"Israel is not signed onto the plan. ...

Most of what the plan asks on nuclear questions is what Iran had already agreed to before the US attacked it."

#Trump #Iran #Israel #SaudiArabia #war #NuclearWeapons
/2

"Approximately 1,000 US soldiers with the Army’s 82nd Airborne Division are expecting to deploy in coming days to the Middle East, according to two sources familiar with the matter, adding to the growing military firepower in the region as the Trump administration says it is in talks with Iran to end the conflict."

~ Haley Britzky and Zachary Cohen

#Trump #Iran #war #military #troops #MilitaryBuildup
/3

edition.cnn.com/2026/03/24/pol…

"The buildup comes amid low domestic support for the war, with a majority of Americans opposing U.S. strikes despite ongoing military activity."

~ Aaron Parnas

#Trump #Iran #war #military #troops #MilitaryBuildup
/4

aaronparnas.substack.com/p/maj…

Major Update: Jack Smith Found Bombshell Evidence Against Trump, Republicans Concerned Following Stunning Democrat Victories, Iran Mocks the United States

Good morning everyone.

^{Aaron Parnas (The Parnas Perspective)}

"Trump’s description of peace negotiations is exaggerated. The US has sent a 15-point peace proposal to Iran—an unusual opener for the country that claims to have 'won' the war."

~ Robert B. Hubbell

#Trump #Iran #war #military #troops #MilitaryBuildup
/5

roberthubbell.substack.com/p/o…

On the eve of No Kings 3.0, Democrats win in Trump’s backyard.

March 25, 2026

^{Robert B. Hubbell (Today's Edition Newsletter)}

"Netanyahu wanted this war. Rubio wanted this war. The Israel-right-or-wrong brigade — the AIPAC apparatus, the Lindsey Grahams, the entire infrastructure of American political life that has treated the unconditional defense of whatever the Israeli government does as the price of admission to serious foreign policy discussion — they wanted this war. ...

They got their war."

~ Mike Brock

#Trump #Iran #Israel #war #Netanyahu #LindseyGraham #Rubio #AIPAC
/6

notesfromthecircus.com/p/capta…

Captain Ahab Has Caught His Whale

A Crisis Dispatch

^{Mike Brock (Notes from the Circus)}

"Trump made Israel’s problem America’s problem. ...

Israel had actively lobbied for US military action against Iran for decades, claiming Iran posed an existential threat to Israel, but other presidents could not be persuaded."

~ Sabrina Haake

#Trump #Iran #Israel #war #Netanyahu
/7

sabrinahaake.substack.com/p/a-…

A fabricated off-ramp in Iran is better than none

Brendan Smialowski / AFP / Getty

^{Sabrina Haake (The Haake Take)}

"Presidents Bush and Obama routinely rejected Israel’s requests because they wanted to avoid another unpredictable Middle Eastern conflict that would exacerbate regional destabilization and bring high U.S. casualties."

#Trump #Iran #Israel #war #Netanyahu
/8

“'I’m not going to start a war,' President Trump pledged during his November 2024 victory speech. 'I’m going to stop wars.'

Today, the United States has been at war with Iran for almost a month, with no clear objectives and no end in sight. Why is Trump, who promised to avoid foreign entanglements, allowing it to drag on?"

~ Judd Legum

#Trump #Iran #SaudiArabia #JaredKushner #MohammedbinSalman #war
/9

popular.info/p/update-after-se…

UPDATE: After sending billions to Kushner and Trump, Saudis lobby to escalate Iran War

“I’m not going to start a war,” President Trump pledged during his November 2024 victory speech.

^{Judd Legum (Popular Information)}

"On Tuesday, the New York Times published a bombshell report. Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (MBS) has been aggressively lobbying Trump not to end the fighting. ...

Oddly, the New York Times story does not mention that Trump’s chief negotiator, his son-in-law Jared Kushner, is being paid tens of millions annually by the Saudi Public Investment Fund (PIF), which is controlled by MBS.

#Trump #Iran #SaudiArabia #JaredKushner #MohammedbinSalman #war
/10

"The New York Times reports that Saudi Crown Prince and murderer Mohammed bin Salman has been urging Donald to continue the war against Iran, describing the conflict as a historic opportunity to reshape the Middle East. According to people briefed on the conversation, bin Salman has argued that Iran’s government must be dismantled, saying it poses a long term threat to the region, unlike Saudi Arabia."

~ Mary Trump

#Trump #Iran #SaudiArabia #MohammedbinSalman #war
/12

marytrump.org/p/the-daily-wrap…

The Daily Wrap Up

24 March, 2026

^{The Good in Us by Mary L. Trump}

"Jared Kushner, President Donald Trump’s son-in-law, has been participating in U.S. diplomacy in the Middle East while seeking billions of dollars for his private equity firm from sovereign wealth funds controlled by the same governments involved in those negotiations."

