| Published: March 20, 2026
17:00 – WATCH: No reports of injuries after shrapnel impact in Jerusalem’s Old City
There were no reports of injuries after the impact of a missile piece in Jerusalem’s Old City earlier.
Barry Shaw | The View from Israel | Mar 20, 2026
Iran hangs 3 people, including teen on national wrestling team. Screengrab via Youtube.
On the morning of March 19, three young men—Saleh Mohammadi, 19, Saeed Davoudi, 21, and Mehdi Ghasemi—who were all arrested during the January protests in Iran, were publicly hanged in Qom after being convicted of “waging war against God,” according to the Iranian judiciary’s Mizan News Agency.
Peloni: A city dependent upon stability and economic investment is being rocked by the rigors of war and a reluctance to do more than adopt a defensive posture. Will Dubai survive this challenge or will they once again show themselves to be the quintessential resilient nation, which previously survived the 2008 economic crisis and the Covid shutdown?
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Kataib Hezbollah said it might pause attacks on US targets in Iraq, but its strict and unlikely conditions suggest strikes could resume soon.
By SETH J. FRANTZMAN | MARCH 19, 2026
It has asked Israel to halt its operations in Beirut. But it has also created other conditions that make it seem unlikely it would comply with its offer.
Peloni: Qatar continues to cling to its prefered position of supporting Islamist Iran, even as Iran rains down destruction on Qatar’s economic lifeline infrastructure. In a world driven by madness only rational responses are deemed to be taboo…
Screengrab via Memri.org
Since the outbreak of the war against Iran on February 28, 2026, leading Qatari media outlets, chief of them Al-Jazeera, have continued to serve as mouthpieces of the Iranian regime, despite the fact that Iran has launched hundreds of missiles and drones at Gulf states, including a few at U.S. military facilities in Qatar itself. These media outlets provide Iranian officials with an open platform, without reservation or criticism; present the Iranian narrative as fact; echo and amplify Iranian conspiracy theories; and promote pro-Iranian messaging.[1]
Peloni: How about this turn about? The opposition to support the US given the nominal request being made by Trump was itself rather revealing about the state of the alliance between the US and its erstwhile allies. Even as they have come to capitulate in supporting Trump’s request, it is a remarkable distance of support and capabilities to what Israel has demonstrated in recent weeks and over the past year. Of course, partnerships indicate common interests and like minded values. While no two nations are a perfect match for such things, Europe in particular has demonstrated once again that it has meandered far from where it once stood in decades past, even as they were at the time far from a lock-step supporter of US leadership. As Trump noted, there will be consequences for Europe in light of these changes, even with their move to finally acquiesce to Trump’s request.
By Pamela Geller |
Image via Gellerreport.com
Well, that was quick.
Score one for Donald Trump. European leaders—including Keir Starmer and Emmanuel Macron—initially rejected his request to help escort commercial shipping through the Strait of Hormuz. Trump responded by openly questioning America’s commitment to NATO’s collective defense, pointedly referring to these countries as “allies” in quotation marks and calling the relationship a “one-way street.” Speaking to reporters at the White House, he framed the Hormuz standoff as a “litmus test” of NATO’s reliability.
Rabbi Jacob Herzog | Mar 20, 2026
A revolution by the tribes in Jordan may happen. The Palestinians are controlling Jordan in an unexpected way. The Gulf states are finished, except for Saudi Arabia and the Sultanate of Oman. The Emir of Kuwait’s fate is unknown, and the ruling families are fleeing abroad in most Gulf states, along with dangerous strikes using weapons of mass destruction by Iran. All the details from the “Rabbi of the Arabian Peninsula.”
* Will an armed revolution or a sudden coup by the Jordanian tribes against the king occur? Everything is possible.
Peloni: An interesting interview by Rabbi Pesach Wolicki and Dr. David Wurmser, senior analyst at the Center for Security Policy, in which they examine the transformative shift in the Middle East following the elimination of Ali Larijani, a central figure in Iran’s regime. Wurmser explains that Larijani was the key coordinator of Iran’s coercive security apparatus and explains how his removal brings the regime significantly closer towards collapsing. As Israel continues to systematically dismantle Iran’s leadership network, the conditions are becoming ever increasingly favorable for the Iranian people to rise up and reclaim their country. Beyond this, the discussion expounds upon broader geopolitical realities which are emerging. This includes an analysis of shifting alliances among Arab nations amid growing frustration with European inaction. Wurmser also explains President Trump’s sharp criticism of NATO, emphasizing how the United States continues to bear the overwhelming burden of global security, while Europe faces a deepening civilizational crisis.
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| Published: March 19, 2026
19:04 – Fire Authority: Full control over fire at Haifa oil refinery after missile fragment impact
A fire at Haifa’s Bazan oil refinery, which was caused by the impact of falling missile fragments after the interception of an Iranian strike, was brought under control, the National Fire and Rescue Authority said.
Peloni: Netanyahu addresses the important role benefits coming from the partnership between Israel and America. He also cites Trump’s independence and determination to prevent Iran gaining the means of striking the US with nuclear and conventional means. An important point he raises is that Israel did act alone in attacking Iran’s Pars gas fields, and that they agreed in acquiescence with Trump’s request to not do so again – all while careful not to address whether the US had been aware of the attack before hand. On this point he also argued that the future solution to dealing with choke points in the Persian Gulf will be thru the use of pipelines which go thru Israel to the Mediterranean Sea. He also challenges the democracies of the world to wake up to the dangers facing them before it is too late, that he is hopeful but not certain that Iran will soon have a new govt, that spiking energy costs will soon come down, and that the war will end sooner than people expect, that the Iranian Caspian navy was seriously degraded, and that the Iranian people will be responsible for any regime change which might come to be.
