By mahmoud aslan – Drop Site News

LAMERD, IRAN—Dozens of teenage girls were attending their regular training sessions of volleyball, basketball, and gymnastics in the main sports hall in Lamerd, a city near the Persian coast, when a missile slammed into the building at 5 p.m. on Saturday. Additional strikes hit two nearby residential areas and a hall adjacent to a school, as the U.S. and Israel pounded targets across Iran on the first day of what President Donald Trump declared as a regime change war. According to local officials cited in Iranian state media, the strikes on Lamerd killed at least 18 civilians and wounded scores more. Continue reading “After a Sports Hall in Iran Was Bombed, Witnesses Describe Chaos and “Continuous Screaming””

By Dave DeCamp – Antiwar.com

At least 22 people were killed in Pakistan on Sunday as Shia Muslims in the country held demonstrations against the US-Israeli attacks on Iran and the killing of Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, as the war is causing turmoil across the region. Continue reading “At Least 22 Killed in Pakistan During Protests Against US-Israeli Attacks on Iran”

By Chris Menahan – Information Liberation

The timing of the US-Israel attack on Iran “bears symbolic meaning in Judaism” as Jews preparing for Purim are reciting commandments to wipe out Amalek, CNN reports. Continue reading “CNN: Timing of Iran Attack ‘Bears Symbolic Meaning in Judaism’”

By Tyler Derden – Zerohedge

It is only day three of ‘Operation Epic Fury’ and Americans are waking up to shocking images of US fighter jets going down over Kuwait, and the incredibly rare scene of pilots parachuting down with a look of disbelief and confusion…

Continue reading “Three US F-15s Downed Over Kuwait As Iran War Spirals, Reports Of ‘Paranoia, Anxiety’ At Pentagon”

By Dave DeCamp – Antiwar.com

Senior advisors to President Trump would prefer if Israel attacks Iran to launch a war against the Islamic Republic rather than having the US lead the opening airstrikes, POLITICO reported on Wednesday. Continue reading “Report: Trump Advisors Want Israel To Attack Iran First To Provoke Iranian Retaliation Against US Assets”

By Dave DeCamp – Antiwar.com

Democrats in the House and Senate vowed on Thursday that they will hold a vote next week on War Powers Resolutions aimed at blocking President Trump from launching an attack on Iran without congressional authorization, as required by the US Constitution. Continue reading “House To Vote on Iran War Powers Next Week as Trump Has US on Brink of a Major Conflict”