The Cradle | March 18, 2026
UK National Security Advisor Jonathan Powell attended the final US–Iran talks in Geneva last month and concluded that a deal was in reach, The Guardian reported on 17 March, citing sources as saying that Washington’s leading envoys were acting as “Israeli assets” who “dragged” the US into war. … continue
Palestinian Information Center – March 18, 2026
GAZA – One Palestinian civilian was killed and others were wounded following an Israeli airstrike in the al‑Mawasi area of Khan Yunis, south of the Gaza Strip, on Wednesday morning.
According to Palestinian media sources, an Israeli warplane bombed a group of citizens near Al‑Aqsa University, west of Khan Yunis, killing Mohamed Abu Shahla and injuring several others.
Civil defense and ambulance crews rushed to the scene following the strike near Al‑Aqsa University. … Full article
The Cradle | March 18, 2026
Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz recently met with the soldiers responsible for raping a Palestinian prisoner at the Sde Teiman torture facility, ordering their reinstatement to the army and apologizing to them for the “injustice” they faced.
The meeting came days after the charges against them were officially dropped.
According to Hebrew media reports, including Channel 14, the soldiers from Force 100 attended the meeting with Katz wearing masks, in order to conceal their identities.
During the meeting, Katz told the soldiers, “I apologize for the injustice the system has done to you,” referring to the investigations opened against them and the “psychological harm” he said was caused by the military legal process.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu also released a statement praising the cancellation of the indictment. … Full article
Palestinian Information Center – March 18, 2026
NABLUS – A Palestinian woman was injured on Wednesday morning when a horde of extremist Jewish settlers assaulted her near the town of Aqraba, south of Nablus.
Local sources and eyewitnesses reported that a group of settlers ambushed the woman while she was near the entrance of Aqraba and sprayed pepper spray directly into her face.
The woman suffered from severe suffocation and eye irritation before she received first aid at the scene.
Al Mayadeen | March 18, 2026
Israeli occupation forces detained at least 17 Palestinian women during large-scale dawn raids across the occupied West Bank on Wednesday, in what the Prisoners’ Media Office said is a dangerous escalation in the policy of collective punishment against prisoners’ families.
The bulk of the women were detained in Qalqilya alone, with forces entering the city from its eastern entrance and fanning out across the Kafr Saba and Al-Naqqar neighborhoods, raiding and ransacking homes.
Forces also stormed the town of Kafr Thulth, south of Qalqilya, and the village of Sanniriya before withdrawing after raids lasting approximately two hours. Another woman was detained in Salfit governorate. … Full article
The Talmudic mask comes off
José Niño Unfiltered | March 17, 2026
The landscape of American free speech has entered treacherous new terrain. On February 27, 2026, an Israeli historian and journalist named Yair Kleinbaum published an editorial in JFeed demanding that the United States government arrest and detain Tucker Carlson, Nick Fuentes, Candace Owens, Cenk Uygur, Jackson Hinkle, and other prominent commentators who have opposed American military action against Iran. The model he proposed for their imprisonment was the World War II internment of Japanese Americans.
“It’s time to put Fuentes, Owens, Carlson and Uygur inside a WWII-Style internment camp,” Kleinbaum wrote. “We have reached a point where there is no choice but to take decisive action and arrest them.”
Kleinbaum’s argument rested on the claim that these commentators had crossed from protected speech into criminal incitement by allegedly encouraging soldiers to defy orders and discouraging enlistment. He explicitly compared them to Japanese Americans during World War II, though he distinguished the cases by asserting that unlike those who were “unjustly profiled,” the targeted influencers had “proven that their loyalty is with anti-American forces.” … continue
Al-Manar | March 18, 2026Al-Manar mourned on Wednesday Hajj Mohammad Sherri, the head of the Lebanese channel’s Political Programs Department, who was martyred in an Israeli bombing of the capital, Beirut. […]
The Lebanese TV channel vowed to continue its mission of responsible journalism, honoring Hajj Mohammad Sherri’s legacy and that of all those martyred by remaining committed to truthful reporting despite the threats and challenges.
Hajj Mohammad Sherri was martyred along with his wife and injured a number of his family in an Israeli strike on their home in Beirut’s Zqaq Al-Blat area. – Full article
A six-hour overnight drone attack on Krasnodar hit residential buildings across multiple neighborhoods
RT | March 18, 2026
One person was killed and several residential buildings were hit overnight in a Ukrainian drone attack on the southern Russian city of Krasnodar, according to regional authorities. Debris from drones intercepted by air defenses fell across several districts of the city.
Krasnodar Region Governor Veniamin Kondratyev said on Wednesday that the strike formed part of a broader overnight wave of drone attacks targeting southern Russia.
“One person died as a result of a terrorist drone attack in Krasnodar,” Kondratyev wrote on social media.
The most serious damage occurred when a drone struck a high-rise residential building in the western part of the city, sparking a fire in an apartment. Emergency crews evacuated residents from the building while firefighters extinguished the blaze, regional officials said. … Full article
Press TV – March 18, 2026
Russia has officially filed a complaint against Israel for attacking areas near Iran’s Bushehr Nuclear Power Plant and endangering the lives of its Russian personnel.
