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Despite efforts to stay clear of #TrumpsWar with #Iran, #SaudiArabia faced missile attacks from the #Houthis in July, ending a 4-year de facto ceasefire between the rebel group & the kingdom.

Women & #children were among the wounded in Tuesday’s attacks, Al-Maliki said in a statement.

#Trump #IranWar #US #Israel #Yemen #war #WarCrimes #RulesOfWar #InternationalLaw #law #Congress #WarPowers #geopolitics #NationalSecurity #MiddleEast

Despite efforts to stay clear of #TrumpsWar with #Iran, #SaudiArabia faced missile attacks from the #Houthis in July, ending a 4-year de facto ceasefire between the rebel group & the kingdom.

Women & #children were among the wounded in Tuesday’s attacks, Al-Maliki said in a statement.

#Trump #IranWar #US #Israel #Yemen #war #WarCrimes #RulesOfWar #InternationalLaw #law #Congress #WarPowers #geopolitics #NationalSecurity #MiddleEast

Despite efforts to stay clear of #TrumpsWar with #Iran, #SaudiArabia faced missile attacks from the #Houthis in July, ending a 4-year de facto ceasefire between the rebel group & the kingdom.

Women & #children were among the wounded in Tuesday’s attacks, Al-Maliki said in a statement.

#Trump #IranWar #US #Israel #Yemen #war #WarCrimes #RulesOfWar #InternationalLaw #law #Congress #WarPowers #geopolitics #NationalSecurity #MiddleEast

Despite efforts to stay clear of #TrumpsWar with #Iran, #SaudiArabia faced missile attacks from the #Houthis in July, ending a 4-year de facto ceasefire between the rebel group & the kingdom.

Women & #children were among the wounded in Tuesday’s attacks, Al-Maliki said in a statement.

#Trump #IranWar #US #Israel #Yemen #war #WarCrimes #RulesOfWar #InternationalLaw #law #Congress #WarPowers #geopolitics #NationalSecurity #MiddleEast

Despite efforts to stay clear of #TrumpsWar with #Iran, #SaudiArabia faced missile attacks from the #Houthis in July, ending a 4-year de facto ceasefire between the rebel group & the kingdom.

Women & #children were among the wounded in Tuesday’s attacks, Al-Maliki said in a statement.

#Trump #IranWar #US #Israel #Yemen #war #WarCrimes #RulesOfWar #InternationalLaw #law #Congress #WarPowers #geopolitics #NationalSecurity #MiddleEast

But it’s not a “war” right? 🙄

#US #military hits 3 Iranian #oil tankers after saying Navy warships were targeted with missiles

#Trump #JDVance #idiocracy #kakistocracy #TrumpsWar #IranWar #Iran #war #ForeverWars #law #Congress #WarPowers #geopolitics #NationalSecurity #MiddleEast #economy
https://apnews.com/article/iran-us-war-oil-tankers-b3650799901c56a6deeca962cbaa4109?utm_source=app&utm_medium=iOS_share&utm_campaign=more_org_joinmastodon_app_shareactionextension

#Diesel hit a new record price in the #US on Friday, soaring to an average of $5.85 a gallon for the first time ever as the 6-month-long #war with #Iran continues to disrupt the world’s flow of #fuel.

#Trump #idiocracy #kakistocracy #economy #inflation #affordability #CostOfLiving #oil #energy #EnergyCrisis #TrumpsWar #IranWar #ForeverWars #law #Congress #WarPowers #geopolitics #NationalSecurity #MiddleEast
https://apnews.com/article/gas-diesel-prices-us-iran-war-ebd01b9773365ee40550dcfd7d3ebf87?utm_source=app&utm_medium=iOS_share&utm_campaign=more_org_joinmastodon_app_shareactionextension

The #Pentagon has pulled DECADES of classified documents from a secret computer system commonly used by #defense officials & #US #troops, after WaPo published a story detailing senior #military officers’ concerns about the #IranWar.

