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Trump, fresh off being anointed America’s new messianic savior, purges military of dissident generals, promises to ‘destroy what’s left of Iran’

Two U.S. military aircraft, an F-15 fighter jet and an A10 Warthog, downed in the last 24 hours in the Persian Gulf.

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Leo Hohmann
Apr 03, 2026
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There is so much news breaking heading into Easter weekend that I wanted to give a brief update.

Everything we are hearing points to an imminent ground invasion of Iran being ordered by Donald J. Trump. This could change, of course, but as of 3 p.m. on Good Friday, it’s not looking good.

  • Trump fired at least three top Army generals in the last couple of days (with some reports suggesting as many as 12 generals have been purged in recent weeks), a sure sign that he has decided to launch a high-risk ground assault on Iranian territory.

  • An F-15E fighter jet was shot down overnight in Iran, just two days after Trump told the nation that Iran has no air defenses left and has been totally defeated on…

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