Camp by camp · Updated October 18, 2026
How 10 of the ten camps framed it, in their own words, then everyone on the record beneath that — March 24, 2026 to October 18, 2026. Each camp section is that camp's own outlets writing. The people below are grouped by who spoke, not by camp: an outlet can quote anyone, so the outlet it ran in tells you who carried the words, never whose politics they are.
"Trump’s war on Iran is the source of ever greater instability in the world," Counterfire's Lindsey German wrote, treating the Riyadh attack as "only the latest consequence." She argued Washington uses such attacks as a pretext for wider war, including renewed bombing of Iran after the midterms.
Counterfire Oct 13 that day's brief ›
The WSWS faulted "the dead-end perspective advanced from the stage," where speakers hailed Labour's sanctions on West Bank settlements as a win. It quoted Yanis Varoufakis telling marchers "So far, we have failed." Its target was the movement's leaders as much as Israel.
"The new bombing would intensify the war of aggression," the WSWS wrote, assembling The Atlantic, Axios, NBC, the Journal and the Times on pre-midterm strike plans. Its rally piece argued that Trump "presented the imagined destruction of American cities as a justification for the war," and counted empty seats in San Antonio. It kept its prior read that the war will escalate after the vote.
World Socialist Web Site Oct 9 that day's brief ›
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"made a deliberate decision to stand down in order to facilitate the attack" is the WSWS's own 2023 conclusion, which it reprinted as vindicated by the Haaretz, Atlantic and Times reporting on Arab warnings. Liberation News framed the anniversary as a victory of consciousness, writing that "the world has irrevocably changed as a result of the resistance of the Palestinian people." Both outlets treated Oct. 7 as the start of a genocide rather than as a massacre to mourn.
World Socialist Web Site Oct 8 that day's brief ›
also cited Liberation News
"ludicrous on its face" is the WSWS's verdict on the anonymous U.S. claim of a Spiderweb-style drone plot. It stressed that the vans held no explosives and that none of the seven men arrested has been charged.
"with the complicity of the entire US political establishment" is how the WSWS framed the administration's preparations, arguing it "is preparing a major escalation of the Iran war." It blamed the Democrats and the Sunday shows for silence one month before the midterms.
"The unproven allegation provides a ready-made pretext for escalation," the WSWS wrote of Burnham's claim that Iran "played a part." It read the withdrawal alongside a third carrier and amphibious ships as preparation for post-midterm escalation, and it attacked Democrats who say they want to "win this war."
"The buildup puts the White House on a course to massively accelerate the war following the US midterm elections on November 3," the WSWS wrote, quoting Trump telling Time that more bombing was "Possible." It singled out Democrats who attacked Trump for "weakness" rather than for the war. A second piece covered owner-operator truckers who parked their rigs over diesel prices.
World Socialist Web Site Oct 3 that day's brief ›
also cited World Socialist Web Site
79 more reads from this camp, in the daily briefs.
"cutting off spending for the war appears to be the best way for Democrats to force the Trump administration to negotiate with Iran," The Intercept wrote. It treated the war as a congressional leverage problem, naming the Dec. 11 funding deadline and the defense bill as pressure points.
The Intercept Oct 18 that day's brief ›
"Israel is notorious for opening supposed investigations into incidents of settler or soldier violence," Truthout wrote, and it tied the attack to a report that the US embassy suppressed findings on nine Palestinian Americans killed in the West Bank. TYT's host told viewers "it's important that you understand that we fund these terrorists."
Truthout Oct 17 that day's brief ›
also cited YouTube: The Young Turks
"Energy infrastructure is largely considered to be civilian in nature and thus protected under international law," Truthout wrote, folding in the Pentagon's withheld report on the Minab school strike. It treated the plan as a threatened war crime.
Truthout Oct 16 that day's brief ›
Novara wrote that Western leaders "have refused to call the genocide what it is," and gave Humza Yousaf a long interview on governing Scotland while his family was trapped in Gaza.
Novara Media Oct 12 that day's brief ›
"A child should not have to learn to dream in terms of a tent." Truthout devoted most of its anniversary space to Gazan voices, an olive-harvest memoir and a doctors' detention letter from six House Democrats. Sojourners wrote that the situation is "only made worse by the U.S. continuing to provide military aid to Israel," while Truthdig put the pre-attack warnings to Netanyahu at the center of Israel's election.
