articles 8 mar.

 
WORLD  - NATIONAL 1

Netanyahu, Trump Strike a Defiant Tone as Iran Says Can Fight for Months
https://english.aawsat.com/world/5248742-netanyahu-trump-strike-defiant-tone-iran-says-can-fight-months

Apocalyptic Scenes as US and Israel Bomb Outside Tehran
https://joehoft.com/apocalyptic-scenes-tehran-as-us-israel-bomb-outside/

Before-and-after satellite imagery offers a rare look at damage inside Iran
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/new-satellite-images-reveal-fires-damage-iranian-naval-bases-after-us-israeli-strikes

Graham: Our goal in Iran is to make a 'ton of money' and get an oil monopoly 
https://en.topwar.ru/279035-grjem-nasha-zadacha-v-irane-zarabotat-kuchu-deneg-i-dobyt-monopoliju-na-neft.html

U.S. Considers Using Ground Forces to Seize Kharg Island, Gateway for 90% of Iran’s Oil Exports, and Capture 60% Enriched Uranium
https://www.thedefensenews.com/news-details/US-Considers-Using-Ground-Forces-to-Seize-Kharg-Island-Gateway-for-90-of-Irans-Oil-Exports-and-Capture-60-Enriched-Uranium/

CPAC Head Says Iranian Schoolgirls Are Better Dead Than “in a Burqa”
Leading Republicans don’t seem to care about the bombing of a girls’ school in Iran.
https://newrepublic.com/post/207415/cpac-head-iranian-schoolgirls-better-dead-than-burqa

Douglas MacGregor - Were in a run up to WW III. 
https://x.com/DougAMacgregor/status/2030805958608240985
My latest with Daniel Davis.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RYJrmQDhgJI

Israel's air defenses are using too many anti-aircraft missiles to repel Iranian attacks. 
https://en.topwar.ru/279029-pri-otrazhenii-iranskih-atak-pvo-izrailja-tratit-slishkom-mnogo-zenitnyh-raket.html

Iran attacked the largest US military logistics hub in the region, the Arifjan base. 
https://en.topwar.ru/279014-iran-atakoval-krupnejshij-uzel-voennoj-logistiki-ssha-v-regione-bazu-arifdzhan.html

Arraba (Israel) mayor and his deputy shot and injured amid unrelenting crime wave
https://www.timesofisrael.com/arraba-mayor-and-his-deputy-shot-amid-unrelenting-crime-wave

Who is Mojtaba Khamenei, Iran’s new supreme leader amid war?
https://www.aljazeera.com/features/2026/3/8/who-is-mojtaba-khamenei-a-contender-for-irans-leadership-amid-war

Trump says Iran’s next supreme leader would need US approval
https://www.aa.com.tr/en/americas/trump-says-iran-s-next-supreme-leader-would-need-us-approval/3855330

Selecting new supreme leader is 'business of Iranian people and nobody else's': Iran's foreign minister
https://www.aa.com.tr/en/americas/selecting-new-supreme-leader-is-business-of-iranian-people-and-nobody-elses-irans-foreign-minister/3855332

Israel Says it Will Pursue Every Successor of Iran's Khamenei
https://english.aawsat.com/world/5248765-israel-says-it-will-pursue-every-successor-irans-khamenei

The Persian Gulf’s ‘saltwater kingdoms’ rely so much on desalination that damage to the infrastructure could force evacuations
https://fortune.com/2026/03/08/iran-war-persian-gulf-saltwater-kingdoms-desalination-attacks-infrastructure-evacuations/

Water War BEGINS in Middle East? Iran STRIKES Bahrain’s Desalination Facility | US Iran War |Details
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UEfMbBHFcSM

Oil gets all the attention, but the Gulf's real vulnerability is water. More than 800 desalination plants supply drinking water to over 60 million people. Here's what happens if #Iran targets water.⁠ Al Jazeera's @yasmeeneltahan1 explains.
https://www.instagram.com/reel/DVpMRszgKBQ/

U.S. Withdrew 1000 Guided Munitions From Korea Before Iran War: Urgent Air Defence Withdrawals Under Discussion n
https://militarywatchmagazine.com/article/us-withdrew-1000-guided-munitions-korea

