A US cruise missile blasted a meter-and-a-half hole through the roof of a wedding near the Strait of Hormuz on Wednesday, killing at least five people, including a four-year-old child. Rania Khalek and Zoe Alexandra break down the biggest US escalation on Iran in weeks: one night of airstrikes left 18 people dead and 108 wounded, just one week after Trump announced an “economic D-Day” sanctions campaign that was supposed to bring Iran to its knees. Instead, Washington’s back to a full bombing campaign — as military leaders reportedly file formal objections and Patriot interceptor stockpiles run critically low. Meanwhile Iran is inflicting real damage on Gulf bases hosting US troops, Gulf economies are cratering under double-digit GDP contractions, Congress is going after Hasan Piker, and Americans are bleeding out at the gas pump. This is looking more and more like permanent war for Trump — unable to win, and unwilling to admit defeat. Watch full episodes of BT Live, join breakthroughnews.org as a member today! #breakthroughnews

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