Truthout Oct 8 that day's brief ›
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"This is Donald Trump's America deserve 9/11 moment." Hasan Piker conceded he knew what Trump meant and urged Democrats to use the clip anyway. Truthout ran Paxton's leaked audio, writing that it "reveals his frustration with President Donald Trump and his policies."
YouTube: HasanAbi Oct 8 that day's brief ›
also cited Truthout
"a conflict with Iran that has spun out of self-styled War Secretary Pete Hegseth’s control" is the Intercept's frame, placing Fairford beside strikes on Gulf bases.
Truthout read the remark as a defense of a war "which is deeply unpopular among American voters." It disputed the premise outright, writing that "Iran is nowhere near being able to build a nuclear weapon," and cited Senator Alex Padilla's call for the 25th Amendment.
Truthout Oct 7 that day's brief ›
133 more reads from this camp, in the daily briefs.
"It remains the deadliest attack on U.S. forces during the Iran war," CBS wrote, building its town hall coverage around a widower who asked Vance about accountability. Its highlights piece called the war "One of the biggest pressure points on Americans' wallets." Both CBS pieces put the war's cost on families, not on the strait.
CBS News Oct 18 that day's brief ›
also cited CBS News
NBC's segment called it "the latest brutal attack by Israeli settlers against Palestinians in the West Bank."
NBC News Oct 17 that day's brief ›
CBS confirmed the plans with a Pentagon statement about planning for "a wide range of operational scenarios" and gave the bomb's unit cost at $170,000. It placed the report beside the U.S. blockade and Iran's ongoing attacks on shipping.
CBS News Oct 16 that day's brief ›
"the Gulf has entered a new era of instability that is not temporary and cannot be reversed," Nesrine Malik wrote in the Guardian, arguing that Trump's Iran war ended the Gulf's reliance on the US security umbrella. NBC called it "the deadliest to hit the kingdom in a decade," and MSNBC wrote it was "the deadliest in any Gulf Arab country since the start of the Iran war." The desks agreed on the scale and split on whether the US should join, with NBC quoting analysts who doubted any military solution.
The Guardian Oct 12 that day's brief ›
CNN reported that "Israeli strikes remain a near daily occurrence" and built its piece around some 8,000 missing under rubble beyond Israel's yellow line. MSNBC ran a Palestinian writer's essay opening "Three years into this genocide, people in Gaza no longer count days or years." The liberal desks covered conditions inside Gaza, not the marches.
CNN Oct 12 that day's brief ›
also cited MSNBC
CNN called it "the deadliest attack against the major US ally in more than a decade" and spent its back half on Riyadh's own miscalculations in Yemen. MSNBC tied the strike to the larger conflict, "the deadliest in any Gulf Arab country since the start of the Iran war, whose fronts have expanded," and separately ran Sen. Chris Murphy's charge of a Hegseth cover-up. USA Today reported that "The Pentagon admitted that more troops have died in the Middle East than it had previously publicly reported."
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"A tangible illustration of what many military planners had warned" is how MSNBC framed the Lincoln, detailing food shortages, the bombed Bahrain resupply hub and the families' August town hall. USA Today ran the captain's account that no meals were missed, and CBS led on new fathers meeting babies. The Guardian and David Pakman covered the San Antonio rally's repeated protests.
MSNBC Oct 9 that day's brief ›
also cited USA TodayCBS NewsThe GuardianYouTube: David Pakman
"has drawn fury from some Democrats" is how CBS framed Mamdani's statement, quoting Wasserman Schultz, Gottheimer, Torres and Goldman alongside the mayor's defense. MSNBC wrote that "Today is a day for mourning and remembering," and CNN published an investigation finding that at least 24 of 40 hostages who died in Gaza "can be traced back to Israeli military actions." The Christian Century reported on synagogues arming volunteer guards.
CBS News Oct 8 that day's brief ›
also cited MSNBCCNNThe Christian Century
139 more reads from this camp, in the daily briefs.
PBS described "Masked men, some of them carrying gas canisters," and played Levine from her hospital bed calling the attackers "Jewish terrorists," followed by the Post's and Netanyahu's statements.
PBS NewsHour Oct 17 that day's brief ›
Trump "declined to rule out" using the bomb after the midterms, Bloomberg reported from his Newsmax interview.
