Thursday, March 12, 2026
Seyed M. Marandi: Threat of Seizing Kharg Island & the Use of Nuclear Weapons
Steve Schmidt: The Truth Will Come Out
I don’t know about you, but I am sick to death of hearing that word ‘patriot’! What is it about Americans that they feel that they must utter that word incessantly? Are they so bloody insecure about their country and other people’s loyalty to it? To my mind, it is abnormal to dwell the whole time on a citizen’s patriotism. Bizarre even! If ‘tariff’ is Trump’s favourite word in the English language, ‘patriot’ is fast becoming my least favourite word! One can but yawn at the sound of it! — © Mark Alexander
La guerra en Irán causa la mayor interrupción petrolera de la historia, según agencia de energía
THE NEW YORK TIMES: El conflicto obliga a los productores a recortar la producción y cerrar puertos, mientras Irán intensifica los ataques contra las infraestructuras energéticas.
La guerra en Medio Oriente ha causado “la mayor interrupción del suministro en la historia del mercado petrolero mundial”, dijo el jueves la Agencia Internacional de Energía, al tiempo que Irán intensificaba sus ataques contra las embarcaciones petroleras de la región.
Antes de la guerra, 20 millones de barriles de petróleo pasaban diariamente por el estrecho de Ormuz, la estrecha vía navegable frente a la costa meridional de Irán. Esa cantidad se ha reducido a “un goteo” desde que Irán advirtió de que los barcos que pasaban por allí corrían peligro de ser atacados, dijo la AIE en su informe mensual.
Esta semana, los 32 Estados miembros de la AIE acordaron liberar 400 millones de barriles de petróleo de sus reservas estratégicas, la mayor cantidad de la historia y la primera liberación coordinada desde la invasión a gran escala de Ucrania por Rusia en 2022. » | Por Eshe Nelson | Reportando desde Londres | 12 de marzo de 2026
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La guerra en Medio Oriente ha causado “la mayor interrupción del suministro en la historia del mercado petrolero mundial”, dijo el jueves la Agencia Internacional de Energía, al tiempo que Irán intensificaba sus ataques contra las embarcaciones petroleras de la región.
Antes de la guerra, 20 millones de barriles de petróleo pasaban diariamente por el estrecho de Ormuz, la estrecha vía navegable frente a la costa meridional de Irán. Esa cantidad se ha reducido a “un goteo” desde que Irán advirtió de que los barcos que pasaban por allí corrían peligro de ser atacados, dijo la AIE en su informe mensual.
Esta semana, los 32 Estados miembros de la AIE acordaron liberar 400 millones de barriles de petróleo de sus reservas estratégicas, la mayor cantidad de la historia y la primera liberación coordinada desde la invasión a gran escala de Ucrania por Rusia en 2022. » | Por Eshe Nelson | Reportando desde Londres | 12 de marzo de 2026
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Iran Issues Statement ‘from Mojtaba Khamenei’ as Its Attacks Disrupt Energy Markets
THE GUARDIAN: Message read out by newsreader calls for national unity and says that all US bases in the region should close or face attacks
In his first public remarks as Iran’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei apparently called for national unity and said that all US bases in the region should close or face attacks. The strait of Hormuz will remain closed in order to pressure Iran’s enemies, Khamenei reportedly said. He was not seen in the broadcast and the statement was delivered by a newsreader.
Khamenei said Iran will avenge the those who were killed in US-Israeli airstrikes, including the dozens of seven to 12-year-old girls who were killed in an airstrike that hit a school in Minab. He also offered financial compensation for Iranians who suffered damage from the attacks. Middle East Crisis Live » | Lucy Campbell (now); Tom Ambrose, Vivian Ho and Adam Fulton (earlier) | Thursday, March 12, 2026
In his first public remarks as Iran’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei apparently called for national unity and said that all US bases in the region should close or face attacks. The strait of Hormuz will remain closed in order to pressure Iran’s enemies, Khamenei reportedly said. He was not seen in the broadcast and the statement was delivered by a newsreader.
Khamenei said Iran will avenge the those who were killed in US-Israeli airstrikes, including the dozens of seven to 12-year-old girls who were killed in an airstrike that hit a school in Minab. He also offered financial compensation for Iranians who suffered damage from the attacks. Middle East Crisis Live » | Lucy Campbell (now); Tom Ambrose, Vivian Ho and Adam Fulton (earlier) | Thursday, March 12, 2026
Oil Shock Sends Tremors Through World Economy: ‘This Really Is the Big One’
THE NEW YORK TIMES: Countries already walloped by a breakdown of the international trading order, war in Ukraine and chaotic U.S. policymaking are facing potentially lasting economic damage.
