Iran War Update, Live with John Aravosis

Thank you NJ McGuigan, Sally, and many others for tuning into my live video! Join me for my next live video in the app.On tonight’s show, I cover the latest chaos in Trump’s handling of the Iran war, starting with the rescue of a missing US servicemember and the extraordinary amount of sensitive detail Trump and his team are now publicly revealing about the mission. That’s not just loose talk. It potentially exposes methods, capabilities, and vulnerabilities while US pilots are still flying over Iran and similar rescue scenarios could happen again. I also get into Trump threatening the media outlet that reported the missing airman story, demanding the source and suggesting a reporter could be jailed. That’s authoritarian nonsense on its face, and it’s even more disturbing in the middle of an active war.I also break down Trump’s increasingly unhinged public messaging on Iran. Over the weekend he was threatening to “liberate” the country on one timeline, then another, then posting a profanity-laced Easter message about power plants, bridges, and the Strait of Hormuz, before delivering Iran remarks from the White House while standing next to the Easter Bunny. At the same time, he openly says he’d like to seize Iran’s oil but can’t because Americans want the war to end. He also claims the US sent guns to Iranian protesters through the Kurds, then complains the Kurds kept them. And while Trump insists the war could be over in days, the supposed Iranian concession he’s hinting at sounds suspiciously like a recycled version of the Obama-era nuclear position he spent years attacking.Beyond Iran, I also cover Trump’s latest attacks on NATO, which he now says he never needed because the alliance was merely being “tested,” along with his bizarre claim that NATO’s problems somehow “began with Greenland.” Then there’s the surreal moment where he tells little kids his autograph is worth $25,000 and segues into an autopen rant about Biden. I also hit several other major stories tonight: the Serbian false-flag allegation that appears to be unraveling, ICE detaining the newlywed wife of a US soldier training to deploy, and Zelenskyy’s highly significant visit to Damascus. And at the end of the show, we shift gears and track Artemis. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit aravosis.substack.com/subscribe