THE NEW YORK TIMES: The branding of the U.S. military operation against Iran is a quintessentially Trumpian choice for a leader whose tenure has been marked by anger.
By his own account, President Trump was asked to personally pick the name of the military operation against Iran and was bored by all the choices presented to him. “They gave me, like, 20 names, and I’m like, falling asleep,” he said last week. “I didn’t like any of them.”
Then at last he was offered another option: Operation Epic Fury. That woke him up. “I like that name,” he told supporters at a rally in Kentucky. “I like that name.” And so it was selected.
After all, Epic Fury captures the Trump presidency in its essence. Everything Mr. Trump does, at least as he sees it, is epic — the biggest, the most, the first, “like we’ve never seen before,” as he likes to say. And much of what he does seems to be driven by fury, a deep and abiding enmity toward the forces arrayed against him or those he blames for what he considers the downfall of the country under other presidents.
Operation Epic Fury, therefore, is a quintessentially Trumpian choice for the name of a war. Not for him an Operation Just Cause (Panama), Operation Restore Hope (Somalia), Operation Uphold Democracy (Haiti) or Operation Enduring Freedom (Afghanistan). While other military operation names in modern times have evoked broader American values or uplifting sentiments like freedom and hope, Mr. Trump prefers rage.
This is in a way the Anger Presidency. Anger defines Mr. Trump’s decade on the political stage. Anger at foreigners who come to this country and change its nature. Anger at allies who take advantage of America. Anger at Democrats who cross him. Anger at Republicans who cross him. Anger at appointees he deems insufficiently loyal. Anger at prosecutors, F.B.I. agents, judges, journalists, law firms, elite universities, cultural figures, corporate leaders, pollsters, central bankers and the Norwegian Nobel Committee. » | Peter Baker | Peter Baker, the chief White House correspondent, covered Operation Enduring Freedom in Afghanistan and Operation Iraqi Freedom in Iraq during the early months of those wars. He reported this article from Washington. | Monday, March 16, 2026
Trump will go down in history as the warmonger non plus ultra. As the president who was lacking in compassion and who was full of anger and bile. The president who destroyed democracy. The president who caused chaos and who turned the world upside down. In fact, he will be remembered for all the Cs: cruelty, corruption, chaos, callousness, carelessness, catastrophy, censoriousness, cheesiness, and childishness. – © Mark Alexander
Monday, March 16, 2026
Donald Trump Demands Other Countries Bail Him Out of His Biggest Mistake Yet
Steve Schmidt: Trump Has No Way Out
Watch and listen to those muppets cheering on their know-nothing leader! It really is unbelievable just how stupid many Americans are. — © Mark Alexander
Ex-Christian Fundamentalist, Tia Levings, Exposes Trump's HOLY WAR on Iran
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Gulf States May Be Covertly Encouraging Attacks by US, Iran’s Foreign Minister Says
THE GUARDIAN: Abbas Araghchi demands clarification on reports Saudi crown prince had urged Donald Trump to ‘hit the Iranians hard’
Some Gulf states hosting US forces may be covertly encouraging the slaughter of Iranians, Iran’s foreign minister has claimed in a thinly-veiled attack on Saudi Arabia.
Abbas Araghchi demanded clarification on reports that Mohammed bin Salman was in regular private conversations with Donald Trump urging the US president “to continue hitting the Iranians hard”.
Araghchi was responding to the second US media report in a week claiming the Saudi crown prince’s public opposition to the US attacks on Iran did not reflect his private position. “Stances should be promptly clarified,” he said in a post on X.
Iran’s foreign minister said hundreds of civilians had been killed in US-Israeli attacks, including more than 200 children.
Ali Larijani, the secretary of Iran’s supreme national security council, issued an appeal directed at Muslim populations in the Gulf states urging them to ask themselves which side were they on in the war and why no Islamic country had stood by the Iranian people.
Defending Iran’s attacks on Gulf states, he said: “Are we being asked to stand idly by while US bases in your countries are being used to attack us? The confrontation today is between America and Israel on the one hand, and the Muslim Iran and the forces of resistance on the other.” » | Patrick Wintour | Monday, March 16, 2026
Some Gulf states hosting US forces may be covertly encouraging the slaughter of Iranians, Iran’s foreign minister has claimed in a thinly-veiled attack on Saudi Arabia.
Abbas Araghchi demanded clarification on reports that Mohammed bin Salman was in regular private conversations with Donald Trump urging the US president “to continue hitting the Iranians hard”.
Araghchi was responding to the second US media report in a week claiming the Saudi crown prince’s public opposition to the US attacks on Iran did not reflect his private position. “Stances should be promptly clarified,” he said in a post on X.
Iran’s foreign minister said hundreds of civilians had been killed in US-Israeli attacks, including more than 200 children.
Ali Larijani, the secretary of Iran’s supreme national security council, issued an appeal directed at Muslim populations in the Gulf states urging them to ask themselves which side were they on in the war and why no Islamic country had stood by the Iranian people.
Defending Iran’s attacks on Gulf states, he said: “Are we being asked to stand idly by while US bases in your countries are being used to attack us? The confrontation today is between America and Israel on the one hand, and the Muslim Iran and the forces of resistance on the other.” » | Patrick Wintour | Monday, March 16, 2026
« Une odeur qui exhalait le feu » : au Liban, des hôpitaux ciblés par Israël
LE FIGARO : REPORTAGE - Trente-six médecins, infirmiers et ambulanciers ont été tués depuis la reprise de la guerre contre le Hezbollah.
