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Top Experts’ Backgrounder: #Military Action Against #Iran & US #Domestic #Law

With #Trump reportedly considering bringing the #UnitedStates directly into the armed conflict between #Israel & Iran, & in particular #offensive strikes against Iran’s #nuclear program, it is important to understand the #legal framework that governs whether & when a President can use military force overseas under US domestic law (…the use of force must also comport w/ #InternationalLaw…).

https://www.justsecurity.org/64645/war-powers-trump-iran-strikes/

On Monday morning, the #Pentagon abruptly canceled its participation in the Aspen Security Forum in Colorado.

Every summer for years, Republican & Democratic admins have dispatched senior civilian Pentagon officials & #military commanders to participate in the Aspen #Security Forum, a #NationalSecurity & #ForeignPolicy conference in Colorado.

#Trump #kakistocracy
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/14/us/politics/pentagon-military-aspen-forum.html?smid=url-share

Explosions were reported near a #US #military #base in #Qatar Monday after #Iran vows to retaliate for #Trump’s assault on #nuclear sites. The development coincided with a warning from the US #Embassy in Qatar’s capital, #Doha, urging American citizens there to shelter in place. Qatar’s govt on Monday also closed its airspace & suspended flights as a “precautionary measure” while the #MiddleEast braces for a potential expansion of the fighting between #Israel & Iran.

https://www.reuters.com/world/world-braces-irans-response-trump-raises-idea-regime-change-2025-06-23/

The #Senate on Friday rejected a #Democratic measure that would have forced #Trump to go to #Congress for approval of another #military strike against #Iran [he was supposed to for the first]. The resolution had little chance of succeeding in a #Republican-controlled & Trump lick-spittle Congress.

#Constitution #law #SeparationOfPowers #ChecksAndBalances #ExecutiveAuthority #AbuseOfPower #authoritarianism #dictatorship #tyranny #AmericanAutocracy
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/27/us/politics/trump-war-powers-iran-strike.html?smid=url-share

#GiftArticle

#Trump’s National Guard #Troops Are Questioning Their Mission in #LA.

Thousands of #NationalGuard members have served in the #LosAngeles region since last month. 6 #soldiers spoke in interviews about low morale over the deployment.

#law #Constitution #FreeSpeech #FreedomOfAssembly #domestic #military #deployment #PosseComitatusAct
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/16/us/trump-national-guard-california.html?unlocked_article_code=1.XU8.DHg3.DiDSwciqqUpD&smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare

ABC7: Military requesting to pull 200 troops back from LA protest duty and return them to wildfire unit

"...The top military commander in charge of troops deployed to Los Angeles to respond to protests against immigration raids has asked Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth if 200 of those forces could be returned to wildfire fighting duty, two U.S. officials told The Associated Press on Monday...."

https://abc7.com/post/military-requesting-pull-200-troops-back-la-protest-duty-return-wildfire-unit/16892035/

#wildfires #military #protests

【自主制作アニメ】二人の女の子が戦車で戦うアニメ「コロとホウセンカ」の進捗です。
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YyqjKiCs1XI
ぜひ見てください！！アドバイスやご指摘などもお待ちしてます！
#military #tank #コロとホウセンカ
#indie_anime

F⁕⚠︎ You! Muther f⁕⚠︎ers…

#US #AirForce to deny #retirement pay to #transgender #ServiceMembers being separated from the service

The #USAF said Thurs it would DENY all transgender #service members who have served between 15 & 18 YEARS the option to retire early & would instead separate them without retirement #benefits.

#Trump #Hegseth #discrimination #military #service #betrayal #LGBTQ #hate #bigotry #MaleSupremacy #heterosexism
https://apnews.com/article/air-force-transgender-no-early-retirement-e6a4da806f2cc2bdc05f49438cbd26fd?utm_source=onesignal&utm_medium=push&utm_campaign=2025-08-07-Breaking+News

#Hegseth forces out Army’s top general


Gen. Randy George’s ouster is the latest in a series of clashes between the #Pentagon chief & the service’s senior leadership, an extraordinary move amid the #war in #Iran.


Gen. Randy George had been expected to hold the job of #Army chief of staff until fall 2027, completing a typical 4 years in the post.

