Saturday, March 14, 2026

Iran War Live Updates: U.S. Tells Citizens to Leave Iraq After Second Attack on Embassy

March 14, 2026
An Iran-backed militia took responsibility for an overnight attack on the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad. President Trump called on other nations to help escort oil tankers through the Strait of Hormuz.

When Silence Speaks: Nanos Holds Key Motive Behind Guthrie's Abduction, Fueling Speculation 'bout Her Fate


The Greek Courier

March 14, 2026

Vancouver BC - The search for Nancy Guthrie, the mother of U.S. TV presenter Savannah Guthrie, has intensified as Pima County Sheriff Chris Nanos revealed that authorities believe they know the motive behind her kidnapping while declining to disclose details to protect the integrity of the investigation

Guthrie has been missing since February 1, and the sheriff emphasized, "It'd be silly to tell people, 'Yeah, don't worry about it. You're not his target,'" raising alarms about the possibility of the abductor striking again. This warning is particularly chilling when considering the nature of Guthrie's abduction: if the kidnapper is indeed planning further attacks, what does this imply for Nancy Guthrie’s fate?

Destroy, displace, dismantle: Israel’s Gaza doctrine comes to Lebanon




Opinion

Israel attacks Lebanon
The strategy that devastated Gaza is being replicated in Lebanon: Displace civilians, destroy infrastructure and fragment governance.

By Jonathan Whittall
Humanitarian leader and political analyst from South Africa.
Published On 13 Mar 2026

Iran war live: US bombs Iran’s Kharg Island, warns oil facilities next - 2,500 Marines first US ground troops to be deployed


By Erin Hale, Sarah Haider, Virginia Pietromarchi, and Rosiland Jordan, Reporting from Washington, DC, United States

Published On 14 Mar 2026
Al Jazeera

  • President Donald Trump said US forces “obliterated” Iranian military targets on Kharg Island, located off the southwest coast of Iran, and warned oil infrastructure there could be attacked next.

Friday, March 13, 2026

Trump Will Destroy Washington if It’s the Last Thing He Does


Opinion
Guest Essay
March 13, 2026
By Paul Goldberger

Mr. Goldberger is a former architecture critic for The Times and The New Yorker and the author of “Why Architecture Matters.”

President Trump’s attempt to hugely expand the White House is lumbering forward. It suffered the tiniest of setbacks when the National Capital Planning Commission decided to postpone a vote on the project to its next meeting, on April 2. But it is highly unlikely that the commission, which has been stocked with Trump appointees, will not ultimately sign off on this enormous, banal box in a vaguely classical style that, if it goes forward, will overwhelm the White House and block the view between the White House and the Capitol that has been one of Washington’s signature vistas for more than two centuries.

Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel confirms talks with the U.S.


March 13, 2026, 6:08 AM PDT
By Orlando Matos 

HAVANA — Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel confirmed talks between the United States and Cuba during a speech Friday, the first time Havana has publicly acknowledged the meetings.

All 6 U.S. crew are dead after a military aircraft goes down in Iraq



Middle East
Updated March 13, 2026 10:52 AM ET
By NPR Staff

The U.S. military said on Friday that all six crew members were killed when a KC-135 refueling aircraft went down in Iraq, raising the death toll after two weeks of war with Iran.

Photo credit: The Express

The U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM), which oversees the Middle East, reported an unspecified incident involving two aircraft the aircraft Thursday when the U.S. KC-135 refueling aircraft was lost in western Iraq, while the other landed safely. CENTCOM said it is investigating the circumstances but confirmed the "loss of the aircraft was not due to hostile fire or friendly fire."

Sad! Trump’s Meme Coin Has Turned Into a Total Disaster

A close-up of a coin featuring a profile of Donald J. Trump with the text "PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES," "LIBERTY," and "IN GOD WE TRUST" against a background resembling the American flag. Behind it, there are partially visible Bitcoin coins with the Bitcoin symbol prominently displayed. The image has a colorful, blurred light effect on the left side.
Coin Pain
Many Trump's supporters wallets were hurt in this development.
By Frank Landymore
Published Mar 12, 2026 11:02 AM EDT
Jonathan Raa / NurPhoto via Getty Images / Futurism

Iran-US war latest: Rescue mission underway after US plane crash in Iraq as Trump says conflict ‘moving rapidly’

LIVE updated 1 hour ago
Tehran said it will set region’s oil and gas “on fire” if there are attacks on its energy infrastructure
Bel Trew in Beirut, Rachel Dobkin & Stuti Mishra
Friday 13 March 2026 

A rescue mission is underway after a US military refuelling aircraft crashed in Iraq, according to the US Central Command. A US official told AP the aircraft had at least five crew members aboard. It was not immediately clear if there were any casualties.

