{"id":2579064,"date":"2026-03-12T12:00:01","date_gmt":"2026-03-12T16:00:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/piers-morgan-asks-former-msnbc-host-mehdi-hasan-7-times-if-hes-glad-khameneis-reign-is-over-gets-no-answer\/"},"modified":"2026-03-12T12:04:58","modified_gmt":"2026-03-12T16:04:58","slug":"piers-morgan-asks-former-msnbc-host-mehdi-hasan-7-times-if-hes-glad-khameneis-reign-is-over-gets-no-answer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/piers-morgan-asks-former-msnbc-host-mehdi-hasan-7-times-if-hes-glad-khameneis-reign-is-over-gets-no-answer\/","title":{"rendered":"Piers Morgan Asks Former MSNBC Host Mehdi Hasan 7 Times if He\u2019s Glad Khamenei\u2019s Reign Is Over, Gets No Answer"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">40<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fpiers-morgan-asks-former-msnbc-host-mehdi-hasan-7-times-if-hes-glad-khameneis-reign-is-over-gets-no-answer%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2579064&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>the piece is an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/tone-shift-media-fawn-over-bidens-fireplace-sleeping-habits-trashed-trump-for-every-little-thing\/\" title=\"TONE SHIFT: Media Fawn Over Biden\u2019s Fireplace, Sleeping Habits, Trashed Trump For Every Little Thing\">opinion article<\/a> that argues Mehdi Hasan, a former MSNBC host, has significantly lost credibility in the wake of the Iran conflict coverage.The author contends Hasan has framed the Iran situation in a way that blames the United States and Israel while appearing to defend or minimize the Iranian regime, and the piece portrays this as a broader pattern of liberal\/media double standards.<\/p>\n<p>Key points include:<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Hasan\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/clinton-judge-releases-boy-5-and-his-father-from-ice-detention-makes-mistake-so-bad-on-order-this-may-be-the-first-time-its-ever-recorded-5\/\" title=\"Clinton Judge Releases Boy, 5, and His Father from ICE Detention, Makes Mistake So Bad on Order This May Be the First Time It&#039;s Ever Recorded\">social-media activity<\/a> is described as indicative of pro-government sentiment,with claims that iranians support thier government,that Israel is at fault,and that the United States will loose.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; The article cites Epstein-related links and makes a Beetlejuice-like metaphor to critique Hasan\u2019s rhetoric, suggesting he invokes controversial figures to shape the narrative.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; A sample of Hasan\u2019s tweets from the period is highlighted to illustrate what the author calls \u201cdelusions,\u201d including discussions of polls and \u201cEpstein\u201d factors.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Hasan\u2019s appearance on Piers morgan Uncensored is analyzed, focusing on Morgan\u2019s questions about whether Hasan is pleased that Ayatollah ali Khamenei is dead. Hasan\u2019s reluctance to answer directly is presented as evidence of his stance, with the author arguing that it reveals sympathy for a violent regime rather than a principled position.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; The article accuses Hasan of running a propaganda operation for theocratic elements in Tehran and suggests his reluctance to condemn or clearly condemn killing leaders is indicative of a broader ideological alignment.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; The tone is highly critical and sensational, framing hasan as part of a \u201cWestern left\u201d that the author believes panders to and enables violent regimes.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; The <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >piece includes embedded media<\/a>, quotes from tweets, and references to TV appearances, presented in a format that also contains advertising and interactive scripts.<\/p>\n<p>the article treats Hasan as a controversial media figure whose public statements and interviews are viewed as evidence of a biased, propagandistic stance on Iran and related geopolitical issues.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_0)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_3)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>One of the great pleasures of the Iran campaign has been watching former MSNBC propagandist Mehdi Hasan officially crashing out on social and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/project-veritas-strips-cnn-naked\/\" title=\"Project Veritas Strips CNN Naked\">legacy media<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>A TL;DR of Hasan&rsquo;s X feed since the conflict began: The Iranians love their government, this is all Israel&rsquo;s fault, and the United States is going to lose.