Saturday, March 07, 2026
Jeffrey Sachs: We Are Now in the Early Days of World War III
Truth To Power: Trump Exposed: What Really Happened with Iran
Trump is a F*****G LIAR, and an UNSCRUPULOUS ONE at that! He is also a CRUEL CRIMINAL who understands NO GEOPOLITICS. The man should be in prison, not in the White House. — © Mark Alexander
Trump exige la ‘rendición incondicional’ de Irán
THE NEW YORK TIMES: Los recientes comentarios del presidente Trump reflejaron otro cambio en los objetivos de las acciones militares estadounidenses. El presidente añadió que esperaba que Cuba cayera pronto.
El presidente Donald Trump declaró el viernes que no se conformaría con nada que no fuera la “rendición incondicional” de Irán, lo que constituye la más reciente y más extensa ampliación de sus objetivos para el conflicto, y que podría presagiar un conflicto mucho más largo si Trump persiste en ese objetivo.
Seis días después del inicio de la campaña israelí y estadounidense de bombardeos, Irán no ha mostrado ningún interés, al menos públicamente, en rendirse. En lugar de ello, ha hecho lo contrario, ampliando la guerra a los Estados árabes que albergan bases estadounidenses y atacándolos con misiles y drones, aunque el número de los ataques ha disminuido en los últimos días.
La declaración de Trump se produjo en una publicación en las redes sociales, en la que dijo que tras la rendición del país vendría “la selección de un Líder o Líderes GRANDIOSOS Y ACEPTABLES”, y prometió que Estados Unidos y sus aliados “trabajarán incansablemente para sacar a Irán del borde de la destrucción”.
Su declaración fue la más reciente de las metas cambiantes que Trump ha establecido para la guerra, con las cuales ha dejado a sus ayudantes, y a sus aliados en el Congreso, con dificultades para mantenerse al día y, en ocasiones, en contradicciones con el presidente. » | Por David E. Sanger | Reportando desde Washington | 6 de marzo de 2026
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El presidente Donald Trump declaró el viernes que no se conformaría con nada que no fuera la “rendición incondicional” de Irán, lo que constituye la más reciente y más extensa ampliación de sus objetivos para el conflicto, y que podría presagiar un conflicto mucho más largo si Trump persiste en ese objetivo.
Seis días después del inicio de la campaña israelí y estadounidense de bombardeos, Irán no ha mostrado ningún interés, al menos públicamente, en rendirse. En lugar de ello, ha hecho lo contrario, ampliando la guerra a los Estados árabes que albergan bases estadounidenses y atacándolos con misiles y drones, aunque el número de los ataques ha disminuido en los últimos días.
La declaración de Trump se produjo en una publicación en las redes sociales, en la que dijo que tras la rendición del país vendría “la selección de un Líder o Líderes GRANDIOSOS Y ACEPTABLES”, y prometió que Estados Unidos y sus aliados “trabajarán incansablemente para sacar a Irán del borde de la destrucción”.
Su declaración fue la más reciente de las metas cambiantes que Trump ha establecido para la guerra, con las cuales ha dejado a sus ayudantes, y a sus aliados en el Congreso, con dificultades para mantenerse al día y, en ocasiones, en contradicciones con el presidente. » | Por David E. Sanger | Reportando desde Washington | 6 de marzo de 2026
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Israel, The US, the Ayatallohs and the Pahlavis Are All Bad for Iran | Hoda Katebi | UNAPOLOGETIC
Mar 7, 2026 | In this episode of UNAPOLOGETIC, we speak to writer and activist Hoda Katebi about the war involving Iran, the United States and Israel, and the complex political forces shaping Iran’s future.
Katebi argues that the Iranian government is deeply repressive, but also warns that foreign intervention by the US and Israel risks strengthening that repression rather than weakening it. She explains why many Iranians reject both the Islamic government and attempts to reinstall the Pahlavi monarchy, and why outside military pressure can undermine internal democratic movements.
The conversation also explores the fear many Iranians are experiencing as bombing escalates and communication with family members inside Iran becomes difficult. Katebi reflects on her own Iranian American identity, growing up in the United States after 9/11, and how those experiences shaped her political views.
Katebi argues that the Iranian government is deeply repressive, but also warns that foreign intervention by the US and Israel risks strengthening that repression rather than weakening it. She explains why many Iranians reject both the Islamic government and attempts to reinstall the Pahlavi monarchy, and why outside military pressure can undermine internal democratic movements.
The conversation also explores the fear many Iranians are experiencing as bombing escalates and communication with family members inside Iran becomes difficult. Katebi reflects on her own Iranian American identity, growing up in the United States after 9/11, and how those experiences shaped her political views.
L’Iran, 2500 ans d’une histoire violente qui fascine et inquiète les Européens
LE FIGARO : GRAND RÉCIT - L’Iran, une des plus anciennes civilisations du monde qu’on appelait jadis la Perse, a eu un destin très tourmenté, avec une tendance à l’anarchie et aux conflits sanglants.
Peu de grandes nations ont une histoire aussi chaotique que celle de l’Iran. Touchant à la basse Mésopotamie à l’ouest et aux marches de l’Asie centrale à l’est, l’Iran actuel est délimité au nord par la mer Caspienne et au sud par le golfe Persique. De hautes montagnes bordent le plateau aride qui forme le cœur du pays et lui donnent l’aspect d’une forteresse. Au-dessus de la Caspienne, les monts Elbrouz sont entourés de forêts denses. À 66 kilomètres de Téhéran, le mont Demavend est le point culminant du Moyen-Orient avec ses 5 612 mètres. Les monts du Zagros, en outre, traversent le territoire sur plus de 1 000 kilomètres, du nord-ouest au sud-est. Le centre de l’Iran lui-même comprend deux déserts. La majorité de la population vit donc sur les flancs des montagnes qui l’entourent.
Dès la fin du IIe millénaire avant J.-C., des Indo-Européens, venus de qui s’appellera plus tard l’Ukraine, la Russie du Sud et la Sibérie occidentale, s’installent par vagues sur le plateau iranien. Ils se nomment «Aryens», mot qui signifie «Nobles». Iran veut dire, à l’origine, le pays des Aryens. D’autres peuples indo-européens (Cimmériens, Scythes, Mèdes, Perses), occupent plus tard des territoires de cette même région.
