Gaza, 3-12–26

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A link to commentary from Middle East Monitor; other published material is accessible by clicking on its name as highlighted. (Scroll down for GAZA 2-26-26, and up or down for LEBANON, WEST BANK, IRAN and MEDIA.) — MCM

       

Why Palestine is the Middle East’s only way out, by Ramzy Baroud | Middle East Monitor  Let us imagine a liberated Palestine. Let us consider how justice for the Palestinian people would reshape not only the region but, indeed, the entire globe. This is not a conversation about a “political solution” in the narrow, bureaucratic sense. READ MORE . . .

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Iran, 3-12-26

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Links to THIRTEEN-plus reports, commentary, analyses and interviews (23 or more) from the Jerusalem Post, the Associated Press, National Public Radio, Middle East Eye, Arab Times, Consortium News, Reuters, the Cradle, Middle East Monitor, Geopolitical Economy Report, and ScheerPost; others are accessible by clicking on their names or initials as highlighted. (Scroll down for IRAN 3-11-26, and up or down for LEBANON, WEST BANK, GAZA and MEDIA.) — MCM

   

NEWER  Iran’s secretive top leader vows to keep up attacks in his first statement since being appointed, by Jon Gambrell, David Rising, Mike Corder and Natalie Melzer | AP  DUBAI — Iran’s secretive new supreme leader, Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei, today vowed to keep up attacks on Gulf Arab countries and use the effective closure of the strategic Strait of Hormuz as leverage against the United States and Israel. READ MORE . . . Click HERE for same AP report in Spanish, and HERE for others.

       

Regional countries hold behind-the-scenes talks with Iranian officials, push for dialogue with U.S., by Amichai Stein | The Jerusalem Post  Senior officials from Oman, Egypt, Pakistan and Turkey are holding behind-the-scenes talks with senior Iranian officials in an attempt to initiate dialogue with the Trump administration toward a deal, or even a ceasefire, a source familiar with the details told the Jerusalem Post. READ MORE . . .

       

Iran’s unrelenting attacks on Mideast shipping and energy infrastructure send oil prices up again, by Jon Gambrell, David Rising and Natalie Melzer | AP  DUBAI —  The attacks in the Persian Gulf pushed oil back above $100 a barrel today, as American and Israeli strikes pounded the Islamic Republic with no sign of an end to the war in sight. Iran is trying to inflict enough global economic pain to . . . READ MORE . . . READ MORE . . . Click HERE for same AP report in Spanish, and HERE for others.

       

Iran effectively closes Strait of Hormuz as U.S.-Israel strikes continue. Reported by Greg Myre and Steve Inskeep | NPR  Iran has effectively closed the Strait of Hormuz as the U.S. and Israel continue airstrikes in the country, triggering what’s being described as the “largest oil disruption in history.” Click HERE to listen and, later, read, and HERE for all eight Iran war-related reports on NPR’s “Morning Edition” program.

       

Iran ‘not in danger of collapse’, say U.S. intelligence sources: report. From Middle East Eye. U.S. intelligence reports suggest that Iran’s leadership retains control of the country, several sources familiar with the matter have told Reuters. READ MORE . . . Click HERE for report from Reuters.

   

FROM MARCH 11  UN resolution labels Iranian attacks on Gulf states a threat to international peace. From Arab Times. UNITED NATIONS — The United Nations Security Council on Wednesday overwhelmingly condemned Iran’s recent missile and drone attacks on multiple Gulf countries, adopting a resolution with a 13-0 vote. READ MORE . . . Click HERE for report from Consortium News. (Both reports have video of session.) 

       

FROM MARCH 11  Iran targets busiest international airport as top UN body demands halt to attacks on Gulf neighbors, by Jon Gambrell, Sally Abou Aljoud and Lisa Mascaro | AP  DUBAI — Iran targeted the world’s busiest international airport Wednesday and attacked commercial ships as U.S. and Israeli strikes rocked Tehran, while the United Nations’ most powerful body demanded a halt to the Islamic Republic’s strikes on its Gulf neighbors that threaten global oil supplies. READ MORE . . . Click HERE for same AP report in Spanish, and HERE for others.

