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'The War Has Started Again’: US, Iran Trade Major Attacks (S01E103)
Wednesday, July 8, 2026, Paris
The US and Iran traded major military strikes overnight in the most serious threat to the framework ceasefire deal signed last month so far.
The attacks continued into the morning with attacks by both countries into the late morning. Donald Trump said at the NATO summit in Turkey that he’s sick of negotiating with the Iranians and considers the memorandum of understanding effectively dead.
The attacks may simmer down. But the bigger threat to any peace is the US decision to rescind its waiver of sanctions on Iranian oil, effectively giving Tehran zero incentives…
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