Bloomberg Oct 16 that day's brief ›
PBS described Saudi strikes on oil facilities "raising fears of a broader regional conflict that could draw in other powers."
PBS wrote that "One year after Israel and Hamas reached a ceasefire deal, Israel continues to launch near-daily strikes," and reported Netanyahu's NAZA demand alongside his resumed corruption trial.
PBS NewsHour Oct 12 that day's brief ›
PBS asked Brett McGurk whether Trump has a point about "the war that no previous president was willing to launch." The segment let a Bush- and Biden-era official grant Trump credit for confronting Iran directly while arguing it had not solved the problem.
The BBC wrote that Trump's remark "sparked fierce backlash from California politicians," and it gave the White House rebuttal equal space. PBS described the Lincoln's homecoming as the end of "a turbulent deployment" with stress among the crew and poor living conditions. Neither outlet characterized the no-strike pledge.
BBC News Oct 9 that day's brief ›
also cited PBS NewsHour
"Netanyahu's critics blame him and argue he has never been held accountable," PBS reported, building its anniversary segment on a Be'eri survivor whose movement demands an inquiry. It ran the kibbutz's seven hours without an army response as a fact from the IDF's own investigation.
"British and American officials have said to me and in public that this was an Iranian-backed attack," Nick Schifrin reported, while noting the first five men were released without weapons.
113 more reads from this camp, in the daily briefs.
The Examiner described the bomb as a way "to force an end to the war in Iran," which it noted remains unresolved seven months in.
The Examiner led with the American victim: the attack "left an American citizen dead and over 300 people injured," and it printed Rubio's statement of solidarity with Saudi Arabia in full.
"the growing vulnerability of U.S. military bases" framed the Bulwark's Command Post episode on the B-1 pullout. The Dispatch argued the opposite policy line in a column headlined against settling with Iran now.
The Bulwark Oct 8 that day's brief ›
also cited The Dispatch
The Dispatch's headline argued October 7 "Revived Ancient Hatred" abroad and on American campuses, opening with a Brandeis professor's friend whose daughter and son-in-law were murdered at Kibbutz Holit.
"after security concerns were reignited following an initial suspected terrorist plot" is how the Examiner explained the move. A second Examiner piece relayed Wright's case that Trump judged stopping an Iranian bomb worth "short-term energy price increases."
Washington Examiner Oct 5 that day's brief ›
also cited Washington Examiner
The Examiner focused on vetting, reporting that the UAE gave Israel the crew list in advance, which "has raised questions about how the alleged attacker escaped scrutiny."
The Dispatch wrote that "Trump’s war with Iran has left the Strait of Hormuz semi-closed" and argued a diesel export ban would hurt U.S. allies and farmers. The Bulwark mocked "his ever-changing story about how long the war in Iran was supposed to last." The Washington Examiner ran the carrier deployment as a straight report.
The Dispatch Oct 2 that day's brief ›
also cited The BulwarkWashington Examiner
"the troubling signs that Iran may be taking its fight abroad" was the Bulwark's frame, pairing Fairford with the Flydubai flight. Its guests asked whether the US is prepared for a renewed terror threat.
85 more reads from this camp, in the daily briefs.
Antiwar.com described "Israeli settlers attacking people with virtual impunity" and reported that Israeli troops fired tear gas at Palestinians while the beatings continued.
Antiwar.com Oct 17 that day's brief ›
"Any MOAB strike could result in devastating civilian casualties since the bomb has the power to destroy nine city blocks," Antiwar.com wrote. It recalled the damage to about 30 homes in Afghanistan's Nangarhar province after the 2017 strike.
Antiwar.com Oct 16 that day's brief ›
"Saudi Arabia was notorious for bombing civilians during the war in Yemen," Antiwar.com wrote, counting Yemeni civilians killed by Saudi strikes and noting U.S. refueling and targeting help. It reminded readers that "the current escalation was sparked by Saudi airstrikes on the Sanaa International Airport in July." The Free Press carried only the Houthi threat of a response if Washington joins.
Antiwar.com Oct 14 that day's brief ›
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"the Saudi bombing campaign has followed the same pattern," Antiwar.com wrote, leading its Yemen coverage with civilians killed by Saudi strikes and using the movement's own name, Ansar Allah. Its other pieces reported Americans arrested in Saudi Arabia for photographing attacks and a Haaretz report that Netanyahu sought Saudi approval to join. The Free Press split from it, calling the Houthis an "Iran-backed group" retaliating for a Saudi-led offensive.