Au VIe siècle avant J.-C., Cyrus le Grand unifie Perses et Mèdes, puis fonde un gigantesque empire qu’il conquiert par étapes, et son fils après lui: Babylonie, plateau anatolien, cités grecques d’Asie mineure, Syrie, Liban, Judée, Egypte, Soudan, Cyrénaïque et même, aux autres extrémités de ses possessions, le Caucase, les actuels Ouzbékistan et Tadjikistan de même que l’Afghanistan et le Pakistan jusqu’à l’Indus. Le Cha-in-Chah (roi des rois ou «roi de la totalité») autorise les Hébreux, jusqu’alors en captivité à Babylone, à rentrer chez eux. Et il fait reconstruire le grand temple de Jérusalem. Aussi étonnant que cela paraisse pour un Français, de nos jours, les partisans, dans le pays, d’une monarchie constitutionnelle veulent voir dans ce fait historique très lointain un argument en faveur d’une bonne entente entre Iraniens et Juifs, qui aurait été une tradition jusqu’à la conquête de l’Iran par les Arabes au VIIe siècle de notre ère. Les Iraniens aiment invoquer l’histoire à l’appui de choix politiques et stratégiques actuels. » | Par Guillaume Perrault | samedi 7 mars 2026
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Peu de grandes nations ont une histoire aussi chaotique que celle de l’Iran. Touchant à la basse Mésopotamie à l’ouest et aux marches de l’Asie centrale à l’est, l’Iran actuel est délimité au nord par la mer Caspienne et au sud par le golfe Persique. De hautes montagnes bordent le plateau aride qui forme le cœur du pays et lui donnent l’aspect d’une forteresse. Au-dessus de la Caspienne, les monts Elbrouz sont entourés de forêts denses. À 66 kilomètres de Téhéran, le mont Demavend est le point culminant du Moyen-Orient avec ses 5 612 mètres. Les monts du Zagros, en outre, traversent le territoire sur plus de 1 000 kilomètres, du nord-ouest au sud-est. Le centre de l’Iran lui-même comprend deux déserts. La majorité de la population vit donc sur les flancs des montagnes qui l’entourent.
Dès la fin du IIe millénaire avant J.-C., des Indo-Européens, venus de qui s’appellera plus tard l’Ukraine, la Russie du Sud et la Sibérie occidentale, s’installent par vagues sur le plateau iranien. Ils se nomment «Aryens», mot qui signifie «Nobles». Iran veut dire, à l’origine, le pays des Aryens. D’autres peuples indo-européens (Cimmériens, Scythes, Mèdes, Perses), occupent plus tard des territoires de cette même région.
Au VIe siècle avant J.-C., Cyrus le Grand unifie Perses et Mèdes, puis fonde un gigantesque empire qu’il conquiert par étapes, et son fils après lui: Babylonie, plateau anatolien, cités grecques d’Asie mineure, Syrie, Liban, Judée, Egypte, Soudan, Cyrénaïque et même, aux autres extrémités de ses possessions, le Caucase, les actuels Ouzbékistan et Tadjikistan de même que l’Afghanistan et le Pakistan jusqu’à l’Indus. Le Cha-in-Chah (roi des rois ou «roi de la totalité») autorise les Hébreux, jusqu’alors en captivité à Babylone, à rentrer chez eux. Et il fait reconstruire le grand temple de Jérusalem. Aussi étonnant que cela paraisse pour un Français, de nos jours, les partisans, dans le pays, d’une monarchie constitutionnelle veulent voir dans ce fait historique très lointain un argument en faveur d’une bonne entente entre Iraniens et Juifs, qui aurait été une tradition jusqu’à la conquête de l’Iran par les Arabes au VIIe siècle de notre ère. Les Iraniens aiment invoquer l’histoire à l’appui de choix politiques et stratégiques actuels. » | Par Guillaume Perrault | samedi 7 mars 2026
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Donald Trump Goes FULL HITLER in Scary White House Address
Trump’s politics is the politics of DIPSHITS! America is being governed by a MORON. It is quite unbelievable that the draft dodger par excellence as Trump was could turn into the WARMONGER non plus ultra. — © Mark Alexander
Trump's 'Christians' Put on Bizarre Prayer Performance in Oval Office
Trump and MAGA have turned the USA into a SHITHOUSE! — © Mark Alexander
Michael Lawson: What They Are Not Telling You: Why the US and Israel Can't Win This War
Mar 7, 2026 | As the war in the Middle East enters its second week, the official narrative is cracking. While the media focuses on the strikes in Tehran, a much more dangerous reality is unfolding for the Gulf States and Israel.
In this video, Michael Lambert breaks down as follows:
The Trump-Netanyahu Alliance: How the "Unconditional Surrender" demand is trapping the US in another "Forever War" like Vietnam and Afghanistan.
The Economic Math of Failure: Why Israel and the UAE are losing the financial war by using million-dollar interceptors to stop "disposable" £20,000 Iranian drones.
The Desalination Death-Blow: How a single strike on water infrastructure could force the evacuation of cities like Dubai and Riyadh within 48 hours.
The Global Shadow War: Why Russia and China are quietly backing Iran while Trump is forced to ask Ukraine for drone-warfare secrets.
Media Dishonesty: Why the BBC and Western outlets are ignoring the catastrophic impact this conflict is having on the "Saltwater Kingdoms" of the Gulf.
In this video, Michael Lambert breaks down as follows:
The Trump-Netanyahu Alliance: How the "Unconditional Surrender" demand is trapping the US in another "Forever War" like Vietnam and Afghanistan.
The Economic Math of Failure: Why Israel and the UAE are losing the financial war by using million-dollar interceptors to stop "disposable" £20,000 Iranian drones.
The Desalination Death-Blow: How a single strike on water infrastructure could force the evacuation of cities like Dubai and Riyadh within 48 hours.
The Global Shadow War: Why Russia and China are quietly backing Iran while Trump is forced to ask Ukraine for drone-warfare secrets.
Media Dishonesty: Why the BBC and Western outlets are ignoring the catastrophic impact this conflict is having on the "Saltwater Kingdoms" of the Gulf.
IHIP News: Insane Moment Inside Trump's White House as They Destroy Iran and Billionaire Calls Out Trump
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Is Banning Smoking "Unconservative"?
Apr 16, 2024 | 'Absolutely nuts' was how former Prime Minister Boris Johnson described Rishi Sunak’s plan to gradually phase out smoking – banning anyone born since the start of 2009 from ever being able to buy cigarettes or tobacco products like vapes.
Liz Truss, who was also briefly prime minister in-between the two men, is also among some critical of the proposal – which she described as 'profoundly unconservative'.