Documents associated with the #SDOB were removed from an internal web portal on the Secret Internet Protocol Router Network (SIPRNet), 3 people familiar with the matter said.

#transparency #Trump #Hegseth #kakistocracy #MilitaryReadiness #law #Congress #WarPowers

#Pentagon cuts INTERNAL access to classified documents after WaPo reporting on #military concerns about #IranWar

Documents associated with the Secretary of Defense Orders Book [ #SDOB ] were removed from an internal Pentagon web portal after the reporting, 3 people familiar with the matter said.

#transparency #journalism #FourthEstate #Trump #Hegseth #idiocracy #kakistocracy #MilitaryReadiness #TrumpsWar #US #Iran #law #Congress #WarPowers #NationalSecurity #MiddleEast
https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2026/09/02/pentagon-cuts-access-classified-information-amid-iran-war-concerns/

On Sunday, the #US #military said it struck rocket launchers on #LarakIsland in the #StraitOfHormuz. #Iran responded by launching missiles at US sites in #Jordan, which were intercepted, while #UAE said it stopped an Iranian drone over its waters.

#idiocracy #kakistocracy #TrumpsWar #IranWar #ForeverWars #Trump #law #Congress #WarPowers #geopolitics #NationalSecurity #MiddleEast #economy #inflation #oil

#US says it's striking targets in #Iran as hostilities flare again after month with little #military action

CENTCOM said Tuesday that the strikes “follow recent attempted attacks by the IRGC against commercial shipping in the Strait of Hormuz & against American service members deployed to the region.”

#idiocracy #kakistocracy #TrumpsWar #IranWar #ForeverWars #Trump #law #Congress #WarPowers #geopolitics #NationalSecurity #MiddleEast #economy #inflation #oil #energy
https://apnews.com/article/iran-us-strikes-ad84a64884aedbbd1e5914182bb3cd8d?utm_source=app&utm_medium=iOS_share&utm_campaign=more_org_joinmastodon_app_shareactionextension

Guess #Hegseth & #Trump are ignoring the #SDOB

#US forces strike #Iran rocket launchers on the #StraitOfHormuz in first #military action in weeks

#MilitaryReadiness #NationalSecurity #TrumpsWar #IranWar #war #ForeverWars #law #Congress #WarPowers #geopolitics #MiddleEast
https://apnews.com/article/iran-strait-hormuz-strike-united-states-6b098da673ac3161a266ee459d5eff44?utm_source=app&utm_medium=iOS_share&utm_campaign=more_org_joinmastodon_app_shareactionextension

Leaders of the US European Command, the US Pacific Command & the US Southern Command, along with the Navy’s top admiral, responded with what is characterized in the #SDOB as a “non-concur,” those familiar with the assessment said — meaning they disagree with the secretary’s order to extend their forces but will execute it nevertheless.

#Trump #Hegseth #idiocracy #kakistocracy #MilitaryReadiness #NationalSecurity #TrumpsWar #IranWar #US #Iran #ForeverWars #law #Congress #WarPowers #MiddleEast

The Aug 14 #SDOB directs some troops deployed in the #MiddleEast to remain there through September & some others into 2027, said those familiar with the document. The prospect of extending those forces further compelled #military leaders to voice their concern, these people said.

#Trump #Hegseth #idiocracy #kakistocracy #MilitaryReadiness #NationalSecurity #TrumpsWar #IranWar #US #Iran #war #ForeverWars #law #Congress #WarPowers #geopolitics #MiddleEast

The #SDOB, typically produced twice monthly, outlines the worldwide availability of #US warships, aircraft, personnel & weapons systems. It reflects the president’s priorities for the force, which are carried out by the defense secretary, & includes insights from the #military’s top generals & admirals that inform the directives the #Pentagon issues.

