At least seven people were killed in Ukraine on Tuesday after Russia launched a truly massive drone attack that's said to be the largest of the four-year war. Counting both drones and cruise missiles, 979 warheads poured into Ukrainian airspace as diplomatic efforts at ending the war remain stalled and the world's attention is focused almost entirely on the US-Israeli war on Iran.

25 March 2026

While Donald Trump touts a "present" he received from Iran, Iran has said it attacked a United States aircraft carrier. After vowing to attack the USS Abraham Lincoln, footage has surfaced allegedly showing Iran following through on the threat.

25 March 2026

When speaking about the Strait of Hormuz and its closure to United States and Israeli vessels, U.S. President Donald Trump claimed Iran gave him a "present." "They're going to make a deal. They did something [Monday] that was amazing, actually. They gave us a present," Trump said.

25 March 2026

Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz has said that hundreds of thousands of people will be barred from returning to their homes in Southern Lebanon as Israel occupies the country. The occupation will continue until the Hezbollah threat is removed.

25 March 2026

A simulation conducted by Austrian researchers has modeled the potential global economic impact of a prolonged closure of the Strait of Hormuz, a critical maritime chokepoint, according to a study released in March 2026. The research, which examined the flow of 10,000 tankers between 1,315 ports globally, indicates that $1.2 trillion in annual exports from five Gulf nations are at direct risk if Iran maintains control of the waterway for an extended period.

25 March 2026

Despite the White House touting backchannel interactions with the Iranians as a basis for some kind of peaceful offramp, Israel and Iran intensified direct and regional strikes, in a continued escalation of the war. The Israeli military said it had "completed a wave of extensive strikes targeting production sites" across Iran, including in Isfahan, following overnight reports that gas facilities were hit, triggering fears of potential Iranian retaliation on Gulf energy and infrastructure sites - which doesn't appear to have happened yet.

24 March 2026

The United States ruling class is considering sending airborne troops into the war in Iran. A brigade of about 3,000 paratroopers could soon be joining the conflict in the Middle East.

24 March 2026

While Iran is denying any discussions have taken place, United States ruler Donald Trump claims that the Islamic Republic wants to "make a deal".  Trump has also extended his deadline for Iran to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, saying the U.S. will hold off striking power plants in the country for five days.

24 March 2026

North Korea's ruler, Kim Jong-Un, has said that his country's nukes provide some "leverage" against American aggression and terrorism. He added that North Korea poses a credible nuclear threat to the United States. 

24 March 2026

After this week is over, there may be no turning back. President Trump is literally threatening to “obliterate” Iran’s power grid, and the Iranians cannot do a thing to prevent that from happening. But in response, the Iranians are threatening to destroy oil and gas infrastructure all over the Persian Gulf. The Iranians have already destroyed 17 percent of Qatar’s Ras Laffan natural gas complex, and if they destroy the remaining 83 percent of that facility, it will immediately plunge us into the greatest natural gas crisis in human history by a very wide margin. 

24 March 2026