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He is stuck in a quagmire. His goals are elusive. His bombing does not force a surrender. He has no exit strategy. Good morning, Vietnam Donald Trump is lost in his fog of war. He compounds confusion with improvised fabrications as his naive expectation of a lightning victory has been sunk in the Strait of Hormuz. Iran, he felt certain, would easily follow the “perfect scenario” of Venezuela, accede to naming a leader who would instantly do his bidding, and there would be no disruption of the oil markets – “a strong game plan”, stated Karoline Leavitt, his White House press secretary, who defends each of his changeable excuses with equal ferocity. There may be few if any facts underlying the delusions upon which Trump constructs his vapid explanations and evanescent strategies. The belief that coherent sense can be made out of Trump’s shuffling words is a weakness of the rational mind that refuses to accept the impulses of the inveterate demagogue for what they are. Searching for reason in the jungle of Trump’s tales may compel hopelessly sensible people to superimpose logic where there is none in order to satisfy the need for some semblance of soundness. Continue reading...

Trump administration has vowed to escort oil tankers through Strait of Hormuz. How would that work?  CBS News

Toxic Pollution From Iran War Will Spread and Last for Decades  Bloomberg.com

Opinion | How the money spent on Trump’s Iran War could have helped Americans  MS NOW

How the Iran war is being discussed in UW-Madison classrooms  The Cap Times

US-Israeli strikes damaged 36,500 civilian units across Iran: Red Crescent Society The Iranian Red Crescent Society (IRCS) said US-Israeli strikes on Iran have damaged more than 36,500 civilian units across the country since the start of the war.  "Most of these are residential units and public service centres," said the IRCS.  According to field reports, following the widespread and targeted airstrikes on Iran, a total of 36,593 #civilian units have been damaged across the country so far. Most of these are residential units and public service centers. https://t.co/jQUn5rgNzq pic.twitter.com/EqJXL6vIhV — جمعیت هلال‌احمر ایران (@Iranian_RCS) March 13, 2026

Iran threatens to strike oil facilities after U.S. hits military targets on Kharg Island, a critical oil hub  NBC News

The Shadow War Is Over — Iran Must Finally Face Consequences  The Times of Israel

TEHRAN, Mar. 14 (MNA) – A senior spokesman for the Iranian Armed Forces has said that the United States is no longer a world power, emphasizing that the terrorist US government must be expelled from the West Asian region.

The Palestinian group calls for end to Gulf attacks while supporting Tehran’s right to defend against Israel and US.

Four killed in southern Lebanon apartment after reported Israeli attack

Trump urges France, UK, China to help open Strait of Hormuz as Iran war enters third week  France 24

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Iran says museums and historic sites damaged in war Iran's cultural heritage and tourism ministry said Saturday at least 56 museums and historic sites across the country have been damaged, as the Middle East war entered its 15th day.  In Tehran, US-Israeli strikes damaged the UNESCO-listed Golestan Palace in the early days of the conflict, local media reported. The palace complex is one of the oldest sites in the Iranian capital and once served as the residence of the Qajar dynasty.  The ministry said Tehran has recorded the highest number of damaged monuments, with 19 suffering varying levels of harm.  The vast Naghsh-e Jahan Square, a 17th-century architectural jewel in the heart of the central Iranian city of Isfahan, has also been damaged. In the port of Siraf, in Bushehr province, several houses were hit in the historic quarter, home to many century-old buildings.  UNESCO, the UN's culture agency, told AFP on Friday it was concerned about hundreds of historic sites in Iran, Israel and Lebanon that have been damaged or threatened by the war.

Manchester United host Aston Villa on Sunday in the EPL as both battle to qualify for next season's Champions League.

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A Visual Guide to How Iran Is Holding the Strait of Hormuz Hostage  WSJ

U.S. Embassy in Baghdad again urges Americans to leave Iraq as Trump touts strikes on Iran  NPR