The week included a U.S. submarine attack, trade threats with Spain, and congressional action on Iran and Epstein.
Dante Belcher
Mar 6, 2026
Trump’s 59th week brought updates to Iran, trade, and the Jeffrey Epstein scandal. Following a previous report from The Introspective detailing U.S. and Israeli strikes in the Middle East, the U.S. sank an Iranian warship as tensions reach a boiling point—the first time since World War II that an American submarine sunk a foreign vessel. The Senate later rejected a war powers resolution aimed at restricting Trump’s ability to further the war against Iran. Meanwhile, as the trade war continues, Trump threatened to halt all trade with Spain after the country refused to let the U.S. military use its bases regarding Iran.
At the same time, as the Jeffrey Epstein scandal continues, the House Oversight Committee votes to subpoena Attorney General Pam Bondi over her handling of the Epstein files.
Iran
Following U.S. and Israeli strikes in the Middle East, the U.S. sank an Iranian warship Tuesday in the Indian Ocean.
“Yesterday in the Indian Ocean … an American submarine sunk an Iranian warship that thought it was safe in international waters,” Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said during a press conference.
“Instead, it was sunk by a torpedo.”
The ship—named the IRIS Dena—was sunk by a Mark 48 torpedo aimed at sinking ships, with Hegseth stating it achieved “immediate effect.”
“Last night, we sunk their prized ship, the Soleimani,” Hegseth added, using the ship’s nickname.
The ship was carrying more than 180 people on board. The Sri Lankan navy later rescued 32 survivors.
At the same time, the Senate later rejected a war powers resolution that would have restricted Trump from taking further action in Iran.
“You can’t stand up and say this is a pinprick that doesn’t lead to the level that would be characterized as war. You can’t stand up and say this is one and done and no troops are engaged in hostilities against Iran. Members of the Senate, this is war!” Sen. Tim Kaine, who introduced the resolution, said shortly before the vote.
“The president of the United States has called it a war against Iran. The head of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Gen. [Dan] Caine, has called it a war against Iran. Secretary [Marco] Rubio, our secretary of state, has called it a war against Iran. … It’s a war.”
Sen. Lindsey Graham, who encouraged Trump to strike Iran, said that adopting the resolution would limit the president in the middle of a war.
“You’ll set in motion a system where 535 people, after 60 days, become the commander in chief, grinding this nation’s ability to defend itself to a halt,” he said, emphasizing the ability of the legislative branch.
“If you want to stop this war, say, ‘We will not pay for it,’” he added.
“I would not agree with you, but at least it would be constitutional.”
Meanwhile, Trump threatened to halt all trade with Spain after the country refused to let the U.S. military use its bases regarding Iran.
“Spain has been terrible,” Trump said during a meeting with German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, adding that he directed Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent to “cut off all dealings” with Spain.
“We’re going to cut off all trade with Spain. We don’t want anything to do with Spain.”
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez doubled down on his stance during a Wednesday address, refusing to get involved with Iran.
“The position of the Government of Spain can be summed up in three words,” he said.
“No to war.”
He later said that Europe “must not repeat the mistakes of the past,” referring to the Iraq War.
“Twenty-three years ago, another U.S. administration dragged us into a war in the Middle East,” he added.
“A war which, in theory, was said at the time to be waged to eliminate Saddam Hussein’s weapons of mass destruction, to bring democracy, and to guarantee global security but … it unleashed the greatest wave of insecurity that our continent had suffered since the fall of the Berlin Wall.”
Epstein
As the Jeffrey Epstein scandal continues, the House Oversight Committee voted to subpoena Attorney General Pam Bondi over her handling of the Epstein files.
“Our motion to subpoena Attorney General Pam Bondi before the Oversight Committee PASSED,” Rep. Nancy Mace wrote on X.
“The American people want answers on the Epstein files, and so do we.”
Rep. Ro Khanna later emphasized the subpoena, writing on X that “Bondi is coming in to Oversight.”
“We can hold the Epstein class accountable if we are willing to cross the aisle and build a coalition of accountability,” he wrote.
This comes as former President Bill Clinton and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton provided testimony regarding the late child sex offender.
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