Le cratère béant qui entaille le centre médical de Bourj Qalaqwiye, village du Sud-Liban, crachote encore des filets de fumée noire éparse. Il ne subsiste du bâtiment qu’un fragile squelette de colonnes dévorées par les flammes et quelques murs suspendus à des tiges métalliques. Sous les pas trébuchants de Mohamed Mheri, représentant d’une localité voisine, les gravats crissent, entremêlés aux seringues et aux registres médicaux calcinés. Sa lente procession s’arrête devant une longue tache brune, étirée sur la chaussée : « Voilà tout ce qu’il reste de mon ami, résume-t-il, le visage terni par le chagrin. Du sang. »
Mohammed Maatouk, 40 ans, infirmier volontaire auprès de l’Autorité sanitaire islamique, une association de protection civile affiliée au Hezbollah et agréée par les autorités libanaises, a été tué ici, vendredi 13 mars, à 20 h 43, peu après l’heure de l’Iftar. Il venait d’allumer une chicha lorsqu’une roquette israélienne s’est écrasée sur le toit du bâtiment. Douze des treize médecins, infirmiers et secouristes présents sur place sont morts sur le coup. Le nombre de victimes du corps médical s’élève à 36 depuis la reprise de la guerre entre Israël et le Hezbollah, allié de l’Iran au Liban. Un chiffre qui rappelle les heures sombres du précédent conflit, entre 2023 et 2024, où près de 163 médecins et secouristes avaient péri sous les feux de l’artillerie israélienne. » | Par Manon Chapelain | Envoyée spéciale à Bourj Qalaqwiye (Liban) | lundi 16 mars 2026
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Le cratère béant qui entaille le centre médical de Bourj Qalaqwiye, village du Sud-Liban, crachote encore des filets de fumée noire éparse. Il ne subsiste du bâtiment qu’un fragile squelette de colonnes dévorées par les flammes et quelques murs suspendus à des tiges métalliques. Sous les pas trébuchants de Mohamed Mheri, représentant d’une localité voisine, les gravats crissent, entremêlés aux seringues et aux registres médicaux calcinés. Sa lente procession s’arrête devant une longue tache brune, étirée sur la chaussée : « Voilà tout ce qu’il reste de mon ami, résume-t-il, le visage terni par le chagrin. Du sang. »
Mohammed Maatouk, 40 ans, infirmier volontaire auprès de l’Autorité sanitaire islamique, une association de protection civile affiliée au Hezbollah et agréée par les autorités libanaises, a été tué ici, vendredi 13 mars, à 20 h 43, peu après l’heure de l’Iftar. Il venait d’allumer une chicha lorsqu’une roquette israélienne s’est écrasée sur le toit du bâtiment. Douze des treize médecins, infirmiers et secouristes présents sur place sont morts sur le coup. Le nombre de victimes du corps médical s’élève à 36 depuis la reprise de la guerre entre Israël et le Hezbollah, allié de l’Iran au Liban. Un chiffre qui rappelle les heures sombres du précédent conflit, entre 2023 et 2024, où près de 163 médecins et secouristes avaient péri sous les feux de l’artillerie israélienne. » | Par Manon Chapelain | Envoyée spéciale à Bourj Qalaqwiye (Liban) | lundi 16 mars 2026
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Kuba will Kubanern im Ausland Investitionen und Firmenbesitz auf der Insel ermöglichen
BERLINER ZEITUNG: Erstmals sollen im Ausland lebende Kubaner offiziell Firmen auf der Insel gründen und besitzen dürfen. Doch es gibt Zweifel an der Wirksamkeit der Pläne.
Kubas Regierung will im Ausland lebenden Kubanern – darunter Hunderttausende in Miami –, künftig erlauben, auf der Insel Unternehmen zu besitzen und in den Privatsektor zu investieren. Das kündigte der stellvertretende Ministerpräsident Oscar Pérez-Oliva Fraga in einem Interview mit NBC News in Havanna an.
„Kuba ist offen für fließende Handelsbeziehungen mit US-Unternehmen“ sowie „mit in den Vereinigten Staaten lebenden Kubanern und deren Nachkommen“, sagte Fraga, der zugleich Außenhandels- und Investitionsminister ist. Die Öffnung gehe über den reinen Handel hinaus und umfasse auch Großinvestitionen, insbesondere in die Infrastruktur, so Fraga gegenüber NBC News. » | Lea Brüggemann | Montag, 16. März 2026
Kubas Regierung will im Ausland lebenden Kubanern – darunter Hunderttausende in Miami –, künftig erlauben, auf der Insel Unternehmen zu besitzen und in den Privatsektor zu investieren. Das kündigte der stellvertretende Ministerpräsident Oscar Pérez-Oliva Fraga in einem Interview mit NBC News in Havanna an.
„Kuba ist offen für fließende Handelsbeziehungen mit US-Unternehmen“ sowie „mit in den Vereinigten Staaten lebenden Kubanern und deren Nachkommen“, sagte Fraga, der zugleich Außenhandels- und Investitionsminister ist. Die Öffnung gehe über den reinen Handel hinaus und umfasse auch Großinvestitionen, insbesondere in die Infrastruktur, so Fraga gegenüber NBC News. » | Lea Brüggemann | Montag, 16. März 2026
Rudolf Nureyev, Biography of a Russian Icon
May 29, 2025 | An exceptional dancer, Rudolf Nureyev changed his destiny in 1961 by fleeing the USSR to seek asylum in France. He was 23 years old, and this bold move would separate him from his family for more than 25 years.
Brilliant and uncompromising, he conquered the West and became a ballet icon. In 1983, he became head of dance at the Paris Opera.
This documentary, combining rare archival footage and intimate testimonies, traces the dazzling career of a free artist, who passed away in 1993 at the age of only 54.
Brilliant and uncompromising, he conquered the West and became a ballet icon. In 1983, he became head of dance at the Paris Opera.
This documentary, combining rare archival footage and intimate testimonies, traces the dazzling career of a free artist, who passed away in 1993 at the age of only 54.
