Iran
1856 Treaty of Friendship and Commerce
1856-02-22 Treaty of Friendship and Commerce
1909 Anglo-Persian Oil Company
1909 (historical context) The Ango-Persian Oil Company was incorporated in the United Kingdom. Renamed to Anglo-Iranian Oil Company in 1935.
https://www.iranicaonline.org/articles/anglo-persian-oil-company/
1914 Sykes-Picot Agreement
1914-01-01 European imperial powers began plans to partition up the Ottoman Empire region after World War I, including holding secret negotiations in 1915 called the Sykes-Picot Agreement which was signed May 16, 1916. This caused much resentment from Arabs and Muslims.
https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/may-16/britain-and-france-conclude-sykes-picot-agreement
1917 Balfour
1917-11-02 The British Foreign Secretary Arthor Balfour pledged British support for establishing a national home for the Jewish people, AKA Israel, to support Zionist aspirations. This led to plans to divide up the heart of the region in places where Palestinians already lived. This was created without local consent and against the will of the region’s inhabitants.
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-41765892
https://www.palquest.org/en/highlight/157/balfour-declaration-2-november-1917
1918 European Colonialism
1918-11-11 World War I ended, but much of the Arab region did not regain independence. Rather, control was handed over to European colonial powers and carved up amongst themselves. Most Arab nations did not gain independence until after World War II.
1943 Lebanon Independence
1943-11-22 Lebanon gained its independence.
https://www.britannica.com/place/Lebanon/French-mandate
1946 Syria, Jordan Independence
1946-04-17 Syria gained their independence.
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-14703995
1946-05-25 Jordan gained their independence.
https://history.state.gov/countries/jordan
1947 Nakba Ethnic Cleansing
1947-12-31 Israel began carrying out the Nakba, or ethnic cleansing, of Palestinian Arabs in the region. It began with displacement of 700,000 people and grew into a genocide which lasted all the way through 2026.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nakba
1948 State of Israel
1948-05-14 The State of Israel was created without the consent of the people who lived there, involving things like mass displacement, dispossession, military defeat, occupation, and watching Western powers impose their will on the region.
https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/may-14/state-of-israel-proclaimed
1948 Arabs go to War
1948-05-15 Arabs went to war with Israel for the first time. Israel expanded. For clarity, the Arab nations like Egypt, Syria, Jordan and Iraq were all secular nationalist governments, not religious regimes. Many of them were openly against Islamist movements like the Muslim Brotherhood. The conflict with Israel was not a religious holy war. It was a political and anti-colonial struggle. Zionism was seen as a geopolitical project backed by Western powers for domination.
https://history.state.gov/milestones/1945-1952/arab-israeli-war
1953 US CIA Coup
1953-08-15 The coup was organized by the US CIA. After the Iranian coup, the US framed the Middle East as inherently chaotic and a threat to Western interests. The US toppled a democratically elected government August 19, 1953 after the leader, Mosaddegh, threatened Wester oil interests by nationalizing the Anglo-Iranian Oil Company. Prior to this coup, Christians, Jews and Muslims coexisted in the region. The US intended to install a Western-friendly monarchy. The US backed the Shah of Iran and put him into power to rule for the next 25 years.
https://www.zinnedproject.org/news/tdih/iran-coup/
1954 AIPAC Founded and Sponsored by Kushner
1954-01-01 The American Israel Public Affairs Committee was founded and would become the second most powerful lobbyist group in America, promoting pro-Israel including advancement in Israel’s interests. One of the prominent sponsors of AIPAC was Charles Kushner, father of Jared Kushner.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AIPAC
1956 Suez Crisis
1956-10-29 Israel launched an attack on Egypt, the Suez Crisis.
https://history.state.gov/milestones/1953-1960/suez
1957 Atoms for Peace
Eisenhower created the Atoms for Peace, where we gave Iran their first nuclear reactor and nuclear materials under the Western-friendly Shah installed in 1953 under the US CIA Iranian coup.
https://www.iaea.org/sites/default/files/publications/magazines/bulletin/bull54-4/54401210304.pdf
1967 Six Day War
1967-06-05 During the “Six Day War” Israel captured territory from Arabs in under a week. To be clear, this war was not about religious fundamentalism. The slogan “Palestine is Arab” became a rallying cry, not because of religious fundamentalism or anti-Jewish sentiment, but in attempt to reclaim a sense of pride and agency.
https://www.britannica.com/event/Six-Day-War
1973 Yom Kippur War
1973-10-06 Yom Kippur War: Arab states led by Egypt and Syria launched a surprise attack on Israel. The US airlifted arms to Israel (Operation Nickel Grass), and the 1973 oil crisis was prompted. Israel won, although there were heavy casualties on both sides.
https://www.history.com/articles/yom-kippur-war
1979 A LOT OF THINGS HAPPENED
1979-07-03 The US launched Operation Cyclone to destabilize the Soviets before they invaded Afghanistan and to arm and finance Afghan fighters after the invasion. The US, Saudi Arabia and Pakistan funneled billions of dollars into it. Fighters saw themselves as religious freedom fighters against the Soviets, then later against the West and Israel. Religious fundamentalism was not noted by the US, so long as the fighters were anti-communist.
1979-11-04 The US Embassy was seized in Tehran with support from Ayatollah Khomeini. The Shah of Iran was swept out of the country and sent to the US for protection. Sixty-six (66) Americans were held hostage for 444 days. After this was the rise of the Iranian or Islamic revolution and eventual rise of Islamist movements like Hamas. This was the first time an Islamic movement successfully overthrew a secular Western-backed monarchy. Led by Ayatollah Khomeini.
https://history.state.gov/departmenthistory/short-history/iraniancrises
1979-11-20 The Siege of Mecca: Saudi Arabia had complicit military and economic ties with the US including enriching themselves with oil money, which Islamic radicals despised. Armed Islamic radicals seized Mecca.
1979-12-01 The Saudi royal family made a bargain on the ultra-conservative religious doctrine Wahhabi Islam and export this ideology to places like Pakistan, Afghanistan, Egypt, Sudan, and others. In exchange, it would try to keep local radicals in check and maintain their control.
https://www.theamericanconservative.com/the-saudi-deal-is-a-faustian-bargain/
https://www.economist.com/leaders/2015/01/29/an-unholy-pact
https://www.vox.com/2015/1/19/7559007/saudi-arabia-punishments
1979-12-24 The Soviet Union invaded Afghanistan.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soviet%E2%80%93Afghan_War
https://www.history.com/articles/1979-soviet-invasion-afghanistan
1979-12-31 Osama bin Laden, the son of a wealthy Saudi businessman, emerged. He used his family wealth to build a jihadist infrastructure and network.
https://www.fbi.gov/history/famous-cases/osama-bin-laden
https://www.ebsco.com/research-starters/history/osama-bin-laden-forms-al-qaeda
1981
1981-05-25 The Gulf Cooperation Council was established in the Middle East to unionize Gulf states.
https://www.arabnews.com/node/2597010/amp
https://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/gulf/gcc.htm
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gulf_Cooperation_Council
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2017/12/4/what-is-the-gcc
1985 Iran Contra Affair
1985-11-01 The Iran-Contra affair took place. The Regan administration sold arms to Iran in exchange for securing the release of American hostages in Lebanon. The funds helped support Nicaraguan rebels. This was the same era that the US was sending weapons to Iraq during the Iran-Iraq war.
https://webhelper.brown.edu/cheit/Understanding_the_Iran_Contra_Affair/i-thebeginning.php
https://www.britannica.com/event/Iran-Contra-Affair
1987 Hamas Founded
1987-12-01 Hamas was founded by Sheikh Ahmed Yassin and members of the Muslim Brotherhood. This is when religion became central to the narrative of the resistance in the Middle East, right after multiple failed attempts to regain freedoms, agency, and hope. Basically, messages became “you tried it their way, now try it our way”. This is when places like the Mosque became a place for political refuge and social cohesion, much like Black churches during the Civil War.
1989 Soviets Withdrew from Afghanistan
1989-02-15 The Soviets withdrew from Afghanistan.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soviet_withdrawal_from_Afghanistan
1990 Gulf War
1990-08-02 The US installed military bases during the Gulf War on places Muslims considered sacred land.
2001 9/11 & Iran Helped US Locate Taliban
2001-09-11 The World Trade Center towers were struck by aircraft. Bin Laden saw the US as the protector of Israel, the guarantor of the Saudi monarchy, and the occupier of Islamic holy lands by way of military bases.
