Overview

• On June 21, Bannon told listeners on his WarRoom podcast that he’s “hearing from pretty good sources” indicating President Trump plans to bomb Iranian nuclear sites.
• Six B-2 stealth bombers departed a Missouri airbase Saturday morning and appeared to be en route to Guam, suggesting U.S. forces are prepositioning for a possible strike.
• During a private Thursday lunch, Bannon urged Trump to consider that Israeli intelligence may be unreliable and that a bunker-buster bomb might fail against deep underground facilities.
• Trump paused any immediate attack on June 19 for two weeks to allow European-Iranian diplomatic talks and is receiving continuous National Security Council briefings on the situation.
• The MAGA movement remains fractured over military intervention in Iran, with isolationist and pro-Israel factions clashing over the prospect of U.S. action.