Hebrew news outlet reported on Wednesday that Russia has voiced strong condemnation against Israel for attacking the Bushehr airport and other areas in the southern Iranian province, which are close to the nuclear power plant.
The attacks endanger the lives of Russian personnel working in and around the Bushehr Nuclear Power Plant, Russia said.
The Russian embassy in the Israeli-occupied territories gave the country’s complaint and official demands to Israeli authorities.
According to reports, Israeli attacks against Bushehr targeted the living quarters of one of Russia’s nuclear experts in the region.
Sputnik – 18.03.2026
MOSCOW – Russia strongly condemns any actions aimed at harming the health or murder of representatives of the Iranian leadership, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Wednesday.
“Actions aimed at harming health or even killing and eliminating representatives of the leadership of sovereign Iran, sovereign and independent Iran, as well as other countries. We condemn such actions,” Peskov told reporters. … continue
By Brenda Baletti, Ph.D. | The Defender | March 13, 2026
… Global demand for Novo’s weight-loss drugs — the class of drugs known as GLP-1 receptor agonists — skyrocketed in recent years, fueled by aggressive marketing.
The drugs, also made by Novo competitor Eli Lilly, have become some of the most profitable pharmaceutical products in the world.
GLP-1 drugs increasingly are touted as a cure-all for problems beyond weight loss — including everything from addiction to long COVID to Alzheimer’s disease.
In the U.S. today, about 1 in 8 adults — an estimated 31 million people — say they are on a GLP-1 drug. About 1 in 5 adults have taken them at some point, according to a November 2025 KFF News poll.
However, the rapid expansion of these drugs has also been accompanied by increasing reports of effects, including gastrointestinal problems, acute pancreatitis, higher rates of gallbladder and biliary disease, kidney stones, arthritis, sleep disturbances, dental decay, malnutrition, hair loss, and loss of bone density and muscle mass.
The drugs may also be linked to cancer. Research also shows they may have psychological side effects, including causing apathy among users. … Read full article
An Essay on the 1986 Act, the CDC Court Order, and What Comes Next
Lies are Unbekoming | March 4, 2026
Aaron Siri, attorney and managing partner of Siri & Glimstad LLP, appeared on the Joe Rogan Experience in early March 2026. What he described over the course of that conversation is worth examining carefully.
In 2019, the United States Department of Justice signed a court order on behalf of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The order, entered in the Southern District of New York, stipulated the complete list of studies the CDC relied upon to support its public claim that vaccines administered in the first six months of life do not cause autism.
There were twenty studies on the list.
Nineteen had nothing to do with the vaccines given in the first six months of life. They were either MMR studies — and MMR is not given until at least twelve months — or studies of vaccine ingredients not present in the products in question.
The twentieth was a 2012 Institute of Medicine review that had specifically examined whether the DTaP vaccine causes autism. The IOM found exactly one study on the subject. That study showed an association between DTaP and autism. The IOM discarded it because it lacked an unvaccinated control group — and concluded there was insufficient evidence to accept or reject a causal relationship.
The DOJ signed the order. A federal judge entered it. The CDC’s evidentiary basis for one of its most repeated public health claims was now a matter of court record. … continue
The Forgotten Side of Medicine | March 5, 2026
Story at a Glance:
• Blood pressure diagnoses have exploded as guidelines repeatedly lower thresholds, resulting in half of American adults now being “hypertensive” despite minimal evidence justifying this, and erroneous diagnoses frequently occurring.
• Despite aggressively treating it, medicine still does not know what causes high blood pressure. As a result, it overlooks that impaired circulation elevates blood pressure and attributes the ensuing damage to “high” blood pressure rather than to insufficient blood flow to the tissues.
• Excessively low BP from over-treatment is dangerous, increasing risks of fainting, falls (especially in the elderly), kidney injury, cognitive decline, ischemic strokes, and mortality.
• Different blood pressure medicines have very different risks and benefits. Because doctors are unaware of this, they frequently push patients to take inappropriate medications and then deny that life-impairing side effects are happening.
• This article will explore the core issues with the conventional framework of blood pressure and what we must know to reclaim cardiovascular health.
RT | March 17, 2026
Ali Larijani, the influential head of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council, has been killed in US-Israeli strikes, Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) has announced.
Larijani’s office said he was killed alongside his son, Mortaza, and his deputy for security, Alireza Bayat. His death was later confirmed on his official X account.
The IRGC media arm, Sepah, described Larijani as “one of the most well-known and skilled politicians in Iran.”
A former parliamentary speaker, Ali Larijani was a senior adviser to Iran’s supreme leader, Ali Khamenei, who was killed during the first wave of US-Israeli strikes on February 28.
Western media described Larijani as the second most powerful politician after Khamenei and the de facto leader of the country during the selection of Khamenei’s successor. … Full article
Al Mayadeen | March 17, 2026A Palestinian youth was killed, and another was injured early Tuesday after being shot by Israeli occupation forces near the entrance of the town of Turmusaya, north of Ramallah, in the occupied West Bank.
