Trump’s “goals are destroying Iran’s ballistic missile program, sinking its navy, neutralizing its regional allies and guaranteeing it can’t obtain a nuclear weapon” while “Israel is pursuing a scorched-earth campaign of regime change”:
- U.S.-Israeli Rift Widens over Potential Endgame in Iran (Washington Post)
The “military buildup [is] leading to more questions about possible ground troops or missions tied to the Strait of Hormuz:
As Iran allows more ships through the Strait of Hormuz …
… “The U.S. Treasury has authorized the purchase of Iranian oil that’s already at sea, exempting buyers from the tight sanctions that have restricted the country’s oil industry for years”:
- Trump Administration Temporarily Lifts Sanctions on Iranian Oil at Sea amid Soaring Prices (CBS News)
“Hegseth has a history of defending the Crusades” and “last year reposted a video in which a CREC [Hegseth’s church network] pastor opposed women’s right to vote”:
“A few hours later, a fragment from an intercepted Iranian ballistic missile struck some 400 meters from the Western Wall and Al-Aqsa Mosque compound on the Temple Mount”:
- Cops Forcefully Clear Eid Prayers Outside Jerusalem’s Old City amid Iran War Closure (Times of Israel)
“The United States is the second-biggest market for Swiss arms” but “Swiss law prohibits selling war materiel to countries involved in armed conflict, a policy the country has already cited to block sales to Israel and Iran”:
Both Iran and Israel escalate war …
- Iran Reportedly Fires Missiles Towards UK-US Base on Diego Garcia (The Guardian)
- Iran Threatens Tourism Sites and US Sends More Marines to Middle East as Trump Hints at Wind-down (AP)
- Iran War: Israel Launches Strikes on Tehran, Beirut (Deutsche Welle)
- Israel Strikes Hezbollah’s Civilian as Well as Military Wings in an Attempt to Crush the Group (Washington Post)
… as Britain defends its 180 degree turn on U.S. military use of British bases “as defensive UK operations in the region … [in] response to the Iranian aggression against Gulf partners countries who had not attacked Iran”:
90% of MAGA voters support the war, but “24% of people who say they voted for him in 2024” oppose it:
Kent accuses the administration of trying to change the subject to “things like the leaks, the investigation, etc., as opposed to the main issue, which is why we went to war with Iran”:
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