March 3rd, 2026

• ​The Jewish people celebrate Purim in the shadow of war
• Dressed-down Purim parties move to bomb shelters under threat of missiles
• What is the biblical holiday of Purim, and why do Israelis link it to Khamenei's death? Joint Israel-US strikes on the Iranian regime are taking place just as Jews are set to mark a festival commemorating another war against a Persian official who sought their destruction
• Report: Trump Says Would-Be Khamenei Successors All Died in 'Epic Fury'
• Terrifying map shows every attack by Iran and the US as Middle East war explodes
• US Military Using AI Tool 'Claude' to Select Targets in Iran Strikes
• Trump won't rule out sending US troops into Iran 'if necessary' - tells The Post war is progressing 'way ahead of schedule'
• 'Peace President' Breaks Record for Attacking the Most Countries
• Far-right influencer urges followers to 'vote Democrat' and abandon GOP over Iran war
• Kamala Harris condemns Iran strikes, says Trump 'dragged us into a war'
• Hakeem Jeffries predicts failure for US following strikes against Iran - House minority leader says Trump found 'billions of dollars for bombs' but can't address high cost of living
• CNN poll: 59% of Americans disapprove of Iran strikes and most think a long-term conflict is likely
• Fetterman blasts Iran strike critics, Ayatollah's apologists: 'Let's see who grieves for that garbage'
• Hegseth: Iran Operation Is Not an 'Endless' or 'Regime Change' War
• Netanyahu insists US and Israel's strikes on Iran won't lead to 'endless war' - 'This is a gateway to peace,'
• DM Katz: We're cutting off arms of Iranian octopus
• Trump Says War Could Last Weeks and Offers Contradictory Visions of New Regime
• As Mideast conflict widens, US says attacks on Iran will last weeks and intensify
• Trump tells CNN the 'big wave' is yet to come in war with Iran
• Iran says US and Israel struck Natanz nuclear facility in 'brutal attacks'
• U.N. Atomic Agency Contradicts Iran, Says No Nuclear Sites Hit in U.S. Campaign
• Netanyahu: If We Didn't Hit Iran Now, We Couldn't in Future, They Were Building New Missile, Nuke Sites That Would Be 'Immune' from Strikes
• Vance says Iran's nuclear intentions failed 'smell test' in justifying US strikes - Vance argued that Tehran's actions during negotiations indicated that it was aiming to acquire a nuclear weapon, causing the U.S. strike on the country
• Officials Say Trump Preempted Iranian Strike to Prevent 'Serious' Casualties; Iran Was Rebuilding Nuclear Program
• Nuclear test or natural disaster? The science behind Iran's 4.3 magnitude earthquake
• Trump claims Iran missiles could have hit America 'soon'
• Rubio reveals US launched strikes against Iran because of planned Israeli attack - Top diplomat says US understood its assets would be hit by Iran in retaliation for a preemptive Israeli strike, even though Jerusalem seen as unlikely to have acted without Trump's blessing
• Iran's security chief accuses Trump of 'Israel First' policy, 'delusional fantasies' in region
• Hollywood Celebrities Whine After Trump Strikes Iran: 'Distract from Epstein and Do Netanyahu's Bidding'
• Trump: Dems Would Back Iran Strike If Not Done by Me
• Speaker Johnson: Frightening If War Power Limits Approved
• NATO chief praises Trump's Iran strikes, says key allies 'all for one, one for all' - Mark Rutte says European leaders expressed widespread support during weekend conversations
• UK PM says US will not use British bases in Cyprus
• Trump 'Very Disappointed' in Starmer Blocking U.S. From Launching Iran Strikes From British Bases: Report
• Starmer Faces Dilemma After Drone Hits British Base in Cyprus - The government of Prime Minister Keir Starmer risks being dragged deeper into the conflict, after allowing the U.S. military to use British bases for "defensive" purposes.
