BREAKING: Trump's "Wall of Steel" vs. Araghchi's "Bigger Miscalculation" | 1930s Radio

📰 THE DAILY DISPATCH: Get this bulletin in your inbox every morning, free: https://winradradio.substack.com/ Winrad Broadcasting Service daily news bulletin for Thursday, August 13, 2026, day 167 since the war with Iran began. Today's report: TRUMP TRUTH SOCIAL Wed: "The U.S.A. has total control over the Strait of Hormuz. I THINK WE WILL KEEP IT!" American naval blockade a "WALL OF STEEL"; Iran has "no navy", "no air force"; IRGC "decimated and fleeing"; "300 percent inflation"; "Iran is all talk and no action, the bully of the Middle East no longer"; closed with "Praise be to Allah" ARAGHCHI X POST Thu: US "has long miscalculated due to intelligence failures. Case in point: The war on Iran. Now, an even bigger miscalculation on the Strait of Hormuz. Worse than fake news is fake intelligence. Be careful." Iran's Persian Gulf Strait Authority posted separate rejection VELA NOVA DISABLED Tue: Panama-flagged container ship disabled by US Navy MH-60 helicopter that fired 2 Hellfire missiles into engine room ~71nm off Pakistan coast. CENTCOM: ship ignored warnings, attempted to sail to Iranian port. Third commercial vessel disabled since blockade reimposed July 14. Civilian crew per WSJ transferred, no casualties. CENTCOM: 55 redirected, 3 disabled, 2 boarded. 2 US aircraft carriers, amphibious assault ship, 12 warships in Arabian Sea REUTERS Wed: senior Iranian govt source - no breakthroughs in effort to revitalise memorandum of June, no talk of extension; US violated memorandum within 48 hours of signature and withdrew days later PAKISTAN FM (per CNN) which continues mediation with Qatar called short-lived memorandum "the template of peace" KPLER: only 8 vessels crossed Strait of Hormuz Mon, lowest in week, vs peacetime average 120-140 vessels per day IMO SECRETARY-GENERAL Arsenio Dominguez Wed condemned Tue Houthi missile attack on Tihamah, killed 4 merchant crew and 2 Yemeni rescuers in Bab al-Mandab. Called attack "indefensible" HOUTHI SAREE Wed: forces targeted Saudi military positions including weapons depots and command centres in Mocha area and Tadawin camp in Marib Governorate OIL Wed close: Brent ~$88.98 (+7 cents). WTI ~$83.27 (+7 cents). IEA Wed: global oil supply deficit will worsen in Q3, inventories to fall at twice previously estimated rate Followed by "From the Homefront" — Dorothy on refrigerator dill pickles. The cucumbers are having a moment. NOT Saturday's sweet canned watermelon rind pickles - these are savoury, sour, garlicky, no canning needed. Kirby (pickling) cucumbers ONLY. THE FIRST SECRET: trim off blossom end - has enzymes that turn pickles soft. Pack jars with garlic, dill, mustard seeds, dill seed, peppercorns. Cool brine over cold cucumbers. Icebox 3 days. Ready Sunday supper. This is a news presentation, not opinion or editorial. The "Winrad Broadcasting Service" is fictional. Voices are AI-generated. SOURCES: Euronews: Trump "Wall of Steel" https://www.euronews.com/2026/08/12/t... CNBC: Araghchi rebuttal, Reuters https://www.cnbc.com/2026/08/13/us-ir... Al Jazeera: Araghchi "bigger miscalculation" https://www.aljazeera.com/news/livebl... Stars and Stripes: Vela Nova https://www.stripes.com/theaters/midd... The Hill: Vela Nova Hellfire https://thehill.com/policy/defense/60... AJOT: IMO Dominguez Tihamah https://www.ajot.com/news/imo-secreta... Tribune India: Houthi Saree https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/arm... CNBC: Oil Brent WTI Wed https://www.cnbc.com/2026/08/12/oil-p...