4/1/26: Iran Bombs Bahrain Amazon, US Allies Warn Of Disaster, Robert Pape On Iran Gaining Power, Mass Layoffs

April 1, 2026

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Iran struck Amazon Web Services servers in Bahrain, host to the US Fifth Fleet, hours after the IRGC warned it would target 18 US tech firms—including Meta, NVIDIA, Oracle, Palantir, Google, Boeing, Microsoft, IBM, JP Morgan, HP, and Apple—for alleged involvement in assassinations of Iranian officials. Bahrain's Shia population generally supports Iran, though ruled by a Sunni dictatorship allied with the US. Trump dismissed concerns in Oval Office remarks, claiming Iran lacks nuclear weapons and negotiations continue, while insisting the US goal of denying Iran nukes is met; he plans a national address tonight on war updates, teasing NATO criticism and possible US withdrawal. A second US carrier strike group, the USS George H.W. Bush, deployed from Norfolk, likely to relieve the USS Gerald R. Ford in Europe.

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1 (02:08) **Show Tease and Topics** - Hosts outline Iran war updates, Trump speech, tech targets, economic fallout, Cuba oil, DHS scandal, CIA interview
2 (07:47) **Iran Strikes Amazon AWS in Bahrain** - Breaking report of IRGC attack on US servers hosting AWS near US Fifth Fleet base
3 (09:44) **Trump Oval Office Q&A on Threats** - Trump downplays IRGC threats to US tech firms, claims Iran nukes prevented
4 (12:54) **IRGC Targets 18 US Tech/Defense Firms** - Lists Meta, Nvidia, Oracle, Palantir, Google, Boeing, Microsoft, IBM, JP Morgan, HP, Apple, Tesla
5 (14:44) **Assassinations' Futility Debated** - Hosts argue targeted killings counterproductive, promote incompetence removal
6 (16:07) **US Carrier Deployment** - USS George H.W. Bush heads to Europe, likely relieving USS Gerald R. Ford group
7 (17:00) **Pentagon PsyOps vs. Community Notes** - State Dept cable directs embassies/PsyOps/Elon Musk allies to counter Twitter disinformation

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Show Notes

Ryan and Emily discuss Iran bombs Amazon in Bahrain, US allies prep for disaster, Robert Pape on Iran gaining power, mass layoffs slam US economy.

Robert Pape: https://escalationtrap.substack.com/

Brace Belden: https://x.com/TrueAnonPod

Robert Baer: https://www.amazon.com/stores/author/B001IQZM0I

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