Given the #IranWar events of the previous day, trying to gain some understanding of over-night activity

This seems to be it:

Laura Rozen reposted

Shelby Edwards -- @STEWest

"After 10:00 pm east coast time and there still no statement about the downing of the F15 in Iran today, the recovery of one crew member at a cost, the missing second.

Not even the most perfunctory "'There is an American lost in Iran' tonight and crickets." acknowledgement."

Let's repeat that:

"There is an American lost in Iran tonight and crickets."

Looks like the realities of war have finally shut #DonaldTrump's big yap...

#Iran #IranWar #WorldWarIII #DonaldTrump #PeteHegseth #BenjaminNetanyahu

OK, from oldest post at the bottom up to newest at the top:

The sharp-eyed will notice "recovered" not "rescued"

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Laura Rozen -- @lrozen
8m

The White House called a “lid,” per WH pool, meaning Trump not expected to go out or make any public appearances today.

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Alireza Talakoubnejad -- Alireza Talakoubnejad -- websterkaroon

So two jets were downed and two helicopters were hit (extent of damage unclear) but managed to get out?

A senior White House official tells me the President’s national security team is gathered at the White House.

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Tom Rogan -- @TomRtweets
51m

"Two pararescue HH-60G Pave Hawk rescue helicopters were damaged after taking fire from Iranian forces, with personnel wounded on one helicopter."

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OSINTtechnical -- @Osinttechnical
1h

Two US helicopters were struck by Iranian fire while recovering the pilot of the downed F-15E -a US official to NBC.

#Iran #IranWar #WorldWarIII #DonaldTrump #PeteHegseth

Apr 3 morning update:

Jeet Heer reposted:

Seth Harp -- @sethharpesq

"American officials should stop snorting cocaine between meetings."

No one ever talks about this but the use of stimulant drugs including dextroamphetamine and modafinil among ruling class elites is a huge part of why US foreign policy is so violent and insane.

Gandalv -- @Microinteracti1
5h

A French general just looked at Trump’s plan to build a runway inside Iran to fly out uranium under active bombing.

His response: “American officials should stop snorting cocaine between meetings.”

#Iran #IranWar #WorldWarIII #DonaldTrump #PeteHegseth #BenjaminNetanyahu #BangerMemes

BRB

Gotta run to the store right quick. Somehow all out of pop corn

Weijia Jiang reposted

Karoline Leavitt -- @PressSec

"TUNE IN: Tomorrow night at 9PM ET, President Trump will give an Address to the Nation to provide an important update on Iran."

And on April 1, too

Oughta be a banger

#Iran #IranWar #WorldWarIII #DonaldTrump #PeteHegseth #BenjaminNetanyahu

Absolutely cannot believe the number of people going ape-shit-bananas on Teh Tweeters right now over a #WSJ post that:

"#Trump has reportedly begun telling aides that he is willing to end the war with Iran without forcing open the #StraitofHormuz and will encourage the #GulfArabStates and #Europe to launch an operation on their own later to do so.

Ultimate rug pull if true..."

Markets are closed; wait for Trump's follow-up shortly after markets open tomorrow

Have these morons learned nothing?

UPDATE: Mini Dow futures up sharply; Brent Crude Oil futures down sharply

Good God, people, think...

#Iran #IranWar #WorldWarIII #DonaldTrump #PeteHegseth #BenjaminNetanyahu

Matchbox. Today’s cartoon by Guffo. More cartoons: https://www.cartoonmovement.com/

#Iran #escalation #MiddleEast #WorldWarIII