<\/p>\n<p>Also, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/ceo-resigns-disturbing-jeffrey-epstein--comes-light-loved-torture-video\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Jeffrey Epstein<\/a>. No clue how this fits into the conflict, but Hasan, like many liberals, seems to believe that he&rsquo;s a bit like <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbr.com\/why-beetlejuice-three-times-name\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Beetlejuice<\/a>: Say his name three times and a special counsel will show up.<\/p>\n<p>A sample of some of his delusions, all from the past few days:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Congressional and Presidential candidates who support Trump&rsquo;s illegal war in Iran could be toast in their primary races, according to our exclusive new poll with <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DropSiteNews?\">@DropSiteNews<\/a>. Especially if they are Dems.<\/p>\n<p>Full results, including on the Epstein factor:<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/gqZDONZ2tW\">https:\/\/t.co\/gqZDONZ2tW<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/G1DFOl5xvW\">pic.twitter.com\/G1DFOl5xvW<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Mehdi Hasan (@mehdirhasan) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/mehdirhasan\/status\/2031854401258663948?\">March 11, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"anyclipvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} else { \t\t\t\tdocument.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\", function() { \t\t\t\t\tfunction loadAnyclip() { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst container=document.getElementById(\"anyclipvideo\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!container) return;  \t\t\t\t\t\tconst script=document.createElement(\"script\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.src=\"https:\/\/player.anyclip.com\/anyclip-widget\/lre-widget\/prod\/v1\/src\/lre.js\"; \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.setAttribute(\"pubname\", \"westernjournalcom\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.setAttribute(\"widgetname\", \"001w000001jULVcAAO_M12924\");  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ append inside the container so player shows in correct spot \t\t\t\t\t\tcontainer.appendChild(script); \t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\tfunction findPreviousParagraph(selector, x) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst targetElement=document.querySelector(selector); \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!targetElement) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Target element not found.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Get all <\/p>\n<p> elements in order as they appear in the document \t\t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphs=Array.from(document.querySelectorAll(\"p\"));  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the index of the last <\/p>\n<p> before the target element \t\t\t\t\t\tlet targetIndex=paragraphs.findIndex(p=> p.compareDocumentPosition(targetElement) & Node.DOCUMENT_POSITION_PRECEDING);  \t\t\t\t\t\tif (targetIndex===-1 || targetIndex <x) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Not enough paragraphs before the target element.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\treturn paragraphs[targetIndex - x]; \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Set up IntersectionObserver \t\t\t\t\tfunction observeElement(element) { \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!element) return;  \t\t\t\t\t\tconst observer=new IntersectionObserver( \t\t\t\t\t\t\t(entries)=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tentries.forEach(entry=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tif (entry.isIntersecting) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.log(\"Paragraph is now visible:\", entry.target.textContent.trim()); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tloadAnyclip(); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.disconnect(); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t}, \t\t\t\t\t\t\t{ threshold: 0.5 } \/\/ Adjust threshold as needed \t\t\t\t\t\t);  \t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.observe(element); \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the 1st paragraph before #anyclipvideo and observe it \t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphToObserve=findPreviousParagraph(\"#anyclipvideo\", 2); \t\t\t\t\tobserveElement(paragraphToObserve); \t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"art\">&#128563; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/MWyaZG0I2v\">https:\/\/t.co\/MWyaZG0I2v<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Mehdi Hasan (@mehdirhasan) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/mehdirhasan\/status\/2031791279747592623?\">March 11, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">They repped Jared and Ivanka on property deals as recently as 2021. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/emLbNAqOJ3\">https:\/\/t.co\/emLbNAqOJ3<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Mehdi Hasan (@mehdirhasan) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/mehdirhasan\/status\/2031881566390022236?