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Ukrainians arrested in India suspected of aiding terrorist insurgents with drone tech

Remix News | March 19, 2026

Six Ukrainian citizens and one American have been arrested in India, accused of preparing terrorist attacks: according to authorities, they smuggled drone shipments from Ukraine to armed groups in Myanmar, writes Mandiner, citing the Indian Express. […]

“Collection of evidence, unravelling of criminal conspiracy, identification of accomplices and analysis of mobile data of the accused are aspects that justify remanding the accused in police custody,” observed Additional Judge Prashant Sharma of Patiala House Court in his order.

India’s National Investigation Agency (NIA) says the group was helping “ethnic armed groups” in their plans for terror strikes and warned of “cross-border threats.”

Specifically, the NIA stated the group was illegally ‘importing huge consignments of drones from Europe to Myanmar via India.” … Full article

Kremlin warns of global fallout from Ukrainian attacks on pipelines

RT | March 19, 2026

Ukraine’s escalating drone attacks targeting Russian gas infrastructure risk compounding the energy shock being unleashed by the war on Iran, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov has warned.

Russian energy giant Gazprom announced on Thursday that Ukraine had ramped up attacks on compressor stations linked to the TurkStream and Blue Stream pipelines, which together can carry up to 47.5 billion cubic meters of gas annually.

The company said Ukrainian forces had launched 22 drones at the Russkaya compressor station, three at Kazachya, and one at Beregovaya, all located near the Black Sea coast. All of the drones were intercepted, and no damage to infrastructure was recorded, Gazprom added. … Full article

Israeli forces demolish structures, water well south of Hebron amid rising attacks

MEMO | March 19, 2026

Israeli forces on Wednesday carried out demolitions and land clearing that affected agricultural structures and a water well in the town of Al-Ramadin, south of Hebron.

Local sources said the forces entered the areas of Tatreit and Deir Saeeda in the town and carried out widespread damage to residents’ property. This included demolishing a concrete room, a water well and an agricultural shed, as well as destroying plastic water tanks belonging to several families.

In a related development, the Wall and Settlement Resistance Commission said it had documented 1,965 attacks by Israeli forces and settlers in the occupied West Bank last month, including 1,454 carried out by the Israeli army.

The commission also reported 72 demolition operations during the same period, affecting 122 structures. These included 56 inhabited homes and nine uninhabited houses, as well as 34 agricultural facilities and 18 structures that serve as sources of income for residents, amid a rise in violations against Palestinians and their property.

Colonizers, Soldiers Attack Communities Across West Bank

IMEMC | March 19, 2026

Illegal paramilitary Israeli colonizers, accompanied and protected by Israeli soldiers, carried out a series of coordinated attacks on Palestinian communities across the occupied West Bank on Thursday, assaulting residents, burning property, and triggering confrontations in several areas.

The attacks were concentrated in Nablus in the northern West Bank and Ramallah in the central West Bank and were coupled with military bulldozing of agricultural land east of the city.

In the village of Beit Imrin northwest of Nablus in the northern West Bank, colonizers attacked homes on the northern outskirts of the community, assaulting residents with physical violence and pepper spray.

Local sources reported that Israeli soldiers accompanied the colonizers, firing live rounds toward the homes to provide cover for the attack. Several residents were injured during the assault.

Earlier in the morning, a group of colonizers invaded Khirbet al‑Tawil east of Beit Furik northeast of Nablus, assaulting residents and injuring a 15‑year‑old boy. Israeli forces then abducted the boy’s father, Samir Dahash. Residents reported that the colonizers moved through the area with full military protection.

In the village of Abu Falah northeast of Ramallah in the central West Bank, colonizers attacked the outskirts of the community and set a Palestinian vehicle on fire. … Full article

Four Palestinians martyred in Israeli strikes on Gaza City as ceasefire violations escalate

Palestinian Information Center – March 19, 2026

GAZA – Four Palestinians were martyred and others injured in Israeli airstrikes targeting areas east of Gaza City on Thursday, in what officials say is part of a continuing pattern of ceasefire violations.

