President Donald Trump delivered a scathing rebuke of Spain’s socialist government on Wednesday following Madrid’s decision to block the United States from using joint military bases for ongoing operations against the Iranian regime.
The Spanish government, led by Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez, has refused to allow the United States to use the Rota and Morón airbases for offensive strikes against Iran. Spanish Foreign Minister José Manuel Albares said the country&#8217;s position has not changed &#8220;one iota&#8221; or &#8220;by a single comma,&#8221; insisting that the bases will only be used for missions consistent with the United Nations Charter. Because of the refusal, the U.S. military has been forced to reroute assets.
Speaking to reporters, Trump did not mince words about Sánchez, whose administration has moved to distance itself from the U.S.-Israeli coalition. Spain also just took the radical step of permanently withdrawing its ambassador to Israel.
President Trump characterized Spain&#8217;s lack of cooperation as a betrayal of NATO obligations.
&#8220;I think they’re not cooperating at all,&#8221; Trump said. &#8220;Spain, I think they’ve been very bad. Very bad. Not good at all.&#8221;
The president hinted at potential economic consequences, suggesting a cutoff of trade with the European nation. He also pointed to Spain’s long history of failing to meet its financial obligations to NATO while relying on American protection.
&#8220;They get protected. They don’t want to pay their fair share,&#8221; Trump noted, though he was careful to distinguish between Spain&#8217;s citizens and its leadership. &#8220;The people of Spain are fantastic. The leadership&#8230;not so good.&#8221;
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.<a href="https://twitter.com/POTUS?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@POTUS</a>: &quot;I think they&#39;re not cooperating at all. Spain? I think they&#39;ve been very bad, not good at all&#8230; they&#39;ve been very bad to NATO. They get protected, they don&#39;t want to pay their fair share&#8230;the people of Spain are fantastic. The leadership, not so good.&quot; <a href="https://t.co/oRRX3RrOnt">pic.twitter.com/oRRX3RrOnt</a>
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While criticizing European holdouts, Trump expressed pride in what he described as the effectiveness of the U.S. military’s campaign to neutralize 47 years of Iranian aggression, saying it has significantly degraded Tehran&#8217;s ability to project power in the region.
According to Trump, Iran&#8217;s navy has been effectively dismantled, with roughly 60 mine boats and most major vessels now &#8220;at the bottom of the sea.&#8221; He added that the Iranian air force has been neutralized and that radar and anti-aircraft systems have been completely destroyed. Trump noted that key regime leaders are &#8220;gone&#8221; and that Iran no longer has a functioning air defense apparatus.
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.<a href="https://twitter.com/POTUS?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@POTUS</a> on the Iranian regime: &quot;They&#39;ve inflicted 47 years worth of damage to the world — and now they&#39;re paying a big price.&quot; <a href="https://t.co/6imbz0MvrW">pic.twitter.com/6imbz0MvrW</a>
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.<a href="https://twitter.com/POTUS?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@POTUS</a>: I just spoke with the leaders of various countries, and they said they&#39;ve never seen anything like it. I built it during my first term, and I didn&#39;t realize I was going to use it this much, but we have the greatest military in the world by far — nobody close. <a href="https://t.co/MoxqGG6IaY">pic.twitter.com/MoxqGG6IaY</a>
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&#8220;Our military is the best. It’s the most powerful in the world,&#8221; Trump said, adding that world leaders have expressed awe at the speed of the American operation. &#8220;We’ve done something that nobody ever thought was possible to do.&#8221;
When asked about the timeline for the operation&#8217;s end, Trump remained firm, stating that the United States would continue &#8220;more of the same&#8221; until the threat was eliminated. He warned that while the U.S. military has been precise, it has the capability to &#8220;take them out by this afternoon&#8221; in a way that would make it impossible for the country to be rebuilt.

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On Wednesday, a stunning piece of video footage emerged from Australia, capturing the frantic, humiliated retreat of the Iranian regime’s thugs after they realized they had lost their grip on the women’s national soccer team.
The video, which has quickly gone viral, serves as a visceral punctuation mark to a high-stakes international defection that saw five members of the squad vanish into the safety of Australian asylum, leaving their would-be captors scurrying in a panic.
In the footage, members of the Iranian security apparatus — tasked with ensuring no player escaped the regime’s reach — are seen running frantically down a flight of stairs. Their composure completely shattered, the men appear desperate and disoriented upon discovering that five of the women had successfully slipped away.
The scene was narrated by a local Australian whose scathing commentary provided a quintessentially Western backdrop to the regime&#8217;s failure. As the agents bolted, the Australian mocked their sudden loss of power, shouting, “It’s Australia now. You&#8217;re in Australia. You&#8217;re in Australia. You better run. Yeah, we&#8217;re going to get you now. You better run. Yeah, you&#8217;ve got no rights here. You&#8217;re in Australia! I know who you are! Get down the stairs, yes! You gotta run now. What cowards are you guys, running? Yeah, cowards. The news is going to love this. Get the f*** out of our country, IRGC.”
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WATCH: Fox News obtains footage from the high-stakes hotel getaway by the Iranian Women’s National Soccer team in Australia.
