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News & Current Events Apr 3, 2026 at 12:18 PM

Exclusive: US intelligence assesses Iran maintains significant missile launching capability, sources say

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Exclusive: US intelligence assesses Iran maintains significant missile launching capability, sources say | CNN Politics
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Exclusive: US intelligence assesses Iran maintains significant missile launching capability, sources say | CNN Politics
Roughly half of Iran’s missile launchers are still intact and thousands of one-way attack drones remain in Iran’s arsenal despite the daily pounding by US and Israeli strikes against military targets over the past five weeks, according to recent US intelligence assessments, three sources familiar with the intel told CNN.

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SamuraiCook Apr 3, 2026 +1064
Tulsi is totally getting fired.
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SomewhereNo8378 Apr 3, 2026 +437
that would be in itself a major improvement for national security. Until they bring in the next Russian asset
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PhoenixTineldyer Apr 3, 2026 +231
"Gabbard's replacement, Pladimir Vutin..."
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LordChunggis Apr 3, 2026 +38
Pladimir Vutin is a hero of the BGK. Put some respect on that name.
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Aldo_says Apr 3, 2026 +14
Pladimir Vutin has 12 consecutive top 20 hits in the russia version of billboard or onlyfarms top ten or less category. Thanks Obama!
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HSIOT55 6 days ago +2
And it's Vlad with an obviously bad wig and fake moustache.
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Material_Ad_554 Apr 4, 2026 +6
Israeli* asset
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mrjosemeehan 6 days ago +2
Get you a traitor who can do both.
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tots4scott Apr 4, 2026 +42
I mean, she could've told Trump et al this assessment, and Trump still could have lied to everyone publicly and Hegseth could have still sent jets over Iran. In fact it's probably more probable that she didn't lie and they were just incompetent.
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musci12234 Apr 4, 2026 +14
I mean Trump probably isn't the one managing communication between teams. Warmaster Hegseth was probably just as desperate to start the great crusade.
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Niceromancer Apr 4, 2026 +6
Shes a woman. They don't listen to women.
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how-could-ai Apr 3, 2026 +28
Targetting the ladies in the admin
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txroller Apr 3, 2026 +12
The first ones to get thrown under the wacko drump bus
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Ill-Difference1672 6 days ago +1
Especially women of color. With medals. And military honors. 
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-M-o-X- Apr 4, 2026 +4
Tulsi vs Hegseth who goes down first
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Perdix_Icarus Apr 4, 2026 +2
Both are awful, but if I have to pick one , Tulsi is still far better compared to Kegesth.
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Yetanotherdeafguy Apr 4, 2026 +1
I hate Tulsi for being a lying Russian asset, but my money's on Trump just *saying* they're done and Hegseth just 'yes, and'-ing him
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vicegrip Apr 3, 2026 +626
Oh no, Trump lied. Again. And again. And again. Trump always lies. MAGA shiting on everything.
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Bubbles_2025 Apr 3, 2026 +91
Rules that Roy Cohn taught Donald Trump: 1. Never admit when you're wrong 2. Never concede defeat when you lose 3. Attack anyone who attacks you even when you're wrong. Trump went on national TV this week and just made up lie after lie to the nations face. Most of us know he’s lying and he has no issue doing it. There’s no shame at all with these people.
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WasThatInappropriate Apr 3, 2026 +68
Maybe it was completely annhilated and they managed to rebuild it all in a few hours? /s (for the americans)
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time_traveller_kek Apr 3, 2026 +36
Just like how they rebuilt their nuclear capabilities in just 6 months. /s
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DisillusionedPatriot Apr 3, 2026 +19
It's gotta be frustrating to be a week away from having nuclear capabilities, for 30 years /s
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aerost0rm Apr 3, 2026 +13
It also has to be frustrating to be days away from $5.00 a gallon gas, and public opinion. Continues to diminish. All the while asking for more money for a conflict he starting due to his ego and being pushed by Israel
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catdogbear13 Apr 4, 2026 +7
You think that's frustrating??? Try being on the opposite side of the world to the US and having astronomical gas prices!!! But hey at least we still have gas! There's people going without. All this because Americans couldn't get off their asses to vote.