Local sources reported that one Palestinian was martyred and another seriously wounded after an Israeli strike targeted a group of civilians in the al-Tuffah neighborhood, while two others, identified as Hamza Siyam and Mohammed Farhat, were martyred in a drone attack in the al-Zeitoun area. … Full article

Hezbollah strikes six Israeli tanks, inflicts heavy casualties on invading troops in south Lebanon

The Cradle | March 19, 2026

Hezbollah targeted and struck six Israeli Merkava tanks during heavy battles in south Lebanon overnight on 19 March, resulting in confirmed casualties among invading troops.

In a statement, the Lebanese resistance said that its fighters ambushed an advancing Israeli force in Taybeh for the third time this week, destroying one Merkava tank before targeting a second advance of troops toward Deir Siryan, where five additional Merkava tanks were destroyed.

Soldiers were seen fleeing, and Israeli helicopters later attempted to evacuate casualties, Hezbollah added.

“The enemy army deployed a number of helicopters to evacuate the injured under heavy fire and smoke cover, but our Mujahideen proceeded to target the evacuation area with rocket and artillery fire.”

Earlier on Thursday morning, Al Manar TV correspondent Ali Shoeib reported intense clashes in Taybeh, adding that Hezbollah fighters were carrying out heavy attacks targeting Israeli forces.

This prompted “hysterical” retaliatory shelling, helicopter evacuations, and heavy aerial activity over Taybeh, Odaisseh, and Kfar Kila, Shoeib said.

The correspondent also reported successive rocket barrages and sustained targeting of Israeli positions. … continue

RT journalists injured by direct Israeli strike during report from south Lebanon

The Cradle | March 19, 2026

Russia Today (RT) reporter Steve Sweeney and his Lebanese cameraman, Ali Rida, were injured by shrapnel from an Israeli airstrike while reporting live from southern Lebanon on 19 March.

Sweeney, a British war journalist based in Beirut, told his editor that an Israeli war plane fired on the car the pair were using.

Footage shot by Ali shows Sweeney giving a news report about a previous Israeli strike when he realizes another strike is headed towards them. He quickly ducks as the missile is seen exploding as it hits the ground just meters behind him.

“Both men are conscious in hospital, doctors are diagnosing extent of shrapnel damage. War journalists are not legitimate targets,” stated Margarita Simonyan, the editor-in-chief of RT. … Full article

IDF threatens ‘elimination’ for Russian leaders who ‘wish Israel ill’

By Wyatt Reed and Wyatt Reed | The Grayzone | March 19, 2026

Israel’s veiled threat to Moscow came just after Russian media warned traffic cameras in Moscow were vulnerable to the same exploits that Israel reportedly used to monitor Ayatollah Khamenei’s residence before assassinating him.

Israeli military spokeswoman Anna Ukolova has drawn outrage in Moscow after threatening that Russian authorities who “wish Israel ill” could be subject to “elimination,” while suggesting Israel could hack into Russian closed-circuit television cameras to identify and track targets.

Asked by a journalist with Russian radio broadcaster RBC whether Israel had access to Russian traffic cameras, Ukolova declined to answer directly but warned that “Khamenei’s elimination shows our capabilities are serious” and that “no one who wishes us harm will be left aside.”

She added, ominously, “I hope Moscow does not wish Israel ill right now – I’d like to believe that.” … continue

‘No chance for dissent’: Joe Kent describes lead up to Iran war

Kent resigned this week as the head of the National Counterterrorism Center in protest against the Iran war, blaming Israel for pushing Washington to attack

The Cradle | March 19, 2026

Joe Kent, former head of the US ​National Counterterrorism ​Center, told Tucker Carlson in an interview this week that there was “no chance” for any dissenting voices in the lead-up to the war on Iran… […]

… Kent recounted a conversation he had with late US political commentator and right-wing activist Charlie Kirk. Despite holding staunchly pro-Israel views, Kirk became increasingly concerned about the US-Israel relationship toward the end of his life, according to text messages made public by political commentator Candace Owens.

“The last time I saw Charlie Kirk on this Earth was in June, in the West Wing. He looked me in the eye and he said … Joe, stop us from getting into a war with Iran.”

He added that Kirk advised Trump multiple times and told him not to go to war with Iran.

“The investigation that I was a part of [with] the National Counterterrorism Center; we were stopped from continuing to investigate [Kirk’s killing] …

“One of President Trump’s closest advisors was vocally advocating for us to not go to war with Iran and for us to rethink, at least, our relationship with the Israelis.”

