How Larijani’s death leaves Iran’s regime facing leadership crisis Larijani is the most powerful figure to be assassinated after Ayatollah Ali Khamenei The Independent UK · Mar 2
Trump’s approach to Iran is a departure from containment policy of his predecessors The joint US-Israeli combat operation against Iran, and the killing of its supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, is a watershed moment in the US-Iran relationship. Bilateral interactions have been tense since 1979 when a revolution ousted Iran’s pro-American Shah, Muhammad Reza Pahlavi, and replaced him with an Islamic theocracy opposed… The Conversation · Mar 2
WATCH: F-15 Jet Goes Down As a Result Of 'Apparent Friendly Fire' As War In Middle East Rages On The U.S. military confirmed on Monday that three F-15 jets were shot down "due to an apparent friendly fire incident" in Kuwait as the war in the Middle East continues. Latin Times · Mar 2
‘That’s the way it is’: Donald Trump shrugs and says expect more dead US troops soon, that’s just the way the cookie crumbles He probably still thinks American troops who fall in battle are "losers". We Got This Covered · Mar 2
'I won't commit UK military to unlawful action,' says Starmer hitting back at Trump on Iran air strikes The Prime Minister clashed in an extraordinary bust-up with the American president over the use of UK bases by US forces to attack Iran Evening Standard · Mar 2
Inside Mar-a-Lago’s makeshift Situation Room as Trump strikes Iran President Donald Trump and top members of his Cabinet watched Operation Epic Fury unfold in a curtained-off area of his club in Palm Beach, Florida The Independent UK · Mar 2
(VIDEO) Pentagon Confirms Three U.S. Service Members Killed in Iran Conflict WASHINGTON — The Pentagon announced Sunday that three U.S. service members were killed in action and five others seriously wounded during Operation Epic Fury, the joint U.S.-Israeli military campaign against Iran that began Saturday with strikes killing Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and other top leaders. International Business Times · Mar 2
Watch: CBS Austin reporter asked not to focus on pro-Trump Iran rally. 'Well, I am' Vinny Martorano, a CBS Austin news reporter, is receiving praises from the MAGA circles after he ignored a message that he received from his bosses during a live coverage and went ahead to cover a pro- Trump rally. Martorano is being hailed as a hero and is also getting job… The Times of India · Mar 2
‘You’re not going to have a war with Iran with me as president’: Donald ‘no new wars’ Trump has his 2024 promise tossed back in his face How's that promise working out? We Got This Covered · Mar 2
Trump Should Have Made His Case for War to Congress and the American People The administration was wrong to unilaterally and unconstitutionally commit the U.S. to war. Reason · Mar 2
Top Democrat slams Trump officials’ ‘totally insufficient’ answers in closed-door briefing about Iran operation – as it happened This live blog is now closed. The Guardian - US · Mar 2
Trump’s action against Iran is yet another wobble for government debt, warns UBS “President Trump indicated attacks could go on for four or five weeks, and there are already reports of a need to urgently replenish weapons stockpiles. That potentially adds to the fiscal deficit,” noted Paul Donovan of UBS. Fortune · Mar 2
Historians fight Trump policing the past Attempts to reshape the Smithsonian reflect a broader campaign to control public memory and what Americans learn Salon · Mar 2
Britain says it's not at war after a drone strikes its Akrotiri base in Cyprus Britain says it is not at war, despite an Iranian-made drone strike on a U.K. base in Cyprus and a decision to let the U.S. use British bases during its conflict with Iran The Independent UK · Mar 2
Salon · Mar 2 RFK Jr.'s glyphosate reversal The herbicide has been called "a probable human carcinogen" associated with cancers, heart and liver disease
We Got This Covered · Mar 2 ‘Go to the front lines!’: Marjorie Taylor Greene dismantles Laura Loomer for ‘celebrating the death of American military members’ "You don’t love Trump enough unless you go fight Iran yourself."
Evening Standard · Mar 2 Trump: Starmer’s permission for UK bases to be used against Iran took ‘too long’ Donald Trump expressed frustration at the UK’s initial refusal to allow the Diego Garcia base to be used in a Telegraph interview.
TechRadar · Mar 2 Claude is topping the App Store charts thanks to 'cancel ChatGPT' trend — but the US military is finding it hard to quit Claude is riding high on the Apple App Store charts, and is still being used in US military operations as well.
The Guardian - US · Mar 2 Democrats thrown into disarray as US offensive on Iran creates cracks Lawmakers from Sanders to Mark Kelly offer mixed feelings on Trump’s action and killing of Iranian supreme leader
The Guardian - US · Mar 2 No one can predict how the US war with Iran will unfold The war has already become regional: Iran is attacking American-aligned Arab states in the hope that they will pressure Trump to sign a ceasefire
The Guardian - US · Mar 2 The UK has arrested high-profile figures connected to Jeffrey Epstein. Will the US? In contrast with the takedowns of Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor and Peter Mandelson, US consequences have been limited to resignations and apologies
We Got This Covered · Mar 2 Trump’s former Surgeon General slams ‘incomprehensible’ new pick for not meeting ‘basic standards’ Means didn’t even finish her residency.
The Independent UK · Mar 2 Users boycott ChatGPT after OpenAI signs Department of War deal Rival chatbot Claude tops app charts amid backlash against OpenAI
The Independent UK · Mar 2 Yvette Cooper admits fears of British casualties from ‘reckless’ Iran missile attacks in Gulf The Foreign Office is drawing up a register of all 300,000 Britons in the region to advise them on how best to protect themselves, as all flights out are cancelled
International Business Times · Mar 2 (VIDEO) President Donald Trump Predicts Iran Conflict Could Last 'Four Weeks or Less' WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump said Sunday the U.S.-led military operation against Iran could last "four weeks or less," describing it as a planned, time-limited campaign even as strikes escalated into a third day and Iranian retaliatory attacks spread to Israel, Gulf states and U.S. assets, killing American troops and…