The Strike Orders Were Buried. Now the War is Live

Inside the U.S. nuclear strike escalation on Iran - and the networks shielding the op from public accountability.

The official line was “containment.” Then came the missiles. Three Iranian nuclear facilities now lie in ruins—while CENTCOM, NSC holdovers, and undisclosed Israeli liaison cells continue driving a war escalation that was never voted on, never debated, and never intended to reach public view this fast. Last night, Trump broke partial silence with an address confirming the strikes—but the full operational file remains classified. Today inside The Ledger: the networks that pushed the war path, the fractured command that launched it, and the power struggle now unfolding beneath the headlines.