The video captures the moment Iranian handlers, security staff, and coaches scramble as they realize five of their stars had vanished from the premises. <a href="https://t.co/V3kY6KefKx">pic.twitter.com/V3kY6KefKx</a>
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The incident follows a tense standoff during the 2026 AFC Women’s Asian Cup. The team had already drawn the ire of Tehran by remaining silent during the national anthem in their opening match, a move that prompted Iranian state media to brand the athletes &#8220;wartime traitors&#8221; — a charge that carries the death penalty under the Islamic Republic’s draconian penal code.
The tide turned toward safety following a <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/trump-reveals-call-with-australia-pm-on-desperate-iran-womens-soccer-team-crisis?utm_source=chatgpt.com">direct intervention</a> by President Donald Trump. After initially criticizing Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese for a &#8220;terrible humanitarian mistake,&#8221; Trump revealed he had spoken with the prime minister to ensure the women were not forced back to certain death. “He’s on it!” Trump posted, confirming that several players had already been &#8220;taken care of.&#8221;
While some players felt compelled to return to Iran due to threats against their families, the video of the &#8220;minders&#8221; in full flight highlights a rare, public defeat for the IRGC.
In 2019, Sahar Khodayari, a devoted fan of the Esteghlal team, who became known as the &#8220;Blue Girl,&#8221;disguised herself as a man to enter a stadium (where women were banned). After being caught and facing a prison sentence, she set herself on fire in protest and tragically died. Her death sparked international outrage, forcing FIFA to pressure Iran into finally allowing women to enter stadiums for certain matches, though the &#8220;ban&#8221; is often still enforced or restricted through &#8220;selective&#8221; ticketing.
For a regime that relies on the &#8220;Blue Girl&#8221; legacy of fear and stadium bans to keep women suppressed, the sight of their enforcers running terrified down a staircase in a free nation offered a powerful symbol of the regime’s waning reach.

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If you’re looking for a case study in how the mainstream media constructs a narrative out of thin air to protect their preferred ideological allies, look no further than CNN’s recent coverage of an attempted IED attack in New York City.
On Tuesday night, Abby Phillip and Ana Navarro didn&#8217;t just report the news; they performed a masterclass in obfuscation, deliberately mischaracterizing a terrorist act to frame it as a story of Muslim victimhood.
The facts, which CNN seemingly finds inconvenient, are these: two Pennsylvania teenagers, who reportedly pledged allegiance to ISIS, traveled to New York to detonate homemade bombs. Their target wasn&#8217;t a person, but a crowd of protesters. Yet, in the hands of Abby Phillip, this became an &#8220;attempted terror attack against New York’s Mayor Zohran Mamdani.&#8221;
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BREAKING: Abby Phillips says the IED attack was an “attempted terror attack against NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani.”
The suspects yelled “Allahu Akbar” and pledged allegiance to ISIS.
CNN deleted a tweet and issued a retraction this morning. They never learn. <a href="https://t.co/AvsQCUnhP5">pic.twitter.com/AvsQCUnhP5</a>
&mdash; Eyal Yakoby (@EYakoby) <a href="https://twitter.com/EYakoby/status/2031599889201713289?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 11, 2026</a></blockquote>
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By framing the attack as one directed at Mamdani — who identifies as Muslim — Phillip and Navarro attempted to pivot the conversation away from radical Islamic terrorism and toward their favorite hobby horse: Republican &#8220;bigotry.&#8221; Phillip used the false premise of an attack on Mamdani to grill guests about comments made by GOP Congressmen Andy Ogles and Randy Fine, effectively using a near-tragedy caused by ISIS sympathizers to scold Republicans for being mean.
Ana Navarro, never one to let a factual error get in the way of a partisan jab, doubled down on the lie. After she declared, “What I find ironic is, so supposedly some of these comments are as a result of the attempt against Mayor Mamdani in New York,” Republican Joe Borelli correctly pointed out that the attackers were targeting protesters, not Mamdani.
Navarro stubbornly insisted, &#8220;It was at his house,&#8221; as if proximity to a building constitutes a targeted assassination attempt. The goal was transparent: if they could convince the audience that Mamdani was the target, they could claim that any criticism of radicalism is actually an incitement to violence against Muslim officials.
Phillip offered an apology on Wednesday morning:
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I want to correct something I said last night. The bombs thrown in New York City over the weekend by ISIS inspired attackers was thrown into a crowd of anti-Muslim protestors and not specifically targeted at Mayor Mamdani. That wording was inaccurate and I didn’t catch it ahead…
&mdash; Abby D. Phillip (@abbydphillip) <a href="https://twitter.com/abbydphillip/status/2031708815469486172?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 11, 2026</a></blockquote>
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This gaslighting followed a <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/see-it-cnn-quietly-deletes-tone-deaf-take-on-suspected-isis-terrorists?author=Virginia+Kruta&amp;category=undefined&amp;elementPosition=0&amp;row=3&amp;rowHeadline=Latest+News&amp;rowType=Vertical+Carousel&amp;title=SEE+IT%3A+CNN+Quietly+Deletes+Tone-Deaf+Take+On+Suspected+ISIS+Terrorists&amp;utm_source=chatgpt.com">humiliating retreat</a> by CNN earlier that day. The network had deleted a tweet that described the terrorists as &#8220;Pennsylvania teenagers&#8221; whose &#8220;lives would drastically change&#8221; after a &#8220;normal day&#8221; ended in arrests for throwing bombs. It was a pathetic attempt to infantilize ISIS-pledging terrorists, portraying them as wayward youths who stumbled into a felony.
