rather than Khamenei himself." The IRGC is controlling Khamenei. jpost.com. The IRGC position seems to be that, having killed up to 30,000 unarmed protesters in just two days in January 2026 (Time), they are willing to fight indefinitely regardless of how many Iranians are killed or how ordinary citizens suffer. They are probably encouraged by US News media, which admire Iran's strength and the way it has blocked the Strait of Hormuz (CNN), while taunting US capabilities under President Donald Trump. If Iran controls the Strait of Hormuz it will be controlling Iraq, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Qatar and United Arab Emirates (UAE) because all their trade must pass through the Strait. Map. Except Iraq, with Arab Shias making up about 60% of its population  (wikipedia) and Bahrain with 51% Sunni and 49% Shia (wikipedia), all other countries have large Sunni majorities. It is impossible to imagine that Sunni Arab states are going to accept domination by Shia Persians. It is no wonder that Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman has been urging Trump to continue the conflict. TOI. Saudi Arabia has built a 1200 Km pipeline from its oilfields in the East of the country to its Red Sea Port of Yanbu which is now loading tankers. ET. Problem with that is that Yemen is at the from the Red Sea into the Indian Ocean and the Houthis may target ships to support Iran. The other solution would be to build a canal to connect the Gulf, from near Kuwait through Saudi Arabia and Oman, to the Indian Ocean like the Suez Canal, which connects the Red Sea and the Mediterranean  through Egypt and the Panama Canal which connects the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans through Panama (Britannica). But that would take years and cost hundreds of billions of dollars. Finally, "In numerous ayat of the Qur'an, Allah makes clear." that "But whoever deliberately slays a committed Muslim, his requital shall be Hell, therein to abide; and Allah condemns him, and will reject him and will prepare for him awesome suffering." Crescent. Since they are already condemned by Allah just wipe them out. Or supply AK47 guns and RPGs to the protesters and teach them to use them. Must win against Iran. Or else, the Gulf will be closed forever.