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Saturday, March 14, 2026
Iran War Live Updates: U.S. Tells Citizens to Leave Iraq After Second Attack on Embassy

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 StatesPublished 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

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.

All 6 U.S. crew are dead after a military aircraft goes down in Iraq
Middle East
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
Coin PainMany Trump's supporters wallets were hurt in this development.
By Frank Landymore
Published Mar 12, 2026 11:02 AM EDT
Iran-US war latest: Rescue mission underway after US plane crash in Iraq as Trump says conflict ‘moving rapidly’
LIVE updated 1 hour agoTehran 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
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
David Gilmour’s ‘Black Strat’ Sells For $14.55 Million, Becoming The Most Expensive Guitar Ever Sold

5 charts that reveal the financial market chaos caused by the Iran war
Lebanon appeals to Israel’s allies to intervene as hundreds reported killed
Strait of Hormuz must remain closed as ‘tool to pressure enemy,’ Iran’s new supreme leader says
Published Thu, Mar 12 2026Holly Ellyatt
- 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.
Mojtaba Khamenei's Wound Reveals Who Really Rules Iran

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
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
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.