Phillip and Navarro’s performance was a cynical attempt to gain sympathy for Mamdani by painting him as a target of the very radicalism the media spent all morning trying to downplay. It is a perfect circle of media dishonesty: first, humanize the terrorists; then, when that fails, lie about the target to cast your political opponents as the real villains.

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Ursula von der Leyen, the president of the European Union Commission, issued a blistering denunciation on Monday against the brutal, despotic Islamic regime in Iran.
<a href="https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/en/speech_26_576">Speaking</a> at the EU Ambassadors’ Conference 2026 in Brussels, she stated, “I start with the Middle East — not only because of the gravity and speed of the conflict there, but also because of what it tells us about the world — and how Europe and its foreign policy fits into that.”
She defended the U.S.-led attack on Iran, stating, “You will hear different views about whether the conflict in Iran is a war of choice or a war of necessity. But I believe this debate partly misses the point. Because Europe must focus on the reality of the situation, to see the world as it actually is today.”
She then denounced the Iranian regime:
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I want to be clear: there should be no tears shed for the Iranian regime that has inflicted death and imposed repression on its own people. They slaughtered 17,000 of their own young people. And this regime has caused devastation and destabilization across the region through its proxies armed with missiles and drones. Many Iranians, inside the country and across Europe and the world, have celebrated Ayatollah Khamenei&#8217;s demise, as have many more people across the region. They hope that this moment can open a path towards a free Iran. The people of Iran deserve freedom, dignity, and the right to decide their own future — even if we know this will be fraught with danger and instability during and after the war.
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“British military bases have been targeted in Cyprus — who I want to reaffirm our full solidarity with,” she noted. “NATO troops have been called upon to shoot down a drone. Our citizens are caught in the crossfire. Our partners are being attacked — and I have been in touch with many of them across the region to express our solidarity and support.”
She called for a Europe more willing to assert itself in global conflicts:
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And the longer-term impact is already posing existential questions. On the future of our international rules-based system, or on how Europe finds unity in these situations. All of this shows how precarious the global situation is today, how diverse the threats are, and how Europe will always be affected by what happens around the world. So the idea that we can simply retrench and withdraw from this chaotic world is simply a fallacy. I believe it is vital that we understand this as we shape our foreign policy for the year ahead.
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Thank you, Madam President. It was encouraging to hear <a href="https://twitter.com/vonderleyen?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@vonderleyen</a> President of the European Commission, speak with such clarity. For the first time since the strong words of <a href="https://twitter.com/EP_President?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@EP_President</a>, President of the European Parliament, we are now hearing Ursula von der Leyen, reminding… <a href="https://t.co/31euMycMz3">pic.twitter.com/31euMycMz3</a>
&mdash; Masih Alinejad 🏳️ (@AlinejadMasih) <a href="https://twitter.com/AlinejadMasih/status/2031308185630326912?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 10, 2026</a></blockquote>
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New York City Democratic Mayor Zohran Mamdani on Monday celebrated terrorist sympathizer Mahmoud Khalil, a man the federal government has identified as a threat and has tried to deport.
Mamdani proudly took to social media to announce that he welcomed Khalil, an anti-Israel activist, to Gracie Mansion to break the Ramadan fast.
The spectacle was a direct challenge to the Trump administration’s efforts to secure the nation. Khalil, a Green Card holder of Palestinian descent, was ordered to be deported. “Khalil led activities aligned to Hamas, a designated terrorist organization,” then-DHS spokesperson Tricia McLaughlin <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/anti-israel-activist-detained-by-ice-led-activities-aligned-to-hamas-trumps-dhs-says">announced</a> last year. Adding, “It is a privilege, not a right to be in this country to live or to study. And if you are pushing propaganda that relishes the killings of Americans or promotes terrorists, the door’s that way.”
Mamdani painted Khalil as a victim of &#8220;cruelty&#8221; who was merely &#8220;exercising First Amendment rights.” The mayor used the dinner to double down on the blood libel that Israel is committing &#8220;genocide&#8221; in &#8220;Palestine&#8221; — a country that, as a matter of historical fact, has never existed.
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For Mahmoud Khalil, this past year has been marked by profound hardship—and by profound courage.
