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Thank you. I'm your host, Anna Kasparian, and we have a massive show ahead for you all today.

In fact, we're going to talk a little bit about the likelihood of U.S. boots on the ground in Iran.

That's a big question that many are concerned about, and they're concerned about it for good reason, because it does appear that it is a huge consideration for the Trump administration. So stick around for that story. We're also going to talk about Israel opening up yet another front in this war and escalating conflict with Lebanon. And when I say Lebanon, I'm not just talking about Hezbollah.

Israel is now bombing areas of Lebanon where Hezbollah does not have really any presence or any

control, which just kind of goes along with the narrative that I've been trying to get people to

understand. This isn't about going after Israel's enemies. This is about Israel's

expansionist project. And history, world sites, UNESCO heritage sites are being completely and

utterly destroyed in the process of this. So we'll get to some of that later in the show.

And as we speak, there's a big debate going on

in regard to whether or not Kurds have entered the war against Iran, conflicting reporting

on that. But one thing that we do know for sure is that the CIA and the Trump administration

has been considering arming the Kurds to join this fight,

to essentially spark civil war in Iran, ensure that the country falls prey to chaos.

So we can look forward to a destabilized failed state. Who does that benefit? Well, we know, only one country. So we'll get to that as well.

As always, just want to encourage you to like and share the stream. In fact, I don't ask you guys to do

much, okay? I hate directing people to do things. It's not my, it's not my favorite thing to do.

However, I did watch half of Pierce Morgan uncensored today, which featured that really creepy

looking guy, Josh Hammer, but that's not the reason why I bring it up.

I bring it up because Jank Ugar was on.

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