2001-10-01 Iran helped the US locate the Taliban.
https://www.cfr.org/timelines/us-war-afghanistan
https://www.aspistrategist.org.au/sykes-picot-at-100-part-1/
2002 Bush Declared Iran Axis of Evil
2002-01-29 Bush called Iran the Axis of Evil during a speech.
https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/tehran/axis/axis.html
https://georgewbush-whitehouse.archives.gov/news/releases/2002/01/20020129-11.html
2003 Rise of ISIS and Al Qaeda
2003-04-09 The collapse of the Iraqi state facilitated the rise of groups like ISIS and Al Qaeda.
https://www.wilsoncenter.org/article/timeline-the-rise-spread-and-fall-the-islamic-state
2006 Christians United for Israel Founded
2006-01-01 The lobbyist group Christians United for Israel was founded and would become a very powerful force in American government, promoting pro-Israel including advancement in Israel’s interests.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christians_United_for_Israel
2016 Iran Nuclear Deal
2016-01-16 Obama tried to compile a plan for Iran to keep a limited nuclear plan for nuclear energy, while lifting sanctions and ensuring they aren’t building nuclear weapons.
https://obamawhitehouse.archives.gov/node/328996
2016
2016-04-27 In 2016, 2020, and 2024 Trump campaigned against any wars in the Middle East and bashed his predecessors for it. He even claimed Kamala Harris would start a war in Iran if she had won the presidency.
January 8 2020 transcript:
November 4, 2024 video:
2016-09-21 Trump said he wanted to take the oil from Iraq, “You’re not stealing anything. We’re reimbursing ourselves”.
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2016/sep/21/donald-trump-iraq-war-oil-strategy-seizure-isis
https://www.yahoo.com/news/trumps-talk-keeping-iraqs-oil-sparking-concerns-082724997–politics.html
https://www.newyorker.com/news/our-columnists/trumps-baffling-plan-to-pillage-syrias-oil
https://www.brookings.edu/articles/trumps-take-the-oil-madness/
2017 Trump Moved an Embassy
2017-12-06 Trump moved the US Embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem.
2018 Trump Withdrew from Iran Nuclear Deal
2018-05-08 Trump withdrew from the Iran Nuclear Deal (JCPOA).
https://www.cfr.org/backgrounders/what-iran-nuclear-deal
2018 NBS Killed a Journalist
2018-10-02 Trump ignored the fact that Saudi journalist and Washington Post columnist Jamal Khashoggi was murdered inside the Saudi consulate in Istanbul, Turkey.
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-45812399
2020
2020-01-08 In 2016, 2020, and 2024 Trump campaigned against any wars in the Middle East and bashed his predecessors for it. He even claimed Kamala Harris would start a war in Iran if she had won the presidency.
January 8 2020 transcript:
November 4, 2024 video:
2020 Trump Ordered Assassination
2020-01-06 Trump ordered the assassination of General Qasem Soleimani, the leader of the Iranian Revolutionary Guards.
2020 Abraham Accords
2020-09-15 The Abraham Accords were officially signed as an agreement between Israel and the United Arab Emirates. It was sponsored by Trump.
2022 Saudi Arabia Invests in Kushner
2022-04-10 The House Oversight Committee investigated a $2 billion Saudi investment in Jared Kushner’s firm and Trump’s receipt of more than $250,000 in foreign gifts. In an article with CBS, Kushner stated he was not interested in rejoining the White House if Trump won the 2024 presidential election. In 2025, Kushner DID JOIN the White House as Trump’s special envoy in foreign affairs.
https://www.nytimes.com/2022/04/10/us/jared-kushner-saudi-investment-fund.html
2024
2024-11-04 In 2016, 2020, and 2024 Trump campaigned against any wars in the Middle East and bashed his predecessors for it. He even claimed Kamala Harris would start a war in Iran if she had won the presidency.
January 8 2020 transcript:
November 4, 2024 video:
2025 June - Trump Bombs Iran
2025-06-18 Steve Bannon warned against regime change in Iran, opposing Trump’s more aggressive posture.
https://www.csmonitor.com/USA/Politics/monitor_breakfast/2025/0618/steve-bannon-trump-maga-iran
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bJnVvF2B2to
2025-06-21 Trump announced the US had “completely and totally obliterated” Iranian nuclear sites.
2025 December
2025-12-28 Protests started in Iran after currency collapse and inflation.
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cgjw8wxl3d6o
2026 January
2026-01-08 Iranian authorities had imposed a near-total internet shutdown.
https://www.npr.org/2026/01/15/nx-s1-5678567/iran-internet-blackout-starlink
2026-01-12 Trump threatened “strong” military action in Iran stating on Fox that he has “put Iran on notice”.
https://www.npr.org/2026/01/12/g-s1-105652/trump-military-action-iran-protests-deaths
2026-01-22 Trump created his own “Board of Peace”, consisting of founding countries such as Israel, Saudi Arabia, Argentina and Hungary.
https://www.cnn.com/2026/01/22/world/trump-board-of-peace-explainer-intl-hnk
2026 February WAR WITH IRAN
2026-02-14 At the annual Munich Security Conference Senator Lindsey Graham called for a regime change in Iran, stating, “If we back out now, it’ll be the biggest mistake we’ve made, far worse than the Syrian red line, far worse than Afghanistan”.
2026-02-20 Trump gave Iran a 10-to-15-day deadline for Iran to reach a nuclear deal or face “really bad things”.
2026-02-26 Trump sent two corrupt real-estate brokers – Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner – to Geneva to discuss nuclear talks with Iran. This came two days before the US and Israel surprise-attacked Iran and launched missiles, including killing 170 schoolchildren.
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-steve-witkoff-iran-enriched-uranium-11-nuclear-bombs/
https://foreignpolicy.com/2026/03/03/witkoff-kushner-trump-fail-diplomacy-iran-ukraine-gaza/
2025-02-28 Pete Hegseth dismantled civilian casualty mitigation programs ahead of the Iran war by dismantling the Civilian Mitigation and Response Action Plan. On the first day of the war in Iran, the US launched a Tomahawk missile into an all-girls school and killed nearly 200 children. The US denied allegations of launching the missile, and Trump even claimed Iran might have bombed themselves during a Mar-a-Lago press conference on March 9th.
https://www.reuters.com/world/iran-crisis-live-explosions-tehran-israel-announces-strike-2026-02-28/
https://www.ms.now/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/why-trump-war-iran-benefits
https://www.cnn.com/2026/02/28/middleeast/maps-iran-tehran-attack-vis-intl
https://www.cfr.org/articles/gauging-the-impact-of-massive-u-s-israeli-strikes-on-iran
https://www.democracynow.org/2026/02/28/special_report_us_israel_launch_unprovoked
https://www.theatlantic.com/national-security/2026/03/us-civilian-casualties-iran/686292/
https://www.propublica.org/article/trump-defense-department-iran-hegseth-civilian-casualties
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/04/us/politics/hegseth-pentagon-civilian-harm.html
2026 March Week #1
2026-03-01 The US State Department had made no plans on how to evacuate American citizens from the region. They only told them to find their own way out.
https://www.politico.com/news/2026/03/04/evacuation-middle-east-iran-war-00812898
2026-03-01 After Trump surprise-attacked Iran oil prices soared. Trump even mused over plans to purchase oil from Russia.
https://time.com/7382335/iran-war-trump-energy-crisis/
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cy031d1ny7jo
https://www.dw.com/en/why-the-us-says-india-can-buy-russian-oil-again/a-76250096
2026-03-02 Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said there would be no “stupid” rules of engagement governing military operations against Iran.
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/world/hegseth-insists-the-iran-conflict-is-not-iraq-and-is-not-endless
2026-03-02 Six American soldiers were killed in Kuwait.
https://www.cnn.com/2026/03/02/politics/six-soldiers-killed-in-iranian-strike-kuwait
2026-03-03 The Military Religious Freedom Foundation received hundreds of complaints across all branches of the military after commanders told subordinates that the war in Iran was a biblical mandate and that Trump was anointed by God to light the signal fire in Iran to cause Armageddon.
https://www.newsweek.com/us-commander-said-trump-anointed-by-jesus-to-attack-iran-report-11615046
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/mar/03/us-israel-iran-war-christian-rhetoric
2026-03-04 Media outlets published the names of the children killed by the U.S. TOMAHAWK MISSILE in Minab, Iran. When questioned, Trump claimed Iran had hit itself with its own missile, while other administration officials said the incident remained under investigation.
https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/names-and-ages-children-iranian-school-strike
https://www.usatoday.com/story/graphics/2026/03/06/iran-girls-school-strike/88968796007/
2026-03-04 Numerous explanations emerged as to why the US started a war with Iran.
- Mike Johnson said that Iran had a “misguided religion”, while other leaders also indicated this was to crush the theocratic government.
- High-ranking Iranian officials deemed this a holy war (Jihad).
- Marco Rubio said it was because Iran would retaliate if Israel struck first so that’s why the US struck ahead of the Israeli Defense Forces.