A year ago, Mahmoud was walking home through our city after sharing an iftar with his wife Noor when he was detained by federal agents, flown to Louisiana, and then held in an ICE… <a href="https://t.co/6dBtLh0GeT">pic.twitter.com/6dBtLh0GeT</a>
&mdash; Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani (@NYCMayor) <a href="https://twitter.com/NYCMayor/status/2031185185002164590?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 10, 2026</a></blockquote>
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The &#8220;genocide&#8221; narrative has been thoroughly debunked by military experts. Data <a href="https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2025/09/14/debunking_genocide_allegations_against_israel_153282.html?utm_source=chatgpt.com">shows</a> the Palestinian population has tripled since 1987, making Israel the most &#8220;incompetent&#8221; practitioner of genocide in human history if the Left&#8217;s claims were true. <a href="https://besacenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/213-2.9.2025-Edited.pdf">Reports</a> from the Begin-Sadat Center for Strategic Studies confirm that Israel has taken &#8220;unprecedented&#8221; measures to protect civilians, while Hamas continues to use Gazans as human shields.
Khalili’s deportation was not carried out immediately because his lawyers filed a flurry of appeals and federal court challenges. In January 2026, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit ruled that his challenge must proceed through the immigration court system. While this handed the administration a tactical victory by moving the case forward, the court did not order an immediate deportation.
Because of these ongoing proceedings, federal authorities have not yet announced a firm deportation date, and it remains unclear exactly when ICE will attempt to detain him again. However, the administration’s stance remains firm: &#8220;The door&#8217;s that way&#8221; for those who push terrorist propaganda.
The Trump administration has been clear: living in the United States is a privilege, not a right. As Secretary of State Marco Rubio noted in a <a href="https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/25894225-dhs-documents-mahmoud-khalil/#document/p1">memo</a>, “An alien is deportable from the United States if the Secretary of State has reasonable ground to believe that the alien&#8217;s presence or activities in the United States would have potentially serious adverse foreign policy consequences for the United States &#8230; I have determined that the activities and presence of these aliens in the United States would have potentially serious adverse foreign policy consequences and would compromise a compelling U.S. foreign policy interest,” adding on X, “Those who support designated terrorist organizations, including Hamas, threaten our national security. The United States has zero tolerance for foreign visitors who support terrorists. Violators of U.S. law — including international students — face visa denial or revocation, and deportation.”
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Those who support designated terrorist organizations, including Hamas, threaten our national security. The United States has zero tolerance for foreign visitors who support terrorists. Violators of U.S. law — including international students — face visa denial or revocation, and…
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After Khalil made an appearance on CNN, the Department of Homeland Security stated, “Mahmoud Khalil refuses to condemn Hamas because he IS a terrorist sympathizer not because DHS ‘painted’ him as one. He ‘branded’ himself as an antisemite through his own hateful behavior and rhetoric. It is a privilege to be granted a visa or green card to live and study in the United States of America. The Trump Administration acted well within its statutory and constitutional authority to detain Khalil, as it does with any alien who advocates for violence, glorifies and supports terrorists, harasses Jews, and damages property.”
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Mahmoud Khalil refuses to condemn Hamas because he IS a terrorist sympathizer not because DHS ‘painted’ him as one. He ‘branded’ himself as antisemite through his own hateful behavior and rhetoric.
It is a privilege to be granted a visa or green card to live and study in the… <a href="https://t.co/nC2WCR6Dul">pic.twitter.com/nC2WCR6Dul</a>
&mdash; Homeland Security (@DHSgov) <a href="https://twitter.com/DHSgov/status/1947723549881381363?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 22, 2025</a></blockquote>
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Authorities are investigating a targeted shooting at the United States Consulate in downtown Toronto early Tuesday morning, an incident that local leaders are calling a dangerous escalation of political violence.
Toronto Police responded to reports of gunfire at the consulate, located at University Avenue and Queen Street West, at <a href="https://x.com/TPSOperations/status/2031314293090607183">approximately</a> 5:29 a.m. While officials initially confirmed only &#8220;evidence of a firearm discharge&#8221; at the scene, visual reports from CBC revealed multiple bullet holes piercing the glass of the building’s front doors.
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Breaking: Shots have been fired at the US Consulate, on University Avenue, in Toronto reportedly around 5:30 this morning.
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No injuries were reported, and it remains unclear how many staff members were inside the high-security facility at the time of the attack.
The shooting has triggered a swift and forceful response from Canadian officials, who linked the attack to a disturbing wave of antisemitic violence across the greater Toronto area. This incident follows a harrowing week in which three synagogues — two in North York and one in Vaughan — were struck by gunfire. Federal Public Safety Minister Gary Anandasangaree described seeing bullet holes through &#8220;three layers&#8221; of one synagogue, saying the violence is &#8220;not the Canadian way.&#8221;
The shooting has triggered a swift and forceful response from Canadian officials. Toronto Mayor Olivia Chow <a href="https://www.cp24.com/local/toronto/2026/03/10/no-injuries-after-shots-fired-at-us-consulate-in-toronto/#:~:text=early%20Tuesday%20morning.-,Road%20closures%20are%20in%20place%20in%20Toronto's%20downtown%20core%20after,at%20around%205%3A30%20a.m.">linked the attack</a> to a disturbing trend of local violence tied to international conflicts.
