Joe Noonan

This is no different from Putin saying MH17 was shot down by Ukraine or Assad saying rebels gassed themselves.

Fuel tanks explode in the south of the Iranian capital, Tehran.

Iran's FM condemns US attack on Qeshm's freshwater desalination plant, warns of grave consequences US President Donald Trump announced that Iran promised not to attack its neighbours anymore

Multiple news outlets are reporting a US attack on an Iranian #desalination plant.
If verified, this violates international law protecting #water systems during wars, and it sets a dangerous precedent, given intense dependence of Gulf countries on desalination.
timesofoman.com/article/1691...

The oil is flowing into the sewers and the streets are on fire in Tehran

I used to work in the waterworks industry. People are woefully ignorant about water infrastructure. There’s a reason I chose to live in Portland, Austin, & Louisville. To attack that vital infrastructure is so vile & evil, I can’t even begin to express my disgust.

James touched on Iran’s water crisis and the stuff going on with the Kurds yesterday here:
www.iheart.com/podcast/105-...
Trust journos like him who have been covering this stuff for awhile, because they won’t just be typing up whatever bullshit anonymous White House sources are saying.

We’re talking about your local MRI scanner, not helium balloons.

Iran war threatens global helium supply Attacks on Qatar and the Strait of Hormuz remove one-third of the world’s helium from the market

The war in Iran has taken one-third of the world’s helium supply off the market. And if the conflict continues for more than 2 weeks, disruption for helium users could take months to resolve.

#chemsky 🧪

North Tehran’s Aqdasiyeh oil depot is ablaze tonight after it was targeted by multiple US-Israeli airstrikes. Apocalyptic scenes filmed by Iranians driving on the nearby highway. Local reporters saying firefighters can’t put it out. This depot is critical energy infrastructure for Iran.

Geneva Convention 1977 Protocols:
“It is prohibited to attack, destroy, remove or render useless objects indispensable to the survival of the civilian population, such as... drinking #water installations & supplies and irrigation works... for any other motive.”

You have to be sick in the head to see The Voice of Hind Rajab and do anything but cry your eyes out.

Mary Robinson condemns US ‘attacks on truth’ during women’s day rally Addressing an International Women’s Day rally in Belfast, she claimed the current United States administration is “flooding the atmosphere with lies”

“We have an administration in the United States which is flooding the atmosphere with lies, not to be believed, but to confuse, that there is no truth.

“Truth is our relations with each other… we must flourish together. We must know there is strength in our solidarity through that solidarity.”

Caitlin KALINOWSKI over X I resigned from OpenAl. I care deeply about the Robotics team and the work we built together. This wasn't an easy call. Al has an important role in national security. But surveillance of Americans without judicial oversight and lethal autonomy without human authorization are lines that deserved more deliberation than they got. This was about principle, not people. I have deep respect for Sam and the team, and I'm proud of what we built together.

OpenAI head of robotics just resigned over company deal with the Pentagon saying…

“Surveillance of Americans without judicial oversight and lethal autonomy without human authorization are lines that deserved more deliberation than they got”

Marion McKeone: Trump’s war with Iran reveals chaos inside the White House war room Trump’s chaotic leadership and conflicting advisers risk turning a volatile Iran conflict into a wider Middle East catastrophe

"That Trump has no comprehension of what he may have unleashed in the Middle East comes as little surprise, but it retains the capacity to shock.

Iran can’t win this war but it can make sure it’s not the only loser."

- Marion McKeone

"Europe appears to have accepted the law of the jungle favoured by Trump and Netanyahu."

Contrast Spain’s PM Pedro Sánchez: “You can be against a heinous regime such as that in Iran while also rejecting a military intervention that is unjustified, dangerous, and outside of international law."

"But the chancellor of Germany Fredrich Merz, while admitting the Iranian operation carried “risks”, told the world on social media: “Now is not the time to lecture our partners and allies.”"

Shona Murray: Powerful countries no longer bother with international norms Europe appears to have accepted the law of the jungle supplanted by Donald Trump and Benjamin Netanyahu, writes Shona Murray

If 176 children were slaughtered in their classrooms in Dublin, Brussels, Berlin, Tel Aviv or Texas by a foreign adversary, the world would rightfully be at a standstill.

- Shona Murray

www.irishexaminer.com/opinion/colu... @shonamurray.bsky.social

Do you support or oppose the military action taken by the United States and Israel in Iran? (4-6 March 2026) 07 Op Opinium 45% 22% 19% 15% Support Oppose Neither Don't know Sample: 2,050 UK Adults. Fieldwork: 4th-6th March 2026. Full question wording: "Based on what you have seen on heard, to what extent do you support or oppose the military action by the United States and Israel in Iran?"

Latest Opinium poll for The Observer:

The British public is twice as likely to oppose than support the US–Israeli military action against Iran.

CNN Investigates: US-Israeli strikes hit dangerously close to hospitals | CNN Forensic analysis of videos and satellite imagery shows how the US-Israeli strikes damaged Iranian hospitals, schools and gyms near targets. CNN’s Katie Polglase and the investigations team report

Forensic analysis of videos and satellite imagery shows how the US-Israeli strikes damaged Iranian hospitals, schools and gyms near targets. CNN’s Katie Polglase and the investigations team report. edition.cnn.com/2026/03/06/w...

CNN and experts confirm: the U.S. military was responsible for the elementary school strike in southern Iran that killed 150+ children

Varadkar: “The countries that instigated this war without doubt are the US and Israel.”

Paul Hosford: Ireland’s homelessness crisis didn’t just grow — our reaction to it quietly changed Homelessness in Ireland has quadrupled in a decade — but public outrage has quietly faded as the crisis drags on

Since 2015 Ireland’s homelessness crisis has worsened in how society — and the media is included in this — responds to it.

Public attitudes have shifted from shock and outrage toward fatigue and apathy.

This change risks making the crisis harder to address.

www.irishexaminer.com/opinion/colu...

It may be the kit, son.

My only Portuguese is Good Tuna which translates to Atum Bom.

They continue to test their weapons on us

Two tiers.

"The situation has developed not entirely to our advantage."

Table Country Points France 16 Scotland 16 Ireland 14 Italy 9 England 6 Wales 1

One round remains.