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03/02/26 8:03 PM
Motwani described the experience as humbling, noting the highlight was witnessing high-level "war room" activity involving officials like Marco Rubio and Jared Kushner.
"Dangerous Iran Wasting Time Over US Nuclear Deadlines": Israel Minister To NDTV
03/02/26 7:25 PM
Iran was "wasting time... not meeting deadlines" on US restrictions overs its nuclear and ballistic missile programmes, Israel Foreign Affairs Minister Gideon Sa'ar told NDTV Monday evening.
"Thanked Great Friend PM Modi For Standing With Israel": Netanyahu To NDTV
03/02/26 9:17 PM
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu today told NDTV he spoke to his "great friend" Prime Minister Narendra Modi and thanked him for standing with Israel amid tensions in the Middle East.
'Battlefield math' working against Pentagon due to Iran advantage: retired general
03/02/26 1:05 PM
Reacting to a report from Wall Street Journal that there are growing fears of weaponry shortages looming for the Pentagon after Donald Trump ordered an assault on Iran, a retired general claimed the war planners may have made a major miscalculation.Appearing on MS NOW’s “Morning Joe,“ retired United States Army Lieutenant General Mark Hertling explained that when he worked in the Pentagon, one of his duties included war-planning and he understands the constraints that come with limited stocks of weaponry.With regard to Iran, he suggested the invaded country in some ways may have the upper hand since the US has military needs all over the world.“The last thing I'd talk about is the president, when he was talking to the New York Times last night, talked about the amount of munitions that are being used; 2000 strikes as of this morning,” he told co-host Joe Scarborough. “About that number, precision weaponry used in all of them, defensive systems like the Patriot missiles and the THAAD [Terminal High Altitude Area Defense] batteries that are protecting various Gulf states and soldiers in the regions have very expensive missiles that they shoot.”“Those can only last so long, he cautioned. “And as we've said, the intel estimates say that Iran has anywhere from 10,000 to 20,000 missiles that they can launch. You can only shoot them down with so many defensive weapons.”“So the dynamics of expenditure gets into something called battlefield math,” he elaborated. “And somebody at the Pentagon is now concluding, where are we taking risk around other places in the world? I know they're doing that in the Pentagon, because that used to be my job when we were in Iraq and Afghanistan in the early 2000’s.” - YouTube youtu.be
'Great way to go to jail': Hegseth's 'rules of engagement' threat sets off alarms
03/02/26 2:06 PM
During a press conference at the Pentagon early morning, DOD Secretary Pete Hegseth launched a belligerent defense of the attack on Iran, and sneered at traditional US allies over “pearl-clutching” and the press for spreading “fake news.”At the same time, he set off a social media firestorm by promising he would set aside traditional rules of engagement designed to prevent war crimes.After an over-the-top claim that the initial attack the US conducted the “most lethal aerial assault in history,” he boasted, “Israel has clear missions as well for which we are grateful. Capable partners are good partners, unlike so many of our traditional allies who wring their hands and clutch their pearls, hemming and hawing about the use of force,” before asserting there would be “no stupid rules of engagement.”That caught the eyes of social media commenters on BlueSky, who expressed alarm at what that might entail.“’No stupid rules of engagement’ means no Geneva Conventions or other international humanitarian laws, which the U.S. signed and supported for more than a century. Hegseth and Trump are pro-war crimes,” observed former Chicago Tribune editor Mark Jacobs.Analyst Leah McElrath wrote, “No stupid rules of engagement” is one for the history books—and not in a good way.”Democratization Policy Council founder Toby Fogel warned, "'no stupid rules of engagement’ is a great way to go to jail for war crimes.”“I don’t know how many times it needs to be said, but rules of engagement are for the safety of our troops as much as they’re for protecting civilian lives. F------ idiot children running the joint,” pointed out academic Lee Papa who goes by “Rude Pundit.”National security analyst Stephanie Carvin wrote, “’No stupid rules of engagement’ is nihilism.”“This is why so many generals think he’s a complete tool,” explained journalist Will Harris.Hegseth: "Israel has clear missions as well for which we are grateful. Capable partners are good partners, unlike so many of our traditional allies who wring their hands and clutch their pearls, hemming and hawing about the use of force ... no stupid rules of engagement."[image or embed]— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar.com) March 2, 2026 at 5:14 AM
'I don't know what I'm doing': SNL pounces on 'scared' Pete Hegseth after Iran assault
03/01/26 1:03 PM
