News and Analysis 3/28/26

“Images posted to social media Thursday show what experts said are U.S. land mines dispersed across a residential area in southern Iran”:

• Iran Images Appear to Show Land Mines Scattered by U.S. Forces, a First in Years (Washington Post)

More costs and consequences of the War on Iran:

• Strike on U.S. Base in Saudi Arabia Injures 12 American Troops, 2 Seriously, Officials Say (NY Times)
• Iran Says Israeli Strikes Violated Trump’s Deadline; Pledges to ‘Exact Heavy Price’ (The Hill)
• Yemen’s Houthis Claim Responsibility for Missile Attack on Israel, Their First Since War Started (AP)
• Iran-linked Group Claims Hack of FBI Director Kash Patel (Axios)
• UK ‘Weeks Away’ from Medicine Shortages if Iran War Continues, Experts Ssay (The Guardian)
• Iran’s Attacks on Gulf Neighbors Cut Off Food and Medicine for Millions (Washington Post)
• Trump’s War in Iran Risks Ruining His Entire Foreign Policy (Reason)

“Blackwater founder Erik Prince … emphasized that Iran’s Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei will be the sole person who decides that the conflict is over” and warne U.S. boots om the ground means ” imagery of burning American warships”:

• Bannon at CPAC Warns Iran War Just Starting: ‘Your Sons, Daughters … Could Be on Kharg Island’ (The Hill)

Settler violence and Israeli war crimes continue:

• Palestinians in the West Bank Are Now Experiencing Multiple Settler Attacks Per Day (Drop Site)
• Israeli Soldiers Echo Settler Ideology, Talk of Revenge After Targeting Palestinians and Detaining CNN Crew in the West Bank (CNN)
• Gaza Peace Doubts Deepen as Attention Shifts to Iran (BBC)

“Lawmakers used to offset its emergency spending. They don’t anymore”:

• How Will Congress Fund a $300 Billion War With Iran? (Reason)

“Tehran put forward its own terms to end the war, a senior Iranian official tells Drop Site, despite claims it has not responded to Trump”:

• Iran Rejects U.S. Narrative that It Must Adhere to Trump’s ‘Disingenuous’ Negotiation Framework (Drop Site)

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