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But will the policy create a smokefree generation? And what will it mean for Conservative Party ideology?
Niall Paterson looks at the health implications with Alice Wiseman, vice president of The Association of Directors of Public Health, and the politics of the policy with Sky’s political editor Beth Rigby and Tory peer Lord Frost, who disagrees with the planned legislation.
The simple answer is YES. Of course it is unconservative. It is also undemocratic — and stupid and unworkable and, and, and. These tw*ts in Parliament—use the vowel of your choice—need some real problems to try and solve. If this stupid law ever passes, it will create new problems rather than solve old ones. Moreover, it will not stop people smoking, either. If anything, it will make it more attractive to young people. Forbidden fruits always are. — © Mark Alexander
Liz Truss, who was also briefly prime minister in-between the two men, is also among some critical of the proposal – which she described as 'profoundly unconservative'.
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But will the policy create a smokefree generation? And what will it mean for Conservative Party ideology?
Niall Paterson looks at the health implications with Alice Wiseman, vice president of The Association of Directors of Public Health, and the politics of the policy with Sky’s political editor Beth Rigby and Tory peer Lord Frost, who disagrees with the planned legislation.
The simple answer is YES. Of course it is unconservative. It is also undemocratic — and stupid and unworkable and, and, and. These tw*ts in Parliament—use the vowel of your choice—need some real problems to try and solve. If this stupid law ever passes, it will create new problems rather than solve old ones. Moreover, it will not stop people smoking, either. If anything, it will make it more attractive to young people. Forbidden fruits always are. — © Mark Alexander
Trump Demands Unconditional Surrender from Iran as Intense Bombing in Tehran and Beirut Continue
Mar 6, 2026 | There's been intense bombing in both the Iranian and Lebanese capitals and promises from the governments in Israel and Washington that even more devastating firepower is on the way.
Trump is in his usual playbook of maximalist demands - insisting on total surrender.
But Iran's targeting of the Gulf is also taking a dramatic toll - with Qatar warning of having to halt energy exports and surging oil and gas prices that could cause a global economic crisis.
Trump is in his usual playbook of maximalist demands - insisting on total surrender.
But Iran's targeting of the Gulf is also taking a dramatic toll - with Qatar warning of having to halt energy exports and surging oil and gas prices that could cause a global economic crisis.
«Sans domicile» : Sarah Ferguson, l’ex-épouse d’Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, contrainte à loger chez des amis après leur expulsion du Royal Lodge
MADAME FIGARO : Selon plusieurs médias britanniques, Sarah Ferguson serait «sans domicile fixe» depuis son expulsion du Royal Lodge, à Windsor, où elle résidait avec son ex-époux Andrew Mountbatten.
Destitué de ses titres royaux et expulsé du Royal Lodge à cause de ses liens a avec le pédocriminel Jeffrey Epstein, l’ex prince Andrew a entraîné Sarah Ferguson dans son inexorable chute. Malgré leur divorce en 1996, le frère cadet de Charles III et son ex-épouse vivaient en effet sous le même toit, au Royal Lodge, vaste demeure de 30 pièces située à Windsor et appartenant à la Couronne. Leur quotidien de privilégiés, avec du personnel à leurs petits soins et une protection royale, a volé en éclats en octobre dernier, lorsque le roi d’Angleterre a ordonné leur expulsion du logement, où ils résidaient sans payer aucun loyer depuis près de vingt ans. » | Par Solene Delinger | jeudi 5 mars 2026
Destitué de ses titres royaux et expulsé du Royal Lodge à cause de ses liens a avec le pédocriminel Jeffrey Epstein, l’ex prince Andrew a entraîné Sarah Ferguson dans son inexorable chute. Malgré leur divorce en 1996, le frère cadet de Charles III et son ex-épouse vivaient en effet sous le même toit, au Royal Lodge, vaste demeure de 30 pièces située à Windsor et appartenant à la Couronne. Leur quotidien de privilégiés, avec du personnel à leurs petits soins et une protection royale, a volé en éclats en octobre dernier, lorsque le roi d’Angleterre a ordonné leur expulsion du logement, où ils résidaient sans payer aucun loyer depuis près de vingt ans. » | Par Solene Delinger | jeudi 5 mars 2026
Friday, March 06, 2026
Trump Demands ‘Unconditional Surrender’ by Iran
THE NEW YORK TIMES: President Trump’s comments on Friday reflected yet another shift in the goals of U.S. military actions.
President Trump declared on Friday that he would settle for nothing short of “unconditional surrender” by Iran, the latest and broadest expansion of his goals for the conflict, and one that could portend a much longer conflict if he persists in that aim.
Six days into the Israeli and American bombing campaign, Iran has shown no interest, at least publicly, in surrendering. Instead, it has done the opposite, expanding the war to Arab states that host American bases, attacking them with missiles and drones, though in diminishing numbers in recent days.
Mr. Trump’s statement came in a social media post, in which he said that after the country’s surrender would come “the selection of a GREAT & ACCEPTABLE Leader(s),” and promised that the United States and its allies “will work tirelessly to bring Iran back from the brink of destruction.”
His statement was the latest in the shifting goals Mr. Trump has laid out for the war, leaving his aides, and congressional allies, struggling to keep up and at times contradicting the president. » | David E. Sanger | Reporting from Washington | Friday, March 6, 2026
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If Trump persists with thinking like this, World War III will become increasingly likely. — © Mark Alexander
President Trump declared on Friday that he would settle for nothing short of “unconditional surrender” by Iran, the latest and broadest expansion of his goals for the conflict, and one that could portend a much longer conflict if he persists in that aim.
Six days into the Israeli and American bombing campaign, Iran has shown no interest, at least publicly, in surrendering. Instead, it has done the opposite, expanding the war to Arab states that host American bases, attacking them with missiles and drones, though in diminishing numbers in recent days.
Mr. Trump’s statement came in a social media post, in which he said that after the country’s surrender would come “the selection of a GREAT & ACCEPTABLE Leader(s),” and promised that the United States and its allies “will work tirelessly to bring Iran back from the brink of destruction.”