- Pete Hegseth said Iran had an arsenal of ballistic missiles and killer drones which they were allegedly using to create a shield for “nuclear blackmail ambitions”.
- The Omani foreign minister said they were making substantial progress in talks with the US before the strikes. Trump said he wasn’t happy with how the talks were progressing and that “they’re not willing to give us what we have to have”.
- Jewish news sources reported that the US did what Netanyahu had “wanted to do for years”.
Trump said it was because he believed Iran was about to strike first. Trump also said it was because Iran was developing long range missiles that would threaten European allies, despite a Defense assessment from 2025 stating to the contrary that Tehran would not have ballistic missiles until 2035.
Mike Johnson said that Iran had a “misguided religion”, while other leaders also indicated this was to crush the theocratic government.
High-ranking Iranian officials deemed this a holy war (Jihad).
Marco Rubio said it was because Iran would retaliate if Israel struck first so that’s why the US struck ahead of the Israeli Defense Forces.
Pete Hegseth said Iran had an arsenal of ballistic missiles and killer drones which they were allegedly using to create a shield for “nuclear blackmail ambitions”.
The Omani foreign minister said they were making substantial progress in talks with the US before the strikes. Trump said he wasn’t happy with how the talks were progressing and that “they’re not willing to give us what we have to have”.
Jewish news sources reported that the US did what Netanyahu had “wanted to do for years”.
https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/03/04/world/politics/trump-rubio-reasons-us-iran-war/
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/why-us-attack-iran-trump-administration/
https://www.cnn.com/2026/03/03/middleeast/iran-us-israel-what-we-know-intl-hnk
https://thejewishindependent.com.au/netanyahu-war-election-victory
https://www.timesofisrael.com/for-years-netanyahu-propped-up-hamas-now-its-blown-up-in-our-faces/
2026-03-05 The US sunk an unarmed Iranian naval ship in international waters that was participating in naval exercises hosted by India. The Sri Lanka Navy recovered 87 bodied and 32 survivors.
https://apnews.com/article/iran-warship-iris-dena-india-14916ad657e50f048bbeb42b38224ecb
2026-03-05 In reference to the war in Iran, Trump stated, “It’s over when I want it to be” and “We don’t want them to put anybody in there unless it is approved by us”.
https://www.irishstar.com/culture/entertainment/david-muir-donald-trump-iran-36827739
2026-03-05 Marine Veteran Brian McGinnis was forcibly removed from a Senate hearing after protesting the US war campaign in Iran. His arm was broken.
2026-03-05 The US asked Ukraine for help shooting down Iranian drones.
2026-03-05 The war in Iran quickly became a global one with more than 20 countries involved.
https://www.wired.com/story/every-country-directly-impacted-by-the-war-on-iran/
https://www.reuters.com/graphics/IRAN-CRISIS/MAPS/znpnmelervl/
https://www.chosun.com/english/world-en/2026/03/07/BU3H6DJF2JHFNJJ4A2CKCPROSE/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CeqQ8DBCYmk&list=WL&index=6&t=4s
2026-03-06 Trump demanded Iran’s “UNCONDITIONAL SURRENDER” in a social media post
https://www.cnn.com/world/live-news/iran-war-us-israel-trump-03-06-26
https://www.axios.com/2026/03/06/trump-iran-war-unconditional-surrender
https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/posts/116182551337254643
2026-03-07 Trump wore campaign merchandise during a military dignified transfer and used the images in a fundraising email which read, “This is President Donald J. Trump. I made a special announcement to the public an hour ago. For the very first time ever, I’m opening up spots on the National Security Briefing membership. Claim your spot”. Then it offers a link to donate.
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/mar/07/trump-us-service-members-killed-kuwait
https://www.salon.com/2026/03/09/fox-news-erased-fallen-soldiers-to-make-trump-look-better/
https://www.fastcompany.com/91505360/trump-wears-hat-dignified-transfer
https://www.cnn.com/2026/03/13/politics/trump-fundraise-email-soldier
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/14/us/politics/fund-raising-email-trump-ritual.html
https://people.com/trump-promises-donors-access-national-security-briefings-11925725
https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/trump-reaaaaaally-didnt-journalist-asking-152826530.html
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KXqZNuxKUlQ&list=WL&index=1
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qepYRy2BTAg
2026 March Week #2
2026-03-08 The son of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Mojtaba Khameni, took over as supreme leader of Iran. Trump told Time Magazine, “I’m not going through this to end up with another Khamenei. I want to be involved in the selection”. Republican Senator Lindsey Graham said, “I believe it’s just a matter of time before he meets the same fate as that of his father – one of the most evil men on the planet”.
https://time.com/7383160/trump-comments-about-new-iran-supreme-leader-mojtaba-khamenei/
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-not-happy-iran-new-supreme-leader-mojtaba-khamenei/
2026-03-08 Hegseth refused to rule out ground troops in Iran during a 60 Minutes interview. The interviewer asked, “Will there be boots on the ground in Iran”. Hegseth replied, “I wouldn’t tell you that if we did”, and, “Yes, but we reserve the right and we would be completely unwise if we did not reserve the right to take any particular option, whether it included boots on the ground or no boots on the ground”.
2026-03-09 Following U.S. strikes on Iranian oil facilities, toxic “black rain” and hazardous air pollution affected Tehran.
https://time.com/7383099/iran-news-oil-strikes-tehran/
https://ceobs.org/black-rain-the-health-and-environmental-risks-from-tehrans-oil-fires/
2026-03-09 Lindsey Graham said the Iran war would make the U.S. “a ton of money.”
https://people.com/lindsey-graham-brags-make-ton-of-money-iran-war-11922350
2026-03-09 The White House launched meme-heavy propaganda campaigns celebrating the Iran war, splicing real war images with action-movie clips, tv shows, and video games. They used Braveheart, Superman, Top Gun, Breaking Bad, Iron Man, songs from Toby Keith about 9/11, NFL college football tackles, Major League Baseball home runs, Call of Duty, Grand Theft Auto, Mortal Kombat, Halo, and fire emojis, among several other things. One actor was quoted as saying he had, “no interest in being part of your propaganda machine”.
https://abcnews.com/Technology/wireStory/white-house-war-promo-videos-marry-action-movies-130917925
https://www.vox.com/politics/482361/iran-war-white-house-video-game-propaganda
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/11/arts/television/iran-war-trump-memes-social-media-videos.html
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2026/03/12/nfl-iran-war-white-house/
https://www.cnn.com/2026/03/05/world/video/iran-war-propaganda-call-of-duty-stelter-nc-digvid
https://www.facebook.com/reel/1191452519854617
https://abcnews.com/Politics/white-house-posts-called-hype-videos-combining-real/story?id=130825574
https://abcnews.com/Politics/white-house-posts-called-hype-videos-combining-real/story?id=130825574
https://x.com/whitehouse/status/2029741548791853331?s=48
https://x.com/WhiteHouse/status/2029953667600646655
2026-03-09 Trump called the war in Iran a “little excursion”.
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/LdXTzoT07Rw
SUB WALL https://fortune.com/2026/03/10/trump-says-iran-war-end-soon/
2026-03-10 The first six days of the war in Iran cost American taxpayers $11B.
https://www.politico.com/news/2026/03/12/iran-war-cost-pentagon-00825666
2026-03-10 The Trump administration reconsidered the military draft.
https://www.sss.gov/about/return-to-draft/
2026-03-10 When asked about the US bombing a girl’s school in Iran, Trump claimed that Iran launched a Tomahawk missile on itself. Meanwhile, Pete Hegseth and Karoline Leavitt contradicted Trump’s certainty, saying it was still under investigation.
2026-03-10 The war in Iran affected global fertilizer trade and global helium supplies.
https://carnegieendowment.org/emissary/2026/03/fertilizer-iran-hormuz-food-crisis
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/mar/20/iran-war-us-farming-impact
https://worldview.stratfor.com/article/assessing-iran-wars-impact-global-fertilizer-supplies
https://www.ifpri.org/blog/the-iran-war-potential-food-security-impacts
https://www.npr.org/2026/03/15/nx-s1-5747927/the-war-in-iran-is-impacting-earths-supply-of-helium
2026-03-10 In under two weeks, the US soldier death toll in Iran reached approximately 170 soldiers.
2026-03-10 In under two weeks, 700,000 Lebanese people had been displaced. Israel launched an attack on the capital and struck civilians in an apartment building.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/10/world/middleeast/lebanon-evacuations-israel-strikes-bombing.html
2026-03-12 Media sources reported up to 3 million people had been displaced so far due to the war in Iran.
2026-03-12 A U.S. Air Force KC-135 crashed during combat operations against Iran. Six servicemembers died.
