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Trump and his advisors misjudged Iran’s retaliation to war: NY Times

In a commentary on Tuesday, the New York Times said in the lead-up to the surprise U.S.-Israeli war on Iran, President Donald Trump downplayed the risks to the energy markets as a short-term concern. The Times also said “the search for pathways out of the war has gained urgency since the weekend.”

Today 00:21

By Afshin Majlesi

Death of morality: appalling lie of Trump on Minab tragedy

TEHRAN -- A missile strike that martyred at least 175 people at a girls’ elementary school in the southern city of Minab has become one of the most controversial episodes of the United States’ ongoing war with Tehran, prompting accusations that President Donald Trump misled the public about responsibility for the attack.

Yesterday 23:24

By Garsha Vazirian

The growing chorus of American opposition to the war on Iran

TEHRAN —The "shock and awe" Washington pursued in its 2026 war on Iran has been met with a different kind of astonishment: a political earthquake at home, where 59 percent of Americans now reject this war, where the president's own base feels betrayed, and where 46 senators are demanding answers about the massacre of Iranian schoolchildren in Minab.

A new poll shows majority of Americans believe Trump launched war on Iran to cover up Epstein scandal

Yesterday 20:19

By Sondoss Al Asaad

Epstein scandal and the war on Iran: Coincidence, conspiracy, or political timing?

SOUTH LEBANON—At first glance, there appears to be no direct connection between the publication of the Jeffrey Epstein investigation files and the United States’ decision to move toward war with Iran.

Yesterday 20:06

By Xavier Villar

Whatever happened to ‘America First’?

How Israel’s war with Iran became America’s war

MADRID - “America First” was meant to be simple. Donald Trump promised restraint abroad and clarity at home. The United States would reduce unnecessary commitments, avoid “endless wars”, and focus on its own national interests. Yet the war with Iran raises an unavoidable question: if America truly comes first, why does US policy appear to follow the strategic priorities of others?

Yesterday 17:02

Talk therapy fails: Trump's erratic Strait of Hormuz messaging roils oil markets

TEHRAN- In the wake of the joint US-Israel military action against Iran, Donald Trump’s attempts to manage the ensuing geopolitical and economic fallout appear to be backfiring, creating a fog of war that has sent global oil markets on a tumultuous ride.

Yesterday 16:55

Banking giants Citi, StanChart and HSBC scale back Mideast operations amid rising tensions

TEHRAN- The geopolitical landscape in the Middle East has entered a volatile new phase, prompting several of the world’s most influential financial institutions to take drastic precautionary measures, Washington Morning reported.

Mass funeral in Tehran honors commanders and civilians martyred at start of war

Yesterday 02:14

Photo: Samira Sadrnejad

Mass funeral in Tehran honors commanders and civilians martyred at start of war

TEHRAN - Around one million mourners gathered in central Tehran on Wednesday, according to local estimates, for the funeral procession of senior Iranian military commanders and civilians killed by the United States and Israel on the first day of the ongoing war.

Yesterday 00:14

Tehran’s Vanak neighborhood, where hospitals not safe under airstrikes

TEHRAN – U.S. and Israeli airstrikes targeting the Vanak neighborhood of Tehran have been ongoing since February 28th, bringing problems to several nearby hospitals and aid facilities, including Tehran’s only burn center.

2026-03-11 20:43

Meloni says Italy ‘does not want to enter war’

Italian PM: US-Israeli war on Iran is ‘outside framework of international law’

Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni said on Wednesday that Italy “does not take part” in the U.S.-Israeli military strikes against Iran and “does not want to enter” the war, Anadolu reported.

2026-03-11 20:38

By Wesam Bahrani

Hebrew media: One-third of Israelis under fire with nowhere to escape

TEHRAN – Israeli media have reported that roughly 3.2 million Israelis are living without adequate protection from missiles and drones, raising concerns about settler safety across areas controlled by the occupation regime.

2026-03-11 20:32

Energy prices continue to surge as Hormuz Strait remains closed

TEHRAN - Nearly two weeks after the joint U.S. and Israeli military campaign against Iran, global energy markets are entering a period of severe strain. Iran, facing direct attacks on its territory, has expanded security measures in the Strait of Hormuz — a step Tehran describes as a lawful response to foreign aggression and a necessary defense of its territorial waters.

2026-03-11 20:28

Iran fires missiles at US and Israeli targets for three straight hours

TEHRAN - Iran’s Islamic Revolution Guard Corps (IRGC) announced Tuesday night that it had carried out the most intense wave yet of its retaliatory campaign against American and Israeli targets, firing a sustained barrage of missiles for more than three hours as part of Operation True Promise 4.

2026-03-11 20:19

By Dr. Emre Senbabaoglu, International Law Expert

Humanity will try war criminals Trump and Netanyahu

On February 28, 2026, a new war began with attacks launched by the US and Israel against Iran. Looking at the 250-year history of the US, founded in 1776, we see that 233 of those years were spent at war. In other words, the United States has lived in peace for only 17 years.

2026-03-11 20:15

By Maedeh Zaman Fashami

If you repeat a lie often enough: Media, misinformation, and the war on Iran

If you tell a lie big enough and keep repeating it, people will eventually come to believe it. This famous statement, attributed to Joseph Goebbels, the German Minister of Information, was made more than eighty years ago during WWII. Yet in many ways it still seems to echo through some modern newsrooms.

2026-03-11 20:12

Mass funeral in Tehran honors commanders and civilians martyred at start of war

TEHRAN - Around one million mourners gathered in central Tehran on Wednesday, according to local estimates, for the funeral procession of senior Iranian military commanders and civilians killed by the United States and Israel on the first day of the ongoing war.

2026-03-11 18:13

Spain decides to withdraw ambassador to Israel in protest to war on Iran

Spain has decided to withdraw its ambassador to Tel Aviv in the latest sign of rift with Israel over its war on Iran, the Official State Gazette said on Wednesday.

2026-03-11 18:09

Pope laments death of children in Iran war, pledges closeness to Lebanon

Pope Leo on Wednesday lamented the death of numerous civilians in the Iran war and also expressed closeness to people in Lebanon, saying the country, targeted by Israeli strikes, was going through a "great trial".

2026-03-11 16:38

Pro-Iran march is banned in London

TEHRAN - British Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood on Tuesday night caved in to demands to ban a pro-Iranian rally in London this weekend, Daily Mail reported on Wednesday.

2026-03-11 15:58

500 publishers, bookstores declare allegiance to new Leader

TEHRAN – Some 500 publishing houses and bookstores have declared, in a message, their allegiance to the third leader of the Islamic Revolution of Iran.

2026-03-11 15:35

‘Private sector fully prepared to meet country’s food needs’

TEHRAN- Stressing the full readiness of the private sector to supply the country's needs under the current circumstances, the Secretary General of the Federation of Iranian Food Associations stated: "The production capacity of Iran's food industry exceeds domestic demand, and the necessary raw materials for production over the next few months have already been secured."

2026-03-11 15:30

Iranian workers, employers urge ILO, global unions to condemn US-Israeli aggression

TEHRAN- Representatives of the Supreme Council of Iranian Workers Association (SCIWA) in a letter addressed to Gilbert Houngbo, the Director-General of the International Labor Organization (ILO), and Luc Triangle, the Secretary-General of the International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC), while condemning the recent aggression by the USA and Israel against Iran, called for the support of the ILO and the ITUC for the working community of the Islamic Republic of Iran in the face of the overt aggression by the USA and Israel. They declared: "Launch an international campaign demanding the cessation of the recent aggression by the USA and Israel."