\">March 11, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"cy\">Epstein Fury <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/A54NftWhAY\">https:\/\/t.co\/A54NftWhAY<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Mehdi Hasan (@mehdirhasan) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/mehdirhasan\/status\/2031848941713527136?\">March 11, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>And if you think this was bad, you should have tuned in at the beginning of the strikes.<\/p>\n<p>Anyhow, one might hope that Hasan would at least be able to agree that the now-late Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was a wretched theocrat who murdered an untold number of his own people and who should be unmourned. Guess what: Nope!<\/p>\n<p>Appearing on &ldquo;Piers Morgan Uncensored,&rdquo; Hasan was given seven (7) opportunities to say, you know, the dude had it coming. According to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mediaite.com\/media\/piers-morgan-asks-mehdi-hasan-7-times-if-hes-happy-ali-khamenei-is-not-ruling-iran-in-wild-exchange\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Mediaite<\/a>, he couldn&rsquo;t get there.<\/p>\n<p>During the Wednesday appearance, Morgan asked if Hasan was pleased that Khamenei was dead because that meant he was no <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/pompeo-biden-doing-literally-nothing-to-pressure-china\/\" title=\"Pompeo: Biden doing \u2018literally nothing\u2019 to pressure China\">longer ruling<\/a> the country. Hasan said that was &ldquo;a good question,&rdquo; albeit one he could not answer.<\/p>\n<p>First, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/watch-breaks-loose-cnn-conservatives-response-pro-palestinian-panelist\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Hasan<\/a> said that he didn&rsquo;t &ldquo;take pleasure in killing anyone&rdquo; and insisted that Khamenei was &ldquo;also a spiritual leader to millions of Shi&rsquo;a Muslims around the world.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I know that people watching at home, non-Muslims, might kind of scratch their head and say, you know, &lsquo;He&rsquo;s a tyrant in a foreign country,&#8217;&rdquo; Hasan said. &ldquo;But that is the reality.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;To kill him, to assassinate him on Day One of the war, will have insane consequences,&rdquo; he said.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I didn&rsquo;t ask you if you supported killing him, I just said, are you pleased he&rsquo;s no longer ruling the country,&rdquo; Morgan said.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Sounds like you are, but you are just very reluctant to use the word &lsquo;yes.&rsquo;&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Morgan was giving Hasan a little too much credit.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;It was illegal to kill him, it will have disastrous effects for the region, it&rsquo;s mad to take out a head of state and a spiritual leader, and it&rsquo;s even madder when you replace him with his son who is quote-unquote &lsquo;worse&rsquo; than him both for Iran and for U.S. and Israeli interests,&rdquo; Hasan said.<\/p>\n<p>Not that he&rsquo;s particularly fond of anyone who calls for dealing with Khamenei&rsquo;s son, either:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Just imagine if there was someone on Iranian or Arab television saying every US senator including Fetterman should be killed.<\/p>\n<p>What US politicians are proposing isn&rsquo;t just a violation of international law and a reversion to the law of the jungle, but also a v dangerous precedent. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/acHXz6HKc0\">https:\/\/t.co\/acHXz6HKc0<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Mehdi Hasan (@mehdirhasan) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/mehdirhasan\/status\/2031880770634018974?\">March 11, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Hasan also tried to jiu-jitsu Morgan by asking him if he thought it was a good thing that Saddam Hussein was no longer ruling Iraq.<\/p>\n<p>This took not seven questions for Morgan to answer, but one word: &ldquo;Yeah.&rdquo; Oh.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Piers Morgan asks Mehdi Hasan seven times whether he&rsquo;s pleased the dead Ayatollah is no longer ruling Iran &ndash; and fails to get a straight answer.<\/p>\n<p>Watch the full interview tonight at 7pm (3pm ET).<\/p>\n<p>&#128250; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/QR11ywsANx\">https:\/\/t.co\/QR11ywsANx<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/piersmorgan?\">@piersmorgan<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/mehdirhasan?\">@mehdirhasan<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/WUJJUkqs7X\">pic.twitter.com\/WUJJUkqs7X<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Piers Morgan Uncensored (@PiersUncensored) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PiersUncensored\/status\/2031754041181499748?