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Despite Trump statements, US president vetoed Kurdish uprising, sources confirm to 'Post' 

Despite publicly blaming the Kurds, President Trump vetoed the idea of facilitating a Kurdish led uprising against Iran, sources confirm.

Yonwh Jeremy Yonwh / THE JERUSALEM POST

Despite an attack while speaking to reporters by US President Donald Trump on Monday against Kurdish groups for allegedly failing to help with a local uprising against the Iranian regime, sources have confirmed to The Jerusalem Post that he himself ultimately vetoed the idea.

Foreign sources have widely reported that the Mossad proposed the possibility of helping to facilitate toppling the regime aligned with turning out mass protests, following the US and Israeli bombing campaign against the regime's forces.

Further, foreign sources have widely reported that Turkey pressed Trump not to go forward with the option.

Previously, the Post reported that IDF Chief of Staff Lt.-Gen. Eyal Zamir, Mossad Director David Barnea, and IDF Intelligence Directorate Chief Maj.-Gen. Shlomi Binder met with top US defense officials and, in some cases, via video conference with Trump, to help convince the US president to join the war.

New estimated US price tag for war in Iran now up to $29 billion

Ryan King / NEW YORK POST 

WASHINGTON — The estimated price tag for the war in Iran so far has jumped to $29 billion, up from the $25 billion figure given at the end of April, a senior Pentagon official revealed Tuesday.

Jules Hurst, acting under secretary of Defense who serves as the de facto chief financial officer at the Pentagon, told the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense that the higher amount came from a further crunching of the numbers.

“The Joint Staff team, with the comptroller team are constantly looking at that estimate, and so now we think it’s closer to [$]29 [billion],” Hurst said.

“That’s because of updated repair and replacement of equipment costs and also just general operational costs to keep people in theater.”

During the roughly two-hour-long hearing, Secretary of War Pete Hegseth fielded bipartisan grumblings that the Pentagon hasn’t been more upfront with lawmakers about the more specific costs of the war in Iran.

RIGHT SIDE PATRIOTS...Podcast 

Here's the podcast of last nights LIVE radio broadcast where RIGHT SIDE PATRIOTS Craig and Diane discussed 'Channeling Reagan...A Maybe Solution'; 'The Mullah's Madness Unmasked'; the latest Iran updates; and CA. Rep. Issa introduces a resolution to reverse the two Trump impeachments. Listen to it on https://rspradio1.podbean.com or on our RSP website at https://rspradio1.com/?page_id=39 

Op-ed:

Channeling Reagan...A Maybe Solution

By: Diane Sori / The Patriot Factor

This article is the authors opinion alone, and does not necessarily represent the views of blogspot.com or Google.   

 

...And here I think it would be so wise for both President Trump, and all said advisors, to look at how President Ronald Reagan not only combined what was a well thought out strategic approach with military strength, but then he also fine-tuned the diplomatic negotiations to the point where what was called the “Cold War”...aka the “nuclear arms race”...did see in victory the ultimate collapse of the Soviet Union.

Simply, striving to make deals with the enemy when military engagement has itself not ended the war being fought only seems to work successfully when the people...when the government...you are dealing with actually does want a deal to be made...does want said war to end. And this is something, I now believe, Iran does not want to see happen.

Why so...because the theocratic dictatorship that has been Iran's reality since the “Islamic Revolution” of 1979, would rather see Iran totally being destroyed...down to every last man, woman, and child...then their having to betray their core ideology via deals being made even with fingers voluntarily being crossed behind their backs...deals they and we know will not be honored let alone be kept...Read entire article here.

President Trump Says He Will Suspend the Federal Gas Tax

Dmitri Bolt / Townhall Tipsheet

 

President Trump has said he plans to suspend the federal gas tax in an effort to bring down rising fuel prices across the country, as the war in Iran and continued Iranian control over the Strait of Hormuz have disrupted global oil flows. 

 

The resulting supply constraints have pushed prices higher, with even some state lawmakers floating the idea of temporarily suspending state gas taxes as well. The federal tax on gasoline is currently 18 cents per gallon. 

However, the move would require congressional authority, and it remains unclear whether Democrats will be willing to cooperate with the proposal.

This comes as the president has insisted that the moment the war with Iran is over, Americans will see prices fall. However, the finish line in Iran appears to be drifting further away, as Tehran has failed to put forward serious proposals and has even walked back commitments made during negotiations. It remains unclear whether military action will follow the stalled talks, as President Trump said on Monday that the ceasefire agreement is on life support. See Xs and videos here. 

GOP lawmaker unveils historic move to 'expunge' both 'maliciously false' impeachments against Trump

Rep Issa's resolution has support from House Judiciary Chair Jim Jordan

Andrew Mark Miller / Fox News 

FIRST ON FOX: Rep. Darrell Issa, R-Calif., has introduced a resolution aimed at reversing the two impeachments of President Donald Trump in the House of Representatives in a move he says will rectify a situation where Democrats used "knowingly false" claims in a partisan attempt to destroy the president’s reputation. 

The resolution, H.Res.1211, referred to the House Judiciary Committee, declares that both of Trump’s impeachments, approved by the House in 2019 and 2021, should be formally "expunged as if such Article had never passed the full House of Representatives."

"The fact is that the Constitution doesn't spell out what to do when you've wrongfully indicted somebody," Issa told Fox News Digital. "An impeachment is basically an indictment and it's an indictment that you can't really be acquitted from. If you are impeached by the House, famously where do you go to get your reputation back, is the question,"  

"And that’s sort of a problem that we're dealing with, which is that the president was wrongfully accused, the evidence is now out that there was withheld information and false information, but where do we go to unring this bell?...Read more and see video here,