“US Israel Iran War”

Even those who thought they had seen it all before said they had seen nothing like it. Iran is a country used to suffering. Older generations lived through the bombing and gassing of the war with Iraq in the 1980s.

In recent years there have been sanctions, economic chaos and military action in the name of the Axis of Resistance which took countless young Iranian lives.

But what the world’s two most sophisticated air forces, those of America and Israel, could achieve when working in concert was yet to be fully demonstrated.

Is the Iranian Regime Cracking? Police, Soldiers, and Even IRGC Members Not Showing Up to Work

Is this report real, or Israeli disinformation to create a cascade of defections from the regime’s coercive apparatus?

At this point, it is hard to say, but the reports that police, soldiers, and IRGC thugs are opting out of risking their lives to protect a regime that is in deep trouble and getting killed at an astonishing rate are certainly plausible.

The Iranian regime’s ability to impact U.S. forces and regional partners is rapidly declining, while American combat power continues to build. pic.twitter.com/21TXHbWwFi

— U.S. Central Command (@CENTCOM) March 5, 2026

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The Strait of Hormuz, one of the most vital shipping routes in the world, has been closed by Iran since the US and Israel began their airstrikes last week. This event might not seem as newsworthy as the assasination of Ayatollah Khamenei and the potential demise of the Islamic Republic – but make no mistake, the consequences could be just as profound. Particularly for the UK.

Seven. That’s how many times Israel has invaded Lebanon since 1978, yet this latest incursion could prove the most momentous of all. Unlike previous assaults, changes inside Lebanon itself mean the IDF could finally achieve a long-cherished goal: the crushing of Hezbollah and a political realignment in Beirut that removes future threats to Israel’s security. That, in turn, could shift the balance of power right across the Levant, extending Israel’s influence, and Benjamin Netanyahu’s political legacy, yet further. Still, as always in the Middle East, what happens when the dust settles is a very different question, as is its impact on the lives of innocent civilians — especially when the Lebanese are unlikely to accept Israeli domination for long.

I am staggered by the idiocy, rage, and just plain old-fashioned antisemitism that rends the news of the world today.

First, let’s start with the wild anti-Israel snarling of the media today. Not more than a few days or even hours after the Iranian murder regime has mowed down tens of thousands of its people on the streets of Tehran because they asked for a government that would rule by law instead of by hate, the Trump administration took steps for mercy and law.

🚨 WOW! China is now PANICKING over President Trump's overwhelming strikes against Iran and Venezuela victory

PETER SCHWEIZER: "China has lost TWO of its most important allies in the developing world!"

“China provided their most advanced air defense capabilities to Iran…we… pic.twitter.com/cTXTu3EWRK

— Eric Daugherty (@EricLDaugh) March 5, 2026

Nobody wants to talk about it, because the subject is still politically touchy.

But countries that were, not so long ago, implacable enemies of Israel have not just made their peace with the existence of the Jewish state, but (almost) openly allied with it both economically and militarily.

Operation Epic Fury has revealed something that defense planners have worked toward for decades. Directed energy weapons have moved beyond research programs and test ranges. They’re now stopping real missiles in combat.

h/t Canuknucklehead™

Iran spent decades constructing underground bunkers to shield its vast missile arsenal from destruction. Less than a week into the war with its two most powerful adversaries, the strategy is beginning to look like a blunder.

U.S. and Israeli war planes and armed drones are circling over the dozens of cavernous bases, striking missile-carrying launchers when they emerge to fire. Meanwhile, waves of heavy bombers have dropped munitions on the sites, apparently entombing the Iranian weapons below ground in some locations.

Satellite imagery taken in recent days shows the smoldering remains of several Iranian missiles and launchers destroyed in U.S. and Israeli airstrikes near entrances to the “missile cities,” as Iranian officials call the subterranean sites.

There are plenty of reasons to worry about Donald Trump’s war on Iran, starting with the U.S. President himself.

This is, after all, a leader who appears to lack a moral compass, circumspection and democratic values. He has consistently abused his power by seeking retribution against his political enemies. His immigration purge tears a page out of the 20th-century fascist playbook.

I’d seek vengeance if I were Trump. The Deep State tried to destroy him but he beat them and he has flourished.

And here we have the Globe who even when praising Trump must first display their TDS Elbow fides.

The CIA and Israel are working to arm Kurdish forces in Iraq and Iran to take on the regime in Tehran, sparking fears of sectarian conflict and a widening regional war drawing in Syria and Turkey.

President Trump spoke by phone to Kurdish leaders in Iraq and Iran in the past few days to urge them to get behind the plan, which could entail an armed Kurdish offensive within days in the northwest of Iran.

The outreach comes only weeks after the Trump administration cut off support to the pro-western Kurdish forces in Syria who defeated the Islamic State’s caliphate on the ground, switching allegiance to the former Islamist government in Damascus.

Support thin in Canada for operation to neutralize Iranian regime

OTTAWA — American and Israeli efforts to maintain security in the Middle East by decapitating Iran’s despotic regime isn’t winning many fans in Canada.

A new Angus Reid poll released this week demonstrates little consensus over the joint operation, with 26% of those polled saying they strongly oppose the operation against the Iranian regime, and 22% saying they oppose.

Mark Carney got it right on Iran. Then he didn’t

U.S. forces have struck or sunk to the bottom of the ocean more than 20 ships from the Iranian regime. Last night, CENTCOM added a Soleimani-class warship to the list. pic.twitter.com/KgW8cS726P

— U.S. Central Command (@CENTCOM) March 4, 2026

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A top Iranian cleric has issued a fatwa calling for Muslims to avenge the ‘blood of the martyr’ Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.

Following the death of the Supreme Leader on Saturday, Iranian religious leader Nasser Makarem Shirazi delivered a formal religious decree that claimed all Muslims were obliged to avenge him.

Shirazi stated that the US and Israel were the ‘main perpetrators of this crime.’

I’m sure there’s a cruise missile with his name on it.

🚨 BREAKING: Iranians, Jews, and British citizens have gathered outside Manchester’s Islamic Centre during a vigil held for Ali Khamenei.

The crowd is loudly and repeatedly chanting:

“FUCK ISLAM”

Many protesters are burning portraits of Leader Ali Khamenei. pic.twitter.com/bcOTaaoPps

— The British Patriot (@TheBritLad) March 4, 2026

h/t Patti Jo