Joe Cirincione

I will join Alex Witt @msnownews.bsky.social at 2:45pm ET to discuss the US-Israeli war on Iran.

This is what Pete Hegseth and his hand-picked generals are going with. It is a lie. No independent expert supports their claim of imminent threat.

Trump’s strikes on Iran are an illegal war of choice—and Europeans should say so – European Council on Foreign Relations As the conflict threatens to escalate, European governments must make an assertive case for diplomacy and prepare for humanitarian catastrophe

Very good piece by Ellie Geranmayeh @ecfr.eu on how Europeans should react to US and Israeli attacks on Iran: ecfr.eu?p=151210

Oh, it’s coming. We now have the media game plan of the war-supporters:
1. Detail how terrible Iran is
2. Blame Iran for causing the war
3. Claim imminent threat
4. Posit great opportunity for regime change
5. Blame the Iranian people when the war fails.

This is seriously sick. And I don’t mean that in a good way.

Just one in four Americans supports US strikes on Iran, Reuters/Ipsos poll finds One in four Republicans say Trump is too willing to use military force.

There is no “rally around the flag” boost for Trump. If one of his goals was to shift attention from the Epstein Files scandal, it has worked in the very short term. But if he thought this would boost his popularity, he bet wrong. www.reuters.com/world/us/jus...

“Donald Trump launched an illegal war of choice…a war he had promised he would never wage…He has made the world less safe for Americans…He has opened up Pandora’s box.” @vanhollen.senate.gov speaking today at the @jstreetdotorg.bsky.social convention. A packed house, enthusiastically applauded.

Netanyahu says Trump fulfilled his dreams: In bombing Iran, Israel now has the "assistance of the United States, my friend, US President Donald Trump, and the US military. This coalition of forces allows us to do what I have yearned to do for 40 years"

A History of the Iranian Nuclear Program Sometimes it’s good to back up and ask the basic questions: How do we know Iran was even developing nuclear weapons?

unlocked this episode of Angry Planet with @armscontrolwonk.bsky.social that's a detailed rundown of the entire history of the Iranian nuclear program and its negotiations with America

Thank you! I tip my Nationals cap back at you.

Paul was prescient. Trump and Netanyahu started bombing just hours after he posted our show.

As war with Iran unfolds, there’s nothing more important to consider than all the counties involved that have nukes. Especially the US with Trump at the helm.

This is not your grandfather's nuclear world.

@joecirin.bsky.social on @indyamericans.bsky.social
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Which we knew.

No imminent threat.

Which. We. Knew.

Solar and wind are not stopped at the Straits of Hormuz.

I am at the @jstreetdotorg.bsky.social National Convention and could not be more proud of the leadership shown by @jeremybenami.bsky.social & @ilangoldenberg.bsky.social and the entire organization in opposing these wars of choice.

“Talk about how regime change wars have ended disastrously, both for the US, for the countries we launch them in, for the rest of the world. Look at the migration crisis in Europe.
Trump has started something he cannot control. And then there is just the fact that like Americans don't want this.”

“I want to see Democrats go at the heart of why this is a bad idea. I want them to say there is no urgent threat from Iran's nuclear or ballistic missile program to the United States.”

“We know Israel wants this. Bibi Netanyahu has been pushing for this for a very long time. His whole life. He finally got this kind of window with Trump, because he sees that Trump is the guy that is willing to ignore Congress and public opinion.”

This is a Must Listen Episode. @rhodesben.bsky.social is so on point that I was scribbling notes in nearly everything he said. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/p...

“Justice and accountability must follow. All states and parties must uphold their obligations under international law to protect civilians and safeguard schools.”

The Nobel peace prize laureate and girls’ education advocate Malala Yousafzai said in a statement: “They were girls who went to school to learn, with hopes and dreams for their future. Today, their lives were brutally cut short.”

Death toll from Iran school bombing reportedly rises to almost 150 Strike on girls’ elementary school in south of Iran has killed 148 people and injured 95 others, according to Iran state media

People love to see things get blown up. But they don’t like to look under the rubble. In this case, they would see the bodies of 100+ little girls killed by US and Israeli bombs. This is not regime change. It’s murder. www.theguardian.com/world/2026/m...

Trump Just Made the World Much More Dangerous By waging war on Iran, the president is making it more likely that other countries develop nuclear weapons—to protect themselves from the U.S.

“The U.S. military is incredibly well funded and well trained. They are more than capable of destroying any target that the American president designates for destruction. But we should not mistake tactical success for a strategic win,” @jonatomic.bsky.social. newrepublic.com/article/2071...

Trump Just Made the World Much More Dangerous By waging war on Iran, the president is making it more likely that other countries will develop nuclear weapons—to protect themselves from the U.S.

Grateful to @newrepublic.com who asked for my immediate thoughts in Trump’s attack on Iran.

In short, the demand for nuclear weapons is about to go way up. If you do not have nuclear weapons, you are vulnerable.

newrepublic.com/article/2071...

Obama in his tan suit

Struck a deal to contain Iran's nuclear program forever.

Didn't go to war in Iran.

DID IT ALL IN A TAN SUIT.

Remember all those times Trump & Vance said they wouldn’t drag America into another war? They LIED.

Their actions today put American lives at risk, undermine our broader interests around the world, & will cost taxpayers billions of dollars.

On in 2 minutes

I will join Katy Tur @msnownews.bsky.social at 8:25 pm ET to discuss the latest on Trump’s Iran War.

President Trump just started a dangerous, pointless war against Iran The war is not the result of deliberations or consultation. It is the impulsive decision of one man—like dictators do.

🚨 JUST IN: The war is not the result of deliberations or consultation. It is the impulsive decision of one man—like dictators do, Joe Cirincione (@joecirin.bsky.social) writes in @thebulletin.org.

#Iran #nukesky

This is practically an endorsement of Iranian proliferation www.axios.com/2026/02/28/t...