Antiwar.com Oct 13 that day's brief ›
also cited Antiwar.comAntiwar.comThe Free Press
"The Saudi air campaign has had a devastating impact on Yemeni civilians," Antiwar.com wrote, using the movement's own name, Ansar Allah, throughout. It printed Saree's "airport for an airport" warning and stressed that the US provides targeting support and refuels Saudi jets. Its second report counted at least 66 Yemeni civilians killed by Saudi strikes in September.
Antiwar.com Oct 12 that day's brief ›
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"Israel has constantly violated the deal with daily attacks," Antiwar.com wrote, putting quote marks around the word ceasefire in its headline. It counted 1,488 Palestinians killed since the deal was signed, citing the Health Ministry.
Antiwar.com Oct 12 that day's brief ›
Antiwar.com called the post "an effort to cool markets" and reminded readers that Trump posted a diplomacy pledge hours before the June 2025 strikes began. It disputed his claim of 22 million barrels moving through Hormuz in a night.
"a smiling wolf masquerading as a sheep" is The Free Press's description of Mamdani, whose statement it called a smear; its anniversary package ran a hostage memoir and a survivors' suicide report. Reason's Ilya Somin wrote that "Israel is incomparably superior to its enemies." The camp split: Antiwar.com dated the day as "the start of Israel’s genocidal campaign in the Strip," and Dave Smith called it "a transformational event" that broke the American right.
The Free Press Oct 8 that day's brief ›
also cited The Free PressReason MagazineAntiwar.comYouTube: Dave Smith
104 more reads from this camp, in the daily briefs.
"Despite the preparations, there is no indication Trump has authorized another round of attacks," Breitbart wrote, and it devoted space to doubts that the bomb can reach granite-protected sites. The Daily Wire paired the report with Iran's president describing unprecedented pressure.
Breitbart News Oct 16 that day's brief ›
also cited The Daily Wire
OAN attributed the strike to "the terrorist Yemeni militant group, the Houthis," and built its report around Rubio's condemnation and Trump's "We may" on joining Saudi strikes. Breitbart opened the same way: "Iran-backed Houthi terrorists killed at least 12 people." Both centered the American dead and the decision facing Trump.
One America News Network Oct 12 that day's brief ›
also cited Breitbart News
Fox wrote that in the activists' vision "Israel would legally cease to exist as a separate Jewish nation-state," and called the marchers "mobs" in its headline. It traced funding to the Neville Roy Singham network.
Fox News Oct 12 that day's brief ›
"Iran-backed Houthi terrorists killed at least 12 people," Breitbart opened, and framed the attack around the decision ahead, "as President Donald Trump weighs joining Saudi-led military strikes against the group." Its long report detailed the Saudi counteroffensive at Bab el-Mandeb and the coalition's vow of a "firm response."
Breitbart News Oct 11 that day's brief ›
OAN wrote that Trump's comments "ignited a media frenzy" and printed his Truth Social post and Steven Cheung's rebuttal in full. Its Lincoln story was an "emotional homecoming" built on Hegseth's figures of 3,693 combat missions and 64 Iranian warships sunk, and it relayed his dismissal of reports about conditions aboard.
One America News Network Oct 9 that day's brief ›
also cited One America News Network
"People want to forget. America has to remember." The Daily Wire paired that column with 76 retired officers rejecting the genocide charge, while OAN and Fox carried Huckabee's attack on Mamdani and anti-Israel rallies. The camp split sharply: Tucker Carlson called the attack "pretty weird that this could happen" and argued it kept Netanyahu in power.
The Daily Wire Oct 8 that day's brief ›
also cited The Daily WireOne America News NetworkFox NewsBreitbart NewsYouTube: Tucker Carlson
"England is no longer considered a safe country for such expensive pieces of kit to be kept in," The Federalist wrote, blaming British migration policy, bail decisions and lax base security. The Iran war itself drew no criticism in the piece.
"many claim the remarks were taken out of context," Breitbart wrote, laying out the reading that Trump was weighing gas prices against a nuclear Iran. The piece quoted the White House Rapid Response account's reply to the Los Angeles Times at length.