His statement was the latest in the shifting goals Mr. Trump has laid out for the war, leaving his aides, and congressional allies, struggling to keep up and at times contradicting the president. » | David E. Sanger | Reporting from Washington | Friday, March 6, 2026
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If Trump persists with thinking like this, World War III will become increasingly likely. — © Mark Alexander
‘Deep Dark Son of a B**ch’: Jeffrey Sachs Loses Cool at Netanyahu's Iran War | US News
How Iran War Has Fundamentally Changed the World
Mar 6, 2026 | It’s seven days since America and Israel launched a war against Iran - the Middle East is on fire, the Qataris are warning of a global economic disaster and Donald Trump’s White House is pumping out propaganda clips of their airstrikes spliced with Hollywood memes. So what kind of world do we now live in? And what could come next?
On the latest episode of The Fourcast Krishnan Guru-Murthy is joined by General Sir Richard Shirreff, NATO’s former Deputy Supreme Allied Commander Europe, Chimène Keitner, who was a legal advisor in Obama and Trump’s administrations, and former CIA analyst Fred Fleitz, who worked in the National Security Council in Trump’s first administration and is now vice-chairman of the America First Policy Institute.
On the latest episode of The Fourcast Krishnan Guru-Murthy is joined by General Sir Richard Shirreff, NATO’s former Deputy Supreme Allied Commander Europe, Chimène Keitner, who was a legal advisor in Obama and Trump’s administrations, and former CIA analyst Fred Fleitz, who worked in the National Security Council in Trump’s first administration and is now vice-chairman of the America First Policy Institute.
Trump Says There Will Be ‘No Deal’ as Israel Unleashes Wave of Attacks on Iran
THE NEW YORK TIMES: President Trump repeated his call for the “unconditional surrender” of the Islamic Republic. Israel said it had struck a leadership bunker in Tehran, and sent thousands fleeing a bombardment in Lebanon.
President Trump on Friday demanded “unconditional surrender” by Iran, saying there would be no negotiated end to the war, while Israeli officials said their forces had destroyed a Tehran bunker that had been used by Iran’s supreme leader, in a fresh wave of heavy strikes on Tehran.
The Israeli military also pounded the southern outskirts of Beirut and issued more evacuation warnings in Lebanon as it intensified its campaign there against Iran-backed Hezbollah militants. About 300,000 people in Lebanon have fled their homes since the bombing began, the Norwegian Refugee Council estimated.
Gas prices jumped in the United States as the effects of the war rippled through the oil industry, with the U.S. benchmark crude oil price rising to above $90 a barrel. The average price of unleaded gas hit $3.32 per gallon on Friday, according to the AAA motor club.
Mr. Trump wrote on Truth Social that there “will be no deal with Iran except UNCONDITIONAL SURRENDER!” The comment highlighted Mr. Trump’s shifting stance in the war that began with U.S.-Israeli strikes on Iran six days ago. On Sunday, Mr. Trump had told The Atlantic, “They want to talk, and I have agreed to talk, so I will be talking to them.”
The president made the post after Masoud Pezeshkian, the Iranian president, said that some countries had begun what he called “mediation efforts,” without elaborating on who was involved. And Iran’s intelligence ministry has reached out to the C.I.A. through intermediaries to discuss terms for ending the war, according to officials briefed on the outreach.
Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps launched a wave of drones and missiles at Israel, according to a statement from the force reported by IRNA, the country’s state news agency. Air-raid sirens went off in Tel Aviv, and the Israeli military said that it had detected missile launches from Iran, though there were no immediate reports of major damage.
The Israeli military said it had struck more than 400 targets in western Iran on Friday, including missile launchers and drone storage sites. Live Updates » | Adam Rasgon, Euan Ward, Shawn McCreesh and Richard Pérez-Peña | Friday, March 6, 2026
President Trump on Friday demanded “unconditional surrender” by Iran, saying there would be no negotiated end to the war, while Israeli officials said their forces had destroyed a Tehran bunker that had been used by Iran’s supreme leader, in a fresh wave of heavy strikes on Tehran.
The Israeli military also pounded the southern outskirts of Beirut and issued more evacuation warnings in Lebanon as it intensified its campaign there against Iran-backed Hezbollah militants. About 300,000 people in Lebanon have fled their homes since the bombing began, the Norwegian Refugee Council estimated.
Gas prices jumped in the United States as the effects of the war rippled through the oil industry, with the U.S. benchmark crude oil price rising to above $90 a barrel. The average price of unleaded gas hit $3.32 per gallon on Friday, according to the AAA motor club.
Mr. Trump wrote on Truth Social that there “will be no deal with Iran except UNCONDITIONAL SURRENDER!” The comment highlighted Mr. Trump’s shifting stance in the war that began with U.S.-Israeli strikes on Iran six days ago. On Sunday, Mr. Trump had told The Atlantic, “They want to talk, and I have agreed to talk, so I will be talking to them.”
The president made the post after Masoud Pezeshkian, the Iranian president, said that some countries had begun what he called “mediation efforts,” without elaborating on who was involved. And Iran’s intelligence ministry has reached out to the C.I.A. through intermediaries to discuss terms for ending the war, according to officials briefed on the outreach.
Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps launched a wave of drones and missiles at Israel, according to a statement from the force reported by IRNA, the country’s state news agency. Air-raid sirens went off in Tel Aviv, and the Israeli military said that it had detected missile launches from Iran, though there were no immediate reports of major damage.
The Israeli military said it had struck more than 400 targets in western Iran on Friday, including missile launchers and drone storage sites. Live Updates » | Adam Rasgon, Euan Ward, Shawn McCreesh and Richard Pérez-Peña | Friday, March 6, 2026
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La fratrie Pahlavi, une famille iranienne marquée par l’exil et les suicides
MADAME FIGARO : RÉCIT - Du faste des palais de Téhéran à l’exil, la chute du chah d’Iran Mohammad Reza Pahlavi a bouleversé le destin de sa femme et de ses enfants. Entre suicides et déchirements, retour sur l’histoire d’une dynastie que certains disent frappée par la malédiction.
Le 31 décembre 1977, dans les salons du palais de Marbre à Téhéran, le président des États-Unis Jimmy Carter lève sa coupe de champagne vers Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, chah d’Iran au pouvoir depuis trente-sept ans. La rencontre, retransmise en direct à la télévision iranienne, célèbre l’amitié irano-américaine. Les deux chefs d’État ne se doutent pas encore que cette entente sera de très courte durée. En cette nuit aux airs d’insouciance, à l’aube d’une nouvelle année, l’heure est à l’image d’un Iran solide, allié fidèle de Washington. Personne, ou presque, n’entrevoit alors le grand basculement qui approche. Car pendant que l’on trinque sous des moulures dorées, la révolte gronde dans les rues et les mosquées, portée par la révolution islamique.