“And then he’s suddenly publicly assassinated and we’re not allowed to ask any questions about that?”

“The investigation that I was a part of [with] the National Counterterrorism Center, we were stopped from continuing to investigate.”

“But there was still a lot for us to look into that I can’t really get into.”

“There’s unanswered questions.”

“We know, because of the text messages that have been made public, that Charlie was under a lot of pressure from a lot of pro-Israel donors.”

According to a CNN report, Kent was sidelined by the White House and prevented from taking part in Trump’s intelligence briefings.

Kent is reportedly now under FBI investigation for the alleged leaking of classified information. The interview with Carlson comes just after Kent’s resignation. … Read full article

Iranian missile hits Haifa oil refinery causing fires, power outage

The Cradle | March 19, 2026

Haifa’s oil refinery was hit on 19 March by ballistic missiles launched by Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) Aerospace Force.

Video footage showed plumes of smoke rising from the Bazan oil refinery.

According to Israeli media, the refinery was hit after Iran fired three back-to-back waves of ballistic missile attacks towards central and northern Israel on Thursday.

Power outages resulted in the Krayot suburbs of Haifa following the missile attack. … Full article

Attacks on enemy energy facilities not over yet, strikes ongoing: Iran

Al Mayadeen | March 19, 2026

The spokesperson for the Iranian armed forces, Khatam al-Anibya Central Headquarters, Lieutenant Colonel Ebrahim Zolfaghari, warned on Thursday that Iran’s strikes against energy infrastructure in the region are not over.

He stressed that further strikes on Iran’s energy infrastructure would trigger an even stronger response that would target enemy assets and those of the allies of Iran’s enemies. Zolfaghari warned that future responses would not stop until adversary energy assets are “completely destroyed”. … continue

US dragged by Israel into ‘unlawful war’ with Iran – Gulf state

RT | March 19, 2026

The US has been drawn by Israel into an “unlawful war” against Iran and needs help to disengage, Omani Foreign Minister Badr Albusaidi has said.

In an opinion piece published in The Economist on Wednesday, the Middle East nation’s top diplomat called on US allies in the region to “tell the truth” about the conflict and admit that Washington “has lost control” of its own foreign policy. “There are two parties to this war who have nothing to gain from it,” he wrote, referring to the US and Iran. … continue

Israel’s War on Iran’s Grid: How the South Pars Strike Turned Energy into a Weapon

By Freddie Ponton – 21st Century Wire – March 19, 2026

In the early hours of March 18, Israeli drones tore into four gas‑treatment plants in Assaluyeh on Iran’s southern coast, where sour gas from phases 3, 4, 5 and 6 of the South Pars field is cleaned, separated and turned into the fuel that keeps the country’s lights on, homes heated and factories supplied. Iranian officials ordered the plants offline to contain the fires, and industry analysts immediately warned that production from the offshore platforms feeding those trains would have to be cut back. Within an hour of the strike being reported, European gas prices and Brent crude jumped, because traders understood what most headlines did not. This was not a symbolic hit on an abstract “gas field,” but a deliberate attack on a conversion node at the heart of Iran’s domestic energy system and a critical pillar of the wider Gulf energy order.

At the same time, Donald Trump was on social media threatening that if Iran retaliated again against Qatar’s LNG hub at Ras Laffan, he would “blow up the entirety” of South Pars – the largest gas field on the planet, and interestingly, a reservoir Iran shares with Qatar. The man who joined Israel in authorising the first strikes on Iranian production facilities is now openly dangling the prospect of destroying the shared gas reservoir that keeps tens of millions of people warm, powered and employed. That is not deterrence, only a head of state experimenting in public with the language of total economic annihilation.

Trump’s own Truth Social post about the strike reads like a rambling attempt to distance Washington from the attack while threatening to “blow up the entirety” of South Pars if Iran hits Qatar again. The post deserves closer attention later in this story. … continue

Energy Prices Spike After Attacks on Middle East Infrastructure

teleSUR | March 19, 2026

Gas futures rose by up to 35 percent, with prices reaching 70.7 euros per megawatt-hour, the highest level since the start of the ongoing regional conflict, according to financial reports. Oil prices also climbed. Brent crude reached $112.24 per barrel before surpassing $113, while West Texas Intermediate (WTI) rose to $96.52 per barrel. Murban crude increased to $116.77 per barrel.

