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5 min readTwo American Servicemen Killed in Jordan; Tate Brothers Arrested in Miami
The biggest news over the weekend was the death of two American service members in Jordan after an Iranian strike on a U.S. base. According to CENTCOM, the attack involved Iranian ballistic missiles and drone strikes. One service member remains missing, and four others were medically evacuated to Jordanian hospitals. The incident raises immediate questions about U.S. strategy in the region, particularly as the Trump administration has already begun responding with new airstrikes.
The Iran Situation: Strikes, Strategy, and the Israel Factor
President Trump told News Nation the deaths were "very sad" and that "we're never allowing Iran to have a nuclear weapon." CENTCOM announced that U.S. forces launched new airstrikes against Iran at the commander in chief's direction, designed to "further degrade Iran's ability to threaten commercial shipping in the Strait of Hormuz and swiftly punish IRGC forces."
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- 1 (02:09) **Weekend Update & U.S. Servicemen Killed in Jordan** - Shapiro opens with a brief weekend update, noting the biggest news: two American servicemen were killed in Jordan by an Iranian strike on a U.S. base, with one missing and four evacuated.
- 2 (03:13) **Strategic Questions & U.S. Response** - Raises the question of overall U.S. strategy following the losses, noting the Trump administration is striking back harder with new airstrikes against Iran.
- 3 (04:05) **Iran’s Deteriorating Economy & Oil Loophole** - Details Iran’s economic collapse, with the rial now at two million to the U.S. dollar, and notes a Wall Street Journal report on Iran exploiting a gap in the U.S. blockade to ship 70 million barrels of oil worth $5-6 billion.
- 4 (05:14) **Iran’s Strategic Avoidance of Israel** - Observes that Iran is striking U.S. allies in Bahrain, Qatar, UAE, and Jordan, but notably not Israel.
- 5 (06:31) **Tate Brothers Arrested in Miami** - Reports that influencer brothers Andrew and Tristan Tate were arrested in Miami by federal authorities and are being extradited to the UK.
- 6 (07:38) **Critique of Right-Wing Embrace of the Tates** - Shapiro criticizes the right for embracing Andrew Tate as transgressive, despite his background as a self-admitted pornographer and the credible allegations against him.
- 7 (10:27) **Preview of Tomorrow’s Show** - Promises deeper analysis tomorrow on the Tate brothers’ arrest, its implications for the right and the internet, plus updates on Iran and other news.
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WEEKEND NEWS: Two Americans killed by Iranian fire in Jordan, Tates arrested…
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