President Donald Trump answers questions from reporters after signing an executive order in the Oval Office of the White House, March 31, 2026, in Washington
US PRESIDENT Donald Trump struck a hard line today in a social media post, demanding that Iran stop blocking the Strait of Hormuz, or the US would bomb the Iranians “back to the Stone Ages.”
A day earlier, President Trump had said the US “will not have anything to do with” ensuring the security of ships passing through Hormuz; that was itself an apparent backtrack from an earlier threat to attack Iran’s power grid and other infrastructure if it didn’t open the strait by April 6.
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Mr Trump has continued to insist that negotiations between the US and Iran are progressing well and claims Iran is “begging to make a deal.”
The Iranians have said that while messages have been sent between Tehran and Washington, there have been no formal negotiations.
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian said today his country has the “necessary will” to end the war with the US and Israel.
Talking to Al Jazeera, Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said: “You cannot speak to the people of Iran in the language of threats and deadlines.
“We do not set any deadline for defending ourselves.”
Donald Trump calls for help from NATO allies in securing the Straight of Hormuz despite saying on 7 March 2026 that they don’t need people to join wars after they’ve already won. He’s challenged with the claim that he lies as much as the IDF.Keir Starmer explains that UK is actively supporting Israel’s genocidal expansion and repeats his previous quotation that he supports Zionism “without qualification”. Keir Starmer said “I said it loud and clear – and meant it – that I support Zionism without qualification.” here: https://www.jewishnews.co.uk/keir-starmer-interview-i-will-work-to-eradicate-antisemitism-from-day-one/Orcas discuss how Trump was re-elected and him being an obviously insane, xenophobic Fascist.
FW Pomeroy’s Statue of Justice stands atop the Central Criminal Court building, Old Bailey, London
THE conviction of Palestine Solidarity and Stop the War leaders Ben Jamal and Chris Nineham is a perfect example of the way in which Establishment values underpin the functioning of the state, its coercive apparatus — the police, and the Metropolitan Police in particular — and, as clearly demonstrated today, the judicial system.
Last year’s January 18 protest was one in a series of Palestine solidarity demonstrations in response to the Gaza genocide. By and large they passed without public order incidents and the police, no doubt conscious of the huge public support for the issue, proved careful and courteous in dealing with both organisers and participants.
In this particular case, however, a different mood developed. The police and intelligence organisations know full well — through long experience and with excellent sources of information — that the solidarity movement is in the business of shifting public opinion, not causing disorder.
The charitable will put the police conduct on the day down to incompetence and confusion. The less charitable to conscious design.
Let the legal representatives of the defendants and their organisations speak to the judicial bias exhibited by the court and let us go beyond the surface appearances of bourgeois justice to see how these parts of the system work together.
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An F15 fighter jet landing at RAF Lakenheath, Suffolk
ANTI-WAR protesters set up an international peace camp at RAF Lakenheath today amid evidence that US nuclear weapons have arrived at the base.
Organised by Lakenheath Alliance for Peace, of which CND is a member, the camp is protesting against US B61-12 nuclear bombs at the site.
The camp, which began with a 24-hour vigil, is also highlighting its role in facilitating Israel’s genocide in Gaza and the ongoing illegal attacks on Iran.
CND ad vans will tour around East Anglia, including at towns and villages near the base, to demand PM Sir Keir Starmer kick out US President Donald Trump’s nukes from Britain.
The camp is also calling on communities to join a major Give Peace a Chance demonstration and blockade at RAF Lakenheath from noon this Saturday.
CND general secretary Sophie Bolt said: “Over 60 per cent of the British population oppose the deployment of these US nuclear weapons in Britain.
“With the reckless leadership of Donald Trump, they put us on the front line of his devastating wars.
“Both RAF Lakenheath and nearby RAF Mildenhall have been heavily involved in the ongoing illegal attacks of Iran.
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Lebanese residents inspect the heavy damage to their homes and buildings following an Israeli airstrike on the town of Sakesakiye, near Sidon in southern Lebanon on March 28, 2026. (Photo by Murat Sengul/Anadolu via Getty Images)
“Israel will keep doing it as long as the world keeps looking away with their eyes while reaching out their hands to help fund it,” wrote one critic.
Critics accused Israel of plotting a mass ethnic cleansing campaign in southern Lebanon after a Wednesday report in The New York Times outlined a push by Israeli officials to expel Shiite Muslims from the area.