The market reaction follows a series of strikes targeting key energy facilities. In Iran, parts of the South Pars gas field—the world’s largest—were shut down after bombings carried out by the United States and Israel. Operations in the affected sections were halted to contain fires and prevent further spread.

Amid the escalation, Iranian authorities warned that refineries and petrochemical complexes in Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and Qatar had become “direct and legitimate targets,” urging civilians and workers to stay away from those sites.

Between March 18 and 19, Iran launched a large-scale wave of attacks targeting what it described as “oil facilities linked to the United States” across the region. Reported targets included a liquefied natural gas plant in Bahrain, multiple LNG facilities in Qatar, and energy infrastructure in Saudi Arabia.

QatarEnergy confirmed damage to its installations. “In addition to the previous attack carried out on Wednesday, March 18, 2026, against Ras Laffan Industrial City, which caused significant damage to the Pearl LNG plant, QatarEnergy confirms that, in the early hours of Thursday, March 19, 2026, several of its liquefied natural gas (LNG) facilities were targeted by missile attacks, resulting in large fires and additional significant damage,” the company said in a statement published on X. … Full article

SAS cancels 1,000 flights after jet fuel price doubles in just 10 days

Remix News | March 18, 2026

The Scandinavian airline Scandinavian Airlines System (SAS) has become the first carrier in Europe to scrap flights in response to a dramatic spike in fuel costs, with at least 1,000 flights canceled. Serving as the national airline for Denmark, Norway, and Sweden, the company stated that it must scale back operations as jet fuel prices soar due to ongoing instability in the Middle East.

“The price of jet fuel has doubled in ten days,” said CEO Anko van der Werff to Swedish business daily Dagens Industri. “Even if we try to absorb cost increases as much as possible, this is a shock that directly hits the airline industry.”

“We are cancelling a few hundred flights in March, but trying to protect our traffic as much as possible,” said the SAS boss, who stated that more cancellations are possible after Easter. […]

SAS finds itself in a particularly vulnerable position because it participated in fewer “fuel price hedging transactions” in recent years. These financial arrangements typically allow airlines to lock in fuel at a “pre-fixed price, thus protecting themselves from price fluctuations.”

In contrast, larger groups like International Airlines Group (the parent company of British Airways) and budget carriers like Ryanair remain better insulated for now because a high percentage of their fuel needs were “pre-committed.” Nevertheless, experts caution that even more protected firms may be forced to raise ticket prices once these hedging arrangements expire.

While SAS has already increased its fares to combat rising expenses, other major players like Air France-KLM, Cathay Pacific, and Qantas have implemented similar price hikes without yet resorting to cancellations. … Full article

War on Iran to impose trillion-dollar ‘Israel First Tax’ on US citizens: Araghchi

Press TV – March 19, 2026

The Iranian foreign minister says ordinary Americans bear the brunt of the illegal US-Israeli aggression against Iran with the trillion-dollar “Israel First tax” that is expected to hit US economy.

Abbas Araghchi made the remarks in an X post on Thursday after The Washington Post reported that the US Ministry of War seeks more than $200 billion in budget request for the military assault against Iran.

The top Iranian diplomat described the figure as “the tip of the iceberg” as the war is about to enter its fourth week, contrary to what the enemies had predicted to be a short one.

“We’re only three weeks into this war of choice, imposed on both Iranians and Americans,” he said.

“This $200b is the tip of the icerberg. Ordinary Americans can thank [Israeli Prime Minister] Benjamin Netanyahu and his lackeys in Congress for the trillion-dollar “First Israel tax” that is about to hit US economy.” … continue

The State Is Socializing the Cost Of the Iran War

By Alice Johnson | The Libertarian Institute | March 19, 2026

War is often sold to the public as an act of national will: decisive, necessary, and under control. The bill arrives later, in a quieter form. It shows up in insurance markets, shipping rates, emergency guarantees, higher fuel prices, and sudden policy reversals designed to keep the economic damage from spreading too far or too fast. That is what is now happening with the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran. The fighting is not only destroying lives and widening instability. It is also revealing something more familiar about the American state: when private actors no longer want to bear the risk of a war Washington helped ignite, Washington moves to spread that risk across everyone else. … continue

