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ARTICLES TRUMP: “the United States of America will hit and obliterate their various POWER PLANTS” TRUMP: “POSTPONE ANY AND ALL MILITARY STRIKES AGAINST IRANIAN POWER PLANTS” WSJ: The Back-Channel Diplomacy Behind Trump’s U-Turn on Iran ARCHIVE NYT: Pentagon Officials Weigh Deployment of Airborne Troops to Iran ARCHIVE

EP 1661: IRAN WAR DAY 20: Strait of Hormuz INVASION IMMINENT???

U.S. forces launch air raids on Iranian targets in the Strait of Hormuz to reopen the vital waterway, requesting $200 billion in funding amid projections of prolonged conflict and oil price surges. President Trump directs advisors to abandon mass deportation plans, scaling back arrests and raids to avoid political backlash ahead of midterms.

EP 1660: IRAN WAR DAY 19: Israel Strikes IRANIAN OIL, Iran RETALIATES

Israel launches a major airstrike on Iran’s South Pars gas field, escalating energy warfare after U.S. strikes on Kharg Island, prompting Iranian retaliation against Qatar, UAE, and Saudi facilities amid surging oil prices. Joe Kent resigns from the ODNI’s Center for Counterterrorism, denouncing the Iran conflict as an endless war for Israel while Tulsi Gabbard defends President Trump’s threat assessments.