• US aircraft leave Spain after government says bases cannot be used for Iran attacks
• Interceptor Stocks 'Dangerously Low': US, Israel and Gulf States Face Strategic Breaking Point as Iran Intensifies Missile Barrage
• US 'stonewalling' requests by Gulf states to replenish interceptors, sources say - One Gulf state sought reassurances on the US commitment to its air defence when discussing access to bases, source says
• Over 1,000 IRGC and Iranian security officials killed since start of war - Some estimates suggest much higher numbers, with facilities belonging to the IRGC, the Basij militia, and government buildings having been hit
• Iran's Naval Presence in Gulf of Oman Wiped Out - CENTCOM Announces Tehran Went from 11 Ships to Zero in Just 48 Hours
• Trump claims Iran operation 'ahead of schedule' as US sinks 10 ships
• Iranian Air Defenses 'Effectively Suppressed' as U.S. Deployed Tomahawks and 'One-Way Attack Drones': Report
• Three F-15 US warplanes mistakenly shot down by Kuwait defence forces as Iran war escalates
• No warning, no siren: Six US service members killed in Iranian strike that hit makeshift operations center in Kuwait
• US "Friendly Fire" Claim Over Three Downed F-15s Collapses Under Scrutiny - Evidence Points to Iranian Air Defence Breakthrough or Catastrophic US Command Failure
• Purported video appears to show Kuwaitis thanking downed US pilot for battling Iran
• Drones Hit US Embassy in Riyadh, Triggering Fire as Iran Ramps Up Attacks Across Middle East
• Emiratis say they downed 15 missiles, almost 150 Iranian drones today
• Israel Deploys 'Iron Beam' Laser Defense System for the First Time Ever - Ambassador Mike Huckabee Praises Game-Changing Innovation
• Like Nehemiah's wall: Why Israel's missile defense is a modern-day shield of protection
• 'These are tectonic shifts' - Joel Rosenberg sees biblical and strategic turning point as US-Israel war with Iran expands across Middle East
• Sirens sound across Israel as Iran fires new missile barrage - Initial reports indicated Hezbollah fired rockets at northern Israel simultaneously with Iranian ballistic missile fire, but the reports were denied by the IDF Spokesperson's Unit
• Hezbollah claims attack on Israel was 'defensive act' after year of Israeli strikes
• IDF says Lebanon invasion possible, Israel Katz declares Hezbollah chief Qassem a target
• IDF strike kills Hezbollah intel chief; Lebanon to ban terror group's military activity
• Top Hezbollah Political Chief Muhammad Ra'ad Assassinated in Beirut - Major Blow to Iran's Terror Proxy Network in Lebanon
• Lebanese gov't outlaws Hezbollah's military activity, orders army to enforce disarmament in dramatic step
• 19 injured, one moderately, as Iranian missile hits Beersheba amid multiple barrages
• Iran starts 'indiscriminate' strikes across Gulf of Oman, hits shadow tanker tied to regime
• Iranian Drone Attacks Oil Tanker Off the Coast of Oman, Killing One Crew Member
• Iranian Attacks Target Gulf Energy Infrastructure, Upping the Ante
• With its back to the wall, Iran has used the 'Doomsday weapon' against its neighbors - With the ayatollah regime facing an existential crisis, Iranian missiles have struck Saudi Aramco facilities, prompting a regional energy shutdown and drawing European military forces into a burgeoning US-led coalition
• Exploding drone boats have entered the Iran fight. Oman says one hit a tanker in a fatal blow.
• Tit-for-Tat: Iran 'Closes Strait of Hormuz' & vows to set fire to any ship passing but US says vital shipping route remains open
• About 10% of global container fleet caught in Hormuz backup, shipping CEO says
• Iran-U.S. war chokes key shipping lane and threatens global cargo industry - Shipping and logistics companies have restricted or halted bookings through the region, with oil prices already on the rise. Disruptions could snarl trade around the world.
• Maritime insurers cancel war risk cover in Gulf as Iran conflict disrupts shipping - Strait of Hormuz is effectively closed and vessels rerouted, sending some freight costs surging
• China could face 'real problems' within two months if Strait of Hormuz crisis drags on, expert warns - China gets up to 23% of its seaborne oil from Iran through the troubled waterway
• 5 charts show China's oil dilemma after US strikes - Disruption of Iranian oil supplies may make China more interested in turning to Russia
• What it would take for oil to reach $120 per barrel, according to JPMorgan
• Not just gasoline: Besides oil, Iran export blockage could also drive up food costs, expert warns
• The war in Iran could lead to a 'guaranteed global recession' because of one chokepoint that is crucial to the world economy, analyst says
• Thousands of flights cancelled as world faces worst travel chaos since Covid crisis - Hundreds of thousands of passengers remain stranded, with key air hubs in Middle East closed amid fallout from US-Israeli strikes on Iran
• Airlines are being squeezed into this sliver of sky as much of the Middle East joins Russia on the airspace no-fly list
• Iran war prediction market bets draw heat: 'Insane this is legal'
• Former 'South Park' Writer Toby Morton Launches Website to Send Barron Trump to War
• CBS Austin Reporter Caught on Hot Mic Allegedly Defying Direct Orders from Higher-Ups to Censor Pro-Trump, Pro-Israel Crowds Following Iran Strikes
• Iranian women's soccer team refuse to sing national anthem in silent protest at Asian Cup
• 'This is the Berlin Wall moment of Iranians,' says Masih Alinejad in Geneva
• 'Help Has Arrived:' Hackers Use Prayer App to Speak to Iranian People as Strikes Occurred
