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Seafarers Are Being Asked to Risk a Deadly Strait  Foreign Policy

Iran offers Hormuz passage to countries expelling US, Israeli ambassadors  شفق نيوز

How Americans Are Feeling the Economic Effects of the War With Iran  The New York Times

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Lindsey Graham urges Israel not to strike Iranian oil depots even as he says he helped make war happen  Jewish Telegraphic Agency

Many US soldiers oppose war on Iran, conscientious objector group says Sean Mathews on Mon, 03/09/2026 - 20:29 Group says more military units have just been activated for deployment than the public knows about President Donald Trump salutes as US Army members move a flag-draped transfer case containing the remains of Sergeant 1st Class Nicole M Amor at Dover Air Force Base in Dover, Delaware, on 7 March 2026 (Anna Moneymaker /Getty Images via AFP) Off A non-profit that assists conscientious objectors said its phone has been "ringing off the hook” with US service members who object to serving in the US-Israel war on Iran. The group's executive director said in a post on X that there was fierce opposition to the war on Iran, and that the mobilisation of US troops has been compared with opposition to the 2003 US invasion of Iraq. “Phone has been ringing off the hook. A LOT more units have just been activated for deployment than the public knows about,” Center on Conscience & War executive director Mike Prysner wrote on X. Middle East Eye reported last week that the US was considering sending special forces into Iran, but there has also been speculation of a wider mobilisation. The army cancelled a major training exercise for some soldiers from the US's 82nd Airborne Division, which specialises in ground combat.  (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Meanwhile, in an interview with Fox News, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt refused to rule out the US bringing back the draft. The last time the US conscripted men to fight was in December 1972, during the waning months of the Vietnam War.  'Disgust at US massacre of the girls’ school' The Center on Conscience & War is a non-profit group that supports conscientious objectors, a title given to one who opposes serving in the armed forces or bearing arms based on moral or religious principles. In the US, there is a deep tradition of conscientious objectors to foreign wars, particularly among Christian-rooted communities like the Quakers and the Amish. The centre said it was deluged with calls amid concerns the Trump administration was preparing to deploy troops to Iran, and that opposition was much more widespread than has been reported. 'Asset or liability?': Gulf's US security dependence under scrutiny as Iran lands blows Read More » “Got a call yesterday from a service member facing deployment who is not only filing for Conscientious Objector now, but reports widespread opposition to the Iran War within their unit and will be sharing our number with everyone,” the centre said in another post on X. “In particular, they conveyed disgust at the US massacre of the girls’ school as well as the attack on the Iranian frigate in international waters,” the post added. At least 165 people, mostly young girls, were killed by an apparent US-Israeli attack on a girls’ school in southern Iran’s Minab. Middle East Eye reported that the school was hit with two strikes, with the second missile killing sheltering survivors and first responders, in what is called a double-tap strike. Following MEE’s report, subsequent reporting, including by The New York Times, added to evidence that the US was responsible for bombing the school. A video released by Iran’s semiofficial Mehr News Agency showed a Tomahawk cruise missile striking a naval base beside the school. The Trump administration has demurred when asked about the strike - despite the mounting evidence. Trump on Saturday blamed Iran for attacking the school, saying they have “inaccurate” munitions, without providing evidence. Iran has conducted pinpoint strikes on the US, bombing advanced radar stations, military bases, and even the CIA's section of the US embassy in Riyadh, along with critical energy infrastructure in Gulf states. War on Iran News Post Date Override 0 Update Date Mon, 05/04/2020 - 21:19 Update Date Override 0

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Middle East Airlines Resume Limited Service and Repatriation Flights Amid Iran Conflict  Condé Nast Traveler

