{"id":94160,"date":"2026-03-02T06:45:42","date_gmt":"2026-03-02T11:45:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.minaret.org\/?p=94160"},"modified":"2026-03-02T06:45:42","modified_gmt":"2026-03-02T11:45:42","slug":"news-and-analysis-3-2-26","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.minaret.org\/?p=94160","title":{"rendered":"News and Analysis 3\/2\/26"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>War casualties mount:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/iran-israel-us-03-01-2026-693bc30bbbc98660d81f4a13f65ca10f\">US, Israel Pound Iran as Trump Signals Willingness to Talk to New Leadership After Khamenei\u2019s Death<\/a> (AP)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2026\/03\/01\/nx-s1-5731365\/us-israeli-strikes-region\">3 American Troops Killed, and Trump Says More &#8216;Likely,&#8217; in War Against Iran<\/a> (NPR)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The net of hostility expands:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/world\/2026\/03\/02\/us-israel-iran-hezbollah-military-strikes-live-updates\/\">Israel Strikes Hezbollah in Lebanon as Iran Conflict Spreads Across Region<\/a> (Washington Post)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/iran-israel-us-03-02-2026-cb42936de1d8c261be8f30f11c6665fav\">War Widens to Include Iranian-backed Militias as Israeli and American Planes Pound Iran<\/a> (AP)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/articles\/c1jk922dgjgo\">Allies of US in the Gulf Bear Brunt of Iran Attacks<\/a> (BBC)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/theconversation.com\/why-did-iran-bomb-dubai-a-middle-east-expert-explains-the-regional-alliances-at-play-277218\">Why Did Iran Bomb Dubai? A Middle East Expert Explains the Regional Alliances at Play<\/a> (The Conversation)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/features\/2026\/3\/2\/after-irans-salvo-hit-their-skylines-will-the-gulf-states-enter-the-war\">After Iran\u2019s Salvo Hit Their Skylines, Will Gulf States Enter the War?<\/a> (Aljazeera)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.scmp.com\/news\/china\/diplomacy\/article\/3345089\/iran-strikes-day-3-markets-open-sharp-sell-futures-and-asian-shares\">Iran Strikes Day 3: Israel Says \u2018No Timeline\u2019 for Its Military Attacks Alongside US<\/a> (SCMP)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/global\/europe\/2026\/03\/02\/european-military-installations-are-targeted-in-iran-retaliation\/\">European Military Installations Are Targeted in Iran Retaliation<\/a> (Defense News)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pbs.org\/newshour\/world\/hundreds-of-thousands-of-travelers-stranded-following-u-s-israel-attacks-on-iran\">Hundreds of Thousands of Travelers Stranded Following U.S.-Israel Attacks on Iran<\/a> (PBS)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.axios.com\/2026\/03\/02\/iran-us-cities-security-fbi-heightened-alert-attacks\">U.S. Cities Step Up Security amid Iran Tensions<\/a> (Axios)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/national-security\/2026\/03\/01\/iran-attack-austin-bar-shooting\/\">FBI Probing Whether Iran Attack Motivated Austin Shooter Who Killed 2<\/a> (Washington Post)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The economic consequences of war:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/stocks-markets-oil-gold-iran-trump-25fd9bfa1b20549a6cbbdee61b2ea05f\">Oil Prices Soar and Stock Prices Fall as US-Israel War with Iran Rattles Markets<\/a> (AP)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2026\/03\/01\/business\/stock-market-iran-war-fallout.html\">Stock Investors Brace for Iran War\u2019s Economic Repercussions<\/a> (NY Times)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The grounds offered for the war are in doubt:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/iran-trump-diplomacy-airstrikes-cia-khamenei-talks-d605cf78898ab93fa992b32d0c47da2a\">US Intel Did Not Suggest a Preemptive Strike from Iran Before US-Israeli Attacks, AP Sources Say<\/a> (AP)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/news\/2026\/03\/01\/trump-iran-preparing-attack-no-evidence-00806447?is_magic_link=true&amp;experience_id=EXYF89KVT5UQ&amp;template_id=OTJIR2CRKUD6&amp;template_variant_id=OTV632IE7RALS\">Pentagon Offers No Evidence to Support