Trying to get a cohesive sense of where the present Middle Eastern debacle is heading is not easy. Qatar says the crisis will bring world economies down as oil runs out. There are ominous reports from the fear-mongering Daily Mail that Russia is feeding Iran info on where to bomb US warships. Other more substantial indicators are that Trump is trying to persuade the Kurds to move in on the ground which analysts say would open a Pandora’s box, risking fragmenting Iraq as well as Iran and presumably upsetting Turkey.
On the other hand Iran says mediation has started despite the bombardment in all directions continuing.
Strategic motives on Trump’s part are hinted at in knocking out China’s ally in the region and depending on who is writing it is either a good thing or not for Taiwan.
All is the usual Trump chaos with strategic planning or awareness of collateral damage neither in evidence nor expected.
One commentator wrote: “Trump prides himself on smashing the status quo. So while Powell had his pottery rule (‘you break it you own it’) Trump’s tagline might be more “You cannot make an omelette without breaking eggs — and the eggshells are someone else’s problem.” “Mess is a feature, not a bug, of Trump’s world — and it will not be easily tidied up.
What follows are disjointed astrological thoughts.
Tr Uranus in an explosive (reckless) square to the Israel 10th house Mars in Leo from March 12th to April 7th does not suggest a ceasefire instantly. And tr Uranus square the Mars in late Aquarius on the Iran Attack chart of 28 February 2026 over the same time frame also hints at extended conflict. Tr Uranus is also at the same time rattling up the Mars opposition Pluto in the Iran 1501 chart.
Both the Iran attack of 28 February and the Iraq attack chart of 20 May 2003 started with Pluto conjunct the Midheaven pointing to a need to control and to destroy any opposition to plans for domination. Pluto rarely lets go easily which might in this case also point to a long drawn-out conflict.
In varying degrees most of the Gulf countries are unsettled in the extreme over coming months – UAE, Lebanon, Bahrain, Libya, Dubai, Qatar. What is worth noting is how many have planets that will be triggered by the upcoming August Leo Solar Eclipse – Dubai, Kuwait, Libya, Sri Lanka, Bahrain and the 1979 Islamic Republic Iran chart. Not all the effects will be easy but the eclipse falls in the Saros Series 10 South, which brings a time of breaking out of a negative, hopeless situation into positive phase with more options. A worry will disappear as solutions appear that need to be grasped. There is no saying definitely it will last that long or miraculously clear up then but it does look marginally more cheering.
Turkey which is desperately trying not to get dragged into the mess had the recent Lunar Eclipse opposition its midheaven and Uranus; and from late this month has tr Pluto square its Scorpio Sun, on and off till late 2027 so will be facing challenging conditions.
Keir Starmer has made himself unpopular as his active dislike of Trump and his errant ways comes out into the open. Their relationship chart has an argumentative composite Sun Mars; with a chained-together and resenting-it Saturn trine Pluto with Pluto in a power-struggling trine to Jupiter; all capped off by a distrustful Saturn opposition Neptune in a highly-strung square to differing-agendas Uranus. Not happy campers for sure.
Pedro Sanchez, the Spanish PM has been equally vociferous in opposition and his relationship chart with Trump has a calamitous composite Sun opposition Neptune trine/sextile Mars and Pluto – visceral dislike and distrust.
A somewhat obscure thought. Eris and Chiron were conjunct when the Iran Attack took place and indeed were close to the Midheaven when Trump gave the order on board Air Force One on the way to Texas on the 27th February at 3.38pm. Eris is the planet of discord, but a catalyst as well as an indicator of conflict, so has a positive purpose of bringing an overdue reckoning. Chiron is the wounded healer. So from that angle it could be seen as an act of chaos on Trump’s part spurred on by the hurt of domestic failures and looming Epstein taints.
The Hamas Attack of 7 October 2023 on Israel, also had Eris conjunct Chiron and the North Node – a brutal act emerging from a sense of vengeance for past hurts but also one which would have wider repercussions through the North Node into the zeitgeist, and arguably the instigator for what followed including this Israel-US attack on Iran.
Daniel Fiverson in a fascinating Substack posting talks about Eris making nine squares to the USA 1775 chart Pluto between 2026 to 2030 – slightly later into the mid 2030s for the USA 1776 chart – which will bring a time of reckoning and a need to face the contradiction between the USA ideal and the reality both now and in the past.
Two leaders? Starmer doesn’t have a leadership bone in his body
Starmer has been walking a tightrope – and he cut the best deal for the UK on tariffs. Nobody would have thanked him for job losses. He led the European Coalition of the Willing to support Ukraine- maintaining American support for them was another reason he tried to get along with Trump. I didn’t vote for him …. but who would want his job at the moment? This isn’t a political debating site but I couldn’t let that remark pass without comment.
Just a question, I agreed with what people here said about the 28 Feb 2026 Iran attack happening on a Moon VOC. But I am curious, when Iran retaliated , the timing would have been a non VOC moon? 0 or 1 degree Leo? I could only find the time of the Fairmount Palm Hotel fire online. 6.40pm (UAE)
The first thing I thought when I saw Trumps/Starmer’s Composite Chart was “ power struggle”. I am no fan of either of them! Their composite chart also has a Psyche/ Pluto conjunction. If psyche is the soul and Pluto is transformation then it could it be seen as either one of them attempting to transform the other? Change the way they do politics? Prove themselves? Persephone being dragged into the underworld and stripped of everything, depicts this psyche/soul Pluto/political power struggle. Both being asked what they are each made from? It is interesting viewing their individual characters and approach to this War. One is action and the other is paperwork /detail. Transiting Pluto is conjunct Starmer’s Saturn in his own chart, further igniting his style of leadership being challenged by this conflict ? The real cosmic conjunction is in April 2029 – circa Britains next General Election time, and again in September and October of that year. The Pluto/Uranus midpoint in Trump’s and Starmer’s composite chart is also conjunct their Sun/Mars conjunction. Adding further flashpoints and power struggles. Will this conflict define Starmer’s or Trump’s approach by others? These strong challenges presented in their composite chart, is the very definition of two people struggling to get their stance over! Two leaders cosmic duel?