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strikeAug 13, 2026

Iran War: Trump Impotence - WSJ Reports Desire to Exit if Strait Opened, Netanyahu Rejects Gaza "Deal", Pentagon Issues 21-Day Demand for Plans for More Weapons as Iran and Ansar Allah Keep Attacking | naked capitalism

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[Today’s Iran war post fired early. Please return at 8:00 AM EDT or refresh this page then for a final version] Even though the Iran conflict is not in a very hot kinetic phase, the accumulating pressures, both military and economic, have built to a point where they are generating desperate-looking from the Trump…

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    [Today’s Iran war post fired early. Please return at 8:00 AM EDT or refresh this page then for a final version] Even though the Iran conflict is not in a very hot kinetic phase, the accumulating pressures, both military and economic, have built to a point where they are generatin…

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President Trump told reporters on Friday that the U.S. military carried out limited strikes on targets in Iran, including an anti-aircraft device. These actions followed reports of explosions on Qeshm Island, Hengam Island, and the mainland area of Bandar Abbas.

The strikes mark the first U.S. military action since the midterm elections.

Location: Iran