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strikeJul 23, 2026
Iran War: Iran Rumored to Be Readying Big Attacks as Trump Vows More Escalation and Rubio Disses Talks; Brent Rises to $94 a Barrel as Hormuz Transits Fall, Ships Turn Away from Bab el-Mandeb; Hegseth Fried in Iran Hearings | naked capitalism
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[Today’s Iran war post fired before finished. Please return at 8:00 AM EDT or refresh this page then for the completed version] Even though we have yet to hit the five month point of the Iran war, the mode of media reporting, such as Grounghog-Day-type tropes like “tit for tat” s…
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