Footage Confirms Iranian Drone Strike Took Out U.S. Army’s Most High Value Air Defence Radar From THAAD System
https://militarywatchmagazine.com/article/iranian-drone-destroy-radar-thaad

Abrams Tank, M109 Artillery and Patriot Missile Procurements From U.S. Criticised as Ineffective For the Republic of China’s War Planning 
https://militarywatchmagazine.com/article/abrams-m109-patriot-criticised-republicchina

Iranian Strikes Have Destroyed $2.7 Billion Worth of High Value U.S. Anti-Missile Radars 
https://militarywatchmagazine.com/article/iranian-strikes-destroyed-antimissile-radars

UAE Reportedly Launches First Strike on Iranian Territory, Joining Israel and U.S. in Military Operations
https://www.thedefensenews.com/news-details/UAE-Reportedly-Launches-First-Strike-on-Iranian-Territory-Joining-Israel-and-US-in-Military-Operations/

A UAE tugboat sank in the Strait of Hormuz, leaving three sailors missing.
https://avia-pro.net/news/v-ormuzskom-prolive-zatonul-buksir-iz-oae-troe-moryakov-propali-bez-vesti

Inside the UAE's response to Iranian attacks: A senior official speaks
https://www.euronews.com/2026/03/08/inside-the-uaes-response-to-iranian-attacks-a-senior-official-speaks

Israeli Air Force Claims Complete Destruction of Iran’s F-14 Fleet in Airstrike on Isfahan’s 8th Tactical Fighter Base
https://www.thedefensenews.com/news-details/Israeli-Air-Force-Claims-Complete-Destruction-of-Irans-F-14-Fleet-in-Airstrike-on-Isfahans-8th-Tactical-Fighter-Base/

Chinese Intelligence Ship Liaowang-1 Deployed Near Oman, Providing Iran Real-Time Data on U.S. and Israeli Military Activity
https://www.thedefensenews.com/news-details/Chinese-Intelligence-Ship-Liaowang-1-Deployed-Near-Oman-Providing-Iran-Real-Time-Data-on-US-and-Israeli-Military-Activity/

UK Deploys Four Additional RAF Typhoon Fighter Jets to Qatar to Reinforce Gulf Air Defense
https://www.thedefensenews.com/news-details/UK-Deploys-Four-Additional-RAF-Typhoon-Fighter-Jets-to-Qatar-to-Reinforce-Gulf-Air-Defense/

The anti-American axis myth
https://asiatimes.com/2026/03/the-anti-american-axis-myth/

Iran weathers US firestorm, raising prospect of a long war 
https://asiatimes.com/2026/03/iran-weathers-us-firestorm-raising-prospect-of-a-long-war/

The stakes are rising as Iran and Israel launch new rounds of large-scale strikes. 
https://en.topwar.ru/279033-stavki-povyshajutsja-iran-i-izrail-objavili.html

The Oil Island That Could Break Iran
https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/oil-island-could-break-iran

Iran adds US economic assets to ‘target list’: Media
https://www.aa.com.tr/en/middle-east/iran-adds-us-economic-assets-to-target-list-media/3855466

US says ‘cannot guarantee’ civilian safety in or near facilities used by Iran for military purposes
https://www.aa.com.tr/en/americas/us-says-cannot-guarantee-civilian-safety-in-or-near-facilities-used-by-iran-for-military-purposes/3855316

Sirens sound in Golan Heights after drone infiltration: Israel
https://www.aa.com.tr/en/middle-east/sirens-sound-in-golan-heights-after-drone-infiltration-israel/3854732

‘Intentional Chemical Warfare’: Toxic Black Rain in Tehran After US-Israel Bomb Oil Facilities 
https://scheerpost.com/2026/03/08/intentional-chemical-warfare-toxic-black-rain-in-tehran-after-us-israel-bomb-oil-facilities/

US Argues ‘Emergency’ of Iran War Means Israel Needs 20,000+ More Bombs Without Congressional Approval 
https://scheerpost.com/2026/03/08/us-argues-emergency-of-iran-war-means-israel-needs-20000-more-bombs-without-congressional-approval/

U.S. weighs sending special forces to seize Iran's nuclear stockpile
https://www.axios.com/2026/03/08/iran-ground-troops-special-forces-nuclear

