Iran War Update: Deception

On tonight’s show, I’ll be discussing the latest in the Iran war: negotiators reportedly heading back to Pakistan, Trump blurting out that Iran may be preparing a “huge offer,” and new concerns that Iran dropped more mines in the Strait of Hormuz.

We’ll also get into Reuters’ reporting that the Pentagon looked at ways to punish NATO allies Trump thinks didn’t sufficiently back US operations in Iran -- including the absurd idea of suspending Spain from NATO, which NATO then had to explain isn’t actually a thing. And we’ll talk about the bigger cost: depleted US bombs and missiles, US commanders in Europe and Asia less ready, and a war reportedly costing nearly $1 billion a day.

Then there’s the political fallout: Saudi Arabia reportedly pulling back from a $200 million Met Opera commitment because the war is hitting its economy, Trump getting hammered in poll after poll on the economy and gas prices, and Trump posting increasingly unhinged late-night claims about treason, the 2020 election, and the Southern Poverty Law Center. Plus: Trump’s bizarre Obama/Spirit Airlines/People Express claim, the firing squad, Ghislaine Maxwell pardon talk, Kash Patel’s old arrests, taxpayer payouts to Trump allies, Trump family profiteering, the Reflecting Pool disaster, witchcraft paranoia at the Navy, and the White House Correspondents’ Dinner.