Iran War Update: America Is Running Out of Missiles

On tonight’s show, I’ll be discussing the latest developments in Trump’s Iran war -- including Iran’s reported attack on a ship being escorted by U.S. destroyers and the increasingly serious questions about America’s dwindling weapons stockpiles.

The United States has reportedly burned through much of its supply of long-range precision-guided missiles, while also running low on the defensive weapons needed to protect American forces. These are the same long-range weapons we could desperately need in a future war with China. Trump didn’t just start a war without a clear plan for ending it -- he may also be weakening America’s ability to fight the next one.

I’ll also cover disturbing new reporting about a military GPS-jamming test near White Sands Missile Range that may have contributed to a medical plane crashing into a New Mexico mountain, killing all four people aboard. GPS disruptions inside the United States are becoming increasingly common, raising serious questions about how these military exercises are being conducted and who is protecting civilian aircraft.

Meanwhile, Trump’s fixation on polar icebreakers could cost taxpayers billions of dollars. After golfing with Finland’s president, Trump decided the United States should purchase 11 new ships -- roughly twice the number the Coast Guard had requested. The contracts would be awarded without competitive bidding, four ships would be built overseas, and there apparently wasn’t even a plan for paying for the crews and infrastructure needed to operate them.

I’ll also bring you the latest on the collapsing Lincoln Memorial prosecutions, Trump’s meeting with Doug Burgum and Jeanine Pirro, and whether the administration can continue pursuing the remaining defendants after several cases were thrown out.

And in Ukraine news, Abdul El-Sayed says he supports continued military assistance because Ukraine is defending itself against an illegal Russian invasion. I’ll show you horrifying video released by Ukraine of a Russian FPV drone stalking and attacking a civilian in Kherson.

Ukraine, meanwhile, appears to have carried out the first fully robotic amphibious assault -- using a naval drone to deliver an armed robotic vehicle onto a beach. Ukrainian drones also struck three warehouses inside Russia, including facilities operated by the massive online retailer Wildberries, a company accused of helping Russia evade Western sanctions.

00:00 StreamYard and Substack technical problems
07:48 The haunted television and one last microphone test
10:28 Iran attacks again as Trump issues another empty threat
13:45 America is running out of long-range missiles
19:31 Military GPS jamming and the fatal medevac crash
23:28 Trump’s multibillion-dollar no-bid icebreaker scheme
26:06 Trump ruins the Lincoln Memorial statues
29:12 Abdul El-Sayed supports military aid to Ukraine
31:58 Russian drone operator hunts a Ukrainian civilian
35:05 Ukraine’s first fully robotic amphibious landing
36:29 Skynet, Cyberdyne and the company that destroys humanity
42:50 Ukraine strikes Wildberries warehouses inside Russia
44:10 Audience chat: My back and the tomato tart
46:53 Why America’s allies should never fully trust us again
49:32 Trump and the failure of checks and balances
50:41 The allegations against Max Miller get much worse
62:52 Jeanine Pirro and the collapsing Lincoln Memorial cases
65:19 Mitch McConnell disappears from public view
68:54 Why August 3 mattered for Kentucky’s Senate vacancy
77:28 Final questions and sign-off