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"SAD, UNHINGED MAN!" Jane Fonda Goes Off on Trump for Reckless Iran War
8:48
Status Coup • 1 week ago

"SAD, UNHINGED MAN!" Jane Fonda Goes Off on Trump for Reckless Iran War

Trump Openly Mulls Worst-Case Iran Scenario for the First Time
New Republic • 1 week ago

Trump Openly Mulls Worst-Case Iran Scenario for the First Time

The Iran war could be entirely in vain, according to Donald Trump.Seated beside German Chancellor Friedrich Merz at the White House on Tuesday, Trump spelled out that the worst-case scenario for U.S. involvement in Iran could see another authoritarian regime taking control of the country.“What’s the worst-case scenario that you have planned for in Iran?” asked a reporter.“Well, I don’t know if there’s a worst case,” Trump said. “We have them very much beaten militarily, from a military standpoint. They’re still lobbing some missiles, at some point they won’t even be able to do that because we’re hitting all of their carriers and missile stock.”Staring at the ground, Trump took a moment to think. Then he spoke again.“I guess the worst case would be we do this and then somebody takes over who’s as bad as the previous person, right? That could happen,” Trump said, leaning toward Merz. “We don’t want that to happen. That would probably be the worst.“You got through this, and then in five years you realize you put somebody in who was no better. So we’d like to see somebody in there who would bring it back to the people,” Trump added.Just one in four Americans say they support the war in Iran, according to a Reuters/Ipsos poll published Monday. In the same survey, 56 percent of respondents said they believe Trump is too quick to use military force as a foreign policy solution.That could very well be true, considering that the White House has yet to declare an official message—or a plan—for America’s involvement in the Middle East conflict. In fact, the White House has yet to even seek Congress’s approval for attacking Iran.Per Trump’s own estimates, the war could rage for a few days, or several weeks, or “forever.” He told The Washington Post that the aim of the war would be “freedom for the people” of Iran, then told The New York Times that he had “three very good choices” for who could take control of Iran, and then told ABC News that the “attack was so successful it knocked out most of the candidates” for leadership.The Wall Street Journal reported Monday that Trump initially stated that the Iranian mission was about “threat reduction,” then about “getting a deal,” then about “regime change” again. “And that was just on Sunday,” reported the paper’s Alex Ward.Trump spoke about some objectives for the war during a Medal of Honor ceremony on Monday, but as of Tuesday afternoon has yet to directly address the American people regarding the war. That’s a major departure from his predecessors who sat at the Resolute Desk, who universally recognized the need to immediately justify military intervention to the public. Woodrow Wilson spoke to the nation the same day he asked Congress to declare war against Germany during World War I, while Franklin D. Roosevelt gave a national address hours before the country declared war during World War II.So far, six U.S. soldiers have been killed in the conflict, as have more than 20 Iranian officials, including Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. Eighteen American soldiers have also been seriously injured. More than 700 Iranian civilians have been killed, including 176 children, dozens of whom were at a girls’ school in the country’s south.

Trump Threatens to Cut Off All Trade With Spain Over Iran War
New Republic • 1 week ago

Trump Threatens to Cut Off All Trade With Spain Over Iran War

Donald Trump is attacking Spain over the country’s refusal to let the U.S. use its air bases to bomb Iran. “Spain has been terrible. In fact, I told [Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent] to cut off all dealings with Spain,” Trump said Tuesday while in a meeting with German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, before going off on a tangent about how Spain refuses to pay 5 percent of its GDP to NATO, unlike other countries in the alliance. “And now Spain actually said that we can’t use their bases and that’s alright, we could use their base if we want, we could just fly in and use it. Nobody’s gonna tell us not to use it.”“Spain has absolutely nothing that we need, other than great people. They have great people, but they don’t have great leadership,” Trump added. Trump: "Spain has been terrible. I told Scott to cut off all dealings with Spain. They said we can't use their bases. We could use their bases if we want. We could just fly in and use it. Nobody is gonna tell us not to use it." pic.twitter.com/aOBmrzGcxo— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) March 3, 2026Spanish Foreign Minister José Manuel Albares said Sunday that the attacks on Iran were a violation of international law and barred the U.S. from using them. “The joint-use bases, but under Spanish sovereignty, will not be used for anything not included within the treaty nor outside the U.N. Charter,” Albares said in a broadcast appearance. Several U.S. aircraft subsequently left the country from bases in Rota and Morón, Spain. Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez rejected “the unilateral military action by the United States and Israel, which represents an escalation and contributes to a more uncertain and hostile international order” in a post translated from Spanish on X. “We likewise reject the actions of the Iranian regime and the Revolutionary Guard. We cannot afford another prolonged and devastating war in the Middle East,” Sánchez’s post added. But Trump threatening to take over bases in another country could alienate NATO ally Spain even further, and alarm others in the alliance. Threatening to cut off trade with Spain isn’t going to win Trump any new friends, either. The longer this war goes on, the more likely Trump will need support, especially with air defense supplies dwindling. He can’t afford to be sabre-rattling against European allies.

Tucker Says Mossad Chaos Agents Captured By Gulf Countries
24:44
Breaking Points • 1 week ago

Tucker Says Mossad Chaos Agents Captured By Gulf Countries

Has the Arab Gulf’s Balancing Act with Iran Ended?
Scheer Post • 1 week ago

Has the Arab Gulf’s Balancing Act with Iran Ended?

By Jonathan Fenton-Harvey for Informed Comment Iranian missiles raining down on the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), targeting US military facilities but also hitting civilian areas and infrastructure, set an alarming precedent. The United States and Israel’s assault on Iran has dealt a severe blow to Oman’s efforts in Geneva last month to revive US-Iran talks. […]

ESCALATION OUT OF CONTROL As US Embassies BURN
21:27
Breaking Points • 1 week ago

ESCALATION OUT OF CONTROL As US Embassies BURN

Housing, Pensions, and Jobs: Win-Win-Win
ZNet • 1 week ago

Housing, Pensions, and Jobs: Win-Win-Win

Providing decent pensions in an ageing society, overcoming the affordability crisis driven by skyrocketing housing costs, and creating better-paid jobs for workers without university degrees are all essential to securing social peace and democracy. A compulsory, state-owned second-tier pension fund required to invest its capital exclusively in social housing can address all three challenges at [...]

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