119 more reads from this camp, in the daily briefs.
"the worst period for shipping since the opening weeks of the war," TAC wrote, keeping its daily war count and closing on gas and diesel prices. It is the only camp that printed Araghchi's reopening plan.
TAC filed the report under "Iran War Day 230," a running count of the war's length. It added the price of diesel and a Houthi strike on Aden.
TAC's war log wrote that "The Yemen campaign has kept energy markets tight" and reported, via Haaretz, that Netanyahu has asked Riyadh's permission to join. CBN framed the story through Israel's security warnings and noted "Trump confirmed that he spoke with Saudi Arabia's crown prince but did not disclose what he offered."
The American Conservative Oct 14 that day's brief ›
also cited CBN News
"regional experts say they act independently of Tehran," TAC's war log wrote of the Houthis, while tracking Brent above $105 and Iran's offer to mediate. CBN opened on the threat to Israel, reporting the attack "is raising fears of an expanding war in the Persian Gulf" and covering Netanyahu's security meeting.
The American Conservative Oct 13 that day's brief ›
also cited CBN News
"The Yemeni front in the wider Middle Eastern war" is how TAC's daily log placed the attack, alongside a tanker struck in Hormuz and gas at $4.36. The log stayed numerical and named no villain.
"a message for the Jewish people: You are not alone" framed CBN's report on 1,000 pastors gathering on the Mount of Olives. A second CBN segment said of Mamdani's statement, "He fails to mention the word Jew or Jewish."
CBN News Oct 8 that day's brief ›
also cited YouTube: CBN News
CBN reported the move as a response to "a credible threat of an Iranian drone attack," pairing it with Trump's view that Iran was also behind last week's FlyDubai hijacking attempt. The American Conservative's war log, on its 221st day, led with Yemen and noted that energy prices "have spiked due to the Iran War, creating political headwinds for Republican candidates." The two outlets split between a terror-threat frame and a war-cost frame.
CBN News Oct 7 that day's brief ›
also cited The American Conservative
"Although they are still healing, they're facing the challenges and rebuilding," CBN wrote from Kibbutz Be'eri. A second CBN report covered Christian prayer events at the Western Wall alongside the national ceremony.
CBN News Oct 7 that day's brief ›
also cited CBN News
124 more reads from this camp, in the daily briefs.
"the US-Israeli war on the country," Al Jazeera called it, reporting the mine strikes through IRGC and IRNA statements. It printed Iran's claim that the ships used an unauthorized route "with US support" and set the U.S. counter-blockade beside Iran's control of the strait.
Al Jazeera Oct 18 that day's brief ›
also cited Al Jazeera
The Forward reported the town hall's Israel exchange, in which Talarico "blames Netanyahu, not the Israeli people," and a Dallas rabbi pushed back on his aid claims. It noted the two ended on his former teacher, Rabbi Neil Blumofe.
The Forward Oct 16 that day's brief ›
"why the country’s air defences failed to stop the barrage" is the question Al Jazeera put at the center, reporting a Saudi investigation into how drones cleared a path for missiles. It printed the coalition's interception claims and a Houthi official's threat of a "swift and painful response" if the U.S. intervenes.
Al Jazeera Oct 13 that day's brief ›
also cited Al Jazeera
"The airport attacks have escalated the war in Yemen and threaten to draw in the US military," Al Jazeera wrote. It gave the most space of any outlet to diplomacy, reporting Iran's foreign minister offering to broker Saudi-Houthi talks, plus the travel warnings and Houthi advances toward Taiz.
Al Jazeera Oct 12 that day's brief ›
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"Tens of thousands of pro-Palestinian demonstrators turned out across Europe," the Forward's JTA copy wrote, counting events from Israel's diaspora ministry and noting chants against Israel in Berlin. Its Toronto report gave a Jewish advocacy group's call for "moral clarity from civic leaders" and also quoted Jewish marchers.
The Forward Oct 12 that day's brief ›
also cited The Forward
Al Jazeera reported that NAZA "has also triggered a political storm in Israel," with 24 anonymous Israeli military sources alleging AI-driven civilian killings. Mondoweiss reviewed Citizen Osama, a film in which "public catastrophe and private life can no longer be separated." The two Arab outlets covered testimony, not marches.