According to the Times, Israeli military officials have been privately pressing Christian and Druse communities in southern Lebanon to “force out any Lebanese from neighboring Shiite Muslim communities who have sought refuge among them as Israeli bombardments flatten Shiite towns.”
Local Christian and Druse leaders told the Times that they believed Israel was sending a “clear signal” that their goal is to drive out all Shiites, who make up the majority of people of southern Lebanon. Hezbollah is a Shiite militia group that has regularly fired rockets into Israel.
Ali Naser, a 26-year-old Shiite who lives near the Israel-Lebanon border, told the Times that he and his family had initially found shelter from Israeli bombing in the Christian town of Rmeish. However, he said that local leaders told him that they’ve come under great pressure from Israel to not give Shiites refuge.
“Israel wants to create a new buffer zone, it wants us out, what can we do?” asked Naser.
Adam Serwer, staff writer at The Atlantic, posted an excerpt of the Times’ report on Israel’s plans in Southern Lebanon and commented, “So what this describes is ethnic cleansing.”
Ashton Pittman, news editor at the Mississippi Free Press, shared Serwer’s opinion that Israel’s actions are “100% ethnic cleansing,” and chided the international community for once again sitting on its hands while Israel carries out illegal forced displacement of Shiite Muslims.
“Israel will keep doing it,” he wrote, “as long as the world keeps looking away with their eyes while reaching out their hands to help fund it.”
George Washington University political scientist Marc Lynch also argued that the world should doing more to stop Israel’s invasion of Lebanon.
“Israel’s open ethnic cleansing of south Lebanon and declared intent to occupy its neighbor’s territory should be the subject of intense international outrage, pressure, and mobilization,” wrote Lynch.
The human rights organization DAWN on Wednesday cited recent remarks from Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz about Israel’s plans to level Lebanese villages adjacent to Israel’s border, while also refusing to allow Lebanese citizens who evacuated the area to return.
Michael Schaeffer Omer-Man, director for Israel-Palestine at DAWN, accused Israel of “accelerating its agenda to take over more land, this time in Lebanon.”
“[Israel’s] track record in Palestine and across the region makes clear it won’t stop without concrete consequences,” said Omer-Man, “and states should act before it’s too late.”
United Nations emergency relief coordinator Tom Fletcher warned on Tuesday that “a cycle of coercive displacement is unfolding” in Lebanon, where Israel’s military invasion has so far displaced more than 1.1 million people.
Fletcher also said that the conflict in southern Lebanon was causing “anxiety and tensions at levels I have not witnessed in many years” in the region.
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Israeli occupation soldiers walk behind a tank in the Jenin camp for Palestinian refugees, in the occupied West Bank during a military operation on February 24, 2025 [JOHN WESSELS/AFP via Getty Images]
The Israeli army said on Tuesday evening that the current situation has become “unbearable” due to a shortage of soldiers, calling for legislation to allow the recruitment of more personnel.
While the army is continuing air strikes on Iran using its aircraft since 28th February, it is also deploying four military divisions to southern Lebanon. It has large forces stationed in the occupied West Bank, in addition to those already operating in the Gaza Strip.
During a press conference, Army spokesman Effie Defrin said that “there is a shortage of soldiers, and the situation has become unbearable for us”, according to Hebrew Channel 12.
He added: “We are facing a shortfall of between 12,000 and 15,000 soldiers, and we need a law that will bring in more troops,” referring to the evasion of military service by Haredi Jews.
Last Wednesday, Israeli Chief of Staff Eyal Zamir warned during a closed meeting of the security cabinet that the army could collapse if the manpower shortage crisis is not addressed.
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Donald Trump calls for help from NATO allies in securing the Straight of Hormuz despite saying on 7 March 2026 that they don’t need people to join wars after they’ve already won. He’s challenged with the claim that he lies as much as the IDF.Keir Starmer explains that UK is actively supporting Israel’s genocidal expansion and repeats his previous quotation that he supports Zionism “without qualification”. Keir Starmer said “I said it loud and clear – and meant it – that I support Zionism without qualification.” here: https://www.jewishnews.co.uk/keir-starmer-interview-i-will-work-to-eradicate-antisemitism-from-day-one/Climate science denier Donald Trump confirms that he knows nothing about democracy and that more liquid gold is being secured according to his policy of global privateering.
President Donald Trump answers questions from reporters after signing an executive order in the Oval Office of the White House, March 31, 2026, in Washington
