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On the night train from #Baghdad to #Basra!

"Iraq cannot fully police its own airspace, where US military action has become part of a wider conflict unfolding above a country that says it wants no part in it," writes @HayderSH. The consequences of another illegal war, 23 years ago, still hurt Iraqis thenationalnews.com/opinion/commen…

The US/Israel war on Iran is revealing Iraq’s deeper problem: a state that was not built to withstand crisis. From oil dependence to fiscal strain, years of corruption and mismanagement are now catching up. My latest piece in @TheNationalNews thenationalnews.com/opinion/commen…

🔴Summary of Israeli attacks on Lebanese territory on 21/3/2026:* 🟠 Airstrikes: 🔅 South: Zawtar al-Sharqiyah Al-Rayhan Al-Mansouri Al-Tayri Bint Jbeil Deir Siryan Al-Naqoura Al-Housh Al-Ghandouriyah Majdal Selm Zawtar al-Gharbiyah Al-Qantara Arnoun Yatir Al-Khiyam Kfar Hamam Kfar Al-Abbasiyah Burj al-Shamali Mifdoun Al-Qatrani 🔅Southern Suburbs and Beirut: Haret Hreik Burj al-Barajneh 🟠 Artillery shelling: Al-Ghandouriyah Al-Khiyam Qalawiyeh Burj Qalawi Arnoun Bint Jbeil Yahmar al-Shaqif Houla Shaqra Al-Naqoura Wadi al-Salouqi Disbelief

Continues round of explosions now in Tehran.

“We are not ‘liberating’ the Iranian people at all…” Honored to interview with Christiane @amanpour on The Amanpour Hour to talk about the tragedy in Iran, my whistleblowing at the Pentagon, and the criminal use of our military under the Trump administration. Full interview here or stream on CNN/PBS: youtu.be/-w47eJMY4ps

I was just offered free gelato in nyc for being Iranian. Hmm, interesting times.

A sports hall has been hit by US-Israel on Larak island in the Gulf and on the Hormuz Strait, Mehr news agency cites local officials.

Newroz Perozbe Happy Newroz to all my Kurds in Iraq & the world. Photos: Ali Al-Baroodi March 21st, 2026 Akre Iraqi Kurdistan #NewrozPîrozBe #kurds #kurdish #نوروز_۲۵۸۵_خجسته_باد #نوروز2

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There’s an entrenched perception among Iraq’s militias that INIS is a CIA cut-out and remains an institution deeply tied to the U.S. since it was created in 2004. Even after Sudani carried out purges of the organization when he entered office, there are still segments of the organization that have maintained ties to the CIA, particularly on the anti-ISIS campaign. This attack is best understood as a coercive signal, intended to deter intelligence cooperation with the U.S. military going forward. In an active wartime condition, any internal collaboration would be considered a direct threat to the militias and their operational security. Said @RamzyMardini

The FT's longtime Tehran correspondent Najmeh Bozorgmehr has written an anti-war manifesto that is simultaneously intimate and epic, heart-breaking and hopeful. A reminder how war is an assault on humanity itself.

And then the settlers will need a buffer zone, and then the buffer zone for the settlers will need a buffer zone, and then the buffer zone for the buffer zone for the settlers will also need a buffer zone.

We’re now dealing with multiple expedited CO applications by those in the Navy, Army and Marines who were just told they deploy as early as tomorrow.

"... contempt for international law may seem convenient for states that believe their power shields them from consequences. But in a world where destructive force is widely distributed, weakening the rules meant to protect civilians invites others to do the same. The result is not greater security but a downward spiral in which every side claims necessity while civilians pay the price."

Having flouted international humanitarian law in Gaza and Lebanon, Israel suddenly discovers the value of protecting civilians in war when it is attacked by Iran. trib.al/o8bq3C3

@otherpress @sinanantoon Congrats, look forward to reading 💜

In this achingly beautiful novel of trauma, memory, and identity, two Iraqi men struggle to start a new life in the United States after the Gulf War. Read more about OF LOSS AND LAVENDER here: bit.ly/4bSLcyl @sinanantoon

Some very consequential developments for Iraq in just the last 24hrs: - US and NATO missions withdraw from Baghdad. - ⁠Iraq declares force majeure on all foreign-operated oil fields.

"Meanwhile, ordinary people stand in the middle, absorbing the consequences...life is measured in small intervals: between explosions, between cups of tea, between messages confirming that another loved one has made it through another night" @Najmeh_Tehran ft.com/content/a2b3dc…

Day 21 of the U.S.–Israeli war on Iran coincided with Nowruz, as 640 strikes were recorded nationwide. Tehran bore the highest share of attacks, while civilians were killed and injured, and mass travel created heavy traffic toward northern provinces. Read more in HRANA’s report: ow.ly/M3fg50Yx5BZ

This is a stunning, moving, most humane and “humanizing” piece on the daily small rituals that people in #iran continue to practice, against all odds Read this + thx @Najmeh_Tehran 🌷 👇