#Trump #Hegseth #idiocracy #kakistocracy #MilitaryReadiness #NationalSecurity #TrumpsWar #IranWar #Iran #war #law #Congress #WarPowers #MiddleEast

The warnings — detailed for #Hegseth by the heads of the #Army, #Navy & #AirForce & the four-star commanders overseeing #US operations throughout #Europe, #Asia & #LatinAmerica — appear in the Aug 14 edition of the Secretary of Defense Orders Book ( #SDOB ), these people said. They described the assessment to WaPo on the condition of anonymity because the document is #classified.

#kakistocracy #MilitaryReadiness #NationalSecurity #IranWar #Iran #Trump #law #Congress #WarPowers #MiddleEast

The #US #defense official said the most concerning shortfall involves #PatriotMissile interceptors, which can shoot down #Russia’s high-speed ballistic missiles. The #NATO official confirmed the low inventories of Patriots among US & NATO forces in #Europe. Both spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss sensitive #military matters.

#idiocracy #kakistocracy #TrumpsWar #IranWar #Iran #war #ForeverWars #Trump #law #Congress #WarPowers #geopolitics #NationalSecurity #MiddleEast

The strikes are separate from the #Pentagon’s campaign against alleged drug boats that began last fall. Those strikes have been fiercely criticized by #HumanRights groups & most Democratic lawmakers, who say they are #extrajudicial #murders. The admin has justified the strikes by equating “narco-terrorists” with militants assaulting the #US.


#Trump #MafiaState #law #Congress #WarPowers #criminal #CIA #FishingBoats #Ecuador #sovereignty #WarCrimes #ExtrajudicialKillings #InternationalLaw

…Some #US #intelligence officials saw Israel’s sharing of the warning about threats to #Trump’s life as designed less to inform than to influence the president’s decision-making & US #policy in the region, a current & a former US official said.

#Israel views #Iran as by far its most urgent near-term threat.

#TrumpsWar #IranWar #ForeverWars #WarCrimes #InternationalLaw #law #Congress #WarPowers #geopolitics #NationalSecurity #MiddleEast

A top #Iran national security official delivered a sweeping set of demands on Saturday that he said the #US must meet before the #StraitOfHormuz can reopen to maritime traffic, throwing the fate of the critical #trade waterway into question.

#kakistocracy #TrumpsWar #IranWar #war #ForeverWars #Trump #law #Congress #WarPowers #geopolitics #NationalSecurity #MiddleEast #economy #inflation #affordability #CostOfLiving #oil #energy #EnergyCrisis
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/08/world/middleeast/iran-us-oman-strait-of-hormuz.html?unlocked_article_code=1.31A.Y1lR.hK5DoHNM9BKl&smid=nytcore-ios-share

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Visuals Suggest #US Dropped 2,000-Pound Bomb on Home in #Iran, Killing 3

The weapon, one of the largest in the US’ arsenal, struck a house in a heavily populated area, according to a Times analysis.

#WarCrimes #Trump #Hegseth #TrumpsWar #IranWar #US #Iran #war #ForeverWars #RulesOfWar #InternationalLaw #law #Congress #WarPowers #geopolitics #MiddleEast
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/31/world/middleeast/us-iran-bomb-mk84-qeshm-island.html?unlocked_article_code=1.2FA.Iqei.MHhcVSQ2H51B&smid=nytcore-ios-share

The #US #economy slowed in the second quarter of the year, expanding at an annual rate of 1.5% as #Trump’s #war in #Iran upended #prices, #SupplyChains & #energy markets.

#idiocracy #kakistocracy #TrumpsWar #IranWar #ForeverWars #law #Congress #WarPowers #geopolitics #NationalSecurity #MiddleEast #inflation #affordability #CostOfLiving #oil #EnergyCrisis
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/30/business/economy/us-economy-gdp-growth.html?unlocked_article_code=1.1lA.BOgu.hXySAZovz5tO&smid=nytcore-ios-share

The meeting comes as both face growing pressures at home. #Netanyahu is up for reelection & is embattled in part because of his deteriorating relationship with #Trump. Trump is under pressure to end an unpopular #war that has wreaked economic havoc & driven prices higher ahead of #midterm #elections this November.

