Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu visited President Trump in the White House on Wednesday. President Trump signaled that Netanyahu did not talk him into war with Iran. “There was nothing definitive reached other than I insisted that negotiations with Iran continue to see whether or not a Deal can be consummated. If it can, I let the Prime Minister know that will be a preference. If it cannot, we will just have to see what the outcome will be,” he said. We will just have to see. That’s not exactly reassuring for anyone who wants a peaceful outcome. What is worrying is that a holiday weekend is coming up. There’s a well-known strategic concept sometimes called the “Friday news dump” or “holiday timing.” It is when governments release controversial information or take controversial military action late on Fridays or before long weekends to minimize media attention. When the U.S. struck Iran last June, it was in the late hours between Friday night and Saturday morning. When the U.S. captured Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, it also happened overnight between a Friday and Saturday. When the first Trump administration launched a strike in Iraq targeting on Qasem Soleimani in 2020, that also happened in the early hours of a Friday. So we would be prudent to watch the calendar this weekend and pray the holiday comes and goes without incident. The post Will There Be a Midnight War? appeared first on Redacted.