   

FROM MARCH 11  Countries agree to a historic release of stockpiled oil to ease global disruption. Reported by Camila Domonoske | NPR  On Wednesday, the International Energy Agency announced member nations would release a total of 400 million barrels from their strategic reserves of oil, as the Iran war continues to cause the worst disruption to energy markets in decades. Click HERE to listen and read, and HERE for all five Iran war-related reports Wednesday on NPR’s “All Things Considered” program. Click HERE for report from the Cradle

       

Why Palestine is the Middle East’s only way out, by Ramzy Baroud | Middle East Monitor  Let us imagine a liberated Palestine. Let us consider how justice for the Palestinian people would reshape not only the region but, indeed, the entire globe. This is not a conversation about a “political solution” in the narrow, bureaucratic sense. READ MORE . . .

       

Why the U.S. is losing the war it started, by Ben Norton | Geopolitical Economy Report / ScheerPost  The war that the United States and Israel initiated against Iran continues to drag on, and as the days pass the strategy . . . Click HERE for video of presentation and print summary from ScheerPost.

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Media, 3-12-26

A link to a book review from the Solari Report; other published material is accessible by clicking on its name as highlighted. (Scroll down for MEDIA 3-9-26. Scroll up for LEBANON, WEST BANK, GAZA and IRAN.) — MCM

   

FROM MARCH 6  A review of M. Scott Peck’s ‘People of the Lie’ (1983), by the Solari Team  In People of the Lie, Peck drew from his psychiatry practice, weaving case histories throughout the book (altered to protect confidentiality) that elucidate encounters with evil in “everyday life.” In his view, “We brush against evil not once or twice in a lifetime but almost routinely.” READ MORE . . .

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Lebanon, 3-11-26

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A link to a report from the Cradle; others are accessible by clicking on its name as highlighted. (Scroll down for LEBANON 3-10-26 and IRAN and WEST BANK.) — MCM

   

Iran to UN: Israel killed four Iranian diplomats in Beirut hotel attack, not ‘IRGC members.’ From the Cradle. Four Iranian diplomats were killed in the Israeli strike on a Ramada hotel Sunday in Beirut, Tehran’s ambassador to the UN said in an urgent letter on Tuesday. Tel Aviv has claimed the attack targeted members of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps. Click HERE for report including video clips.

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Iran, 3-11-26

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Links to FIFTEEN-plus reports, analyses, commentaries and interviews (more like 25): from Agence France-Presse, Middle East Monitor, Middle East Eye, Reuters, Al Jazeera, the Associated PressNational Public Radio, the Cradle, El País, and the Chris Hedges Report via Consortium News; other published material is accessible by clicking on their names or initials as highlighted. (Scroll down for IRAN 3-10-26, and up or down for LEBANON and WEST BANK.) — MCM

   

Iran warns ready for long war that would ‘destroy’ world economy. From AFP. Iran said today it was ready for a long war of attrition that would “destroy” the world economy, after firing on two commercial ships and threatening any vessels from the U.S. or its allies. READ MORE . . . Click HERE for same AFP report in French, and HERE for headlines of others. 

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Israel reports missile attack from Iran as conflict continues to widen. From Middle East Montor. The Israeli military said today it identified missiles launched from Iran, with air defenses working to intercept them, Anadolu reports. Incoming missile sirens sounded across central Israel, according to the daily Yedioth Ahronoth. READ MORE . . .

   

Iran says will hit economic targets in the region. From Middle East Eye. Iran‘s military today vowed to strike U.S. and Israeli banks and economic centres in the region, after overnight attacks hit a bank in Tehran. “People in the region should not be within a one kilometre radius of the banks,” a spokesperson for the military’s central operational command said. READ MORE . . .

   

Iran says oil will reach $200 a barrel, warns of ‘continuous strikes.’ From Middle East Eye. Iran will switch from “reciprocal hits” — after attacks — to continuous strikes on adversaries, and the U.S. will not be able to control oil prices, the spokesperson for Tehran’s Khatam al-Anbiya military command headquarters said today. READ MORE . . .  Click HERE for report from Reuters.

   

What is happening on Day 12 of U.S.-Israel attacks, by Elizabeth Melimopoulos of Al Jazeera and news agencies  Tehran said nearly 10,000 civilian sites in the country have been bombed and more than 1,300 civilians killed in the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran. Targets in Iran, including the capital city’s Mehrabad airport, were bombed overnight. Tehran continued retaliatory attacks on Israel and U.S. assets in the Gulf region. READ MORE . . .