After the strikes on Tehran, oil leaked into the sewer system and caused massive fires.
https://avia-pro.net/news/posle-udarov-po-tegeranu-neft-prosochilas-v-kanalizacionnuyu-sistemu-i-vyzvala-moshchnye

Iran War: More Trump Bluster as US and Israel Weapon Stocks Thin and Claims of Success Questioned; Report of Plans to Send Special Forces to Seize Nuclear Material Among Signs of US Troop Mobilization
https://www.nakedcapitalism.com/2026/03/iran-war-more-trump-bluster-as-us-and-israel-weapon-stocks-thin-and-claims-of-success-questioned-report-of-plans-to-send-special-forces-to-seize-nuclear-material-among-signs-of-us-troop-mobilization.html

Michael Hudson: Today’s Global Choice – A U.S. Ruler-Based Order or International Law
https://www.nakedcapitalism.com/2026/03/michael-hudson-todays-global-choice-a-u-s-ruler-based-order-or-international-law.html

Trump to Times of Israel: It’ll be a ‘mutual’ decision with Netanyahu regarding when Iran war ends
https://www.timesofisrael.com/trump-to-times-of-israel-itll-be-a-mutual-decision-with-netanyahu-regarding-when-iran-war-ends/

Nuclear facility in Iran damaged in US and Israeli attack
https://ria.ru/20260308/obekt-2079434151.html

"They are everywhere": Iran's retaliatory strike caused amazement in the United States
https://ria.ru/20260309/iran-2079459646.html

The American aircraft carrier Abraham Lincoln is located at a distance of 350 km (218 mi.) from Iran
https://www.vesti.ru/ns/amerikanskij-avianosec-abraham-lincoln-nakhoditsya-na-rasstoyanii-350-km-ot-irana



ISRAEL  - US - ME 1

Israeli strikes kill at least 20 people in southern Lebanon
https://www.euronews.com/2026/03/08/israeli-strikes-kill-at-least-20-people-in-southern-lebanon

400+ killed in Israeli strikes on Lebanon—including 83 children… 
The war has killed at least 1,230 people in Iran, at least 397 in Lebanon and at least 11 in Israel, according to officials. Israel reported its first soldier deaths Sunday, saying two were killed in southern Lebanon, where its military is fighting Hezbollah.
https://www.yakimaherald.com/news/nation_and_world/business/lebanon-says-83-children-among-almost-400-killed-in-a-week-of-conflict-between-hezbollah/article_ac9cc052-3a8e-5193-b1a6-07b324261f65.html

3,200 women missing in Gaza amid genocide
https://english.palinfo.com/news/2026/03/08/359211/

12,500 Palestinian women martyred in Gaza since the start of the Israeli genocide
https://english.palinfo.com/news/2026/03/08/359195/

Under the cover of war: escalating Israeli violence and settler aggression across the West Bankv
https://english-wafa-ps.translate.goog/Pages/Details/168110?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en&_x_tr_pto=wapp



UKRAINE  - US WAR ON RUSSIA

Russia fires barrage of missiles at Ukraine hitting transport network
https://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2026/03/08/russia-fires-barrage-of-missiles-at-ukraine-hitting-transport-network

Slovakia, following Hungary, announced it would block an EU loan for Ukraine.
https://avia-pro.net/news/slovakiya-vsled-za-vengriey-zayavila-chto-zablokiruet-kredit-es-dlya-ukrainy

The Armed Forces of Ukraine are transferring a regiment of prisoners and deserters to the Sumy region
https://ria.ru/20260309/vsu-2079464208.html

Call the orderlies: Zelensky has been squeezed money, and he threatens NATO with war
https://ria.ru/20260308/nato-2079288114.html

Air defense shot down about 2 thousand Ukrainian drones over Russia in a week
https://www.vesti.ru/ns/sily-pvo-sbili-1999-ukrainskikh-bespilotnikov-nad-rossiej-za-nedelyu

124 UAVs were shot down in Russia overnight.
https://www-kommersant-ru.translate.goog/doc/8496544?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en&_x_tr_pto=wapp