Bombs are exploding in Iran and the Middle East, but the fallout is rattling households and businesses in neighborhoods all over the globe.
In Kansas, home buyers saw 30-year mortgage rates edge above 6 percent this week. In Western India, families mourning the death of a loved one discovered that gas-fired crematories had been temporarily closed.
In Hanoi, Vietnam, gas station owners posted “sold out” signs. In Kenya, tea growers and traders worried their exports to Iran would rot on the dock. And across the United States, Canada, Europe, Britain and Mexico, farmers blanched at the surge in fertilizer costs.
The widening war in Iran has delivered a stunning punch to a worldwide economy that has already been walloped by a breakdown of the international trading order, war in Ukraine and President Trump’s chaotic policymaking.
“This really is the big one,” David Goldwyn, a former U.S. diplomat and U.S. Energy Department official, said of the shutdown of the Strait of Hormuz, the world’s most important choke point for oil. It is the emergency scenario everyone feared, he said.
Cargo deliveries have been stranded, shipping charges have increased and insurance premiums have skyrocketed. Yes, the price of gas at the pump is affected. But so is the price of food, medicine, airplane tickets, electricity, cooking oil, semiconductors and more.
A drawn-out war between the United States and Iran could have “catastrophic consequences” for the world’s oil market and the global economy, Amin Nasser, chief executive of Saudi Aramco, the world’s largest oil and gas company, warned this week.
Yet even if the war, which began on Feb. 28 when the United States and Israel struck Iran, wraps up relatively quickly, this latest upheaval is sending consumers, workers and employers on another unnerving and unpredictable ride. » | Patricia Cohen | Patricia Cohen is the global economics correspondent in London.| Thursday, March 12, 2026
One can but wonder what all the members of Trump’s fan club have to say for themselves now! The king of dealmaking is not looking so clever now, is he? His magic touch looks pretty elusive to me. — © Mark Alexander
Bombs are exploding in Iran and the Middle East, but the fallout is rattling households and businesses in neighborhoods all over the globe.
In Kansas, home buyers saw 30-year mortgage rates edge above 6 percent this week. In Western India, families mourning the death of a loved one discovered that gas-fired crematories had been temporarily closed.
In Hanoi, Vietnam, gas station owners posted “sold out” signs. In Kenya, tea growers and traders worried their exports to Iran would rot on the dock. And across the United States, Canada, Europe, Britain and Mexico, farmers blanched at the surge in fertilizer costs.
The widening war in Iran has delivered a stunning punch to a worldwide economy that has already been walloped by a breakdown of the international trading order, war in Ukraine and President Trump’s chaotic policymaking.
“This really is the big one,” David Goldwyn, a former U.S. diplomat and U.S. Energy Department official, said of the shutdown of the Strait of Hormuz, the world’s most important choke point for oil. It is the emergency scenario everyone feared, he said.
Cargo deliveries have been stranded, shipping charges have increased and insurance premiums have skyrocketed. Yes, the price of gas at the pump is affected. But so is the price of food, medicine, airplane tickets, electricity, cooking oil, semiconductors and more.
A drawn-out war between the United States and Iran could have “catastrophic consequences” for the world’s oil market and the global economy, Amin Nasser, chief executive of Saudi Aramco, the world’s largest oil and gas company, warned this week.
Yet even if the war, which began on Feb. 28 when the United States and Israel struck Iran, wraps up relatively quickly, this latest upheaval is sending consumers, workers and employers on another unnerving and unpredictable ride. » | Patricia Cohen | Patricia Cohen is the global economics correspondent in London.| Thursday, March 12, 2026
One can but wonder what all the members of Trump’s fan club have to say for themselves now! The king of dealmaking is not looking so clever now, is he? His magic touch looks pretty elusive to me. — © Mark Alexander
Berlin, 1933: Hitler’s Rise Through the Eyes of Diplomats I Pure WW2
Mar 10, 2026 | On January 30, 1933, Adolf Hitler was appointed Chancellor of Germany. Within weeks, the Nazi regime began transforming the state from within. While the world watched with curiosity and uncertainty, foreign diplomats stationed in Berlin witnessed the rise of National Socialism first-hand.