Guerre au Moyen-Orient : l’Iran menace de cibler des entreprises américaines dans la région
LE FIGARO : « Les employés des entreprises américaines sont priés de quitter immédiatement ces zones » ont déclaré les gardiens de la révolution. La semaine dernière, les bureaux d’Amazon et Google situés au Moyen-Orient étaient affichés sur la liste de potentielles cibles pour l’Iran.
Les Gardiens de la Révolution iraniens ont menacé lundi de cibler des entreprises américaines au Moyen-Orient, appelant le personnel à évacuer. » | Par Le Figaro avec AFP | lundi 16 mars 2026
Les Gardiens de la Révolution iraniens ont menacé lundi de cibler des entreprises américaines au Moyen-Orient, appelant le personnel à évacuer. » | Par Le Figaro avec AFP | lundi 16 mars 2026
Trump Faces a ‘Personal Vietnam’ in Iran
THE GUARDIAN — OPINION: 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 gameplan”, 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.
Trump’s erratic efforts to reframe his rationale further expose his incompetence and unintelligibility, utterly predictable but now lethal on a global scale. His stream of sputtering remarks has, however, clearly established the ground that should be explored by congressional inquiries into the war’s origins, planning and conduct. » | Sidney Blumenthal | Saturday, March 14, 2026
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 gameplan”, 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.
Trump’s erratic efforts to reframe his rationale further expose his incompetence and unintelligibility, utterly predictable but now lethal on a global scale. His stream of sputtering remarks has, however, clearly established the ground that should be explored by congressional inquiries into the war’s origins, planning and conduct. » | Sidney Blumenthal | Saturday, March 14, 2026
U.S. Allies Rebuff Trump’s Appeal for Help in Strait of Hormuz
THE NEW YORK TIMES: Germany and other nations rejected President Trump’s call for warships to reopen the vital oil route. The Israeli military escalated ground attacks against Iran-backed Hezbollah in Lebanon. Trump is expected to speak soon.
American allies around the world have responded coolly to — or outright rebuffed — President Trump’s call to send warships to escort merchant vessels in and out of the Persian Gulf, illustrating the consequences of his dismissive approach to global alliances.
The sharpest refusal came Monday from Germany, whose defense minister, Boris Pistorius, said, “This is not our war; we did not start it.” Top officials of Japan, Italy and Australia said Monday that their countries would not participate in efforts to reopen the Strait of Hormuz. Others were noncommittal, including France, South Korea and Britain, whose prime minister, Keir Starmer, said his country would not be “drawn into wider war.”
Mr. Trump’s call on social media on Saturday for other nations to join the United States in an escort effort came just a week ago, he turned down Mr. Starmer’s offer to send two British aircraft carriers to the region. “We don’t need people that join Wars after we’ve already won!” Mr. Trump said at the time.
As Iran blockades most traffic through the oil shipping choke point, Mr. Trump’s appeal was the first time he had sounded eager to build a broad coalition against Iran. But he was asking for backup from allies who were not consulted ahead of the U.S.-Israeli decision to go to war, and who were derided by Mr. Trump in the past.
The American-Israeli air war against Iran, now in its third week, has killed more than 2,000 people, mostly in Iran and Lebanon, and has drawn in much of the Middle East, as Iran has launched rockets and drones at neighboring countries and at ships in the Gulf. Global energy prices have skyrocketed with tanker traffic all but stopped through the Strait of Hormuz, a conduit for around a fifth of the world’s oil shipments. The price of Brent crude, the global benchmark for oil, briefly reached $106 on Monday.
The United States appears to have been unprepared for the extent of that retaliation and the need to escort ships through the strait — something that administration officials have discussed publicly since the first week of the war, but has not yet begun.
Mr. Trump said NATO member nations should help, and told The Financial Times on Sunday, “If there’s no response or if it’s a negative response, I think it will be very bad for the future of NATO.” He called on China to send naval escorts, too, but Beijing has little incentive to cooperate; Iran, which sells oil to China, is letting its ships pass safely. Mr. Trump has threatened to postpone a planned summit meeting with Xi Jinping, China’s leader, as he focuses on the war. Iran War Live Updates » | David E. Sanger, Christopher F. Schuetze, Megan Specia and Aaron Boxerman | Monday, March 16, 2026
Goldilocks started this war, so let Goldilocks finish it! — © Mark Alexander
American allies around the world have responded coolly to — or outright rebuffed — President Trump’s call to send warships to escort merchant vessels in and out of the Persian Gulf, illustrating the consequences of his dismissive approach to global alliances.
The sharpest refusal came Monday from Germany, whose defense minister, Boris Pistorius, said, “This is not our war; we did not start it.” Top officials of Japan, Italy and Australia said Monday that their countries would not participate in efforts to reopen the Strait of Hormuz. Others were noncommittal, including France, South Korea and Britain, whose prime minister, Keir Starmer, said his country would not be “drawn into wider war.”
Mr. Trump’s call on social media on Saturday for other nations to join the United States in an escort effort came just a week ago, he turned down Mr. Starmer’s offer to send two British aircraft carriers to the region. “We don’t need people that join Wars after we’ve already won!” Mr. Trump said at the time.
As Iran blockades most traffic through the oil shipping choke point, Mr. Trump’s appeal was the first time he had sounded eager to build a broad coalition against Iran. But he was asking for backup from allies who were not consulted ahead of the U.S.-Israeli decision to go to war, and who were derided by Mr. Trump in the past.
The American-Israeli air war against Iran, now in its third week, has killed more than 2,000 people, mostly in Iran and Lebanon, and has drawn in much of the Middle East, as Iran has launched rockets and drones at neighboring countries and at ships in the Gulf. Global energy prices have skyrocketed with tanker traffic all but stopped through the Strait of Hormuz, a conduit for around a fifth of the world’s oil shipments. The price of Brent crude, the global benchmark for oil, briefly reached $106 on Monday.
The United States appears to have been unprepared for the extent of that retaliation and the need to escort ships through the strait — something that administration officials have discussed publicly since the first week of the war, but has not yet begun.