Un an plus tard, le 16 janvier 1979, la monarchie des Pahlavi s’effondre sous l’impulsion de l’ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, qui s’apprête à instaurer un régime appelé à durer plus de quatre décennies. Aujourd’hui, alors que la mort d’Ali Khamenei, son successeur, lors d’une opération israélo-américaine, a rebattu les cartes du pouvoir à Téhéran, le nom des Pahlavi refait surface dans le débat iranien. Certains y voient même l’hypothèse d’un retour au pays de Reza Pahlavi, fils aîné de Mohammed et prince exilé. Mais en ce début d’année 1979, c’est une toute autre histoire qui s’écrit. Affaibli par un cancer incurable dont il souffre depuis plusieurs années, Mohammad Reza Pahlavi doit fuir son pays. Au petit matin, dit-on, il s’isole dans son bureau, passe plusieurs coups de téléphone, puis embarque son épouse et ses enfants dans un avion à destination de l’Égypte. Le jour même, le quotidien iranien Ettela’at titre en une : «Chah raft». Comprendre : «Le roi s’en est allé».
Commence alors un long exil. La famille impériale s’envole aux Bahamas, puis aux États-Unis, avant un dernier retour en terre égyptienne. Mais pour les Pahlavi, la chute du trône ne marque pas seulement la fin d’une dynastie : elle ouvre aussi une longue série de drames familiaux qui donnent à certains le sentiment d’une véritable malédiction. Premier coup du sort après l’errance de l’exil : la mort du souverain. Le 27 juillet 1980, Mohammad Reza Pahlavi meurt au Caire, à l’âge de 60 ans, emporté par une macroglobulinémie de Waldenström, forme rare de cancer du sang. » | Par Léa Mabilon | jeudi 5 mars 2026
Le 31 décembre 1977, dans les salons du palais de Marbre à Téhéran, le président des États-Unis Jimmy Carter lève sa coupe de champagne vers Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, chah d’Iran au pouvoir depuis trente-sept ans. La rencontre, retransmise en direct à la télévision iranienne, célèbre l’amitié irano-américaine. Les deux chefs d’État ne se doutent pas encore que cette entente sera de très courte durée. En cette nuit aux airs d’insouciance, à l’aube d’une nouvelle année, l’heure est à l’image d’un Iran solide, allié fidèle de Washington. Personne, ou presque, n’entrevoit alors le grand basculement qui approche. Car pendant que l’on trinque sous des moulures dorées, la révolte gronde dans les rues et les mosquées, portée par la révolution islamique.
Un an plus tard, le 16 janvier 1979, la monarchie des Pahlavi s’effondre sous l’impulsion de l’ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, qui s’apprête à instaurer un régime appelé à durer plus de quatre décennies. Aujourd’hui, alors que la mort d’Ali Khamenei, son successeur, lors d’une opération israélo-américaine, a rebattu les cartes du pouvoir à Téhéran, le nom des Pahlavi refait surface dans le débat iranien. Certains y voient même l’hypothèse d’un retour au pays de Reza Pahlavi, fils aîné de Mohammed et prince exilé. Mais en ce début d’année 1979, c’est une toute autre histoire qui s’écrit. Affaibli par un cancer incurable dont il souffre depuis plusieurs années, Mohammad Reza Pahlavi doit fuir son pays. Au petit matin, dit-on, il s’isole dans son bureau, passe plusieurs coups de téléphone, puis embarque son épouse et ses enfants dans un avion à destination de l’Égypte. Le jour même, le quotidien iranien Ettela’at titre en une : «Chah raft». Comprendre : «Le roi s’en est allé».
Commence alors un long exil. La famille impériale s’envole aux Bahamas, puis aux États-Unis, avant un dernier retour en terre égyptienne. Mais pour les Pahlavi, la chute du trône ne marque pas seulement la fin d’une dynastie : elle ouvre aussi une longue série de drames familiaux qui donnent à certains le sentiment d’une véritable malédiction. Premier coup du sort après l’errance de l’exil : la mort du souverain. Le 27 juillet 1980, Mohammad Reza Pahlavi meurt au Caire, à l’âge de 60 ans, emporté par une macroglobulinémie de Waldenström, forme rare de cancer du sang. » | Par Léa Mabilon | jeudi 5 mars 2026
Possibles armes nucléaires en Finlande : Helsinki «commence à nous menacer», estime le Kremlin
LE FIGARO : Le porte-parole du Kremlin, Dmitri Peskov, a déclaré que Moscou réagirait si des armes nucléaires étaient déployées en Finlande.
Le Kremlin a estimé vendredi que la Finlande commençait à « menacer » la Russie après l’annonce par Helsinki d’une possible modification de la législation finlandaise afin de lever les restrictions à la présence d’armes nucléaires sur son territoire.
« Nous avons vu ces déclarations qui mènent à une escalade des tensions sur le continent européen (...) En déployant des armes nucléaires sur son territoire, la Finlande commence à nous menacer. Et si la Finlande nous menace, nous prendrons les mesures qui s’imposent », a déclaré le porte-parole de la présidence russe, Dmitri Peskov, lors de son briefing quotidien à la presse auquel participe l’AFP. » | Par Le Figaro avec AFP | vendredi 6 mars 2026
Le Kremlin a estimé vendredi que la Finlande commençait à « menacer » la Russie après l’annonce par Helsinki d’une possible modification de la législation finlandaise afin de lever les restrictions à la présence d’armes nucléaires sur son territoire.
« Nous avons vu ces déclarations qui mènent à une escalade des tensions sur le continent européen (...) En déployant des armes nucléaires sur son territoire, la Finlande commence à nous menacer. Et si la Finlande nous menace, nous prendrons les mesures qui s’imposent », a déclaré le porte-parole de la présidence russe, Dmitri Peskov, lors de son briefing quotidien à la presse auquel participe l’AFP. » | Par Le Figaro avec AFP | vendredi 6 mars 2026
Mandat d’arrêt international contre l’islamologue Tariq Ramadan, qui sera jugé par défaut pour viols
LE FIGARO : Le procès du prédicateur de 63 ans s’est ouvert lundi à Paris, mais il ne s’est pas présenté devant la justice, ayant été hospitalisé deux jours auparavant à Genève, en Suisse, en raison selon ses avocats d’une « poussée » de sclérose en plaques. L’expertise médicale l’a jugé apte à comparaître.
