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July 08, 2026
Good morning! Today is Wednesday, July 8th 2026, and this is The American Conservative's Morning Brief. The U.S. military launched massive retaliatory strikes on more than 80 targets in southwestern Iran after attacks on commercial vessels in the Strait of Hormuz, with Iranian forces reportedly striking back at Bahrain within hours. At the NATO summit in Ankara, President Trump signaled a warming of ties with Turkey, lifting sanctions and opening the door to F-35 sales despite Israeli objections. Jack Hunter argues that conservative outrage over democratic socialist Melat Kiros's 9/11…
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