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“ Newly leaked details show Trump ignored direct warnings before launching the Iran war. In a February Oval Office meeting, Tulsi Gabbard warned that striking Iran risked closing the Strait of Hormuz, triggering energy chaos, and installing an even more hardline successor to Khamenei, while military leaders separately warned about heavy casualties and depleted munitions stockpiles. Trump launched the attack alongside Israel on February 28 anyway, and Mar-a-Lago reportedly erupted in celebration when Khamenei’s killing was confirmed. Since then, Gulf nations and even some Republicans have pushed Trump to end the war, and sources say he’s privately furious, asking allies “why isn’t Iran folding” and at one point suggesting they should “bomb the s--t out of Iran” before a friend talked him down. White House spokesperson Olivia Wales is still defending the war as a success despite the fallout now playing out in real time.” Via Aaron Parnas, today