UK government unveils new definition of anti-Muslim hatred Areeb Ullah on Mon, 03/09/2026 - 16:41 Steve Reed tells House of Commons that new definition will extend to those who are perceived to be Muslim Britain's Housing and Communities Secretary Steve Reed speaks during a televsion interview on the first day of the annual Labour Party conference in Liverpool, northwest England, on 28 September 2025 (AFP) Off The UK government has introduced a new definition of anti-Muslim hate after months of consultation and controversy surrounding the process. Speaking in the House of Commons on Monday, Communities Secretary Steve Reed unveiled the plan to parliamentarians. "Religious hate crimes targeted at Muslims are also at record levels, with almost half of these crimes targeted towards the Muslim community and many living in fear that they will be targeted because of how they look or assumptions over where they come from," Reed said in the House of Commons. "This government has a duty to act but cannot tackle something that has not been defined.   "The government is taking the historic step of adopting a non-statutory definition of anti-Muslim hostility which makes it clear what is unacceptable prejudice, discrimination and hatred directed at Muslims or those perceived to be Muslim." He added that the government planned to appoint an anti-Muslim hate tsar, similar to the antisemitism tsar already in place. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Critics of the new definition, however, have raised questions on whether it goes far enough to address structural Islamophobia, and whether resources will be committed to enforcement and monitoring. The definition comes after months of consultation by a working group led by former Conservative minister Dominic Grieve and members of Britain’s Muslim community. Javed Khan, a member of the government’s working group and managing director of the think tank Equi, noted the definition not only protects Muslims but those perceived to be Muslim, acknowledging that hatred frequently targets people on the basis of ethnicity or appearance, regardless of faith. “The decision to introduce, for the first time, a clear and wide-ranging definition of anti-Muslim hostility not only protects Muslims but those perceived to be Muslim, acknowledging the reality that hatred often targets people because of their ethnicity or racial background, based on appearance or assumptions,” Khan said in a statement. Monday’s announcement will come as a long-overdue step, years after similar non-statutory definitions were adopted for antisemitism. UK Islamophobia definition to protect right to 'insult religions' Read More » Research by Equi found a 43 percent rise in anti-Muslim incidents between 2023 and 2024. The think tank also estimated that the 2024 summer riots alone cost the country at least £243 million. But Equi’s research also found cause for optimism in public attitudes towards British Muslims, which are far more positive than political and media discourse suggests. A majority of the British public holds either favourable or neutral views of Muslims, and this increases when people are shown real examples of Muslim contribution to British society, from charity work to community engagement. The definition forms part of a wider government action plan, titled Protecting What Matters, aimed at strengthening social cohesion across the country amid what ministers described as a backdrop of rising hate crime, extremism and global insecurity. The government also announced plans for an annual state of extremism report and said it would strengthen the visa watchlist taskforce to prevent hate preachers and so-called extremists from entering the country. Islamophobia News Post Date Override 0 Update Date Mon, 05/04/2020 - 21:19 Update Date Override 0

French Navy Pledges 10 Additional Warships to Middle East, Escorts for Strait of Hormuz  USNI News

President Trump hints at an end to the war in Iran, 'very complete'  KOMO

Newt Gingrich: Iran War will be ‘American defeat’ if Strait of Hormuz is kept closed  Fox Business

Senators say Trump allies such as Hegseth and Rubio should be forced to testify to Congress on ‘unnecessary war’ Sign up for the Breaking News US email to get newsletter alerts in your inbox Democratic senators have filed a wave of new war powers resolutions as they call on Republicans to convene public hearings into the US hostilities with Iran or be forced to vote on continuing a conflict that polls show majorities of Americans do not support. Late last week, Democrats Cory Booker of New Jersey, Tim Kaine of Virginia, Adam Schiff of California, Tammy Baldwin of Wisconsin and Chris Murphy of Connecticut filed resolutions under the War Powers Act that would force the US military to withdraw from the war with Iran unless Congress votes to authorize the engagement. Continue reading...

Is Trump considering a military draft for Iran?  NewsNation

Oil prices swing wildly as Iran war threatens transport routes and production across Middle East  AP News

Kentucky soldier in Saudi Arabia is 7th U.S. casualty to die in Iran war  Messenger-Inquirer

Kentucky soldier in Saudi Arabia is 7th U.S. casualty to die in Iran war  Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal

So Badenoch, Farage and Blair think the Iran war is a great idea? Hmm … | John Crace  The Guardian

Candace Owens says Charlie Kirk ‘first casualty’ of Iran war as Megyn Kelly shares old post; ‘a regime change…’ | Hindustan Times  Hindustan Times

The Iran War Has Rapidly Expanded Beyond the Middle East  Foreign Policy