by Sharon Zhang | Mar 30, 2026 | Iran, Lockheed Martin, News, Pentagon, War, War Crimes
The U.S. hit a school and sports hall in Lamerd, Iran, on the first day of its war on the country, using a new, untested weapon made by Lockheed Martin that unleashes an explosive barrage of metal pellets on its target, new reporting finds. The U.S. strike on February 28 hit a building where dozens of young girls were doing their regular sports training, as well as an adjacent elementary…
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by Sharon Zhang | Mar 27, 2026 | international humanitarian law, International Law, Iran, Israel, News, Pentagon, War Crimes
Israeli forces are using extremely destructive 2,000-pound bombs on residential areas in Tehran, reports say, slaughtering dozens and violating international law barring the use of such weapons in areas where a disproportionate amount of civilians may be harmed. A series of strikes in Resalat in eastern Tehran killed between 40 and 50 civilians, completely destroying three residential…
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by Sharon Zhang | Mar 27, 2026 | Christianity, Donald Trump, Iran, Islamophobia, News, Pentagon, Pete Hegseth
Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth asked Pentagon officials to pray for “overwhelming violence” against enemies in Iran and elsewhere in the “name of Jesus Christ” at a Christian worship service on Wednesday. The remarks, made at Hegseth’s monthly worship service — the first he’s held since the U.S. and Israel began their war on Iran — reinforced public concerns over his Christian nationalist…
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by Sharon Zhang | Mar 26, 2026 | Donald Trump, Gulf Cooperation Council, Iran, Israel, Military, News, Pentagon, Propaganda
The appearance of triumph and U.S. might has been of paramount importance to President Donald Trump and his administration amid their war on Iran, with much of their pro-war propaganda centered around a vision of the U.S. military as infallible. But the U.S. has suffered major losses in the war thus far, the extent of which were reportedly revealed in a New York Times article on Wednesday.
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by Chris Walker | Mar 25, 2026 | Department of Defense, First Amendment, freedom of the press, News, Pentagon, Pete Hegseth
The United States Department of Defense (DOD) has established a new policy that essentially boots journalists out of the Pentagon building — less than a week after a federal judge ruled that a separate attempt by the agency to restrict journalists was unconstitutional. The DOD announced on Tuesday that it is closing the workspace in the Pentagon that has for years been used by journalists…
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by Sharon Zhang | Mar 20, 2026 | Donald Trump, Iran, Israel, News, Oil and Gas Industry, Pentagon, War
The U.S. is sending additional warships filled with thousands more Marines to the Middle East this weekend as the U.S. and Israel continue escalating their war on Iran, despite President Donald Trump having repeatedly and dubiously claimed that the U.S. has already effectively won the war. U.S. officials told news outlets of the additional deployments, saying that roughly 2,000 to 2,500…
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