\">March 11, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>It finally got to a bunch of prattling: &ldquo;It&rsquo;s not as simple as that, I know you&rsquo;ve now latched onto this,&rdquo; he said, laughing. &ldquo;I have to think this through.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I&rsquo;ve only latched onto this because you won&rsquo;t answer!&rdquo; an exasperated Morgan said.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I&rsquo;m not going to answer your question out of any context for you to clip this out of context,&rdquo; Hasan said.<\/p>\n<p>Yeah, because it looks so much better in context.<\/p>\n<p>Look, if <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/jd-vance-absolutely-shreds-ex-msnbc-reporter-cheered-plane-crashes-hours-delta-accident-whined-ap-banned-oval\/\">Mehdi Hasan<\/a> is terribly concerned with people being killed through extra-judicial means, he should be thrilled that Ali Khamenei has been sent to the long ride on the afterlife&rsquo;s down escalator. This was a man who, since last December, has killed tens of thousands of his own people simply for having the temerity to protest his regime.<\/p>\n<p>Hasan&rsquo;s refusal to answer is an answer in and of itself, obviously: This is a man who is running a propaganda operation for the most violent and virulent theocratic elements in Tehran, and saying the bloody hands actually belong to the United States and Israel.<\/p>\n<p>To think, this extremist was a figure on a major network before <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/msnbc-mehdi-hasan-quit-823b6b16d7ab5057cccaf625e0a76ac6\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">quitting in a snit<\/a> in 2024. 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The author characterizes Hasan as \u201ccrashing out\u201d of mainstream outlets and turning his attention to online commentary, suggesting Hasan treats his own name like a trigger to summon attention or action. Hasan\u2019s posts are summarized as presenting three main ideas: Iranians largely support their government, blame Israel for the conflict, and expect the United States to lose; he also brings up Jeffrey Epstein, though the connection to the conflict is unclear. The writer notes Hasan\u2019s content mirrors a broader liberal tendency to view the situation through a sensational, personality-driven lens.<\/p>\n<p>The article cites a specific Hasan tweet about a new exclusive poll with DropSiteNews, implying that Trump-supporting candidates (including Democrats) could be jeopardized in primaries because of their stance on a war in Iran, and it includes a link to the poll and Epstein-related material. The piece also includes various embed codes and technical snippets from Hasan\u2019s posts, but these are ancillary to the main argument.<\/p>\n<p>A central point of contention is Hasan\u2019s appearance on Piers Morgan Uncensored. On air, Hasan was given multiple chances to say he was pleased that Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was dead, given that it would mean he no longer rules Iran. Hasan dodged a direct yes or no, offering that it was \u201ca good question\u201d but not answering. He argued that killing Khamenei would be illegal and would have catastrophic regional consequences, insisting he was not \u201cpleased\u201d about the death, while implying that acknowledging such a sentiment would be easy to clip out of context. The piece contends that Hasan\u2019s reluctance to answer signals a broader pattern: he is portrayed as performing propaganda for Tehran\u2019s hardline theocratic factions, effectively shifting blame for violence onto the United States and Israel rather than the Iranian regime. The author closes by noting Hasan\u2019s departure from a major network in 2024 and charging that his stance epitomizes a segment of the Western left in 2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2579065,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/mehdi-hasan-for-march-12-2026.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[6234,36807,43945,46027,5894],"class_list":["post-2579064","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-interview","tag-khamenei","tag-mehdi-hasan","tag-piers-morgan","tag-politics"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/mehdi-hasan-for-march-12-2026.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2579064","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2579064"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2579064\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2579068,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2579064\/revisions\/2579068"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2579065"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2579064"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2579064"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2579064"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}