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💢 BREAKING: Iranian missile strikes Dimona in southern Israel An Iranian missile struck the Dimona area in southern Israel during a new wave of launches from Iran on Saturday, with video showing a direct impact and fire at the scene. 1 boy was moderately injured, and 19 others were lightly injured in the strike, Israel’s Magen David Adom said, according to Times of Israel.

The U.K. has no permanent land-based system to intercept high-altitude ballistic missiles, Sky News reports, as Iran demonstrates potential range of 4000 km in launches targeting the U.K. base (used by the U.S. military) at Diego Garcia in the Indian Ocean.

⛽️ REPORT | Kuwait’s largest refinery hit by Iranian drones as Iraq declares force majeure on foreign oilfields 🔸Iranian drone strikes hit Kuwait’s Mina Al-Ahmadi refinery early Friday, sparking fires in multiple units for the second time in 24 hours, Kuwait Petroleum Corporation (KPC) and state news agency KUNA said. ▪️Fire crews worked to contain the blaze and no injuries were immediately reported, but the refinery, Kuwait’s largest which processes about 730,000 barrels per day, had to shut down affected units. 🔸Separately, Iraq has officially declared force majeure on all oilfields operated by foreign companies, Iraqi oil ministry sources told Reuters. The move allows operators to suspend output and export obligations due to the war and affects several major fields in the southern Basra region, including: ▪️ Rumaila (BP, PetroChina): Iraq’s largest field (~1.5M bpd) — production halted; foreign staff evacuated after strikes. ▪️ West Qurna 2 (Lukoil): Under force majeure; major 480,000 bpd field facing sanctions-related disruptions. ▪️ West Qurna 1 (PetroChina): Exports stalled despite ~600,000 bpd capacity. ▪️ Zubair (Eni): Operating with reduced foreign staff amid escalating risks. ▪️ Halfaya (PetroChina, TotalEnergies, Petronas): Affected by force majeure.

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📱 Three calls to make today, 3/20, by 5pm! Call NYC CM's @CMYusefSalaam, @CMMarte, & @HarveyforNY to urge them to reject Buffer Zone proposals. These anti-protest bills will be put to a vote on Thursday, 3/26. It is imperative everyone call these council members to let them know that they have been duped: 1-A and 175-B are NOT hate crime prevention measures. They are designed to prevent forms of speech that @SpeakerMenin disagrees with. Both bills would hurt students, educators, workers, worshipers & activists alike. - Make the calls as indicated in the graphics - Write to electeds using this tool: actionnetwork.org/letters/protec… - Fill out this form ASAP so we can get you a meeting with your local CM: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAI… (OR: drop into your local CM's office during drop-in hours yourself)

Israel banned Eid Al-Fitr prayers at Al-Aqsa Mosque in occupied Jerusalem, claiming security restrictions imposed amid the war against Iran. Early morning of the first day of the Eid, Israeli forces continue to block the entry to Al-Aqsa Mosque, tightening the siege and closure of the holy site. As the worshippers tried to reach the place to celebrate the Muslim Holiday, the forces cracked down on the worshippers and violently disappeared them with grenades.

Eid Mubarak! 🌙 This Eid, we think of all in Gaza facing a third Eid under Israel’s genocide, & all that have faced the endless violence of U.S. imperialism. Every year, because of the brave resistance of our people, we get closer to a liberated world where our people are free!

Down with Political Blacklisting at CUNY! Join the rally on Wednesday, March 25 at 12PM at CUNY Central (205 E 42nd St) to deliver nearly 5,000 letters to the Chancellor demanding the reinstatement of the Fired Fourth! Spread the word and sign the letter: psc-cuny.org/issues/reinsta…

⚡️🚨BREAKING NEWS: A new international group called "Earthquake Faction" burns an Israeli weapons factory in the Czech Republic : The Earthquake Faction is launched. On 20th March 2026, the Earthquake Faction struck the epicenter of the Israeli weapons industry in Europe. In Pardubice, Czech Republic, Elbit Systems' "Centre of Excellence" was newly built in collaboration with LPP, to service the global expansion of Israel's biggest weapons producer. Whilst the development, production and training center was empty, The Earthquake Faction intervened to destroy its equipment and set the factory ablaze. No one was harmed. The site is used to develop weaponry used by the Zionist entity to massacre people daily in Palestine, Lebanon, Iran, and across West Asia. The Earthquake Faction is an internationalist underground network that targets key sites critical to the Zionist entity. We aim to destroy all limbs of empire from within, by any means effective.

