The War Monitor

Fmr. State Dept. neg. Aaron Miller says Iran is the winner in this deal: They'll get some money, the blockade will end, it avoided nuclear concessions, and still retains the ability to close the Strait whenever it chooses, while the WH won't get anything it initially demanded.

Several MAHA influencers, including members of the administration, are now promoting nicotine as “healthy,” pushing controversial claims about focus, fitness, anti-aging, and brain health, despite experts continuing to warn about addiction and cardiovascular risks.

Mockler: Republicans have the power right now to pass a national ban on gerrymandering, but instead they’re allowing Trump to drag the country into the depths of hell.

In a heated exchange, Adam Mockler pushes back after Rothman suggests Americans should be grateful and not question the war, framing it as disrespect to service members. Lambert then piles on, insisting the country is safer now but can’t explain how when pressed.

A former Trump WH press secretary says Americans can’t be expected to make more economic sacrifices when they’re not convinced there was ever a real “imminent” threat or clearly told why Trump started the war on Iran to begin with.

A man who filmed an F-15 crash in Kuwait has been jailed since March 2, and his X and Instagram accounts have been taken down. His arrest comes amid a broader wave in which hundreds have been detained for filming similar incidents, with critics calling it a crackdown on dissent.

Satellite imagery shows Iran is attempting to recover missile launchers that were either hidden underground or buried by earlier strikes. U.S. intelligence assesses that roughly half of its missile launch capability remains intact.

The Pope says the world is “in a downward spiral stemming from pride,” as Trump and his VP Vance continue attacking him for a third day.

Another tanker has passed through the Strait of Hormuz after departing an Iranian port, according to ship-tracking data, while a separate firm reports at least nine vessels have transited since yesterday, including at least two U.S.-sanctioned tankers with ties to Iran.

Gene Seroka, Executive Director at the Port of Los Angeles, says even if the war ended tomorrow, it would take more than four and a half months to see “some resemblance of normalcy.”

Asked about FEMA’s head of response and recovery, Gregg Phillips, who claimed he “teleported” to a Waffle House, heard Satan speaking to him in Spain, and was saved by a girlfriend who was dead, Trump responded, “It just sounds a little strange.”

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The Artemis II astronauts have exited the capsule onto a recovery raft, where they’re secured and lifted by helicopter to the ship’s deck before heading for a more thorough medical evaluation. It really is an amazing thing to see. 1/

Recovery crews are circling the capsule, inspecting heat shield and structure before giving the all clear. The crew will still stay inside for some time before exiting.

The recovery team reports the Artemis II crew appears to be in "Excellent shape."

From nearly 250,000 miles away to a pinpoint splashdown, watch Artemis II return home from humanity’s first crewed mission beyond low Earth orbit in over 50 years.

As expected, communications have been lost as the Artemis crew makes re-entry. It's expected to last about 6 minutes.

Watch the service module separate from Integrity at 20,000 MPH as the Artemis crew is just minutes from splashing down back on Earth.

ICE moved detainees out of a Mesa facility ahead of a lawmaker visit, then it returned to being over capacity afterward. Designed for 157 people, it has reached up to 800 between inspections, with detainees packed side by side or even on top of each other “like sardines.”

The White House says Lebanon was never part of the ceasefire agreement, but the Pakistani prime minister’s post they cited explicitly included Lebanon in the list of countries covered.

Israel says it doesn’t feel like a “ceasefire” as missiles continue to be launched toward it, and it doesn’t appear satisfied that its war objectives have been met.

Instead of confirming Trump’s claim, Iran is asserting control of the Strait, where passage would be “limited” and only if attacks stop. It’s setting the terms and framing it as Trump accepting their conditions, not the other way around.

Sirens were still sounding as Trump made his post, with an Iranian missile intercepted east of Tel Aviv just a few minutes ago.

Trump says he’s delaying strikes on Iran for “two weeks,” saying they’re “subject to” Tehran agreeing to open the Strait, essentially claiming progress before any deal has actually been reached.

Tucker Carlson and other right-wing voices are now publicly breaking with Trump over the Iran war, with some urging those around him to do whatever it takes to stop him from committing war crimes.

Trump says the U.S. is too large and too focused on wars to handle programs like daycare, Medicaid, and Medicare.

House GOP have refused to take up a Senate-passed bill that would have funded most of DHS, instead pushing for a new one even as the Senate has left town, leaving no path to pass it and prolonging the shutdown.

There it is. They’re openly talking about using ICE at airports as a “test run” for the midterms, with calls to put agents at polling places next.

This kid with Meidas Touch lays it out better than most.

A 7-year-old autistic girl from Canada and her mother were "detained" by ICE in Texas after a border checkpoint stop, despite having valid documents, and are now being held at the Rio Grande Valley Central Processing Center.

What some Republican lawmakers are saying about sending troops to Iran and the Pentagon’s $200B request to fund the war. It’ll be interesting to compare what they’re saying now to how they vote when the time comes.

Illinois Gov. Pritzker says “something is wrong with Trump,” adding, “I think he's got some dementia.”

Israeli PM Netanyahu suggests the war on Iran may require a “ground component,” signaling the possibility of boots on the ground, but he declined to provide further details or clarify which country’s troops that might involve.

Sen. Angus King says the U.S. should’ve learned from Ukraine's drone experience, but instead “we’re shooting down $35,000 drones with $2.7 million missiles.”

This guy must’ve seen this post. 😂 But seriously, this oil analyst says some facilities could take 3 to 5 years to repair, and that’s only if the war ended right now.

You can’t have this much energy infrastructure destroyed and expect oil prices to return to prior levels anytime soon. Even if the war ends tomorrow, it’ll take time to bring these facilities back online, and there’s still no clear end of it in sight.

French NATO General Yakovleff says joining Trump in the Strait of Hormuz is “like buying a ticket on the Titanic after it hit the iceberg.”

Lawsuit filed against xAI alleges its Grok chatbot was used to generate explicit AI images of people using real photos, including school and yearbook images.