{"id":167,"date":"2026-06-12T14:10:58","date_gmt":"2026-06-12T14:10:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nationalconsumerreportss.com\/?p=167"},"modified":"2026-06-12T14:10:58","modified_gmt":"2026-06-12T14:10:58","slug":"lawfare-daily-how-escalations-in-lebanon-may-prolong-the-iran-war-with-joel-braunold","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nationalconsumerreportss.com\/?p=167","title":{"rendered":"Lawfare Daily: How Escalations in Lebanon May Prolong the Iran War, with Joel Braunold"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>For today\u2019s episode, <em>Lawfare<\/em> Senior Editor Scott R. 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