Ambassador (ret.) Yoram Ettinger | “Second Thought: a US-Israel Initiative” | March 23, 2026

Threat Assessment

*The 2026 Annual Threat Assessment of the US Intelligence Community determines: “…. Iran has proven capable of developing lethal operations against Americans at home and abroad, and probably will attempt to pursue such efforts again if the current [regime] remains in power, and is able to rebuild…. Iran poses a threat to U.S. networks and critical infrastructure in the form of cyber espionage and cyber attacks…. China, Russia, and Iran are seeking to sustain economic, political, and military engagement with Latin America that may conflict with U.S. interests in the region…. Selective cooperation among China, Russia, Iran, and North Korea… is bolstering the threat that each of them poses to the U.S…..”

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Iranian news claims no talks, Trump backed down from ultimatum | Trump orders 5-day halt to US strikes on Iran power after talks | IDF strikes Hamas armed police in central Gaza

All Israel News Staff | Published: March 23, 2026

18:56 – Israeli military strikes main IRGC headquarters in Tehran

“As part of a wave of strikes that was completed a short while ago in the heart of Tehran, the Israeli Air Force, guided by IDF intelligence, struck the IRGC’s main security headquarters,” the Israeli military stated.

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Peloni: Iran’s Foreign Minister claims that there have been no negotiations with the US. Axios reports that messages have been carried back and forth between Trump and Iran by Turkey, Pakistan and Egypt.

Harold Hutchison | Media Reporter | Daily Caller |  March 23, 2026</time

President Donald Trump announced Monday morning that talks had started between the United States and Iran.

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Peloni:  The terror which has reached the heart of Israel, despite the magnificent and miraculous defense shield which surrounds the nation, must be understood to harden the conviction needed to face down the evil from which these infernal contraptions were needlessly and purposefully focused upon the innocents in this war.  When civilized men face such barbarism, and grasp the truly mendacious ambitions of those who could coincidentally design such intricate weapons of calculated destruction, it must be agreed upon that there can be but one solution, namely to resolve upon a dedication of purpose that such barbarity must be defeated, without negotiation or mitigation.  Indeed, they must be denied the means by which to war upon the innocent’s in Israel, Arabia, Europe, and America, and that their weaponized control over the Iranian people must at last be put to a complete and final end.  Or so I do argue.

Pres Herzog and FM Sa’ar say IRGC ‘sending missiles to kill human beings’ – targeting civilians instead of military

All Israel News Staff | Published: March 22, 2026

Blast site at Arad.  Screenshot via Youtube

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu visited the site of the ballistic missile attacks in Arad and Dimona on Sunday, where he called the Iranian regime “the enemy of civilization.”

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Peloni:  It is such a treat to read Michael Ordman’s latest edition of his magnificent Very Good News Israel report.

Michael Ordman | VGNI | Mar 22, 2026

In the 22nd Mar 26 edition of Israel’s good news, the highlights include:

• Israeli tech companies expand even in wartime.
• An Israeli biotech is developing replacement organs from skin cells.
• The first Israeli woman to command a missile boat.
• Israelis are still the 8th happiest people in the world.
• Israelis develop the latest technology to handle the heat.
• Latest statistics are good news for Israel’s economy.
• Israel’s sportsmen and women strike gold.
• Samoa will be the 8th foreign embassy in Jerusalem. 

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Peloni:  A truly insightful look into obsessions and how it relates to the hatred of Jews by the man who has focused his media presence and empire towards just such an obsession.

No one really knows what triggers obsessions. Tucker Carlson’s obsession with Jews and Israel is no exception.

Joan Swirsky | Am Thinker|  March 22, 2026

Image: ElisaRiva via Pixabay, Pixabay License.

When I was about 12 or 13, I had a friend who was fun to be with.  When we were in my house or hers, we’d talk endlessly about our schoolmates, our teachers, her mother’s illness, and boys, boys, boys.  But whenever we went outside, she would start counting.

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Peloni:  It is a harsh as well as taboo act to speak ill of the dead, especially when the death has been so freshly announced.  Yet, if we were to be honest rather than reservedly respectful, it would be difficult to disagree with Pres. Trump’s statement.  More detail can be gleaned at the following link:   The Dark Past of Special Prosecutor Robert Mueller — The Bulger Gang, Lockerbie, Anthrax… An Exceptional Failure All Round. [UPDATE : Robert Mueller Dies at 81].  Following Mueller’s career provides us with an important trackway into some of the most important ventures of the US Deep State’s activities which culminated in the attempted coup of a sitting president of the United States with the Russia Hoax.

