💢 A U.S. special operations mission to recover the second crew member of a downed F-15E Strike Eagle appears to have ended with the pilot successfully exfiltrated — but multiple American aircraft destroyed inside Iran, according to U.S. and Iranian accounts. ▪️ U.S. account: Two MC-130J Commando II special operations transport aircraft landed at a makeshift forward airstrip during the rescue but became disabled and unable to take off. U.S. forces evacuated personnel and deliberately destroyed the aircraft on the ground to prevent capture. The recovered crew member had evaded Iranian forces for more than 36 hours in mountainous terrain before extraction. Reports and imagery indicate U.S. forces also destroyed at least one MH-6 Little Bird helicopter left behind at the site. President Donald Trump said the pilot was “safe and sound.” ▪️ Iranian account: Iranian military-linked sources, including Khatam al-Anbiya command and state-affiliated outlets, claim the operation resulted in significant U.S. losses under combat conditions. They say Iranian forces engaged U.S. aircraft and ground elements, leading to the destruction of multiple assets, including: ➤ Two C-130/MC-130 transport aircraft ➤ Two Black Hawk helicopters ➤ Drones, including an MQ-9 Reaper and a Hermes 900 Iranian media also reported intense ground clashes in the area during the rescue attempt. Fars News Agency said 9 Iranians were killed and 7 wounded in Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad province during the overnight operation. State-linked commentary drew comparisons to Operation Eagle Claw (1980), the failed U.S. rescue mission in Iran, framing the latest operation as a similar or deeper setback. An advisor to Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf described the mission as a “historic failure,” claiming U.S. forces suffered losses across multiple aircraft types and suggesting the scale of the operation had been downplayed by Washington. Earlier, Tasnim News Agency reported that U.S. forces were bombing areas where the missing pilot might be located — a claim that aligns in part with the U.S. acknowledgment that aircraft were destroyed at the site, though broader Iranian assertions about intent and losses remain unverified. 📸 Images circulating online show the burned-out wreckage of what appear to be U.S. M/HC-130 transport aircraft at the forward base in southern Iran. Separate images show the apparent wreckage of a MH-6 helicopter.

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U.S. and Israel are carrying out a murder-suicide pact

💢 STRIKES HIT MULTIPLE SITES IN IRAN’S MAIN PETROCHEMICAL HUB U.S.-Israeli strikes hit Iran’s Mahshahr petrochemical zone in Khuzestan, impacting multiple facilities inside the country’s largest petrochemical complex, according to Reuters and Iranian media. At least five people were wounded, with officials warning casualties may rise. ➤ Local officials say explosions struck at least three companies within the Petrochemical Special Economic Zone ➤ Separately, Iran’s Bandar Imam Petrochemical Complex, part of the same industrial cluster, was also hit and sustained damage ➤ The strikes once again targeted Iranian economic infrastructure, signaling a widening U.S.-Israel campaign beyond military targets. 📸 Bandar-e Emam Khomeyni petrochemical complex, Musa Bay, Iran

💢 Iranian state-linked media published photos Saturday showing a heavily damaged U.S. Army CH-47 Chinook helicopter at an airbase in Kuwait, claiming it was struck by an Iranian drone. Iran’s Mehr News Agency said the aircraft was involved in the search and rescue operation for the missing crew member of a downed U.S. F-15E. The U.S. has not confirmed the strike on the Chinook or its involvement in the operation. If confirmed, it would mark a significant achievement for Iran. The CH-47, a heavy-lift transport capable of carrying 55 troops or 26,000 pounds of cargo, costs roughly $38 million per aircraft.

Leqaa Kordia "... all of this injustice, the military curfew, the raids, all of this, I grew up seeing people dying, I grew up with my friends and classmates being arrested and thrown into jail, tortured, starved, abused every single day. This is my life as a Palestinian." https://t.co/K7lZ3jY1a0

💢 Video shared by the Iranian Instagram channel Kaf Khiaboon shows a woman volunteering at a checkpoint in Iran, as civilians take on expanding roles amid the U.S.-Israeli war. 🔸The footage comes as Israeli attacks have repeatedly targeted checkpoints and security personnel across Iran, including dozens of assassinations of internal security officers at several sites. 🔸Iranian officials have stressed public mobilization as a key pillar of defense. Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf has described “missiles, the streets, and the Strait” as central to Iran’s strategy, while Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei has said internal unity has thwarted U.S.-Israeli efforts to incite unrest. 🔸Drop Site reported recently on a broader mobilization campaign launched by Iran’s government calling on citizens to defend the country through checkpoint duty, medical care, rescue services, and other roles, with U.S. threatening further escalation and a potential ground invasion.