Through private reports, personal notebooks and confidential communications, these diplomats tried to understand the rapidly changing political landscape. They observed how the Nazis seized control of institutions while carefully navigating elite social circles that still included aristocrats and influential figures. High-society receptions became strange stages where Nazi leaders such as Hermann Göring, Rudolf Diels and Ernst Hanfstaengel mingled with diplomats and journalists.
Behind the elegance of Berlin’s salons, however, the signs of persecution and dictatorship were already emerging.
Title: Ambassadors in Berlin
Direction: Pierre-Olivier François
Production: APC & BluePrint Gmbh for France Télévisions (2020)
WIKIPEDIA: Vossische Zeitung »
Through private reports, personal notebooks and confidential communications, these diplomats tried to understand the rapidly changing political landscape. They observed how the Nazis seized control of institutions while carefully navigating elite social circles that still included aristocrats and influential figures. High-society receptions became strange stages where Nazi leaders such as Hermann Göring, Rudolf Diels and Ernst Hanfstaengel mingled with diplomats and journalists.
Behind the elegance of Berlin’s salons, however, the signs of persecution and dictatorship were already emerging.
Title: Ambassadors in Berlin
Direction: Pierre-Olivier François
Production: APC & BluePrint Gmbh for France Télévisions (2020)
WIKIPEDIA: Vossische Zeitung »
Guerre en Iran : faut-il s'attendre à une vague migratoire en Europe ?
LE FIGARO : «Il faut empêcher les mouvements migratoires incontrôlés en provenance d’Iran», a déclaré le chancelier allemand Friedrich Merz le 6 mars.
Les combats se poursuivent en Iran. Si les frappes se concentrent sur des infrastructures militaires, elles ont aussi touché des dépôts de carburant, créant une « pluie de pétrole » sur le pays dont pâti directement la population civile. « La crise croissante au Moyen-Orient constitue une urgence humanitaire majeure », a alerté le Haut-Commissariat aux réfugiés vendredi. « L’ampleur du risque potentiel [d’une vague migratoire] est significative », ajoutait mardi 3 mars l’Agence de l’Union européenne pour l’asile dans son rapport annuel. « Il faut empêcher les mouvements migratoires incontrôlés en provenance d’Iran, abondait encore Friedrich Merz, chancelier allemand, le 6 mars. Nous ne voulons pas voir se reproduire ici le scénario syrien ».
La police routière iranienne a recensé 100.000 départs de Téhéran au cours de deux premiers jours de frappes. Pourtant, aucune vague migratoire n’a été recensée par les pays frontaliers, qui en seraient les premiers réceptacles. « Je ne crois pas beaucoup au risque d’une vague migratoire venue d’Iran », tranche Patrick Stefanini, haut fonctionnaire et fin connaisseur des questions d’immigration. Quitter l’Iran relève de la gageure. Le régime des Mollahs quadrille le territoire, empêchant tout départ. Les routes migratoires semblent se fermer : les avions ne peuvent décoller, la Turquie a clos sa frontière... » | Par Amaury Coutansais-Pervinquière | jeudi 11 mars 2026
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Les combats se poursuivent en Iran. Si les frappes se concentrent sur des infrastructures militaires, elles ont aussi touché des dépôts de carburant, créant une « pluie de pétrole » sur le pays dont pâti directement la population civile. « La crise croissante au Moyen-Orient constitue une urgence humanitaire majeure », a alerté le Haut-Commissariat aux réfugiés vendredi. « L’ampleur du risque potentiel [d’une vague migratoire] est significative », ajoutait mardi 3 mars l’Agence de l’Union européenne pour l’asile dans son rapport annuel. « Il faut empêcher les mouvements migratoires incontrôlés en provenance d’Iran, abondait encore Friedrich Merz, chancelier allemand, le 6 mars. Nous ne voulons pas voir se reproduire ici le scénario syrien ».
