March 18th, 2026

• ​Top counterterrorism official Kent resigns over Trump's Iran war, says Iran posed no imminent threat
• Joe Kent resignation over Iran war reveals an internal MAGA Trump division
• National Counterterrorism Center Director Joe Kent Resigns Over Iran War, Blames Israel and Its "Powerful American Lobby" for Conflict
• A top US counterterror official quits over Iran war, claims Israel tricked Trump into it - Joseph Kent, whose ties to extremists and conspiracy theories drew scrutiny, says US president was 'deceived' into launching attack, also says Israel 'drew' US into Iraq war
• Bernie Sanders on Joe Kent blaming Israel lobby for Iran War: 'He is right' - Kent published his resignation letter on Tuesday, urging President Donald Trump to reverse course and leave Iran
• Al Jazeera op-ed praises US-Israel operation against Iran, says Dems, media critics are wrong
• Iran expert says Trump's 'war of choice' has morphed into a 'war of necessity'
• With their economies on the line, Gulf states press US to neutralize Iran for good - After initially opposing the US-Israeli war, Washington's allies now realize that stopping too soon could allow Tehran to keep holding the region to ransom
• 'A deluxe war': Why Israeli support for the battle with Iran has stayed so high - Support is still sky-high despite sirens, sleepless nights and shuttered schools. The reason, pollsters say, is Israelis feel they're waging an existential fight in relative safety
• Trump: 'Evil' Iran Leaders Eliminated in Israeli Strikes
• Iran Security Chief Who Threatened Trump Killed in Israeli Strike
• Israel kills Iran's 'de facto leader' Ali Larijani, Basij force chief in Tehran airstrikes
• Katz: Israeli strike eliminates top Iranian official Ali Larijani - Larijani had long been a senior figure in Tehran's power structures
• IDF kills top Iranian regime leader Ali Larijani & Basij commander responsible for killing of thousands of protesters
• Ali Larijani was hardline voice in Iran's regime for decades, with supreme leader's ear - A heavy-handed culture minister, then parliament speaker and top security official, the close adviser to Ali Khamenei was widely believed to be running Iran after US-Israeli attack
• Blaine Holt: Killing Iran leaders sends 'shockwave' through IRGC
• Larijani's death removes key pillar of regime. Will it be enough to make Iran collapse? Ali Khamenei's hand-picked deputy was believed to be coordinating Tehran's war effort. Israel hopes the assassination will be enough to bring protestors out on ancient Persian holiday
• PM urges Iranians to celebrate Persian fire festival, in apparent bid to spark protests - Remarks come as Israeli officials said to assess protesters would be 'slaughtered'; some in Iran reportedly marking Chaharshanbe Suri publicly despite Islamic Republic's warning not to
• Netanyahu dead? Tel Aviv flattened? AI-generated videos are dominating the Iran war - The conflict has produced a flood of fabricated imagery, much of it coming from tens of thousands of pro-Iranian TikTok accounts, highlighting a growing challenge in the deepfake era
• Pro-regime crowds gather in Iran as authorities seek to squelch potential protests on Nowruz
• Iran's new supreme leader rejects de-escalation proposals conveyed by intermediaries, official says
• Iranian media publish 2nd statement from Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei as health questions linger
• IDF intel chief said to assess Iran 'in distress' as it begins to grasp damage from strikes - Shlomi Binder reportedly tells political leaders that Iranian forces are hiding from warplanes and unable to fire missiles in large numbers
• Tehran Keeps Up Attacks on Neighbors After Israel Says it Killed 2 Top Iranians
• US warship believed to be carrying Marine ground troops to Middle East tracked off Singapore
• Newly released satellite images show damage dealt in Iran war across Middle East
• After publicly asking Iran not to target Gulf states, Hamas sends private letter to Mojtaba Khamenei, pledging allegiance and calling for jihad
• Burnt by an Iran setting the region ablaze, Gulf also blames Israel for starting the fire
• UN Security Council condemns Iran's attacks on Gulf States, but not on Israel: A stark example of anti-Israel bias
• One killed in Abu Dhabi as Iran keeps up strikes on beleaguered Gulf states - Drones again intercepted over US embassy in Baghdad overnight; UAE briefly shuts airspace due to incoming fire, while Saudi Arabia, Qatar report successful interceptions
• Usually considered the safest place from missiles, Jerusalem is increasingly under fire - This war has, at least anecdotally, seen more sirens, shrapnel and hits
• Macron: France 'will never take part' in Hormuz naval op - Trump on Tuesday insisted that the U.S. did not need the assistance of its allies
• Trump Says US Doesn't need NATO, Japan, South Korea, and Australia in Strait of Hormuz After They Snub Request for Help - "WE DO NOT NEED THE HELP OF ANYONE!"