Washington’s War on Cuba Is Older Than You Think

By Ted Snider | The Libertarian Institute | March 18, 2026

… The official American narrative on its Cuba policy is a myth. To alter the narrative from mythology to history so policy decisions can responsibly be made, three truths need to be told. American hostility to Cuba has been going on longer than commonly believed. That hostility was not originally about communism. And the intent of the embargo has always been to bring about regime change by starving the Cuban people. – Read full article

Protesters call on Brussels university to cut partnership with Israeli defense-linked firm

MEMO | March 18, 2026

Pro-Palestine activists protested on Wednesday at the Free University of Brussels’ (VUB) Etterbeek campus, demanding that the university administration end its collaboration with an Israeli defense-linked company, Anadolu reports.

Demonstrators hung a large banner reading “VUB helps kill Palestinians” and placed portraits of Palestinian figures across the campus, accusing the university of complicity through its research partnerships, Flemish-language daily Het Nieuwsblad reported.

The protest condemned VUB’s collaboration with OIP Sensor Systems, which is owned by Elbit Systems, Israel’s largest private arms manufacturer.

Protesters demand that the partnership, which is being conducted through the university’s research center, be terminated immediately.

They claimed that technologies developed in such collaborations could have dual-use applications, including military surveillance and drone systems. … continue

Israeli settlers accused of sexually assaulting Palestinian in front of family

MEMO | March 18, 2026

Israeli settlers sexually assaulted a Palestinian man during a raid on the community of Khirbet Humsa in the northern Jordan Valley, according to witness testimony cited by Haaretz, in an attack that survivors say also involved beatings, threats of rape, the humiliation of women and girls and the looting of livestock and valuables.

Testimonies from eyewitnesses showed that settlers split into small groups and moved through the community, dragging residents from their homes, binding their hands and feet with zip ties and throwing men, women and children onto the ground. Some victims were doused with cold water while restrained and beaten with clubs and knives visible. … continue

Weapons makers cash in on Trump’s Iran war

Big Pentagon contractors like Lockheed Martin and Northrop Grumman saw billions added to their market value

By Ben FreemanJanet Abou-Elias | Responsible Statecraft | March 3, 2026

The economic costs of the U.S. and Israel’s decision to start a war with Iran have already reverberated throughout the international economy. Oil prices rose, the stock market fell, and U.S. mortgage rates jumped sharply, raising the cost to buy a home for Americans. Unsurprisingly, public opinion polls have found that Americans are resoundingly opposed to Trump’s Iran war.

Yet, one sector has profited massively from the devastating conflict: Pentagon contractors. … continue

Why Trump’s anti-Iran naval coalition in Strait of Hormuz is doomed to fail

By Wesam Bahrani | Press TV | March 18, 2026

US President Donald Trump believes that involving many countries in a naval coalition would force Iran to surrender under international pressure, or at least agree to a ceasefire and enter negotiations with those countries without preconditions.

The last thing Trump expected was for what he thought would be a short, hours-long confrontation to stretch into days and weeks, and then turn into a full-fledged war of attrition.

This is a scenario he neither anticipated nor has the personal capacity to bear, given its potentially disastrous consequences for his country and the world.

It has become clear that Iran had long prepared for this all-out confrontation and that its leadership was certain it would happen at some point. Turning it into a prolonged war of attrition, both geographically and over time, appears to be a central pillar of the Iranian strategy to exhaust the US, the Zionist regime, and their regional and international allies. … continue

Iranian gas supply to Iraq stops after South Pars gas facilities attack

MEMO | March 18, 2026

Iraq’s Electricity Ministry said Wednesday that Iranian gas flows have stopped following developments in the region, significantly reducing power generation and taking about 3,100 megawatts offline, Anadolu reports.

The disruption came after Iranian media reported that several facilities linked to the South Pars gas field in the Assaluyeh energy zone on Iran’s southern Gulf coast were targeted Wednesday with missile attacks.

Iran holds 43 gas fields, with South Pars the most significant. It is the world’s largest natural gas field, and it is shared with Qatar, where it is known as the North Field.

The development comes amid global concerns that Iranian energy infrastructure could be targeted by US or Israeli strikes during the war, now in its third week, potentially causing major economic and environmental damage across the region.

The Iraqi News Agency (INA) quoted Electricity Ministry spokesperson Ahmad Moussa, who said that “as a result of developments in the region, Iranian gas flows to Iraq stopped completely about an hour ago, causing roughly 3,100 megawatts to go offline.”