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Update: Joint statement from the leaders of Britain, France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands and Japan on Strait of Hormuz “We express our readiness to contribute to appropriate efforts to ensure safe passage through the Strait.” – @Bret McGurk
Peloni: The coordinated opposition to Trump’s request among allies in both Europe and Asia demonstrates the influence and threat able to be brought to bear by China as it blocks nearly all assistance for Trump in keeping the Strait of Hormuz open and the price of energy around the world low. Notably, Trump has often referred to his happy preference to repay betrayal in kind with interest, so as Stephen Bryen notes below, “One can be sure there will be a reckoning.” Arguably, this payback has already begun with Sec. Hegseth’s recent comment about arming Ukraine:
“We’re also still dealing with the environment that Joe Biden created, which was depleting those stockholds and not sending them to our own military, but to Ukraine!”
“Ultimately, we think these munitions are better spent in our OWN interests at this point, and this kind of funding bill is going to ensure that we’re properly funded going forward.”
The EU Policy is Damaging European Security
Stephen Bryen | Weapons & Strategy | Mar 17, 2026
Trump. Gage Skidmore via Flickr, CC BY-SA 2.0. Wikipedia
Along with refusing to help the United States escort oil tankers and other shipping through the Straits of Hormuz, the Europeans have also turned down President Trump’s request for minesweepers. “We defend all these countries, and then I ask them: “Do you have any minesweepers?
Peloni: It is interesting that while Iran continues to strike its Sunni neighboring states, they are now declaring that military options are now on the table. The question arises as to why these options have yet to be employed, and the answer should be understood to be the same aspect of Arab society which recently drew Saudi Arabia towards its hardline position regarding Israel, namely the Arab street. These Muslim monarchies and dictatorships have few considerations which are so dear to them as their own long term stability. Til such time as the Arab street becomes favorably inclined towards military action in coordination with Israel against Iran, none of these countries will act against Iran, even in response to the massive attacks which they have all already faced.
UAE advisor warns regime attacks are driving Gulf toward Israel
| Published: March 19, 2026
The Gulf countries and other Arab states reacted furiously after the Iranian regime attacked energy facilities in Qatar, the UAE, Saudi Arabia, and Kuwait in response to Israeli strikes targeting its South Pars gas field on Wednesday.
WATCH IN AWE AS SENATOR MARCO RUBIO IN 2015 PREDICTS THE EVENTS OF 2026!- & – OBSERVATIONS ON THE PASSING SCENE – & – A JAWDROPPING 10SEC COMPARISON OF PARIS & BUDAPEST. LAUGHTER IS PERMISSIBLE …
Andrew Benjamin | Mar 18, 2026
“I WANT THIS RECORDED FOR HISTORY” – SEN. MARCO RUBIO (R-FL) 2015
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Peloni: Trump chooses de-escalation following the focused attacks on energy facilities around the region. Despite Trump’s claims to the contrary, the notion that Israel made took this move towards escalation on its own is dubious at best. What is far more likely is that the escalatory attack on Iran’s Pars gas field was the response chosen by Trump and Netanyahu following refusal of support by US allies to open the Strait of Hormuz. We might also glean an indication as to why Trump chose de-escalation following the attack on the Pars gas field by considering the statement from China which came shortly afterwards: “If Gulf states want to protect their oil from Iranian strikes, they must prevent the U.S. from attacking Iran and its leadership from bases within their territories. This is justice.” Recall that for Trump, this war has always truly been between the US and China.
Israeli & US officials contradict Trump: Strikes were coordinated with US beforehand
| Published: March 19, 2026
Qatar gas facilities after Iranian attack. Screengrab via Youtube
U.S. President Donald Trump distanced himself from Israel’s first attacks on an Iranian gas facility on Wednesday, vowing that they would not be repeated unless the Iranian regime targeted Qatar’s gas facilities again.
Peloni: Turkey is ever waiting to fill the next power vacuum…and this should be understood to be true in both Iran and Lebanon.
by Nils A. Haug • Gatestone Institute • March 18, 2026
Now, just as Israel is overcoming its primary enemy, the Iranian regime, which seeks to wipe Israel off the map and then establish a Caliphate under Sharia law in the region — along comes yet another Muslim extremist of a similar kind, Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. Pictured: Turkey’s Pres. Erdogan meets Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei. Screengrab via Youtube.
The United States and Israel find themselves in a war they didn’t ask for, don’t want, but have to win.
Shoshana Bryen • JPC •
An F-35C Lightning II, attached to Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 314, is staged for flight operations on the flight deck of Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) in support of Operation Epic Fury, March 3, 2026. (Photo: US Navy)
According to Al Jazeera’s Muhanad Seloom, “Every aspect of Iran’s ability to project regional power is being successfully degraded” by the United States and Israel. This includes the destruction of large segments of Iran’s military capabilities and military production capabilities, the decimation of its proxy network, the elimination of large segments of political/military leadership and the opening of a path to regime change.
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Sean Hannity’s Wednesday show had a series of guests which detail the urgent security threat from Iran as justifying strong U.S. action, defend Trump’s leadership and support within his base, and criticizes both Western allies and domestic Democrats for policies which have served to specifically weaken national security, border control, and economic stability in the US.
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