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Iran War Update - 2026/03/16 5:11 AM

Monday, March 16, 2026 at 5:11 AM ET · 19 links

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Iran (9) War (7) Trump (6) Israel (6) Memes (4) Kharg (2) America (2) Iraq (2)

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Jeffrey Epstein Iran Trump Kharg Israel War

Where Are We After Two Weeks Of Epstein Fury?

I’m feeling overwhelmed by events again, so we’ll try an impressionistic sort of update.

meaninginhistory.substack.com ·Mark Wauck from Meaning In History ·8 min read·1,909 words
 
German AfD Police Media Free Speech

German Police Raid AfD Lawmaker's Home Over Years-Old Social Media Posts

Bavarian state legislator René Dierkes had his home and offices raided in a move critics say represents political pressure on free speech of an elected politician...

zerohedge.com ·Tyler Durden ·2 min read·530 words
 
Memes

patrick.net memes, Mon Mar 16 2026

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patrickdotnet.substack.com ·patrick ·2 min read·531 words
 
Unhinged Kharg Trump Iran

Frustrated by Failure, an Unhinged Trump Begins to Tilt as Hormuz Standoff Heats Up

The ‘Special Combat Operation’ continues accumulating unbridled triumphs with Trump’s announcement that he had visited upon Iran’s Kharg island a most biblical of retributions.

simplicius76.substack.com ·Simplicius ·11 min read·2,548 words
 
Monopoly Trump Paramount Corruption America Antitrust

Monopoly Round-Up: Bombshell Document Details Watergate-Style Corruption at the Antitrust Division

From Ticketmaster to Paramount to Hewlett Packard, the Trump administration and corporate America are involved in an orgy of corruption. Finally, we are seeing the first rea investigation take place.

thebignewsletter.com ·Matt Stoller ·16 min read·3,557 words
 
Israel War Iran THAAD

US Air Defense THAAD and Patriot PAC3 Missiles are Kaput or Soon Will Be

The war between Iran and the US/Israel coalition is now in its third week with no end in sight.

larrycjohnson.substack.com ·Larry C Johnson from Son of the New American Revolution ·4 min read·806 words
 
Iran Iraq Trump Israel

Trump 'Not Ready' For Iran Deal; US Urges Citizens To Flee Iraq, Iran Arrests 100s Of 'Spies'

Araghchi said the strait was only shut to US ships and those of its allies...

zerohedge.com ·Tyler Durden ·7 min read·1,665 words
 
Cuba Memes

Sunday Strip: Convoy to Cuba

The latest thing.

malone.news ·Robert W Malone MD from "Who is Robert Malone" ·1 min read·277 words
 
Memes

sunday riskpool

learning to recognize danger is a critical survival skill

boriquagato.substack.com ·bad cattitude from @boriquagato ·1 min read·48 words
 
Memes

sunday memepool

getting after it

boriquagato.substack.com ·bad cattitude from @boriquagato ·1 min read·40 words
 
War Netanyahu Trump America Israel China Iraq Strait Of Hormuz FCC Iran

Iran War: US Being Driven From Iraq, Tells Americans to Leave; Iran Keeps Pounding Israel, Gulf States; Trump Calls on Other Countries Including China to Send Warships, Effectively Threatens to Use Nukes; FCC Threatens to Pull Broadcast Licenses Over War Reporting

Today’s Iran war news: Denialism, US pursuit of Strait of Hormuz convoy scheme, Israel pounded, Netanyahu questions, FCC threat

nakedcapitalism.com ·Posted byYves Smith ·1 min read·13 words
 
Layoffs AI Meta

Meta weighing massive 20% workforce layoffs in effort to offset AI infrastructure costs: report

Meta is reportedly weighing layoffs that could impact at least 20% of its workforce asthe tech giantlooks to offset rising artificial intelligence costs

nypost.com ·1 min read·290 words
 
Instagram encryption Privacy

Instagram says your chat privacy is going away, as its encryption vanishes soon

Instagram confirmed that it will no longer protect user chats with a strong encryption layer, leaving their privacy exposed

androidcentral.com ·4 min read·849 words
 
Lebanon War Iran Israel Hezbollah

Report from Beirut: Israel Expands Bombing Campaign & Mass Displacement in Lebanon

We speak with journalist Lylla Younes in Lebanon, where she says Israel’s “massacres are multiplying” amid the broader U.S.-Israeli war on Iran. Israeli strikes have killed nearly 700 people in Lebanon over the past two weeks, while attacks have expanded to include areas of central Beirut, which Israel claims are aimed at the powerful Hezbollah militia. This comes as Israel has vowed to expand its incursion into southern Lebanon. “The vast majority of southern Lebanon is now under displacement orders,” says Younes. “That is approximately 15% of the country.”

democracynow.org ·1 min read·169 words
 
Oil Trade

$140, and going higher: That's the real price of oil, right now.

Oil speculators and traders will be wiped out.

kdwalmsley.substack.com ·Kevin Walmsley from Inside China / Business ·4 min read·821 words
 
War Trump Iran

Trump is Trapped, But Doesn’t Know It

The image above reminds us that we are in Deja Vu land with respect to the current war with Iran.

larrycjohnson.substack.com ·Larry C Johnson from Son of the New American Revolution ·4 min read·861 words
 
Saudi Arabia Iran

In addition to the one air force refueling plane (tanker) that crashed with the loss of six crew, 5 other US tankers were struck on the ground in Saudi Arabia.

The tankers are critical to refuel the fighter jets that offload their bombs close to Iran, taking off from faraway bases or carriers. The fighters don't have enough fuel for the round trip.

merylnass.substack.com ·Meryl Nass from Meryl’s CHAOS letter (Critical Health Analysis and OpinionS) ·1 min read·144 words
 
UN Israel War Iran Islam

Over 3 Million Iranians Forcibly Displaced Under US-Israeli Bombardment

"Liberating" people by bombing them...

zerohedge.com ·Tyler Durden ·2 min read·416 words
 
War Doxxing Cynical Publius

The Blob Eats Its Own: War on the Rocks and the Capture of Realist Journalism

What the doxxing of Cynical Publius reveals about how the national security establishment protects itself.

datarepublican.substack.com ·DataRepublican from DataRepublican’s Substack ·12 min read·2,739 words

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