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Continue reading “More than “boots on the ground”: Pentagon wants bunkers for the Middle East”
US-Israeli strikes continue to pound civilian targets in Iran, hitting an orphanage, a cancer drug facility, a religious site, and more residential buildings in recent days. Continue reading “US-Israeli Strikes in Iran Hit Orphanage, Cancer Drug Facility, Religious Site, and More Residential Buildings”
Absolute bombshell. The Pentagon and Israel deliberately bombed an Iranian civilian plane carrying life-saving medicine to Mashhad airport. A blatant war crime and a clear violation of aviation law. The Washington establishment is operating as a global cartel. pic.twitter.com/hRXxu4gAD8
— Furkan Gözükara (@FurkanGozukara) March 31, 2026
By Chris Menahan – Information Liberation
President Trump appears poised to surrender and declare victory in the Iran War, just as he did with the Houthis. Continue reading “Trump Appears to Surrender Strait of Hormuz to Iran, Tells Allies to ‘Go Get Your Own Oil’”
The bill mandates executions of people convicted of deadly ‘acts of terrorism’ with the ‘intent to deny the existence of the State of Israel’
The Israeli Knesset passed a bill on Monday that mandates the death penalty for Palestinians convicted of deadly “acts of terror,” an effort that was led by Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir, leader of the Jewish power party, who was seen celebrating with champagne after the vote. Continue reading “Israeli Knesset Passes Death Penalty Bill for Palestinians”
Israeli artillery strikes targeted the headquarters of the Indonesian contingent of the UNIFIL peacekeepers in Adshit al-Qusayr, in the Marjayoun District of southern Lebanon on Sunday, killing two of the peacekeepers and injuring two others. Continue reading “Israeli Artillery Strike Kills Two UNIFIL Peacekeepers in Southern Lebanon”
The overnight Wall Street Journal report that President Trump told aides he is willing to wind down the U.S. military campaign against Iran even if the Strait of Hormuz remains disrupted (and appeared to confirm this narrative in a social media post this morning) comes just as the national average gasoline price hit the politically sensitive $4-a-gallon threshold, underscoring the delicate balancing act the administration is facing in managing battlefield objectives and domestic fuel costs.
The latest AAA data shows gasoline prices nationwide topped $4 a gallon on Monday, a 35% increase for Regular 87 at the pump and the largest price shock on record dating back to 2004.
The Pentagon is preparing for “weeks” of ground operations in Iran, The Washington Post has reported, citing unnamed US officials, as thousands more US troops have arrived in the Middle East in recent days. Continue reading “Report: Pentagon Prepares for ‘Weeks’ of Ground Operations in Iran”
By Jeremy Scahill and Ryan Grim – Drop Site News
Over the past week, both the U.S. and Iran delivered frameworks to mediators aimed at ending the ongoing war. The Trump administration is now insisting that its framework must be the basis for any negotiations, a high-level Iranian official told Drop Site, as President Donald Trump’s top envoy on Friday repeatedly asserted that direct talks are imminent and that the U.S. expects a response from Tehran in the coming days. Continue reading “Iran Rejects U.S. Narrative That It Must Adhere to Trump’s ‘Disingenuous’ Negotiation Framework”
Continue reading “Who’s behind the mysterious ‘Iran-backed terror cell’ haunting Europe?”
Given worsening US-Spanish relations over Washington’s pro-Israel policies, this is a big step which is not entirely surprising – Spain has fully shuttered its airspace to US planes involved in attacks on Iran.
This is an action significantly beyond its prior controversial policy to deny US use of jointly-operated military bases, and what has also been a long-running ban on ships transferring arms and ammo to Israel.
Continue reading “NATO Member Spain Closes Airspace To US Planes Involved In Iran Operations”
Israeli Channel 13 reports that some Israelis in shopping centers and restaurants are deliberately waiting for the sirens to go off to flee without paying their bills. pic.twitter.com/VTniAWT7mf
— Open Source America (@USAopens) March 27, 2026
The Washington Post reported on Thursday that the Pentagon was considering diverting military aid meant for Ukraine to the Middle East for use in the US-Israeli war against Iran, as the US military continues depleting its stockpiles of air defenses and other munitions in the conflict. Continue reading “US Considers Diverting Military Aid for Ukraine for Use in the War With Iran”
By Naqaa Hamed – Drop Site News
RAMALLAH, Occupied West Bank—As Palestinians in al-Fandaqumiya, a village south of Jenin in the occupied West Bank, celebrated Eid al-Fitr on Saturday evening, dozens of Israeli settlers raided the area, physically assaulting residents and torching homes and cars. “They attacked at midnight,” Ghassan Qararyeh, the head of al-Fandaqumiya village council, told Drop Site News. “It was Eid evening, so everyone was trying to feel any kind of joy under the overall difficult situation, but the attack destroyed that.” Continue reading “Palestinians in the West Bank Are Now Experiencing Multiple Settler Attacks Per Day”
Rep. Mike Rogers (R-AL), chair of the House Armed Services Committee, denounced the US War Department on Wednesday for not providing enough information about the US war against Iran, including plans for potential ground operations. Continue reading “Top GOP Lawmaker Says Pentagon Not Sharing Enough Details on Potential Iran Ground War”
By Kit Klarenberg and Jonathan Urmeneta – The Gray Zone