2026-03-12 Trump wrote on Truth Social, “the Iran National Soccer Team is welcome to The World Cup, but I really don’t believe it is appropriate that they be there, for their own life and safety. Thank you for your attention to this matter! President DONALD J. TRUMP”.
[https://www.espn.com/soccer/story//id/48184550/us-president-trump-iran-skip-world-cup-safety](https://www.espn.com/soccer/story//id/48184550/us-president-trump-iran-skip-world-cup-safety)
https://www.instagram.com/teammellifootball/?hl=en
https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/posts/116216801278101254
2026-03-13 The Pentagon sent Marines to the Middle East after a week of not answering reporters if there would be boots on the ground.
https://apnews.com/article/iran-israel-us-march-13-2026-oil-prices-2a86a1f5c5997b70c6586d957074fb0c
https://www.bbc.com/news/live/c4gqjyk0vx3t
https://www.axios.com/2026/03/13/marines-middle-east-us-deployment
2026-03-13 Pete Hegseth threatened no quarter, “We will keep pressing. We will keep pushing, keep advancing. No quarter, no mercy for our enemies”. Senator Mark Kelly of Arizona clarified, “No quarter isn’t some wannabe tough guy line. It means something”. To give ‘no quarter’ means to take no prisoners and kill, which violates the law of armed conflict.
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/mar/14/democratic-lawmaker-condemns-hegseth-no-quarter
https://ktar.com/arizona-news/kelly-hegseth-no-quarter/5836584/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SmSXS6ptXzc&list=WL&index=10&t=61s
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WTwyfDfO_r4&list=WL&index=3
2026 March Week #3
2026-03-14 Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth criticized media coverage of the Iran conflict and accused reporters of misrepresenting events. One article quoted Hegseth as saying, “The sooner David Ellison takes over that network, the better” in reference to CNN.
https://newrepublic.com/article/207760/pete-hegseth-iran-war-patriotic-media-coverage
https://x.com/atrupar/status/2032430133353591082
https://www.cnn.com/2026/03/12/politics/hormuz-trump-administration-underestimated-iran
https://newrepublic.com/article/207760/pete-hegseth-iran-war-patriotic-media-coverage
2026-03-14 FCC’s Brendan Carr threatened the media and wrote on X, “Broadcasters are running hoaxes and news distortions – also known as the fake news – have a chance now to correct course before their license renewals come up. The law is clear. Broadcasters must operate in the public interest, and they will lose their licenses if they do not. And frankly, changing course is in their own business interests since trust in legacy media has now fallen to an all time low of just 9% and are ratings disasters. The American people have subsidized broadcasters to the tune of billions of dollars by providing free access to the nation’s airwaves. It is very important to bring trust back into media, which has earned itself the label of fake news. When a political candidate is able to win a landslide election victory after in the face of hoaxes and distortions, there is something very wrong. It means the public has lost faith and confidence in the media. And we can’t allow that to happen. Time for change!”
https://x.com/BrendanCarrFCC/status/2032855414233047172
https://www.cato.org/blog/fcc-threats-fog-war-government-cannot-be-arbiter-truth
https://firstamendment.mtsu.edu/post/five-questions-why-fcc-chair-carrs-license-threats-are-empty/
https://thehill.com/homenews/media/5786490-fcc-chair-threatens-broadcasters/
2026-03-14 The Ukraine sent military experts to assist the U.S. in countering Iranian drones in the Gulf. Meanwhile, sources reported that Russia and China were providing military cooperation to Iran.
https://www.afpc.org/publications/articles/how-ukraine-can-help-the-iran-war-effort
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/how-ukraine-is-helping-the-u-s-defend-against-irans-drone-attacks
https://time.com/article/2026/03/15/iran-war-ukraine-drones/
https://www.latimes.com/opinion/story/2026-03-18/iran-ukraine-drones-russia-allies
2026-03-15 Trump reportedly joked about bombing Iran during a phone interview with NBC, ““…we may hit it a few more times just for fun”.
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/mar/14/us-kharg-island-oil-export-hub
https://politicalwire.com/2026/03/15/trump-says-u-s-may-keep-bombing-just-for-fun/
https://ca.news.yahoo.com/trump-says-iranian-oil-facility-043310652.html
https://www.cnbc.com/2026/03/16/trump-iran-kharg-island-strikes-oil-exports.html
https://www.instagram.com/reel/DV_Z7BhkTnU/
2026-03-16 Trump demanded NATO allies assist with securing the Strait of Hormuz in Iran, but NATO allies refused, saying this is not NATO’s war. Trump stated they had made a ‘foolish mistake’.
https://www.npr.org/2026/03/16/nx-s1-5749109/trump-threatens-nato-strait-hormuz-iran-war
https://www.cnn.com/2026/03/16/europe/us-allies-trump-help-strait-hormuz-intl
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c0434932w44o
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vCM1HB-Vaag&list=WL&index=9
2026-03-17 Trump requested an addition $200B for his elective war in Iran, claiming it, “would be over soon”. Meanwhile hundreds of TSA workers quit their jobs due to no pay while Trump ensured DHS received their paychecks. For contrast, the war in Iraq cost $815B over the course of 13 years. Fast-forward, the US entered a deal with Iran in June to give them $300B for reconstruction.
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/tsa-absences-double-shutdown-300-quit-airport-security-lines/
https://www.businessinsider.com/tsa-agents-quit-partial-government-shutdown-airport-delays-2026-3
https://www.fedweek.com/fedweek/only-partial-payday-coming-up-for-most-dhs-employees
https://apnews.com/article/iran-war-us-pentagon-972ec1bd956a2c3633e6ab7fff389791
https://www.cnbc.com/2026/03/19/hegseth-iran-war-budget.html
https://www.cnn.com/2026/03/19/politics/iran-war-cost-republicans-congress
https://www.politico.com/news/2026/03/19/congress-braces-for-200b-iran-war-request-00835914
2026-03-17 The Counter-Terrorism Center director and retired combat veteran Joe Kent resigned, writing, “I cannot in good conscience support the ongoing war in Iran. Iran posed no imminent threat to our nation, and it is clear that we started this war due to pressure from Israel and its powerful American lobby”. Trump responded, ”I always thought he was a nice guy, but I always thought he was weak on security”. Two days later the FBI investigated Joe Kent for alleged leaks.
https://x.com/joekent16jan19/status/2033897242986209689
https://apnews.com/article/trump-iran-war-kent-resignation-e2e17a76d79617a68370f076c0291208
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cg4g66r3z40o
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joe_Kent
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=on-Q9foLPF0&list=WL&index=2
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tut6dmaiojs&list=WL&index=5&t=10s
https://www.axios.com/2026/03/19/joe-kent-fbi-leak-investigation
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/AXwyCbAm6t4
2026-03-17 Israel reported they killed Ali Larajani. Larajani was one of the powerful figures in Iran who helped direct nuclear negotiations with the U.S. This came days after he participated in a march in Tehran in protest of the war. Israel also reported assassination of Gholamreza Soleimani, Iran’s Basij force commander.
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c24deezq6meo
2026-03-17 A US-Israeli bombing killed a 3-day-old infant, his 2-year-old sister, and their mother and grandmother.
2026-03-18 During a Senate Intelligence Committee hearing, Senator John Ossoff asked, ”So the assessment of the intelligence community is that Iran’s nuclear enrichment program was obliterated by last summer’s air strikes?”.
Tulsi Gabbard replied, ”Yes.”.
Ossoff asked, ”And the opening statement you submitted to the committee last night also stated, quote ‘There has been no effort since then to try to rebuild their enrichment capability’ end quote, correct?”.
Gabbard replied, ”That’s right.”.
Ossoff confirmed, ”And that is the assessment of the intelligence community?”.
Gabbard reconfirmed, ”Yes.”
Ossoff then said, ”The White House stated on March 1st of this year that this war was launched and was, quote, ‘a military campaign to eliminate the imminent nuclear threat posed by the Iranian regime’ end quote. That’s a statement from the White House. Quote, ‘The imminent nuclear threat posed by the Iranian regime’. Was it the assessment of the intelligence community that there was an imminent nuclear threat posed by the Iranian regime?”.
Gabbard paused, then said, ”The intelligence community assessed that Iran maintained the intention to rebuild and to continue to grow their nuclear capability.”.
Ossoff asked again, ”Was it the assessment of the intelligence community that there was a quote ‘imminent nuclear threat posed by the Iranian regime’ yes or no?”.
Gabbard asserted, ”Senator, the only person who can determine what is and is not an imminent threat is the president…”.
