BREAKING: Iran Attacks 6 Countries, US Hits 140 Targets, Ship Struck, Hormuz Closed | 1930s Radio

BREAKING: Iran Attacks 6 Countries, US Hits 140 Targets, Ship Struck, Hormuz Closed | 1930s Radio

📰 THE DAILY DISPATCH: Get this bulletin in your inbox every morning, free: https://winradradio.substack.com/ [https://winradradio.substack.com/] This is the Winrad Broadcasting Service daily news bulletin for Sunday, the twelfth of July, 2026, the one hundred and thirty-fifth day since the war with Iran began. Today's report: * SATURDAY: IRGC Navy struck Cyprus-flagged container ship M/V GFS Galaxy in Hormuz. Vessel ablaze. Crew abandoned. ONE SAILOR MISSING * IRAN DECLARED HORMUZ CLOSED to shipping. Unauthorized routes "at risk" * US THIRD WAVE OVERNIGHT: CENTCOM hit ~140 Iranian targets in southern Iran. "Precision munitions" * Hegseth on X: "Iran made a poor choice. Now they pay" * Trump at NJ golf club Saturday: US has "1,000 missiles aimed at Iran, thousands more ready" * ASSASSINATION INTEL: Trump says US intel found no NEW specific plot. Amb Huckabee on Fox: Israel "tipped off" US on "very specific plot to take out President Trump" * QATAR: Doha intercepted ballistic missiles in TWO WAVES over 2+ hours. Scale "comparable to first days of war in Feb" per Euronews. IRGC claimed Al-Udeid hit. Qatar says no missile reached target * OMAN: Musandam Governorate under drone attack. IRGC claimed strike on US naval logistics and carrier refueling at Duqm. Oman condemned (same country hosted Araghchi Saturday) * GHALIBAF on X: "The era of one-sided deals is over. We told you: keep your word or pay the price. Reality is knocking" * REZAEI (military adviser to Supreme Leader): Strait of Hormuz "more important than dozens of atomic bombs" * JOINT CONDEMNATION from Saudi Arabia, Egypt, and US of "indiscriminate and reckless" Iranian attacks * MUSCAT Saturday: Araghchi met Sultan Haitham. Agreed to "continue talks at technical and political levels." Duqm attacks came <24 hours later * SEN LINDSEY GRAHAM DIED Saturday at 70. Netanyahu: Israel "lost one of its greatest friends" * NETANYAHU ANDREWS Sunday evening. WH Monday morning. Agenda: Iran war, Lebanon, possible new US-Israel security agreement * OIL: Markets closed Sunday. Brent and WTI expected significantly higher Monday * HEAT West/Great Plains reduced weekend intensity. Kansas City 96°F. Denver 95°F. Phoenix 110°F * TEXAS HILL COUNTRY floods: Kerr County confirmed death toll 130. 15 persons still unaccounted for Followed by "From the Homefront" — Dorothy on her mother's method for a proper cup of black tea when the day has been hard. Warm the pot (the step nobody does anymore). One heaping teaspoon per cup plus one for the pot. Water truly boiling. Cover the pot. Steep exactly four minutes. Strainer into a warmed cup. Milk OR lemon, never both. Sit at the table with the cup. Her mother took her cup at 4 p.m. every day from 1912 to 1968. "Ten minutes for yourself. That is the meal." This is a news presentation, not opinion or editorial. All facts sourced from verified journalism. The "Winrad Broadcasting Service" is fictional. All voices are AI-generated. SOURCES:CNN: US 3rd wave 140 targets, Iran attacks on 6 nations, Doha air defense in two waves, Hegseth "poor choice" post, Trump "1,000 missiles" quote, Sen Lindsey Graham death: https://edition.cnn.com/2026/07/12/world/live-news/iran-war-trump [https://edition.cnn.com/2026/07/12/world/live-news/iran-war-trump]Reuters: M/V GFS Galaxy attack Saturday evening, IRGC Navy strike, crew abandoned, one sailor missing, Iran declares Hormuz closed: https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/iran-strikes-container-ship-hormuz-2026-07-12/ [https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/iran-strikes-container-ship-hormuz-2026-07-12/]Al Jazeera: Iran strikes Qatar/UAE/Bahrain/Kuwait/Jordan/Oman, IRGC claims on Al-Udeid and Duqm, Ghalibaf X post, Rezaei quote: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/7/12/iran-strikes-us-bases-across-gulf-third-wave-us-strikes [https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/7/12/iran-strikes-us-bases-across-gulf-third-wave-us-strikes]Times of Israel: Trump-Huckabee assassination plot statements, Netanyahu on Sen Graham, Netanyahu WH Monday: https://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog-july-12-2026/ [https://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog-july-12-2026/]Arab News: Joint condemnation from Saudi Arabia/Egypt/US of Iranian attacks on sovereign Arab territories, Muscat consultations aftermath: https://www.arabnews.com/node/2650599/middle-east [https://www.arabnews.com/node/2650599/middle-east]

BREAKING: Pause Holds, Araghchi Meets Sultan of Oman, Netanyahu WH Meeting Monday | 1930s Radio

📰 THE DAILY DISPATCH: Get this bulletin in your inbox every morning, free: https://winradradio.substack.com/ [https://winradradio.substack.com/] This is the Winrad Broadcasting Service daily news bulletin for Saturday, the eleventh of July, 2026, the one hundred and thirty-fourth day since the war with Iran began. Today's report: * THE PAUSE HOLDS. No US strikes on Iranian territory for a third consecutive night * ARAGHCHI IN MUSCAT: Iran's FM arrived at head of a diplomatic delegation Saturday. Received by Omani FM Busaidi. Scheduled to meet Sultan Haitham * Iran has proposed "maritime service fees" for vessels transiting. Oman's FM publicly supports per Iran International * TRUMP TRUTH SOCIAL Friday: "The Islamic Republic of Iran has asked us to continue 'talks.' We have agreed to do so, but the United States has stated to them, in no uncertain terms, that the Cease Fire is OVER!" * Iranian FM spokesman Baghaei RESPONDED Friday: no such request for negotiations had been made by the Iranian side * Deputy UN Amb Tammy Bruce at Security Council Friday: US "prefers a diplomatic solution" but "stands ready to hold Iran to account" * NEXT ROUND POSSIBLY SWITZERLAND per Axios. Bürgenstock hosted three prior rounds. Neither party has confirmed * FRESH US TREASURY SANCTIONS Friday on Iranian entities. Published on Treasury website. Not publicly announced by Bessent * TRUMP TO NY POST Friday: "left instructions" for overwhelming force if Iran assassinates him * PAKISTAN TALKS DID NOT HAPPEN today, as had been reported by Al Arabiya a week ago. Neither party has explained * Qatari negotiators went to Iran Friday. Pezeshkian to Sharif: Iran will not "enter imposed negotiations under threats or blockade" * GHALIBAF Friday: Iran "distrustful," "we have no trust in you," "all-out defense," "will not end with Iran's surrender" * NETANYAHU WH VISIT CONFIRMED MONDAY. Arrives Andrews Sunday. Agenda: Iran war, Lebanon framework, possible new US-Israel security agreement * OIL: Brent $79.40. WTI $75.90. US stocks all closed higher for the week * HEAT West/Great Plains at reduced weekend intensity. Kansas City 98°F. Denver 96°F. Phoenix 111°F * TEXAS HILL COUNTRY floods: confirmed Kerr County death toll 129. 