Voilà Tariq Ramadan rassuré sur son état de santé: il n’a pas eu d’AVC, et sa sclérose en plaques est « stabilisée », « sans signe de poussée récente ». Hospitalisé entre samedi et jeudi en Suisse, le sulfureux islamologue « peut » donc comparaître devant la cour criminelle départementale de Paris, qui doit le juger pour viols, ont estimé dans leur rapport, rendu ce vendredi, deux médecins désignés par la justice française. « Le juger dans un tel état, en sortie d’hôpital, c’est vraiment une atteinte au droit au procès équitable et à la dignité humaine! », s’émeut Me May Sarah Vogelhut, l’une des avocats de Tariq Ramadan, auprès du Figaro. Mais la cour a finalement décidé de juger l’islamologue par défaut, et a émis un mandat d’arrêt contre lui. À cette annonce, les avocats de la défense ont quitté la salle. » | Par Stéphane Kovacs | vendredi 6 mars 2026
Voilà Tariq Ramadan rassuré sur son état de santé: il n’a pas eu d’AVC, et sa sclérose en plaques est « stabilisée », « sans signe de poussée récente ». Hospitalisé entre samedi et jeudi en Suisse, le sulfureux islamologue « peut » donc comparaître devant la cour criminelle départementale de Paris, qui doit le juger pour viols, ont estimé dans leur rapport, rendu ce vendredi, deux médecins désignés par la justice française. « Le juger dans un tel état, en sortie d’hôpital, c’est vraiment une atteinte au droit au procès équitable et à la dignité humaine! », s’émeut Me May Sarah Vogelhut, l’une des avocats de Tariq Ramadan, auprès du Figaro. Mais la cour a finalement décidé de juger l’islamologue par défaut, et a émis un mandat d’arrêt contre lui. À cette annonce, les avocats de la défense ont quitté la salle. » | Par Stéphane Kovacs | vendredi 6 mars 2026
Democracy Now! "Donroe Doctrine" Summit: Trump Seeks to Build Right-wing Power Bloc in Latin America
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Why Young Men Are Opposing Gender Equality | Former Australian PM Julia Gillard
Mar 5, 2026 | “Young men in particular were more attracted to traditional gender roles and less supportive of gender equality moves.”
Former Australian prime minister Julia Gillard explains why young men are much more likely than before to have traditional views about marriage and disagree with gender equality.
Former Australian prime minister Julia Gillard explains why young men are much more likely than before to have traditional views about marriage and disagree with gender equality.
"Iran Is Not Going to Surrender": Johns Hopkins Prof. Says U.S. and Israel Underestimate Iran
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U.S. Employers Cut Jobs in Sign of a Shakier Economy
THE NEW YORK TIMES: A weaker-than-expected report for February showed a decline of 92,000 jobs, and a rise in the unemployment rate to 4.4 percent.
Job growth fizzled in February, a sign of unexpected weakness in the labor market.
Employers cut 92,000 jobs in February, the Labor Department reported on Friday, and the unemployment rate rose to 4.4 percent. The job losses cut across nearly all major sectors, including health care, which was weighed down by a nurses strike in California.
The report dimmed the picture of the labor market and all but shut down the prospect of a resurgence in growth after an anemic year of hiring that was weighed down by economic uncertainty. Many economists had forecast that employers would shake off their reluctance to hire this year.
Here’s what else to know: Live Updates » | Sydney Ember | Friday, March 6, 2026
Job growth fizzled in February, a sign of unexpected weakness in the labor market.
Employers cut 92,000 jobs in February, the Labor Department reported on Friday, and the unemployment rate rose to 4.4 percent. The job losses cut across nearly all major sectors, including health care, which was weighed down by a nurses strike in California.
The report dimmed the picture of the labor market and all but shut down the prospect of a resurgence in growth after an anemic year of hiring that was weighed down by economic uncertainty. Many economists had forecast that employers would shake off their reluctance to hire this year.
Here’s what else to know: Live Updates » | Sydney Ember | Friday, March 6, 2026
Iran War: Christian Psychos Running the Show—It’s Not about Regime Change
Iran Latest: ‘There Are No Signs of Regime Collapse’ | Prof. Meir Litvak
Mar 6, 2026 | “Even when you deal heavy blows against some of these institutions, we don’t see any sign yet of regime collapse.”
The Iranian regime continues to survives despite losing officers as they are just being replaced, says Middle Eastern history professor, Tel Aviv University Meir Litvak.
The Iranian regime continues to survives despite losing officers as they are just being replaced, says Middle Eastern history professor, Tel Aviv University Meir Litvak.
'Is the UK Being Dragged into the US-Israel War with Iran?' | BBC News
March 6, 2026 | Prime Minister Keir Starmer has defended his decision not to permit the use of UK bases for the initial US-Israel strikes on Iran after US President Donald Trump criticised the UK's stance, saying the PM was “no Winston Churchill”.
Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch has urged Starmer to go further, saying the UK has "became part of this, whether we liked it or not”.
“Why are we being dragged into a war without a plan?” A Question Time audience member asked the panel.
Labour’s Stephen Doughty MP, Conservative James Cleverly, columnist Annabel Denham, writer George Monbiot, and defence editor Shashank Joshi discuss the events in the Middle East.
Under NO CIRCUMSTANCES should the UK get involved in Trump and Netanyahu's illegal war on Iran. Let Trump and Netanyahu do their own dirty work! Let them send their own children to war! — © Mark Alexander
Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch has urged Starmer to go further, saying the UK has "became part of this, whether we liked it or not”.
“Why are we being dragged into a war without a plan?” A Question Time audience member asked the panel.
Labour’s Stephen Doughty MP, Conservative James Cleverly, columnist Annabel Denham, writer George Monbiot, and defence editor Shashank Joshi discuss the events in the Middle East.
Under NO CIRCUMSTANCES should the UK get involved in Trump and Netanyahu's illegal war on Iran. Let Trump and Netanyahu do their own dirty work! Let them send their own children to war! — © Mark Alexander
L’agence de l’ONU pour les réfugiés déclare que la guerre au Moyen-Orient constitue une « crise humanitaire majeure »
LE FIGARO : «La crise croissante au Moyen-Orient constitue une urgence humanitaire majeure nécessitant une réponse immédiate dans toute la région et en Asie du Sud-Est», a annoncé Ayaki Ito, directeur de la division des urgences et du soutien aux programmes du HCR.
