Trump has lifted sanctions on Iranian oil, so he is literally paying Iran not to surrender. This on top of also doing the same with Iran's ally, Russia.
The USA is now directly funding two of the three nations Trump claims to most oppose, right after Trump lifted import restrictions on China.
All of the senior military brass warned not to attack Iran, which is why Trump turned to the Fox TV cabinet instead.
And of course, Rupert Murdoch never met a war he didn't like.
People are rightfully focused on the Ellison family's buying of Paramount, TikTok, and Warner Brothers, but this deal that was just okayed could be even bigger for the tens of millions of Americans who are addicted to local TV news.
If you thought Sinclair was bad, the new Nextstar will be broadcasting propaganda to 80% of Americans https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2026/03/fcc-lets-nexstar-buy-tegna-creating-trump-approved-broadcaster-reaching-80-of-us/