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Trump threatens to take Iran’s oil — or destroy it

March 30, 2026 Gary Wilson

Donald Trump stated the U.S. objective in Iran with unusual clarity. “My favorite thing,” he told the Financial Times on March 30, “is to take the oil in Iran.” He then compared Iran to Venezuela. […]

U.S. landmine attack on Iranian village is a war crime

March 29, 2026 Gary Wilson

Multiple news organizations have confirmed that U.S.-made anti-tank landmines were scattered across residential areas outside Shiraz, in southern Iran. At least one civilian has been confirmed killed, and others were reportedly injured The mines were […]

Iran moves to make Strait of Hormuz control permanent — and Washington can’t stop it

March 28, 2026 Gary Wilson

Iran is transforming a wartime tactic into a permanent institution. As the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran enters its fifth week, Iran’s parliament is drafting legislation to formalize Tehran’s control over the Strait of Hormuz — […]

U.S. pushes toward ground invasion of Iran as air war fails

March 27, 2026 Gary Wilson

The war on Iran is escalating. Reports now indicate that the Trump administration is weighing major escalation, including seizure of Kharg Island, raids on nuclear facilities and even a large-scale U.S. ground invasion. Troops and […]

Oil, coups and war: 83 years of U.S. intervention in Iran

March 26, 2026 Gary Wilson

The war launched on Feb. 28 did not come out of nowhere. It is the latest stage in more than 80 years of U.S. intervention in Iran — a continuous effort to control a country […]

People react as Palestinian casualties, who were waiting to receive aid, are brought into Nasser hospital following an Israeli strike, in Khan Younis

Gaza killings continue under “ceasefire” as Iran war takes over headlines

March 26, 2026 Gary Wilson

The October 2025 Gaza ceasefire did not stop the killing. At least 687 Palestinians have been killed by Israeli fire since it took effect — more than four a day. The war never stopped. It […]

ICE detention deaths are rising — abolish ICE

March 25, 2026 Gary Wilson

ICE detention is killing people — and the death toll is rising. Royer Perez-Jimenez was 19. He died March 17 in a Florida jail used to hold ICE detainees. ICE called it a “presumed suicide.” […]

Workers pay twice: war costs drive up interest rates

March 25, 2026 Gary Wilson

Workers are paying for the war on Iran twice. Since the first U.S.-Israeli strikes on Feb. 28, the interest rate the U.S. government pays to borrow for 10 years has risen from about 4% to […]

The war is a windfall for Big Oil. You’re paying for it.

March 24, 2026 Gary Wilson

The war on Iran is showing up at the gas station. Prices started moving within days of the first U.S.-Israeli strikes on Iran on Feb. 28. What had been just under $3 a gallon pushed […]

Pentagon’s trillion-dollar war machine can’t win this war on Iran

March 22, 2026 Gary Wilson

Four weeks into Operation Epic Fury, the U.S. military has confirmed what critics of Pentagon doctrine have argued for decades. Advanced stealth aircraft and nuclear-powered carriers are not invincible. They are expensive, brittle and poorly […]