Iran names Mojtaba Khamenei supreme leader as war fuels spike in oil prices

Iran’s clerical Assembly of Experts tapped Mojtaba Khamenei, the son of the late Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, as the country’s new supreme leader amid ongoing conflict, even as the war sent global oil prices soaring past $100 a barrel. FAST FACTS … Read More

Von der Leyen and Kallas call on Europe to adapt to chaotic, coercive world order

“Europe can no longer be a custodian for the old world order, for a world that has gone and will not return,” Ursula von der Leyen said on Monday. The traditional world order is rapidly crumbling under mounting violations of … Read More

FBI raids upscale homes of self-radicalized ISIS protesters accused of hurling bombs in NYC — including $2M mansion

The FBI raided the upscale homes of two ISIS-inspired extremists accused of hurling bombs during the weekend’s protest near Gracie Mansion, including a $2.25 million six-bedroom mansion in a leafy Pennsylvania suburb. The FBI’s Evidence Response Team searched the Bucks … Read More

Weekly Update by Mark Armstrong – March 6  2026

Greetings from Tyler, It didn’t go well for Iran.  We blew up the Ayatollah, but they’re still threatening.  We must have some inside knowledge that says they can’t hit Tel Aviv, surely.  The Ayatollah is dead, along with numerous of … Read More

Russia Struggles to Find a Response to U.S.–Israel Attack on Iran

The U.S.–Israeli airstrikes against Iran that began on February 28 shocked Moscow. Russian experts argued that the narrow agenda of U.S.–Iranian talks in Geneva, focused on Iran’s nuclear enrichment, indicated U.S. preparations for a limited strike centered on Iranian nuclear … Read More

CK Hutchison escalates legal action over Panama ports seizure

Hong Kong tycoon Li Ka-shing’s conglomerate accuses Panama authorities of ignoring requests for communication and keeping group in the dark Hong Kong conglomerate CK Hutchison Holdings has stepped up legal action in response to what it called Panamanian authorities’ unlawful … Read More

Hundreds of Kurdish fighters launch ground offensive in Iran, officials deny reports

The Kurdish forces operating along the Iran-Iraq border are considered one of the most prominent armed opposition groups confronting the regime in Tehran. Hundreds of Kurdish fighters have begun ground activity inside Iran from areas near the Iraqi border, Israeli … Read More

DEATH VAULTS Iran shows off underground ‘Missile City’ of suicide drones & rockets wreaking havoc across Middle East in chilling vid

IRAN has showed off its sprawling “Missile City” packed with suicide drones and deadly rockets as Tehran wreaks havoc across the Middle East. Chilling propaganda footage shows a seemingly endless network of tunnels holding rows of devastating bombs and terrifying … Read More

President Trump Vows Trade Embargo Against Spain Over Military Base Dispute

President Trump announced plans to end all trade with Spain during an Oval Office meeting Tuesday, citing the country’s refusal to allow U.S. use of joint military bases for Iran operations. The threat comes after Spain’s foreign minister said the … Read More

Conservative Anglicans to pick rival leader, widening Church rifts

LAGOS, March 3 (Reuters) – A grouping of conservative Anglican churches will meet in Nigeria this week to ‌elect a leader to rival the Archbishop of Canterbury, ‌an unprecedented step that is likely to deepen a widening theological split within … Read More

Iran vows to attack any ship trying to pass through Strait of Hormuz

CAIRO – An Iranian Revolutionary Guards senior official said on March 2 that the Strait of Hormuz is closed and Iran will fire on any ship trying to pass, Iranian media reported. This is Iran’s most explicit warning since telling … Read More

Germany’s chancellor meets Trump amid escalating Iran war

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz is on his way to Washington to meet US President Donald Trump, a planned trip now overshadowed by the escalation in the Middle East following the attacks by the US and Israel on Iran. It is … Read More

Iranian missile warhead falls less than a kilometer from Temple Mount, al-Aqsa Mosque

Police find warhead, incendiary material in Sultan’s Pool venue just meters outside Old City of Jerusalem. Missile could ‘very possibly’ have hit key holy site, police say. The warhead of an Iranian missile hit a site just several dozen meters … Read More

Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff holds briefing on U.S. military operations in Middle East

ARLINGTON, Virginia (CNN) — The Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Dan Caine said the US war against Iran would not consist of a “single, overnight operation” and added that more US casualties should be expected. “This is … Read More

Weekly Update by Mark Armstrong – February 27, 2026

Greetings from Tyler, Hillary already had her turn. Bill should have gone first because she told some whoppers and she’s now putting him on the hot-seat. I wish I didn’t have to write the update right now, because there are … Read More

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