🚨At least 3,531 killed in Iran, according to HRANA | Day 35 of the U.S.-Israeli war 🔸The U.S.-based and funded monitor said Friday that 1,607 civilians have been killed in Iran since February 28, including 244 children. The group recorded another 1,213 military fatalities and 711 unclassified deaths. 🔸Iran’s Ministry of Health reports 251 women and 216 children under 18 among the dead. 🔸Among the injured: 4,610 women and 1,881 minors. 🔸54 emergency bases, 45 treatment units, and 216 health centers have been damaged. Seven hospitals evacuated. 41 ambulances destroyed. 24 healthcare workers killed on the front lines. 🔸In the last 24 hours alone, HRANA recorded 206 attacks across 107 incidents in 13 provinces. 🔸Targets recorded in the last 24 hours under international humanitarian law protection include a pharmaceutical company, a university, a relief supply warehouse, 12 civilian vessels, and a pier in Bandar-e Charak. 🔸The WHO has confirmed more than 20 attacks on Iran’s healthcare system since March 1. (HRANA says military casualties are believed to be significantly undercounted due to restricted access.)

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Trump has proposed a $1.5 trillion defense budget — a 40% increase, the largest since WWII. In exchange for more war he wants to: -Cut the EPA budget by half -Cut $10.7 billion for housing -Cut $8.5 billion for K-12 programs -Cancel $15 billion for clean energy -Cut $2.5 billion for clean drinking water -Eliminate $1.6 billion for youth job training -Cut $3.5 billion from the Labor Department -Eliminate $395 million for senior employment -Eliminate $775 million in food assistance grants -Eliminate the National Endowment for Democracy -Cut $5 billion from the National Institutes of Health -Eliminate the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) In all, cuts to domestic programs would account for a 10% reduction in discretionary spending.

The US F-35 fighter jet, shot down by Iranian armed forces, bore the code “LN” and was stationed at the United Kingdom’s RAF Lakenheath, the headquarters of the 48th Fighter Wing.

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Part 2 of taxation without representation: Trump straight up says it’s not the role of the federal government to fund Medicare, Medicaid or any federal program you pay taxes into! He says it should ALL go to war. Comments to MAGA starts at 6:04 https://t.co/sQ45TvrebE

Egyptian programmer Badr El-Khamisy launched a digital initiative to honor every Palestinian who has been killed in Israeli bombings during the ongoing genocide on Gaza. So far, over 60,000 names have been documented, each represented as a point of light on the screen. Clicking a point reveals the name of the martyr.

Podcaster Joe Rogan criticizes Israel’s invasion of Lebanon, calling it a claim to “stop the terrorists,” while comedian Theo Von responds, saying, “If you want to stop them, stand in front of the mirror.” https://t.co/cmNl4uIg1f

Yesterday, US-Israeli airstrikes bombed the historic Pasteur Institute in Tehran, a century-old health research center and part of the international Pasteur network. Founded in 1920, the institute has played a key role in disease research, epidemic control, and vaccine production in Iran and the broader Middle East for over a century.

Iran showing solidarity with the 30K Oracle employees laid off yesterday. Powerful.

The more civilian infrastructure we destroy in Iran and the more we set back their economy, the more determined Iran will be to extract the maximum possible toll from oil passing through what is now their strait. That toll will be paid by us and the rest of the world through a higher cost of living. So just be aware that every video of a bridge being blown up, a pharmaceutical plan destroyed, a medical clinic flattened, is a video of something *you* are going to pay to rebuild.

💢🇮🇶 Three members of Iraq’s Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF) were killed in a U.S.-Israeli strike on the 53rd Brigade in Tal Afar, a city in Nineveh province in northwestern Iraq near the Syrian border, the Iraqi News Agency reported Thursday. The Islamic Resistance of Iraq, an umbrella of mostly Iran-aligned armed factions in Iraq, said it had carried out 41 retaliatory operations against U.S. bases in Iraq and the region on Wednesday, deploying “dozens of drones and missiles.” The statement was reported by Iran’s state news agency ISNA.

💢 Strikes destroying Iranian pharmaceutical facilities have cut off life-saving treatment for hundreds of thousands of patients with severe and chronic illnesses, including for cancer patients, with independent experts warning the attacks constitute war crimes under international law, according to Deutsche Welle Persian. Iran sees roughly 150,000–200,000 new cancer cases annually. IFRC speaks about the humanitarian conditions in Iran in this interview below ⬇️

💢 Strikes on Iranian pharmaceutical facilities constitute war crimes under international law, independent experts told Deutsche Welle Persian, as evidence emerges of a healthcare collapse across the country. Iran’s deputy health minister said approximately 24 pharmaceutical and medical facilities have sustained partial or total damage since the war began. Tofigh Daru, Iran’s largest producer of cancer drugs, anesthetics, and surgical medications, was completely destroyed on March 31. ▪️ A cancer patient told the Iranian newspaper Sharg they approached the MAHAK cancer charity for basic post-chemotherapy medication and were told: “We don’t have any either” ▪️ Non-emergency surgeries are being postponed due to anesthesia shortages ▪️ In some Tehran neighborhoods, a single doctor is seeing 200 to 300 patients per day Human rights physicians Hasan Nayeb-Hashem and Hamid Hemmatpour, both based in Austria, told DW the strikes fall “outside all legal frameworks of war.” Israel has claimed Tofigh Daru supplied chemicals to a Revolutionary Guard weapons program — an assertion Nayeb-Hashem flatly rejected.

