"Total PSYCHOS!" Trump Vows Revenge As Iran Shoots Down Apache Helicopter

The US bombed Iranian military sites after Iran shot down a US Apache helicopter near the Hormuz Strait, leading to further Iranian attacks on US bases across the Gulf. This tit-for-tat dynamic suggests a prolonged period of conflict rather than an imminent deal.

The US bombed Iranian military sites overnight after Iran shot down a US Apache helicopter near the Hulmood Strait. Iran's responded by attacking US bases across the Gulf.

President Trump has repeatedly claimed a "great deal" with Iran is "just days away," stating it 37 times over 14 weeks, despite prediction markets showing only a 4% chance of peace. This creates a perception of desperation and unreliability in his public statements.

Trump's been promising a great end imminent deal to end the war for pretty much all of 14 weeks... he said it 37 times according to CNN.

Israel's government is accused of a state-led campaign of ethnic cleansing in the West Bank and continued military actions in Lebanon, leading to rising global unpopularity and a shift in American public opinion against Israel.

Amis International released a 150-page report which concluded the Israeli government is carrying out a state-led campaign of ethnic cleansing in the West Bank... For the first time in living memory, more Americans are negative about Israel than pro.

There are starkly opposing views on the situation in the West Bank and Bethlehem. Peter Oorn describes "ethnic cleansing" and "barbarism" by settlers, while Matt Tardio and Josh Hammer claim a "Christian genocide" in Bethlehem under Palestinian Authority rule and a generally more peaceful situation than reported by media.

I was in the West Bank and I was witnessing live every day the ethnic cleansing, the pograms, uh murders, barbarism... Matt is a thousand% correct. There's been a Christian genocide in Bethlehem... The highways in Judea and Samaria have lots of of Israeli license plates and Palestinian authority license plates there. There is actually a much more peaceful situation on the ground, frankly, than the media reports would have you believe.

The relationship between Trump and Netanyahu appears strained, with Trump reportedly calling Netanyahu "effing crazy" and threatening to leave Israel "on your own." The Israeli embassy spokesman avoided directly confirming if Netanyahu follows Trump's orders, suggesting a complex, rather than subservient, dynamic.

Last week the president of the United States said to your prime minister Netanyahu, 'You are effing crazy. Everyone hates you now. Everyone hates Israel because of this.'... Israel is an independent country, a sovereign country that has its own decisions.

Despite significant military damage to its air force and navy, Iran has effectively used asymmetric warfare by threatening the Strait of Hormuz and attacking Gulf state neighbors, forcing a ceasefire and complicating US/Israeli objectives.

The Iranians were doing was they were ignoring the fact they were getting bombarded and they were simply focused on shutting the straight of moose and attacking the Gulf state neighbors. It turned out to be a very smart strategy.