Such a mission would expose #US personnel to an array of threats, including Iranian drones & missiles, ground fire & IEDs. It was unclear Saturday whether #Trump would approve all, some or none of the #Pentagon’s plans.

The Trump admin in recent days has vacillated between declaring that the #war is winding down & threatening to amplify it.

#Iran #BootsOnTheGround #IranWar #TrumpsWar #law #Congress #WarPowers

The #Pentagon is preparing for weeks of ground operations in #Iran, #US ofcls said, as thousands of soldiers & Marines arrive in the #MiddleEast for what could become a dangerous new phase of the #war should #Trump choose to escalate.
Any ground operation would fall short of a full-scale invasion & could instead involve raids by a mixture of Special Ops forces & conventional infantry troops, said the ofcls.

#BootsOnTheGround #IranWar #TrumpsWar #law #Congress #WarPowers
https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2026/03/28/trump-iran-ground-troops-marines/

#Cameroon has, for more than 4 decades, been led by a strongman president, Paul Biya. The #Trump admin opted not to criticize his disputed re-election in October, & said nothing afterward when security forces waged a deadly crackdown on #protesters.

That gave the #US leverage weeks later, diplomats wrote, when it came time to negotiate a #deportation deal.

#law #immigration #rendition #MafiaState #CivilRights #HumanRights #DueProcess

The documents obtained by NYT include confidential #State Department correspondence & a funding memo, which connects the money transfer [ #bribe] to the #Cameroon #deportation arrangement. The files, coupled with confirmation from officials, reveal how the #US government used financial pressure [ #extortion] & political incentives to secure a deal that the deportees’ lawyer compared to “selling people.” [ #slavery]

#law #immigration #rendition #MafiaState #HumanRights #DueProcess #Trump

The deal is part of a broader #Trump admin campaign to coax countries to accept immigrants who cannot be legally deported from the #US to their home countries because they would likely face persecution. It is also the clearest example to date of the diplomatic horse-trading the US uses to engineer such agreements.

#law #immigration #rendition #MafiaState #StateSponsoredAbduction #Constitution #CivilRights #HumanRights #DueProcess #DualState #Judiciary

Since #Trump took office, his admin has mounted an aggressive campaign to use federal law enforcement agencies to pursue his political adversaries, repeatedly.

…Even against this backdrop, a proposal to release extensive files, send agents to China to interview a suspected intelligence operative & offer her a #US #visa in exchange for unreliable revelations about a US congressman would be extraordinary.

#KashPatel #EricSwalwell #law #LegalEthics #DOJ #EnemiesList #WeaponizationOfGovernment

Trump's conflicting messages sow confusion [& disbelief] over the #IranWar

#Trump says the #US is winning the #war with #Iran even as thousands of additional American #troops deploy to the #MiddleEast.
He has pilloried other countries for not helping the US, only to say later he does not need their assistance. He has 2X delayed deadlines for Iran to reopen the #StraitOfHormuz.

#FactCheck #TrumpLies #TrumpsWar #propaganda #RulesOfWar #law #WarPowers #geopolitics #economy
https://apnews.com/article/trump-iran-war-conflicting-messages-f9269cc4fe1cee914501b68ec5b6c217

🚨Despite that, #FBI leaders have recently suggested in internal discussions that the govt could try to arrange for Fang to get a #US #visa in exchange for speaking with FBI agents about the Democrat, acc/to the 3 people with knowledge of Patel’s efforts. It would be highly unorthodox to grant a visa to a person suspected of being an #intelligence agent for a foreign superpower.

#Trump #KashPatel #DOJ #law #NationalSecurity #immigration #LegalEthics #EnemiesList #WeaponizationOfGovernment

The Chinese woman at issue is Christine Fang,…[dubbed Fang Fang by #racist #MAGA types & #Trump], who reportedly courted #EricSwalwell & other #California politicians in the #US from 2011 to 2015. She helped with fundraising for Swalwell’s 2014 reelection campaign & even helped place an intern in his congressional office. When federal agents conveyed their concerns about Fang to Swalwell around 2015, he cut off ties with her & helped investigators.

#KashPatel #DOJ #law #LegalEthics #EnemiesList

Michael Rubin, a historian at the American Enterprise Institute who worked as a staff adviser on #Iran & #Iraq at the #Pentagon from 2002 to 2004, said #Trump is “the first president of any party in recent history that hasn’t self-constrained to live within rhetorical boundaries.” [what a nice way of saying #TrumpLies]

“So of course it creates a great deal of confusion,” he said.

#IranWar #TrumpsWar #propaganda #US #Iran #war #RulesOfWar #law #Congress #WarPowers #geopolitics #MiddleEast

As the war entered its second month on Saturday, Trump’s penchant for embellishments, exaggerations & falsehoods is being tested in an environment where the stakes are much higher than an isolated political fight.