...Tell Senator Stewart-Cousins to Leave Buffer Zones Out of the Budget! “Hi there — I am a New Yorker calling to urge Senator Stewart-Cousins to reject Governor Hochul’s Exec Budget PPGG Part K Buffer Zone proposal. This unconstitutional proposal would only criminalize New Yorkers, particularly New Yorkers of color & LGBTQ+ New Yorkers, who already face violence & prejudice at the hands of law enforcement. This legislation is harmful. It would further Trump’s authoritarian agenda & jeopardize the safety of my community. Thank you!” Call (518) 455-2585 — 9AM-5PM If you are Senator Stewart-Cousins’ constituent, you can also call her district office at (914) 423-4031. 2/2

🧵Action items for Today, 3/16, by 5pm! Call @SpeakerHeastie & Senator @AndreaSCousins to urge them to reject @GovKathyHochul’s Exec Budget PPGG Part K Buffer Zone proposal. Tell Speaker Heastie to Leave #BufferZones Out of the Budget! “Hi there — I am a New Yorker calling to urge Speaker Heastie to reject Governor Hochul’s Exec Budget PPGG Part K Buffer Zone proposal. This unconstitutional proposal would only criminalize New Yorkers, particularly New Yorkers of color & LGBTQ+ New Yorkers, who already face violence & prejudice at the hands of law enforcement. This legislation is harmful. It would further Trump’s authoritarian agenda & jeopardize the safety of my community. Thank you!” Call (518) 455-3791 — 9AM-5PM If you are Speaker Heastie’s constituent, you can also call his district office at (718) 654-6539.  1/2

Watch | US and Israeli strikes have severely damaged the Iranian Space Research Center in Tehran, reducing major parts of the facility to ruins, according to multiple reports and footage from the site. The center was a key hub for satellite and space-technology research, part of Iran’s civilian space program working on satellite development and related technologies despite years of sanctions.

🚨BREAKING: Iran warns residents in parts of Dubai and Doha to evacuate ➤ Iran’s armed forces issued an evacuation warning for residents in specified areas of Dubai and Doha, saying U.S. military personnel are operating there and the locations may be targeted in the coming hours. ➤ A map released with the warning highlights Lusail, Al Waab, and Ain Khaled in Doha as areas people should leave immediately. ➤ The statement added: “Despite repeated warnings from the Iranian Armed Forces, your rulers have sheltered American terrorists and allowed them to use your land to attack Iran.”

🔺 Reuters: The era of aircraft carriers is coming to an end; USS Abraham Lincoln is limping out of the Persian Gulf. 🔺 Reuters: With its military ingenuity, Iran has proven that aircraft carriers are no longer “impregnable fortresses,” but merely large and expensive targets. 🔺 CNN: A national trauma; how could a $13-billion asset be rendered ineffective within minutes? 🔺 CNN: The return of the USS Abraham Lincoln to the United States in this condition is the biggest blow to the reputation of the American military since the Vietnam War. 🔺 Sputnik: The legend is dead; Abraham Lincoln arrived to threaten, but is returning as a floating pile of scrap. 🔺 AFP (Agence France-Presse): Panic in the Pentagon; with the withdrawal of the USS Abraham Lincoln, the balance of power in West Asia has definitively shifted in Iran’s favor. 🔺 AFP: U.S. allies are horrified; if even America’s largest warship cannot protect itself against Iran, no one can rely on American protection anymore. 🔺 The Telegraph: This defeat will go down in history as “the moment Western naval dominance collapsed.”

Sending my love and unconditional support to my friend @susanabulhawa, whom Mamdani decided to vilify yesterday. Susan is an uncompromising Palestinian writer whose words spark fear in the minds of Zionists and their collaborators. She went into Gaza not once but twice in 2024, in the middle of the fucking genocide, to bring supplies in and run writing workshops to teach a cohort of Palestinians how to tell their stories of survival. This photo was taken just a few days before one of those trips when she had me show her how to use a camera so she could document her journey. When I asked how she felt about going, she replied, "I'm willing to die for my land, for my people." As politicians like Mamdani continue to capitulate to the right and erode the foundations on which they launched their careers, they abandon any hope of having an ounce of Susan's conviction. Go pick up Susan's anthology, "Every Moment Is a Life," all proceeds benefit the Palestinian writers she worked with, and her new children's book, "Palestine On the Moon."

Earlier today in the town of Al-Yamun, north of the occupied West Bank, Israeli soldiers raided the town and encountered a disabled young man sitting inside the doorway of his home. A soldier reportedly dragged him across the ground and left him in the middle of the street, apparently not believing that he was paralyzed. The young man remained there until two neighbors managed to reach him and carry him back to his house.

The body of 5-year-old Mohammad Ali Bani Odeh is being prepared for burial in his hometown of Tammun, northern West Bank. Ali was shot dead along with his father, mother and elder brother last night in a horrific cold-blooded murder perpetrated by an Israeli army unit at the entrance to the town. They were sitting peacefully inside their car when they were gunned down for no reason.

🚨Breaking: The mercenary David Mcintosh, who served with a U.S. aid company, released more footage showing Israeli snipers and machine gunners firing on starving civilians waiting for food for hours. During the famine, +2,000 Palestinians were killed trying to reach aid sites.