Al Jazeera Oct 12 that day's brief ›
also cited Mondoweiss
Al Jazeera framed the day as escalation on several fronts at once: "Washington debates striking Houthis and restarting strikes on Iran." It ran a roundup of condemnations from Cairo to Ottawa, a US strike disabling a cargo ship in the Gulf of Oman, and Yemeni government claims of 1,150 Houthis killed that it said it "could not independently verify."
Al Jazeera Oct 11 that day's brief ›
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The Algemeiner headlined the Israeli Foreign Ministry's Goebbels comparison and built its story on the case against Pillay: a 2022 recusal complaint, her 2020 sanctions petition, and remarks by fellow commissioners.
The Algemeiner Oct 10 that day's brief ›
250 more reads from this camp, in the daily briefs.
"Iranian drone strikes left some of the tech giant’s data centers in the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain in tatters," Futurism wrote. It covered the war through its damage to AI infrastructure investment in the Gulf.
Futurism Sep 18 that day's brief ›
404 Media reported that people "flooded an online contest to open for Sheeran’s Mexico City show with fart videos" and protest posts that went up without moderation. It covered the fight as a platform failure.
404 Media Sep 18 that day's brief ›
Open Trump Oct 16
“We will not be attacking Iran at any time prior to the Midterm Elections to be held in the United States on November 3rd.”
Open World Socialist Web Site Oct 12
“A march estimated by organizers at 250,000 people was held in central London on Saturday”
Open Truthout Oct 8
“Over the past three years, Israel killed over 74,000 people, according to the Gaza Health Ministry, but many believe that number is a vast undercount.”
Open Benjamin Netanyahu Oct 4
“We are clarifying right now if he was sent”
Open Andy Burnham Oct 1
“There are strong indications that Iran played a part in what happened over the weekend at RAF Fairford”
Open CENTCOM Commander Adm. Brad Cooper Oct 1
“ISIS no longer poses a systemic threat to Iraq's national security”
Open CENTCOM Commander Adm. Brad Cooper Oct 1
“Iraqi security forces, including the Peshmerga and other Iraqi Kurdistan Region security forces, now possess the capacity, leadership, and operational independence to unilaterally manage threats to their homeland”
Open Donald Trump Sep 29
“This is untrue. I offered them NOTHING!”
Open Trump Sep 28
“I expect more talks with Iran (this week)”
Open Abbas Araghchi Sep 27
“If the necessary conditions are met, the strait can be reopened and normal maritime passage restored within seven days”
Open CBS News Sep 26
“Iran's foreign minister offered a proposal this week to reopen the strait after seven days and restart talks with the U.S.”
Open Abbas Aragchi Sep 26
“Tehran had delivered a proposal for reopening the Strait of Hormuz, reviving nuclear talks, and ending hostilities. The proposal requires the U.S. to honor commitments it had made in the MOU and sets an ambitious timeline of seven days.”
Open Washington Examiner Sep 20
“Flames and thick black smoke were later seen rising from a fuel storage area near the airport.”
Open Washington Post Sep 19
“At least 22 US troops have died in the US war against Iran”
Grouped by who said it. The outlet named under each quote is who carried the words.
“It’s like a tiny nuclear bomb.”
on the 'Mother of All Bombs' as a possible weapon in a future Iran strike
Oct 16 via Bloomberg
“So I probably went a little too far. I'm sorry, because I don't know who the hell we're dealing with anymore, but that's going to end very soon,”
on so many Iranian leaders being killed that the US lacks a clear negotiating counterpart
Oct 16 via Breitbart News
““Wait till you see what we do to Iran, we’re gonna do a number,” Trump said. “Because we’ve sort of had it.””
on renewed strikes on Iran as the war lifts U.S. inflation
Oct 15 via The American Conservative
“the perpetrator underwent Islamist radicalization. He came to crash the plane. We are now investigating whether he was sent, and whoever sent him will pay a very heavy price.”
Oct 5 via The Forward
“We are clarifying right now if he was sent," he added. "And whoever sent him will pay a heavy price.”
Oct 3 via Breitbart News
“he said investigators had no specific information establishing such a connection and cautioned that it remained “too early to say.””