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phyrros 6 days ago -1
>But hey at least we still have gas! There's people going without. All this because Americans couldn't get off their asses to vote. It is something between cute and rude when US Americans complain about the price of oil even though their oil price is so massively subsidized. Norways Diesel price sits at \~$10 gallon and you don't see them running around complaining \^
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WasThatInappropriate Apr 4, 2026 +5
We're nearly at $8 in the UK thanks to that clown. The US has it exceptionally c**** and we all collectively roll our eyes when y'all are complaining. (It was unreasonably difficult to convert all that to freedom units, partly cos americans dont even use the correct gallon. UK masterimperial4life)
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Redowl199 Apr 4, 2026 +1
Mainly Israil!
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Axin_Saxon Apr 3, 2026 +13
Nah, see: when Trump said they decimated Irans missile facilities, he wasn’t being overly dramatic. He was being historically accurate. They only destroyed a tenth!
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TheCh0rt Apr 3, 2026 -4
It's totally possible he just didn't know because the yes men tell him all defenses have been destroyed. They've had nearly 50 years to prepare for this.
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myislanduniverse Apr 3, 2026 +337
Lol ya f****** think? Did they assess that from all the downed aircraft?
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rainbowgeoff Apr 3, 2026 +85
Those stones get pretty high with the right trebuchet.
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PhoenixTineldyer Apr 3, 2026 +17
They shouldn't have been flying 300m away
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Head-Ad9893 Apr 3, 2026 +12
Well you see ..The war is just about ended, and they have no military, and no air defenses
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aerost0rm Apr 3, 2026 +2
Yes that’s how the US will give in.
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off_by_two Apr 3, 2026 +17
And all the missiles still being launched lol
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bodyturnedup Apr 3, 2026 +22
My favorite part is acknowledging that Iran has numerous "missile cities" built into the mountains and that there was never any attempt to address how the f*** they were ever going to locate enough of them to play whack-a-mole with the launchers popping out and sending salvos. From day 1, anyone with a passing interest in how Iran manages a stockpile of tens of thousands of missiles and drones would quickly realize that the only card that these freaks could play is inflicting pain and suffering on the civilian population and symbolic assassinations. This is all happening without facing direct military confrontation from the two largest military superpowers. The Hollywoodization of genocide and war games is pretty appropriate for a group of fraudulent societies. Glad we no longer have to pretend the global terrorism alliance was ever capable of winning anything besides civilian deathcounts and stolen resources/people.
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Squirll Apr 4, 2026 +3
That headline again "Man with gunshot wound realizes assailant has a gun"
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911Josie Apr 4, 2026 +5
Aircraft pilot looking like Burt in Tremors 2 "I feel I was denied some critical, need to know information."
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dear8726 Apr 3, 2026 +145
Duh...the last 24 hours resoundingly answered that question.
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johndoe201401 6 days ago +2
Thank god we have the experts to confirm what everyone knows
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PhoenixTineldyer Apr 3, 2026 +104
You mean the rotting kumquat lied? Who could have ever guessed
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JimHeckdiver Apr 3, 2026 +48
But i thought we obliterated them more than anyone has ever done.
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Rhodesian_Lion Apr 3, 2026 +10
Breaking news: lying liar lies!
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VoicesByZane Apr 3, 2026 +73
I wonder what tipped them off. Maybe the four downed aircraft?
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riko77can Apr 3, 2026 +39
Might also have been the steady and increasing strikes on Israel and the GCC nations.
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aerost0rm Apr 3, 2026 +7
And even if they run low on missiles, they can use hostage negotiations to get more money to buy some, or just ask their foreign allies, who will be more than happy to give the US a black eye
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YurpeeTheHerpee Apr 4, 2026 +2
I think theyre talking about the bigger missiles pocking up Israel's land.
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exotic_coconuts Apr 3, 2026 +41
I was able to gather this based on all of the missiles they are still launching…
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tabrizzi Apr 3, 2026 +61
So they are still a long way from the stone age?
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BANeutron Apr 3, 2026 +36
Currently they’re bombed back to 2019. Thank you for your attention to this matter.
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aerost0rm Apr 3, 2026 +6
Here I thought they were bombed back to December
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hendrixbridge Apr 4, 2026 +5
7 years per month, so it would need 63 years to send them to 3300 BCE.
