LIVE: US PREPARES NEW INVASION…OPERATION SLEDGEHAMMER!! 5/12/2026

The Pentagon is reportedly considering a new invasion of Iran, named "Operation Sledgehammer," believing the current ceasefire will collapse. This comes as the US military presence in the region has increased, including an additional carrier strike group.

The Pentagon is considering a new mission, a new invasion of Iran. They're calling it Operation Sledgehammer. NBC reports that the US military presence in the region is also now larger than even at the start of the war with an additional carrier strike group and rearmed assets.

A recent economic report indicates year-over-year inflation surged to 3.8%, its highest since May 2023, surpassing the 3.6% wage growth. Specific sectors like energy commodities (up 29.2%), gasoline (up 28.4%), and airfare (up 20%) show even higher inflation.

Inflation surging year-over-year to 3.8% its highest level since May of 2023. Inflation is exceeding wage growth right now. Meaning any year-over-year wage growth, which is about at 3.6% that's eclipsed by the 3.8% inflation.

The host asserts that the current administration has weakened US foreign policy, citing failures in dealing with China (e.g., backing down on tariffs after China threatened rare earth supply), destroying NATO alliances, and alienating India by favoring Pakistan.

China was like, 'You see the thing about that, Donald, is we control the rare earths... So sure, you want to put your tariffs on, we will just shut off rare earths.' And then Donald Trump's like, 'No, no, no. Xi Jinping, you're my king.' European countries in NATO along with Canada and others are thinking about reconstituting a NATO-like entity... because Donald Donald Trump destroyed article 5 and destroyed NATO.

An Iranian parliament spokesperson stated that 90% uranium enrichment, considered nuclear-grade, could be an option in response to further attacks or perceived bad faith in US negotiations.

One of Iran's spokespersons for the parliament says one of Iran's options in the event of another attack could be 90% enrichment. We will review it in the parliament.

A former CIA analyst, John Culver, reportedly stated that China's military has far surpassed the US. The CIA's internal analysis suggests China believes the US security umbrella is degrading so rapidly that Taiwan might eventually seek unification without a Chinese invasion.

Max Boot at the Washington Post... interviewed a former CIA analyst... John Culver... said at this point, China's military has far surpassed the United States military. China's perspective, America's security umbrella now is so rapidly degrading that China feels though why would we ever even need to invade Taiwan? ...Taiwan eventually is going to recog this is China's thing... will eventually say we just got to make sure it's it's one China and we do unification.

Congressional testimony reveals that the reported $29 billion cost of the war in Iran is a significant underestimate, as it excludes costs for damaged installations, military construction, and potentially weapons transferred to allies. Furthermore, officials declined to confirm intelligence reports that only 30% of Iran's missile capacity has been destroyed, contradicting presidential claims of obliteration.

Senator Reid's questioning of Secretary Hegsith and General Kaine, where Hegsith confirms 'We're not making an estimate for MilCon at this time. We don't know what our future posture is going to be.' and 'So, it's not in the $29 billion. That's correct.'

During a press conference, the President explicitly stated that Americans' financial situations do not motivate him to make deals, and he does not think about them "even a little bit," focusing solely on preventing Iran from acquiring nuclear weapons.

Donald Trump's direct quote: 'The only thing that matters when I'm talking about Iran, they can't have a nuclear weapon. I don't think about Americans financial situation. I don't think about anybody. I think about one thing. We cannot let Iran have a nuclear weapon. That's all.'