[Iran] Trump’s failed strong-arming of allies on Iran shows that pressure is losing its...
John Leicester & Emma Burrows
AP / March 18, 2026
PARIS – We’ve long had your back, now it’s our turn. That is how the famously...
Trump fumes at NATO for refusing to help secure the Strait of Hormuz, and...
Aamer Madhani, Darlene Superville & Michelle L. Price
AP / March 18, 2026
WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump said Tuesday NATO and most other allies have...
Insider who mapped out Obama’s war with Iran counts the ways Trump crashed
Adam Lynch
AlterNet / March 18, 2026
Smarter presidents than President Donald Trump have already strategized a war with Iran. Ilan Goldenberg was one of Obama’s...
[escalation] Reported Israeli attack hits South Pars natural gas field, an energy lifeline for...
David McHugh
AP / March 18, 2026
FRANKFURT, Germany – Iranian state media said Wednesday that Israel attacked Iran’s South Pars natural gas field — part...
[theft] Lebanon’s gas under threat as Israel may cancel ‘maritime border demarcation’
Rita el-Jammal
The New Arab / March 18, 2026
Beirut – Israel may cancel the maritime gas agreement with Lebanon amid escalating military operations and political...
UK security adviser ‘attended’ US-Iran talks and judged deal was within reach
Patrick Wintour & Julian Borger
The Guardian / March 17, 2026
Jonathan Powell thought Tehran’s ‘surprising’ offer on its nuclear programme could prevent rush to war, sources say.
Britain’s...
As Israel calls for an uprising in Iran, Basij militias vow to crush opposition...
Murtaza Hussain
Drop Site News / March 17, 2026
Israel assassinated the head of the Basij and has been bombing its checkpoints across Iran.
The Israeli military...
Israeli army killing of Palestinian family sends shockwaves throughout the West Bank
Qassam Muaddi
Mondoweiss / March 17, 2026
The Bani Odeh family was out shopping before the holidays when Israeli forces opened fire on their car, killing...
The Iran War cheerleaders and the weapons industry that funds them
Nick Cleveland-Stout & Julian Cooper
Responsible Statecraft / March 17, 2026
Americans overwhelmingly oppose the military action, but many Washington researchers want to keep it going.
As...
Trump suggests treason charges for journalists as Iran war spins out of control
Michael Arria
Mondoweiss / March 17, 2026
You know a war probably isn't going well when the President starts threatening media outlets with treason charges. And...