La police routière iranienne a recensé 100.000 départs de Téhéran au cours de deux premiers jours de frappes. Pourtant, aucune vague migratoire n’a été recensée par les pays frontaliers, qui en seraient les premiers réceptacles. « Je ne crois pas beaucoup au risque d’une vague migratoire venue d’Iran », tranche Patrick Stefanini, haut fonctionnaire et fin connaisseur des questions d’immigration. Quitter l’Iran relève de la gageure. Le régime des Mollahs quadrille le territoire, empêchant tout départ. Les routes migratoires semblent se fermer : les avions ne peuvent décoller, la Turquie a clos sa frontière... » | Par Amaury Coutansais-Pervinquière | jeudi 11 mars 2026
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Saudi Arabia and UAE Defence Strategy Against Iranian Missile Strikes
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Trump’s Beloved White South African “Refugees” Returning Home in Droves
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Futures attaques de bases américaines, maintien du détroit d’Ormuz fermé... Le nouveau guide suprême iranien s’exprime pour la première fois
LE FIGARO : L’Iran va « inévitablement » poursuivre ses frappes contre des bases américaines dans le Golfe et continuera de bloquer le détroit d’Ormuz pour « faire pression » sur ses ennemis, a indiqué ce jeudi le nouvel ayatollah Khamenei. EN DIRECT » | Par Ségolène Forgar, Théo Sivazlian, Sidonie Rahola-Boyer et Félix Roudaut et Clara Hidalgo | jeudi 12 mars 2026
El Salvador: Expertengruppe wirft Bukele-Regierung Verbrechen gegen die Menschlichkeit vor
BERLINER ZEITUNG: Menschenrechtsorganisationen berichten über schwere Vorwürfe gegen El Salvadors Regierung. Sie werfen ihr systematische Missachtung rechtsstaatlicher Garantien vor.
Ein neuer Menschenrechtsbericht erhöht den Druck auf El Salvadors Präsidenten Nayib Bukele. Am Dienstag berichtete Reuters, dass ein Expertenteam El Salvadors Regierung unter dem seit März 2022 geltenden Ausnahmezustand systematische Menschenrechtsverletzungen vorwirft.
Der Vorwurf ist politisch brisant, weil Bukeles harter Kurs gegen die kriminellen Banden im Land weiter Rückhalt hat. Zugleich verschiebt der Bericht die Debatte auf die Frage, ob der drastische Rückgang der Gewalt mit systematischen Rechtsbrüchen erkauft wurde. » | Peter Steiniger | Mittwoch, 11. März 2026
Ein neuer Menschenrechtsbericht erhöht den Druck auf El Salvadors Präsidenten Nayib Bukele. Am Dienstag berichtete Reuters, dass ein Expertenteam El Salvadors Regierung unter dem seit März 2022 geltenden Ausnahmezustand systematische Menschenrechtsverletzungen vorwirft.
Der Vorwurf ist politisch brisant, weil Bukeles harter Kurs gegen die kriminellen Banden im Land weiter Rückhalt hat. Zugleich verschiebt der Bericht die Debatte auf die Frage, ob der drastische Rückgang der Gewalt mit systematischen Rechtsbrüchen erkauft wurde. » | Peter Steiniger | Mittwoch, 11. März 2026
Rutger Bregman, Historian, Called Out Billionaires Face to Face in Davos
Why Is Spain's Pedro Sánchez Standing Up to Trump? | DW News
Liban : Israël frappe à nouveau Beyrouth
Why America Is Losing the War with Iran (w/ John Mearsheimer) | The Chris Hedges Report
Elect a know-nothing fool, expect geopolitical chaos! – © Mark Alexander
Wolff Responds: "Iran! Underappreciated Aspects" Dated March 11, 2026
Donald Trump nomme Erika Kirk, veuve de Charlie Kirk, au conseil d'administration d'une école militaire
LE FIGARO : «Le président Trump a fait le choix parfait en nommant Erika Kirk» au Conseil d’administration de l’US Air Force Academy, a indiqué Olivia Wales, porte-parole de la Maison Blanche, au quotidien USA Today.
Le président américain Donald Trump a nommé Erika Kirk, veuve de l'influenceur ultraconservateur assassiné Charlie Kirk, au conseil d'administration de l'US Air Force Academy, l'une des plus prestigieuses écoles militaires des Etats-Unis, ont rapporté mercredi des médias américains.
« Le président Trump a fait le choix parfait en nommant Erika Kirk » au Conseil d'administration de l'US Air Force Academy, a indiqué Olivia Wales, porte-parole de la Maison Blanche, au quotidien USA Today. Le nom d'Erika Kirk, 37 ans, figure sur le site officiel du conseil d'administration de l'Académie militaire basée à Colorado Springs (ouest). » | Par Le Figaro avec AFP | jeudi 12 mars 2026
Le président américain Donald Trump a nommé Erika Kirk, veuve de l'influenceur ultraconservateur assassiné Charlie Kirk, au conseil d'administration de l'US Air Force Academy, l'une des plus prestigieuses écoles militaires des Etats-Unis, ont rapporté mercredi des médias américains.
