Trump Tries to Sidestep Blame for Any Civilian Deaths in Iran
The president and the Pentagon have cast blame on Iran for the mounting toll. More than 1,800 people have died in the war, including many civilians.
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"BEWARE": Trump's stern warning to Iran against placing mines in Strait of Hormuz; US destroys 10 inactive mine boats
Washington DC [US], March 11 (ANI): US President Donald Trump on Tuesday (local time) issued a sharply worded statement against Iran, calling on the country to refrain from placing mines in the Strait of Hormuz and warning of military consequences if they are not removed. He made the remarks in a post on Truth Social.
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White House says boots-on-ground in Iran not ruled out; Epic Fury to end when objectives achieved
Washington DC [US], March 11 (ANI): White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt on Tuesday (local time) said that the United States has not ruled out the option of sending troops on ground in Iran and that the military operations in the Persian Gulf nation would end once the objectives of Epic Fury are achieved. She made the remarks while taking questions from the press during the media briefing.
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War in Iran Could Lead to Food Shortages in Region, Experts Warn
Some residents of Lebanon, Gaza and Iran are reporting shortages of food, rising food prices and other disruptions to food supplies as the conflict in the Middle East continues.
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IRGC commander vows to stop U.S. from escorting ships passing through Hormuz Strait
TEHRAN, March 10 (Xinhua) -- Iran will use missiles and submarines to stop the movement of the fleet of the United States and its allies passing through the Strait of Hormuz, the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps' Navy Commander Alireza Tangsiri said Tuesday in a post on social media platform X. The post dismissed previous U. S.
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Prof. Schlevogt's Compass No. 45: The epoch of viral geopolitics - How the Kanzler sloganizes war
Merz's remarks on Iran reveal a deeper habit in Western politics, reducing complex conflicts to moral labels that travel faster than reason If you want to discern the spirit of a ruling class, you only have to listen to its pronouncements.
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Democratic senator says Trump on 'path toward deploying' US troops in Iran
Democratic senator says Trump on 'path toward deploying' US troops in Iran Submitted by Yasmine El-Sabawi on Tue, 03/10/2026 - 19:50 Richard Blumenthal spoke to reporters after a closed briefing provided to the Senate Armed Services Committee Democratic Senator from Connecticut, Richard Blumenthal, speaks to reporters after a classified briefing on the US-Israeli war on Iran, on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, on 10 March 2026 (Kylie Cooper/Reuters) Off Democratic Senator Richard Blumenthal on Tuesday told reporters he believes the Trump administration is "on a path toward deploying American troops on the ground in Iran". Blumenthal was speaking to reporters on Capitol Hill after emerging from a classified briefing for members of the Senate Armed Services Committee. This comes as the Reuters news agency, citing unnamed sources, reported on Tuesday that at least 150 US troops have been wounded in the US- Israeli war on Iran thus far.
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Trump warns Iran over Hormuz mines as US weighs tanker escorts
President Donald Trump on Tuesday warned Iran to immediately remove any naval mines in the Strait of Hormuz or face unprecedented military consequences, as Washington continues to weigh escorting commercial vessels through the vital shipping lane.
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Update: About 140 U.S. troops wounded since U.S.-Israeli strikes on Iran: Pentagon
WASHINGTON, March 10 (Xinhua) -- A Pentagon spokesman said Tuesday that about 140 U. S. troops have been wounded, including eight seriously injured since the United States and Israel launched joint military attacks on Iran on Feb.
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West Asia conflict: White House confirms US Navy did not escort vessels via Strait of Hormuz
Washington DC [US], March 11 (ANI): White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt on Tuesday (local time) said that the United States has not escorted any vessels or tankers via the Strait of Hormuz amid the developing security situation in West Asia and the Gulf. She made the remarks during the press briefing while taking questions from the media.
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Imprisoned in Iran, and Under Bombardment
Iranian detention centers, some holding people swept up in a government crackdown on protests along with other prisoners, have been damaged in the U. S. -Israeli airstrikes.
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Close to 10,000 civilian sites destroyed by US-Israeli bombing, Iran's UN envoy says
Close to 10,000 civilian sites destroyed by US-Israeli bombing, Iran's UN envoy says Iran's United Nations ambassador Amir Saeid Iravani said on Tuesday that US and Israeli air strikes on Iran have destroyed nearly 10,000 civilian sites, including 65 schools and educational institutions, and almost 8,000 homes since the war began on 28 February. He also said that the strikes had killed more than 1,300 civilians.
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Strait of Hormuz timelapse shows fall in shipping traffic
The footage demonstrates the flow of ships passing through the Strait of Hormuz in the Gulf since the US-Israeli military offensive began against Iran on 27 February.
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Why Did Trump Start This War?
Was war in Iran inevitable? A former Trump official Nadia Schadlow argues Iran’s nuclear threat could not be ignored. She makes her case on this episode of “The Ezra Klein Show.
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Iranian regime is not weakening in face of US-Israel onslaught but becoming more defiant
Trump’s envoy Steve Witkoff has been spurned by leaders in Tehran who are standing firm on needing guarantees of no more future attacks Iran has spurned two messages from Donald Trump’s special envoy, Steve Witkoff, seeking a ceasefire as its leaders sense it is not losing the war and the US president is at the minimum feeling the political pressure. The foreign minister, Abbas Araghchi, has further said a unilateral declaration from Trump that the US had won the war would not bring an end to the conflict. The implication is that even if the US announced a willingness to end its attacks, Iran might be willing to continue the conflict in some form, or keep its chokehold on shipping seeking to navigate the strait of Hormuz.
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The Iranian knot: Why Trump turned to Putin
Washington started the war with Iran, but only Moscow may help end it US President Donald Trump's Monday night phone call to Russian President Vladimir Putin was clearly an attempt to find a way out of the strategic impasse that has already begun to emerge in the war launched by the United States and Israel against Iran. Washington continues to make bold statements.
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About 140 U.S. troops wounded in U.S.-Israeli strikes on Iran: Pentagon
WASHINGTON, March 10 (Xinhua) -- A Pentagon spokesman said Tuesday that about 140 U. S. troops have been wounded, including eight seriously injured since the United States and Israel launched joint military attacks on Iran on Feb.
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How Long Will the Iran War Last? Trump Offers Conflicting Answers.
Now 11 days into an expanding military campaign, President Trump and his officials have given conflicting indications on when the United States intends to end the war.
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US weighs sending forces into Iran to secure nuclear stockpile, reports say
Tehran has enough material to make at least 10 nuclear warheads but extracting it would be very risky, say experts Middle East crisis – live updates The Trump administration is reportedly considering the deployment of special forces into Iran to secure its stockpile of highly enriched uranium (HEU), which experts say could be used to make at least 10 nuclear warheads. Preventing Iran from acquiring a bomb is one of Trump’s stated war aims, and the 440kg HEU stockpile represents the greatest nuclear threat as it could be turned into weapons-grade uranium relatively easily. The US secretary of state, Marco Rubio, has told Congress that “people are going to have to go and get it”.
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An Environmental Crisis in Iran
War is polluting the skies and waterways in Iran, and experts are warning that the conflict’s environmental effects could extend beyond the country.
