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5 min readThe FBI has warned police departments in California that Iran could launch a retaliatory drone strike from an unidentified vessel off the West Coast, as the Trump administration's military campaign against Iran continues to escalate without a clear objective or exit strategy. Oil prices surged over 6% in a single day, Iran is threatening to drive prices to $200 per barrel, and the U.S. military has acknowledged striking an elementary school in Iran, killing 150 girls. Meanwhile, President Trump posted about the 2020 election and attacked a Harvard professor on social media, while telling reporters the conflict is a "little excursion" that is "way ahead of schedule."
The Escalating Military and Economic Crisis
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What you'll learn
- 1 (01:46) **War in Iran Spirals Out of Control** - The episode opens with the host reporting that the conflict has escalated, with the FBI warning of potential Iranian drone strikes on the US West Coast, specifically California.
- 2 (03:11) **Trump Calls the War a "Little Excursion"** - Trump downplays the conflict in a press conference, calling it a "little couple of weeks, few weeks of excursion" and claiming the military is "way ahead of schedule."
- 3 (04:19) **Iran Threatens to Drive Oil to $200/Barrel** - Iran shifts strategy to "continuous strikes" and warns it will block oil shipments to the US and its allies, striking vessels that don't get permission.
- 4 (05:36) **Trump Posts About 2020 Election and Harvard Professor Amid Crisis** - While the war escalates, Trump posts on social media about the Supreme Court and the 2020 election, and attacks a Harvard history department chair.
- 5 (06:42) **Trump Tells CEOs to Use Strait of Hormuz Despite Iran Strikes** - Trump encourages oil companies to use the strait, claiming the US destroyed Iran's navy, even as Iran continues to strike ships.
- 6 (07:25) **Trump Threatens to Cut Off Trade with Spain** - Trump says Spain has been "very bad" to NATO and that the US may cut off all trade with them.
- 7 (08:06) **Trump Denies Knowledge of Strike on Iranian School** - When asked about a military report confirming the US struck an elementary school, killing 150 girls, Trump responds, "I don't know anything about that."
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Show Notes
MeidasTouch host Ben Meiselas reports on Donald Trump losing all control of the Iran warn as the FBI warns California it could come under attack from Iran and Meiselas interviews Democratic Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi.
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