Mr. Trump said NATO member nations should help, and told The Financial Times on Sunday, “If there’s no response or if it’s a negative response, I think it will be very bad for the future of NATO.” He called on China to send naval escorts, too, but Beijing has little incentive to cooperate; Iran, which sells oil to China, is letting its ships pass safely. Mr. Trump has threatened to postpone a planned summit meeting with Xi Jinping, China’s leader, as he focuses on the war. Iran War Live Updates » | David E. Sanger, Christopher F. Schuetze, Megan Specia and Aaron Boxerman | Monday, March 16, 2026
Goldilocks started this war, so let Goldilocks finish it! — © Mark Alexander
La desesperación en Cuba provoca actos de desafío poco habituales
THE NEW YORK TIMES: Una protesta en la ciudad de Morón, en el centro de Cuba, terminó con un intento de incendio en la sede local del Partido Comunista.
Los manifestantes aparecieron en las calles de Morón, ciudad del centro de Cuba, la noche del viernes. Lo que comenzó como una concentración pacífica, informó la prensa estatal cubana, se intensificó cuando un grupo de personas arrojó piedras contra la sede local del Partido Comunista, única fuerza política gobernante en el país. Después irrumpieron en el edificio, arrastraron algunos muebles al exterior y les prendieron fuego.
Videos que circulan por las redes sociales muestran al grupo acercándose al edificio con objetos en llamas y arrojándolos al interior. ”¡Quémenlo todo!”, dijo un hombre. Otros se unieron a él, gritando: ”¡Libertad!” Un análisis de las imágenes realizado por el New York Times confirmó su autenticidad y concluyó que los videos fueron filmados muy probablemente durante la madrugada del viernes al sábado.
En uno de los videos se oye lo que parece ser un disparo. “Le dieron”, dice un hombre mientras la cámara muestra a una persona cojeando y luego desplomándose, mientras otros se reúnen a su alrededor pidiendo ayuda. En el video no queda claro si realmente dispararon al hombre. » | Por Emiliano Rodríguez Mega | 15 de marzo de 2026
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Los manifestantes aparecieron en las calles de Morón, ciudad del centro de Cuba, la noche del viernes. Lo que comenzó como una concentración pacífica, informó la prensa estatal cubana, se intensificó cuando un grupo de personas arrojó piedras contra la sede local del Partido Comunista, única fuerza política gobernante en el país. Después irrumpieron en el edificio, arrastraron algunos muebles al exterior y les prendieron fuego.
Videos que circulan por las redes sociales muestran al grupo acercándose al edificio con objetos en llamas y arrojándolos al interior. ”¡Quémenlo todo!”, dijo un hombre. Otros se unieron a él, gritando: ”¡Libertad!” Un análisis de las imágenes realizado por el New York Times confirmó su autenticidad y concluyó que los videos fueron filmados muy probablemente durante la madrugada del viernes al sábado.
En uno de los videos se oye lo que parece ser un disparo. “Le dieron”, dice un hombre mientras la cámara muestra a una persona cojeando y luego desplomándose, mientras otros se reúnen a su alrededor pidiendo ayuda. En el video no queda claro si realmente dispararon al hombre. » | Por Emiliano Rodríguez Mega | 15 de marzo de 2026
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Britain Before WWI: The Empire Built by Workers I SLICE History | Full Documentary
Feb 27, 2026 | Edwardian Britain was the richest empire in the world. But behind the power of the crown stood millions of workers.
For the first time, rare archival footage from 1901–1914 has been carefully colorized, revealing the real faces of miners, dockworkers, factory girls, market porters, and children whose labour built modern Britain. From Queen Victoria’s funeral to the mills of Lancashire, from London’s docks to Blackpool’s seaside resorts, this is the story of a nation at its industrial peak — just years before the First World War would change everything.
Documentary: Edwardian Britain in Colour EP:1
Directed by: Alison Grist
Production: MAKE WAVES Ltd Production for Channel 5 [London & Singapore] [MW]
For the first time, rare archival footage from 1901–1914 has been carefully colorized, revealing the real faces of miners, dockworkers, factory girls, market porters, and children whose labour built modern Britain. From Queen Victoria’s funeral to the mills of Lancashire, from London’s docks to Blackpool’s seaside resorts, this is the story of a nation at its industrial peak — just years before the First World War would change everything.
Documentary: Edwardian Britain in Colour EP:1
Directed by: Alison Grist
Production: MAKE WAVES Ltd Production for Channel 5 [London & Singapore] [MW]
Budín de Pan — Traditional Argentinian Bread Pudding
Jul 7, 2025 | This is how we make bread pudding in Argentina — a simple and traditional recipe, made without a blender and with everyday ingredients.
It’s a classic dessert in many Argentinian homes, often made to use up leftover bread.
Soft, comforting, and full of homemade flavor. It’s a budget-friendly dessert that brings back the smell of childhood kitchens.
Click here for the recipe. Then click on ‘more’.
It’s a classic dessert in many Argentinian homes, often made to use up leftover bread.
Soft, comforting, and full of homemade flavor. It’s a budget-friendly dessert that brings back the smell of childhood kitchens.
Click here for the recipe. Then click on ‘more’.
Trump Believed His Own Propaganda | Andrew Neil
Mar 16, 2026 | “He thought he could walk on water when it came to these military matters.”
Donald Trump began the conflict in Iran without sufficient contingency plans to keep the Strait of Hormuz open because he was buoyed by US success in Venezuela last year, and received bad advice that the Iranian regime would crumble quickly, says Times Radio presenter Andrew Neil.
Donald Trump began the conflict in Iran without sufficient contingency plans to keep the Strait of Hormuz open because he was buoyed by US success in Venezuela last year, and received bad advice that the Iranian regime would crumble quickly, says Times Radio presenter Andrew Neil.
