Just dropped · Trial Balloon · Ep. 193
The Magnificent Seven
“Almost every day in September, Iranian media outlets have published reports of explosions ‘heard from the sea,’ an ominous sign that military activity is taking place in the Strait of Hormuz,” the New York Times reports.
“But the reports left mysterious just who was carrying out the attacks.”
“It turns out it was Iran itself.”
CBS News: Trump vows Iran war to end “very quickly” as more troops head to Mideast.
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