• 'Doormats': Israeli officials shocked at Europe's lack of support as leaders tell Trump that Iran conflict is 'not our war' - 'They turned out to be weak states. That is something that will not be forgotten'
• 'Never heard him so angry': Trump is furious that global allies aren't pitching in in Iran
• 'Iran holds the cards': Trump exposed as allies reject Hormuz plan, fears grow of desperate gambit
• EU foreign policy chief says bloc working with Mideast nations to find end to Iran war - Would be 'in the interest of everybody' for US, Israel to cease conflict now, says Kallas, floating possible solution to resolve Strait of Hormuz blockage
• Anchored Oil Tanker Hit by Strike as Iran Begins Targeting Some of World's Most Critical Oil Infrastructure
• China-Iran Military Ties: Weapons, Satellites, and the Strait of Hormuz
• How China Funds Iran: Oil, Sanctions Evasion, and the Shadow Banking Network
• For Israeli consumers, Iran war will likely fuel price hikes well beyond the pump - Already paying for war directly, Israelis facing prospect of higher costs for food and other goods due to energy crunch, which could spike inflation and cause economic downturn
• Hezbollah fires dozens of rockets at north, hitting home but no injuries; IDF pounds Lebanon
• Additional IDF division enters Lebanon as part of limited ground incursion
• Netanyahu's confidant returns: Ron Dermer says peace with Lebanon 'possible' but Hezbollah must be disarmed
• US congressman who volunteered with IDF says Iran war reshaping the Middle East
• Israel's secret contacts to reshape Middle East after war - Diplomatic sources in the region and in the US confirm that Israel is holding contacts with countries that do not currently maintain formal diplomatic relations with it
• IDF eliminates seven terrorists planning to attack troops in Gaza - Envoys of U.S. President Donald Trump's Board of Peace reportedly met with Hamas in an attempt to preserve the ceasefire
• Hamas Holds Talks With Trump-Led Board as Iran War Strains Gaza Plan
• Mahmoud Khalil claims it's 'racist' to ask Palestinians to condemn terror group Hamas
• Mamdani hijacks St Patrick's Day breakfast to rant about 'genocide' in Gaza
• As schools and synagogues burn in the Netherlands, its leaders send mixed messages - In the wake of firebombing attacks in Rotterdam and Amsterdam, public figures are condemning antisemitism while simultaneously seeming to use the war in Gaza to justify it
• Netherlands probing if Rotterdam synagogue attack has Iran link, minister says - Diaspora Ministry said Sunday that new terror group, which claimed responsibility for spate of attacks across Netherlands and Belgium, is believed to have ties to Iranian networks
• German antisemitism commissioner quits far‑left party over anti-Israel resolution
• UN raises concerns of 'ethnic cleansing' in mass displacement of West Bank Palestinians
• Some Israelis are Turning to Faith Amid Ongoing War - Studies show a renewed interest in Judaism, and pastors report an increase in baptisms
• Tucker Carlson: "Throughout the West Criticizing the Netanyahu Government is Now a Crime Punishable by Imprisonment"
• High Court postpones hearing for petitions demanding Ben Gvir be fired for abuse of power - Delay means case will be heard by judge who is likely more favorable to Netanyahu's position; Ben Gvir threatens 'constitutional crisis' if court rules he must be dismissed
• Taliban Claims 400 Killed in Pakistani Strike on Afghanistan Hospital
• Three Suspected Suicide Bombings in Nigeria Kill 23, Wound 108
• UK Press Says Zelensky's New European Tour 'Exposes Ukraine's Panic'
• Rubio calls for new Cuban leaders as latest blackout underscores deepening economic crisis
• Trump says he will 'free' Cuba after US is finished with Iran
• Trump Says He'll Have the "Honor" of "Taking Cuba" - "Whether I Free it, Take it, I Think I Can Do Anything I Want with It"
• House Oversight Committee Chair James Comer Subpoenas Attorney General Pam Bondi to Testify on Compliance with the Epstein Files Transparency Act and Handling of Epstein Investigation
• Democrats' DHS Shutdown Hits Fourth Week Snarling Nation's Airports
• US says 10% of airport security officers did not work Sunday amid shutdown
• Senate votes 51-48 to begin debate on SAVE America Act
• James O'Keefe went undercover in Los Angeles posing as homeless - 'On hidden cameras, petitioners admitted they are paid $7–$10 per signature - earning $1,000 or more per day' The homeless are being farmed for votes and paid cash and drugs
• OMG report on California voter fraud spurs Newsom admin to call for prosecutions - In one instance, a person said, "$7 a signature, $5 a signature, $10 a signature."