The questioning continued on like this. Ossoff clarified that it is a false assertion to claim the only person who can determine imminent threat is the President, intelligence assesment is supposed to be independent of political considerations, and that Gabbard had herself stated it was the intelligent community’s assessment that Iran’s nuclear enrichment program was obliterated.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z3CK1VGnty4&list=WL&index=5
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y903e165SDU
2026-03-19 Israel bombed the South Pars gas field, which holds 75% of gas in Iran.
https://www.cnn.com/2026/03/19/middleeast/iran-qatar-south-pars-gas-field-explainer-intl
2026-03-19 Scott Bessent said the US may lift sanctions on Iranian oil.
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/5791639-bessent-oil-sanctions-lift-iran-conflict/
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c9d415g55nno
2026-03-19 The Iran war impacted food packaging, resin, aluminum and the polymer market.
https://www.plasticstoday.com/resin-pricing/iran-war-creates-a-dire-strait-for-resin-pricing
2026-03-20 Netanyahu said he acted alone on the South Pars strike in Iran, and Trump claimed the U.S. knew nothing about the attack in advance, but another article reports that Israeli officials told them the strike was coordinated with the Trump administration in advance.
https://thehill.com/policy/international/5792896-netanyahu-israel-energy-infrastructure-strike-iran/
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/19/world/middleeast/israel-iran-south-pars-gas-field-trump.html
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/mar/19/israeli-strike-iranian-gas-field-trump
https://www.cnn.com/2026/03/19/middleeast/trump-iran-strikes-gas-sites-pressure-latam-intl
2026-03-20 In an interview with CNN’s Kaitlyn Collins, Scott Perry said he’d like to see Iran pay for the war.
https://thehill.com/homenews/house/5793393-scott-perry-iran-war-bill/
https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/republican-demands-iran-pay-trump-163712593.html
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/scott-perry-iran-pay-trump-war-cost_n_69bd4de2e4b0284f9be0117b
2026-03-20 Globally because of the Iran war people are rationing petrol, cutting out meals, and losing crops.
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/mar/20/iran-war-shocks-across-globe-effects-key-takeaways
2026 March Week #4
2026-03-22 Trump said, “They don’t like the word ‘war’, because you’re supposed to get approval, so I’ll use the word ‘military operation’, which is really what it is”.
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/cpac-republicans-trump-iran-war-bannon/
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/mar/29/cpac-maga-anxiety-iran-war
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/cpac
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/xMqVQbctsmo
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aYZC0-FKEJM&t=16s
2026-03-23 First, Trump threatened to bomb Iranian power plants if Iran didn’t open the Strait of Hormuz. Then on the 23rd he said he’d postpone the bombings for five days. He also announced on Truth Social that the US was having “constructive” talks with Iran about negotiations, but when asked Iranian officials said there were no such talks happening. Trump claimed he sent his son-in-law to conduct the so-called talks on Sunday March 22nd, and when asked by reporters who he talked to, Trump replied, “a top person”.
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/3/23/trump-postpones-military-strikes-on-iranian-power-plants
2026-03-24 Former Pentagon Chief Jim Mattis said, “I can’t identify a lot of good options” about resolving the conflict in Iran and said we were in a tough spot.
https://www.politico.com/news/2026/03/23/mattis-ending-iran-war-now-cede-hormuz-00841109
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GlYqQ-ko2Ls&list=WL&index=7&t=8s
https://www.axios.com/2026/03/24/mattis-trump-iran-strait-hormuz
2026-03-24 This time Democrats delayed forcing an Iran war-powers vote.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TGFkuH7GRX8&list=WL&index=1&t=388s
https://x.com/ryangrim/status/2036631611014594992
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/senate-iran-war-powers-resolution-vote-trump/
https://demandprogress.org/house-dem-leaders-waver-on-iran-vote-as-trump-prepares-to-escalate/
2026-03-25 Witcoff said they delivered a 15-point ceasefire plan to Iran via Pakistan.
2026-03-25 The Pentagon deployed roughly 3000 paratroopers from the 82nd Airborne Division to the Middle East, 2500 troops from the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, along with 4500 troops and 3 more ships. This came a day after Trump claimed Iran agreed to no nuclear weapons and Israel announced plans to occupy South Lebanon.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sQOYVX8fWiw&list=WL&index=13&t=25s
2026-03-26 Hegseth delivered a Pentagon sermon invoking God’s role in war, prayed for eternal damnation and overwhelming violence in the name of God and claimed the United States was righteous.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gsqVj3G0cmA&list=WL&index=11&t=215s
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2NrJU2aqGvQ
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=erZ6A5Wmy00
2026-03-26 Trump said he would delay his ultimatum for Iran to open the Strait of Hormuz or face attacks on energy infrastructure. The previous deadlines were March 23rd and March 27th.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TGFkuH7GRX8&list=WL&index=1&t=388s
2026-03-26 Trump claimed Iran gifted him “eight big boats of oil” which he later changed to ten. Ten big boats of oil. He said, “And they’ll tell you we’re not negotiating. We will not negotiate. Of course they negotiated. They’ve been obliterated”. Who wouldn’t negotiate? They are begging to make a deal. We’ll see if we can make the right deal”.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TGFkuH7GRX8&list=WL&index=1&t=388s
https://www.thedailybeast.com/trump-leaks-big-reveal-about-irans-mystery-gift-to-us/
https://ca.news.yahoo.com/trump-reveals-present-claims-iran-163102551.html
https://nypost.com/2026/03/26/us-news/trump-says-iran-gifted-him-10-big-boats-of-oil/
2026-03-29 Israel blocked the Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem from entering the Church of the Holy Sepulcher on Palm Sunday to celebrate mass.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hyPPkp36nso&list=WL&index=2
https://lpj.org/en/news/joint-press-release-the-latin-patriarchate-of-jerusalem-and-the-custo
2026-03-30 Trump publicly threatened to bomb desalination plants, electric plants and oil wells in Iran, which would be a war crime. When asked, Karoline Leavitt defended Trump, “Um, look – the president has made it quite clear to the Iranian regime at this moment in time as evidenced by the statement that you just read, that their best move is to make a deal – or else the United States armed forces has capabilities beyond their wildest imagination and the president is not afraid to use them…” When journalists pointed out war-crime concerns, Karoline Leavitt responded, “That’s not what I said, Garrett, and you’re saying the word potential for a reason, ‘cuz I’m sure some experts are telling you that in your ear to try to ask me that question. Of course, this administration and the United States armed forces will always act within the confines of the law, but with respect to achieving the full objectives of Operation Epic Fury, President Trump is going to move forward unabated, and he expected – expects – the Iranian regime to make a deal with the administration”.
https://www.thedailybeast.com/leavitt-melts-down-after-being-quizzed-on-trump-war-crimes/
https://www.cnn.com/2026/03/30/world/live-news/iran-war-us-israel-trump
https://www.cbc.ca/player/play/video/9.7147083
https://www.dw.com/en/iran-war-trump-threatens-to-blow-up-desalination-plants/live-76586932
2026-03-30 Israel passed a death penalty law specifically for Palestinians.
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/mar/31/israel-death-penalty-law-international-criticism
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cp8dkd6lnjdo
https://www.hrw.org/news/2026/03/31/israel-discriminatory-death-penalty-bill-passes
2026-03-31 Israel IDF gave residents in Beirut 1 hour to evacuate before bombing. Israel said it would establish security sites in southern Lebanon and control the entire area up to the Latani river, keeping 600,000+ people from returning home. The defense minister reported plans to completely demolish all homes in that area.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CLOvmLkYq0o
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X3mMj0gDZe8&list=WL&index=5&t=25s
2026 April
2026-04-02 Trump proudly posted the U.S. bombing of a civilian suspension bridge in Tehran, which killed 8 people and wounded 95.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S2dxrtOgvEY
2026-04-03 The U.S. military conducted a Search and Rescue mission for an F-15 fighter pilot who was shot down in Iran.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YvImlSbIMu8&list=WL&index=7
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cm2k1dgz142o
https://www.axios.com/2026/04/05/iran-f15-crew-member-rescued
2026-04-03 Iran dropped anti-Trump administration propaganda videos.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KEj2w9m8srE&list=WL&index=5
2026-04-03 Trump made deep cuts to the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) and recommended cutting it entirely while simultaneously demanding $1.5T in defense spending to support Israels war. He stated, “It’s not possible for us to take care of daycare, Medicaid, Medicare, all these individual…things. They can do it on a State basis. You can’t do it on a Federal – we have to take care of one thing: military protection. We have to guard the country”.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L0IV2JT26Ls&list=WL&index=4
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qEURbAHBPvg
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5GFcmIVM3Yc
https://www.cnn.com/2026/04/02/politics/donald-trump-iran-war-daycare
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HSXxofF5lJg&t=33s
https://www.ncoa.org/article/energy-assistance-beyond-liheap/
https://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/5815067-trump-budget-liheap-energy-prices/
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/5814887-15t-defense-budget-request/
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/5814887-15t-defense-budget-request/
2026-04-05 Trump wrote on TruthSocial, “Tuesday will be Power Plant Day, and Bridge Day, all wrapped up in one, in Iran. There will be nothing like it!!! Open the Fuckin’ Strait, you crazy bastards, or you’ll be living in Hell – JUST WATCH! Praise be to Allah. President DONALD J. TRUMP”.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X6GRMdn8ZD4&list=WL&index=3&t=59s
https://www.npr.org/2026/04/05/nx-s1-5774368/iran-war-updates
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/apr/05/trump-iran-threats-politician-reactions
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cvg0q6wdzp1o
https://time.com/article/2026/04/05/trump-power-plants-iran-hormuz/
https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/posts/116351998782539414
https://x.com/mb_ghalibaf/status/2040823145251090462
2026-04-07 Trump threatened that “a whole civilization will die tonight” unless Iran reopened the Strait of Hormuz.
