Wednesday's Final Word
President Trump's strikes on Iran were triggered by the downing of a US helicopter, but he had been growing frustrated with the lack of response from Iran to his latest offer. Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian stated that threats to Iranian infrastructure are a sign of desperation, and Iran will stand firm against any pressure or threat. The US has been taking millions of barrels of oil at night during the Iran blockade, which may explain why prices at the pump have begun drifting downward in the US.
- ▪The US has been taking millions of barrels of oil at night during the Iran blockade
- ▪Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian stated that threats to Iranian infrastructure are a sign of desperation
- ▪The trigger for President Trump's strikes on Iran was the downing of a US helicopter
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Wednesday's Final Word Ed Morrissey 10:00 PM | June 10, 2026 AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite Doin' the tabs and doin' it right in the evenin', it's pretty pleasin' ...The trigger for President Trump's strikes on Iran was the downing of a U.S. helicopter, but behind the scenes Trump had been growing more & more frustrated over nearly two weeks of waiting for an Iranian response to his latest offer that still has not arrived, per U.S. officials https://t.co/KzdvrspAUt— Barak Ravid (@BarakRavid) June 10, 2026 Advertisement googletag.cmd.push(function () { googletag.display("div-gpt-300x250_4"); //googletag.pubads().refresh([gptAdSlot["div-gpt-300x250_4"]]) }); Ed: That's all well and good, but why would anyone expect anything else from the sponsor regime of terrorist proxies that act in…
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