September 8th, 2026: Navy SEALs’ Secret Hormuz Mission & Israel-Hezbollah Escalation
The episode reveals a covert U.S. Navy SEAL mission to clear Iranian mines from the Strait of Hormuz amid active hostilities, while also examining escalating violence in Lebanon and Haiti’s descent into lawlessness as self-defense groups become predatory. Despite tactical successes, fear
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