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Imbleedingalready Apr 3, 2026 +16
Well no shit. What tipped them off? Could it have been the continious stream of drones and missiles they keep launching throughout the entire region? These f****** muppets.
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slimj091 Apr 3, 2026 +29
Someone in US intelligence is getting fired, and investigated soon.
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FreeUsePolyDaddy Apr 3, 2026 +29
Probably whoever wrote the report 2 months ago telling the administration this would happen.
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Ancient-Bat1755 5 days ago +1
They already had fired the Iran fbi folks a few weeks before the war and Patel could not recall that they were fired under oath .
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FreeUsePolyDaddy 5 days ago +1
Under oath before Congress means nothing to this administration. Unless failure to imply results in immediate non-pardonable incarceration they will just lie and evade. The notion that they would care about the value of an oath has become a sick joke.
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Historical-View4058 Apr 3, 2026 +28
Looks like they found another reason to fire another female cabinet member.
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chronoic Apr 3, 2026 +22
Or another General who thinks the war is a bad idea.
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Historical-View4058 Apr 3, 2026 +8
Can't believe Kegbreath fired the ACoS. Failed news hack.
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aerost0rm Apr 3, 2026 +2
Such a shame this will put a bad taste in the public’s mouth in regard to women in high ranking positions. Though it will only take a few women making smarter decisions than their male counterparts to fix the situation. This will take a while though
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Shumina-Ghost Apr 3, 2026 +11
No no. You misunderstand. Orange diaper man that touches kiddies said we totally for sure blew up everything. I believe orange diaper man. Facts are for losers.
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YamiDes1403 Apr 3, 2026 +20
it goes from destroyed to 70% to 50% and now "most of them are not destroyed?" lol
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zer04ll Apr 3, 2026 +7
But we already won and wipe them all out thats what Trump said
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KtaadnRota Apr 3, 2026 +5
I assessed that myself based on all the missiles they are still launching. How much are these intelligence folks getting paid, I wonder?
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moreobviousthings Apr 3, 2026 +6
Good thing Trump never listens to US intelligence, otherwise he would be in deep shit!
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chronoic Apr 3, 2026 +5
The US intell is Israel, and Israel's proof that all the launchers are destory is "Trust me bro".
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off_by_two Apr 3, 2026 +2
Only takes a bit of missile launching capabilities to keep the Strait closed btw
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willismthomp Apr 4, 2026 +2
Oh is that what all the planes downed today told you guys?!
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Surturiel Apr 4, 2026 +2
But Manly man's Man Hegseth said they were all destroyed, shaking in their panties, ready to beg for mercy (that of course, him being a "Deus Vult" crusader, he'll never give) /S
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AccomplishedSoft1350 Apr 4, 2026 +2
You mean to tell me that an industrious nation of 88M can rebuild stuff pretty quick??? That was so not obvious to any of us ....
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oblivion476 Apr 4, 2026 +2
The funniest part is that the media and plenty of others seem to be surprised by this turn of events. They're sitting here believing this administration when they've done nothing but lie and bullshit their way through everything so far. Like, no shit their capacity hasn't been destroyed. Iran is massive and most of it mountainous. This is Afghanistan on crack and steroids. Not with 300,000 troops could you hope to do this, it's folly.
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DirtDevil1337 Apr 4, 2026 +2
It pisses me off that CBC News in Canada repeats what Trump or his admin says as if they're facts
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Squirll Apr 4, 2026 +2
That headline again "Man with gunshot wound realizes assailant is armed"
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OkTemporary5981 6 days ago +2
That’s what you call obliterated.
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edingerc Apr 3, 2026 +3
A couple of Air Force pilots also assessed that 
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Sedert1882 Apr 3, 2026 +3
Iran was ready for this war 20 years ago. What did Trump think they were doing all this time?
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furrysalesman69 Apr 3, 2026 +4
Were we not just arguing that aipac was bad? Why is the US aligning themselves with Israel?!
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Catymandoo Apr 3, 2026
Indeed, and what exactly does the USA (not Trump and family) gain from this alliance. Equally, Trump has sought to ingratiate himself with some Arab nations. - So he’s trapped in a commitment of his own creation?