“This morning the U.S. consulate was shot at. This comes after shootings at synagogues over the past two weekends. This cannot stand,” Chow told reporters. She emphasized that the city’s Jewish community and international partners have the right to live without fear, noting that &#8220;anti-Semitic incidents spike when international tensions rise.&#8221;
Ontario Premier Doug Ford <a href="https://x.com/fordnation/status/2031366316674691235?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E2031366316674691235%7Ctwgr%5E4f754d292c78b2bfd51f044f4a34f79aac326661%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&amp;ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ctvnews.ca%2Ftoronto%2Farticle%2Fno-injuries-after-shots-fired-at-us-consulate-in-toronto%2F">echoed</a> these sentiments, describing the shooting as an &#8220;absolutely unacceptable act of violence and intimidation aimed at our American friends and neighbors.&#8221; Ford called for a zero-tolerance approach, urging law enforcement at all levels to &#8220;bring every resource to bear&#8221; to prosecute those responsible to the fullest extent of the law.
The Toronto Police Service is currently working alongside the Royal Canadian Mounted Police to process the scene. A heavy police presence remains at both the U.S. and Israeli consulates as a precautionary measure.
Former OPP Commissioner Chris Lewis noted that while the consulate lacks the permanent, heavy-armed presence of the U.S. Embassy in Ottawa, it is heavily monitored by 24-hour surveillance.
“They are making an obvious statement here,” Lewis said, attributing the motive to &#8220;anti-U.S. sentiments&#8221; fueled by ongoing volatility in the Middle East.
Southbound University Avenue remained closed Tuesday morning as forensic teams scoured the area for evidence. Police are urging anyone with dashcam footage or information regarding the incident to contact investigators immediately.

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President Donald Trump intervened on behalf of the Iranian women’s national soccer team following reports that the players had been branded &#8220;wartime traitors&#8221; by Iranian state media.
The president revealed on Monday that he had spoken with Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese on behalf of the Iranian women&#8217;s soccer team, detailing the delicate situation for the young women.
&#8220;I just spoke to Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, of Australia, concerning the Iranian National Women’s Soccer Team. He’s on it! Five have already been taken care of, and the rest are on their way,&#8221; the president <a href="https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/posts/116200028617921781">shared</a>. &#8220;Some, however, feel they must go back because they are worried about the safety of their families, including threats to those family members if they don’t return. In any event, the Prime Minister is doing a very good job having to do with this rather delicate situation. God bless Australia!&#8221;
Just hours before the call, Trump had weighed in, insisting that the Iranian women&#8217;s soccer team be granted asylum in Australia.
&#8220;Australia is making a terrible humanitarian mistake by allowing the Iran National Woman’s Soccer team to be forced back to Iran, where they will most likely be killed. Don’t do it, Mr. Prime Minister, give ASYLUM,&#8221; Trump <a href="https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/posts/116199640636892669">wrote</a> on Truth Social.
The president immediately followed up that post by sharing further details on the threats leveled against the women who dared to protest the despotic regime. He captioned the Truth Social <a href="https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/posts/116199696068251039">post</a>, &#8220;ASYLUM!&#8221;
Less than two hours later, Trump had Albanese on the phone.
The 26-member squad, currently in Australia for the Women’s Asian Cup, sparked controversy during their opening match against South Korea by remaining silent during the national anthem. The act, widely viewed as a protest against the Islamic Republic, has triggered a vitriolic response from Tehran.
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3 days ago, Iran’s Women’s Soccer Team protested the Islamic Regime by refusing to sing the national anthem.
2 days ago, Iranian state media branded the women “wartime traitors.”
Today, the women were desperately begging for help from inside the team bus. They are being… <a href="https://t.co/bZgZ5XGo5B">pic.twitter.com/bZgZ5XGo5B</a>
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Mohammad Reza Shahbazi, a presenter on state-controlled television, <a href="https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-03-06/iran-women-football-womens-asian-cup-state-tv-traitors/106425022">called</a> for the players to face &#8220;stronger consequences&#8221; for their &#8220;shameless betrayal.&#8221; Under Iran’s penal code, charges of treason can carry the death penalty. Concerns for the players’ safety have been further amplified by the deteriorating security situation in the Middle East, following U.S. and Israeli strikes on Iran that began on February 28.
FIFPro, the global soccer players&#8217; union, has formally called on FIFA and the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) to ensure the team’s protection. &#8220;These statements significantly heighten concerns for the players&#8217; safety should they return to Iran,&#8221; the union said in a statement.
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FIFPRO Asia/Oceania has released the following statement calling on AFC and FIFA to ensure the safety and wellbeing of Iran&#39;s Women&#39;s National Team players. <a href="https://t.co/5izRBHvkOg">pic.twitter.com/5izRBHvkOg</a>
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On the ground in Australia, the team is reportedly under intense surveillance. Human rights advocate and former Socceroos captain Craig Foster <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/09/world/middleeast/iran-women-soccer-football-team-australia.html">said</a> it is &#8220;clear they are being silenced and coerced,&#8221; noting that regime-connected &#8220;minders&#8221; are embedded with the squad, restricting their movement and phone use.
While the players remained silent during their first match, they were filmed singing the anthem loudly during subsequent games against Australia and the Philippines. Local councilor Tina Kordrostami, who has been in contact with some players, said the shift was a result of extreme intimidation. &#8220;They are all terrified, particularly for the safety of their family members back home,&#8221; she said.
