by Chris Walker | Jul 22, 2026 | dignified transfer ceremony, Donald Trump, Iran, iran war, Iran War casualties, News
On Wednesday, President Donald Trump attended a dignified transfer ceremony for U.S. soldiers who were killed in the U.S.’s unauthorized and unprovoked war on Iran, which Trump launched in February and has recently escalated. Trump said in a Truth Social post shortly before the ceremony began that he was attending the event to “honor” the fallen servicemembers. The ceremony came just a day…
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by Amy Goodman | Jul 22, 2026 | Donald Trump, Interview, Iran, iran war, Minab, War
On February 28, the first day of the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran, missiles landed on Shajareh Tayyebeh primary school in the Iranian city of Minab, in a civilian area near the Strait of Hormuz. At least 121 schoolchildren were killed along with 26 teachers. Forensic Architecture and Sky News analyzed the attack, finding that the neighborhood was bombed a second time while families and rescuers were…
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by Chris Walker | Jul 22, 2026 | Donald Trump, international humanitarian law, Iran, iran war, News, War Crimes
In a Truth Social post on Monday, President Donald Trump vowed to make Iran pay “many times over” for every death of a U.S. soldier in the war — an action that, if carried out, would likely constitute a war crime. This past weekend, CENTCOM announced the three latest deaths of U.S. service members in the war, upping the total number killed to 17 soldiers. The Department of Defense (DOD) also…
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by Chris Walker | Jul 20, 2026 | Donald Trump, FIFA, Iran, iran war, Iran War casualties, News, World Cup
President Donald Trump took part in celebrations following the conclusion of the FIFA World Cup final soccer match, just minutes after CENTCOM announced another U.S. fatality in the Middle East, the result of his illegal, unprovoked war on Iran. Trump, who appeared jubilant despite the large crowd booing and jeering him, showed up on the field alongside FIFA President Gianni Infantino after…
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by Kourosh Ziabari | Jul 17, 2026 | Agriculture, Carbon Dioxide, ceasefire, Climate Crisis, Ecosystems, Emissions, Endangered Species, Iran, iran war, Israel, Kharg Island, News, Pollution, Public Health, War, war in Iran, Water, Wildlife
Just a few days before Tehran and Washington signed a now-defunct ceasefire agreement, local media in Iran reported that 25 goitered gazelles were killed in U.S. airstrikes on Kharg Island in the northern Persian Gulf. The small coral island is a key terminal for Iran’s oil exports and its unique wildlife includes white-headed seagulls, hawksbill sea turtles, and ospreys. It also hosts the ruins…
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by Chris Walker | Jul 14, 2026 | Congress, Donald Trump, iran war, Iran War Memorandum of Understanding, News, War Powers Act
President Donald Trump has formally alerted Congress that he has restarted the U.S. war on Iran, potentially allowing his administration to argue that the War Powers deadline has been reset. Despite the implementation of peace deals, the U.S. war on Iran never actually ended, with blockades and hostile attacks from both sides persisting even during purported truces. But the administration may…
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