NATIONAL  2

“AIPAC Is Toxic”: Illinois Races Expose a Shifting Democratic Landscape 
https://scheerpost.com/2026/03/08/aipac-is-toxic-illinois-races-expose-a-shifting-democratic-landscape/

Conscientious Objector Group: Phone 'Ringing Off Hook' As Huge Mobilization Underway
https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/conscientious-objector-group-phone-ringing-hook-huge-mobilization-underway

Trump blames Iran for strike that killed school girls - as US investigators point to American bomb
https://www.the-independent.com/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-iran-strikes-school-girls-dead-b2934268.html

Judge voids VOA layoffs, citing invalid Trump appointment of Kari Lake
https://www.theepochtimes.com/us/ai-answering-non-emergency-sheriffs-calls-in-san-diego-county-5995889

'Kangaroo court' tribunal fines school board member $750,000 for opposing gender ideology 
https://justthenews.com/nation/free-speech/kangaroo-court-tribunal-fines-school-board-member-750000-opposing-gender

Spencer Pratt Exposes LADWP Chief Quinones: Quits $750K Job After Fire Lawsuit, Flees to Puerto Rico 
https://rumble.com/v76tuzy-spencer-pratt-exposes-ladwp-chief-quinones-quits-750k-job-after-fire-lawsui.html?mref=1wxk5&mc=ehuil

These Women Exposed Prison Sexual Abuse. Now ICE Wants to Deport Them. 
https://scheerpost.com/2026/03/08/these-women-exposed-prison-sexual-abuse-now-ice-wants-to-deport-them/

The Real State of the Union: Epstein’s Shadow Network and the Illusion of American Democracy 
https://scheerpost.com/2026/03/08/the-real-state-of-the-union-epsteins-shadow-network-and-the-illusion-of-american-democracy/

Arrests Made After Islamic Extremists Toss Nail Bombs At Protesters, Police In NYC
https://trendingpoliticsnews.com/arrests-made-after-islamic-extremists-toss-nail-bombs-at-protesters-police-in-nyc-cmc/

Adios Kristi! Noem’s History of Lying To Protect the Rich
https://portside.org/2026-03-06/adios-kristi-noems-history-lying-protect-rich

Despite Promises, Veterans Affairs Department Cut Thousands of Roles for Doctors and Nurses 
https://portside.org/2026-03-03/despite-promises-veterans-affairs-department-cut-thousands-roles-doctors-and-nurses

In the West, Trump was given a few months - Operation in Iran could turn into a political disaster for Trump
https://ria.ru/20260309/tramp-2079462609.html



COVID BIOWEAPONS  - HEALTH

(Measles) World’s most contagious disease rips across California — as more than 100 kids feared exposed in major city 
https://nypost.com/2026/03/08/us-news/sacramento-measles-outbreak-130-children-exposed-at-education-center/

Mexico Measles Outbreak Escalates with Over Twelve Thousand Confirmed Cases Across the Country - Thailand Medical News
https://www.thailandmedical.news/news/mexico-measles-outbreak-escalates-with-over-twelve-thousand-confirmed-cases-across-the-country

The Health Insurance Scam Crushing American Families | Daily Pulse
https://www.vigilantfox.com/p/exclusive-the-health-insurance-scam

Tubular Biomarkers Reveal Hidden Kidney Damage in Long COVID - Thailand Medical News
https://www.thailandmedical.news/news/tubular-biomarkers-reveal-hidden-kidney-damage-in-long-covid

Philippines HIV Cases Surge Toward Twenty Thousand in 2025 and is Still Rising in 2026 - Thailand Medical News
https://www.thailandmedical.news/news/philippines-hiv-cases-surge-toward-twenty-thousand-in-2025-and-is-still-rising-in-2026



AI - BIG TECH - INTERNET - MEDIA

CAT puts century-old tech to work in its newest, heaviest electric drive dozer
https://electrek.co/2026/03/08/cat-puts-century-old-tech-to-work-in-its-newest-heaviest-electric-drive-dozer/

UK engineers develop world’s first blockchain-based ‘black box’ system for drones
https://interestingengineering.com/innovation/uk-world-first-blockchain-black-box-drones