L'agence de l'ONU pour les réfugiés (HCR) a annoncé vendredi que la guerre au Moyen-Orient constituait une « crise humanitaire majeure » nécessitant une réponse immédiate de tous les acteurs « dans toute la région ». » | Par Le Figaro avec AFP | vendredi 6 mars 2026
L'agence de l'ONU pour les réfugiés (HCR) a annoncé vendredi que la guerre au Moyen-Orient constituait une « crise humanitaire majeure » nécessitant une réponse immédiate de tous les acteurs « dans toute la région ». » | Par Le Figaro avec AFP | vendredi 6 mars 2026
El camino del poder presidencial en EE. UU. que condujo a la guerra contra Irán
THE NEW YORK TIMES: Durante décadas, los presidentes estadounidenses han eludido al Congreso para lanzar ataques militares limitados. La decisión de Trump de atacar Irán es una escalada agresiva.
Desde la Segunda Guerra Mundial, presidentes de ambos partidos han encontrado formas de vaciar de contenido las limitaciones de la Constitución sobre su poder para ordenar ataques militares. La decisión unilateral del presidente Donald Trump de iniciar una guerra contra Irán amenaza con acabar con casi todo lo poco que queda.
Se supone que un principio fundacional de la democracia estadounidense es que, a menos que el país esté siendo atacado, la facultad de declarar la guerra corresponde al Congreso. Pero, especialmente desde el comienzo de la Guerra Fría, presidentes de ambos partidos han ido minando este principio al reclamar el derecho a ordenar al ejército que intervenga en diversas situaciones hostiles limitadas.
Algunos legisladores se quejaron. Pero como institución, el Congreso lo consintió. Constantemente paralizados por impulsos contrapuestos —lealtad al partido, apoyo a los objetivos políticos de las diversas operaciones o miedo a ser acusados de menoscabar a los soldados que ya están en peligro—, los legisladores permitieron que los presidentes llevaran a cabo una serie de usurpaciones de poder con total impunidad. » | Por Charlie Savage | Charlie Savage ha escrito sobre el poder presidencial y las políticas judiciales durante más de dos décadas. Reportó desde Washington. | 5 de marzo de 2026
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Desde la Segunda Guerra Mundial, presidentes de ambos partidos han encontrado formas de vaciar de contenido las limitaciones de la Constitución sobre su poder para ordenar ataques militares. La decisión unilateral del presidente Donald Trump de iniciar una guerra contra Irán amenaza con acabar con casi todo lo poco que queda.
Se supone que un principio fundacional de la democracia estadounidense es que, a menos que el país esté siendo atacado, la facultad de declarar la guerra corresponde al Congreso. Pero, especialmente desde el comienzo de la Guerra Fría, presidentes de ambos partidos han ido minando este principio al reclamar el derecho a ordenar al ejército que intervenga en diversas situaciones hostiles limitadas.
Algunos legisladores se quejaron. Pero como institución, el Congreso lo consintió. Constantemente paralizados por impulsos contrapuestos —lealtad al partido, apoyo a los objetivos políticos de las diversas operaciones o miedo a ser acusados de menoscabar a los soldados que ya están en peligro—, los legisladores permitieron que los presidentes llevaran a cabo una serie de usurpaciones de poder con total impunidad. » | Por Charlie Savage | Charlie Savage ha escrito sobre el poder presidencial y las políticas judiciales durante más de dos décadas. Reportó desde Washington. | 5 de marzo de 2026
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Khamenei’s Killing Sparks Anger and Grief in South Asia’s Shiite Muslims
THE NEW YORK TIMES: Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who was killed during the U.S.-Israeli strikes on Iran, was deeply respected among the millions of Shiite Muslims in Pakistan and India.
Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was not just the supreme leader of Iran but also a widely respected religious figure among followers of Shiite Islam. In Pakistan and India, both home to millions of Shiites, there was an outpouring of anger and grief after he was killed during U.S.-Israeli strikes on Saturday.
Thousands took to the streets in India and Pakistan, many chanting slogans against the United States and Israel. Some demonstrations spilled into violence in Pakistan, where the authorities say at least 25 people were killed during unrest on Sunday.
Mr. Khamenei, who died at 86, was considered the leader of all Shiites, not just Iran, said Nawab Masood Abdullah, a Shiite community leader in the city of Lucknow in India. “His status is similar to what the Pope means to Christians,” he added.
For more than three decades as Iran’s supreme leader, Mr. Khamenei cultivated the image of a resistance leader who united people opposed to the United States and Israel. For Shiites outside Iran, experts said, Mr. Khamenei symbolized the power of the world’s biggest Shiite country. » | Showkat Nanda, Zia ur-Rehman, Suhasini Raj and Max Kim | Showkat Nanda reported from Srinagar, Zia ur-Rehman from Islamabad, Pakistan, and Suhasini Raj from New Delhi. | Friday, March 6, 2026
Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was not just the supreme leader of Iran but also a widely respected religious figure among followers of Shiite Islam. In Pakistan and India, both home to millions of Shiites, there was an outpouring of anger and grief after he was killed during U.S.-Israeli strikes on Saturday.
Thousands took to the streets in India and Pakistan, many chanting slogans against the United States and Israel. Some demonstrations spilled into violence in Pakistan, where the authorities say at least 25 people were killed during unrest on Sunday.
Mr. Khamenei, who died at 86, was considered the leader of all Shiites, not just Iran, said Nawab Masood Abdullah, a Shiite community leader in the city of Lucknow in India. “His status is similar to what the Pope means to Christians,” he added.
For more than three decades as Iran’s supreme leader, Mr. Khamenei cultivated the image of a resistance leader who united people opposed to the United States and Israel. For Shiites outside Iran, experts said, Mr. Khamenei symbolized the power of the world’s biggest Shiite country. » | Showkat Nanda, Zia ur-Rehman, Suhasini Raj and Max Kim | Showkat Nanda reported from Srinagar, Zia ur-Rehman from Islamabad, Pakistan, and Suhasini Raj from New Delhi. | Friday, March 6, 2026
Kristi Noem Confronts Grim Truth That Everyone Is Expendable in Trump World
THE GUARDIAN: Many will regard the ex-secretary of homeland security, Trump’s first fired cabinet member, as the worst yet seen
Kristi Noem once led a dog to a gravel pit and ended its life with the cold precision of a mafia hit. On Thursday, the homeland security secretary confronted the grim truth that she, too, was expendable.
Noem became the first cabinet member fired in Donald Trump’s second term, a striking contrast to the revolving-door chaos of his first. Like other members of Team Trump, she had assumed that ostentatious displays of fealty to the president would insulate her.