Local sources reported that Israeli forces opened fire on two young men, killing Saleem Sami Faqha from the town of Sinjil and wounding Fathi Ali Sahouri.
With this incident, the number of Palestinians killed in the occupied West Bank and occupied al-Quds since the start of 2026 has risen to 29. … Full article
Palestinian Information Center – March 17, 2026
GAZA – Three Palestinian civilians were martyred and 14 others were wounded on Tuesday after an Israeli warplane struck a vehicle in the al-Mawasi area of Khan Yunis, amid ongoing ceasefire violations.
Local sources said the airstrike targeted a car in the al-Mawasi areas, killing three civilians, identifying them as Yehya Fayez Abu Labda, Ihsan al‑Sumairi, and Tamer Baraka.
14 other people also sustained injuries in the same attack.
Al Mayadeen | March 17, 2026
Al Mayadeen’s correspondent reported that an Israeli airstrike struck a residential apartment in Aramoun, Mount Lebanon Governorate. The Lebanese Ministry of Health confirmed that a woman was injured in the attack.
Shortly after, Israeli aircraft targeted two buildings in Beirut’s southern suburb, one in the Kafaat area and another in Haret Hreik, located in close proximity to a hospital.
According to figures released by Lebanon’s Public Health Emergency Operations Center on March 16, the cumulative toll of the aggression has reached 886 martyrs and 2,141 wounded. On March 16 alone, 36 people were killed and 36 others injured. … Full article
Al Mayadeen | March 17, 2026
Two Lebanese Army soldiers were martyred on Tuesday in an Israeli drone strike that targeted a motorcycle in the Nabatieh area in southern Lebanon.
Al Mayadeen’s correspondent reported that the soldiers were on a motorcycle on Zibdeen Road in the district of Nabatieh when they were struck by the IOF drone.
Earlier today, the Lebanese Army confirmed that one soldier was martyred and four others were injured, two of whom are in critical condition, after an Israeli airstrike hit a car and a motorcycle in Qaqaiyat al-Jisr.
According to details, the drone first targeted a civilian vehicle carrying four soldiers before launching a second strike on another soldier riding a motorcycle as they were all leaving their post. … Full article
By Ramzy Baroud | MEMO | March 16, 2026
When Donald Trump and Benjamin Netanyahu launched their military aggression against Iran on 28th February, they appeared convinced that the war would be swift. Netanyahu reportedly assured Washington that the campaign would deliver a decisive strategic victory—one capable of reordering the Middle East and restoring Israel’s battered deterrence.
Whether Netanyahu himself believed that promise is another matter. … continue
Sputnik – 17.03.2026
WASHINGTON – Joseph Kent on Tuesday announced his decision to step down as director of the US National Counterterrorism Center (NCTC) because of his disapproval of the US military operation against Iran.
“After much reflection, I have decided to resign from my position as Director of the National Counterterrorism Center, effective today. I cannot in good conscience support the ongoing war in Iran. Iran posed no imminent threat to our nation, and it is clear that we started this war due to pressure from Israel and its powerful American lobby,” Kent wrote in his letter to US President Donald Trump published on X. … continue
teleSUR | March 17, 2026
Russian air defense systems intercepted and destroyed 206 Ukrainian drones overnight in a large-scale attack that resulted in deaths and injuries across multiple regions bordering Ukraine, Russian officials reported Monday.
The Russian Ministry of Defense, in a statement to state news agency TASS, said the drones were shot down between 8:00 p.m. Moscow time on March 16 and 7:00 a.m. on March 17.
The assault claimed at least one life in the Belgorod region, where Governor Vyacheslav Gladkov reported that a drone struck a vehicle, killing a man. Five additional people were injured in the city of Korocha, located approximately 50 kilometers northeast of the regional capital, he said.
In the neighboring Bryansk region, Governor Alexander Bogomaz reported that three people sustained injuries in the attacks.
According to defense officials, the main thrust of the Ukrainian offensive was concentrated on the Bryansk region, where air defense units shot down 62 drones. Meanwhile, 43 drones were destroyed in the wider Moscow region, with 40 of those reportedly targeting the Russian capital itself.
Air defense systems also intercepted 28 drones in the Krasnodar region and 18 over the Crimean Peninsula.
The overnight barrage follows a significant Ukrainian drone offensive the previous day, during which Russian defenses reportedly shot down 145 Ukrainian aircraft.
Al Mayadeen | March 17, 2026
Iraq’s Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF) announced Tuesday that one of the axes of the 12th Brigade, under the Baghdad Belt Operations Command, was targeted in a US-Israeli aerial attack.
The PMF stated that the “treacherous attack” was carried out by hostile aircraft targeting the Al-Naba’i axis, resulting in the injury of three of its members, in addition to material damage.
Earlier at dawn, five people were martyred in a US-Israeli strike that hit a house in the Jadriya area of central Baghdad, according to Al Mayadeen’s correspondent. … Full article
The Cradle | March 17, 2026
A heavy drone strike hit the US Embassy in Iraq’s capital, Baghdad, early on 17 March, with the Iraqi government calling the retaliatory operation a “terrorist attack.”