#Trump #NationalSecurity #MilitaryPreparedness #US #military #idiocracy #kakistocracy
https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2026/04/02/hegseth-ousts-army-general-randy-george/

"Donald Trump’s unlawful war in Iran is escalating rapidly, and the gap between what he’s saying and what’s actually happening has never been wider. We are now seeing the deployment of one of the most elite rapid-response forces in the United States military, the 82nd Airborne Division. This is not a symbolic move or a small advisory presence."

~ Ben Meiselas

#Trump #Iran #war #military #troops
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https://www.meidasplus.com/p/trumps-war-spins-out-of-control-as

Invoking “faith” in #wartime, Pete #Hegseth breaks norms & worries critics

The #defense secretary is upending decades-old norms, & current & former leaders say his proselytizing violates the #Constitution & undermines troop cohesion.

#law #Trump #Republicans #FreedomOfReligion #Christianity #Evangelism #NewApostolicReformation #NAR #military #war #NationalSecurity #geopolitics
https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2026/03/29/pege-hegseth-christianity/

The #US #military is deploying thousands of additional #Marines & #sailors to the Middle East, 3 US ofcls ​told Reuters Friday.

The deployments ​of the USS Boxer, along with ⁠its Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) & accompanying #warship, ​comes as Reuters reported that the ​#Trump admin was considering deploying thousands of US #troops to reinforce its #war in the #MiddleEast.

#TrumpsWar #Iran #Israel #RegimeChange #RulesOfWar #law #WarPowers #geopolitics #economy #oil
https://www.reuters.com/world/us-deploy-thousands-additional-troops-middle-east-officials-say-2026-03-20/?utm_source=braze&utm_medium=notifications&utm_campaign=2025_engagement

The #medical community agrees: #PeteHegseth's decision to stop requiring #flu #vaccines for servicemembers is bad for #military readiness and a generally really bad idea: https://www.forbes.com/sites/judystone/2026/04/23/doctors-say-hegseths-flu-vaccine-decision-will-weaken-military-readiness/

#Trump orders #US #military to 'shoot & kill' Iranian small boats choking #StraitOfHormuz

In a social media post Thursday morning, Trump said the military is intensifying its mine clearing efforts in the critical waterway. The move intensified the US - #Iran standoff in the Persian Gulf & raised questions about efforts to end the #war.

#IranWar #TrumpsWar #MafiaState #WarCrimes #RulesOfWar #law #Congress #WarPowers #geopolitics #NationalSecurity #MiddleEast
https://apnews.com/live/iran-war-israel-trump-04-23-2026

#US #military strike on boat in #Pacific leaves 2 dead & a rare survivor

The ongoing US maritime operation against alleged drug traffickers has killed 159 people in nearly 50 strikes.

#Trump #MafiaState #murder #theft #piracy #imperialism #geopolitics #economy #inflation #NewWorldOrder #law #Congress #WarPowers #InternationalLaw
https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2026/03/20/boat-strike-survivor-pacific/

Fmr #Venezuela President Nicolás Maduro returns to a NY courtroom Thursday as he seeks to have his #DrugTrafficking indictment thrown out over a geopolitical dispute over legal fees.

It’s the first time that #Maduro & his wife, #CiliaFlores, will be in court since a January arraignment at which he protested their #abduction by #US #military forces & declared: “I am not guilty. I am a decent man, the constitutional president of my country.”

#law #geopolitics #sovereignty
https://apnews.com/live/nicolas-maduro-venezuela-court-03-26-2026

The Israeli #military said it killed an Iranian naval commander who played a pivotal role in blocking the #StraitOfHormuz.

#Israel said Thursday it killed Commodore #AlirezaTangsiri, the head of the #IRGC navy.

Israel’s Defense Minister Israel Katz said Tangsiri had been killed along with other senior naval commanders in a strike overnight.

Katz said Tangsiri was responsible for bombing operations that have blocked ships from crossing the Strait of Hormuz.

https://apnews.com/live/iran-war-israel-trump-03-26-2026#0000019d-29b1-d602-adff-fbfbe1180000

AP is calling Israel’s #military actions in southern #Lebanon an #invasion.