17 persons still unaccounted for Followed by "From the Homefront" — Dorothy on old-fashioned chicken and dumplings. The Saturday supper her mother made every winter of Dorothy's Iowa childhood. Two pounds of bone-in chicken thighs and drumsticks browned in butter, aromatics, six cups of good broth, simmered with fresh thyme and bay for 25 minutes. Cold-butter drop dumplings on top. Lid on for 15 minutes and DO NOT LIFT IT. Shredded chicken back in with peas and cream. Ladle into wide bowls. Feeds a family of six for about six dollars. "It will make everyone at your table quiet for a minute." This is a news presentation, not opinion or editorial. All facts sourced from verified journalism. The "Winrad Broadcasting Service" is fictional. All voices are AI-generated. SOURCES:CNN: Trump Truth Social post, Ghalibaf "all-out defense" and "distrustful" quotes, Qatari negotiators in Iran, Pezeshkian-Sharif call, Tammy Bruce UN Security Council, sanctions Friday: https://edition.cnn.com/2026/07/10/world/live-news/iran-war-trump [https://edition.cnn.com/2026/07/10/world/live-news/iran-war-trump]Axios: Next round may be in Switzerland, Trump "ceasefire is OVER" while agreeing to continue talks: https://www.axios.com/2026/07/10/trump-iran-talks-ceasefire-over [https://www.axios.com/2026/07/10/trump-iran-talks-ceasefire-over]Press TV: Araghchi arrival in Muscat, welcomed by Omani officials, meeting Sultan Haitham, MOU Iranian responsibility for Hormuz arrangements: https://www.presstv.ir/Detail/2026/07/11/772014/Araghchi-arrives-Muscat-Strait-Hormuz,-regional-developments [https://www.presstv.ir/Detail/2026/07/11/772014/Araghchi-arrives-Muscat-Strait-Hormuz,-regional-developments]Arab News / IRNA: Baghaei on Hormuz visit purpose, Iranian denial of talks request, "clear responsibility": https://www.arabnews.com/node/2650467/middle-east [https://www.arabnews.com/node/2650467/middle-east]Times of Israel: Netanyahu WH Monday meeting confirmed, Sunday evening Andrews arrival, agenda for meeting: https://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog-july-10-2026/ [https://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog-july-10-2026/]

BREAKING: Strikes Paused as Mediation Intensifies, Khamenei Buried, Iran Plot Intel | 1930s Radio

📰 THE DAILY DISPATCH: Get this bulletin in your inbox every morning, free: https://winradradio.substack.com/ [https://winradradio.substack.com/] This is the Winrad Broadcasting Service daily news bulletin for Friday, the tenth of July, 2026, the one hundred and thirty-third day since the war with Iran began. Today's report: * THE PAUSE: US Central Command has NOT conducted further strikes on Iranian territory since Wednesday's second wave. Per CNN, Axios, and Fox News, the pause is DELIBERATE * US official to CNN: US is "deliberately striking and then pausing to avoid escalation and let diplomacy work." Maintaining "target list as leverage" * US official to Fox News: US "still committed to finding a resolution, and technical talks continue" * MULTILATERAL MEDIATION: Per Axios, senior representatives from Qatar, Pakistan, Turkey, Egypt, and Saudi Arabia have held a series of phone calls with US and Iranian counterparts since Wednesday * ASSASSINATION PLOT INTEL: Per CNN and Wall Street Journal citing multiple sources, Israel has shared with the US intelligence that Iran has "devised a new plan to assassinate" President Trump * Report follows Mashhad funeral, mourners photographed with "We will kill Trump" banner (Times of Israel) * TRUMP-NETANYAHU CALL Thursday. Agreed to continue coordination "on the various fronts." Netanyahu raised Erdogan statements and buffer zones * ARAGHCHI PHONE CALLS Thursday with Pakistan army chief Munir, and Turkish and Omani foreign ministers. Warned against "American adventurism" * USS ABRAHAM LINCOLN in Arabian Sea: jets armed, night mission over Hormuz. Prepared to strike per CNN Pamela Brown aboard * KHAMENEI BURIED at Imam Reza shrine early Friday. Private ceremony, close family only. Mojtaba absent for entire 6 days. Has not appeared publicly since March * PAKISTAN TALKS TOMORROW: Al Arabiya had reported July 11 in Pakistan. Neither party has publicly confirmed. Three days of exchanges have interrupted momentum * Pakistan MoFA Wed night: "no alternative to continued engagement, dialogue and diplomacy" * OIL: Brent $79.80. WTI $76.20. Both below prewar levels. Three major US stock indices closed higher Friday * HEAT West/Great Plains. Kansas City 101°F. Denver 99°F. Phoenix 114°F * TEXAS HILL COUNTRY floods: confirmed Kerr County death toll rises to 129. 