China Launches 4th-Generation OLED Screens for Smartphones With Brighter Displays, Lower Power Use, and BT.2020 Color
https://www.prototypingchina.com/2026/03/08/china-launches-4th-generation-oled-screens-for-smartphones-with-brighter-displays-lower-power-use-and-bt-2020-color/

The AI Wars: You Are NOT Prepared
https://www.vigilantfox.com/p/the-ai-wars-you-are-not-prepared



SPACE - UFOs - SCIENCE - PARANORMAL - HISTORY

UK firm’s 98% efficient hybrid transmission motor delivers record breaking performance
https://interestingengineering.com/innovation/uk-firm-efficient-hybrid-transmission-motor

'Mesoscale' swimmers could pave way for drug delivery robots inside the body
https://phys.org/news/2026-03-mesoscale-swimmers-pave-drug-delivery.html



MILITARY - AVIATION

106-Knot Rejected Takeoff: LAX Controller Averts Collision Between Two United Jets After Runway Error
https://simpleflying.com/106-knot-rejected-takeoff-lax-collision-two-united-jets-runway/

“Dark Cockpit” Forces American Airlines Airbus A321 RAT Deployment & Diversion To Baltimore
https://simpleflying.com/dark-cockpit-american-airlines-airbus-a321-rat-deployment-diversion-baltimore/

Airfare Warning: United CEO Says Ticket Prices Will Rise ‘Quickly’ As Fuel Costs Skyrocket
https://simpleflying.com/airfare-warning-united-ceo-prices-rise-fuel/

China Unveils New Variant of DF-17 ‘Carrier Killer’ Hypersonic Missile 
https://militarywatchmagazine.com/article/china-new-variant-df17-hypersonic

Boeing Launches Second Orca Extra-Large Uncrewed Undersea Vehicle XLE2 for U.S. Navy
https://www.thedefensenews.com/news-details/Boeing-Launches-Second-Orca-Extra-Large-Uncrewed-Undersea-Vehicle-XLE2-for-US-Navy/

UAE, Qatar and Kuwait Seek Thousands of Ukrainian Interceptor Drones from TAF Industries
https://www.thedefensenews.com/news-details/UAE-Qatar-and-Kuwait-Seek-Thousands-of-Ukrainian-Interceptor-Drones-from-TAF-Industries/

Starlink Terminals Now Cheaper Than Fiber-Optic Links for Long-Range Strike Drones
https://www.thedefensenews.com/news-details/Starlink-Terminals-Now-Cheaper-Than-Fiber-Optic-Links-for-Long-Range-Strike-Drones/

Britain Speeds Up Hypersonic Weapon Development for 2030 After European Mach 6 Missile Test
https://www.thedefensenews.com/news-details/Britain-Speeds-Up-Hypersonic-Weapon-Development-for-2030-After-European-Mach-6-Missile-Test/

60 Minutes Reveals US Obtained Microwave Weapon Tied to Havana Syndrome
https://ground.news/article/60-minutes-reveals-us-obtained-microwave-weapon-tied-to-havana-syndrome

An Extended War With Iran Will Weaken American Deterrence Against China and Russia
https://www.theamericanconservative.com/an-extended-war-with-iran-will-weaken-american-deterrence-against-china-and-russia/

The West revealed the fear of US allies to be left without weapons due to the conflict in Iran
https://www.vesti.ru/ns/na-zapade-raskryli-strakh-soyuznikov-ssha-ostatsya-bez-oruzhiya-iz-za-konflikta-v-iri



ENVIRONMENT - WEATHER - FOOD

Heat-tolerant corals may help some reefs persist, but most still erode
https://phys.org/news/2026-03-tolerant-corals-reefs-persist-erode.html

In Death Valley in California, a rapid bloom has begun
It is specified that the desert area of the national park is filled with pink, purple and yellow plants of the ephemeral group, whose seeds can survive in the soil without water for a long time.
https://www.vesti.ru/ns/v-doline-smerti-v-kalifornii-nachalos-burnoe-cvetenie



ECONOMY

The global economy's worst nightmare is here and the consequences could be scary
Inflation, problems with MRI scanners and quantum computers, and burning oil fields could all come as the crisis caused by the Strait of Hormuz closure grows.
https://news.sky.com/story/the-global-economys-worst-nightmare-is-here-and-the-consequences-could-be-scary-13516139

