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Friday, Mar 13th, 2026 - Trump and Hegseth Are Missing a Fundamental Thing About the War With Iran The U.S. and Iran are fighting different wars. to get the most insightful analysis, criticism, and advice out there, delivered to your inbox daily. It is commonly noted that the United States and Iran are fighting an " asymmetric war ," but it is less widely understood what this means. The phrase does not mean merely that the two sides are ...

Friday, Mar 13th, 2026 - Heavy Israeli strikes have hit Tehran, Iran, as its allies launch attacks across Gulf states, and shipping through the Strait of Hormuz has been severely disrupted, sending global oil prices soaring. Meanwhile, political pressure is mounting in Washington as the conflict spreads across the region. Here is what we know about what has been happening in the past 24 hours: In Iran Supreme leader speaks: Appointed last ...

Thursday, Mar 12th, 2026 - WASHINGTON — Outdated intelligence likely led to the United States carrying out a deadly missile strike on an elementary school in Iran that killed over 165 people, many of them children, in the opening hours of the conflict, according to a U.S. official and a second person briefed on findings of a preliminary U.S military investigation into the incident. The bombing of the school and its casualties involving ...