Moussa said authorities had directed increased coordination with the Oil Ministry to compensate for the lost gas using alternative fuels and domestic gas supplies. […]

Iran supplies Iraq with 50 million cubic meters of gas per day, covering roughly one-third of the country’s needs and generating 6,000 megawatts of electricity daily. … Full article

Qatar condemns ‘dangerous’ Israeli attack on gas field

RT – March 18, 2026

The Qatari Foreign Ministry has condemned Israel’s attack on Iran’s South Pars gas field, which is jointly operated by Iran and Qatar. The ministry said that strikes on Pars constitute “a threat to global energy security.”

Gas processing facilities on the Iranian side of the field were damaged in strikes on Wednesday. While Israel has not taken responsibility for the strikes, Axios reported that they were carried out by Israeli forces in coordination with the US.

In a post on X, Qatari Foreign Ministry spokesman Majed al-Ansari blamed the destruction on Israel.

“The Israeli targeting of facilities linked to Iran’s South Pars field, an extension of Qatar’s North Field, is a dangerous and irresponsible step amid the current military escalation in the region,” he wrote. “Targeting energy infrastructure constitutes a threat to global energy security, as well as to the peoples of the region and its environment.” … continue

IRGC says regional energy sites linked to US will be reduced to ashes

Press TV – March 18, 2026

The Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) says regional energy production facilities linked to the United States will be reduced to ashes as the elite force prepares to respond to attacks on Iran’s natural gas production sites.

Spokesman of the IRGC’s Khatam al-Anbiya Central Headquarters Lieutenant Colonel Ebrahim Zolfaqari said on Wednesday that Iran’s attacks will target countries whose territories were used to launch airstrikes on Iran’s gas facilities earlier in the day.

“Fuel, energy and natural gas infrastructure of the source of the invasion will be set ablaze and reduced to ashes at the earliest opportunity,” the spokesman said in a televised statement. … continue

Iran made ‘unexpectedly substantial’ offer during Geneva talks, US envoys ‘dragged’ Trump into war: Report

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

Israeli strike kills Palestinian, injures others in southern Gaza

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

Israeli war chief offers ‘apology’ to Sde Teiman rapists, orders their reinstatement into army

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 woman injured in settler attack in Nablus

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.

Israel detains at least 17 women in West Bank raids, mostly wives of prisoners

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

Israeli Journalist Demands Tucker Carlson and Candace Owens Be Placed in WWII-Style Internment Camps

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 Mourns Director of Political Programs Martyred in Israeli Bombing of Beirut

Al-Manar | March 18, 2026

Al-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

Civilian killed in Ukrainian strike on Russian city – governor

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

Russia condemns Israel’s attack near Bushehr plant, files complaint

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.

Russia Strongly Condemns Actions Aimed at Harming Health of Iranian Leadership – Kremlin

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

Maker of Ozempic, Wegovy Failed to Report Strokes, Suicidal Ideation and Deaths

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 decaymalnutritionhair 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

No Liability, No Studies, No Accountability: The Vaccine System Aaron Siri Exposed in Federal Court

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

Understanding Blood Pressure in a Healthy Way

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.

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Iran confirms death of top security official Ali Larijani in US-Israeli strikes

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

Israeli occupation forces kill man, wound other in West Bank

Al Mayadeen | March 17, 2026

A 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

Israeli strike in Gaza kills three civilians, injures many others

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.

Woman injured in overnight Israeli strikes on Aramoun, Mount Lebanon

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

Two Lebanese soldiers killed in Israeli drone strike in South Lebanon

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

No time for losers: Why the war meant to save Israel may destroy it

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

Top US Counterterrorism Official Resigns in Protest of Operation Against Iran

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

Fatality Reported as Russian Defenses Repel 206-Drone Ukrainian Attack

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.

PMF: 3 injured in US-Israeli airstrike targeting Baghdad

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

Drone strike hits US Embassy in Baghdad after killing of top resistance leader

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

Just Get Out! Now!

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

Araghchi rebukes Hegseth’s moral bankruptcy, ignorance of armed conflict law

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

Israel plans to take major defense firms public as global weapons sales soar

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

Iran Attacks Assets of Israeli Arms Maker Rafael

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