BREAKING: U.S. and Iran Exchange Fire in Strait of Hormuz
5/8/202614 min
Tim Miller breaks down the rapidly escalating confrontation between the U.S. and Iran after Iranian forces targeted American destroyers in the Strait of Hormuz and the U.S. responded with new strikes on Iranian military assets. Despite active combat at sea, Donald Trump insists the ceasefire is still intact, even calling the exchange a “love tap.” Tim gives his take on the administration’s contradictory messaging, global oil markets, and America’s role in the region.
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Tim Miller· Host0:59
Hey, everybody, Tim Miller from The Bulwark here. We got some breaking news. Uh, the war is back on. Well, for those of us, you know, who can observe reality and for whom words have meaning and actions have meaning, uh, the war is very clearly back on. Uh, seeing as we are firing at Iranian ships and assets, and Iran was firing at our ships, uh, to me that is a war, uh, by any definition. Uh, the administration, uh, is desperate to describe it as anything other than