🚨 Ibrahim Tayseer Al-Khalidi was killed in an Israeli strike near Salah Al-Din Street in Bureij camp, central Gaza. https://t.co/Jp1Pnkif7G

🚨 HEARTBREAKING: Haneen Mohammad Tawfiq Al-Hour, 27, was shot and killed by an Israeli quadcopter drone this evening in the Abd Al-Al area of Nuseirat camp, central Gaza. Israel continues to violate the ceasefire agreement daily. https://t.co/ep8l1EXSWJ

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Israel is still committing genocide in Gaza. Israel is still committing genocide in Gaza. Israel is still committing genocide in Gaza. Israel is still committing genocide in Gaza. Israel is still committing genocide in Gaza. Israel is still committing genocide in Gaza. https://t.co/DnBcEQl72P

I knew Dr. Kamal Kharazi from my time in cognitive science. He has a PhD in industrial psychology from the University of Houston, and he used his connections to build something like an NIH for cognitive science in Iran — funding research, founding institutes. Today, his home was bombed. His wife was killed. He is critically injured. Either this was indiscriminate — bombing residential neighborhoods — which is terrifying. Or it was targeted — assassinating an 80-year-old academic-diplomat in his home — which is also terrifying. There is no good version of this story. And now I'm thinking about my other colleagues still in Iran.

🚨 Gaza had 22,000 orphans before October 2023. That number has tripled to 64,616. Among them: 3,209 children lost both parents. 826 have no surviving family member at all. Gaza City alone accounts for 25,753 of the orphans. https://t.co/wRfqcl2f87

WATCH: Aftermath of U.S. or Israeli strikes on another artillery ammunition depot near Isfahan, Iran. The area reportedly hosts massive artillery stockpiles, as two Iranian Army ground artillery groups are based there. https://t.co/hePXApwKhp

📌 Statement from The People of the Border Villages, an informal group: — History Repeats Itself In 1975, the army disintegrated and disappeared from the border region, which faced danger with bare bodies. The tragedy unfolded in all its dimensions: unarmed civilians besieged, with no support or aid. Today, the army remains intact, numbering eighty thousand soldiers, and its readiness is incomparable to what it was in the 1970s. Yet the expected farce has begun to unfold, as army units withdraw from the towns of Rmeish, Ain Ebel, and Debel, abandoning their duty and leaving thousands of Lebanese to face their fate on their own, struggling to secure basic necessities in what resembles a fight for survival. As citizens, we do not know whether the withdrawal orders are political, military, or both. In either case, the betrayal of trust is an unforgivable sin — a conscious act carried out with prior intent. In the midst of this disgraceful scene, we cannot say, “Forgive them, Father, for they know not what they do.” We, the Lebanese people, and the world at large, are watching how the state abandons its responsibilities and role in the darkest of times. Faced with this reality, we say to those who must hear: the people of the border villages — Christian, Druze, and Sunni — have decided to remain on their land and in their homes. We had hoped the Shiite villages would be included in this decision, but we know this Lebanese community is captive, facing a fate it did not choose. Yes, as throughout our history, we will remain on our land. We will manage our affairs with God’s help and our steadfast Lebanese will. We will defend ourselves with whatever means are available, and we will not hesitate to do what is necessary to achieve this rightful goal, recognized by all laws and norms. From now on, let the failing state and the corrupt, complicit authorities know that the war will end, the darkness will fade, and the sun of truth will rise. And then, standing with truth and justice, we will establish courts and hold every traitor, agent, and corrupt figure accountable. Know this: we will change the course of history, and we will not allow it to repeat itself. The People of the Border Villages March 31, 2026

🗳️ Trump signs executive order creating national voter list, restricting mail-in voting President Donald Trump signed an executive order Tuesday directing the Department of Homeland Security and Social Security Administration to create a national list of verified eligible voters and seeking to bar the U.S. Postal Service from sending absentee ballots to those not on state-approved lists. Voting law experts say the move unconstitutionally usurps states’ authority to run elections. Federal funding could be withheld from states that do not comply.

