By Ryan Grim – Drop Site News

There has been no shortage of surveys of the American public’s attitude toward the war on Iran, and the polls have all found broadly the same dynamic: Democrats are strongly opposed, independents lean against, and Republicans are broadly supportive.

But all of this polling, done by reputable survey companies and paid for by mainstream media outlets, has conspicuously avoiding asking tough questions about the motivations behind the war. Or, at least, we found it conspicuous. Continue reading “NEW POLL: Majority of Americans Believe Trump Launched Iran War to Cover Up Epstein Scandal”

By Armageddon Prose – Zerohedge

(Barely) closeted power-bottom Lindsey Graham, who has suffered since adolescence from repressed homosexual urges that manifest in warped wargasms whenever he voyeuristically consumes scenes of state violence*, recently took to X to issue threats on behalf of the administration to Gulf States for their apparently insufficient enthusiasm for the war on Iran, warning of “consequences” if they don’t get on board. Continue reading “Lindsey Graham Threatens Gulf States With ‘Consequences’ if They Don’t Join the War Effort”

By Edward Hasbrouck – Antiwar.com

A diverse coalition is mobilizing opposition to a recently-passed federal law that seeks to step up preparations for and readiness to activate a military draft. The new law authorizes the federal Selective Service System (SSS) to begin using automated involuntary registration to increase the number of individuals currently listed in the agency’s database of potential draftees. Continue reading “As U.S. Military Threats and Actions Escalate, Coalition Calls for Ending Preparations for a Military Draft”

By Jeremy Scahill and Murtaza Hussain – Drop Site News

As the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran stretches into its second week, President Donald Trump has been floating the idea that he wants to declare Mission Accomplished. “We will. We’ve already won in many ways, but we haven’t won enough,” Trump declared on Monday afternoon in a speech before Republican lawmakers in Florida. Continue reading “Trump Might Want to End the War. Iran Won’t Do It on His Terms.”

By Tyler Derden – Zerohedge

Private insurers are padding their pockets with billions in alleged overpayments from Medicare Advantage, and hardworking American seniors are footing the bill through higher Part B premiums, according to a congressional report obtained by the Wall Street Journal.

Continue reading “Seniors Hit With Billions In Extra Premiums From Medicare Overpayments: Report”

By Noah Robertson – Washington Post

The Pentagon burned through $5.6 billion worth of munitions during the first two days of its military assault on Iran, according to three U.S. officials, a figure that underscores the deepening alarm among some on Capitol Hill over the speed at which U.S. forces have eaten into the scarce supply of America’s most advanced weaponry. Continue reading “Early Iran strikes cost $5.6 billion in munitions, Pentagon estimates”

By Jason Ditz – Antiwar.com

As the Israeli war continues to escalate, the Lebanese Parliament has voted 76-41 to extend their term in office by two additional years. Elections were meant to be held in May, but the soaring number of displaced civilians would make holding a vote exceedingly difficult, even assuming the war itself ends by then. Continue reading “Lebanese Parliament Extends Term as Israeli Escalation Displaces 700,000”

By Jeremy Scahill – Drop Site News

Iran is considering reducing its strikes in most Arab nations that house U.S. military bases while expanding attacks against Israel, a senior Iranian official told Drop Site. Iran’s political and military leaders believe their ballistic missile and drone operations targeting U.S. bases and infrastructure have largely achieved their intended aim of degrading major radar systems and depleting stockpiles of interceptors, said the official, who requested anonymity because he is not authorized to discuss internal deliberations. Continue reading “Iran Weighs Tactical Shift in Persian Gulf Strikes While Intensifying Attacks on Israel”

By Tyler Derden – Zerohedge

Summary:

• Pentagon claims “winning”: After ten days into Operation Epic Fury, Pentagon chief Pete Hegseth lists objectives that include destroying Iran’s missile infrastructure, defense industry, navy, and ensuring Tehran is “permanently” denied nuclear weapons.

Continue reading “IRGC Says Iran, Not US, Will Determine War’s End As Trump Threatens Strikes ’20 Times Harder’ If Hormuz Transit Blocked”

By Dave DeCamp – Antiwar.com

Black smoke filled the skies, and water mixed with oil rained down on the Iranian capital of Tehran on Sunday, following a US-Israeli strike that blew up oil facilities, marking a new escalation of the bombing campaign. Continue reading “Black Rain Falls on Tehran After US-Israeli Strikes Blow Up Oil Infrastructure”

By Max Blumenthal – The Grayzone

The FBI manufactured plots to convince Trump that Iran sought to kill him, while Israel and its administration allies exploited the president’s deepest fears to keep him on the war path.

