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#Trump raised the idea of #US forces seizing Iran’s #Kharg Island, its main #oil terminal in the Persian Gulf.

“Maybe we take Kharg Island, maybe we don’t. We have a lot of options,” Trump told the newspaper. “It would also mean we had to be there (on Kharg Island) for a while.”

#TrumpsWar #IranWar #Iran #war #ForeverWars #WarCrimes #RegimeChange #RulesOfWar #law #Congress #WarPowers #geopolitics #MiddleEast
https://apnews.com/live/iran-war-israel-trump-03-29-2026#0000019d-3c63-d293-a19d-7c73cd120000

Just the earliest of the US strikes on #Iran cost the #UnitedStates $5.6 billion in munitions, #Pentagon estimates


The figure, accounting only for the first 2 days of the #Trump #war is likely to intensify concerns in #Congress that #US forces are churning through a scarce supply of advanced weaponry.

#ForeverWars #US #Trump #warmonger #WarCrimes #RegimeChange #RulesOfWar #law #Congress #WarPowers #geopolitics #MiddleEast
https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2026/03/09/iran-war-cost/

Chancellor Friedrich #Merz said Tuesday that he shares many of the aims of the #US - #Israel campaign against #Iran, but “more questions arise with every day of war.”

“Above all we’re concerned that there is apparently no joint plan for how this #war can be brought quickly to a convincing end,” Merz said.

He stressed that “#Germany & #Europe have no interest in an endless war” or in Iran’s territorial integrity disintegrating.

#ForeverWars #law #geopolitics #MiddleEast
https://apnews.com/live/iran-war-israel-trump--03-10-2026#0000019c-d7ec-dd61-adfd-d7fc2e7e0000

Exclusive: Up to 150 #US troops wounded in #Iran #war, two sources tell Reuters

As many as 150 US troops have been wounded in the Iran war, two sources familiar with the matter told Reuters.

The figure has not been previously reported & is far higher than the #Trump admin’s publicly disclosed figure of 8 seriously wounded US forces.

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https://www.reuters.com/world/iran-war-live-trump-tehran-trade-threats-over-oil-blockade-2026-03-10/?utm_source=braze&utm_medium=notifications&utm_campaign=2025_engagement

#TulsiGabbard tells senators #Iran regime is degraded but still intact

The director of national intelligence provided the #Senate #Intelligence Committee with mixed messages about the state of Iran’s #nuclear program before the war began.

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https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2026/03/18/tulsi-gabbard-iran-intelligence-hearing/

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In Trump’s war messaging, #veterans see something new — & disturbing

#Service members & families who lost loved ones say the #Trump team’s memes & jokes trivialize #combat & #sacrifice. Trump aides say the backlash sends views soaring.

#TheCrueltyIsThePoint #TrumpsWar #US #Iran #Israel #war #ForeverWars #WarCrimes #RegimeChange #RulesOfWar #law #Congress #WarPowers #geopolitics #MiddleEast #idiocracy
https://wapo.st/4bvzfyu

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#Oil Shock’s Tentacles Grip #WorldEconomy: ‘This Really Is the Big One’

Countries already walloped by a breakdown of the international #trade #chaos brought on by #Trump #tariffs, #war in #Ukraine & chaotic #US policymaking are facing lasting economic damage.

#TrumpsWar #war #ForeverWars #law #Congress #WarPowers #geopolitics #MiddleEast #inflation #affordability #CostOfLiving #energy #EnergyCrisis

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/12/business/economy/iran-oil-shock-economy-global-impact.html?unlocked_article_code=1.SlA.mCpn.RZSyjxvZEpRI&smid=nytcore-ios-share