Military and Kinetic Actions

In addition to economic measures through the weaponising of trade through tariffs and sanctions, etc., Trump 2.0, through its aptly renamed Department of War conducted or supported limited direct military operations against specific targets.

These operations were/are primarily and appropriately framed as counter-narcotics, counter-regime pressure or counter nuclear / missile threats, but in effect these have been heavily decimating the Chinese Communist Party-led Communist Jihadi Axis.

These include targeted strikes and special operations (kind of mega versions of multiples of Operation Sindoor) mainly against the Anti-American Jihadi or Communist or Leftist Dictatorial States instigated into Anti-Americanism and Terrorism by the Communist Regime occupying China, the pivot of the Communist Jihadi Axis.

Let us look into these one by one.

First, the Western Hemisphere - the jurisdiction of “Donroe Doctrine”.

Venezuela: In 2025, United States forces conducted airstrikes on alleged drug-trafficking vessels in the Caribbean beginning around September 2025 under operations associated with a military buildup near Venezuela, with reports of multiple boat strikes killing designated narco-terrorists.

A strike on the land territory targeted a Venezuelan shipbuilding facility.

In early January 2026, a special operation (Operation Absolute Resolve) involved airstrikes and elite forces raiding Caracas to capture then-President Nicolás Maduro and his wife, who were extradited to face United States narcoterrorism charges.

Subsequent statements indicated transitional United States oversight related to oil infrastructure stabilisation before ultimate handing over to local authorities.

Certain energy-sector sanctions were later eased under the interim government.

This certainly was a setback to the ambitions, stakes and investments of China.

Panama: No direct combat operations against Panama were required; mere posturing and reclaiming resulted in the April 2025 memorandum of understanding, which enabled rotational and joint presence by United States forces at designated sites near the Canal for training, interoperability, and security cooperation (framed as restoring presence at pre-1999 locations without permanent basing that would violate neutrality treaty terms). Joint Security Cooperation Group – Panama and related Army units supported readiness and counter-narcotics/migration efforts. These activities complemented broader Caribbean interdictions.

This again crushed China’s ambitions and investments in Panama.

Panama came out of the Belt and Road Initiative.

Cuba and Others: These include -

Limited additional actions involving a naval blockade of Cuba.

Cuba was a long-time Communist hub challenging the US for decades, but it seems the end of hostility is now in sight, again denting China’s stakes.

Ongoing boat interdictions in the Caribbean tied to trafficking networks helped improve the situation.

These kinetic measures complemented sanctions and were justified on grounds of national security, counter-terrorism, or counter-narcotics.

In response to all this, the Communist Regime has made only sporadic rants while watching its “allies” fall, losing hold of the resources from these “allies” over which its control disappeared overnight. It is no longer able to exploit these resources - be it the oil of Venezuela or Cobalt and Nickel of Cuba.

Yes, it spun off webs of fake narratives about Trump and the US from its “think tanks” while its real tanks rusted and “allies” shifted allegiance.

Europe and Eurasia: As of mid-to-late September 2026, the approach to the Russia-Ukraine conflict differed sharply under the Second Trump Administration from what it used to be under the Biden and Harris duo. Relations came to be driven primarily by NATO dynamics, energy sanctions, defence sales, and bilateral deal-making, with all-out efforts for an end of the war that used to only benefit the Communist Regime occupying China indirectly by weakening the West and Russia.

Russia: U.S. policy toward Russia remains of deep concern over the Ukraine war while showing elements of conditional engagement for a potential settlement. Pressure (sanctions and secondary tools) is exercised diligently not to push it further towards a China.

On September 19, 2026, Trump signed the bipartisan Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Russia and Iran Act. It expands sanctions on Russian officials, oligarchs, banks, energy and defence sectors, and the “shadow fleet” of tankers that used to evade restrictions. It authorises the President to impose tariffs of up to 100% on the top importers of Russian oil/gas (and facilitators of evasion)—a tool that could target China, India, and others. The law includes authority for a Presidential waiver on grounds of national security.

The administration has pursued mediation (envoys to Moscow and Kyiv, proposals for energy-infrastructure truces). Reports indicate consideration of business deals or economic incentives with Russia as inducements for a settlement, even before a full ceasefire, alongside the new pressure tools. Earlier sanctions on major Russian oil firms (e.g., Rosneft, Lukoil) were maintained or adjusted.

Ukraine: Ukraine remains a recipient of U.S. support focused on ending the war on terms acceptable to Kyiv where possible. China’s role has been limited (calls for peace, some economic ties, but no overt or covert major military support to either side now). U.S.-mediated peace efforts continue (trilateral formats earlier, recent envoy visits).

Trump has floated various settlement ideas (territorial adjustments, security guarantees, economic components involving frozen assets, and longer-term U.S.-Russia economic cooperation in some reported drafts). Progress has been limited.

