‘Heretical and batshit crazy’: Hegseth rebuked for bloodthirsty prayer asking God to bless Iran...
Jon Queally
Common Dreams / March 26, 2026
Trump’s Secretary of Defense called for US soldiers currently waging war against the people of Iran to be...
Iran is putting a ‘toll booth’ in the Strait of Hormuz
Keith Johnson
Foreign Policy / March 26, 2026
Some ships are getting through: those that pay, and those that play.
One month into his war on Iran,...
Republican support for Trump’s Iran war is wobbling
Rachel Oswald
Foreign Policy / March 26, 2026
Lawmakers have concerns about cost, possible ground troops, and unclear objectives.
Nearly one month into U.S. President Donald Trump’s...
[USA] The most dangerous country – from 2003 to 2026 and beyond
David Bromwich
TomDispatch / March 26, 2026
The joint US-Israeli killing of Iranian leaders on February 28 marked the second time in a year that the...
Iran rejects US ceasefire plan and submits its own amid push for talks
William Christou
The Guardian / March 26, 2026
Donald Trump claims Iran still wants a deal, after Tehran puts forward five-point counter-proposal and says war will...
Israel says it is expanding ‘buffer zone’ in Lebanon
Adam Fulton a.o.
The Guardian / March 26, 2026
Hezbollah’s rejection of any ceasefire talks with Israel comes as the country has carried out fresh strikes...
WHO warns of health crisis ‘unfolding in real time’ across Middle East
Kat Lay
The Guardian / March 26, 2026
Hostilities should halt and healthcare facilities must be treated as ‘safe havens’, WHO’s regional chief has said.
A total...
Why most [Jewish] Israelis back [90 percent] the conflict with [the war against] Iran,...
Patrick Greenfield
The Guardian / March 26, 2026
The war against Iran and Lebanon has exposed widening fractures between Israel and its allies, and the country...
Gulf states’ scepticism over alleged US-Iran talks signals a distrust of Trump
Hannah Ellis-Petersen
The Guardian / March 26, 2026
Reluctance to cheerlead alleged US ceasefire efforts reflects suspicion talk of peace could be another foil for escalation.
Dubai...
AI got the blame for the Iran school bombing – the truth is far...
Kevin T. Baker
The Guardian / March 26, 2026
LLMs-gone-rogue dominated coverage, but had nothing to do with the targeting. Instead, it was choices made by...
