Trump's speech was significant for what he did not say
By Brad Ryan
The US president's national address was largely a cobble-together of past talking points and Truth Social posts. Perhaps the most notable takeaways relate to what went unmentioned.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-04-02/donald-trump-addresses-nation-on-iran-war-analysis/106524864
But those moves were being reversed on Thursday after Trump’s speech as traders who had added risk this week were swiftly exiting those positions, bracing for a prolonged #energy shock to spur worry over #stagflation - rapid #inflation with slow growth.
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The Trump Administration Is Sabotaging Its Own Arctic Strategy https://www.justsecurity.org/135071/trump-admin-sabotage-arctic-strategy/
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Once again, Trump declines to describe desired end-state to his Iran war - Defense One https://www.defenseone.com/threats/2026/04/trump-iran-war-end-state/412574/
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On Wednesday evening, #Iran launched missiles at #Israel in what Iranian state-aligned media outlets hailed as one of their biggest attacks yet. Extensive damage was reported in several cities in central Israel, according to the country’s fire & rescue services.
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In Tehran, Iranians were jolted awake early Wednesday as fighter jets dropped powerful bombs on the capital, shattering windows, shaking buildings & sending people racing for cover. Videos & photographs posted by residents showed gray columns of smoke hovering over Tehran’s skyline.
CENTCOM said its forces had struck >12,300 targets inside #Iran since the #war began. As has been the case since the start of the war, the statement offered few details.
RE: https://mastodon.social/@rmblaber1956/116330011350276862
More than a decade ago, the United States Department of Defense said that #ClimateChange was a #NationalSecurity issue.
The mission would require the airlift of potentially hundreds or thousands of #troops & heavy equipment to support the excavation & recovery of #radioactive material. That could take weeks, former #defense officials have estimated, & take place under fire deep inside #Iran.
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Trump’s request for the plan, previously unreported, signals his interest in contemplating what would be an unusually sensitive & high-stakes special operations mission.…
Limiting Iran’s capacity to build a #nuclear weapon remains a top goal of the #Trump admin. But this plan, experts say, would represent an enormously difficult endeavor of a type never before attempted during wartime.
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