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Two Big Things Trump Doesn’t Want You to Know or Even Think About

His Iran War is intended to deflect attention from them

Robert Reich
Mar 05, 2026
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Friends,

The purpose of Trump’s war in Iran is to deflect our attention, especially from two big things Trump wants banished from the headlines and erased from the our collective consciousness. Which means we need to focus on them like lasers.

1. The affordability crisis. It’s worsening.

Prices were rising even before Trump and Netanyahu invaded Iran — w…

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