The Australian government has maintained a cautious diplomatic stance. Foreign Minister Penny Wong expressed solidarity with Iranian women but <a href="https://www.foreignminister.gov.au/minister/penny-wong/transcript/interview-david-speers-abc-insiders-1">declined to comment</a> on whether the government has had direct contact with the players or if they will be offered asylum. &#8220;We know this regime has brutally murdered many of its own people,&#8221; Wong <a href="https://nypost.com/2026/03/08/world-news/iranian-womens-team-may-face-jail-death-after-soccer-loss/">told</a> the Australian Broadcasting Corporation. &#8220;I don&#8217;t want to get into commentary about the Iranian women’s team [that might] put them or their families&#8230; in any greater danger.&#8221;
The team’s tournament concluded Sunday night on the Gold Coast. While some advocates have suggested Australia provide emergency humanitarian visas — similar to those granted to the Afghan women&#8217;s team in 2021 — sources close to the squad indicate many players fear that seeking asylum would lead to the imprisonment or execution of their relatives in Iran.

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The Trump administration and Israeli officials are reportedly discussing a high-stakes shift in the conflict: the direct seizure of Kharg Island, Iran’s primary economic artery.
While special operations plans originally focused on securing Iran&#8217;s 450-kilogram stockpile of highly enriched uranium, the strategic conversation has expanded to physically capturing the terminal that handles roughly 90% of Iran’s crude oil exports, <a href="https://www.axios.com/2026/03/08/iran-ground-troops-special-forces-nuclear">according to Axios</a>.
The ultimate goal, according to former Lockheed marketing executive Jarrod Agen, now the director of the National Energy Dominance Council, is to take control of Iran&#8217;s oil. &#8220;Ultimately, we’re not going to have to worry about these issues in the Strait of Hormuz because we’re going to get all of the oil out of the hands of terrorists,&#8221; Agen <a href="https://maritime-executive.com/article/report-white-house-mulling-over-a-raid-to-seize-kharg-island">said</a> in an interview on Fox Business.
Kharg Island is the &#8220;jugular&#8221; of the Iranian regime. Located 20 nautical miles off the coast, this small island is the only facility in the country capable of loading the supertankers that supply Iran’s primary customers, including China. Because Iran’s entire pipeline infrastructure is engineered to feed into Kharg, the regime has no viable way to reroute these volumes to smaller terminals like Jask or Bandar Abbas.
Seizing the island would offer the U.S. what sanctions never could: direct, physical control over the regime’s revenue. By controlling the point where crude reaches the world market, the U.S. gains an &#8220;on/off switch&#8221; for the Iranian economy without needing a full-scale invasion of the mainland.
The primary target of such an operation could be the funding of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC). The IRGC is not merely a military wing; it is a conglomerate that depends on state oil revenue to:
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If Kharg were seized, Iran stands to lose between $90 million and $130 million per day. A sudden collapse in hard-currency revenue would likely trigger hyperinflation and a domestic fiscal crisis. Under an authoritarian system, the inability to pay its praetorian guard is often the precursor to a coup or a total collapse of authority. By severing this financial lifeline, the U.S. aims to hollow out the IRGC’s power from the inside out.
The operation is viewed as a &#8220;limited&#8221; mission rather than a traditional &#8220;boots on the ground&#8221; occupation. With the U.S. already claiming to have sunk over 30 Iranian warships and established air superiority, Kharg’s isolation makes it a defensible prize.
Controlling the island would provide a strategic refueling point for other missions — such as the recovery of enriched uranium from the buried tunnels in Isfahan — and provide absolute leverage over whatever government eventually emerges in Tehran.
Ultimately, the strategy rests on a simple premise: you do not need to control the capital if you control the cash.

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Trump Admin Eyes Seizing Iran’s Economic ‘Jugular’

PIVOTAL MOVE: Trump Administration Reportedly Considering Seizing Iran’s ‘Economic Jugular’

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In a stunning display of gaslighting on International Women’s Day, Qatari Minister of Education Lolwah bint Rashid Al Khater took to social media on Sunday to deliver a sharp rebuke to the West.
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Her message? Stop trying to “liberate” Muslim women. While Al Khater framed her defiance as a stand against “sick destructive agendas” and &#8220;Hollywood-style&#8221; savior complexes, the reality on the ground in Doha tells a much darker story of state-sponsored subjugation.
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Al Khater demanded that critics &#8220;leave us alone,&#8221; claiming on social media that the Islamic world is doing &#8220;just fine.&#8221; She went further, accusing Western powers of igniting wars for profit and &#8220;trafficking and raping little kids.&#8221; It is a classic authoritarian tactic: deflect from your own human rights record by hurling inflammatory, unsubstantiated accusations at the proponents of liberty.
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Happy Women’s Day to all women wherever they are, those who are striving for their families, to survive, to make this planet a better and more peaceful place.
