Escobar: The Discombobulated West From ZeroHedge Authored by Pepe Escobar, Neo-Caligula – a.k.a. The Undisputed Tariff Champion of the World – seems to be surprised that Iran has not capitulated. No wonder. No clueless sycophant amongst his astonishingly mediocre inner circle is intellectually equipped to explain to neo-Caligula, in soundbites, the basics of Shi’ism. It gets worse. […] Feb 23rd 2026 11:25pm EST Source Link: https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/escobar-discombobulated-west Internet Archive Link: https://web.archive.org/web/20260224054431/https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/escobar-discombobulated-west Share, promote & comment with Nostr: https://dissentwatch.com/boost/?boost_post_id=1105363