War Predicted, And Here It Is
For decades, the U.S. government has warned that Iran is on the brink of re-igniting its nuclear weapons program.
We’ve heard this before — in the early 2000s, during the Obama years, under the first Trump administration, and again under President Biden. The language changes slightly. The urgency is always “imminent.” The proof is always “new.” And yet the story somehow never quite resolves.
Now, Washington says it has fresh intelligence that Iran is once again moving toward a nuclear capability.
Clayton and Natali Morris on Redacted News dig into the latest U.S. military skirmish in Iran, joined by Deep Focus commentator John Kiriakou (formerly with the CIA) and The National Conversation commentator Douglas MacGregor (formerly a colonel in the U.S. Army).
(EDITOR’S NOTE: Iran has closed the Straight of Hormuz, so oil shipments through the straight will close for now. About one-fifth of the global oil supply travels through the straight. Analysts are now estimating we’ll see a 5 or 10 cent per cent hike in oil prices…
Patrick De Haan at Gas Buddy Guy predicts we’ll see a new national average above $3 a gallon, perhaps as high as $3.10-$3.15. The level of the increase could get steeper if the war continues much longer.)