• Mosque Near Pentagon Labels Iran's Khamenei As Its 'Martyred Leader' - Virginia mosque, aligned with leftist groups, funded by alleged front for Iranian regime
• Chasing the apocalypse: Radical Shiite clerics on American soil preach prophetic showdown with US - investigation shows hardline Shiite ideologues framing conflict between US, Iran as prophecy for the arrival of the Mahdi, or 'messiah'
• Virginia Mosque Hosts Memorial for Iranian Ayatollah, Extends 'Glad Tidings' on His 'Martyrdom'
• Iranians fear political 'terror' group could fill the void in Tehran - MeK described as a Marxist-Islamic cult
• Democrat super lawyer behind Russia collusion dossier now sees Iran interference intel as 'big lie' - Marc Elias and other Democrats pushed baseless Trump-Russia collusion claims in 2016. Now they are denying that Iran sought to meddle in the 2020 and 2024 elections to hurt Trump
• Office of Inspector General Announces Debarment of Former UNRWA Employee for Participation in the October 7 Terrorist Attacks in Israel
• Two men shot dead by settlers in northern West Bank, Palestinian Authority says - Three others wounded by gunfire in Nablus-area village of Qaryut, including 15-year-old boy, medics say; IDF aware of 'friction' with nearby settlers, is investigating
• The Other Middle-East War: Pakistan and Afghanistan Continue to Strike Each Other's Border Posts as Conflict Enters Its Fifth Day
• At least 22 dead, more than 120 injured after rioters storm US consulate, UN offices in Pakistan
• France to boost nuclear arsenal and extend deterrence to European allies
• France Floats Nuclear Deployment Across Europe - Macron says France will boost its nuclear stockpile and increase cooperation with European allies, including joint exercises
• Macron says France will allow temporary deployment of nuclear-armed jets to allied nations
• France to increase nuclear arsenal and European weapons cooperation, Macron says - French president says Paris could deploy nuclear-capable fighter jets to countries such as Germany and Poland
• Polish PM confirms talks with Macron on "nuclear umbrella"
• How Chinese and Russian female spies are using 'sex warfare' to steal Silicon Valley secrets
• Sam Altman says OpenAI will tweak its Pentagon deal after surveillance backlash
• Sam Altman in Damage Control Mode as ChatGPT Users Are Mass Cancelling Subscriptions Because OpenAI Is "Training a War Machine" - "The optics don't look good"
• Mysterious earthquake swarm hits Nevada near top-secret base used for testing nuclear weapons
• Interest on the $38.8 trillion national debt has tripled since 2020, and it already costs taxpayers more than defense and Medicaid
• I smell a crash coming, says former Goldman Sachs boss - Ex-chief believes there are parallels to global financial crisis amid shadow banking concerns
• Steak 'n Shake sparks online debate with 21-cent bitcoin bonus for workers: 'This is the way'
• Trump and DeSantis lock horns in GOP split over AI
• Musk, xAI tout newest Grok update as only 'non-woke' platform: 'Doesn't equivocate''
• Chinese tech giant Xiaomi unveils 217mph electric HYPERCAR with 'sofa' interior & AI brain that 'senses driver's mood'
• Live watch: Blood moon total lunar eclipse of March 3, 2026
• 6.2 magnitude earthquake hits near Sinabang, Indonesia
• 5.3 magnitude earthquake hits near Attu Station, Alaska
• 5.1 magnitude earthquake hits near Ozernovskiy, Russia
• 5.0 magnitude earthquake hits near Hirara, Japan
• Sabancaya volcano in Peru erupts to 27,000ft
• Sangay volcano in Ecuador erupts to 20,000ft
• Popocateptl volcano in Mexico erupts to 20,000ft
• Semeru volcano in Indonesia erupts to 15,000ft
• Marapi volcano in Indonesia erupts to 15,000ft
• Reventador volcano in Ecuador erupts to 15,000ft
• Fuego volcano in Guatemala erupts to 14,000ft
• Santa Maria in Guatemala erupts 14,000ft
• Mayon volcano in the Philippines erupts to 10,000ft
• Lewotobi volcano in Indonesia erupts to 10,000ft
• Mayon volcano in the Philippines erupts to 10,000ft
• Native American woman found guilty of killing two sons, claimed home was 'demonized'
• Third victim of Austin mass shooting pronounced dead
• Virginia Gov. Spanberger faces blowback after releasing illegal immigrant who stabbed woman to death
• Bill Clinton Deposition Released - Clinton Exonerates Trump, Says Trump and Epstein "Had a Falling Out Over a Land Deal" After Repeated Attempts by Democrats Try to Bait Him
• Bill Clinton grilled on shirtless hot tub photo amid swirling questions on Epstein relationship - Bill Clinton claims he forgot there was somebody in hot tub and didn't know photos were taken
• Hillary Clinton's Epstein Deposition Released - Hillary Pounds Table, Screams and Storms Out After Photos of Her Leak
• Lawyers Scramble When Bill Clinton Asked if He Thinks Epstein Killed Himself - Hillary Says Epstein "Mysteriously Died"
• Roblox and Discord to face sexual assault lawsuit in open court
• How tampons in the men's room helped derail the Netflix-Warner Bros. deal
• SCOTUS rules against CA's 'secret gender transition' law allowing schools to keep it from parents - In a press release statement, Thomas More Society Special Counsel Paul M. Jonna wrote that "this is a watershed moment for parental rights in America"
• Ken Paxton declares it illegal for mental health providers in Texas to 'transition' minors
• Canada nears 100,000 assisted suicides as MAID deaths surpass every other country
• 'Whoa - this is new': Trump's visible rash prompts new health concerns
• 'Why All the Secrecy?' CNN Doctor Raises Questions Over WH Doc's Explanation For Trump's Rash