   

U.S. attacks Iranian mine-laying vessels near Hormuz. From NPR. Attacks and counterattacks continued throughout the Middle East today. Two cargo ships were struck in the Gulf, as some lawmakers in Washington pressed for answers on the war’s rationale. READ MORE . . .

   

Iran war becomes a contest of who can take the most pain, by Jon Gambrell | AP  DUBAI — The war with Iran, for all its complexity and global effects, boils down to a single question: Who can take the pain the longest? READ MORE . . . Click HERE for same AP report in Spanish, and HERE for others.

   

Iran targets commercial ships, Dubai airport and oil facilities as concerns grow over global energy, by Jon Gambrell and David Rising | AP  DUBAI — Iran attacked commercial ships today across the Persian Gulf and targeted Dubai International Airport, escalating a campaign of squeezing the oil-rich region as global energy concerns mounted and American and Israeli airstrikes pounded the Islamic Republic. READ MORE . . . Click HERE for same AP report in Spanish, and HERE for others.

   

U.S. strikes across Iran intensify as residential buildings are not spared. Reported by Aya Batrawy and Steve Inskeep | NPR  Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said that Tuesday would bring the most intense strikes across Iran. And residential buildings are not being spared in Tehran. Click HERE to listen and, later, read. Click HERE for all six of NPR’s Iran war-related reports on today’s “Morning Edition” program.

   

Spain to withdraw ambassador to Israel, by Sondos Asem | Middle East Eye  Spain has decided to withdraw its ambassador to Israel, Ana Maria Salomon Perez, the Official State Gazette said today. Spain’s embassy in Tel Aviv will be led by a charge d’affaires, according to a foreign ministry source. READ MORE . . . Click HERE for report from the Cradle.

   

Nearly 800,000 people displaced by war against Iran and Lebanon, by Lola Hierro | El País  The escalating conflict in the Middle East has placed the civilian population in an unprecedented bind that threatens to dismantle the last remaining safe havens in the region. READ MORE . . . Click HERE for same El País report in Spanish, and HERE for others.

   

FROM MARCH 10  Hegseth: Tuesday’s bombing heaviest yet. Reported by Greg Myre | NPR  Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth says Tuesday’s U.S. bombing was the most intense yet in the Iran war. Eleven days of fighting have spooked oil markets, and the Strait of Hormuz is effectively closed. Click HERE to listen and read, and HERE for all four Iran war-related NPR reports on Tuesday‘s “All Things Considered” program.

   

FROM MARCH 6  Can Israel & the U.S. sustain Iran’s military power? Chris Hedges of the Chris Hedges Report and Alastair Crooke, retired British diplomat and director of the Beirut-based Conflicts Forum, discuss the Iran war a few days into it, ending with Crooke terming the war a “catastrophe of miscognition” by the U.S. and Israel. Click HERE for intro, interview and transcript.

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West Bank, 3-11-26

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A link to two reports from West Bank Alerts via the Floutist; other published material is accessible by clicking on their names as highlighted. (Click HERE for WEST BANK 2-23-26. Scroll up for LEBANON and IRAN.) — MCM

   

FROM MARCH 10 and 7  ‘The not-to-be-forgotten’ and ‘Radical trust, by Cara MariAnna | West Bank Alerts / The Floutist  It is 11 days into the U.S.-Israel war on Iran and there are no reports in corporate media on the impact of this aggression in the West Bank even as missiles fly over the heads of Palestinians in West Bank towns, villages, and refugee camps. In a repeat of the war in June, the Zionist regime immediately closed all checkpoints, roadblocks, and gates — some 900 in all. The entire West Bank is locked down. The situation in Gaza is worse. These, let us never forget, are also fronts in Israel’s wider war across West Asia. READ MORE . . .