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furrysalesman69 Apr 4, 2026
It’s now what the US gains, which would probably be money, but what Israel gains. Influence.  His orange juice ahh is held by the threat of prison by both the US and Israel (because of their relationship with Epstein.)
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Ditka85 Apr 3, 2026 +2
But…but…our fearless leader said their military capability had been obliterated. Twice.
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CapitanianExtinction Apr 3, 2026 +2
Looks like the Air Force general will be joining the army one on the unemployment line 
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WasThatInappropriate Apr 3, 2026 +3
MI6 never made those claims about Russia. Its knowable to a good enough intelligence agency
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ntgco Apr 4, 2026 +1
Airforce need help. Hello Marines.
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Worst_Comment_Evar Apr 4, 2026 +1
Words are meaningless without accountability. America has a major accountability crisis.
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WeddingPKM Apr 4, 2026 +1
I mean I figured that one out by the fact that they keep bombing things.
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Reasonable-Turn-5940 Apr 4, 2026 +1
As a lib, I'm feeling totally owned. More so than the Iranian military
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A_Nonny_Muse Apr 4, 2026 +1
We're too busy blowing up schools and hospitals for fun.
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therolando906 Apr 4, 2026 +1
When was the last time Trump told the truth?
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ValhirFirstThunder Apr 4, 2026 +1
But is that interference with us in the room right now. Or is it in the room with him?
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elementality883 Apr 4, 2026 +1
Hmmmm...couldn't tell between all the missiles and drones Iran has been launching. As well as the planes being shot out of the sky.
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Character_Lunch_5083 Apr 4, 2026 +1
I thought we already won the war multiple times per Trump?
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Superb-Freedom7144 Apr 4, 2026 +1
Les services de renseignement américain évaluent que l'Iran conserve une capacité de lancement de missile significative malgré toute les frappes.
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snower88 Apr 4, 2026 +1
So who is lying? The trump wolf boy who cried he won ; or US intelligence?
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Kahzgul Apr 4, 2026 +1
Is the "source" just the fact that Iran keeps shooting down our planes? Or is the "source" just inferenced based on the fact that Trump, a known liar, said the opposite? Both are acceptable. I just wanna know.
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Tramonto83 Apr 4, 2026 +1
*US intelligence looks up* "Yep, still launching..."
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x3i4n Apr 4, 2026 +1
If trump say something, its the opposite. So iran has not lost, they have missiles, and its not gonna take 2 weeks.
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manthing11 6 days ago +1
US Intelligence is an oxymoron of biblical proportions.
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evergreencenotaph 6 days ago +1
And it’s taken to a whole new Old Testament level.
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disasterbot 6 days ago +1
Trump should go over there and check it out for himself.
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Ill-Difference1672 6 days ago +1
…. And this comes out just as Cankles was about to fire tulsi gabbard.  Interesting timing, no? 🤔 
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Ancient_Sun_2061 Apr 3, 2026 +1
No shit Sherlock, they just hit a plane
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Artistic_Half_8301 Apr 3, 2026 +1
So our president lied, in wartime?
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Mobile-Bar7732 Apr 3, 2026 +1
But...but....but...the ped0 and chief said the [US has destroyed 100% of Iran's](https://www.politifact.com/article/2026/mar/17/iran-war-us-destroyed-military-capability/) military? I'm starting to think Trump isn't telling the truth. /s
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DistanceToEmpty Apr 3, 2026 +1
This is America's Suez Crisis moment.
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Barnezhilton Apr 3, 2026 +1
He said April Fools after his presidential address last Wednesday but the cameras were already off
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BareNakedSole Apr 3, 2026 +1
I am genuinely worried about the safety of the ground forces Trump is looking to send in to Iran.
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Xanthus179 Apr 4, 2026 +1
Weird. Thought they had been 300% defeated or whatever the math genius said.
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us1549 Apr 3, 2026
Yes we can see that. It is clobbering a certain country's missile defense system
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ludditeee Apr 4, 2026
Sources say = research… in mice
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tevolosteve Apr 3, 2026 -1
No no I just heard the president say we won the war and they have no more missiles. He wouldn’t lie right?
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