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Timothy Snyder: "The war cannot be won because it was the result of a whim, not a plan."
https://snyder.substack.com/p/the-pleasure-principle #Trump #Netanyahu #Iran #war
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/
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/
#Iran-linked hackers have breached #FBI Director Kash Patel’s personal emails
https://www.cnn.com/2026/03/27/politics/iran-linked-hackers-fbi-director-patel
"We’re heading to World War III”*
We call on our leaders to stand up to Trump:
- Publicly call out the US and Israel’s war in Iran as illegal according to international law.
- Refuse to let the US use military bases in Europe for their attacks on Iran
*in the words of Economy professor Jeffrey Sachs
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
‘US actions in #Iran are politically motivated, not the result of intelligence failures’
📚 Books of the Year 2025
A reminder that this book exists:
“Edward Fishman’s account of America’s modern “economic warfare” against #Iran, Russia and China, Chokepoints (2025, Elliott & Thompson).
It’s just a great blend of politics and economics, and incredibly clearly written.”
Creating a government that cannot be invaded, overthrown or corrupted, intended for the people's of Iran, Venezuela, Cuba, the US and more.
The Unconquerable Government: Building a Society That Cannot Be Invaded, Overthrown, or Corrupted
https://directdemocracyandgifteconomy.blogspot.com/2026/03/the-unconquerable-government-building.html
#LeonPanetta, who served Democratic presidents as defense secy, CIA director and White House chief of staff, said he has “seen enough wars where truth becomes the first casualty.”
“It’s not the first administration that has not told the truth about #war. But the president has made it kind of a very standard approach to almost any question to in one way or another kind of #lie about what’s really happening & basically describe everything as fine & that we’re winning the #war,” he said.
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
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
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
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
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
#Israel says it targeted a #journalist killed in #Lebanon
1 of 2 journalists killed in a strike on southern Lebanon on Saturday was targeted for being a suspected #Hezbollah intelligence operative, the Israeli military claimed, without providing evidence.
Israel’s statement about Hezbollah’s al-Manar TV correspondent Ali Shoeib mirrored past Israeli military allegations against #Palestinian #journalists targeted during the war on #Hamas.
#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
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
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
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
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
#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
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
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
#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
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