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Iran, 3-10-26

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Links to FOURTEEN-plus reports, commentaries, analyses and interviews (at least 25): from Al Jazeera, Reuters, Agence France-Presse, the Associated Press, National Public Radio, the Jerusalem Post, the Cradle, Geopolitical Economy Report, and Middle East Eye; others or at least headlines are accessible by clicking on their names or initials as highlighted. (Scroll down for IRAN 3-9-26 and LEBANON.) — MCM

   

Iran war: What is happening on day 11? by Elizabeth Melimopoulos of Al Jazeera relying in part on AFP, Reuters and AP  In the second week of the United States-Israel war on Iran, Tehran continues to experience “some of the most intense bombardments” overnight. This report summarizes developments in Iran, Israel, and elsewhere. READ MORE . . .  Click HERE for report from Reuters. Click HERE and HERE for same brief report from AFP / AFP in English and French.

   

U.S. and Iran dig in and ramp up threats as war rages with no end in sight, by Jon Gambrell, Jamey Keaten and Samy Magdy | AP  DUBAI — Iran’s attacks on regional oil infrastructure and pledges to choke off maritime traffic left markets on edge today as the United States promised blistering new strikes. The war’s effects were felt across the region and beyond. Both sides sharpened their rhetoric. READ MORE . . . Click HERE for same AP report in Spanish, and HERE for others.

   

FROM MARCH 9  Trump says Iran war could be over soon, then increases threats if global oil supplies are disrupted, by Jon Gambrell, Will Weissert and Samy Magdy | AP  DUBAI —  U.S. President Donald Trump said Monday that the war against Iran could be short lived, but he left open the possibility of an escalation in fighting if global oil prices are disrupted by the Islamic Republics, which chose a new hard-lined supreme leader. READ MORE . . . Click HERE for same AP report in Spanish, and HERE for others.

   

Trump hails Iran successes, doesn’t give war’s time frame. Reported by Mara Liasson and Steve Inskeep | NPR  President Trump says the U.S. is ‘achieving major strides’ in Iran but doesn’t cite an endpoint. Click HERE to listen and, later, read. Click HERE for links to all five or six NPR Iran war-related reports on today’s “Morning Edition.”

   

IDF targets IRGC weapons research headquarters in Tehran as Israel, Iran continue to trade blows, by James Genn | The Jerusalem Post  In a series of statements overnight the IDF stated that it struck in Tehran and several other Iranian cities. The military identified several operatives in Iran’s ballistic missile program . . . READ MORE . . .

   

White House seeks ‘exit plan’ for Iran war as Tehran rebuffs U.S . diplomatic outreach: report. From the Cradle. U.S. President Donald Trump’s advisors have been urging him to find an “exit plan” to “extract” Washington from the brutal war on Iran due to concerns of political backlash, informed sources told the Wall Street Journal on Monday. READ MORE . . .

   

Saudi Arabia, UAE scramble to ease ‘intolerable energy cost’ of U.S.-Israeli war on Iran: report. From the Cradle. Iran’s retaliatory campaign against the U.S. and Israel’s brutal war includes a strategy centered around imposing an “intolerable economic cost” on Washington, which Gulf states could potentially help mitigate via alternative pipelines, according to Bloomberg. READ MORE . . .

   

FROM MARCH 9  Crude oil prices swing wildly as the Iran war stretches on. Reported by Camila Domonoske and Rafael Nam | NPR  The price of Brent crude oil, the global benchmark, surged well past $100 when energy markets opened on Sunday. Prices retreated back below $90 late Monday afternoon. Click HERE to listen and read, and click HERE for all six Iran war-related reports on NPR’s “All Things Considered” program Monday.

   

FROM MARCH 8  U.S. & Israel bomb Iran’s schools and hospitals with ‘no stupid rules of engagement, by Ben Norton | Geopolitical Economy Report  The United States and Israel are intentionally devastating civilian areas in Iran, bombing schools, hospitals, and residential neighborhoods, not only to destroy the state but also to collapse Iranian society itself. READ MORE . . .

   

FROM MARCH 9  Tehran warns U.S. forces launching attacks from ‘civilian areas’ in Gulf nations. From the Cradle. Iran Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmail Baghaei revealed on Sunday that missiles targeting Iran have been launched from residential areas in neighboring countries, warning that . . . READ MORE . . .

   

FROM MARCH 9  Israel ‘up to its neck, unprepared’ for two-front war against Iran, Hezbollah: report. From the Cradle. The Israeli military is “not prepared” to fight a two-front war against both Lebanon’s Hezbollah and the Islamic Republic of Iran, Hebrew newspaper Maariv reported on Monday. READ MORE . . .