US, Israel bomb major Iran oil depots as US gasoline prices rise 
https://asiatimes.com/2026/03/us-israel-bomb-major-iran-oil-depots-as-us-gasoline-prices-rise/

Wright: Washington will not abandon its sanctions policy against Moscow
https://en.topwar.ru/279032-rajt-vashington-ne-budet-otkazyvatsja-ot-politiki-sankcij-v-otnoshenii-moskvy.html

Oil prices top $100 per barrel as big Middle East producers cut output amid Iran war
https://ground.news/article/47f7dfe6-a434-46bd-89ac-fb0e158e6f04

Key Iranian Oil Infrastructure Targeted in Latest Operation Epic Fury Strikes
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/josephchalfant/2026/03/07/key-iranian-oil-infrastructure-targeted-in-latest-operation-epic-fury-strikes-n2672478

Trump: Oil Spike Small Price for World Peace ("World Peace!?") 
https://www.newsmax.com/politics/trump-oil-prices-spike/2026/03/08/id/1248766/

‘Your Tax Dollars Being Used to Raise Your Gas Prices’: US-Israel Bomb Major Iranian Oil Depots 
https://scheerpost.com/2026/03/08/your-tax-dollars-being-used-to-raise-your-gas-prices-us-israel-bomb-major-iranian-oil-depots/

Congressional lawmakers are suing to try to win retroactive pay raises, and drawing scorn 
https://justthenews.com/government/congress/rep-norman-blasts-members-congress-seeking-retroactive-pay-raises

Iraqi Oil Production Collapses as Hormuz Still Blocked by US-Iran War, Sources Say
https://english.aawsat.com/business/5248890-iraqi-oil-production-collapses-hormuz-still-blocked-us-iran-war-sources-say

Scoop: U.S. dismayed by Israel's Iran fuel strikes, sources say
https://www.axios.com/2026/03/08/us-dismayed-israel-iran-fuel-strikes

Trump's energy chief blames oil price spike on market fear
https://www.axios.com/2026/03/08/trump-oil-prices-iran-fear-strait-hormuz

How Much Did Trump and DOGE Shrink Government Jobs?
https://mishtalk.com/economics/how-much-did-trump-and-doge-shrink-government-jobs/

The price of Brent crude oil exceeded $118 per barrel
https://ria.ru/20260309/neft-2079462170.html

Russian oil saves India and China
https://ria.ru/20260308/neft-2079294315.html



EU - UK - CANADA

An explosion rocked the US embassy in Oslo.
https://avia-pro.net/news/vzryv-progremel-u-zdaniya-posolstva-ssha-v-oslo

Middle East war: Fuel prices surge in France amid margin concerns
https://www.france24.com/en/middle-east-war-fuel-prices-surge-in-france-amid-margin-concerns

Austria: Turkish asylum family ordered to repay €66,000 in welfare benefits after investigation found father owned large vineyard, Istanbul apartment, and €150,000 in Bitcoin
https://rmx.news/article/austria-turkish-asylum-family-ordered-to-repay-e66000-in-welfare-benefits-after-investigation-found-father-owned-large-vineyard-istanbul-apartment-and-e150000-in-bitcoin/

DM: gas reserves in the UK are left for one and a half to two days
https://www.vesti.ru/ns/dm-zapasov-gaza-v-velikobritanii-ostalos-na-poltora-dva-dnya



CHINA - ASIA

Xi Hints At More Top Purges, Issues Warning To 'Corrupt Elements' In Chinese Army
https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/xi-hints-more-top-purges-issues-warning-corrupt-elements-chinese-army



MEXICO - LATIN AMERICA

"Cuba will fall very soon," says Trump as Shield of the Americas alliance created
https://www.euronews.com/2026/03/08/cuba-will-fall-very-soon-says-trump-as-shield-of-the-americas-alliance-created

US Military Strike on Drug Boat in Pacific Kills 6
https://www.newsmax.com/politics/us-military-strike-drug-boat/2026/03/08/id/1248773/



AFRICA - HAITI - DR

Drone Strikes on Sudan Markets Kill 33
https://english.aawsat.com/arab-world/5248875-drone-strikes-sudan-markets-kill-33