The drone strike came hours after the assassination of a top leader in the Kataib Hezbollah resistance faction.
According to Reuters, the embassy’s C-RAM air defense system shot down at least two drones while a third hit inside the compound.
Video footage showed a large blast and smoke rising out of the embassy building.
The embassy’s defense system, as well as its helipad, had been damaged in a resistance attack just days earlier.
No group has claimed responsibility for the strike on Monday. But the Islamic Resistance in Iraq, a coalition of factions including Kataib Hezbollah, said early on Monday that “Over the past 24 hours, the Mujahideen of the Islamic Resistance in Iraq carried out 21 operations using dozens of drones and missiles against the occupation bases in Iraq and the region.”
Iraqi resistance operations also targeted the US Victoria Base near Baghdad Airport, which has been under constant fire in recent days.
A drone attack hit the Al-Rasheed hotel near the US embassy as well. … Full article
By Ron Paul | March 16, 2026
As is becoming clearer from President Trump’s own statements and those of his staff, along with press reporting, the US has launched a major war without the input of the experts we pay to advise the President on such matters. The State Department, Pentagon, National Security Council Staff, Defense Intelligence Agency, and NSA were simply bypassed because, as White House Spokesperson Karoline Leavitt said, President Trump “had a feeling” Iran would attack.
The President’s real estate developer son-in-law and friend reinforced that “feeling” when they returned from the second round of talks with the Iranian foreign minister and his team. However, as the news outlet Responsible Statecraft (RS) reported over the weekend, both son-in-law Jared Kushner and friend Steve Witkoff appear to have mis-represented those talks in a way that helped push President Trump toward war. No State Department officials were on hand to ensure the reporting was accurate.
Also, arms control experts at home, according to the RS report, believe that “the duo appeared to have fatally misunderstood a series of basic technical and historical matters” regarding Iran’s nuclear program leading to inaccurate information conveyed to the President. … continue
Press TV | March 17, 2026
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi has lashed out at US Secretary of War Pete Hegseth for threatening Iran with merciless strikes, saying the threats denote his moral bankruptcy and ignorance about the law of armed conflict.
“When the US Secretary of War declares ‘no quarter’, he doesn’t project strength. He conveys moral bankruptcy and ignorance about law of armed conflict,” Araghchi wrote in a post published on his X account late on Monday.
He added, “We advise him to review the Hague Convention and Rome Statute of the ICC, unless he aspires to join Netanyahu as war criminal.” … Full article
The Cradle | March 16, 2026
Israel’s Defense Ministry approved two major weapons makers to go public and sell minority stakes on the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange for the first time, Israeli media reported on 16 March.
Israeli defense officials had been reluctant to allow Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) and Rafael Advanced Defense Systems to go public due to concerns that such moves could expose sensitive activities.
However, they are now planning the initial public offerings (IPOs) to take advantage of the elevated valuations of both weapons makers, which are enjoying robust sales amid Israel’s wars on Iran and Lebanon and its ongoing genocide of Palestinians in Gaza – despite the so-called ceasefire in the strip. … Full article
Sputnik – 17.03.2026
The Iranian military attacked production facilities belonging to the Israeli arms manufacturer Rafael on Tuesday, the Iranian army said.
“Since this morning, the Iranian army has been attacking Israeli cybertechnology centers, as well as Rafael’s weapon production centers,” the Iranian army was quoted as saying in a statement, as reported by the SNN television channel.
The Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) announced the launch of an operation in the Middle East involving heavy weaponry and strike drones, without providing any further details. … Full article
Press TV | March 16, 2026
Israeli-American war of aggression against the Islamic Republic of Iran entered its 17th day on Monday, with civilians and civilian infrastructure bearing the brunt of the onslaught.
The unprovoked and illegal war was launched on February 28, in the middle of indirect nuclear talks between Tehran and Washington, as the United States and the Israeli regime carried out indiscriminate strikes across multiple Iranian provinces, including Tehran.
Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei, along with several top-ranking military commanders, was assassinated in the first wave of the cowardly aggression.
In the days that followed, as Iranian armed forces inflicted heavy blows on the enemy through powerful retaliatory operations under the banner ‘Operation True Promise 4’.
The aggressors then expanded their attacks on civilian infrastructure across the country, targeting hospitals, schools, heritage sites, as well as oil and water facilities.
According to Iran’s health ministry, the latest figures as of Monday, March 17, are as follows:
🔺 13 children under 5 martyred
🔺 1,275 individuals under 18 wounded
🔺 45 children under 2 wounded
🔺 204 individuals under 18 martyred
🔺 17 health defenders martyred
🔺1,070 individuals currently hospitalized
🔺18,254 discharged from hospitals
🔺33 ambulances damaged or destroyed
🔺47 mobile ambulance centers damaged
🔺159 medical centers damaged
🔺6 hospitals evacuated
🔺Tehran and Hormozgan with most number of martyrs
IMEMC – March 16, 2026
Illegal paramilitary Israeli colonizers carried out a series of attacks across several Palestinian communities near Nablus on Sunday, including an assault on a father and his daughter in the town of Qusra.
