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Dulcinea

(10,047 posts)
Sat Mar 21, 2026, 07:17 AM Yesterday

Iran war enters its fourth week with no clear end in sight

(NPR) As the war in the Middle East enters its fourth week, President Trump said on Friday the administration is considering "winding down" military efforts in the region.

The Israeli military said early Saturday it was once again striking targets in Tehran, as the United States and Israel claim to dominate the skies over Iran, with Iranian missile and drone attacks down 90% from the early days of the war, according to the U.S. Department of Defense.

Meanwhile, the Trump administration announced on Friday it is temporarily lifting sanctions on some oil from Iran, in an attempt to ease one of the worst disruptions to the world oil market ever experienced.

With over 3,000 vessels stranded in the Middle East, according to the International Maritime Organization, then Persian Gulf has become a massive parking lot for ships waiting for a resolution to the near-total halt of traffic through the Strait of Hormuz.

https://www.npr.org/2026/03/21/nx-s1-5755539/iran-war-fourth-week

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Iran war enters its fourth week with no clear end in sight (Original Post) Dulcinea Yesterday OP
All to divert attention from the Epstein Files bucolic_frolic Yesterday #1
arrest try convict Whip-poor-will 23 hrs ago #2

bucolic_frolic

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1. All to divert attention from the Epstein Files
Sat Mar 21, 2026, 07:43 AM
Yesterday

They don't want to end the war. Dragging it on suits their purposes perfectly.

Whip-poor-will

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2. arrest try convict
Sat Mar 21, 2026, 08:31 AM
23 hrs ago

The FBI tapes and cd's Starring pedo pres mushroom man must have some surprise unintended endings not suitable for the PG crowd .

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