Tuesday, March 24, 2026

FOREIGN AFFAIRS

Commander of 82nd Airborne Ordered to Middle East for Potential Ground Operation in Iran

(Dave DeCamp, Antiwar.com) Maj. Gen. Brandon Tegtmeier, the chief of the US Army’s 82nd Airborne Division, and his headquarters staff have been ordered to the Middle East as the Pentagon prepares for potential ground operations in Iran, The Intercept reported Tuesday, citing two US government officials. The New York Times...

Trump Backs Off on Threat To Bomb Iran’s Power Plants

(Dave DeCamp, Antiwar.com) President Donald Trump has backed off on his threat to bomb Iran’s power plants if the Strait of Hormuz wasn’t “fully opened” by Monday night and claimed that Washington and Tehran had held talks over the past two days, which has been denied by Iranian officials. “I...

Pope Leo XIV Suggests Aerial Bombing Campaigns Should Be ‘Banned Forever’

(Dave DeCamp, Antiwar.com) Pope Leo XIV suggested on Monday that aerial bombing campaigns should have been “banned forever” following the atrocities committed from the sky during the 20th century, as he continues pushing an antiwar message following the start of the US-Israeli war against Iran. “Airplanes should always be carriers...

Iran Says It Will Completely Close Strait of Hormuz If US Bombs Iranian Power Plants

(Dave DeCamp, Antiwar.com) The Iranian military has warned that if the US or Israel bomb Iran’s power plants or other energy infrastructure, it will completely close the Strait of Hormuz and target similar infrastructure in Israel and regional countries hosting US bases. Lt. Col. Ebrahim Zolfaqari, spokesman for Iran’s Khatam al-Anbiya...

Iranian Strike on Dimona Highlights Israel’s Secret Nuclear Weapons Program

(Dave DeCamp, Antiwar.com) On Saturday, an Iranian missile struck Dimona, a city in southern Israel near the Shimon Peres Negev Nuclear Research Center, a facility where Israel first developed nuclear weapons and is believed to still be a crucial part of Israel’s undeclared nuclear weapons program. Iranian media said the strike...

Lindsey Graham on Iran’s Kharg Island: ‘We Did Iwo Jima. We Can Do This’

(Dave DeCamp, Antiwar.com) Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) on Sunday called for the US to capture Iran’s Kharg Island, where most of the country’s oil exports pass, comparing the potential operation to the Battle of Iwo Jima in World War II. “Here’s what I’d tell President Trump: Keep it up for a...

Jet Smashes into Fire Truck at NY Airport, Killing 2

(Headline USA) An Air Canada regional jet struck a fire truck on the runway after landing at New York’s LaGuardia Airport late Sunday night, crushing the nose of the plane, according to authorities and photos of the wreckage. Two people were killed, according to a person familiar with the investigation into...

Thousands More Marines Headed To Middle East as Trump Considers Ground Operations in Iran

(Dave DeCamp, Antiwar.com) The US is deploying thousands of additional Marines to the Middle East amid reports that President Trump is considering launching ground operations in Iran as the US-Israeli war against the Islamic Republic continues to escalate. US officials told Reuters on Friday that the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU),...

ICE Agents to Assist w/ Airport Security Beginning Monday

(Dan McCaleb, The Center Square) U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents will help with security efforts at the nation's airports beginning Monday as a partial government shutdown is causing lengthy delays for passengers, President Donald Trump wrote Sunday on social media. "On Monday, ICE will be going to airports to...

Iran Strikes Near Israeli Nuclear Research Center

(Headline USA) Iranian missiles struck two communities in southern Israel late Saturday, leaving buildings shattered and dozens injured in dual attacks not far from Israel’s main nuclear research center, while President Donald Trump warned the U.S. will “obliterate” Iranian power plants if it doesn’t fully open the Strait of Hormuz...

Trump: Strikes on Iran Could Be ‘Winding Down’

(Sarah Roderick-Fitch, The Center Square) The U.S. is “very close” to meeting objectives in Iran, President Donald Trump said Friday, while providing a glimpse of the region after military strikes cease. The president added that the U.S. is considering “winding down” military operations in the region. He made the comments...

Brazilian Lawmaker Wears Blackface to Mock Transgenderism

(Ben Sellers, Headline USA) A Brazilian legislator last week mocked one of LGBT activists’ core arguments in favor of transgenderism with a simple demonstration during a state assembly session in São Paulo. Faviana Bolsonaro, a 32-year-old female member of the country’s right-leaning Liberal Party, took the dais on Wednesday to...
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