Trump Warns NATO over Securing the Strait of Hormuz | BBC News
Mar 16, 2026 | US President Donald Trump has said it would be "very bad for the future of NATO" if allies don't help secure the Strait of Hormuz, a critical waterway for global oil shipping.
In an interview with the Financial Times, the US president said he expects China to help unblock the strait and could delay a summit with Chinese leader Xi Jinping if it doesn’t.
Meanwhile, Dubai International Airport said it had to temporarily suspend flights after an Iranian drone struck nearby.
Israel said it has begun "limited and targeted ground operations" against Iran-backed Hezbollah in southern Lebanon.
Trump is up over his neck in it! He and his chum have so obviously bitten off more than they can chew. First, Trump screwed up the American economy; now, with this illegal war on Iran, he is busy screwing up the world economy, too. — © Mark Alexander
In an interview with the Financial Times, the US president said he expects China to help unblock the strait and could delay a summit with Chinese leader Xi Jinping if it doesn’t.
Meanwhile, Dubai International Airport said it had to temporarily suspend flights after an Iranian drone struck nearby.
Israel said it has begun "limited and targeted ground operations" against Iran-backed Hezbollah in southern Lebanon.
Trump is up over his neck in it! He and his chum have so obviously bitten off more than they can chew. First, Trump screwed up the American economy; now, with this illegal war on Iran, he is busy screwing up the world economy, too. — © Mark Alexander
Why Is Labour Censoring Critics of Islam?
Steve Rosenberg: Russian Media Continue to List Benefits for Moscow from Iran War
Sunday, March 15, 2026
State Department Cuts Price of Renouncing U.S. Citizenship to $450
THE NEW YORK TIMES: The fee had been increased to $2,350 in 2015, prompting criticism and legal challenges from advocacy groups and Americans living abroad.
The State Department is drastically reducing the cost of renouncing American citizenship, ending a yearslong legal battle over the price of relinquishing a blue passport.
In an update published in the Federal Register on Friday, the State Department said it was reducing the consular fees of renouncing U.S. citizenship to $450 from $2,350, a more than 80 percent reduction in cost for the clunky, bureaucratic process.
The policy change, which is effective April 13, was proposed in October 2023.
The change announced on Friday returns the fee to what it was in 2010, when the State Department first instituted a charge for Americans renouncing their U.S. citizenship.
The process, which is arduous and costly, requires extensive work from consular officials, including confirming that anyone seeking to give up their citizenship fully understands the implications of doing so.
Obtaining a “certificate of loss of nationality” requires two separate interviews with consular officials, a vetting process and a formal oath of renunciation. The process can take months.
The department warns on its website that the risks of renouncing U.S. citizenship include becoming “stateless” and requiring a visa to enter the United States. » | Ali Watkins | Sunday, March 15, 2026
The State Department is drastically reducing the cost of renouncing American citizenship, ending a yearslong legal battle over the price of relinquishing a blue passport.
In an update published in the Federal Register on Friday, the State Department said it was reducing the consular fees of renouncing U.S. citizenship to $450 from $2,350, a more than 80 percent reduction in cost for the clunky, bureaucratic process.
The policy change, which is effective April 13, was proposed in October 2023.
The change announced on Friday returns the fee to what it was in 2010, when the State Department first instituted a charge for Americans renouncing their U.S. citizenship.
The process, which is arduous and costly, requires extensive work from consular officials, including confirming that anyone seeking to give up their citizenship fully understands the implications of doing so.
Obtaining a “certificate of loss of nationality” requires two separate interviews with consular officials, a vetting process and a formal oath of renunciation. The process can take months.
The department warns on its website that the risks of renouncing U.S. citizenship include becoming “stateless” and requiring a visa to enter the United States. » | Ali Watkins | Sunday, March 15, 2026
Trump Says He Will Rid America of People with Wrong Genetics
Trump attackiert Selenskyj: Brauche keine Hilfe von ihm im Iran
BERLINER ZEITUNG: Der US-Präsident sagt, Selenskyj mache mehr Schwierigkeiten als Putin. Drohnen aus der Ukraine brauchen die USA im Iran demnach nicht.
In einem telefonischen Interview mit NBC News hat der Präsident der Vereinigten Staaten von Amerika, Donald Trump, das Angebot des ukrainischen Präsidenten Wolodymyr Selenskyj abgelehnt, ukrainische Drohnen im Iran-Krieg einzusetzen. Selenskyj hatte zu Beginn des Krieges den USA und ihren Verbündeten im Nahen Osten seine Unterstützung beim Abfangen iranischer Drohnen angeboten und dabei die Erfahrung des ukrainischen Militärs im Abschuss russischer Drohnen hervorgehoben. Trump sagte dazu: „Wir brauchen keine Hilfe“ und fügte hinzu: „Der Letzte, von dem wir Hilfe brauchen, ist Selenskyj.“
Trump forderte dagegen China, Frankreich, Japan, Südkorea, Großbritannien und andere Länder auf, Kriegsschiffe in die Straße von Hormus zu entsenden, um die Öllieferungen zu sichern. Die US-Streitkräfte hatten am Samstag erstmals die für die Öl-Exportinfrastruktur wichtige Insel Kharg unter Beschuss genommen. Trump sagte bei NBC: „Wir haben die Insel Kharg komplett zerstört, aber wir werden sie vielleicht noch ein paar Mal zum Spaß angreifen.“ » | Michael Maier | Sonntag, 15. März 2026
In einem telefonischen Interview mit NBC News hat der Präsident der Vereinigten Staaten von Amerika, Donald Trump, das Angebot des ukrainischen Präsidenten Wolodymyr Selenskyj abgelehnt, ukrainische Drohnen im Iran-Krieg einzusetzen. Selenskyj hatte zu Beginn des Krieges den USA und ihren Verbündeten im Nahen Osten seine Unterstützung beim Abfangen iranischer Drohnen angeboten und dabei die Erfahrung des ukrainischen Militärs im Abschuss russischer Drohnen hervorgehoben. Trump sagte dazu: „Wir brauchen keine Hilfe“ und fügte hinzu: „Der Letzte, von dem wir Hilfe brauchen, ist Selenskyj.“
Trump forderte dagegen China, Frankreich, Japan, Südkorea, Großbritannien und andere Länder auf, Kriegsschiffe in die Straße von Hormus zu entsenden, um die Öllieferungen zu sichern. Die US-Streitkräfte hatten am Samstag erstmals die für die Öl-Exportinfrastruktur wichtige Insel Kharg unter Beschuss genommen. Trump sagte bei NBC: „Wir haben die Insel Kharg komplett zerstört, aber wir werden sie vielleicht noch ein paar Mal zum Spaß angreifen.“ » | Michael Maier | Sonntag, 15. März 2026
« Le communisme ne donne rien de bon » : la révolution ne fait plus rêver les jeunes Cubains
LE FIGARO : RÉCIT - Près de sept décennies après l’arrivée au pouvoir du régime castriste, la jeunesse aspire à construire son futur ailleurs, ou dans une île débarrassée du communisme.