   

FROM MARCH 9  There was no nuclear threat. U.S.-Israeli war on Iran is blind vengeance, by Abdelkader Abderrahmane | Middle East Eye  Defying international law and putting their own interests before those of the region’s population, the U.S. and Israel claim to be motivated by the need to halt Tehran’s nuclear programme. The reality is diametrically opposite. READ MORE . . .

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Lebanon, 3-10-26

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Links to THREE reports and an article of commentary: from Middle East Eye and the Cradle; others are accessible by clicking on their names as highlighted. (Scroll down for LEBANON 3-6-26 and IRAN.) — MCM

   

Israeli army issues expulsion order for Beirut’s southern suburbs. From Middle East Eye. The Lebanese National News Agency says the Israeli army’s Arabic spokesperson Avichay Adraee announced an expulsion order for residents of Beirut’s southern suburbs including Haret Hreik, Ghobeiry, Laylaki, Hadath and Bourj el-Barajneh. 

   

FROM MARCH 9  Israeli army carries out new landing operation in east Lebanon’s Bekaa. From the Cradle. The Israeli military carried out a new landing operation in eastern Lebanon’s Bekaa region early on 9 March, just two days after a deadly incursion into the town of Nabi Chit – aimed at locating the body of Israeli air force pilot Ron Arad, who was taken captive in Lebanon decades ago. READ MORE . . .

   

FROM MARCH 9  Israel ‘up to its neck, unprepared’ for two-front war against Iran, Hezbollah: report. From the Cradle. The Israeli military is “not prepared” to fight a two-front war against both Lebanon’s Hezbollah and the Islamic Republic of Iran, Hebrew newspaper Maariv reported on Monday. READ MORE . . .

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FROM MARCH 9  How Iran war will shape the future of Hezbollah and Israeli expansionism, by Hicham Safieddine | Middle East Eye  The U.S.Israeli war on Iran has led to a regional conflagration, with Lebanon becoming one of its hot spots. Two days after the attack on Iran, Hezbollah launched rockets across the border towards Haifa. Israel swiftly responded . . . READ MORE . . .

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Iran, 3-9-26

   

Iran weighs tactical shift in Persian Gulf strikes while intensifying attacks on Israel, by Jeremy Scahill | Dropsite News  Iran is considering reducing its strikes in most Arab nations that house U.S. military bases while expanding attacks against Israel, a senior Iranian official told Drop Site. READ MORE . . .

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NEWER  Oil prices rise and markets dip as Iran digs in with new leader, by Jon Gambrell, Jamey Keaten and Samy Magdy | AP  DUBAI — Oil prices surged and stock markets slid today after hard-line Ayatollah was chosen to succeed his late father as Iran’s supreme leader. His appointment, and new strikes on regional oil infrastructure, signaled that Iran was digging in 10 days into the war launched by the United States and Israel. READ MORE . . . Click HERE for same AP report in Spanish, and HERE for others. 

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Infrastructure that supplies the world with oil and gas is at risk due to Iran war, by David McHugh | AP  FRANKFURT, Germany  — The Iran war has put at risk some of the world’s most critical oil and gas infrastructure — the pipelines, refineries, and shipping terminals that keep energy flowing from the countries around the Persian Gulf to the global economy. READ MORE . . .

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Where things stand after another weekend of war, by Cara Anna | AP  Iran has named a son of its late supreme leader, Mojtaba Khamenei, as his successor — whom U.S. President Donald Trump had already disdained as “unacceptable.” The Islamic Republic’s war strategy now has a new commander, and The powerful paramilitary Revolutionary Guard has pledged allegiance to the new commander of the Islamic Republic. Oil prices shot above $100 a barrel. Both sides in the war . . . READ MORE . . .

   

Israel needs weeks to destroy Iran’s military: defense official. Reported by Daniel Estrin and Steve Inskeep | NPR  A senior Israeli defense official says Israel needs three more weeks to accomplish its goal of decimating Iran’s military forces. Click HERE to listen and, later, read, and HERE for all eight Iran war-related reports on today’s “Morning Edition” program.

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FROM MARCH 8  Gen. David Petraeus on Iran’s high-risk strategy, Russian support and U.S. military options. From Fox News. Ret. Gen. David Petraeus discusses Iran’s defense strategy, alleged Russian military cooperation and the U.S. response to escalating tensions on Sunday. Click HERE for video.

