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  1. DOJ Moves to Confiscate Iran Oil As Legal War Prize https://redstate.com/wardclark/2026/08/27/doj-moves-to-confiscate-iran-oil-as-legal-war-prize-n2206136
    familiar with the plans.Reviving prize courts, which is expected to face legal challenges, is intended to strengthen the blockade of Iran … bogged down by competing claims.Legal experts see civil forfeiture as an imperfect model for US interests in choking the economy of Iran … and other adversaries.In one ongoing case, the seizure of a Venezuelan supertanker that supported Iran led to DOJ filing a civil complaint…
  2. UAE Says Iran Fired Missiles at Shipping - There Goes Tehran’s 28 Billion Trade Lifeline https://redstate.com/ben-smith/2026/08/19/uae-says-iran-fire…ipping-there-goes-tehrans-28-billion-trade-lifeline-n2205802
    Iran has also refused to claim responsibility for recent strikes on Emirati oil tankers in the Strait of Hormuz.Read More: Iran Reneges … Iran, as usual, said nothing. … Iran is finding out what that means.…
  3. Tehran’s Hormuz Blockade Looks Like History’s Dumbest Trade Own-Goal https://redstate.com/streiff/2026/09/03/tehrans-hormuz-blockade-looks-like-historys-dumbest-trade-own-goal-n2206471
    closure of the Strait of Hormuz seems likely to result in the relegation of Hormuz to a commercial backwater rather than giving Iran … declared finding an alternative to the Strait of Hormuz a national priority.This pipeline brings its own potential problems; see New: Iran … But while Iran has been accused, rightfully so, of being duplicitous, vicious, and bloody-minded, no one has ever accused it of being…
  4. Pentagon Supercharges Patriot and THAAD With 7-Year Industry Pacts https://redstate.com/wardclark/2026/08/31/pentagon-supercharges-patriot-and-thaad-with-7-year-industry-pacts-n2206296
    There are reports that the Army's inventory of these critical air-defense weapons has been drawn down in the ongoing conflict with Iran … may be the next big thing in military technology, but ballistic missiles are still an ever-present threat, as this dust-up with Iran
  5. Boom: Bessent Goes Beastmode With Latest Effort Against Iran https://redstate.com/nick-arama/2026/08/20/bessent-remarks-on-iran-n2205853
    One of the biggest weapons we have been utilizing against Iran isn't a military weapon; it's the economic weapon of Operation Economic … Scott Bessent just DROPPED this chilling line on Iran"WE ARE GOING TO COLLAPSE THIS REGIME." … They're already suffering incredible inflation in Iran.…
  6. Iran Puts $10 Million Bounty on Barron Trump in Twisted New Video https://redstate.com/wardclark/2026/08/24/iran-puts-10-million-bounty-on-barron-trump-in-sick-new-video-n2205987
    Iran is being pushed to the brink, and it's showing in their increasing desperation. … Iran is claiming to have a $10 million on Barron's head, while also claiming Barron's whereabouts and movements are "monitored." … But Iran did mention a few specifics.It further stated that it uncovered Barron’s accounts for Xbox, FIFA video games, and Discord,…
  7. Trump Announces 'Economic D-Day' Against Iran, Will Be 'Most Crushing' Financial Operation Ever https://redstate.com/bobhoge/2026/08/19/trump-announces-econ…iran-will-be-most-crushing-financial-operation-ever-n2205823
    Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has already enacted numerous sanctions and economic punishments against the Islamic Republic of Iran … they throw any lifelines to the mullahs, they will pay a steep cost courtesy of the U.S.Trump calls for an Economic D-Day against IranIRAN WILL NEVER HAVE A NUCLEAR WEAPON. THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION TO THIS MATTER. President DONALD J.…
  8. New: Treasury Targets Hezbollah’s Cash Smuggling Network, Links to Iran https://redstate.com/wardclark/2026/08/20/new-treasury-targets-hezbollahs-cash-smuggling-network-links-to-iran-n2205866
    release designating 10 individuals involved in a massive cash-moving operation in Lebanon, Turkey, the United Arab Emirates, and Iran …  The network utilizes couriers travelling on commercial airline flights between Lebanon, Turkiye, the UAE, and Iran to move up … This appears to have been a key pipeline for cash moving from Iran to Hezbollah and other Islamic terror groups.…
