"Nobody knows if we’re going to war with Iran, including Donald Trump, but the frenzied media coverage leaves the impression it’s already been decided.

The message of the coverage is clear: It doesn’t really matter what the public thinks; it has no role to play in the decision; and it is too ignorant to understand the issue anyway."

~ Ken Klippenstein

#Trump #Iran #media #war
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https://www.kenklippenstein.com/p/are-we-going-to-war-with-iran

Are We Going to War With Iran?

Deciphering the coverage

Ken Klippenstein

"It looks like the US is about to launch a major attack on Iran — again.

The problem is, no one seems to know exactly what Trump is after or why he is doing this now. He’s about to write a new chapter in the long and (mostly) ignominious history of American presidents thinking they can bend the world to their will by dropping bombs on foreign countries, yet he himself doesn’t seem to know why, let alone how it’s supposed to end."

~ Paul Waldman

#Trump #Iran #war
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https://www.publicnotice.co/p/trump-iran-war

Trump is about to start a war he hasn't bothered to explain

It's not even clear he knows why he wants to bomb Iran.

Public Notice

"Donald Trump’s decision to order airstrikes against Iran will hinge in part on the judgment of Trump’s special envoys, Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner, about whether Tehran is stalling over a deal to relinquish its capacity to produce nuclear weapons, according to people familiar with the matter."

~ Hugo Lowell

#Trump #Iran #war #JaredKushner #SteveWitkoff
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https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/feb/23/trump-iran-airstrikes-nuclear-deal

Trump Iran airstrikes decision to be guided by Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff’s advice

Exclusive: Trump’s decision will be driven by envoys’ judgment on whether Iran is stalling on a nuclear deal

The Guardian

@wdlindsy

If Iran were to create a Sovereign Fund, and "invest" some billions with Jared, I'd be willing to bet they'd be in the clear.