Oct 3 via Breitbart News
“If the necessary conditions are met, the Strait can be reopened and normal maritime passage restored within seven days. The choice now rests with the United States.”
on Iran's seven-day plan, sent via Qatar, to reopen the Strait of Hormuz
Oct 18 via The American Conservative
“You’re barking up the wrong tree”
Oct 6 via Antiwar.com
“I can confirm Iran’s belief that releasing supposed terrorists working for foreign states really says it all. You’re barking up the wrong tree.”
on Britain's claim of an Iran link to the alleged airbase plot
Oct 1 via Al Jazeera
““I don’t know how parents can raise such monsters,” Washington Post journalist Heidi Levine says of the Jewish settlers who attacked her in the West Bank today. How can our governments support this monstrous Israeli state?”
Oct 17 on @aaronjmate
“It's hard to grapple with the evil that commits these crimes against Gaza's defenseless civilians, day after day, year after year, with unwavering support from the world's most powerful.”
Oct 15 on @aaronjmate
“Israel invoked the Hannibal Directive, killing Israeli citizens on Oct 7 rather than allow them to be taken hostage and exchanged for Palestinian hostages. That makes Israel directly implicated in what Raskin calls “the deadliest mass attack on Jews since the Holocaust.” Israel has additional complicity in the fact that Oct 7 would never have happened had Israel not placed Gaza’s two million Palestinians in what amounts to the largest concentration camp since the Holocaust.”
Oct 8 on @aaronjmate
“Why are you trying to justify, against an American citizen, what even an Israeli opposition leader and retired general has called ‘Jewish terror’ by settlers?”
Oct 18 on @mehdirhasan
“There has never, in our lifetimes, been a genocidal ethnic cleansing campaign that the genocidal ethnic cleaners have so openly bragged about doing.”
Oct 18 on @mehdirhasan
“Me: "Do you regret [hosting Benjamin Netanyahu at CAP]?" Neera Tanden: "I wish we did not host him, a hundred percent." Mehdi: "When did you realize that you shouldn't have hosted him?" Neera: "I mean, he's been basically acting as a kind of war criminal, so yes, I absolutely regret hosting him." Mehdi: "Because at the time, Neera, you emailed John Podesta saying Jonathan Lavine at Bain Capital 'is joining our board. So Netanyahu was worth it.' Smiley emoji." Neera: "I don't remember that." Full interview: https:// youtube.com/watch?v=mh49HP VMAg0 …”
Oct 17 on @mehdirhasan
“I am confident, given that there’s only 15 million more barrels of Iranian oil on the water, that Iran will have nothing left to trade for anything,”
on the US blockade leaving Iran without oil revenue within about two weeks
Sep 29 via One America News Network
“The score is: United States one billion — more than one billion barrels have gotten out — Iran zero,”
on the US winning the Hormuz contest, citing oil shipped through the strait
Sep 29 via One America News Network
“The Snake’s Dead But It Doesn’t Know Its Dead”
Sep 19 via Breitbart News
“Israel’s “project lavender” was AI targeting software that allowed for 20 Palestinian civilians to be killed as collateral damage. The MSM didn’t care when it was reported out in 2024, so now imperial boomerang is about to do its thing. Chickens coming home to roost etc etc.”
Oct 18 on @briebriejoy
“Listen to these representatives from Israel’s political parties jockey to show who is LEAST supportive of a Palestinian state, and remember this when Democrats try to blame Netanyahu alone for the genocide and dispossession of Palestinians.”
Oct 15 on @briebriejoy
“This poll doesn’t measure public opinion about “Netanyahu’s Israel.” It simply asks about Israel, which the public dislikes not because of Netanyahu, but because it’s a genocidal apartheid state that cannot exist without denying rights to and ethnically cleansing the indigenous population.”
Oct 15 on @briebriejoy
“under no circumstances will we withdraw from the security zones: not in Lebanon, not in Syria and not in Gaza”
Aug 16 via The American Conservative
“Demolition of this type raises huge flags about compliance with international humanitarian law,”
Aug 7 via Breitbart News
“Twenty-four Lebanese villages that were hundreds of years old – with Shiite residents who acted as enemies on behalf of Hezbollah and threatened our borders and our residents – we destroyed all of the buildings,”
on Israel's demolition of Lebanese villages accused of aiding Hezbollah
Aug 7 via Breitbart News
“Even if we wanted to attempt to hide a combat death, we never would and we never could”
Sep 21 via The Daily Wire
“stupid rules of engagement”
Sep 19 via Truthout
“a complete lie”
Sep 19 via Al Jazeera
“Imagine that. Starting a war with Iran and sending 2,000lb bombs to destroy Gaza doesn’t win you the Nobel Peace Prize.”