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cwyk7xgkzvzo
https://www.bbc.com/news/videos/c0krp3mpxg5o
2026-04-07 Trump and Hegseth declared victory over Iran with a so-called 10-point deal.
https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/posts/116365796713313030
https://www.npr.org/2026/04/08/nx-s1-5771492/iran-war-goals-unmet-ceasefire-strait-hormuz-trump
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kumzM-MrMeg
2025-04-09 Despite an attempted ceasefire agreement, Israel continued to bomb Lebanon – the largest and most lethal bombing campaign at this point in the war. JD Vance dismissed it when asked, saying Lebanon wasn’t a part of the plan or agreement.
https://www.bbc.com/news/live/clyeg3224d9t
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/apr/09/israel-bombing-lebanon-us-iran-ceasefire-condemnation
2026-04-09 Survivors of a deadly attack in Kuwait March 1st 2026 said they were not prepared or fortified despite Hegseth asserting they were.
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/iran-war-kuwait-drone-attack-survivors-us-army/
https://www.thedailybeast.com/us-soldiers-call-bs-on-pentagon-petes-version-of-deadly-strike/
https://www.newsnationnow.com/us-news/military/pentagon-misleading-public-kuwait-base/
2026-04-09 The GOP blocked another warpower resolution to rein in Trump’s Iran war powers after he tweeted out his intent to destroy an entire civilization. New Jersey Republican Representative Chris Smith persisted over a “pro forma” session and banged his gavel to end the session before Democrats could seek to pass resolution to end the U.S. military operation.
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/apr/09/house-democrats-trump-war-powers-resolution-iran
2026-04-09 In defense of Trump’s “whole civilization will die” tweet, Karoline Leavitt told the press, “The President absolutely has the moral high ground over the Iranian terrorist regime, and for you to even suggest otherwise is frankly insulting,” and “..so it was a very strong threat that led to results, and as the Secretary of War stated at the Pentagon this morning, it was not an empty threat by any means. The Pentagon had a target list that they were ready to hit go on at 8PM last night…”.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l0Gy6lLRu6U
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pGwVZWFh_Dk
https://www.trtworld.com/article/67984187584e
2026-04-12 After JD Vance and others failed to secure peaceful negotiations with Iran, Trump said he would be the one blocking the Strait of Hormuz even though Iran already had it blockaded.
https://www.cnn.com/2026/04/13/world/live-news/iran-us-war-trump-hormuz
VIDEO https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BGihdiBnrLo
VIDEO https://www.bbc.com/news/live/cp9vm5ezxz4t
2026-04-13 Trump admonished Pope Leo XIV for not supporting war. Trump said, “He’s a very liberal person, and he’s a man that doesn’t believe in stopping crime. He’s a man that doesn’t think that we should be toying with a country that wants a nuclear weapon so they can blow up the world. I’m not a fan of Pope Leo”. Pope Leo said, “I have no fear of the Trump administration”.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oTyOEgTKC2k&list=WL&index=1&t=228s
https://apnews.com/article/trump-pope-leo-xiv-02f6b4554ea4b83af02af15987ae1f2d
https://www.nytimes.com/live/2026/04/13/us/trump-news
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/5827819-live-updates-trump-iran-pope-leo/
https://www.axios.com/2026/04/13/trump-pope-leo-catholic-swing-voters
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cp841y07w5xo
PAY WALL https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2026/04/13/pope-leo-president-trump-feud/
2026-04-13 UN’s Chief Economist Maximo Torero warned of a global food crisis because of the U.S.-Israeli war in Iran.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wwgxQMSZzbA&list=WL&index=1&t=2s
https://news.un.org/en/story/2026/04/1167289
https://www.jpost.com/international/article-892976
2026-04-14 After Trump announced he’d place a blockade on the Strait of Hormuz, Chinese Defense Minister Dong Jun said in a statement, “We have trade and energy agreements with Iran; we expect others not to interfere in our affairs. The Strait of Hormuz is open to us”.
https://www.ibtimes.co.uk/china-challenges-us-blockade-hormuz-1791549
2026-04-15 JD Vance and Mike Johnson lashed out at the Pope for criticizing Trump’s elective war in Iran. Vance threatened the Pope should “be careful talking about theology,” while Johnson cited “Just War Doctrine.” The Pope later warned against manipulating religion for political, economic, or military purposes and condemned a world “ravaged by a handful of tyrants.”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=taNi3btpaLs&list=WL&index=1
https://www.americamagazine.org/vatican-dispatch/2026/04/16/pope-leo-cameroon-peace/
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/news-wrap-pope-warns-of-tyrants-spending-billions-on-wars https://catholicreview.org/us-bishops-doctrine-chair-defends-churchs-just-war-tradition-after-vance-comments/
SUBSCRIPTION WALL https://www.thedailybeast.com/catholic-bishops-deliver-brutal-slap-down-to-convert-jd-vance-after-lecturing-pope-leo-xiv-on-theology/
SUBSCRIPTION WALL https://www.thedailybeast.com/catholic-bishops-deliver-brutal-slap-down-to-convert-jd-vance-after-lecturing-pope-leo-xiv-on-theology/
2026-04-17 Iran announced the Strait of Hormuz is completely open, and about 45 minutes later Trump announced the same thing on social media.
https://www.cnn.com/2026/04/17/world/live-news/iran-war-trump-lebanon-israel-ceasefire
https://www.bbc.com/news/live/cqxdg17yr2wt?page=2
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/apr/17/strait-of-hormuz-now-open-to-commercial-vessels
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lh51upOLhv0&list=WL&index=4&t=388s
2026-04-17 The worlds 100 top oil and gas companies banked $30M per hour during the first month of the Israeli-Iran war.
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/apr/15/big-oil-huge-war-windfall-consumers
https://www.adamsmith.org/blog/unearned-profit-is-an-interesting-idea-no
2026-04-17 Trump said Iran “agreed to everything” and the U.S. would remove the enriched uranium. Iran, however, stated, “Iran’s enriched uranium is not going to be transferred anywhere under any circumstances”.
https://www.axios.com/2026/04/17/iran-us-deal-20-billion-frozen-funds-uranium
2026-04-17 Trump said Iran agreed to “never close the Strait of Hormuz again”. https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/4/17/what-has-trump-said-ahead-of-possible-us-iran-talks-and-what-could-it-mean
2026-04-18 Iran closed the Strait of Hormuz again, saying the U.S. violated agreements by continuing to blockade Iranian ports.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sHk4qj-lRlo&list=WL&index=2
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nYZAszfqfRw&list=WL&index=1&t=7s
2026-04-19 During a so-called ceasefire, the U.S. seized an Iranian cargo ship. The Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baghaei said Washington has shown it was “not serious” about pursuing the diplomatic process.
https://www.cnbc.com/2026/04/19/trump-navy-iran-ship-gulf-of-oman.html
https://www.cnn.com/2026/04/20/middleeast/iran-cargo-ship-seized-explainer-intl-hnk-ml
https://www.bbc.com/news/live/cly90l3ln30t
2026-04-19 Trump wrote, “the United States is going to knock out every single Power Plant, and every single Bridge, in Iran. NO MORE MR. NICE GUY! They’ll come down fast, they’ll come down easy and, if they don’t take the DEAL, it will be my Honor to do what has to be done”.
https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/posts/116431297579272777
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2026/04/19/iran-war-updates-trump-talks–live/89685600007/
2026-04-19 The Trump administration said it would send Vance to Pakistan for talks with Iran. A few hours later, they said they would not be sending Vance. Then they changed their minds and said they would send Vance, along with Trump’s son-in-law. Then on April 21 they said the trip was on hold.
https://www.cnbc.com/2026/04/21/trump-vance-iran-war-pakistan.html
SUB WALL https://www.thedailybeast.com/vance-humiliated-as-trumps-peace-talks-descend-into-farce/
2026-04-19 Iran reported that the US was making “maximalist” demands during peace talks.
https://apnews.com/article/iran-deputy-foreign-minister-interview-40d8e43e3c7b5a23cda6783b064b9dbf
2026-04-21 Pete Hegseth said that Iran does not control the Strait of Hormuz and warned that threatening commercial ships with missiles and drones is an act of “piracy” and “terrorism”. Four days later the US Navy forcibly seized an Iranian cargo ship, and then six days later, Hegseth ordered US troops to board an Iranian oil tanker in international waters.