🇷🇺 Fire at Russian petrochemicals plant kills three, injures dozens A gas explosion and fire at the Nizhnekamskneftekhim petrochemicals complex in Russia’s Tatarstan region killed at least three people—two employees and a firefighter—and injured 68 on Tuesday, with 21 remaining hospitalized. Owner Sibur said a gas mixture exploded following a loss of pressure at a facility producing synthetic rubber and plastics, with the cause of the ignition still unclear.

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💢 Israel says it carried out more than 400 strikes targeting Iranian infrastructure in the past 48 hours, according to official statements reported by Channel 12. Sites hit include a claimed central Defense Ministry complex, weapons production facilities, and key economic facilities. Among them appears to be the Mobarakeh Steel Company, Iran’s largest steel plant, which satellite imagery suggests took a direct hit and sustained heavy damage after being struck at least a second time during this war. It deals a major blow to Iran’s economy, and eliminates a key revenue source amid oil sanctions.

The United States has about 300 MQ-9 Reaper drones in total. The systems cost ~$30-32M each. CBS reports 16 have been shot down in the Iran war - that’s roughly 5% of the fleet. Costing about $500M in losses.

President Donald Trump claimed on Truth Social that Iran’s president Masoud Pezeshkian had “asked” for a ceasefire, warning he would bomb the country “back to the Stone Ages” unless the Strait of Hormuz reopens. Iran’s parliament speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf mocked market reactions to misread remarks from Tehran, calling it “out-of-context quotes + manufactured FOMO = war profiteering 101” — essentially a critique of panic-driven trading that saw stock market indexes rise over 3% since Monday morning. Tehran’s actual position has not changed: it may end the war on its stated conditions, including control over access through the Strait of Hormuz.

💢 Drone strikes hit BP subsidiary Castrol site near Erbil, massive fire At least two drones struck a fuel and engine oil warehouse near Erbil in Iraq’s Kurdistan region, triggering a massive fire and thick black smoke, according to AP and Rudaw. Local officials said up to four drones were involved, including a second strike as firefighters and journalists were arriving at the scene, forcing an evacuation amid fears of further attacks. The facility belongs to Castrol, a subsidiary of BP, operating locally with Sardar Group. No casualties were reported. The strike followed a heavy night of attacks, with authorities saying around 30 drones were launched across the Kurdistan Region, many intercepted. Separate strikes also hit a U.S.-linked oil site near Duhok, causing damage, Rudaw reported.

💢 Multiple impact sites reported in central Israel after Iranian strike Impacts from an Iranian missile attack were reported across central Israel, including Tel Aviv, Bnei Brak, and near the U.S. Embassy branch, according to Israeli emergency services and Channel 12. Authorities said at least four impact locations were identified, with a building in Bnei Brak sustaining heavy damage, Jerusalem Post writes. 16 people were reported injured, and emergency crews responded throughout the area.

BREAKING: A major sign of a potential U.S. ground invasion! 12 US A-10C Thunderbolt II ‘Warthogs’ just landed at RAF Lakenheath in the UK en route to the Middle East for Operation Epic Fury. This is a major sign of potential ground invasion against Iran. The A-10 is built for close air support. Its 30mm cannon is intended to shred tanks/armor, and it’s known to protect ground troops with rockets, missiles & bombs.

A building has reportedly collapsed in Tel Aviv following Iranian missile strikes this morning, with people said to be trapped beneath the rubble. https://t.co/2NBa9Tbw4k

💢 Beirut: 5 killed in Israeli strikes At least 5 people were killed and 21 wounded in an Israeli strikes on the Jnah neighborhood of Beirut, Lebanon’s Health Ministry said. The attack came without warning, and Israel has not publicly announced the target.

💢 A drone attack hit fuel tanks at Kuwait International Airport, sparking a “large fire,” according to Kuwait’s state news agency KUNA 🔸 The strike targeted facilities belonging to the Kuwait Aviation Fuel Supply Company (KAFACO), with thick smoke reported and emergency crews moving quickly to contain the blaze. 🔸 Authorities said there were no immediate injuries, though material damage was reported. 🔸 KUNA said the attack may have been carried out by Iran-backed militias in Iraq.

🇸🇩 Sudan: Around 13,000 people are being held in the RSF-operated Diqris prison near Nyala in South Darfur, far exceeding its 3,600 capacity, according to the African Centre for Justice and Peace Studies. Detainees include soldiers, civilians, and political suspects from across Sudan. Former prisoners describe severe overcrowding, minimal food and water, and the use of schools and offices as cells. Reports say detainees have died from disease and poor conditions, with the site heavily guarded and largely inaccessible to independent monitoring.

I am curious if you’ve had more time to think about this since our conversation @RoKhanna, when you told me that you would not be in favor of conditioning Iron Dome funding based on Israel’s compliance with human rights law. Would you join @AOC on this pledge? https://t.co/fmbgdcMlzn

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Let’s hope so! NO MORE MONEY TO ISRAEL PERIOD!