04 MAY 2026: Radar Brief: Missing U.S. Soldiers // War in Iran Gets Risky Today // The CIA's Cold War "MK Ultra" Op Gets New Attention // Warning on Popular Knee Surgery // Video Project Is Underway!
The Wright Report
Bryan Dean Wright
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🗓️ 4 May 2026
⏱️ 7 minutes
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Join Bryan Dean Wright, former CIA Operations Officer, as he dives into today's top stories shaping America and the world. In this Radar Brief episode of The Wright Report, Bryan shares urgent developments from the Strait of Hormuz as President Trump weighs a new Iranian peace proposal while the Pentagon prepares a major operation to help guide trapped commercial ships safely out of the Persian Gulf.
He explains how the U.S. military plans to provide air cover, surveillance, and defensive support for hundreds of merchant vessels without offering full armed escorts, even as Iran's IRGC warns that the move violates the ceasefire and threatens retaliation unless ships continue paying Tehran's reported $2 million toll. Bryan warns this standoff could turn "spicy" very quickly as U.S. naval operations begin immediately.
Plus, Bryan asks listeners to pray for two missing U.S. soldiers in Morocco, previews upcoming reporting on the CIA's infamous MK Ultra mind control program as newly declassified documents head to Congress, and highlights important medical news from Finland suggesting that one of the most common knee surgeries may do more harm than good. He also shares an update from Eastern Oregon, where he is filming a special Fourth of July mini-documentary celebrating America's 250th birthday and the enduring goodness of small-town America.
"And you shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free." - John 8:32
Keywords: Strait of Hormuz shipping crisis 2026 Trump Iran peace proposal, US military merchant ship guidance Persian Gulf IRGC threats, Iran ceasefire violation tanker toll payments Tehran, missing US soldiers Morocco training mission Pentagon update, CIA MK Ultra declassified documents Congress Anna Paulina Luna hearing, meniscus surgery study Finland knee procedure risks, America 250th anniversary Oregon Trail documentary Bryan Dean Wright, small town America Fourth of July project, Bryan Dean Wright podcast, The Wright Report
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| 0:00.0 | It's May 4th. I'm Brian Dean Wright, former CIA operations officer, and this is The Wright Report. |
| 0:09.0 | Hey, good day to you, ladies and gentlemen, Welcome to The Right Report, Your Daily News Podcast. |
| 0:22.4 | I've got a radar brief for you this morning. News that's on my radar that I'm going to brief you on more fully later this week when, of course, I return from Oregon. |
| 0:30.6 | But in any case, it is also very important news that, as you guessed it, is still shaping America and the world. |
| 0:38.0 | First up, folks, let's actually start on a somber note. |
| 0:41.0 | Let us pray for two missing U.S. soldiers in the country of Morocco. |
| 0:44.9 | They were in that Arab-African country on a training mission over the past number of days. |
| 0:49.1 | The Wall Street Journal and the AFP report that they were last seen near some seaside cliffs, |
| 0:53.9 | and they may have fallen into the ocean |
| 0:55.6 | during a hike. The Pentagon is saying that this is not an issue of terrorism, but be that as it may, |
| 1:02.0 | it's certainly a weekend of heartbreak for the families out there of our service members. |
| 1:06.0 | So let us keep them in our thoughts and our prayers. More to come when I have it. |
| 1:11.3 | Speaking of the U.S. military in the Pentagon, we've got a very busy week in the Strait of Hormuz |
| 1:16.2 | in the war with Iran this week. President Trump is considering a new peace deal or proposal this morning |
| 1:22.3 | from the IRGC in Tehran. It's somewhat interesting, says the White House. Talks do continue. But this is |
| 1:30.0 | interesting. Meanwhile, we've got a developing promise by the Pentagon this morning and the White |
| 1:34.6 | House to global shipping companies. The U.S. military will help guide merchant ships that are |
| 1:40.1 | currently trapped in the Persian Gulf, helping to get them out into the open waters of the Indian Ocean. |
| 1:46.0 | As the Wall Street Journal and others report, this is not the U.S. military providing an armed escort |
| 1:51.9 | to these hundreds of ships that are trapped in the Persian Gulf, or of course, the thousands of merchant marines and the men on them. |
| 1:57.9 | Instead, the U.S. military will provide guidance and air cover as needed |
| 2:02.1 | in a somewhat vague assistance package that will apparently involve about 15,000 U.S. |
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