Une Tchaïka antédiluvienne - l’une de ces vieilles limousines soviétiques que l’ex-président russe Leonid Brejnev offrit à Fidel Castro à l’aube des années 1970 - double un tricycle électrique chinois bleu pétrole sur le Malecon, le front de mer de La Havane. Le chauffeur de cet étrange équipage de six places, transformé en taxi à pédales, est à la manœuvre. Le jeune homme, un trigenio (« mulâtre clair ») - parmi la quinzaine de couleurs de peau dont les Cubains se revendiquent -, quitte le Malecon. » | Par Hector Lemieux, à La Havane | dimanche 15 mars 2026
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Une Tchaïka antédiluvienne - l’une de ces vieilles limousines soviétiques que l’ex-président russe Leonid Brejnev offrit à Fidel Castro à l’aube des années 1970 - double un tricycle électrique chinois bleu pétrole sur le Malecon, le front de mer de La Havane. Le chauffeur de cet étrange équipage de six places, transformé en taxi à pédales, est à la manœuvre. Le jeune homme, un trigenio (« mulâtre clair ») - parmi la quinzaine de couleurs de peau dont les Cubains se revendiquent -, quitte le Malecon. » | Par Hector Lemieux, à La Havane | dimanche 15 mars 2026
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Guerre en Iran : Netanyahou s’affiche dans un café et ironise sur les rumeurs iraniennes annonçant sa mort
LE FIGARO : Des rumeurs sur la mort du premier ministre israélien, propagées par les médias iraniens d’État, circulent depuis plusieurs jours sur les réseaux sociaux.
Benyamin Netanyahou tout sourire au comptoir d’un café, une boisson à la main. Le premier ministre israélien a publié ce dimanche une vidéo dans laquelle on le voit siroter un café et discuter avec son assistant. Ces vidéos font suite à nombreuses rumeurs non sourcées, mais relayées par les médias iraniens proches de la République des mollahs, qui circulaient ces derniers jours sur les réseaux sociaux annonçant la mort du dirigeant israélien dans des frappes iraniennes.
Dans la vidéo, tournée dans un café de la banlieue de Jérusalem et d’abord publiée sur le compte Telegram du chef de l’État hébreu, son assistant l’interroge sur ces rumeurs. L’intéressé répond par un jeu de mots sur le mot « mort » — qui, en argot hébreu, peut être utilisé pour décrire le fait d’« être fou de » quelqu’un ou de quelque chose — tout en prenant une tasse de café. » | Par Jeanne Durieux avec Reuters | dimanche 15 mars 2026
Benyamin Netanyahou tout sourire au comptoir d’un café, une boisson à la main. Le premier ministre israélien a publié ce dimanche une vidéo dans laquelle on le voit siroter un café et discuter avec son assistant. Ces vidéos font suite à nombreuses rumeurs non sourcées, mais relayées par les médias iraniens proches de la République des mollahs, qui circulaient ces derniers jours sur les réseaux sociaux annonçant la mort du dirigeant israélien dans des frappes iraniennes.
Dans la vidéo, tournée dans un café de la banlieue de Jérusalem et d’abord publiée sur le compte Telegram du chef de l’État hébreu, son assistant l’interroge sur ces rumeurs. L’intéressé répond par un jeu de mots sur le mot « mort » — qui, en argot hébreu, peut être utilisé pour décrire le fait d’« être fou de » quelqu’un ou de quelque chose — tout en prenant une tasse de café. » | Par Jeanne Durieux avec Reuters | dimanche 15 mars 2026
Iran: Rumours of New Ayatollah's Death ‘Too Great to Bear’ If He Stays Hidden | Michael Rubin
Mar 15, 2026 | “I don’t think Mojtaba is alive or well, or if he is alive, I don’t think he’s well.”
Iran’s new Ayatollah can only go so long staying out of public view before rumours of his death are “too great to bear”, says foreign policy analyst and former Pentagon official Michael Rubin.
Iran’s new Ayatollah can only go so long staying out of public view before rumours of his death are “too great to bear”, says foreign policy analyst and former Pentagon official Michael Rubin.
Iranian Foreign Minister Says "We Don't See Any Reason Why We Should Talk with Americans"
Mar 15, 2026 | One day after President Trump said the U.S. is not ready to make a deal with Iran because "the terms aren't good enough yet," Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi told "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan" that "we don't see any reason why we should talk with Americans."
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"Face the Nation" is America's premier Sunday morning public affairs program. The broadcast is one of the longest-running news programs in the history of television, having debuted Nov. 7, 1954, on CBS. Every Sunday, "Face the Nation" moderator and CBS News senior foreign affairs correspondent Margaret Brennan welcomes leaders, newsmakers, and experts to a lively round table discussion of current events and the latest news.
