05 MAR 2026: Iran War Q&A: Who's in Control? // Who Should We Pick To Lead? // Are There "Moderate" Muslims? // Send in US Troops? // China's Oil at Risk? // Is Israel Leading Trump by the Nose?
The Wright Report
Bryan Dean Wright
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🗓️ 5 March 2026
⏱️ 45 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 episode of The Wright Report, Bryan opens with a major update on the war with Iran, including a new Kurdish offensive, the destruction of Iranian missile launchers, and the growing crisis in the Strait of Hormuz that is shaking global energy markets.
Then it is a Listener Q&A episode. Bryan answers your questions about how Iran is still fighting despite losing senior leaders, the risks of regime change, China's oil strategy during the conflict, cartel drone warfare, and whether allies like Israel can influence America's decisions in war.
"And you shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free." - John 8:32
Keywords: Iran war update, Kurdish offensive Iran, Strait of Hormuz crisis, China oil strategy, regime change Iran debate, cartel drone warfare Ukraine, U.S. Israel Iran conflict, Bryan Dean Wright podcast, The Wright Report, geopolitical intelligence briefing
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| 0:00.0 | It's March 5th. I'm Brian Dean Wright, former CIA operations officer, and this is The Wright Report. |
| 0:08.0 | Hey, good day to you, ladies and gentlemen. Welcome to The Right Report, Your Daily News Podcast. |
| 0:22.2 | It's a listener Q&A this morning, your questions, my intel and assessments, building a brief for you this morning that's shaping America and the world. |
| 0:30.7 | But before we cover your questions, folks, let's get to a quick update on the news regarding the latest in the war with Iran. |
| 0:37.3 | Fox and Axios news report that |
| 0:38.9 | thousands of Kurdish forces have launched a ground offensive against the Islamic Republic of Iran, |
| 0:43.6 | starting or kicking off out of the northwest of the country. They're flooding in from neighboring |
| 0:47.9 | Iraq. They were pushed out of their native country Iran years ago, fleeing, of course, to Iraq. |
| 0:53.1 | Well, now they're coming home. |
| 0:55.0 | They're part of the Kurdish people that actually stretched between Syria, Turkey, Iran, and |
| 0:59.3 | Iraq. |
| 0:59.7 | It's a group that's been without a homeland for centuries, but perhaps they see this moment |
| 1:04.4 | as one to gain at least more freedom. |
| 1:07.6 | This development comes days after President Trump held a sensitive set of conversations |
| 1:11.1 | with Kurdish leaders about this very possibility of supporting covert action operations, |
| 1:16.8 | probably through the CIA, because Secretary of War Pete Hegseth denied yesterday that the |
| 1:21.6 | Pentagon was involved with this. I'll keep you posted on that development. |
| 1:26.9 | Meanwhile, the Financial Times is reporting |
| 1:28.5 | that there is a disagreement between the White House and Israel's leadership on the mission of these |
| 1:33.4 | Kurdish fighters. The Financial Times is quoting a former member of the Israeli Defense Intel |
| 1:38.2 | agency, who previously served as the head of their analytical branch on Iran, who said the |
| 1:43.3 | following, and this is important, |
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