22 persons still unaccounted for Followed by "From the Homefront" — Dorothy on her mother's method for writing a letter to somebody serving overseas. Once a week, same day if you can. Ordinary things only. Never write about the war. Sign with love. Send a snapshot, a page from the local paper, a church bulletin. Address carefully through the military postal system. And if you don't have somebody serving but want to write to somebody who does not have anyone writing to them, the Red Cross, VFW, and USO all have programs. "It costs the price of a stamp. And it is one of the very few things I know of that can, in a small measurable way, make the world a little less lonely tonight." This is a news presentation, not opinion or editorial. All facts sourced from verified journalism. The "Winrad Broadcasting Service" is fictional. All voices are AI-generated. SOURCES:CNN: Deliberate US pause, target list as leverage, Israel Trump assassination plot intel, Khamenei burial, USS Abraham Lincoln reporting, Araghchi calls: https://edition.cnn.com/2026/07/10/world/live-news/iran-war-trump [https://edition.cnn.com/2026/07/10/world/live-news/iran-war-trump]Axios via Fox News Digital: Multilateral mediation with Qatar/Pakistan/Turkey/Egypt/Saudi Arabia, US "still committed to finding a resolution": https://www.foxnews.com/live-news/trump-us-iran-war-strikes-strait-hormuz-july-9 [https://www.foxnews.com/live-news/trump-us-iran-war-strikes-strait-hormuz-july-9]Times of Israel: Trump-Netanyahu Thursday call readout, Araghchi warning of US "adventurism," "We will kill Trump" banner at Mashhad: https://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog-july-09-2026/ [https://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog-july-09-2026/]Wall Street Journal via CNN: Israel intelligence share on Iranian assassination plot: https://www.wsj.com/politics/national-security/iran-trump-plot-israel-intelligence [https://www.wsj.com/politics/national-security/iran-trump-plot-israel-intelligence]

BREAKING: US Hits 90 Iran Targets, Iran Retaliates in 3 Gulf States, Khamenei Buried | 1930s Radio

📰 THE DAILY DISPATCH: Get this bulletin in your inbox every morning, free: https://winradradio.substack.com/ [https://winradradio.substack.com/] This is the Winrad Broadcasting Service daily news bulletin for Thursday, the ninth of July, 2026, the one hundred and thirty-second day since the war with Iran began. Today's report: * SECOND NIGHT OF US STRIKES on Iran overnight. US CENTCOM: struck approximately 90 Iranian military targets along the coast * Cities struck per Iranian state media: Iranshahr, Bandar Abbas, Konarak, Chabahar, Bushehr * Iranian Health Ministry: 14 killed, 78 wounded in the two nights of US attacks. First comprehensive count * Iran FM: strikes were "criminal attacks" and "a gross war crime." Alleges US struck "two bridges on the railway route to Mashhad" (site of burial). CENTCOM has not addressed * IRAN RETALIATED in three Gulf states. IRGC struck US bases in Bahrain and Kuwait. Iranian Army struck US installation in QATAR (first time) * Ghalibaf on X: "The Strait of Hormuz will only open with 'Iranian