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Category: THE IRAN WAR – Jul 21 2026
MORE LIES: TRUMP ADMINISTRATION INSISTS THAT IRANIANS ARE DESPERATE FOR A DEAL
The White House said last week that Iran “very much continues to talk” with U.S. negotiators and has expressed that they “want to make a deal” because of the “devastating blows” absorbed by the U.S. military.
WHAT CEASEFIRE? ISRAEL CONTINUES TO CARRY OUT STRIKES ON SOUTHERN LEBANON
The IDF did not slow its attacks on southern Lebanon over the weekend, and witnesses told news outlets that they heard explosions and saw the Israeli military cut down trees in the region, according to Anadolu.
U.S. REPOSITIONS WARPLANES AS IRAN WAR INTENSIFIES
The U.S. is sending more military aircraft to the Middle East as the hot war between Washington and Tehran intensifies, according to a report Sunday.
TRUMP RE-IMPOSES NAVAL BLOCKADE OF ALL IRAN’S PORTS AS MOU CRUMBLES
The Trump administration announced last week that it would reimpose the naval blockade outside the Strait of Hormuz on all ships with connections to Iranian ports to choke Tehran economically and reimpose its will in the region.
IRAN WILL NOT COMPROMISE WHEN IT COMES TO THE STRAIT OF HORMUZ: REPORT
The Iran War has proven to Tehran that its most feared weapon is its ability to close the Strait of Hormuz, and the country’s new leadership will not ever give up its rule over the strategic waterway, according to a report in the Financial Times.
TRUMP’S FORMER DEFENSE HEAD SAYS U.S. CAN’T JUST BOMB IRAN INTO SUBMISSION
Mark Esper, the former head of the Department of Defense during President Donald Trump’s first term, said in an interview last week that it is unlikely that air strikes alone will bring the Iranians back to the negotiating table, and said it seems the administration has two options.
TRUMP CHANGES IRAN WAR GOALS
President Donald Trump has been accused by critics of never really explaining why the U.S. and Israel launched their illegal war of aggression against Iran, but the president’s decision to publicly move the goal posts has left Israelis concerned that Washington will ignore their war goals.