The incidents unfolded in open agricultural areas, village roads, and early‑morning streets where residents were beginning their day.
Assault on a Family in Qusra
Residents of Qusra, southeast of Nablus in northern West Bank, said the attack happened on a narrow agricultural road leading into the town.
Mohammad Wadi was driving home with his daughter when a group of colonizers emerged from behind a curve in the road, forcing him to stop.
Witnesses reported seeing the colonizers surrounding the vehicle, banging on its sides, and pulling the doors open.
Wadi and his daughter managed to break free and run toward the terraced fields on the edge of the town.
Neighbors said they could hear the colonizers shouting as they chased the pair across the rocky ground before the two reached a safer area closer to the houses. … Full article
The Cradle | March 16, 2026
A series of mysterious flights carrying Palestinians from Israel to South Africa and Indonesia last year were organized by an Israeli organization with the goal of cleansing Gaza of its Palestinians inhabitants, AP reported on 16 March.
The most recent plane carried about 150 Palestinians from Gaza to South Africa in November. A total of three flights have landed in Indonesia and South Africa.
At the time, it was not known who organized the flights, which South African Foreign Minister Ronald Lamola said were part of a “clear agenda to cleanse out the Palestinians out of Gaza and the West Bank.”
The AP investigation has found that the flights were organized by Ad Kan, an Israeli organization founded by soldiers and former intelligence officers, indeed seeking to ethnically cleanse the strip.
The investigation was based on a contract, passenger lists, text messages, financial statements, and interviews with Israelis, Palestinians, and other people involved with the trips.
Ad Kan contracted a separate company, Al-Majd, to organize the flights in an effort to obscure Israeli involvement. Al-Majd claimed to be a humanitarian organization helping Muslims and Palestinians.
Palestinian passengers speaking with AP said they did not know who arranged the trips. Their priority was to escape Gaza amid the dangers of living through two years of Israel’s genocide. […]
AP inquired with Netanyahu’s office, COGAT – which handles civilian affairs in Gaza for the military – and Ach about whether Palestinians who escaped on the flights would be allowed to return. None answered the inquiry. – Full article
Palestinian Information Center – March 16, 2026
GAZA – Two Palestinian civilians were martyred and a child was injured in Israeli attacks in separate areas of the Gaza Strip on Monday.
Local sources reported in the morning that Bahaa al‑Qarra was shot dead near Nasser Hospital in Khan Yunis, southern Gaza.
A child was also injured by Israeli gunfire in Beit Lahia, northern Gaza.
Later, an Israeli airstrike killed a Palestinian civilian and wounded five others, two seriously, near Shaker Harb Mall in northern Gaza’s Saftawi neighborhood. … Full article
Al-Manar | March 16, 2026
Israeli Defense Minister Yisrael Katz officially declared on Monday the start of a ground operation in Lebanon, even as the occupation army has largely failed to push forward along the border since the launch of the Israeli aggression on March 2, facing stiff resistance from Hezbollah fighters.
Following a security assessment with senior Israeli military and defense officials, Katz said the operation “is intended to dismantle militant infrastructure and prevent attacks on residents of the Galilee and other northern areas.”
“The IDF has begun a ground maneuver in Lebanon to remove threats and protect the residents of the Galilee and the north,” Katz said, referring to Israeli occupation forces.
“Hundreds of thousands of Shiite residents who have evacuated from southern Lebanon and parts of Beirut will not be allowed to return to areas south of the Litani River until Israel determines that northern communities are safe,” the Israeli DM stated, singling out a specific religious community in the Lebanese people.
Katz’s remarks introduced a sectarian dimension to the conflict by explicitly referencing Shiites while discussing restrictions on displaced civilians, a framing that could be interpreted as collective punishment tied to sectarian identity. … Full article
Al Mayadeen | March 16, 2026
Israeli occupation forces carried out a “double tap” strike on the southern Lebanese town of Kfarsir on Monday, killing two paramedics and wounding another after hitting an ambulance that had responded to an earlier airstrike on a residential house.
Per reports, Israeli aircraft first struck a house in Kfarsir, killing one person. When an ambulance belonging to the Islamic Health Authority rushed to the scene, a second strike hit the vehicle, killing two paramedics and wounding another.
The strike on the ambulance came two days after the IOF Arabic spokesperson threatened to target ambulances, alleging that the resistance makes military use of them without presenting a single piece of evidence to support that allegation. “Israel” has used this tactic in Gaza to justify the targeting of Civil Defense ambulances and paramedics.
Airstrikes across southern Lebanon
The Kfarsir strikes were part of a broader wave of Israeli airstrikes across southern Lebanon on Monday. Al Mayadeen’s correspondent reported that Israeli aircraft struck the Old Serail neighborhood in Nabatieh, causing significant damage. Airstrikes also hit the towns of Deir Aames and Touline, while a series of heavy raids targeted Khiam.
Further strikes hit the area between Yater and Beit Lif, as well as Sultaniyeh, Burj Qalaway, and Shaqra in the Bint Jbeil district. Concentrated artillery shelling struck Wadi al-Slouqi, while shelling in the Bint Jbeil district led to the closure of secondary roads, with occupation forces effectively imposing a curfew by blocking key entrances, particularly from Wadi al-Hujeir.