arrangements,' not American threats. America still hasn't learned that bullying and breaking promises are no longer cost-free. If you strike, you'll get hit" * Iran's Khatam al-Anbiya Central HQ: "the origin of any support for the aggressor U.S. military would be a legitimate target." Warning to Gulf host states * TRUMP ON AIR FORCE ONE returning from Ankara: "We just hit them very hard, and I say we hit them 20 to 1. Every time they hit us, we're going to hit them 20" * Trump: "We can play games, but I'm not sure I want to make a deal. Let's just finish the job" * Trump did NOT rescind the Islamabad MOU. Said war would be "over very quickly" * Trump Wed listed options: naval blockade, strikes on Iranian civilian electricity/water (which experts say would be war crimes) * NATO SUMMIT DECLARATION adopted. Article 5 "an attack on one is an attack on all." Iran must never have a nuclear weapon. €70B Ukraine 2026 * UK PM Starmer urged both parties to respect ceasefire * SYRIA REMOVED FROM STATE SPONSORS list. Trump signed determination Wednesday. Congress has 45 days to review * KHAMENEI BURIED at Imam Reza shrine in Mashhad. Coffin lowered at 4 PM local time. Mojtaba Khamenei absent for 6th consecutive day. Pezeshkian and Araghchi presided at grave * OIL: Brent $80.10. WTI $76.80. US stocks modestly higher Thursday * HEAT West/Great Plains. Kansas City 102°F. Denver 100°F. Phoenix 113°F * TEXAS HILL COUNTRY floods: Kerr County confirmed death toll rises to 119. 30 still unaccounted for Followed by "From the Homefront" — Dorothy on her mother's homemade lemonade. Six lemons rolled under the palm before squeezing (the step almost nobody does). Sunshine syrup of sugar and water. Cold water. Mint sprig or mashed strawberries at the bottom of each glass. "One of the small perfect things in this world. Especially tonight." This is a news presentation, not opinion or editorial. All facts sourced from verified journalism. The "Winrad Broadcasting Service" is fictional. All voices are AI-generated. SOURCES:CNN: Second night strikes, 90 targets, Iran retaliation on 3 Gulf states, Iranian casualties, bridge claim, Ghalibaf, burial in Mashhad: https://www.cnn.com/2026/07/09/world/live-news/iran-war-trump [https://www.cnn.com/2026/07/09/world/live-news/iran-war-trump]NBC News: Trump Air Force One quotes, "20 to 1," Syria removed from state sponsors, Iran ministry "gross war crime": https://www.nbcnews.com/world/iran/us-iran-new-attacks-trump-ceasefire-over-gulf-hormuz-rcna353615 [https://www.nbcnews.com/world/iran/us-iran-new-attacks-trump-ceasefire-over-gulf-hormuz-rcna353615]Al Jazeera: Six Iranian cities struck, Trump's options including naval blockade and civilian infrastructure, firefighter killed: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/7/8/us-says-conducting-new-wave-of-strikes-on-iran-as-ceasefire-falters-2 [https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/7/8/us-says-conducting-new-wave-of-strikes-on-iran-as-ceasefire-falters-2]Washington Times: Trump "cuckoo" and "waste of time" quotes, Starmer at NATO, Iran shot down MQ-9 Reaper, Iran FM on US violating MOU: https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/jul/8/us-iran-ceasefire-collapses-amid-new-strikes-trump-mulls-restarting/ [https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/jul/8/us-iran-ceasefire-collapses-amid-new-strikes-trump-mulls-restarting/]

BREAKING: Trump Says Islamabad Memorandum Over as US Strikes Iran, Iran Retaliates | 1930s Radio

