New: Recovering Iran’s remaining highly enriched uranium stockpile — an objective the Trump admin has been discussing — would require a significant number of US ground troops, beyond a small special operations footprint, per 7 current & former officials. www.cnn.com/2026/03/09/p...
New: Iran has been laying traps and moving additional military personnel and air defenses to Kharg Island in recent weeks in preparation for a possible US ground operation there, sources say
Gulf allies are warning of significant US casualties if US moves forward www.cnn.com/2026/03/25/p...
The $25 billion estimate that a Pentagon official gave to Congress for the total cost to date of the Iran war is a lowball figure that doesn’t include the cost of repairing extensive damage suffered by US bases in the region—real cost is closer to $40-50B, per sources
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When Trump addressed the American people on Tuesday night, he claimed that Iran is “working to build missiles that will soon reach the United States of America.”
That assertion is not backed up by US intelligence, sources told CNN. www.cnn.com/2026/02/27/p...
NEW: The CIA has been working to arm Kurdish forces with the aim of fomenting a popular uprising in Iran, multiple people familiar with the plan told CNN.
www.cnn.com/2026/03/03/p...
Recovering Iran’s remaining highly enriched uranium stockpile that is believed to be sitting in a storage facility deep underground, an objective the Trump administration has been discussing, would re...
Exclusive: Earlier this spring, a mysterious explosion blew up a car carrying an alleged cartel operative in broad daylight.
It was a targeted assassination facilitated by CIA ops officers on the ground.
More here on a deadly US campaign that's gone largely unnoticed:
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New: Military officers could soon find dozens of top colleges and universities across the US (list in replies) abruptly off limits for tuition assistance as part of Hegseth’s campaign against schools he describes as being biased against the US military
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New: US intelligence indicates that China is preparing to deliver new air defense systems to Iran within the next few weeks, according to three people familiar with recent intelligence assessments. A Chinese embassy spokesperson denied the claim. www.cnn.com/2026/04/11/p...
CNN's @natashabertrand.bsky.social reporting rumored rationale that Iran was about to strike us first, preemptively, is not accurate to US sources she's spoken with.
VERY important because that would be a reason to not go to Congress first - imminent threat to US forces.