APRIL 15 HEGSETH PRESS https://www.facebook.com/reel/1482505723571587
APRIL 19 https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/5838719-trump-us-navy-intercepts-iranian-ship/
APRIL 21 https://apnews.com/article/iran-war-tifani-sanctioned-ship-bd0190ae22d133d85f331cb300b179bf
APRIL 21 https://thehill.com/policy/defense/5840985-us-forces-board-sanctioned-oil-tanker/
2026-04-22 Pete Hegseth fired Navy Secretary John Phelan.
https://www.ms.now/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/hegseth-navy-secretary-john-phelan
https://thehill.com/policy/defense/5843990-navy-secretary-phelan-departure/
https://www.reuters.com/world/us-navy-secretary-phelan-fired-by-pentagon-source-says-2026-04-22/
2026-04-23 Trump urged FIFA to replace Iran in the World Cup with Italy.
https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/articles/cy813gy08v2o
[https://www.espn.com/soccer/story//id/48571163/italy-replacing-iran-world-cup-not-appropriate-sports-minister](https://www.espn.com/soccer/story//id/48571163/italy-replacing-iran-world-cup-not-appropriate-sports-minister)
2026-04-23 Trump ordered the U.S. Navy to “shoot and kill” Iranian boats.
https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/posts/116454087460626531
https://apnews.com/live/iran-war-israel-trump-04-24-2026
https://time.com/article/2026/04/23/trump-orders-us-navy-shoot-kill-boats-strait-hormuz-iran-war/
2026-04-23 Trump claimed U.S. missile supplies were stronger despite reports of shortages.
https://www.cnn.com/2026/04/21/politics/us-military-missile-stockpile
https://fortune.com/2026/04/24/us-military-depleted-half-most-expensive-missiles-cost-of-iran-war/
SUB WALL https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/23/us/politics/iran-war-cost-military.html
2026-04-26 Trump canceled peace-talk travel involving Pakistan and Iran.
https://www.bbc.com/news/live/cd7j1g94d1lt
2026-04-27 Iran’s top diplomat Abbas Araghchi arrived in Russia to negotiate peace talks with Vladimir Putin.
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/4/27/iran-foreign-minister-in-russia-for-putin-talks
2026-04-27 Israel continued to kill more civilian people (including children) in Lebanon amid a ceasefire.
https://www.nbcnews.com/world/middle-east/lebanon-paramedics-israel-killed-health-workers-rcna332138
PAY WALL https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c4gxgv8j7zlo
2026-04-27 Four Democratic senators investigated the Kuwait bombing that killed six U.S. servicemembers and left more than 20 injured.
https://thehill.com/policy/defense/5851740-senate-democrats-investigate-kuwait-attack/
2026-04-29 Trump posted an AI image of himself holding an assault rifle.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hYypemF9ULo
https://www.newsweek.com/donald-trump-gun-iran-peace-deal-11891398
https://www.unilad.com/news/us-news/trump-machine-gun-post-threatens-blow-up-iran-966354-20260429
https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/world-news/donald-trump-gun-picture-iran-37085084
2026 May
2026-05-01 After Trump falsely claimed he didn’t need Congressional approval to continue the war in Iran the Pentagon renamed Operation Epic Fury to Operation Sledgehammer to circumvent the 60-day limit under the War Powers Act.
https://www.instagram.com/reels/DXzkCYERom0/
https://nymag.com/intelligencer/article/trumps-project-freedom-has-become-project-confusion.html
2026-05-03 Israel displaced residents from ten Lebanese towns and killed 2,659 civilians in Lebanon since March.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XQi7zttRc80&t=7s
2026-05-03 Iran executed 3 protestors. According to some reports, Iran carried out over 600 executions within the first three months of 2026.
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/may/04/iran-executes-men-january-anti-regime-protests
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/iran-executions-anti-government-protests/
https://www.euronews.com/2026/05/04/tehran-regime-executes-three-protesters-one-without-evidence
2026-05-04 Iranian State Media reported the U.S. fired on small cargo boats and passengers, killing five civilians. U.S. Central Command claimed the vessels threatened commercial shipping.
https://www.aol.com/articles/iran-claims-5-civilians-killed-121333505.html
https://iranwire.com/en/news/152005-us-reports-strike-on-iranian-boats-tehran-calls-it-a-crime/
2026-05-04 The UAE reported an attack of Iranian drones on the Port of Fujairah fire causing an oil refinery fire.
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/5/5/whats-the-significance-of-uaes-fujairah-hit-on-monday
2026-05-05 The US launched missiles at Iranian ships in the Strait of Hormuz during the ceasefire. Trump told Fox News that Iran will be “blown off the face of the earth” if it targets US ships, and then in a social media post invited South Korea to come “join the mission”. Trump dubbed the efforts “Project Freedom”.
https://www.cnbc.com/2026/05/04/iran-war-uae-trump-ceasefire-missiles.html
https://www.foxnews.com/live-news/trump-iran-war-hormuz-strait-may-4
https://www.cnbc.com/2026/05/04/iran-war-uae-trump-ceasefire-missiles.html
https://www.npr.org/2026/05/05/nx-s1-5811770/iran-war-updates
TRUMP POST https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/posts/116517438678419639
PROJECT FREEDOM https://www.cnbc.com/2026/05/03/trump-iran-strait-of-hormuz-trapped-ships.html
2026-05-05 Nobel Peace Prize laureate Narges Mohammadi was hospitalized in critical condition after collapsing in an Iranian prison. She had reportedly been denied medical care despite prior heart attacks.
2026-05-07 Gas prices rose more than 50% under Trump.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZPxMG5eHKZw&list=WL&index=4
2026-05-07 Scott Jennings lashed out at Adam Mockler on CNN. Mockler, “You said it was going to be four to six weeks…” Jennings “You have the attention span of a gnat…” Mockler, “…wait a minute, tell me. I debated you on TV four to six weeks ago and you said we were weeks away from it, and now you’re making condescending remarks because you can’t defend the fact that this war is not going your way…” Jennings “Get your hand out of my fucking face…”.
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/may/01/pro-trump-scott-jennings-commentator-cnn-iran-war
https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/tv/articles/conservative-pundit-scott-jennings-f-195943147.html
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X3yoNI_2vQg&list=WL&index=8
2026-05-07 The US launched strikes on Iran, claiming it was in “self-defense”.
https://www.cbsnews.com/live-updates/trump-iran-war-peace-deal-strait-of-hormuz/
https://www.bbc.com/news/live/c152zyj0599t
2026-05-12 Trump said, “I don’t think about Americans’ financial situation – I don’t think about anybody”. Two days later JD Vance denied Trump ever said this. https://abcnews.com/Politics/trump-americans-financial-situation-iran-negotiations/story?id=132891356
https://edition.cnn.com/2026/05/12/world/live-news/trump-iran-war-news
https://newrepublic.com/post/210395/jd-vance-donald-trump-never-said-care-even-little-bit-americans
2026-05-12 The Pentagon considered renaming Operation Epic Fury, Operation Sledgehammer to circumvent the 60-day limit on war without Congressional approval.
https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/iran-news/article-896121
https://unn.ua/en/news/us-considering-renaming-war-with-iran-to-operation-sledgehammer-media
2026-05-13 The Senate rejected another war-powers resolution (the 7th time).
https://time.com/article/2026/05/13/iran-war-vote-senate-murkowski-closest-vote-yet/
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/senate-defeats-7th-trump-war-powers-iran/
2026-05-13 The fertilizer shortage hit home for farmers in Michigan.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UPXrXwuyAq8&list=WL&index=2
2026-05-14 The House failed to advance an Iran war-powers resolution after a 212–212 tie vote.
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/house-iran-war-powers-resolution/
2026-05-15 Senator Kirsten Gillibrand questioned US Central Command head Admiral Brad Cooper during a hearing for the Senate Arms Committee about why the US had bombed 22 schools and hospitals in Iran. Cooper denied any such bombings except indicating an investigation on the first school bombing when a US Tomahawk missile struck an all-girls school on day 1 of the war.
TIMESTAMP 1:00 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8hR8JDWzrkI&list=WL&index=2&t=9s
2026-05-15 Foreign ministers from the BRICS group of nations gathered in India to discuss the war in Iran.
https://www.reuters.com/sustainability/tense-brics-amid-iran-war-oil-crisis-2026-05-14/
2026-05-21 US CENTCOM carried out strikes on an Iranian naval base in “self-defense”. Meanwhile, Trump told everyone we are close to a peace deal with Iran which he stated was “largely negotiated”.