Oct 11 on @RepThomasMassie
“This is not AI, it’s real. She’s spent hundreds of millions to influence elections in America for the benefit of Israel. And it worked… we’re fighting the war in Iran for them and propping up Netanyahu, while turning a blind eye to the atrocities in Gaza.”
on claims a donor's spending swayed US policy toward Israel and the Iran war
Sep 15 on @RepThomasMassie
“So it qualifies under that law as a concurrent resolution that's supposed to bind the White House. They're supposed to withdraw right now. So they've violated that, but they're saying they don't have to obey the law because they think it's unconstitutional.”
Sep 4 on Dave Smith
“saudi (absent american support it seeks) reshaping mideast security architecture: pakistan and turkey now lending support in fight against houthis, fulfilling commitment under mecca agreement (‘muslim nato’)”
Oct 16 on @ianbremmer
“nobody wants regional conflagration. everybody wants more leverage at the table. the ceasefire is taking a long time. so is the war. @gzeromedia”
Oct 16 on @ianbremmer
“yesterday: houthis reportedly strike saudi arabia’s east-west pipeline (again) today: saudi-backed yemeni forces retake bab el-mandeb strait after launching new “dawn of yemen” offensive”
Oct 6 on @ianbremmer
“These reprehensible attacks demonstrate a blatant disregard for innocent civilian life. They must stop now.”
on the Houthi strike on Riyadh airport that killed an American citizen
Oct 11 via Washington Examiner
“The United States strongly condemns the recent attacks on the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia by the terrorist Houthis, including today’s strike on King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh that took numerous innocent lives, including an American citizen”
Oct 11 via Breitbart News
“Iran continues to try to hit US naval ships, and for every time they do that or try to do that, they’re going to lose tankers”
Sep 10 via The Algemeiner
“Any plan that is based on the geopolitical and historical realities of the region, is comprehensive and inclusive, and correctly identifies the enemy and the threat, has a chance of helping to strengthen security and prevent instability and abuses by the Zionist enemy and its allies.”
on the Mecca Pact and declining U.S. influence in the Middle East
Aug 14 via Mondoweiss
“As long as the U.S. naval blockade continues, the necessary conditions for the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz do not exist,”
on Iran's response amid Trump's rejection of its six-point ultimatum
Aug 11 via Breitbart News
“If the United States continues its policies and naval blockade, the Strait of Hormuz will not be a safe passage,”
on Iran's warning amid Trump's rejection of its six-point ultimatum
Aug 11 via Breitbart News
“"We really still do not know who is in charge inside Iran," says @meforum 's @mrubin1971 . "The Iranians keep trying to impeach the various cabinet ministers..."”
Oct 15 on @tperkins
““October 7th was exhilarating for far too many people… They viewed what Hamas did that day as a sign that it was going to be possible to annihilate the Jewish state and perhaps the Jewish people.” @CarolineGlick This Week on Capitol Hill”
on how some people reacted to Hamas's October 7 attack, per Caroline Glick
Oct 11 on @tperkins
“"The international community... created a narrative... siding against Israel even though Hamas started the war." @FDD 's @adesnik . "It often begins even with a frank admission that Hamas committed atrocities..."”
on how the international community has framed the war between Hamas and Israel
Oct 8 on @tperkins
Books on The Middle East
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Argues from the left
Rashid Khalidi · 2020
Columbia historian Rashid Khalidi argues the conflict is best understood as a colonial war waged against Palestinians since the Balfour Declaration, drawing on his own family's papers.
Background
David Fromkin · 1989
Fromkin traces how British and French officials drew the borders and arrangements of the modern Middle East out of the wreckage of the Ottoman Empire between 1914 and 1922.
Background
Eugene Rogan · 2009
Oxford historian Eugene Rogan tells the story of the Arab world from the Ottoman period to the early 2000s, with attention to ordinary people as well as rulers.
Argues from the right
Michael B. Oren · 2007
Historian and former Israeli ambassador Michael Oren argues that American engagement in the region has long been driven by power, religious faith and fantasy, and defends a strong US-Israel alliance.
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