Anthony Iafrate | Associate Editor | Daily Caller | March 21, 2026

Robert Mueller while meeting with President Barack Obama and Vice President Joe Biden, July 20, 2012. Photo by The White House from Washington, DC – P072012PS-0298, Public Domain, Wikipedia

Former FBI director and special counsel Robert Mueller died Friday at the age of 81, multiple outlets reported.

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Israeli air defenses repel Iranian & Hezbollah attacks on Israel | ‘A miracle happened here’ – PM Netanyahu at Arad impact site | PM urges European leaders to join fight against Iran

All Israel News Staff | Published: March 22, 2026

19:34 – IDF probes whether Israeli killed in the north was hit by friendly fire

“The IDF is conducting a comprehensive investigation involving all relevant authorities following the fire toward Misgav Am this morning, in which an Israeli civilian was killed,” the Israeli military stated.

“The possibility that the incident involved fire originating from IDF soldiers is being examined.”

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Flag of the People’s Republic of China. Photo by Reinhold Möller, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikipedia

Despite recent military successes, Americans remain deeply anxious about the escalating conflict.

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David Nussbaum:   China shot itself in both feet, transforming a longstanding “potential Hormuz crisis” into a into a realized “kinetic Hormuz crisis.” Why? Iran was not keen to block the Straight of Hormuz (SoH) as most of their income arrives from oil & LNG that leaves through the SoH. There is a clear sequence that lead to Iran’s closure last week.

1. Despite the ongoing war with the U.S. and Israel, Israel scrupulously avoided attacking Iranian resources and processing facilities, because their war is not against the Iranian People, but against the extremist, theocratic, totalitarian and illegitimate Ayatollah Shia Regime. This restraint held despite numerous Iranian ICBMs fired at Israel, overwhelmingly intercepted by Israel’s missile defense capabilities.

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No cure yet, psychiatrists are baffled; the infection has spread globally into people who once had a moral center. The disease is driven by a malevolent force, and the infected are, not, MAGA!

Andrew Benjamin | Mar 21, 2026

The following covers the resignation of Joe Kent, the pending investigation into leaking with which the FEDs charged him, and the presumed relationship he had ongoing for years with Tucker Carlson before the charges were filed. For background on Carlson’s activities I refer you to the most recent articles in the ARCHIVES. You’ll find the dots have been connected so tightly that not even a car jack can separate them. We ask a few basic questions – like Carlson’s, to get the results he intends to get; and that you, Dear Reader, will now be able to answer for yourselves. As well as about the characters of the players exposed here in all their naked glory.

DEFANGING IRAN HAS BEEN AMERICAN POLICY FOR DECADES. IT’S JUST THAT NO PREVIOUS AMERICAN SUPREME LEADER HAD THE BALLS TO DO IT!

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Mudar Zahran | Mar 22, 2026

Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) ground forces. By Tasnim News Agency, CC BY 4.0, Wikipedia

The Iranian Revolutionary Guard Begins to Crack Under the Might of U.S. Strikes

*  As our entire region’s fate hangs in the balance at this watershed moment, it is critical to understand what is unfolding. If so, it is our duty as politicians to explain clearly to our people what is happening.

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Peloni: Iran’s deputy Foreign Minister, Ismail Saghaei Esfahani, responds to Trump’s 48-hour ultimatum:

“The next card in the game, namely, the destruction of the most important parts of Israel’s and America’s electricity and water infrastructure in the region….will exert even more pressure on him.”

Tuesday morning should prove to hold some important developments.

Mark Tanos | Contributor | Daily Caller | March 21, 2026

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President Trump gave Iran 48 hours to fully reopen the Strait of Hormuz on Saturday or face American strikes on the country’s power infrastructure.

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Peloni:  Iran launched ballistic missile strikes on the southern Israeli cities of Arad and Dimona, injuring over 100 people, including several in serious condition, and causing significant damage to residential buildings. Some missiles penetrated Israel’s air defenses, prompting an investigation into the failure. The attack is claimed to be retaliation for earlier strikes on Iranian nuclear facilities, and it marks a major escalation in the ongoing conflict, particularly because the targeted area is near Israel’s nuclear research center. IDF source have confirmed that the interceptors fired at these missiles failed, leading to the missile strikes, and that the series of missiles used in this strike are not new.   The interceptors, reportedly fired by US THAAD system, failed to prevent the missiles from striking the residential areas.

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Peloni:  This would be a chilling development

Mudar Zahran | X | Mar 21, 2026

THE AMERICAN DEATH SENTENCE AGAINST HEZBOLLAH HAS NOW ENTERED THE IMPLEMENTATION PHASE.

OUR SOURCES CONFIRM THAT SYRIAN FORCES WILL ENTER LEBANESE TERRITORY WITHIN THE NEXT TWO WEEKS, WITH A CLEAR OBJECTIVE: DISMANTLING HEZBOLLAH’S MILITIA INFRASTRUCTURE.

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