Friday Afternoon Updates: Trump’s Gulf of Tonkin Moment? — 7/10/26
Friday Afternoon Updates: Trump’s Gulf of Tonkin Moment? — 7/10/26 Is Trump manufacturing a crisis in the Strait of Hormuz? Ben Meiselas , MeidasTouch Network , and Dina Doll Jul 10 ∙ Hi all, Ben here. It’s Friday afternoon, and there is a lot to get through, so let’s dive right in. Here’s what we’re tracking today: Trump has gone dark, canceling all public events at the White House for the next three days New satellite tracking shows U.S. aircraft carriers positioned closer to Iran than at any point in this war WSJ reports Israel warned the U.S. of a fresh Iranian assassination plot against Trump Gas prices are climbing, and the Strategic Petroleum Reserve is nearing a genuine crisis point Diplomatic efforts out of Qatar, Turkey, Egypt and Saudi Arabia are trying to pull everyone back from the brink The White House is quietly renovating and scaffolding sections of the building, including near the West Wing The West Palm Beach airport was just renamed….after Trump A new bridge in...