« Le président Trump a fait le choix parfait en nommant Erika Kirk » au Conseil d'administration de l'US Air Force Academy, a indiqué Olivia Wales, porte-parole de la Maison Blanche, au quotidien USA Today. Le nom d'Erika Kirk, 37 ans, figure sur le site officiel du conseil d'administration de l'Académie militaire basée à Colorado Springs (ouest). » | Par Le Figaro avec AFP | jeudi 12 mars 2026
Iraq Closes Oil Terminals as Energy Prices Surge
THE NEW YORK TIMES: Two oil tankers were burning off the Iraqi coast on Thursday as the conflict in the Middle East deepened disruptions to the global energy supply. Israeli airstrikes also shook Beirut, the Lebanese capital.
Iraq and Oman closed oil terminals on Thursday after two tankers were attacked and left burning off Iraq’s coast, as the war in the Middle East continued to disrupt energy markets.
Oil prices surged despite a coordinated effort by the United States and other major economies to calm markets by pledging on Wednesday to release 400 million barrels of oil from their emergency reserves.
Iran has said that it would not allow oil shipments that benefit the United States and its allies to pass through the Strait of Hormuz, the waterway through which one-fifth of the world’s oil passes. Several merchant vessels have been attacked in and around the strait since U.S.-Israeli strikes on Iran began last month.
Iraqi officials said that they believed that Iran was responsible for the attack on the tankers off Iraq’s coast, which killed one person. The two oil tankers were used by Iraq for its own oil transport and were attacked while in a ship-to-ship transfer area, according to the country’s oil export authority. Iran had no responded publicly to the claim.
The United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations, a British maritime agency, said that a third ship was struck by an unknown projectile near Dubai. Security concerns on Thursday also forced the closure of an oil export terminal in Oman. It was unclear who was responsible for the attacks.
Iran’s military said it had launched attacks on Thursday morning targeting Israeli military bases and security services, according to Iranian state media. Waves of airstrikes also shook Beirut and Tehran on Wednesday and into Thursday morning. Iran War Live Updates » | Rebecca Elliott, John Yoon, Aurelien Breeden and Erika Solomon | Thursday, March 12, 2026
Iraq and Oman closed oil terminals on Thursday after two tankers were attacked and left burning off Iraq’s coast, as the war in the Middle East continued to disrupt energy markets.
Oil prices surged despite a coordinated effort by the United States and other major economies to calm markets by pledging on Wednesday to release 400 million barrels of oil from their emergency reserves.
Iran has said that it would not allow oil shipments that benefit the United States and its allies to pass through the Strait of Hormuz, the waterway through which one-fifth of the world’s oil passes. Several merchant vessels have been attacked in and around the strait since U.S.-Israeli strikes on Iran began last month.
Iraqi officials said that they believed that Iran was responsible for the attack on the tankers off Iraq’s coast, which killed one person. The two oil tankers were used by Iraq for its own oil transport and were attacked while in a ship-to-ship transfer area, according to the country’s oil export authority. Iran had no responded publicly to the claim.
The United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations, a British maritime agency, said that a third ship was struck by an unknown projectile near Dubai. Security concerns on Thursday also forced the closure of an oil export terminal in Oman. It was unclear who was responsible for the attacks.
Iran’s military said it had launched attacks on Thursday morning targeting Israeli military bases and security services, according to Iranian state media. Waves of airstrikes also shook Beirut and Tehran on Wednesday and into Thursday morning. Iran War Live Updates » | Rebecca Elliott, John Yoon, Aurelien Breeden and Erika Solomon | Thursday, March 12, 2026
Wednesday, March 11, 2026
US Attacks on Iran Are a 'Video Game' to Trump | Sir Simon Schama
Mar 11, 2026 | "He's Just sort of making it up as he goes along."
Trump has no knowledge and no plan when it comes to Iran, says historian Sir Simon Schama.
Trump has no knowledge and no plan when it comes to Iran, says historian Sir Simon Schama.