~ Brian Daitzman

#Trump #JaredKushner #Netanyahu #MohammedbinSalman #Iran #war
/13

lincolnsquare.media/p/inside-j…

Inside Jared Kushner's Diplomatic Double-Dealing in the Middle East

The president's son-in-law seeks billions from Gulf sovereign wealth funds while acting as a diplomat with those same governments, raising disclosure and conflict-of-interest questions.

^{The Intellectualist (Lincoln Square)}

"Ethics watchdogs say that overlap — private fundraising from foreign governments while negotiating with them on behalf of the United States — raises questions about federal disclosure rules and potential conflicts of interest."

#Trump #JaredKushner #Netanyahu #MohammedbinSalman #Iran #war
/14

"Trump is in a serious bind here now, a far more serious bind than the DHS/ICE fiasco. For if he cuts and runs now, today, he will leave Iran a stronger power in the Middle East than before the war began. It’s why the Saudis, the Israelis, and the Emirates are pushing Trump to keep going, further weaken Iran, and attempt to take control of the Strait of Hormuz."

~ Simon Rosenberg

#Trump #JaredKushner #Netanyahu #MohammedbinSalman #Iran #war
/15

hopiumchronicles.com/p/big-dem…

Big Dem Flips In Florida, Iran War Has Gone To Shit, The "Deal" To Reopen DHS/TSA Falls Apart - The Regime Is Failing, Weakening, Coming Apart

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^{Simon Rosenberg (Hopium Chronicles By Simon Rosenberg)}

"The most revealing thing about the current Iran conflict is not happening on the battlefield. It is happening inside Donald Trump’s own political orbit, where competing incentives — financial, apocalyptic, and political — are colliding in ways that are becoming harder to contain."

~ Julie Roginsky

#Trump #Iran #oil #gas #Israel #SaudiArabia #StraitofHormuz #war
/16

saltypolitics.substack.com/p/i…

Inside Trump’s Iran Meltdown: Saudi Money, Holy War Rhetoric, and an Economy That’s Starting to Crack

Trump's competing incentives are colliding in ways that are becoming harder to contain.

^{Julie Roginsky (Salty Politics with Julie Roginsky)}

"On one side, there is a constellation of voices and interests pushing for escalation or, at the very least, continuation. On the other, there is the blunt reality of rising oil prices, economic anxiety, and slipping approval numbers that are beginning to impose their own limits. What is emerging is not a coherent strategy so much as a pressure system with no obvious release valve."

#Trump #Iran #oil #gas #Israel #SaudiArabia #StraitofHormuz #war
/17

"Iran, meanwhile, mocked the 15-point framework plan for peace that Donald Trump has claimed is being discussed, with an Iranian military spokesperson saying on Wednesday that the Americans were negotiating only with themselves."

~ Clea Skopeliti

#Trump #Iran #oil #gas #Israel #SaudiArabia #StraitofHormuz #war
/18

theguardian.com/us-news/2026/m…

First Thing: US reportedly poised to send airborne troops to Middle East

Iran has targeted Israel and Gulf states while denying Trump’s claims that any negotiations are taking place. Plus, Democrats flip seat in district that includes Mar-a-Lago

^{Clea Skopeliti (The Guardian)}

"According to a major NBC exclusive, Trump is apparently not being fully briefed on the war. Instead, his team is compiling short highlight reels. Two-minute clips that show successful strikes, explosions, and what they frame as wins. None of the devastation. None of the losses. That is what he is watching. That is how he is being 'informed.'”

~ Ben Meiselas

#Trump #Iran #oil #gas #Israel #SaudiArabia #StraitofHormuz #war
/18

meidasplus.com/p/wednesday-aft…

Wednesday Afternoon News Updates — 3/25/26

Hi, it’s Ben.

^{Ben Meiselas (Meidas+)}

"Nearly a month into this illegal war with Iran, I think it’s time to ask who’s in charge?

It’s not the commander-in-chief. Donald Trump told reporters yesterday that the war is over, that regime change has been achieved and that the Iranians “want to make a deal so badly.” ...

Literally, as the president was saying [that the war is over], Israel was firing on Iran. Iran was firing on Israel (as well as on Gulf states.)"

~ John Stoehr

#Trump #Iran #war
/19

editorialboard.com/whos-in-cha…

Who’s in charge of this war?

Heavy on highlight reels, light on strategy.

^{John Stoehr (Editorial Board)}