Earlier strikes at dawn targeted a house in Serbine and hit the town of Rihan in Jezzine District. Overnight raids also struck Serbine, Bint Jbeil, Mayfadoun, and Taybeh, while artillery shelled the outskirts of Debbine and the surroundings of the Khardali River. Illumination flares were fired over Kfarshouba, Halta–Majidiyeh farms, and Wadi Khansa.
Systematic targeting of medical infrastructure
Monday’s strike on the ambulance follows a pattern of Israeli attacks on Lebanese medical infrastructure. On Friday, Israeli forces targeted a medical clinic in Burj Qalaway belonging to the Islamic Health Authority, leading to the martyrdom of 12 healthcare workers.
According to the Lebanese Ministry of Public Health’s latest report, dated 15 March 2026, the ongoing Israeli aggression has killed 32 paramedics and injured 58 others since March 2. … Full article
Al Mayadeen | March 16, 2026
Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF) reported that six fighters were martyred and four others were wounded in an Israeli aggression targeting the Shaheed Haider checkpoint in Al-Qaim District.
Earlier, Al Mayadeen’s correspondent in Baghdad reported that two PMF members were killed and one Federal Police officer injured in a US–Israeli aggression on Jurf al-Nasr, southwest of Baghdad, this morning.
It is worth noting that US-Israeli aggression on Iraq has continued since the beginning of this month, resulting in dozens of fatalities and injuries across multiple regions. … Full article
Press TV | March 16, 2026
Sixteen days into the American-Israeli war on Iran, the battlefield tells a story that Pentagon planners had not anticipated. Tehran’s streets remain filled with defiant crowds, the Strait of Hormuz remains closed for US-linked ships, and the US military bases in the region smolder.
Patricia Marins, an independent defense analyst based in Brazil, has been following the war unfold with a keen eye on the shifting strategic balance.
In an interview with the Press TV website, Marins said she has been witnessing the emergence of something the region has never quite witnessed before: the “Iranian model” of warfare proving itself against the world’s most powerful military.
“The Iranian model possesses several distinct characteristics compared to the American model exported to Arab countries. It is built for attrition warfare and resilience, featuring an extensive network of underground facilities and a focus on long-range precision-guided munitions,” she stressed.
“All of this was achieved through investment in research centers, universities, reverse engineering, and the steady implementation of a domestic defense industry, which in many respects is dual-use.”
On the other hand, the American model exported to the Persian Gulf countries consists of “vulnerable surface installations, almost no degree of indigenous production, and consequently a disconnect between research centers, reverse engineering, and the military industry,” which Marins added is not limited to the US model, but all Western models. … continue
Al Mayadeen | March 16, 2026
A United Nations human rights expert has condemned recent US–Israeli aggression on Iran as a violation of international law, warning that the escalation is deepening an already difficult humanitarian situation.
Speaking Monday at the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva, Mai Sato, the UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Iran, said the attacks breach the UN Charter regardless of the justifications presented for them.
“I have condemned the US and Israel’s attacks as unlawful under the UN Charter last year and this time again, the strikes remain unlawful no matter the assumed or stated objectives,” Sato told the council.
Her remarks come as the US-Israeli war on Iran intensifies into a regional war, raising concerns among international officials about civilian protection and regional stability.
Sato warned that the humanitarian consequences of the strikes are already severe. … Full article
The threat to take no prisoners in a conflict is illegal under US and international law
RT | March 16, 2026
US War Secretary Pete Hegseth is facing accusations of violating domestic and international laws prohibiting war crimes by declaring that “no quarter” or mercy would be given to Iranian forces. … continue
Press TV – March 16,2026Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi says Iran’s neighboring countries should “promptly” clarify their position regarding their role in the “slaughter” of Iranian civilians by the Israeli regime and the United States.
In a post on his X account on Monday, Araghchi said hundreds of Iranian civilians, including over 200 children, have been killed in Israel-US bombings.
“Reports claim that some neighboring states which host US forces and permit attacks on Iran are also actively encouraging this slaughter,” the top Iranian diplomat stated.
He said positions should be promptly clarified on the mass killing of Iranian civilians. … Full article
Al Mayadeen | March 16, 2026
The Islamic Revolution Guard Corps (IRGC) has issued a warning to the “defeated US regime,” demanding the evacuation of all American industrial facilities in the region.
The IRGC also called on residents living near US-linked factories to leave the area for their safety, emphasizing that these industrial sites are expected to come under attack in the coming hours. … continue
By Elliott Ramos | CBS News | March 16, 2026
The Trump administration ordered the release of 172 million barrels of oil from the U.S. Strategic Petroleum Reserve this week, making it the second-largest release from the reserve in its history after former President Joe Biden’s 2022 withdrawal of 180 million barrels.
The move was meant to stem oil prices, which hovered over $100 a barrel Friday amid the war with Iran.