Thursday, March 12, 2026

Suspect dead after ramming vehicle into Michigan synagogue, sheriff says


The FBI described the attack as a "targeted act of violence" against the Jewish community, while the DHS identified the suspect as a naturalized US citizen born in Lebanon.
Updated 2:17 AM EDT, 
Friday, March 13, 2026

David Gilmour’s ‘Black Strat’ Sells For $14.55 Million, Becoming The Most Expensive Guitar Ever Sold

The guitar, which Gilmour played on songs “Money,” “Shine On You Crazy Diamond,” and his “Comfortably Numb” solo, beat Kurt Cobain’s previous 
sales record-holding guitar

MARCH 12, 2026

David Gilmour performs on July 2, 2016 in Rome, Italy.

5 charts that reveal the financial market chaos caused by the Iran war

Story by Patrick O’Donnell 
Markets hate uncertainty and since the U.S. and Israel launched the first wave of attacks on Feb. 28, that’s what the war in Iran has given them. From energy to supposed havens, Barron’s lays bare the economic fallout from the conflict through the following five charts:

Lebanon appeals to Israel’s allies to intervene as hundreds reported killed



More than 630 people have been killed in the country in the past week, authorities say

Updated March 12, 2026 at 10:55 a.m. ED

BEIRUT — The U.S.-Israeli war against Iran has engulfed Lebanon, pushing the beleaguered country to a new precipice as Israel expands a ferocious bombing campaign and threatens an invasion of south Lebanon in response to strikes by Hezbollah, Tehran’s most powerful proxy.

Strait of Hormuz must remain closed as ‘tool to pressure enemy,’ Iran’s new supreme leader says

Published Thu, Mar 12 2026
Holly Ellyatt
Key Points
  • Khamenei said the Strait of Hormuz must stay closed and that all U.S. military bases in the Middle East should shut immediately, warning of further attacks.
  • It’s Khamenei’s first public comments since being appointed as Iran’s supreme leader on March 9.
  • Oil prices extended gains following the comments.
Iran’s new Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei said Thursday that the closure of the Strait of Hormuz maritime passage should be continued as a “tool to pressure the enemy,” in his first public statement since being appointed.

Mojtaba Khamenei's Wound Reveals Who Really Rules Iran


By Güney YıldızContributor. 
Mar 11, 2026, 04:29 pm EDT

Tehran confirmed this week what Israeli and American officials had claimed for days: Mojtaba Khamenei, named Iran's third supreme leader on March 8, was injured in the same February 28 strikes that killed his father. The admission matters less for what it reveals about his health than for what it reveals about his authority. A wounded leader installed under wartime emergency by the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps is not the same thing as a supreme leader chosen through a constitutional process. The distinction will define Iran's next chapter.

Trump Claims Victory; Iran Says, 'Hold My Missile – Watch These Beautiful Explosions Rocking Bahrain Airport!'


The Greek Courier

Source: Associated Press
Photos: BBC News, AP

Iran Targets Busiest International Airport as UN Demands Halt to Attacks on Gulf Neighbors

As the conflict with Iran escalates, the U.S. and Israel continue to face retaliatory attacks from Tehran, which today targeted some of the region's vital infrastructures, including the world’s busiest international airport and three oil tankers. The Iranian actions come in response to President Trump's assertion that the U.S. has “won” the war and that Tehran “didn’t expect anything like this.” Despite claims of a decimated Iranian military, the country has successfully launched strikes against significant targets, raising questions about its ongoing capabilities.

Wednesday, March 11, 2026

The Government Uses Targeted Advertising to Track Your Location. Here's What We Need to Do.



By Lena Cohen and Hudson Hongo
March 5, 2026

We've all had the unsettling experience of seeing an ad online that reveals just how much advertisers know about our lives. You're right to be disturbed. Those very same online ad systems have been used by the government to warrantlessly track peoples' locations, new reporting has confirmed.

Large WW2 bomb defused after Dresden evacuated


Bethany Bell

Germany reporter
Getty Images Bridge over the Elbe River under construction. In the background across the river is the city centre, including the Frauenkirche and other landmarks.Getty Images
The bomb was found near the Carola Bridge, which is being rebuilt after collapsing into the river in 2024.

An unexploded British World War Two bomb in Dresden has been defused, police in Germany say.