#Israel has moved thousands of #troops across the border into Lebanon, & Israeli forces & #Iran backed #Hezbollah have been fighting for at least 3 wks

Israeli ofcls, including the defense minister, said they want to take control of the entire area south of the Litani River— ~20 miles north of the border—& that displaced Lebanese residents will not be allowed back until Israel decides its safe.

https://apnews.com/article/iran-lebanon-invasion-attack-war-ap-style-2e22f39ce455f859483463550c0725f0

The federal government is charging a skyrocketing number of migrants with trespassing in military zones.

But the boundaries can be hard to pinpoint — even for investigative reporters.
https://www.propublica.org/article/military-zones-border-migrants-charges?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post

#News #Immigration #Military #Defense #Border #Law #Government #Journalism

Hey, you know what’s a good idea? Firing the General of the #Army in the middle of conflict. You wanna know why our secretary of scotch fired Gen. Randy George, a career infantry officer with many tours in our never ending wars?

Because he refused to remove two Black and two female officers from a list of military members to be promoted to one-star generals.

#Hegseth also removed two other Army generals; Gen. David Hodne, and Maj. Gen. William Green Jr., the chief of Army chaplains, for not bowing to the golden idol.

This means only two members of the Joint Chiefs have not been fired.

Hegseth has fired Gen. Charles Q. Brown Jr., the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff; Adm. Lisa Franchetti, head of the U.S. Navy; Adm. Linda Fagan, commandant of the Coast Guard; and Gen. James Slife, vice chief of staff of the Air Force and Gen. David Allvin, chief of staff of the Air Force.

https://www.thedailybeast.com/pentagon-petes-bigoted-reason-for-firing-top-general-randy-george-leaks/

#MilitaryPurge #NotGood #verybad #military #war #OhShit

#Hegseth Says #US #Troops Are Fighting for #Jesus. The #Pope Disagrees.

In sharp contrast to the #Trump administration’s calls for #Christian prayers for the #war effort, #PopeLeo XIV says #military domination is “entirely foreign to the way of Jesus Christ.”

#law #Republicans #Constitution #FreedomOfReligion #Christianity #Evangelism #NewApostolicReformation #NAR #military #IranWar #Iran #NationalSecurity #geopolitics #USpol
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/03/world/middleeast/pope-iran-war.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share

Cardinal’s meeting at #Pentagon was ‘unusual,’ #Vatican official says

Through the first year of Trump’s 2nd term, tensions between his admin & the Vatican — with the first #US born #pope — have simmered.

#law #Trump #Hegseth #Republicans #Constitution #FreedomOfReligion #ChurchAndState #Christianity #Evangelism #NewApostolicReformation #NAR #military #war #NationalSecurity #geopolitics #USpol
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2026/04/10/trump-vatican-pentagon-meeting/

“A protester breached the airside perimeter at Shannon Airport in #Ireland today, climbed onto the wing of a parked #US Air Force C-130 Hercules and damaged the fuselage with what is believed to be an axe, taking the aircraft out of service.

Shannon Airport briefly closed. The man was arrested by Gardaí and the Armed Support Unit. Shannon has been used as a key US #military transit hub throughout the #Iran war, despite the Irish government's insistence it is not being used for #war.”

🕊️ Imagine a world without war, where the machines and structures of destruction fall silent.

Warplanes grounded and swallowed by vegetation, tanks seized in place. The waves reclaim coastal fortresses left behind. Bunkers forgotten below city streets. Propaganda fades and loses meaning

Some of my photos of #AbandonedPlaces in Georgia, Germany, Hungary, Latvia, Poland and England.

#Abandoned #History #War #History #Photography #Military #War #Decay #Bunker #Tank #Plane #Airplane #Fortress

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#US #military denies claim that #Iran struck US naval vessel

#CENTCOM has denied claims from Iranian state media that a US vessel was struck by Iranian missiles near the #StraitOfHormuz.

“No US Navy ships have been struck,” CENTCOM posted on X.

State news agency IRNA had reported, citing a military statement, that “following a firm & rapid warning by its navy, the entry of what it described as US & Israeli enemy destroyers into the Strait of Hormuz was prevented.”

https://www.cnn.com/2026/05/04/world/live-news/iran-war-hormuz-trump?post-id=cmor3fc5g00003b618wmyr02z