📰 THE DAILY DISPATCH: Get this bulletin in your inbox every morning, free: https://winradradio.substack.com/This is the Winrad Broadcasting Service daily news bulletin for Wednesday, the eighth of July, 2026, the one hundred and thirty-first day since the war with Iran began.Today's report:TRUMP DECLARES ISLAMABAD MOU "OVER" at NATO news conference in Ankara Wednesday morning. "For me, I think it's over. It's just a waste of time dealing with them"TUESDAY: Iran fires on THREE COMMERCIAL VESSELS in Omani territorial waters near Strait of Hormuz per UKMTO. Fires reported. US officials attribute the attacks to the IRGC Navy. Iran has neither claimed nor deniedUS calls the attacks a "gross violation" of the Islamabad MemorandumOIL SANCTIONS REIMPOSED on Iranian sales, reversing one of the central concessions of the June 14 framework. Brent crude rose 5%+ to $82.40. WTI to $79.10OVERNIGHT: US Central Command carried out "series of powerful strikes" against Iran per official statement. Targets, weapons, damage not publicly disclosed by DoDTrump approved the strike plan from NATO summit with Rubio, Hegseth, Bessent, and Gen. Dan Caine, per Fox and CNNIRAN RETALIATES: IRGC announces missile and drone attacks on 85 US military installations across Bahrain and KuwaitKUWAIT DEFENSE MINISTRY confirms air defenses intercepted 15 projectiles in Kuwaiti airspace Wednesday morningIranian foreign ministry: strikes are just "the beginning" of a "crushing response"HEGSETH CANCELS ISRAEL VISIT scheduled Wednesday to meet Netanyahu/Katz over F-35 to TurkeyNATO SUMMIT: Trump in "open frustration" per CNN over Iran, Spain (refused bases), Denmark/Greenland, Germany defense spending. Rutte: Canadian/European spending rose $258B in 2025-26Netanyahu to CNN: Erdogan "not exactly a model ally" and "threatens to destroy my country"KHAMENEI FUNERAL continues on schedule. Wednesday: procession in Najaf, Iraq. Iraqi President Amedi received cortège. Delegation led by Pezeshkian and Araghchi. Coffin to Imam Ali shrine, then Karbala, then Mashhad for burial ThursdayHEAT RIDGE over West/Great Plains. Kansas City 101°F Wednesday. Denver 99°FTEXAS HILL COUNTRY floods: confirmed death toll rises to 109. 41 persons still unaccounted for. NWS forecast: further isolated thunderstorms this weekFollowed by "From the Homefront" — Dorothy on old-fashioned homemade tomato soup from garden tomatoes, with a proper grilled cheese sandwich on the side. Forty minutes from start to finish. Two pounds of ripe garden tomatoes, an onion, garlic, tomato paste, chicken broth, cream, fresh basil at the very last moment. "It will fix, if not the world, then at least the evening."This is a news presentation, not opinion or editorial. All facts sourced from verified journalism. The "Winrad Broadcasting Service" is fictional. All voices are AI-generated.SOURCES:CNN: Trump "over" quote, strikes overnight, Iran 85 targets response, Netanyahu on Erdogan, Hegseth Israel visit cancelled: https://www.cnn.com/2026/07/08/world/live-news/iran-war-nato-summit-ukraine-trumpABC News: Trump Ankara press conference, Central Command statement, Kuwait 15 intercepts confirmed: https://abcnews.com/International/live-updates/iran-live-updates-thousands-throng-tehran-streets-khamenei/?id=134509610Fox News Digital: Trump approved strike plan from Ankara with Rubio, Hegseth, Bessent, Caine; F-35 sale to Turkey: https://www.foxnews.com/live-news/us-iran-khamenei-funeral-july-7-2026NPR: Trump "scum" quote, MOU "over" not ruling out further talks, ceasefire status: https://www.npr.org/2026/07/08/nx-s1-5883929/trump-nato-iran-strikes-press-conferenceWashington Post: Funeral in Najaf, Pezeshkian and Araghchi with delegation, Iraqi President Amedi receiving: https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2026/07/08/iraq-iran-khamenei-najaf-funeral/cc947064-7a93-11f1-b194-f872dd4ec5aa_story.html