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We here at Nation States aim to serve as your personal national security advisor to help you make sense of this wild and crazy world and all the things that come through the news and help you feel comfortable engaging in the meaningful conversations

with your community and with those elected to serve you. Today, we're going to jump into

the topic of Iran again. We've had some big headline news of date. Three U.S. service members

have been killed, nine straight days of American strikes hitting deeper into Iran, energy sites, bridges, ports all getting hit, gas prices climbing up to $4 a gallon again, and the State Department issuing a warning for Americans abroad.

Lately on TV, I've walked through the latest on U.S. Iran escalation. It's intense, targeted pressure on Iran's Revolutionary Guard, not an all-out war, but a serious campaign to degrade their terror network, secure shipping lanes, and secure their nuclear ambitions. Stop their nuclear ambitions. And with all of this, China's been watching closely, and we've

got some lessons to learn on that front. So with that, hopefully you've got hooked to come back

for a deep dive on the latest Iran escalation, what it means for the U.S., what it means for your

pocketbook here at Nation States with Yates. Back after a brief break, come on back and join the

conversation. Welcome back to Nation States with Yates. We really appreciate you joining us

each time for good conversations about issues dominating coverage in the world and maybe the

headlines that come into your community, maybe your pocket device.

Today, we're going to take a deep dive into the situation in Iran.

Latest escalation, raising gas to $4 a gallon, several service members losing their life,

making the ultimate sacrifice to keep Iran from acquiring the world's worst weapon.

And some questions people have about what's going on with the Straits of Formuz. We're back to sort of the basics with Iran. So today

we're going to take on each of these conversations. As always, we thank you for subscribing,

liking, and sharing. Please encourage your friends and family to do the same. It helps us

grow the show and deepen the conversation. So question number one that I've been getting a lot lately

has been, are we in another endless Middle East war? Or is this something different? Now, I have some

strong feelings about this because 20 plus years ago I served in the White House. We went through

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