‘The Shine Has Been Taken Off’: Dubai Faces Existential Threat as Foreigners Flee Conflict
THE GUARDIAN: Tens of thousands of residents and tourists have left UAE since the US and Israel started bombing Iran two weeks ago, leaving beach bars, malls and hotels eerily empty
In the playground of the rich, nobody wanted this war. For decades, Dubai built itself up as a sanctuary of unadulterated consumerism visited by tourists the world over.
But now, the city in the United Arab Emirates faces an existential threat, as the war between the US and Israel and Iran has shaken the foundations of the “Dubai dream” that so many foreigners had bought into.
The UAE has borne the brunt of more than two-thirds of Iran’s strikes; the state targeted in part, say analysts, for its deep military and intelligence partnerships with western powers, and Dubai’s reputation as a favoured centre for global finance and western holidays.
“The shine has definitely been taken off,” said John Trudinger, a British resident of Dubai for 16 years, who is a headteacher at an Emirati school in Dubai. He employs more than 100 teachers from the UK and said most have been so “deeply traumatised and really struggling to cope” with the sudden arrival of war in Dubai that they have left and won’t come back.
They are among the tens of thousands of residents and tourists that have fled Dubai since the US and Israel launched joint strikes on Iran almost two weeks ago. The city’s large population of migrant workers largely don’t have that privilege. » | Hannah Ellis-Petersen in Dubai | Wednesday, March 11, 2026
In the playground of the rich, nobody wanted this war. For decades, Dubai built itself up as a sanctuary of unadulterated consumerism visited by tourists the world over.
But now, the city in the United Arab Emirates faces an existential threat, as the war between the US and Israel and Iran has shaken the foundations of the “Dubai dream” that so many foreigners had bought into.
The UAE has borne the brunt of more than two-thirds of Iran’s strikes; the state targeted in part, say analysts, for its deep military and intelligence partnerships with western powers, and Dubai’s reputation as a favoured centre for global finance and western holidays.
“The shine has definitely been taken off,” said John Trudinger, a British resident of Dubai for 16 years, who is a headteacher at an Emirati school in Dubai. He employs more than 100 teachers from the UK and said most have been so “deeply traumatised and really struggling to cope” with the sudden arrival of war in Dubai that they have left and won’t come back.
They are among the tens of thousands of residents and tourists that have fled Dubai since the US and Israel launched joint strikes on Iran almost two weeks ago. The city’s large population of migrant workers largely don’t have that privilege. » | Hannah Ellis-Petersen in Dubai | Wednesday, March 11, 2026
Steve Schmidt: We Will Topple Trump’s Regime
How Trump’s War With Iran Changed the World in a Week
THE NEW YORK TIMES: The conflict is reshaping travel patterns, energy dependencies, living costs, trade routes and diplomatic alliances.
Since President Trump launched a new war with Iran, he has portrayed it as a shock-and-awe assault with few lasting consequences, especially for Americans. On Monday in Florida, he called it a “brief disruption.”
Experts say it is rapidly becoming something else entirely: a jolt to the global security order and economy that far exceeds those delivered by other recent conflicts in the Middle East.
Mr. Trump’s war, now nearly two weeks old, is already reshaping travel patterns, energy dependencies, living costs, trade routes and strategic partnerships. Countries typically shielded from regional conflict, like Cyprus and the United Arab Emirates, have faced retaliatory Iranian fire. The fallout could disrupt midterm elections in the United States, tilt the war calculus in Ukraine and force China into a major economic pivot.
Those effects may compound if Mr. Trump presses ahead with the war, particularly if Iran escalates its counterattacks and blocks ship traffic through the critical oil passage of the Strait of Hormuz. Some economists are already invoking a dreaded memory for any U.S. president — the specter of oil-shock-induced stagflation, with growth stalling and prices roaring upward. » | Jim Tankersley | Reporting from Berlin, Washington and London’s Heathrow Airport | Wednesday, March 11, 2026
Since President Trump launched a new war with Iran, he has portrayed it as a shock-and-awe assault with few lasting consequences, especially for Americans. On Monday in Florida, he called it a “brief disruption.”
Experts say it is rapidly becoming something else entirely: a jolt to the global security order and economy that far exceeds those delivered by other recent conflicts in the Middle East.
Mr. Trump’s war, now nearly two weeks old, is already reshaping travel patterns, energy dependencies, living costs, trade routes and strategic partnerships. Countries typically shielded from regional conflict, like Cyprus and the United Arab Emirates, have faced retaliatory Iranian fire. The fallout could disrupt midterm elections in the United States, tilt the war calculus in Ukraine and force China into a major economic pivot.