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Guerre au Moyen-Orient : le pape Leon XIV renouvelle son appel à la paix
LE FIGARO : « Cessez le feu! Que les voies du dialogue soient rouvertes! », a lancé le souverain pontife américain lors de sa prière hebdomadaire de l’Angélus au Vatican.
Le pape Léon XIV a renouvelé dimanche son appel à la paix au Moyen-Orient, demandant la fin de la guerre et la reprise du dialogue. « Chers frères et soeurs, depuis deux semaines, les peuples du Moyen-Orient subissent les violences atroces de la guerre », a déclaré le souverain pontife américain lors de sa prière hebdomadaire de l'Angélus au Vatican. » | Par Le Figaro avec AFP | dimanche 15 mars 2026
Le pape Léon XIV a renouvelé dimanche son appel à la paix au Moyen-Orient, demandant la fin de la guerre et la reprise du dialogue. « Chers frères et soeurs, depuis deux semaines, les peuples du Moyen-Orient subissent les violences atroces de la guerre », a déclaré le souverain pontife américain lors de sa prière hebdomadaire de l'Angélus au Vatican. » | Par Le Figaro avec AFP | dimanche 15 mars 2026
Guerre en Iran : Donald Trump «ne veut pas» d'un accord avec Téhéran, malgré le coût de la guerre
LE FIGARO : « L’Iran veut conclure un accord et je ne veux pas le faire parce que les termes de l’accord ne sont pas encore assez bons », a déclaré le président américain.
Plus de deux semaines après le début de la guerre au Moyen-Orient, qui fait vaciller l'économie mondiale, le président américain Donald Trump a exclu à ce stade l'hypothèse d'un accord avec l'Iran. Les États-Unis et Israël assurent avoir fortement affaibli la République islamique depuis qu'ils ont lancé, le 28 février, leur opération visant à détruire les programmes balistique et nucléaire iraniens, voire faire tomber le pouvoir. » | Par Le Figaro avec AFP | dimanche 15 mars 2026
Plus de deux semaines après le début de la guerre au Moyen-Orient, qui fait vaciller l'économie mondiale, le président américain Donald Trump a exclu à ce stade l'hypothèse d'un accord avec l'Iran. Les États-Unis et Israël assurent avoir fortement affaibli la République islamique depuis qu'ils ont lancé, le 28 février, leur opération visant à détruire les programmes balistique et nucléaire iraniens, voire faire tomber le pouvoir. » | Par Le Figaro avec AFP | dimanche 15 mars 2026
Larry Johnson: US Attack on Kharg Island Will Destroy the Gulf States
Tucker Carlson Blows Up at Rutger Bregman in Unaired Fox News Interview | NowThis
Feb 20, 2019 | Fox News refused to air this full interview with historian Rutger Bregman after Fox News host Tucker Carlson lost his temper, calling his guest a 'tiny brain...moron' during the interview.
During the Rutger Bregman interview, host Tucker Carlson goes off on Bregman, calling his guest a 'tiny brain...moron.' NowThis has obtained the full segment of the unaired interview with historian Rutger Bregman that Fox News refused to air. Watch it here first..
During the Rutger Bregman interview, host Tucker Carlson goes off on Bregman, calling his guest a 'tiny brain...moron.' NowThis has obtained the full segment of the unaired interview with historian Rutger Bregman that Fox News refused to air. Watch it here first..
Iran Says Mojtaba Khamenei Is ‘Safe’ and Blames US for ‘War of Aggression’ | Esmail Baghaei
Mar 15, 2026 | “We came under an unprovoked, unwarranted act of aggression. We didn’t start this war.”
Iran is responding in self-defence to an “unjust war” started by the United States and Israel, and any country joining the military effort would be seen as participating in the “United States-Israel war of aggression against Iran”, says spokesperson for the Iranian foreign ministry Esmail Baghaei.
Adam Boulton is questioning this man as though he and his country started this war and Boulton seems surprised that the Iranians want to defend themselves and their interests! How ridiculous! How absurd! Of course Iranians want to defend themselves. All sane people would do the same. The aggressors are Trump and Netanyahu, and they are both criminals, and belong in prison. — © Mark Alexander
Iran is responding in self-defence to an “unjust war” started by the United States and Israel, and any country joining the military effort would be seen as participating in the “United States-Israel war of aggression against Iran”, says spokesperson for the Iranian foreign ministry Esmail Baghaei.
Adam Boulton is questioning this man as though he and his country started this war and Boulton seems surprised that the Iranians want to defend themselves and their interests! How ridiculous! How absurd! Of course Iranians want to defend themselves. All sane people would do the same. The aggressors are Trump and Netanyahu, and they are both criminals, and belong in prison. — © Mark Alexander
Frankreichs dunkles Geheimnis - Hitlers französische Soldaten (2/2) | Doku HD | ARTE
Franzosen in Uniformen der Wehrmacht und der Waffen-SS: Es ist ein weniger bekanntes Kapitel des Zweiten Weltkriegs, dass auch französische Kriegsfreiwillige unter dem Hakenkreuz Verbrechen begingen, vor allem an der Ostfront. Die Dokumentationlegt unbequeme Wahrheiten über die französische Kollaboration offen.
Der Film dokumentiert auch Verbrechen von Angehörigen der SS-Division "Charlemagne", die vor allem aus kollaborierenden französischen Freiwilligen bestand, darunter auch Soldaten aus französischen Kolonien sowie aus Indochina. Benannt wurde sie nach dem fränkischen König und Kaiser Karl dem Großen. Nach Kriegsende hatte die französische Justiz große Schwierigkeiten, das volle Ausmaß dieser Verbrechen, insbesondere in Osteuropa, zu erfassen.