As the face of immigration enforcement, often putting herself in the centre of the action, she managed to turn Trump’s signature issue into a political liability. Add a disastrous appearance before Congress this week and it was enough for the president to finally resurrect his reality TV phrase: “You’re fired!” » | David Smith in Washington | Friday, March 6, 2026
Argentina certainly cried for Eva Perón; but America will definitely not cry for you, Kristi Noem! Nor, for that matter, will the rest of us! — © Mark Alexander
Kristi Noem once led a dog to a gravel pit and ended its life with the cold precision of a mafia hit. On Thursday, the homeland security secretary confronted the grim truth that she, too, was expendable.
Noem became the first cabinet member fired in Donald Trump’s second term, a striking contrast to the revolving-door chaos of his first. Like other members of Team Trump, she had assumed that ostentatious displays of fealty to the president would insulate her.
As the face of immigration enforcement, often putting herself in the centre of the action, she managed to turn Trump’s signature issue into a political liability. Add a disastrous appearance before Congress this week and it was enough for the president to finally resurrect his reality TV phrase: “You’re fired!” » | David Smith in Washington | Friday, March 6, 2026
Argentina certainly cried for Eva Perón; but America will definitely not cry for you, Kristi Noem! Nor, for that matter, will the rest of us! — © Mark Alexander
Wie Trumps Iran-Krieg die nächste Finanzkrise auslösen könnte
Evangelical Nuts Want Trump's War to Bring about End of the World
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As I said earlier, America is being run by lunatics! — © Mark Alexander
Thursday, March 05, 2026
Trump Tells Iran to Surrender Claiming Its Airforce and Navy Are "Gone" | BBC News
Mar 5, 2026 | Donald Trump has called on Iran to surrender, claiming it no longer has the ability to defend itself against US and Israeli attacks. The US President said that Iran’s air force and navy were “gone”. He claimed: "We’re destroying more of Iran’s missile and drone capability every single hour, knocking them out... Iran have no air force, they have no air defence. All of their airplanes are gone, their communications are gone.... Their navy is gone”.
Trump also said he must “be involved in the appointment” of Iran’s next leader and dismissed as “unacceptable" the idea of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei’s son, Mojtaba Khamenei, succeeding his father as the country's Supreme Leader.
Meanwhile, Israel has continued its assault on Lebanon. It has begun striking what it describes as Hezbollah infrastructure in the Dahiya neighbourhood, a densely populated commercial and residential area in the southern suburbs of Beirut.
The IDF had earlier issued forced evacuation orders for the whole population of Beirut’s southern suburbs – home to 500,000 people – leading to widespread panic and huge queues of traffic as people tried to flee.
Reeta Chakrabarti presents BBC News at Ten reporting by Tom Bateman, Lyse Doucet, James Waterhouse, Nick Beake, Hugo Bachega, Chris Mason, Jessica Parker, Wyre Davies and Paul Adams.
Trump also said he must “be involved in the appointment” of Iran’s next leader and dismissed as “unacceptable" the idea of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei’s son, Mojtaba Khamenei, succeeding his father as the country's Supreme Leader.
Meanwhile, Israel has continued its assault on Lebanon. It has begun striking what it describes as Hezbollah infrastructure in the Dahiya neighbourhood, a densely populated commercial and residential area in the southern suburbs of Beirut.
The IDF had earlier issued forced evacuation orders for the whole population of Beirut’s southern suburbs – home to 500,000 people – leading to widespread panic and huge queues of traffic as people tried to flee.
Reeta Chakrabarti presents BBC News at Ten reporting by Tom Bateman, Lyse Doucet, James Waterhouse, Nick Beake, Hugo Bachega, Chris Mason, Jessica Parker, Wyre Davies and Paul Adams.
Donald Trump Races Out of Meeting to "Go Watch His War on TV"
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The USA is being run by lunatics! The sooner western countries stop sucking up to this senile man and his unstable cronies, the better it will be for all concerned. — © Mark Alexander
El Pastificio de Nicola: Spinach and Ricotta Rotolo | Traditional Italian Pasta Roll — Arrollado de espinaca
Oct 31, 2025 | The rotolo is a traditional Italian pasta roll filled with spinach, ricotta, and cheese —a humble yet elegant dish that once graced many family tables across Northern Italy.
It’s made with a thin sheet of fresh pasta, rolled around a creamy spinach and ricotta filling, wrapped in cloth, and gently simmered until tender.
Served with melted butter and fresh sage, it’s a dish that brings together simplicity, comfort, and the timeless flavors of Italian home cooking.
Click here for the recipe. Then click on ‘more’.
It’s made with a thin sheet of fresh pasta, rolled around a creamy spinach and ricotta filling, wrapped in cloth, and gently simmered until tender.
Served with melted butter and fresh sage, it’s a dish that brings together simplicity, comfort, and the timeless flavors of Italian home cooking.
Click here for the recipe. Then click on ‘more’.
The Real Reason Donald Trump Went to War with Iran | FourSight
Mar 5, 2026 | The US and Israel have launched Operation Epic Fury, a massive military campaign against Iran that has already claimed the life of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei.
While President Trump claims the war is about neutralizing nuclear threats and liberating the Iranian people, there are clear political and personal motivations.
In this week’s FourSight, we unpick the administration’s shifting justifications - from "imminent" missile threats debunked by experts to a "regime change" plan with no clear successor.
With the Middle East in flames and US allies in the Gulf facing unprecedented insecurity, we ask whether Trump is making a high-stakes gamble to cement his place in US history.
Featuring insights from Trita Parsi, Azadeh Moaveni, and Kim Ghattas, we explore the devastating civilian cost and the terrifying reality of a region without a roadmap.
While President Trump claims the war is about neutralizing nuclear threats and liberating the Iranian people, there are clear political and personal motivations.
In this week’s FourSight, we unpick the administration’s shifting justifications - from "imminent" missile threats debunked by experts to a "regime change" plan with no clear successor.
With the Middle East in flames and US allies in the Gulf facing unprecedented insecurity, we ask whether Trump is making a high-stakes gamble to cement his place in US history.
Featuring insights from Trita Parsi, Azadeh Moaveni, and Kim Ghattas, we explore the devastating civilian cost and the terrifying reality of a region without a roadmap.
Steve Schmidt: Trump's Bad Judgement Will Cost Lives
Hegseth is such an arrogant man. Appallingly arrogant, in fact! — © Mark Alexander
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