NATO Countries: Relations with NATO allies have been strained by defence burden-sharing demands and questions about long-term U.S. commitment, even as practical cooperation on China-related issues (e.g., China's steel overcapacity) continues.

Strong emphasis prevails on higher European/Canadian defence spending (reports of significant increases in 2025, with Trump highlighting U.S. equipment sales). The administration has discussed or begun steps toward Europe taking primary responsibility for conventional defence, including potential US force posture adjustments/reductions in Europe. Efforts are going on to coordinate on economic security (steel overcapacity, critical minerals supplies, supply-chain resilience), but the overall tariff approach and transactional style have amplified the importance of unified “derisking.”

Allies are adapting through higher spending, hedging, and continued engagement.

Iran: Escalation included joint United States-Israel strikes beginning in periods of 2025–2026 targeting nuclear-related facilities, ballistic missile sites, military bases, naval assets, air defences, and coastal infrastructure to impact the Ayatollah Regime. Operations (including Midnight Hammer and Operation Epic Fury) involved pounding extensive air and naval assets, with hundreds to thousands of targets struck across phases.

Strikes continued into mid-2026 amid cease-fire fluctuations, the Ayatollah Regime’s missile/drone responses, and concerns over munitions stocks. Some casualties and readiness impacts on United States forces were reported in connection with the deployments.

A naval blockade and enforcement actions in the Strait of Hormuz aimed to restrict shipping and oil flows to strangle the Ayatollah Regime. Oil and trade flow through the strait have been almost restored along the Omani Coastal Route under the protection of US forces, as per the latest reports. Fake narratives portraying victory through nuke-like leverage in favour of the Ayatollah Regime blocking the strait have finally been shattered, as oil now flows across Hormuz along the Omani Coastal Route at pre-war levels.

This was/is definitely a fatal blow to the Communist Jihadi Axis in the Middle East.

President Trump has repeatedly pressed President Xi Jinping to refrain from providing military aid to the Ayatollah Regime amid the conflict, resulting in official Chinese Communist declarations denying direct weapons sales.

Throughout 2026, Trump has utilised letter exchanges, high-level bilateral summits in Beijing and Washington, and social media warnings to demand that the Communist Regime halt military aid to the Ayatollah Regime. He previously threatened to levy an immediate 50% tariff on any nation caught supplying weapons to the Ayatollah Regime.

Chinese Communist leadership and its foreign ministry have consistently stated on the record that they maintain strict export controls, do not supply weapons to the Ayatollah Regime, and view reports to the contrary as "baseless smears".

Trump stated on his Truth Social platform that Xi personally assured him Chinese companies would not sell or give weapons to the Ayatollah Regime.

Despite these public pledges, Western intelligence and customs data tell a more complex story regarding indirect support.

Iranian customs records revealed that Chinese entities sent roughly 1,300 shipments of dual-use components—including GPS devices, electric motors, and aircraft-engine parts usable in drone and missile guidance systems—to the Ayatollah Regime’s defence ministry during the first half of 2026.

Trump administration recently sanctioned three Beijing-based satellite companies accused of providing the Ayatollah Regime with high-resolution imagery used to target U.S. military positions in the Middle East.

China remains the primary buyer of Iranian oil, routing billions of dollars through Chinese banks and front companies using its local currency to bypass U.S. financial systems, though this money is of no use except for paying for supplies from China. And the Communists have thoroughly exploited Iranians at all steps in this shadowy trade.

In late September 2026, the U.S. Treasury Department rolled out fresh sanctions under its "Operation Economic Outcast", blacklisting a network of individuals and entities across China, Hong Kong, and Pakistan for procuring components for the Ayatollah Regime’s military supply chain.

The Financial Action Task Force (FATF) has continuously kept Ayatollah Regime ruled Iran on its "Call for Action" blacklist due to its failure to complete its anti-money laundering and counter-terrorist financing (AML/CFT) reform plan. This international blacklisting sits alongside the strict unilateral trade blockades and sanctions currently enforced by the United States.

Middle East: U.S. policy has prioritised deal-making, investment inflows, energy/security cooperation, and containment of the Ayatollah Regime (including related military operations), with strong focus on Gulf partners and Israel and the Abraham Accord.

Gulf states (Saudi Arabia, UAE, Qatar and Others): Heavy emphasis on economic deals and investment (Trump’s early 2025 visits secured large reported commitments). Cooperation on energy, technology (including AI/semiconductors in some cases), and regional security. Gulf countries continue maintaining security ties with the U.S. New regional defence arrangements (e.g., involving Saudi Arabia, Turkey, Pakistan) reflect the importance of regional solutions over the hegemony of the Chinese Communist Regime.

Yemen: March - May 2025 Operation Rough Rider - air/naval vs Houthis, Ras Isa oil terminal.

Iraq: Mar 2025 Anti-ISIS strikes in northern Iraq, and now the Pentagon has announced withdrawal of troops from Iraq, stating that its objectives have been attained.

