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Did America Just Abandon Israel After Iran’s Attack
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- Jun 10, 2026
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Summary
Iran fired on Israel for the first time since April. America told both sides to stop. Israel ignored them. And Iran is walking away from this looking stronger than when it started.In this podcast I break down the real objectives of each side, why America is desperate for an off-ramp it can’t reach, and why Iran is no longer just fighting to survive.Sources:Operation Project Freedom (Strait of Hormuz)https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/5/5/centcom-says-project-freedom-has-just-2https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Project_FreedomPentagon assessment: Hormuz could stay closed 6+ months (Washington Post)https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2026/04/22/iran-hormuz-mines/Foreign Policy: Lebanon inching toward civil war with Hezbollahhttps://foreignpolicy.com/2026/03/09/lebanon-hezbollah-civil-war-israel-iran/World Bank: Gulf GDP downgrade from 4.4% to 1.3%https://www.worldbank.org/en/region/mena/publication/middle-east-north-africa-afghanistan-and-pakistan-economic-updateUAE absorbed 2,800+ Iranian missiles and droneshttps://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/5/5/uae-intercepts-missiles-and-drones-for-second-day80 Gulf energy facilities targetedhttps://theconversation.com/how-severe-has-the-economic-impact-of-the-iran-war-been-for-the-gulf-states-282629Iran FM Araghchi: “Had Lebanon been a bargaining chip, we’d have a deal long ago”https://www.cnn.com/2026/06/05/middleeast/lebanon-israel-hezbollah-peace-intlBusiness Standard: Tehran makes Lebanon ceasefire a condition for any deal with Washingtonhttps://www.business-standard.com/world-news/iran-declares-support-for-hezbollah-with-wider-peace-deal-in-doubt-126060501368_1.htmlTrump confirmed calling Netanyahu “f***ing crazy” (Axios/Times of Israel)https://www.axios.com/2026/06/01/trump-netanyahu-israel-lebanon-callhttps…