Continue reading “How Israel and the FBI manipulated assassination plots to goad Trump into Iran war”

By AZFamily Digital News Staff

SCOTTSDALE, AZ (AZFamily) — More than 170 people were arrested during a sex trafficking sting that spanned three weeks, according to the Scottsdale Police Department.

Scottsdale police said the operation happened between Jan. 21 and Feb. 14 and was led by the agency’s Human Exploitation and Trafficking Unit, also known as “HEAT.”

Detectives worked with several other Valley and northern Arizona law enforcement agencies to conduct the sting targeting sex buyers, child predators and people involved in illegal sex work.

However, Scottsdale police said they used decoys and that no actual children were placed in danger. Continue reading “173 arrests made during Scottsdale PD’s weeks-long sex trafficking sting”

By Tyler Derden – Zerohedge

Summary:

• Younger, reportedly more ‘hardline’ Ayatollah takes command as regime stability continues: Military and political elites have pledged allegiance to Mojtaba Khamenei, who replaces his slain father as supreme leader and is viewed as a figure favored by the IRGC.

Continue reading “Iran Says ‘No Room’ for Talks As US Seeks To ‘Partition Country, Take Oil’ – New Hardline Ayatollah Takes Command”

By Dave DeCamp – Antiwar.com

President Trump said in an interview with Axios on Thursday that he must have a say on who is chosen as Iran’s next leader following the killing of Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, contradicting other administration officials who say the US’s goal is not regime change. Continue reading “Trump Says He Must Have a Say in Picking Iran’s New Leader”

By Drop Site News

War on Iran

• U.S. and Israeli airstrikes pound Iran for a fifth day: Heavy waves of U.S.-Israeli airstrikes were reported across several Iranian cities, including Tehran, where explosions were heard near Mehrabad Airport, Azadi Square, Tehransar, and Chitgar in the western part of the capital. Additional strikes were reported in Bandar Abbas, Tabriz, Bushehr, and Qazvin, with officials in East Azerbaijan Province reporting dozens of casualties.

Continue reading “Over 1,300 strikes recorded by Iranian Red Crescent; Senate blocks war powers resolution on Iran; 66,000 displaced in Afghanistan-Pakistan fighting”

By Tyler Derden – Zerohedge

The war has entered its seventh day, but there could be a glimmer of hope for some kind of diplomatic-led offramp as Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian indicated Friday that several countries have begun mediation efforts to end the war with the United States and Israel, but insists negotiations must confront those who started the conflict. “Some countries have begun mediation efforts. Let’s be clear: we are committed to lasting peace in the region, yet we have no hesitation in defending our nation’s dignity and sovereignty,” Pezeshkian wrote on X. Continue reading “Oil Explodes To 29-Month Highs After Trump Says “No Deal” With Iran Except Under “Unconditional Surrender””

By Dave DeCamp – Antiwar.com

The White House is expected to ask Congress for an extra $50 billion in military spending to replenish stockpiles of weapons used in the Iran war and other recent Middle East conflicts, Reuters has reported. Continue reading “White House Expected To Ask Congress for Extra $50 Billion for Iran War”

By Dave DeCamp – Antiwar.com

Secretary of War Pete Hegseth on Wednesday boasted of the “death and destruction” the US military can rain down on Iran, as reports say that US and Israeli airstrikes have killed over 1,000 Iranian civilians in just four days. Continue reading “Hegseth Brags of ‘Death and Destruction’ as US and Israeli Airstrikes Massacre Civilians in Iran”

By blueapples – Zerohedge

The continued fallout from the Epstein Files cover-up has apparently done little to imbue Congress with any sense of shame. The legislative branch continued to show how the upper echelon of the U.S. government is more concerned with protecting sexual predators than providing Americans with a modicum of transparency after the House of Representatives voted to block a resolution that would have forced the release of sexual harassment claims made against lawmakers dating back decades. The resolution brought to a vote by Republican South Carolina Representative Nancy Mace called for the public disclosure of all reports on file with the House Ethics Committee on investigations into members of Congress over allegations of sexual harassment or improper sexual relationships with staff members. The House cunningly maneuvered around advancing the resolution, choosing instead to take the Machiavellian tactic of passing a motion to refer it to the House Ethics Committee in an emphatic 357-65 vote.

Continue reading “House Of Representatives Resoundingly Votes Against Releasing Files On Sexual Misconduct Of Members Of Congress”