Claim It Attacked Iran in Defense<\/a> (Politico)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The political (and diplomatic) consequences of war:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2026\/03\/02\/g-s1-112092\/iran-war-powers-congress-trump\">Congress Gears Up for Vote on Trump&#8217;s War Powers in Iran \u2014 After the Battle Began<\/a> (NPR)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2026\/03\/01\/us\/politics\/trump-iran-attack-democratic-divisions.html\">Democrats Denounce Trump\u2019s Iran Attack, but Subtle Divisions Emerge<\/a> (NY Times)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/politics\/2026\/03\/01\/trump-iran-gop-coalition-divide\/\">Trump\u2019s Attack on Iran Risks Alienating War-weary Supporters<\/a> (Washington Post)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.atlanticcouncil.org\/dispatches\/experts-react-how-the-us-war-with-iran-is-playing-out-around-the-middle-east\/\">Experts React: How the US War with Iran Is Playing Out Around the Middle East<\/a> (Atlantic Council)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/2026\/mar\/01\/us-allies-foes-scrambling-trump-off-guard-iran\">US Allies and Foes Left Scrambling as Trump Catches Them Off-guard on Iran<\/a> (The Guardian)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnbc.com\/2026\/03\/02\/iran-ayatollah-trump-supreme-leader.html\">How Iran Chooses Its Supreme Leader, and Who Could Be Next?<\/a> (CNBC)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/news\/2026\/3\/2\/irans-larijani-refutes-claims-tehran-pushed-to-resume-us-talks\">Iran\u2019s Larijani Refutes Claims Tehran Pushed to Resume US Talks<\/a> (Aljazeera)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2026\/03\/01\/us\/politics\/iran-trump-diplomacy-fail.html\">Why Diplomacy Was Doomed: Trump\u2019s Issue Was Iran\u2019s Leadership Itself<\/a> (NY Times)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&#8220;The Reuters Ipsos poll was conducted beginning on Saturday and closing on Sunday, before the administration of President Donald Trump announced that the first US troops had been killed in the conflict&#8221;:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/news\/2026\/3\/2\/poll-suggests-only-a-quarter-of-americans-support-attacks-on-iran\">Poll Suggests Only a Quarter of Americans Support Attacks on Iran<\/a> (Aljazeera)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&#8220;The UN education agency, UNESCO, says that the bombing of a primary school during the US and Israeli military attacks on Iran on Saturday constitutes a grave violation of humanitarian law&#8221;:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/news.un.org\/en\/story\/2026\/03\/1167063\">Deadly Bombing of Iran Primary School \u2018a Grave Violation of Humanitarian Law\u2019: UNESCO<\/a> (UN)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<aside class=\"dcr-1fnjjtg\" data-gu-name=\"meta\">\n<div class=\"dcr-14emo0l\">\n<div class=\"dcr-1v9sla6\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<div class=\"dcr-kn9unn\" data-gu-name=\"body\">\n<div class=\"dcr-1a4fred\">\n<div id=\"maincontent\" class=\"dcr-slhikk\">\n<div class=\"article-body-commercial-selector article-body-viewer-selector dcr-1c9t5u6\">\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">&#8220;The US military reportedly used Claude, Anthropic\u2019s AI model, to inform its <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/us-israel-war-on-iran\" data-link-name=\"in body link\">attack on Iran<\/a> despite Donald Trump\u2019s decision, announced hours earlier, to sever all ties with the company and its artificial intelligence tools&#8221;:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/technology\/2026\/mar\/01\/claude-anthropic-iran-strikes-us-military\">US Military Reportedly Used Claude in Iran Strikes Despite Trump\u2019s Ban<\/a> (The Guardian)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>War casualties mount: US, Israel Pound Iran as Trump Signals Willingness to Talk to New Leadership After Khamenei\u2019s Death (AP) 3 American Troops Killed, and Trump Says More &#8216;Likely,&#8217; in War Against Iran (NPR) The net of hostility expands: Israel Strikes Hezbollah in Lebanon as Iran Conflict Spreads Across Region (Washington Post) War Widens to 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