  9. New Report: Iran Considering Striking US Military Targets in Europe https://redstate.com/wardclark/2026/08/19/new-report-iran-considering-striking-us-military-targets-in-europe-n2205815
    A new report out of Iran, if it's accurate, would represent yet another episode in Iran's recurring series, "Our Mouth is Writing Checks …  That's a bit of a poser, since if we escalate too much more, there won't be any Iran left.Two regime insiders told the FT that … That isn't a bear... well, let's say a weasel that Iran should be thinking about poking.…
  10. Trump Signals the End to Talks With Iran As the US Takes Full Control of the Strait of Hormuz https://redstate.com/jenniferoo/2026/08/18/the-time-for-talk…cates-full-control-of-the-strait-is-in-the-us-hands-n2205742
    Memorandum of Understanding (MOU), the signing of which precipitated the beginning of a 60-day ceasefire of military operations against Iran … On Monday, President Donald Trump called for Iran to "put up the white flag of surrender," and declared that the administration had … While no one is supremely confident (nor should they be), the possibility of Iran cratering from within becomes greater.…
  11. The Essex Files: Iran's Broken Promises Demand Clear-Eyed Resolve https://redstate.com/brad-essex/2026/08/18/the-essex-files-irans-broken-promises-demand-clear-eyed-resolve-n2205719
    The 60-day window established by the June memorandum of understanding between the United States and Iran has closed without a final … Iran immediately advanced bad-faith demands, including a total lifting of the U.S. naval blockade, full American military withdrawal … (IRAN CRISIS: US-ISRAEL STRIKES IRAN)BREAKING:UPDATE (6)🇵🇰🇮🇱🇺🇸🇮🇷US President Trump says the US is not seeking an extension…
  12. IRGC Cyber Campaign Exposed: 17 Iranians Indicted https://redstate.com/wardclark/2026/08/18/irgc-cyber-campaign-exposed-17-iranians-now-face-charges-n2205777
     The defendants conducted many of these intrusions on behalf of the Islamic Republic of Iran’s (“Iran”) Islamic Revolutionary … Guard Corps (“IRGC”), one of several entities within the government of Iran responsible for gathering intelligence, as well as other … Are they (presumably) in Iran?…
  13. New: Trump Confirms IRGC Backchannel, Demands Iran’s White Flag https://redstate.com/wardclark/2026/08/17/new-trump-confirms-irgc-backchannel-demands-irans-white-flag-n2205693
    Monday marks the end of the 60-day cease-fire between the United States and Iran, and as of Monday morning, things were already getting … President Trump is calling on Iran to surrender, and claiming to now have an inside channel to the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps … The political upheaval would also, almost certainly, give Iran some cause for optimism.…
  14. Morning Minute: 1, 2, 3, 4, I Declare a Meme War! https://redstate.com/smoosieq/2026/09/02/morning-minute-n2206395
    That significantly raises the price Iran will pay for continued attacks on commercial shipping.Big Four Wanted More Climate Reporting … signal for our dead burglar to decide to see opportunities in a different field entirely.HotAir — Trump: Who Says I Want a Deal With Iran … No one should want a deal with the radical Islamist terrorists that currently have Iran in their grip.…
  15. The Truth About Why Criminals Thrive on China's Economic Model https://redstate.com/wardclark/2026/08/29/the-truth-about-why-criminals-thrive-on-chinas-economic-model-n2206218
    geopolitical ally of the other two nations that are most interested in seeing the United States being taken down a peg or five: Iran … On Friday, I reported on a major Treasury Department lockdown on the extensive financial network that allows Iran to illicitly move … economy.Part of this is also because much of that activity is aimed at harming the United States, in particular the illicit aid to Iran
  16. Karoline Leavitt Signs Off With a Tribute to Trump and Her 'Adventure of a Lifetime' https://redstate.com/nick-arama/2026/08/27/karoline-leavitts-last-day-n2206137