As a Muslim woman and as an Arab woman I just want to say:
STOP 🛑 
STOP talking on our behalf 
STOP…
&mdash; لولوة الخاطر Lolwah Alkhater (@Lolwah_Alkhater) <a href="https://twitter.com/Lolwah_Alkhater/status/2030622485587071083?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 8, 2026</a></blockquote>
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But for the women living under Al Khater’s government, things have been anything but &#8220;fine.&#8221; While the Minister enjoys the privilege of high office, the average Qatari woman is legally treated as a permanent minor. According to a damning 94-page 2021 <a href="https://www.hrw.org/news/2021/03/29/qatar-male-guardianship-severely-curtails-womens-rights">report</a> from Human Rights Watch in 2021, Qatar’s &#8220;male guardianship&#8221; system masked a suffocating reality.
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In the Qatari &#8220;paradise&#8221; Al Khater defends, a woman’s life was entirely tied to a man. Want to get married? You need the permission of a male guardian. Want to study abroad on a scholarship? Get a man’s signature. Want to work in a government job—perhaps even in Al Khater’s own Ministry of Education? You’ll likely need your father’s or husband’s consent.
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The stories of those living under this &#8220;peaceful&#8221; planet that the Minister speaks of are harrowing. One 32-year-old woman, &#8220;Nawal,&#8221; recounted how her brother blocked her marriage simply because he &#8220;felt powerful&#8221; and wanted to show resistance. Another woman, &#8220;Dana,&#8221; was denied an urgent vaginal ultrasound for a suspected burst ovary because she couldn&#8217;t produce a marriage license. This isn&#8217;t &#8220;liberation&#8221;; it’s a medical and civil rights hostage situation.
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Furthermore, the legal deck has been stacked. A husband could easily be granted a divorce, but a woman faced years of litigation. If she &#8220;disobeyed&#8221; by working without permission or refusing sex, she could lose her financial support. Men could marry four wives without any consent from their current spouse, yet a woman could not even be the primary guardian of her own children.
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When Al Khater tells the West to &#8220;stop talking on our behalf,&#8221; she is really asking the world to stop looking at the bars of the cage. Qatar wants the prestige of the international stage—hosting World Cups and educational summits—without the accountability that comes with basic human dignity.
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Unwittingly, CNN provided a moment of narrative-shattering clarity as the network’s reliable stable of liberal pundits was reminded that history didn’t actually begin the day Donald Trump took office.
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During a heated panel discussion, host Abby Phillip and commentator Ashley Allison attempted to pin the &#8220;warmonger&#8221; label on President Trump, suggesting his aggressive posture toward the Iranian regime—and his apparent support for the Iranians&#8217; desire for freedom—amounted to starting a new conflict.
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The panel, which included Foreign Policy editor Ravi Agrawal, journalist Elise Labott, and conservative radio host Jason Rantz, was descending into the usual media hand-wringing over &#8220;regime change&#8221; and &#8220;parsing language.&#8221; Phillip and Allison were busy clutching their pearls over Trump’s suggestion that the Iranian people should rise up, with Allison demanding to know if the U.S. was &#8220;at war.&#8221;
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Then came Kian Tajbakhsh.
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Tajbakhsh isn’t some ivory-tower academic theorizing from a D.C. coffee shop; he is an Iranian-American scholar who was actually imprisoned by the brutal mullahs in Tehran. When the CNN hosts tried to frame Trump as the aggressor, Tajbakhsh stepped in to provide a much-needed reality check that left the set momentarily stunned.
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&#8220;I don&#8217;t think it&#8217;s right to say that President Trump has started a war with Iran,&#8221; Tajbakhsh stated calmly. &#8220;I think President Trump wants to finish a war that Iran started in 1979.&#8221;
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He didn&#8217;t stop there. He recounted a chilling anecdote from 2004 while he was working at a high level within Iran. A senior official in the Foreign Ministry looked him in the eye and told him point-blank: &#8220;We believe we are at war with the United States.&#8221;
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Former Iranian political prisoner Kian Tajbakhsh shuts down an entire CNN panel with a blunt reality check.
Abby Phillip and Ashley Allison were spiraling over whether the U.S. is actually at war with Iran.
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For the Left, the fiction that the Islamic Republic is a rational actor—one that was &#8220;peaceful&#8221; until Trump arrived—is a necessary component of their worldview. Tajbakhsh’s testimony destroyed that facade. He reminded the audience that the regime has been waging a &#8220;cold war&#8221; against America for nearly 50 years, fueled by the same &#8220;death to America&#8221; ideology that has defined them since the embassy hostage crisis.
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While the media elites worry about the &#8220;brutality&#8221; of a social media post, Tajbakhsh pointed out the actual brutality: an unarmed, disorganized Iranian citizenry facing a regime so lopsided in its power that they cannot overthrow it alone.
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Trump isn&#8217;t starting a fire; he’s finally acknowledging the one that’s been burning since 1979—and he’s looking for the extinguisher.
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Former Prisoner Torches CNN Panel: Trump’s Not Starting A War, He’s ‘Finishing One’ Iran Started

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Qatar, which supported the terrorist group Hamas and was closely allied with Iran, is trying to stop the U.S.-Israel attack on the tyrannical Iranian regime by warning of global economic consequences if the war continues.