Those effects may compound if Mr. Trump presses ahead with the war, particularly if Iran escalates its counterattacks and blocks ship traffic through the critical oil passage of the Strait of Hormuz. Some economists are already invoking a dreaded memory for any U.S. president — the specter of oil-shock-induced stagflation, with growth stalling and prices roaring upward. » | Jim Tankersley | Reporting from Berlin, Washington and London’s Heathrow Airport | Wednesday, March 11, 2026
El Pastificio de Nicola: Peperonata — Stewed Bell Peppers — Italian Recipe | Reupload
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Norvège : trois frères d'origine irakienne arrêtés pour «attentat terroriste à la bombe» contre l'ambassade américaine
LE FIGARO : « Nous travaillons toujours sur plusieurs hypothèses. L’une d’elles est que cela puisse être une opération commanditée par un acteur étatique », a déclaré un responsable de la police, Christian Hatlo.
La police norvégienne a annoncé mercredi l'arrestation de trois frères norvégiens d'origine irakienne, suspectés d'avoir perpétré un « attentat terroriste à la bombe » contre l'ambassade des États-Unis le week-end dernier à Oslo. » | Par Le Figaro avec AFP | mercredi 11 mars 2026
La police norvégienne a annoncé mercredi l'arrestation de trois frères norvégiens d'origine irakienne, suspectés d'avoir perpétré un « attentat terroriste à la bombe » contre l'ambassade des États-Unis le week-end dernier à Oslo. » | Par Le Figaro avec AFP | mercredi 11 mars 2026
'Incompetent Rulers Invite Invasion' – The Shah of Iran on Iranian Leaders through History (1965)
Mar 10, 2026 | On 2 March 1965, Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, the Shah of Iran, spoke to ITN’s Reggie Bosanquet in an exclusive interview filmed at the Iranian Embassy in London during the Shah’s state visit to Britain.
In the wide ranging exchange, the Shah addressed Iran’s relations with the Soviet Union and the perceived threat of communism, criticised Egypt’s President Gamal Abdel Nasser, and outlined the aims of his ongoing reform programme known as the White Revolution.
Pahlavi dismissed opponents of his reforms as a reactionary minority within Iran, and he discussed the assassination of Prime Minister Hasan Ali Mansur, gunned down just weeks before by a member of the Fada'iyan-e Islam in response to the exile of prominent cleric and vocal critic of the White Revolution, Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini.
Newly digitised, the interview had not been seen since its original broadcast in 1965.
In the wide ranging exchange, the Shah addressed Iran’s relations with the Soviet Union and the perceived threat of communism, criticised Egypt’s President Gamal Abdel Nasser, and outlined the aims of his ongoing reform programme known as the White Revolution.
Pahlavi dismissed opponents of his reforms as a reactionary minority within Iran, and he discussed the assassination of Prime Minister Hasan Ali Mansur, gunned down just weeks before by a member of the Fada'iyan-e Islam in response to the exile of prominent cleric and vocal critic of the White Revolution, Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini.
Newly digitised, the interview had not been seen since its original broadcast in 1965.
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Americans are such an ignorant lot! More especially when it comes to the outside world. In America, ignorance abounds. So does superstition. (Just think of their ignorance on matters of religion!) — © Mark Alexander
Mussolini – Ikone des Faschismus - Despoten
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Mussolini – Ikone des Faschismus - Despoten "Dummer kleiner Clown", sagte Benito Mussolini über Hitler nach deren erstem Zusammentreffen. Doch für Hitler war der erste faschistische Herrscher das große Vorbild und Vorläufer.
Mussolini – Ikone des Faschismus - Despoten "Dummer kleiner Clown", sagte Benito Mussolini über Hitler nach deren erstem Zusammentreffen. Doch für Hitler war der erste faschistische Herrscher das große Vorbild und Vorläufer.
Epstein Conspiracy: All the Proof We Need
Feb 10, 2026 | The Epstein files - and the cover-up - reveal all we need to know. Call a friend. Start organizing. Get educated. Let’s put this primitive “predatory phase” of humanity behind us.
We know what to do. We know how to feed, house, clothe, and care for all of us on this miraculous floating orb in outer space.
We know what to do. We know how to feed, house, clothe, and care for all of us on this miraculous floating orb in outer space.
Yankees Out of Latin America!