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cvgzzn4y1n8o
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/crmp121z3z8o
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cvgzzn4y1n8o
2026-05-22 Combat veteran and Democratic Representative Pat Ryan said, “These chickenhawk motherf*ckers are going to send us home for Memorial Day weekend – where I’m going to honor my fellow veterans that I served 27 months in combat with – and they are going to not even give an up or down vote on continuing this war almost 3 months in while Americans are paying almost $5 a gallon at the pumps. It is fucking pathetic. They use this procedural bullsh!t argument, and every American should be absolutely outraged about this. It’s a disgrace.”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pvb6YVTe_0s&list=WL&index=7&t=50s
2026 June
2026-06-03 Republicans joined Democrats in a 215–208 House vote to end the Iran conflict. The measure remained largely symbolic because it still required Senate approval and Trump’s signature.
https://www.reuters.com/world/us/us-house-backs-resolution-curbing-trump-iran-war-powers-2026-06-03/
https://thehill.com/homenews/house/5908560-iran-war-resolution-house/
https://www.npr.org/2026/06/03/nx-s1-5845102/house-iran-war-powers-vote
2026-06-03 On Capitol hill Mark Rubio testified that military operations against Iran were over, while Trump on the same day in the Oval Office told reporters the U.S. attacked Iran recently.
TIMESTAMP 2:24 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pRYLrc4DU80&list=WL&index=2
2026-06-10 Trump posted Iran was taking too long in negotiations and will have to “pay the price”. This was after U.S. strikes reportedly hit 2 reservoirs in Iran, leaving 20,000 people without access to drinking water.
TIMESTAMP 00:01 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eE7c1I6glks&list=WL&index=2
https://edition.cnn.com/2026/06/09/world/live-news/iran-war-trump-israel
2026-06-16 Netanyahu announced he has no intentions of withdrawing from Lebanon.
2026-06-15 Trump said he may or may not personally show up to sign the Memorandum of Understanding.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/politics/articles/trump-says-may-may-not-175931480.html
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mDm_xDq3gNg
2026-06-15 Iran said the Memorandum of Understanding deal requires Israel to withdraw from Lebanon.
https://abc7ny.com/post/iran-says-deal-end-war-us-requires-israel-withdraw-lebanon/19308174/
2026-06-16 Netanyahu announced he has no intentions of withdrawing from Lebanon.
2026-06-17 Trump signed the 14-point Memorandum of Understanding.
https://www.cnn.com/2026/06/17/middleeast/us-iran-war-mou-text-intl
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/read-it-full-text-us-iran-memorandum-understanding
2026-06-19 The Trump administration postponed the signing ceremony in Switzerland.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RjtlEEofW4o&list=WL&index=3
2026-06-21 Trump allegedly threatened Iranian officials, “You close it and you won’t have a country…you won’t even make it back to your fucking country…”
https://www.cnn.com/2026/06/21/world/live-news/iran-war-trump-israel-lebanon
2026-06-25 The U.S. and Iran continued to trade strikes even after claiming a peace deal was in the making. Iran fired on a Singapore-flagged container ship near the Strait of Hormuz.
2026-06-27 Ro Khanna wrote, “These strikes are a blatant violation of the War Powers Resolution that we passed. Trump must stop this war now – or we will take hm to court to compel him to do so”.
2026-06-29 Officials in Quatar say there have been no high-level talks between the U.S. and Iran, even after Trump insisted he sent Jared Kushner and Steve Witcoff. Iran’s Foreign Minister denied a meeting in Tehran, calling it fake news.
2026 July
2026-07-08 The US conducted more strikes in Iran allegedly in retaliation for Iranian strikes, ending the ceasefire.
https://www.cnn.com/2026/07/08/world/live-news/iran-war-nato-summit-ukraine-trump
https://apnews.com/article/iran-us-israel-war-oil-july-8-2026-fee04dcea661c08de12c04914ff2751b
https://www.bbc.com/news/live/c17y1vnn2qxt
2026-07-12 Survivors of the Iranian attack that killed 6 US troops in Kuwait confirmed that the Pentagon ignored intelligence.
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/iran-strike-us-troops-kuwait-investigation-findings-families/
https://newrepublic.com/post/212283/soldiers-hegseth-downplaying-iran-war-injuries-kuwait
2026-07-13 Trump claimed the US would be guardian over the Strait of Hormuz and change a 20% fee for cargo shipped through.
https://www.cbsnews.com/live-updates/us-iran-war-trump-ceasefire-attacks-strait-of-hormuz/
SUB WALL https://www.politico.com/news/2026/07/13/donald-trump-strait-of-hormuz-fee-00994508
2026-07-14 Republicans are expected to begin work on “Reconciliation 3.0” for an additional $67B and $350B in Pentagon funding.
https://punchbowl.news/article/house/johnson-pressure/
https://thehill.com/policy/defense/5967749-house-republicans-defense-funding-hegseth-pentagon/
https://www.commondreams.org/news/johnson-us-military-communism
2026-07-14 Lawmakers are expected to vote on the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) to authorize an addition $1.14TR in military spending.
https://thehill.com/policy/defense/5967878-senate-democrats-block-ndaa/
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/senate-democrats-ndaa-iran/
2026-07-14 The Iran war cost reached approximately $100BN.
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/national-security/iran-war-cost-much-100-billion-rcna587362
https://www.wired.com/story/pentagons-bill-for-iran-war-exceed-100-billion/
https://newrepublic.com/post/213156/donald-trump-blow-100-billion-iran-war
2026-07-15 The House GOP voted 216 to 214 to advance a $95BN reconciliation bill to fund Iran, aid farmers, and push for the SAVE Act.
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/house-iran-war-save-america-act-funding-budget-resolution-vote/
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jul/22/iran-war-funding-bill
2026-07-17 A senior Iranian official told Drop Site News that Jared Kushner and Steve Witcoff were interested in exploiting insider knowledge than reaching a ceasefire negotiation.
https://www.dropsitenews.com/p/iran-jd-vance-kushner-witkoff-exploiting-negotiations
TIMESTAMP 4:45 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XPMmvsc-wEw&list=WL&index=2&t=370s
2026-07-21 Hegseth wants $70B more for the war in Iran after already spending roughly $37B.
https://www.military.com/hegseth-says-not-giving-dod-15-trillion-funding-greatest-threat-us-faces
2026-07-22 Trump posted, “From this point forward, any time the Islamic Republic of Iran shoots at a ship in the Strait of Hormuz, whether it be by Missile, Rocket, Drone, or any other device or weapon, the United States will bomb and destroy ONE BRIDGE OR POWER PLANT, including those located next to, or in, the Capital City of Tehran. Thank you for your attention to this matter!”
https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/posts/116963738416841583
2026-07-22 Iran’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Seyed Abbas Araghchi responded, “Our defense doctrine is clear: eye for an eye. Any aggression against Iran, including our infrastructure, will compel a powerful and decisive response. Those who contribute to such aggression, whatever the kind of support, will also be considered as legitimate targets.”
https://x.com/araghchi/status/2079997466649448760
2026-07-22 Trump attended a dignified transfer of four fallen soldiers. At the transfer he stated, “All of them said very strongly that we can’t let Iran have a nuclear weapon.” After the transfer he removed their names from the casualty roster.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fn1xYVi1h7I&t=1s
MOST WELL PUT VIDEO ABOUT THIS https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nhsebyx7btk&list=WL&index=1&t=124s
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jul/23/pentagon-service-members-killed-iran
SUB WALL https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/22/us/politics/trump-dignified-transfer-soldiers-iran-war.html
2026-07-23 Senator Thune said he didn’t have the votes to pass the $95B reconciliation bill.
https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/5985916-thune-senate-budget-resolution-reconciliation/
https://www.politico.com/news/2026/07/23/thune-scalise-trump-reconciliation-01009820
2026-07-27 The US paused bombing Iran for a third night amidst a dwindling stockpile.
https://www.cnbc.com/2026/07/27/us-iran-war-trump-hormuz.html
2026-07-27 In an update to the four soldiers the administration removed from the casualty list, they moved the names to a separate generic list labeled “overseas operations casualties”. This came a day after they claimed the removal was due to a glitch in the database.
CLAIMED GLITCH https://www.cbsnews.com/news/pentagon-website-4-iran-war-killed-names/
CLAIMED GLITCH https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2026/07/24/pentagon-missing-casualties-data-iran-war/91035264007/
GENERIC LIST https://www.cbsnews.com/news/pentagon-4-killed-iran-war-overseas-operations-casualties/