Hegseth: "The only ones who need to be worried right now are Iranians who think they're going to live"
07.03.2026 01:51
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Hegseth: "The only ones who need to be worried right now are Iranians who think they're going to live"
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The US is bombing targets in western Iran to pave the way for an incursion of US-backed Iranian Kurdish forces in Iraq and foment an insurgency—but heavy US bombings "have come at a huge cost to civilian lives in the area." That's sure to win Iranian hearts and minds! www.nytimes.com/2026/03/04/u...
Massive explosions in Bahrain, where I am. Media reporting that the oil refinery has been hit
i really don't think Hegseth realized the diplomatic consequences of that strike
complete ethnic cleansing of the one third of Lebanon that is Shiite
Rep. Yassamin Ansari, an Iranian-American, being brilliant and on point
artwork depicting a map of the Middle East and North Africa made up of hundreds of burnt matches on wood
Moataz Nasr (Egyptian Artist), “There will be fire,“ 2022,
Burnt matchsticks on wood.
Netanyahu says Trump fulfilled his dreams: In bombing Iran, Israel now has the "assistance of the United States, my friend, US President Donald Trump, and the US military. This coalition of forces allows us to do what I have yearned to do for 40 years"
Dubai Media Office: Authorities have successfully extinguished a limited fire near the US Consulate in Dubai following a reported drone incident.
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Azadi Square in Tehran as a result of Israeli airstrikes
“Iranians deserve far better than the regime that has ruled them. They deserve equally better than an intervention that treats their future as an afterthought.”
www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/arti... #Iran
Israel is threatening to bomb 50 towns and villages in south Lebanon
And… good night.
“.. Depart now via commercial means ..”
(via State Dept)
TONIGHT: Jon Stewart hosts an all-new episode of The Daily Show with guest Iranian filmmaker Jafar Panahi
photo caption reads: A doctor shows the damage inside the Gandhi Hospital which was hit on 1 March during the ongoing joint US-Israeli military campaign on the capital Tehran on 2 March 2026 (AFP)
Reports: Tehran's Gandhi hospital "collatoral damage" as state media was targeted. www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/li...
Historic images of Naser El-Din Shah Qajar (r 1848-1896) and the Pahlavi royal family in the Grand Hall of Golestan Palace
But Golestan Palace is most famed for its mirrored tilework. In the Safavid era, mirrors imported from Europe often arrived in shards. Rather than discarding broken mirrors, Iran's crafstmen developed this unique architectural element. Much of it now appears damaged.
exterior of Goletan palace
floral tilework in Golestan palace
tile depicting hunting scene from Golestan palace
interior domed room in Golestan palace
Originally built by the Safavids, Goletan Palace was expanded during the Qajar era. It's characterized by detailed tilework on the exteriors and interior walls.
photo showing damage to Golestan palace
photo showing damage to Golestan palace
As I read about neighborhoods bombed in Iran, I've been thinking about its historic sites. News today that Golestan Palace, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, dating to the 16th c was hit.
Read “None of this has been thought through very carefully.” And thought it was about the war
His logic was covert ops are cheaper than wars with warships & rockets. Kermit Roosevelt who ran the coup traveled to Iran with $100k, drank gin & limes poolside for much of the coup, & picked Sinatra’s Luck Be a Lady as Project Ajax’s theme song.
Historical context: It was also Dwight D. Eishenhower whose CIA joined British intelligence to lead a coup in Iran in 1953, the US' first regime change. In 1954, a consortium of US oil companies got a 40% stake of Iranian oil.
Family and friends back home (Dubai) did not sleep a wink. Explosions are heard every 30min, and they’re no longer far off. Strikes seem random, too. Kids are having it worse. My niece woke up to the sounds and threw up.
Thinking of kids back home. In Iran, Gaza and Sudan. All of them precious.
Two headlines tell a story…
No tears shed for the loss of that dude.
The US government's first regime change was the 1953 coup in Iran. Many view this as a turning point in both countries. Iran may have lost its last opportunity to establish a democratic government. And some in US came to view covert operations to overturn foreign govts as a valid political tool.