#TrumpsWar #Iran #US #Israel #ForeverWars #WarCrimes #InternationalLaw #law #Congress #WarPowers #geopolitics #NationalSecurity #MiddleEast #economy #inflation #oil #EnergyCrisis

#Netanyahu will meet with #Trump for first time since the #IranWar began.

The two also plan to discuss the framework agreement the #US & #Israel signed with #Lebanon over the Israel - #Hezbollah #war & the expansion of the #AbrahamAccords, according to a White House official.

#TrumpsWar #Iran #ForeverWars #WarCrimes #RulesOfWar #InternationalLaw #law #Congress #WarPowers #geopolitics #NationalSecurity #MiddleEast #economy #inflation #oil #energy #EnergyCrisis
https://apnews.com/article/trump-netanyahu-meeting-iran-war-2d9ade01d2977dee5555f24daee30482

…Since the renewed hostilities began, the #Pentagon has provided even less information about #military strategy & casualties than it did during the first phase of the conflict. The Pentagon has not held a press briefing about the #war since early May, & officials at #US CENTCOM have stopped providing casualty updates to reporters.

#Iran #TrumpsWar #IranWar #ForeverWars #Trump #law #Congress #WarPowers #geopolitics #NationalSecurity #MiddleEast

The #US & #Israel launched the #war in #Iran on Feb 28, & 14 troops were killed in the initial waves of fighting. Washington & Tehran agreed to a ceasefire in April & then signed an interim deal to end the war in mid-June.

It was short-lived.… #Trump soon declared that the ceasefire was over.

The #Pentagon system’s new “Overseas Operations” category says it tallies casualties starting July 7.

#TrumpsWar #IranWar #ForeverWars #law #Congress #WarPowers #geopolitics #NationalSecurity #MiddleEast

By Wednesday, the #IranWar figures in the #Pentagon’s system fell back to 14 dead & 420 wounded. However, a #US official told AP at the time that the actual number of wounded personnel in the war had actually grown to well over 500 troops.

The Pentagon’s top spokesman, Sean Parnell, took to social media that day to assert that the reported drop was a “temporary data disruption.”

#Iran #TrumpsWar #ForeverWars #Trump #law #Congress #WarPowers #geopolitics #NationalSecurity #MiddleEast

Adding further confusion, when the #Pentagon announced 2 of the deaths in Jordan, it said the troops were supporting the #US mission to counter the Islamic State group. The other 2 were announced in press releases simply as supporting overseas operations.

#Trump confirmed the total, writing in a Truth Social post on Tuesday that the “Iran Military Conflict” had claimed 18 lives.

#Iran #TrumpsWar #IranWar #ForeverWars #law #Congress #WarPowers #geopolitics #NationalSecurity #MiddleEast

It appeared to reflect that 4 soldiers had been killed since fighting resumed despite the signing of an interim ceasefire deal last month — 3 on a base in Jordan that was struck July 17 by Iranian ballistic missiles & drones, & 1 in Iraq a day later during a controlled detonation of an Iranian drone.

#US #Iran #TrumpsWar #IranWar #ForeverWars #Trump #law #Congress #WarPowers #geopolitics #NationalSecurity #MiddleEast

#Pentagon press secretary Joel Valdez argued Thursday that the drop in casualty figures in the online system was not an effort to hide the growing human toll of the #war but rather the result of “anomalies” & “temporary data disruptions” that were being resolved “imminently.”

As late as Tuesday, the website was reporting the war’s official toll as 18 killed & 482 wounded.

#US #Iran #TrumpsWar #IranWar #ForeverWars #Trump #law #Congress #WarPowers #geopolitics #NationalSecurity #MiddleEast

The 4 American troops killed during renewed fighting between the #US & #Iran in recent weeks are no longer listed as part of the #IranWar death toll in the #Pentagon’s official casualty count. They have been placed in a new, separate category Sunday.

