Firepower is Justice originally is a positive term. It denotes that a nation of freedom, democracy, human right and universal value can provide full technology innovation of superpower weapons like the Manhattan Project which involved 130,000 scientists and engineers to manufacture the atomic bomb. When lower stream supporting staff are also counted, 500,000 people successfully completed the project to end World War II. It encourages innovation, technology and proper use of super firepower.
Later on, some other nations use oversea students and researchers to get the intellectual property illegally, when the case cannot be concealed, the ambassador publicly asks those students to send their portable computer to the consulate and thus can transfer back to their own country. Even the United Nations call for a military force to fight, still some offenders blame the UN as injustice and they are the only justice side. As a matter of fact, other countries can also easily develop weapons similar to the US. The saying gradually changed to Might is Right, which is more ionic. That means whose fist is larger, who is correct and not according to reason or universal value, everything goes back to Jungle Law.
The Big Cycle Theory of Dalio pointed out 2026 we are in Stage 6 of Disorder and Reset. Such as after the verdict of the Supreme Court, Donald Trump at once said he would use plan B to levy 10% tariff for 150 days and the following day adjusted to 15%. That’s why The Express said the policies of Donald Trump need to be up-date, up-hour, up-minute and up-second. We are really in the stage of Disorder and Reset.
Now, no one will care about the 4th anniversary of the Ukraine War, for Trump just issued an ultimatum to Iran and the deadline is Friday. Trump always wants to start the attack on weekend so as to lessen the impact on the financial market. In June 2025, there was an Operation Midnight Hammer, and now is known as Operation Heavy Midnight Hammer. So, it will be more important than any economic indicator or AI overestimation. After the issue of ultimatum, stock market rebounded, TSM on record high and NOC near record high. So, what is the ultimatum all about?
There are 4 points Iran must do :1) Give up the development of condense uranium, 2) Give up long distance missiles and restrict the number of all missiles. 3) Cannot support Hamas, Hezbollah and terrorist, 4) Cannot support Russia and China again. Do you think Iran will compromise? If not, Firepower is Justice!
On the US side, they have deployed 2 aircraft carrier strike groups: the USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN-72) and USS Gerald Ford (CVN-78). The air refilling plane used in June 2025 is KC-135 tankers, and now this time is considering using the latest version of NGAS (Next Generation Air-refilling System), which is a sixth-generation plane, now already flied up in several areas so other cannot know which area they are going to have refilling. Stock ticker of manufacturer is LMT. Even though Iran cannot fully block up the Hormuz Strait, if just partly blocked, it will also push up oil prices.
This time the war cannot be ended within 48 hours, but if 48 days will be satisfactory. Mind that what Trump worries most is inflation caused by petroleum. Surely this time will be higher than June 2025, but if under $100, still acceptable. When it is over it or at a record high of $147, it will be a disaster for the midterm election. From the initial response to the market, they still have confidence in this military action.
This is also a symptom of Firepower is Justice! Might is Right! What lies ahead of us is another golden pit like April 2025, or the turning back of the market? Now we have to put aside all the AI bubble, unemployment, Ukrainian widows and orphans, tariff war verdict and future alternative tariff or refund court cases.
All eyes on Iran, all ears on Hormuz Strait!