News | War & Peace Witkoff Says One of US’s Demands Was for Iran to Give Up Its Navy Top US officials have issued maximalist demands in Iran negotiations, then claimed Iran refused to make a fair deal. By Sharon Zhang , Truthout March 3, 2026 Truthout
News | War & Peace Trump Says “Wars Can Be Fought ‘Forever’” as US, Israel Unleash Terror in Iran The administration has not clearly outlined its goals for the Iran war — and, by extension, what would allow it to end. By Sharon Zhang , Truthout March 3, 2026 Truthout
News | Politics & Elections Noem Refuses to Apologize to Alex Pretti’s Parents During Heated Senate Hearing Noem smeared both Pretti and Renee Nicole Good as “domestic terrorists” in the wake of their killings by federal agents. By Jessica Corbett , CommonDreams March 3, 2026 Truthout
News | Environment & Health Pesticide Company to Stop Producing Weed Killer Linked to Parkinson’s Disease Syngenta is facing several thousand lawsuits from people who say they developed Parkinson’s after exposure to paraquat. By Carey Gillam , TheNewLede March 3, 2026 Truthout
News | War & Peace Critics Slam Carney’s Plan to Jump-Start Canada’s Economy via Military Industry Canada’s prime minister faces blowback for his plan to hike Canadian arms companies’ profits by 240 percent in 10 years. By Nora Loreto , Truthout March 3, 2026 Truthout
Op-Ed | War & Peace This Is Not a Regime Change War. Iran Is Being Pushed Toward State Collapse. The US and Israel have killed Ayatollah Khamenei, but they seem to have no plan for what comes next. By Mahbod Seraji , Truthout March 3, 2026 Truthout
News | War & Peace Rubio Says US Had to Strike Iran Because Iran Would Defend Itself If Attacked The conflicting explanation comes as CENTCOM is reportedly calling for troops to “Be Relentlessly Lethal.” By Sharon Zhang , Truthout March 3, 2026 Truthout
Op-Ed | War & Peace Trump Has Made the US War Machine a Spectacle – and It’s Spectacularly Unpopular Trump has brought the full extent of the war machine out into the open. Let’s channel public anger into organizing. By Khury Petersen-Smith & Azadeh Shahshahani , Truthout/InTheseTimes March 3, 2026 Truthout
News | Politics & Elections Department of Justice Drops Defense of Trump’s Orders Punishing Law Firms While some firms caved to Trump’s demands, a handful were vindicated with quick legal victories. By Julia Conley , CommonDreams March 3, 2026 Truthout
News | War & Peace Spain Denies Use of Bases for US Forces Involved in War on Iran “Spanish bases are not being used for this operation,” Spain’s foreign minister said. By Sharon Zhang , Truthout March 2, 2026 Truthout