• Nick Shirley uncovers $170 million in alleged hospice, daycare, home healthcare fraud in California
• 'Pokemon Go' Players Unknowingly Contributed 30 Billion Images to Train Delivery Robots
• 'CODE RED' Author Tells 'Daily Mail:' AI 'Data Vacuums' Like TikTok and DeepSeek Are Chinese Espionage Tools
• 7-Ton Asteroid Enters Earth's Atmosphere, Explodes, Breaks into Pieces over Cleveland
• Bright meteor streaking above Pittsburgh captured on cameras
• Meteor identified as likely cause of boom heard across Ohio today
• Earth-directed CME triggers G2 geomagnetic storm watch, aurora possible as low as New York
• 6.0 Magnitude Earthquake Strikes Cuba Less Than 24 Hours After Country's Power Grid Shut Off
• 5.3 magnitude earthquake hits near Attu Station, Alaska
• 5.1 magnitude earthquake hits south of the Kermadec Islands
• 5.0 magnitude earthquake hits the Kuril Islands
• 5.0 magnitude earthquake hits the Ascension Island region
• Sangay volcano in Ecuador erupts to 22,000ft
• Fuego volcano in Guatemala erupts to 16,000ft
• Reventador volcano in Ecuador erupts to 16,000ft
• Semeru volcano in Indonesia erupts to 15,000ft
• Magma accumulation beneath Svartsengi now largest since eruption sequence began, Iceland
• Tropical Cyclone Narelle forms in Coral Sea, forecast to intensify before Queensland impact, Australia
• Spain sees wettest January-February in 47 years as Atlantic storms soak Iberian Peninsula
• Actor John Cleese Warns Britain Will Cease to Exist If Christian Values 'Are Replaced by Islamic Ones'
• Venezuela hero Eugenio Suarez taps faith after shocking Team USA: 'All the glory is for the Lord Jesus'
• Ecuador Launches Anti-Drug Operations With US Logistical Support - Colombia's Petro Says Ecuadorean Air Force Is Striking Cartel and Guerilla Camps Across the Border
• Georgia city cuts off water to planned ICE detention facility
• Irish President Catherine Connolly Rewrites the Story of St. Patrick, Says it's About 'the Resilience and Courage of Migrants'
• Illegal Alien On the Run After Ramming ICE Agents with Vehicle in Vermont
• Illegal alien teen would be 'allowed' back to class despite arrest for groping 9 girls at Fairfax high school: report
• Sudanese Migrant Jailed for Sexually Assaulting Five-Year-Old Girl in Birmingham
• Alabama: Illegal Alien Gang Member Charged with Murdering Woman, Teen Daughter, 2-Year-Old Son in 'Gruesome' Stabbing
• Judge temporarily halts Trump demand for race-based admissions data from universities
• Trans 'woman' dressed as Blues Brother arrested after 7-hour stand off for murder of real estate tycoon in California
• Queer band Muna says LGBTQ community is arming and increasing physical fitness to stack up against 'straight whites' - "In America, like the queers, we are learning how to use guns...just for like self-defense, really."
• Canadian Drag Queen Theater Announces Star-Studded 'Drag for Palestine' Fundraiser
• Mother Speaks Out About Daughter's Targeting by School's Secret LGBTQ Club
• Trans 'youth advocate' for homeless teens charged with raping infant girl in Washington state
• Infanticide Rates Are Dropping in Africa, yet Child Abandonment Continues - Many view babies born with disabilities as cursed. Christians are fighting back
• Foot-and-mouth disease outbreak closes two nature reserves to public - With two wild gazelles already dead, Nature and Parks Authority, Agriculture Ministry, draw line around northern Israel region hit by new strain of viral infection
• An 'Unprecedented' Outbreak of Meningitis Raises Alarm in Britain