The release of oil, which will start next week and roll out over 120 days, would bring the nation’s oil reserves to roughly 243 million barrels, down 41% from its current 415 million barrels. That would leave the strategic stockpile at its lowest levels since 1982, according to a CBS News analysis of data from the Department of Energy. … Full article
MEMO | March 16, 2026
The US is allowing Iranian oil tankers to transit the Strait of Hormuz in order to maintain global oil supplies, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Monday, Anadolu reports.
“The Iranian ships have been getting out already, and we’ve let that happen to supply the rest of the world,” Bessent told CNBC, adding that tankers supplying India had already made the crossing and that some Chinese vessels were also believed to be getting through.
Bessent said the administration expected tanker traffic through the strait to increase further before the US Navy and allied forces begin escorting commercial ships through the waterway.
The Strait of Hormuz has been effectively closed to regular commercial shipping since early March amid Iranian retaliatory strikes as US-Israeli strikes continue. … Full article
Sputnik – 16.03.2026
The United States does have great firepower, but it is still far from the strongest country in the world, veteran war correspondent Elijah J. Magnier tells Sputnik.
Despite Iran being forced to endure “47 years of maximum pressure and sanctions,” Magnier points out, the US still cannot best it and is forced to ask other countries to help open the Strait of Hormuz.
“We see the strongest country in the world and the strongest army in the Middle East – that is Israel- fighting Iran and not managing to achieve their objectives and calling for help and support from the Europeans and from NATO,” he observes.
The United States’ military presence in the Middle East has also been put into question as the US can neither protect its military bases in the region nor defend the countries that host these facilities.
“I think the image of the United States has received severe damage much more than the damage inflicted on Iran,” Magnier adds.
To add insult to injury, the US and Israel found themselves unable to achieve any of their stated objectives – be it the destruction of Iran’s missile program or the dismantling of the Iranian nuclear program.
Meanwhile, Trump’s claims that the US wiped out Iran’s entire missile capability don’t hold water either, as Iran regularly provides ample evidence to the contrary in the form of multiple missile launches.
The Dissident – March 16, 2026
The current U.S./Israeli war on Iran is, in many ways, a product of the policies long advocated by U.S. neoconservatives, most importantly the clean break strategy drafted by the Project for a New American Century (PNAC), which advocated taking out “Iraq, and then Syria, Lebanon, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, and, finishing off, Iran” on behalf of Israel.
But many of the original Neo-cons who first drafted this plan, including John Bolton and even Robert Kagan and Bill Kristol, the founders of the Project for a New American Century, are now jumping ship and admitting that the U.S./Israeli war on Iran is failing.
In an interview with NPR, longtime Neo-con John Bolton, despite saying he has “been a supporter of efforts at regime change in Iran for a long time” was forced to admit that the regime change plan has failed and that the U.S. underestimated Iran’s response.
Bolton was forced to admit that Trump underestimated Iran’s ability to effectively close the Strait of Hormuz and disrupt oil shipping in response to the U.S/Israeli bombing, saying… continue
By Freddie Ponton – 21st Century Wire – March 16, 2026
On March 14, 2026, New Eastern Outlook published a report by journalist Jeffrey Silverman titled “Friendly Skies of Georgia: Are Israeli-Linked Drones Launching False Flags from Georgian Territory?”
“Reports about the possible use of Georgian territory for drone operations…”
In his report, Silverman suggested that the March 5 drone strike on Nakhchivan airport, which was swiftly blamed on Iran before any public forensic record was produced, may have originated from a covert base in Georgia. Even if that specific allegation remains unproven, it points to a darker and more consequential reality in which Israel is deeply embedded in a regional drone and air-defense architecture spanning Georgia and Azerbaijan, one that could be used to manufacture confusion, direct blame toward Tehran, and draw another exposed frontier into Washington and Tel Aviv’s widening war against Iran. … continue
Sputnik – 16.03.2026
President Donald Trump said the United States is discussing cooperation with other countries on “policing” the Strait of Hormuz, speaking aboard Air Force One.
“We are talking to other countries about working with us on the policing of the Strait. And I think we’re getting good response,” Trump said.
“About seven,” he told reporters, indicating the number of countries with which the United States was discussing the possibility of joining in security in the Strait of Hormuz.
He added that the US Navy and its partners could help keep the waterway open, saying:
“It’d be interesting to see what country wouldn’t help us with a very small endeavor, which is just keeping the Strait open.”
The US leader added that it was too early to say which countries will join the security arrangements, as discussions were ongoing.
The Cradle | March 16, 2026
Several countries have either rejected or expressed serious concerns about US President Donald Trump’s plan to form a coalition aimed at escorting vessels through the Strait of Hormuz, which Tehran has closed to Washington and its allies in retaliation for the brutal US-Israeli strikes on the Islamic Republic.
Germany’s Minister for Foreign Affairs, Johann Wadephul, said on 15 March that he was “skeptical” of Trump’s plan.
“Will we soon be an active part of this conflict? No,” he went on to say. … continue
MEMO | March 16, 2026
Greece has no intention of getting involved in the ongoing war in the Gulf, said Foreign Minister George Gerapetritis on Monday, Anadolu reports.
