What Iranian strikes destroyed; primary results; promising depression therapy; and more
The 7
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🗓️ 6 May 2026
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| 0:00.0 | Iran has hit far more U.S. military assets than reported. |
| 0:08.6 | That's where we're starting the seven from the Washington Post. |
| 0:11.9 | I'm Hannah Jewell. |
| 0:13.1 | It's Wednesday, May 6th. |
| 0:15.0 | Let's get you caught up with today's seven stories. |
| 0:28.5 | Our first story is a post-exclusive. Since the war with Iran began, Iranian air strikes have damaged or destroyed at least 228 structures or pieces of equipment at U.S. military sites |
| 0:35.8 | across the Middle East. That's according to satellite imagery |
| 0:39.5 | published by Iranian state-affiliated media, which was analyzed and verified by the post. |
| 0:45.8 | The strikes have hit hangars, barracks, fuel depots, and aircraft. They've also hit key |
| 0:51.5 | radar communications and air defense equipment. |
| 0:55.3 | The amount of destruction is far larger than what has been publicly acknowledged by the U.S. government. |
| 1:01.1 | And officials have said the ongoing threat of air attacks means it's still too dangerous to staff some U.S. bases in the region at normal levels. |
| 1:13.2 | To see satellite images from this story and learn more about how our reporters verified them, follow the link in today's newsletter. |
| 1:18.7 | In other news from the region, late last night, President Donald Trump said he was pausing the |
| 1:23.6 | military's operation to guide ships through the Strait of Hormuz, halting a mission that had only |
| 1:29.1 | just begun. |
| 1:36.8 | Americans are deeply uncomfortable with Trump's recent statements about religion. |
| 1:42.7 | That's number two. |
| 1:45.5 | Last month, the president posted an image on social media that appeared to depict him as Jesus. |
| 1:51.7 | He deleted the AI-generated image after backlash, including allegations of blasphemy from the religious right. |
| 1:59.7 | A new poll from the Washington Post ABC News and Ipsos shows |
| 2:03.3 | that post was very unpopular. Eighty-seven percent of Americans have a negative view of it. That includes |
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