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Israel Intensifies Attacks on Lebanon and Orders Mass Displacement in the South
Far right Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich threatened to destroy areas of Lebanon as Israel did to Gaza.
Trump Demands Final Say in Selecting Iran’s Future Leader
Trump administration officials have previously denied that regime change was a goal of their war on Iran.
Report: CENTCOM Suggests Trump’s War in Iran Will Likely Last Through September
Recent developments announced by the White House suggest the war will “widen,” one expert says.
Israel Has Dropped 4k Bombs on Iran — Surpassing 12-Day War in Just 4 Days
The death toll has already surpassed that of last year’s war, with Iranian officials reporting 1,230 killed so far.
Trump’s Lawlessness Joins Strategic Use of Law to Create a Facade of Legitimacy
“Emergency laws” create legal frameworks and blueprints that only strengthen the ability of the state to enact violence.
Mass Protests Urged Following Failed War Powers Act Vote to Stop War in Iran
“The American people will remember who voted to continue an illegal, unnecessary war,” said one progressive advocate.
Iranian Girls’ Elementary School Massacre Was a Double-Tap Strike, Medics Say
The tactic involves bombing a target and then launching a second strike meant to kill survivors and first responders.
As the War on Iran Spirals On, Israel Further Blocks Movement Within West Bank
Without sirens or bomb shelters, Palestinians in the West Bank are witnessing the blowback to Israel’s war on Iran.
Leavitt Suggests Reports on Iranian School Girls Killed Are “Propaganda”
Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth says that the US is “investigating” the strike on the girls’ school.
What Are the Trump Administration’s True Objectives in Iran?
Many of President Trump’s stated justifications for the US and Israeli war on Iran are demonstrably false.