Speaking at the doorsteps of the EU Foreign Affairs Council meeting in Brussels, Gerapetritis added: “Greece has stood in principle in favor of the universal application of international law, respect for the rights of civilians and of course the return to diplomacy instead of war.” … Full article
Sputnik – 16.03.2026
Britain is not prepared to send warships to help reopen the Strait of Hormuz, despite US President Donald Trump’s call for allies to join a naval effort, The Telegraph reported.
UK ministers said they are still considering other options, including mine-hunting drones, but have not committed naval vessels to the operation.
According to The Telegraph, France, Germany and South Korea have also signalled reluctance to take part, as concerns grow internationally about the risks of further escalation in the conflict.
The report said oil prices have already jumped to about $106 a barrel, reflecting fears of disruption to shipping through the waterway, which carries roughly a fifth of global oil supplies.
Press TV – March 16, 2026
The Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) has issued a warning that all logistical and service centers supporting the US aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford in the Red Sea are now considered legitimate targets for Iranian armed forces, as the warship takes refuge at Saudi Arabia’s Jeddah port.
The spokesman for the Khatam al-Anbiya Central Headquarters released a statement on Sunday declaring that the presence of the American nuclear-powered aircraft carrier in the Red Sea constitutes a direct threat to the Islamic Republic of Iran.
“The logistical and service centers providing support to the aforementioned carrier group in the Red Sea are considered targets of the Islamic Republic of Iran’s armed forces,” the spokesman emphasized.
The warning specifically addresses the support infrastructure that enables the carrier’s operations, including maintenance facilities and supply chains, rather than merely the vessel itself. … continue
By Jonas E. Alexis • Unz Review • March 16, 2026
No, this is not another conspiracy theory. Several hypotheses have emerged suggesting that Netanyahu may be dead, missing, or facing some other serious circumstance. The reality, however, is that his current whereabouts remain unknown. Nevertheless, there are several points that can still be articulated. … continue
RT | March 16, 2026
US President Donald Trump’s plans to build a multilayered Golden Dome missile defense system risk eroding the established nuclear and space security framework, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has warned.
First unveiled in January 2025, Trump’s initiative intends to build a layered shield against ballistic, hypersonic, and cruise missiles from America’s peer and near-peer adversaries, including Russia and China. The system relies on space-based interceptors designed to destroy threats in their boost phase, minutes after launch.
The White House projects the Golden Dome will cost $175 billion, but other estimates suggest much higher expenses, ranging from over $500 billion to $3.6 trillion over 20 years.
In a video address to participants of the Moscow Conference on Nuclear Non-Proliferation on Monday, Lavrov warned of risks associated with Washington’s efforts. “As a result of the destructive actions of the United States and its allies, the risks of the militarization of space and its transformation into a zone of conflict are noticeably increasing,” he said.
Lavrov singled out the Golden Dome program, which is scheduled to become operational by 2028, saying that it poses “a significant threat to strategic stability.” … continue
RT | March 16, 2026
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban has accused Brussels of dragging the EU into a direct war with Russia through potential troop deployments to Ukraine.
Speaking at the ‘Peace March’ in Budapest on Sunday, which drew tens of thousands of supporters, Orban said Brussels had taken “the war upon itself” and was pursuing a wartime economic policy.
“They do not want to keep trouble at a distance – they want to march into it: more money, more weapons, more soldiers. We do not know the day or the hour when the first soldier from Brussels will step onto Ukrainian soil, but it will happen. They can hardly wait for soldiers bearing EU insignia to be sent,” he said.
He stressed the importance of renewing “the anti-war alliance” forged by his government, pledging to “preserve Hungary as an island of security and calm.” … continue
Press TV – March 16, 2026
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi has condemned Israeli aerial attacks on fuel depots in the capital Tehran as a violation of international law and a form of “ecocide.”
“Residents face long-term damage to their health and well-being” and that “contamination of soil and groundwater could have generational impacts,” Araghchi wrote in a post on his X account on Monday.
He added that “Israel must be punished for its war crimes.”
Earlier this month, Iran’s Ambassador to the United Nations Amir Saeid Iravani outlined the horrific humanitarian and environmental repercussions stemming from the ongoing US-Israeli aggression against Iran, stressing that the unprovoked war has led to significant air pollution and health risks for civilians. […]
The National Iranian Oil Refinery and Distribution Company said in a statement on March 9 that the United States and Israeli regime carried out missile attacks on oil depots in the provinces of Tehran and Alborz late on Saturday as part of their strikes on Iran’s infrastructure. – Full article
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ICAN urges the IACC to actually study infant vaccines and autism
By Aaron Siri | Injecting Freedom | March 16, 2026On behalf of ICAN, we just sent a copy of chapter 11 of Vaccines, Amen to the newly appointed members of the federal Interagency Autism Coordinating Committee (IACC).
If you haven’t already read this chapter, you can read the whole thing in the attached letter. I trust that after you read it, you’ll see why the statement “vaccines do not cause autism” is a belief, not science!
IACC Public Comment Letter
1.53MB ∙ PDF file
Includes chapter 11 of Vaccines, Amen
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