#FactCheck #TrumpLies #IranWar #TrumpsWar #propaganda #US #Iran #war #ForeverWars #Trump #RulesOfWar #law #geopolitics #MiddleEast #economy #oil #energy #EnergyCrisis

He has both threatened to “obliterate” Iran’s #energy plants if the vital waterway remains largely shuttered & said the #US was “not affected” by the closure.

At one point this month, #Trump said one of his predecessors—who, he strongly suggested, was a Democrat—privately told him he wished he had taken similar action against #Iran. Reps for every living former president quickly denied that such a conversation happened.

#FactCheck #TrumpLies #TrumpsWar #propaganda #law #WarPowers #geopolitics

Trump's conflicting messages sow confusion [& disbelief] over the #IranWar

#Trump says the #US is winning the #war with #Iran even as thousands of additional American #troops deploy to the #MiddleEast.
He has pilloried other countries for not helping the US, only to say later he does not need their assistance. He has 2X delayed deadlines for Iran to reopen the #StraitOfHormuz.

#FactCheck #TrumpLies #TrumpsWar #propaganda #RulesOfWar #law #WarPowers #geopolitics #economy
https://apnews.com/article/trump-iran-war-conflicting-messages-f9269cc4fe1cee914501b68ec5b6c217

#Iran claims it struck #Ukraine related drone warehouse in #Dubai

Iran’s military joint command made the claim in a statement run by state media, without offering evidence.

The Khatam al-Anbiya Headquarters said over 20 Ukrainians were in the warehouse in the United Arab Emirates and their fate was unknown.

#IranWar #TrumpsWar #US #Israel #war #Trump #Netanyahu #WarCrimes #RegimeChange #RulesOfWar #law #geopolitics #MiddleEast

The #UAE said its air defense systems responded to 20 ballistic missile & 37 drone attacks on Saturday.

The attacks wounded 6 people in an industrial zone in the capital, #AbuDhabi, where 3 fires were reported, authorities said.

The UAE’s Defense Ministry has reported 413 missile & 1,872 drone attacks since the start of the war. The attacks have killed 10 people, including 2 troops, & wounded 178 others, the ministry said.

#US #Iran #Israel #war #Trump #Netanyahu #law #geopolitics #MiddleEast

2 #journalists killed in #Israel airstrike on southern #Lebanon

#Hezbollah’s al-Manar TV said that its correspondent Ali Shoeib was killed Saturday in southern Lebanon, while Beirut-based Al-Mayadeen TV said its reporter Fatima Ftouni was killed in the same airstrike.

Shoeib was well-known war correspondent in the country where he had covered south Lebanon for Al-Manar for nearly 3 decades.

#IranWar #US #Iran #Israel #war #Trump #Netanyahu #WarCrimes #RegimeChange #RulesOfWar #law #MiddleEast

Two ports in #Kuwait damaged in attacks

Kuwait’s ports of Mubarak Al Kabeer & Shuwaikh have been damaged in drone & missile attacks in the past 24 hours, the Defense Ministry said Saturday.

The ministry said forces responded to 4 ballistic missiles, 1 cruise missile, & 7 drones attacked the #oil-rich county in the past 24 hours.

#IranWar #TrumpsWar #US #Iran #Israel #war #Trump #Netanyahu #WarCrimes #RegimeChange #RulesOfWar #law #geopolitics #MiddleEast

#Bahrain reports more than 40 air attacks in 24 hours

Bahrain, which hosts the US 5th Fleet, said its air defense systems have responded to 20 missile & 23 drone attacks in the past 24 hours.

That brings the total number of projectiles fired at the Shiite majority country to 174 missiles & 385 drones since the start of the #war in the #MiddleEast on Feb 28.

#IranWar #TrumpsWar #US #Iran #Israel #Trump #Netanyahu #WarCrimes #RegimeChange #RulesOfWar #law #geopolitics

An airstrike hit Iran’s #University of Science and Technology in Tehran [ #IUST] on Saturday, the state-run IRNA news agency reported.

The strike damaged #research & #education buildings, IRNA reported, citing the university’s public relations office.

#IranWar #TrumpsWar #US #Iran #Israel #war #Trump #Netanyahu #WarCrimes #RegimeChange #RulesOfWar #law #geopolitics #MiddleEast

The casualty toll from a missile attack early Saturday in #AbuDhabi has risen to 6.

The Abu Dhabi Media Office said an additional Pakistani national was injured by falling debris in the vicinity of Khalifa Economic Zones Abu Dhabi when air defense systems intercepted a ballistic missile.

The attack caused 3 fires in the area which have been brought under control.

#IranWar #TrumpsWar #US #Iran #Israel #war #Trump #Netanyahu #WarCrimes #RegimeChange #RulesOfWar #law #geopolitics #MiddleEast