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The Wright Report
Bryan Dean Wright
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🗓️ 16 March 2026
⏱️ 33 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 Monday Headline Brief of The Wright Report, Bryan delivers the latest developments in the war with Iran, including new estimates that the conflict could last several more weeks as U.S. and Israeli forces continue targeting Iran's nuclear infrastructure near Isfahan.
Bryan also reports on the Pentagon preparing possible operations to secure Iran's enriched uranium, the deployment of the USS Tripoli and the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit to the region, and the strategic importance of islands and shipping lanes in the Strait of Hormuz as the U.S. works to reopen global energy routes.
Plus, the White House pressures European and Asian powers to send naval forces to the Gulf, oil markets brace for sustained price spikes, intelligence questions swirl around Iran's new Supreme Leader, and Israel prepares for a possible ground offensive against Hezbollah in southern Lebanon.
"And you shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free." - John 8:32
Keywords: Iran war update, Operation Epic Fury, Isfahan nuclear facility Iran strikes, USS Tripoli 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit deployment, Strait of Hormuz oil shipping crisis, Kharg Island Iran oil exports, Iran Supreme Leader succession rumors, Israel Hezbollah Lebanon ground invasion, global oil price spike Iran war, Bryan Dean Wright podcast, The Wright Report
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| 0:00.0 | It's March 16th. I'm Brian Dean Wright, former CIA operations officer, and this is The Wright Report. |
| 0:16.3 | Hey, good day to you, ladies and gentlemen, Welcome to The Wright Report, Your Daily News, podcast. |
| 0:22.3 | It's Monday's headline brief, heavy on news, lighter on analysis, launching us into a new week with events that is ever are shaping America and the world. |
| 0:31.6 | We begin with domestic news this morning, starting with the continued war with Ron. |
| 0:36.3 | As of this morning, folks, that war looks to last at least another three weeks. |
| 0:40.7 | The war zone is reporting that Israeli officials have said that at least three more weeks of |
| 0:45.1 | immediate targets are them to hit with plans for many more weeks thereafter. |
| 0:49.9 | Meanwhile, the White House, they are saying, in fact, they did yesterday on CBS News, |
| 0:53.9 | that actually |
| 0:54.4 | it could be four to six weeks, given all the targets that the U.S. has, although things are running |
| 0:59.8 | ahead of schedule. |
| 1:01.0 | In fact, to the point, Energy Secretary Chris Wright told NBC News yesterday that the war would |
| 1:05.8 | probably be a few more weeks or so, although at the end of the day, it will all be up to |
| 1:10.8 | President Trump. |
| 1:11.9 | Well, as those weeks ticked by, the Pentagon is warning this morning of more loss and injury. |
| 1:17.3 | Reuters and other press outlets in Alabama, Washington, Kentucky, Indiana, and Ohio |
| 1:22.0 | are reporting on the six U.S. service members who died in the KC. 135 that crashed in Western Iraq last week. |
| 1:29.7 | We still don't have confirmation. What brought that plane down? I'll certainly keep you posted. |
| 1:34.5 | As for now, we pray for their families and their children. Meanwhile, the old critical Iranian nuclear |
| 1:40.6 | program continues to be targeted by U.S. and Israeli airstrikes this morning, |
| 1:44.6 | and indeed over the weekend, the Jerusalem Post reported on continued blast in the city of |
| 1:49.5 | Isfahan over the weekend. That is home to part of Iran's nuclear program, is believed, to be |
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