Viele Täter kamen mit milden Strafen davon oder entgingen einer Verurteilung ganz. Amnestiegesetze sorgten dafür, dass dieses dunkle Kapitel der französischen Geschichte weitgehend aus dem kollektiven Gedächtnis getilgt wurde.
Der Dokumentarfilm korrigiert die lange Zeit vorherrschenden, verklärten Darstellungen überlebender Freiwilliger. Anhand bisher unveröffentlichter militärischer, gerichtlicher und privater Quellen zeigt er die ungeschönte Realität der begangenen Verbrechen – und die direkte Beteiligung dieser Franzosen am Holocaust. Gleichzeitig wirft er einen Blick auf die Kontinuität rechtsextremer Bewegungen, deren politische Erben in Frankreich heute erneut nach der Macht greifen.
Dokumentation von Jean Bulot (Frankreich 2024, 52 Min)
Video verfügbar bis zum 16/09/2026
Um Teil I dieser Dokumentation anzusehen, kilcken Sie hier.
Pour visionner la première partie de la version française de ce documentaire, cliquez ici
Pour visionner la deuxième partie de la version française de ce documentaire, cliquez ici.
Der Film dokumentiert auch Verbrechen von Angehörigen der SS-Division "Charlemagne", die vor allem aus kollaborierenden französischen Freiwilligen bestand, darunter auch Soldaten aus französischen Kolonien sowie aus Indochina. Benannt wurde sie nach dem fränkischen König und Kaiser Karl dem Großen. Nach Kriegsende hatte die französische Justiz große Schwierigkeiten, das volle Ausmaß dieser Verbrechen, insbesondere in Osteuropa, zu erfassen.
Viele Täter kamen mit milden Strafen davon oder entgingen einer Verurteilung ganz. Amnestiegesetze sorgten dafür, dass dieses dunkle Kapitel der französischen Geschichte weitgehend aus dem kollektiven Gedächtnis getilgt wurde.
Der Dokumentarfilm korrigiert die lange Zeit vorherrschenden, verklärten Darstellungen überlebender Freiwilliger. Anhand bisher unveröffentlichter militärischer, gerichtlicher und privater Quellen zeigt er die ungeschönte Realität der begangenen Verbrechen – und die direkte Beteiligung dieser Franzosen am Holocaust. Gleichzeitig wirft er einen Blick auf die Kontinuität rechtsextremer Bewegungen, deren politische Erben in Frankreich heute erneut nach der Macht greifen.
Dokumentation von Jean Bulot (Frankreich 2024, 52 Min)
Video verfügbar bis zum 16/09/2026
Um Teil I dieser Dokumentation anzusehen, kilcken Sie hier.
Pour visionner la première partie de la version française de ce documentaire, cliquez ici
Pour visionner la deuxième partie de la version française de ce documentaire, cliquez ici.
Iran Deception: America's Real Goals | Prof. David Gibbs
Guerre au Moyen-Orient : les gardiens de la révolution iraniens jurent de « traquer et tuer » Benyamin Netanyahou
LE FIGARO : Au 16e jour de la guerre avec les États-Unis et Israël, la république islamique affirme : «si ce criminel tueur d’enfants est encore en vie, nous continuerons à le traquer et nous le tuerons de toutes nos forces»
Les gardiens de la révolution iraniens ont juré dimanche de « traquer et tuer » le premier ministre israélien Benyamin Netanyahou, au 16ème jour de la guerre entre la République islamique, Israël et les États-Unis. » | Par Le Figaro avec AFP | dimanche 15 mars 2026
Les gardiens de la révolution iraniens ont juré dimanche de « traquer et tuer » le premier ministre israélien Benyamin Netanyahou, au 16ème jour de la guerre entre la République islamique, Israël et les États-Unis. » | Par Le Figaro avec AFP | dimanche 15 mars 2026
Iran Could Keep Strait of Hormuz Closed for Months | Tom Sharpe
Mar 15, 2026 | “What [Trump] is coming up against is the stark reality of facing an enemy who’ve had 30 years to prepare and dig in for this moment in time.”
Reopening the Strait of Hormuz would require neutralising Iran’s drones, missiles, fast attack craft and mines before warships could safely escort commercial shipping, a process that could take weeks or even months if the strait has been heavily mined, says former Royal Navy commander Tom Sharpe.
Let Trump do his own dirty work. The UK should steer well clear of the Iran War. This is Trump and Netanyahu's war; let them fight it themselves. They started it. — © Mark Alexander
Reopening the Strait of Hormuz would require neutralising Iran’s drones, missiles, fast attack craft and mines before warships could safely escort commercial shipping, a process that could take weeks or even months if the strait has been heavily mined, says former Royal Navy commander Tom Sharpe.
Let Trump do his own dirty work. The UK should steer well clear of the Iran War. This is Trump and Netanyahu's war; let them fight it themselves. They started it. — © Mark Alexander
Trump Is a Titanic, Vainglorious F*ck Up
Trump is no Franklin D Roosevelt, that’s for sure. Roosevelt introduced the New Deal to alleviate the ravages of the Great Depression for struggling Americans, but Trump is causing another great depression with his ludicrous, nonsensical economic policies which are causing further impoverishment of the already poor. And his great big giveaway—Trump’s “One Big Beautiful Bill”(OBBBA)—was introduced and passed to help the already fabulously wealthy — America’s struggling and needy superrich. And now this reckless, unnecessary and cruel war which is costing north of ONE BILLION DOLLARS a day. Just imagine what a sensible and compassionate president could do with that wasted money to help America’s downtrodden, America’s poor, Americans without healthcare, and America’s homeless. Further, just imagine the multiplier effect of all that money swirling round the domestic economy instead of being used to blow up world heritage sites, to destroy Iran’s infrastructure, and most important of all, to kill and maim innocent men, women, and children in Iran. Not to mention killing American servicemen! And for what? — © Mark Alexander
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