It raises questions about properly counting the impact to US service members as the #Trump admin has escalated strikes on Iran.

#TrumpsWar #ForeverWars #law #Congress #WarPowers #geopolitics #NationalSecurity #MiddleEast
https://apnews.com/article/iran-war-casualty-count-pentagon-us-troops-4c578fc74746052627b1c87845fdc0d5

Trump touts party unity despite Iran war revolt

President Trump hailed a 'a really well-unified party' after a closed-door Senate meeting that devolved into a shouting match with Senator Bill Cassidy over the Iran war. #News #Reuters #Newsfeed #Trump #BillCassidy #IranWar #SenateRepublicans #GOPUnity #USPolitics #BreakingNews #Congress #Senate #TrumpIran #RepublicanParty #WorldNews #CapitolHill #IranConflict #WarPowers #Midterms2026 #TrumpSenate #PoliticalNews…

https://fllics.com/en/video/trump-touts-party-unity-despite-iran-war-revolt/

🚨🚨🚨Holy hell! I never would have thought that they had it in them!🚨🚨🚨

#Senate for FIRST time approves a #WarPowers resolution in a rebuke to #Trump over #Iran conflict

#law #TrumpsWar #IranWar #SeparationOfPowers #CoEqualBranchesOfGovernment #ChecksAndBalances #US #Constitution #democracy
https://apnews.com/article/senate-iran-war-powers-resolution-trump-7462a9a561103f531d995aac91f9fc96

Democratic Sen #TimKaine of Virginia pressed #Rubio on why the #US #military’s targeting criteria for attacking alleged drug #boats in Latin American waters DO NOT INCLUDE DRUGS ON THE BOAT. Kaine described it as “odd” before adding that he can’t share much more because the targeting criteria are classified.

#law #Trump #Congress #WarPowers #criminal #murder #WarCrimes #ExtrajudicialKillings #Venezuela #oil #theft #piracy #InternationalLaw

#Defense Secy Pete #Hegseth & #JointChiefs of Staff Chair Gen #DanCaine have begun a briefing at the #Pentagon, to discuss the #US #war with #Iran.

Yesterday, #Trump declined to say if the “ceasefire” between the US & Iran remains in place, after both sides fired shots in the #StraitOfHormuz.

Iran has attacked US forces >10 times since the ceasefire went into effect, but that is “below the threshold” for the US to restart combat ops, Gen Dan Caine said Tues.

#IranWar #law #Congress #WarPowers

Trump’s Iran Strike Bypasses Congress—A Constitutional Crisis Unfolds

Trump’s strike on Iran bypassed Congress, risked global oil shocks, and reignited impeachment calls over executive war powers.

Class Warfare’s Global Genocide: How Trump, Netanyahu, and Elites Drive Endless War

Wars in Gaza, Iran tensions, and sanctions on Cuba reveal a global system where elites preserve power at the expense of ordinary people. The public must confront the truth behind these conflicts.

Sen #TimKaine also echoed Sen #MarkWarner (D-VA), the top #Democrat of the #Senate #Intelligence Cmte, saying that “all of the intelligence” he has seen suggests that there was “no imminent threat” from #Iran. He said Iran was “a decade” away from building missiles that could reach the #US.

#Trump #warmonger #WarCrimes #RegimeChange #RulesOfWar #law #Congress #WarPowers #geopolitics #MiddleEast

Democratic lawmakers are criticizing Trump’s decision to strike against #Iran without congressional approval or seeking a declaration of #war in #Congress. Sen #TimKaine (D-VA), a member of the #Senate Armed Services Cmte, called the #US military campaign “an illegal war” on Fox News.

#Trump #warmonger #WarCrimes #RegimeChange #RulesOfWar #law #WarPowers #geopolitics #MiddleEast
https://www.nytimes.com/live/2026/03/01/world/iran-attack-khamenei-trump/886aeeb3-372d-5c16-8c46-9953c4d73349?smid=url-share