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FROM MARCH 8  U.S. orders embassy staff to leave Saudi Arabia due to Iran war. From Middle East Eye. The United States said late Sunday that it was ordering embassy staff to leave Saudi Arabia as Iran strikes the kingdom in retaliation for an attack by Washington and Israel. READ MORE . . .

   

FROM MARCH 8  U.S. service member dies from injuries sustained in Iran’s attack on Saudi Arabia. From Middle East Monitor.  A U.S. service member has succumbed to injuries sustained during an Iranian attack on U.S. troops in Saudi Arabia on March 1, bringing the death toll of US service members to seven, U.S. Central Command announced Sunday, Anadolu reports. READ MORE . . .

   

FROM MARCH 8  Iran names Majtaba Khamenie to succeed his father as supreme leader, by Jon Gambrell, Sam Metz, Kareem Chehayeb and Samy Magdy | AP  DUBAI — Mojtaba Khamenei, a son of Iran’s late supreme leader, has been named his successor, Iranian state TV announced early Monday, as the war that began a little over a week ago with his father’s killing took a dramatic turn. READ MORE . . . Click HERE for same AP report in Spanish, and HERE for others. Click HERE for report from NPR.

   

FROM MARCH 8  Israel hits critical infrastructure in Iran war. Reported by srael hits oil facilities in Tehran overnight, triggering huge explosions, as Iran targets infrastructure in Bahrain and Kuwait and the Middle East conflict enters day nine. Click HERE soon to listen and, later, read, and HERE for all three of NPR’s “All Things Considered” program on March 8.

   

FROM MARCH 8  U.S., Israel planning seizure of Iran’s Kharg oil terminal, threatening to ‘bring down’ world economies: report. From the Cradle. White House officials have discussed seizing Kharg Island, a strategic terminal responsible for roughly 90 percent of Iran’s crude oil exports, as well as sending US special forces to seize Iran’s enriched uranium, Axios reported on Sunday. READ MORE . . .

   

Israel’s descent Into madness: MJ Rosenberg on Gideon Levy’s warning. From ScheerPost. In his latest Substack column, longtime analyst and former Hill staffer MJ Rosenberg turns his attention to a chilling new reality inside Israel — one captured with brutal clarity by Gideon Levy in Haaretz. Rosenberg argues that the crisis now gripping Israel is not simply a matter of extremist leadership but of a society that has embraced war, vengeance, and ultranationalism as a collective identity. READ MORE . . .

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Israel’s goal in Iran is not just regime change, but complete collapse, b | Mondoweiss  For Israel, a failed Iranian state fractured by civil war is preferable to any other outcome. They don’t want to just change the regime in Iran, they want to collapse the state itself. READ MORE . . .

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FROM MARCH 8  The war on Iran — and Washington’s missing exit strategy, by Medea Benjamin and Nicolas J. S. Davies | ScheerPost  The U.S. and Israel are gambling that they can destroy enough of Iran’s missiles before they themselves run out of air defense interceptors needed to stop them. Recent experience suggests this gamble is likely to fail. READ MORE . . .

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FROM MARCH 8  U.S. makes India perform in a circus tent, by M. K. Bhadrakumar | Indian Punchline  Exceptionally rude statements and remarks poured out of Trump administration officials demanding that India should fall in line with the American diktat to terminate its oil imports from Russia. The alibi was that India’s oil trade generated additional income for Russia, which helped finance the Kremlin’s ongoing war in Ukraine. READ MORE . . .

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Media, 3-9-26

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A link to an interview from the Chris Hedges Report (and later as it appears below via Consortium News); others are accessible by clicking on their names as highlighted. (Scroll down for MEDIA 3-8-26. Scroll up for today’s IRAN so far.) — MCM

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FROM MARCH 4  The media’s capitulation to power (w/ Ahmed Eldin). Chris Hedges of the Chris Hedges Report, former foreign correspondent, and Ahmed Eldin, Palestinian journalist and media critic, discuss “the propagandistic purpose that corporate media serves in the age of the American-Israeli project of genocidal colonialism,” including “the role of Western media in shaping public understanding of the war in Gaza.” Click HERE for video and transcript of interview.

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