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May 06, 2026
Good morning! Today is Wednesday, May 6th 2026, and this is The American Conservative's Morning Brief. Murtaza Hussein examines the strained relationship between Washington and Baghdad more than two decades after the invasion, as U.S. airstrikes against Iraqi forces fuel protests and Iran reaps the spoils of a war the architects of which have never faced accountability. The Pentagon insists the Iran ceasefire holds at day 28 despite repeated clashes in the Strait of Hormuz, while "Project Freedom" Navy escorts press forward and peace talks remain deadlocked with gas at $4.48 a gallon. Scott…
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