“US says 16 Iranian mine-laying ships ‘eliminated’, as Iran launches attacks across region,” BBC, 3-11-26.
The genocidal Quds Day is about to happen, and in London at least there is finally some semblance of lucidity on this topic, with the announcement today that the annual parade will be barred due to the extreme risks to the public. This event, created by the Iran Regime, is the stated desire to erase Israel from the map and kill all Jews “From the River to the Sea” (from the Jordan River to the Mediterranean) and take over Jerusalem. See “Al Quds march banned in London to prevent ‘serious public disorder’,” Sky News, 3-11-26. Remember, this is the only holiday in the world in which one country calls for the destruction of another country (I wish that I was making this up, but I’m not).
“Iran’s Sea Mines Are One of Its Most Powerful Weapons,” WSJ, 3-11-26
“Former CENTCOM chief outlines challenges of recovering Iran’s uranium stockpile,” CNN, 3-11-26.
“Kharg Island: Iran’s ‘untouchable’ oil artery?” France 24, 3-11-26. So if the U.S. doesn’t want to impact the use of oil in a new government and to aid the people of Iran, we doesn’t allow Iranian tankers to fill but to corral them in the Sea of Oman? Iran would quickly turn off the valve, right? But then Kharg is not damaged.
“Pace of Iran’s Retaliatory Strikes Appears to Be Slowing,” NYT, 3-11-26. “Across the Gulf countries alone, Iran has launched more than 2,100 drones, 500 ballistic missiles and 20 cruise missiles since the war began on Feb. 28, according to a New York Times tally of reports from defense ministries and regional officials. More strikes have hit Israel, but the government is not sharing data about the quantity of weapons coming in.
“IRGC says attack on Israel tonight a ‘joint and integrated operation’ with Hezbollah,” Times of Israel, 3-11-26.
Right call by the U.S. “Trump will welcome Iran at World Cup – Infantino,” BBC, 3-11-26.
“IRGC says attack on Israel tonight a ‘joint and integrated operation’ with Hezbollah,” Times of Israel, 3-11-26. The headline announces what has always beneath the waves for years.
“Turkish Bank Accused of Laundering Billions for Iran Gets a Reprieve,” NYT, 3-11-26. “The government, which revealed the agreement with the bank in court papers made public on Monday, said Turkey deserved leniency because of the critical help it had provided in negotiating the release of hostages from the Hamas-led attack against Israel in 2023 and in bringing about a cease-fire in the war that followed. … At the heart of the indictment against Halkbank was the accusation that it had helped Iran gain access to some $20 billion in oil and gas revenue while evading U.S. sanctions — part of an alleged multiyear scheme that included tens of millions of dollars in bribes paid to high-ranking government officials in Iran and Turkey and collaboration with a flamboyant gold trader, Reza Zarrab.”