    iate90vUca— Rapid Response 47 (@RapidResponse47) August 27, 2026Additionally, she outlined how the Trump team is going after Iran … with Operation Economic Outcast and how much Iran has been weakened.…
  17. Voting Machines Are 'Perfect' — Except for Those Pesky China-Made Parts, DHS Warns https://redstate.com/bobhoge/2026/08/27/voting-machines-are…fect-except-for-those-pesky-chinese-parts-dhs-warns-n2206148
    '- National Intelligence Council Memo October 2024“We assess that some U.S. adversaries—at a minimum China, Iran, and Russia…have the … Meanwhile, Iran, Russia, and China are all suspected by DHS of at least investigating the possibility of meddling in our elections.Paper…
  18. Iran Threatens Offensive Action in Strait of Hormuz As Interim Deal Expires https://redstate.com/rc-maxwell/2026/08/17/iran-threatens-of…action-in-strait-of-hormuz-as-interim-deal-expires-n2205718
    “Iranian entities must be prepared to escalate tensions in the Strait of Hormuz and wider region, as Iran will be ready to make decisions …  The Iranian official added that Iran would conduct a “timely and precise” military attack aimed at breaking the U.S. naval blockade … If Iran continues threatening escalation, the situation could become even more dire for Tehran.…
  19. Both Sides Mum As CIA Head Ratcliffe Made Unannounced Visit to Russia. What Was He Doing There? https://redstate.com/bobhoge/2026/08/25/boths-sides-mum-as-c…unannounced-visit-to-russia-what-was-he-doing-there-n2206059
    official in Russia or the purpose of the visit.Speculation is feverish on social media about what he’s doing there — is he discussing Iran … We don’t know.MORE: Fail: Media Hypes Routine Test Launch As Russian Threat to USAF FlightHow World Wars Begin: Could Iran and…
  20. Bessent Lights Up Iran at G20, Reveals Just How Much the US Knows About Regime's Hidden Assets https://redstate.com/nick-arama/2026/09/01/bessent-g-20-remarks-n2206351
    Iran reminds me of, when I was a kid in South Carolina...we ended up with poison snakes in our yard.…
  21. Secret Service Rocked by Criminal Leak Probe As Three Officials Are Hit With 'Do Not Admit' Orders https://redstate.com/terichristoph/2026/08/25/three-secret-service-agents-investigated-for-leaks-n2206071
    President Trump's secret evacuation from Turkey because of intelligence about a surface-to-air missile threat to Air Force One from Iran … Trump was forced to covertly use a different plane when departing the NATO summit in Turkey last month due to a credible threat from Iran
  22. CENTCOM Now Says the Latest Strike 'Destroyed' 5 Iranian Tankers, and They Aren't Kidding Around https://redstate.com/streiff/2026/09/08/centcom-now-says-the…yed-5-iranian-tankers-and-they-arent-kidding-around-n2206667
    directed the crews to abandon ship before the vessels were struck and rendered inoperable.The part of the story we didn't know was that Iran
  23. Strava Is Still Exposing US Troop Locations in the Middle East Eight Years After Pentagon Warning https://redstate.com/ben-smith/2026/08/16/strava-is-still-ex…the-middle-east-eight-years-after-pentagon-warning-n2205657
    aren't even labeled on public maps.One of the more alarming examples came from Muwaffaq Salti Air Base in Jordan.Before the war with Iran … Again, reporters found no evidence that Iran followed the contractor's account. … The account nevertheless provided a publicly accessible trail from the base to the hotel before Iran struck it.…
  24. CENTCOM Commander Explains Major Milestones Just Achieved in Strait of Hormuz https://redstate.com/nick-arama/2026/08/28/centcom-update-n2206177
    While the U.S. has done that, it's also ensured that Iran has exported zero barrels since the U.S. resumed the naval blockade.…
  25. New: Iran Now Offering Bounties for Killed or Captured American Soldiers https://redstate.com/wardclark/2026/08/16/new-iran-now-offer…g-bounties-for-killed-or-captured-american-soldiers-n2205671
    Iran has been taking a pounding from the United States and Israel for some months now. … country is broke, with inflation at astronomic levels and their ports blockaded by the United States Navy.So, when you hear that Iran … Add to that the complication of anyone collecting on this if they are not in Iran.…