Syria: Dec 2025 onward Operation Hawkeye Strike - after an attack on US troops, against ISIS leadership. Later, the regime was asked by the US to sign the Abraham Accords.

China’s influence has been decimated in the Middle East with the decline of the Ayatollah-Hezbollah-Hamas-Houthi Axis.

Secondary tools (such as Russia-related energy tariffs that could affect major buyers, including some Middle East or European actors) add indirect pressure.

Africa: Trump 2.0 Africa doctrine is "light footprint, high impact" - no big wars, but record airstrikes and US Navy SEAL raids. As of mid-2026:

Somalia: Feb - June 2025: 126 strikes against al-Shabaab / ISIS-Somalia - Biggest theatre. Almost 200 terrorists killed. Objective stated as pre-empting attacks on US homeland.

Nigeria: Oct 2025 - Redesignated Nigeria as a Country of Particular Concern for Christian genocide.

Dec 25, 2025    Christmas Day strike - US launched guided missiles on 16 ISIS targets in Sokoto state, in coordination with Abuja. Trump warned more to come.

Feb 2026: Sent 200 troops (advance team + 100 more) to NE Nigeria - training, advising and targeting cell.

May 2026: Joint US-Nigerian commando raid with SEAL Team 6 killed Abu Bilal al-Minuki, described as IS global ops leader, then 200+ terrorists killed by MQ-9 Reapers and AC-130s.

Aug 2026: Pentagon announced that it would withdraw the 200 troops as the mission "model" was complete.

Mali: July 2026, the Washington Post reported Trump weighing strikes on JNIM (Jama'at Nusrat al-Islam wal-Muslimin), an al-Qaeda affiliate with 6,000+ fighters controlling much of Mali/Niger border and a fuel blockade of Bamako.

Mali junta cut ties with France/US and now it has hosted Russian Africa Corps (ex-Wagner). US strike risks direct clash with them. NSC counterterrorism chief Sebastian Gorka has been pushing for it.

South Africa: This is a case of economic/diplomatic strangulation under the claim that White Afrikaners face state persecution/genocide.

“Just Short of Kinetic Actions” since Jan 2025:

Feb 7, 2025 Executive Order declared Afrikaners victims of "unjust racial discrimination". The report cited South Africa's Expropriation Act that allows the state to take unused land without compensation in the public interest. The report further cited affirmative action, farm attacks, and South Africa's ICJ International Court of Justice genocide case against Israel. The order asked to prioritise Afrikaner refugees.

Aid cutoff & diplomatic downgrade: Feb 2025: Cut all USAID, including HIV treatment program - South Africa had the biggest US PEPFAR program. March 2025: Expelled South African Ambassador Ebrahim Rasool, declared persona non grata. May 2025: Oval Office confrontation - Trump showed Ramaphosa videos/papers claiming white genocide.

2026: Banned South African officials from G20 meetings in the US.

Refugee Program: Jan 2025: Paused all global refugee admissions (120k under Biden), but May 2026: Emergency determination raised ceiling from 7,500 to 17,500 only for White Afrikaners. By Aug 2026: 2,997 of 3,000 refugees admitted were Afrikaners. FY27 plan: another 17,500, primarily Afrikaners. $500 million cost.

Latest - Sept 15-16, 2026 sanctions: Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced visa bans/revocations for South African officials "responsible for" land expropriation without compensation, race-based discrimination and incitement of violence against minorities.

Africa witnessed thorough decimation of the Communist Jihadi Axis.

South Asia Indo-Pacific Quad India Japan Australia: Under the second Trump administration, the Quad (United States, India, Japan, and Australia) has continued through regular foreign ministers’ meetings—including in Washington in 2025 and New Delhi in May 2026—focusing on practical cooperation in maritime security, critical minerals, energy security, and Indo-Pacific logistics. Outcomes have included a Critical Minerals Initiative Framework, an Indo-Pacific Energy Security Initiative, maritime surveillance collaboration, and joint exercises.

Military and Kinetic Actions - The Trump Way

So, Trump Doesn't Chicken Out, though he appears to have done so. This is uniquely clever about him and his Trumpian Politics. Who bears the brunt? Of course, the Communist Regime occupied China in most cases, despite the propaganda machines spinning lies and fake news that the US is losing, losing, losing.

It is increasingly seen that the losers are celebrating their losses and the winners are defending that they have won. It is true that the Communist Jihadi Axis has been winning the wars of fake narratives through their think tanks, while their tanks are badly pounded on the battlegrounds.

No one, no one has ever militarily decimated this Communist Jihadi Axis to this extent in such a short period as the Trump Administration has. Personal lethal attacks on Trump himself may have triggered this calculated response; whatever, the decimation is unprecedented and almost irreparable.

The world must thank President Donald Trump and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for the feat that they together have performed in eradicating the Communist Jihadi Axis across the globe.