Traditionally a close ally of Iran and a long-time financial and political patron of Hamas, Qatar is now leveraging its position as the world’s second-largest liquefied natural gas (LNG) producer to force a ceasefire that would effectively bail out the embattled regime in Tehran.
Following an Iranian drone strike on its Ras Laffan plant — an act many view as a coordinated effort to &#8220;raise the stakes&#8221; for the West — Qatar declared force majeure, halting its massive gas exports. Qatar’s energy minister, Saad al-Kaabi, <a href="https://www.ft.com/content/be122b17-e667-478d-be19-89d605e978ea" target="_blank" rel="noopener">warned</a> that if the war continues, oil will skyrocket to $150 a barrel within weeks, and every energy exporter in the Gulf will be forced to shut down production.
By framing the energy crisis as an inevitability of the US-Israeli offensive, Qatar is attempting to pivot the blame for global inflation and potential GDP contraction away from Iranian aggression and onto the Western military response.
Despite hosting a major US military base, Qatar’s loyalties remain deeply intertwined with the &#8220;Axis of Resistance.&#8221; Having <a href="https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/article-866913">sheltered Hamas leadership for years</a> and maintained deep economic ties with Tehran — Qatar’s ambassador to Tehran <a href="https://irannewsdaily.com/2025/12/qatar-envoy-hails-distinguished-ties-with-iran/">said</a> in December 2025, ““Qatar has important and distinguished relations with the Islamic Republic of Iran, and these relations are based on the principle of neighborliness, mutual respect and cooperation in all common fields” — Doha is now using the threat of &#8220;weeks to months&#8221; of energy delivery delays to pressure Washington. Al-Kaabi dismissed U.S. President Donald Trump’s offers of naval escorts through the Strait of Hormuz, labeling the waterway &#8220;too dangerous&#8221; and effectively siding with the Iranian position that the Strait cannot function while Iran is under attack.
“This will bring down the economies of the world,” Kaabi said. “If this war continues for a few weeks, GDP growth around the world will be impacted. Everybody’s energy price is going to go higher. There will be shortages of some products and there will be a chain reaction of factories that cannot supply.”
Al-Kaabi’s rhetoric suggests that Qatar is not merely a victim of the crossfire but an active participant in a diplomatic squeeze. By predicting that Asian buyers will outbid Europeans for dwindling supplies and that global supply chains will suffer a &#8220;chain reaction&#8221; of failures, Doha is sending a clear message to Western capitals: the survival of the Iranian regime is now directly linked to the stability of the global economy.
As Qatar halts its $30 billion North Field expansion and warns of long-term &#8220;liability&#8221; for other Gulf nations that continue to pump oil, it is clear that Doha is utilizing its energy dominance as a shield for its allies in Tehran.

Saad Sherida Al-Kaabi, Minister of State for Energy Affairs

Qatar Moves To Shield Iran, Warns Of Energy Shock If War Continues

In a stunning demonstration of precision military power, Israeli forces reportedly struck deep into the heart of Tehran on Friday, obliterating an underground bunker built beneath the Iranian regime’s leadership compound — a site long believed to be one of the Islamic Republic’s most protected command centers.
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According to military statements and released footage, approximately 50 Israeli fighter jets took part in the operation, which officials described as a devastating blow to the regime’s strategic infrastructure.
The target, according to the Israel Defense Forces, was a sprawling subterranean facility built beneath a compound used by Iran&#8217;s late Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei. According to Israeli military sources, the bunker <a href="https://nypost.com/2026/03/06/world-news/50-fighter-jets-destroy-ayatollah-khameneis-secret-underground-bunker-video">functioned</a> as an emergency war-management center, featuring multiple entry points and meeting rooms designed for senior regime officials. The facility reportedly stretched beneath several city streets, serving as a critical component of Iran’s command-and-control network.
The attack came just days after Khamenei was killed in a separate precision operation, reportedly before he could retreat into the hidden stronghold that was meant to shield him from retaliation. Israeli officials say the underground complex had remained in use by senior members of the Iranian regime even after the assassination, making it a high-value strategic target.
Aerial footage released by the IDF appeared to show approximately 100 bombs raining down in a wave of explosions that reduced the facility to rubble. Israeli military statements indicated that the bunker had been built to enable the regime’s leadership to conduct wartime operations from deep underground, a symbol of the theocracy’s reliance on fortified secrecy. Analysts noted that destroying the site further cripples Tehran’s ability to coordinate military actions.
The strike, reportedly conducted during “Operation Epic Fury,” represents what Israeli officials characterize as a sustained campaign to dismantle Iran’s strategic military leadership infrastructure, degrading the regime’s command apparatus.
U.S. military leaders have praised the IDF for its efforts as they teamed with Americans to fight against the Iranian terror regime. War Secretary Pete Hegseth said the mission was being carried out with &#8220;unmatched skill and iron determination,&#8221; adding that &#8220;fighting shoulder to shoulder with such a capable ally is a true multiplier.&#8221;
Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Dan Caine <a href="https://www.ynetnews.com/article/syn8eemkbg?utm_source=chatgpt.com">said</a> U.S. Army, Marine Corps, Navy, and other units “worked in extraordinary coordination with the IDF” during the operation.

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