The Billionaire Crime Ring
Our so-called democratic leaders have just allowed THIS SHIT to happen! They haven’t had the SPUNK to do ANYTHING about it! The West needs CHANGE, BIG CHANGE. SOON! Kick the MORONS out of office and let the grown-ups take the reins. But we must make sure that these grown-ups have SPUNK. Lots of it! — © Mark Alexander
'Not Acceptable': France's Mélenchon’s Fiery Attack on US & Israel over Lebanon & Iran War
Mar 10, 2026 | US Iran War: The leader of La France Insoumise Jean-Luc Melenchon denounced the United States and Israel over what he called an 'imperialist war' against Iran and Lebanon.
"War is inevitable for those who want to continue to dominate when no one wants them to continue to dominate," Mélenchon said at a rally in Paris on Tuesday. He added it was 'not acceptable' for the US to attack Iran or to 'abduct' Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro earlier this year.
The French politician also criticised Israel for its 'despicable aggression,' saying that by creating a buffer zone in southern Lebanon, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu wanted to seize control of the Litani River, a key water supply source in the region. "It's an imperialist war, it's... that is to say, it consists of taking from some of what belongs to them to give to oneself," he added.
"War is inevitable for those who want to continue to dominate when no one wants them to continue to dominate," Mélenchon said at a rally in Paris on Tuesday. He added it was 'not acceptable' for the US to attack Iran or to 'abduct' Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro earlier this year.
The French politician also criticised Israel for its 'despicable aggression,' saying that by creating a buffer zone in southern Lebanon, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu wanted to seize control of the Litani River, a key water supply source in the region. "It's an imperialist war, it's... that is to say, it consists of taking from some of what belongs to them to give to oneself," he added.
Why Anti-Muslim Hate Definition Doesn't Include Racism | Dominic Grieve
Mar 10, 2026 | “I think the use of the word racism is unhelpful and counterproductive.”
The government has published a new definition of anti-Muslim hate, which does not include racism because “a religion is not a race”, says barrister and former conservative minister Dominic Grieve.
These people don't know what they are talking about. They have no understanding of Islam at all! — © Mark Alexander
The government has published a new definition of anti-Muslim hate, which does not include racism because “a religion is not a race”, says barrister and former conservative minister Dominic Grieve.
These people don't know what they are talking about. They have no understanding of Islam at all! — © Mark Alexander
US and Israel Are Mass Murdering Civilians in Iran
Iran Escalates Strategy with Threats to Lay Mines in the Strait of Hormuz
Mar 11, 2026 | “They need to spread the risk of this conflict across as many states as possible.”
Iran is holding the threat of mines over vessels operating out of the Strait of Hormuz, says Director of Policy at the UK Chamber of Shipping, Peter Aylott.
Iran is holding the threat of mines over vessels operating out of the Strait of Hormuz, says Director of Policy at the UK Chamber of Shipping, Peter Aylott.
Guerre au Moyen-Orient : le nouveau guide suprême Mojtaba Khamenei est « sain et sauf » malgré ses blessures, selon le fils du président iranien
LE FIGARO : Mojtaba Khamenei, 56 ans, aurait été blessé durant le raid qui a tué son père au premier jour de l’offensive israélo-américaine le 28 février contre l’Iran, mais les détails sur la gravité de ses blessures ne sont pas connus et il n’est pas apparu en public depuis.
Le nouveau guide suprême iranien Mojtaba Khamenei, est «sain et sauf» malgré ses blessures, a affirmé mercredi le fils du président iranien sur son compte Telegram. « J'ai entendu les informations disant que M. Mojtaba Khamenei avait été blessé. J'ai demandé à des amis qui ont des connexions. Ils m'ont dit que, grâce à Dieu, il était sain et sauf », a écrit Yousef Pezeshkian, qui est aussi conseiller du gouvernement. » | Par Le Figaro avec AFP | mercredi 11 mars 2026
Le nouveau guide suprême iranien Mojtaba Khamenei, est «sain et sauf» malgré ses blessures, a affirmé mercredi le fils du président iranien sur son compte Telegram. « J'ai entendu les informations disant que M. Mojtaba Khamenei avait été blessé. J'ai demandé à des amis qui ont des connexions. Ils m'ont dit que, grâce à Dieu, il était sain et sauf », a écrit Yousef Pezeshkian, qui est aussi conseiller du gouvernement. » | Par Le Figaro avec AFP | mercredi 11 mars 2026
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