Saturday Night Live was quick to put together a cold open late Saturday with “Weekend Update” co-anchor Colin Jost reprising his angry Pete Hegseth impersonation, where he first admitted he was pumped about “Operation Epic Fury,” including having it tattooed on his knuckles — and then admitting he was over his head.With James Austin Johnson’s Donald Trump first announcing, “It’s me, Donald Trump, FIFA Peace Prize winner and Nobel Peace Prize taker, remember that?” he then continued, ”I launched this attack after me and my board of peace ... we were bored of peace. A little wordplay there, did you catch it?”“As we all know, Iran has been two weeks away from developing a nuclear weapon for like the last 15 years or something. So we had to act now, and we’re doing war,” he added.After more Trump rambling he introduced Jost’s Hegseth as "the man I’m going to blame [the bombing attack] on when it doesn’t work.”“What’s up, dillweeds?” Jost shouted. “They asked for someone to volunteer to receive his half-baked operation, and I didn’t walk — I ran. President Trump called me at two in the morning, and you know, I was awake and sober AF.”After more hyped up shouting he admitted, “I am scared, and I don’t know what I’m doing. When [Trump] said we were going to blow up the leader of Iran, I thought he was kidding.”“Bottom line, all of you should be thanking us. We took out a horrendous, horrible leader who was oppressing his own people—” he continued whch led Johnson’s Trump to interject, “But don’t get any ideas.” - YouTube youtu.be
'Next question, please': Israeli spokesperson blows off Iranian schoolgirl deaths
03/01/26 3:17 PM
An Israeli spokesperson dismissed the alleged deaths of Iranian schoolgirls and the claim that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was a war criminal.During a press conference near rubble in Tel Aviv on Sunday, reporter Secunder Kermani of Britain's Channel 4 News acknowledged that "Khomeini, the Iranian regime, have clearly done terrible things, particularly to their own people.""But your Prime Minister is a wanted war criminal. You don't have the moral high ground here at all," he said. "This is a war crime!" the Israeli spokesperson shouted. "This is a war crime! Targeting civilians, targeting elderly women, killing, murdering her caregiver from the Philippines.""What about the hundred or so schoolgirls in Iran that are being killed in a strike at that?" Kermani asked. "Yes, next question, please," the spokesperson replied. "Let's allow others."
'Not his job': Lindsey Graham angrily snaps about whether Trump 'has a plan' in Iran
03/01/26 4:26 PM
Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) rejected critics who claim "you break it, you own it" after President Donald Trump ordered strikes that killed Iran's supreme leader."The new Iran, whatever it is, whether it's a cleric or a representative democracy, our goal is to make sure it cannot become, again, the largest state sponsor of terrorism," Graham told NBC's Kristen Welker on Sunday. "That's a win for us.""But is there a plan to make sure that happens, Senator?" Welker wondered. "Is there a plan? Does the president have a plan to guarantee that that happens?""No, it's not his job or my job to do this!" Graham snapped. "How many times do I have to tell you? Our job is to make sure Iran is no longer the largest state sponsor of terrorism to help the people reconstruct a new government, no boots on the ground.""We don't own, you know, this idea, you break it, you own it," he continued. "I don't buy that one bit. It's in America's interest to make sure the Ayatollah is dead. He's dead. It's in America's interest to make sure that Iran can no longer be the largest state-sponsored terrorism. We're close.""I'm going to focus on having Iran off the map as the largest state sponsor of terrorism and see if we can build a new mid-east," he added.
'Sacrificed by the pedos': Trump faces backlash over US service member deaths
03/01/26 3:50 PM
President Donald Trump faced backlash after at least three U.S. service members were killed following the strikes he ordered on Iran over the weekend.On Sunday, U.S. Central Command announced that three members of the armed forces had been killed in action during Operation Epic Fury."Several others sustained minor shrapnel injuries and concussions — and are in the process of being returned to duty. Major combat operations continue, and our response effort is ongoing," CENTCOM said in a statement. "The situation is fluid, so out of respect for the families, we will withhold additional information, including the identities of our fallen warriors, until 24 hours after next of kin have been notified."The announcement was met with prayers and criticism."Sacrificed by the pedos of Washington to protect Tel Aviv while Israelis are singing and dancing in bomb shelters. What a sad ending," Hadi Nasrallah lamented."3 Americans are now KIA in Trump's regime change war of choice," Breaking Points host Saagar Enjeti wrote."RIP. Praying for their families," Lincoln Project's Rick Wilson commented. "I am reminded, apropos of nothing, that one of (if not the first) casualties of Operation Iraqi Freedom was a young Marine rifleman named Jose Gutierrez. He was a Guatemalan immigrant who was granted American citizenship after he died fighting for our country.""Donald Trump has more American blood on his hands, having helped cause the unnecessary deaths of these three soldiers with his illegal, unprovoked, unnecessary war on Iran," Mehdi Hasan said.
'South Park' writer’s new website targets Trump's son with military recruitment push
03/02/26 4:03 PM
A South Park writer has launched a new website following the death of three American troops in President Donald Trump's war with Iran, as a wave of criticism online prompted #SendBarron to trend Monday. The White House has called President Trump "the president of peace" — but the internet had a different reaction to that following his comments acknowledging that lives would be lost in the war against Iran, The Daily Beast reported. Americans started asking about whether the president's youngest son, Barron Trump, would join the fight in the "noble war." Just after the service member casualties were announced, DraftBarronTrump.com went live. The website was created by Toby Morton, a former South Park writer and comedian who has about 50 political satire websites, including those mocking the Trump-Kennedy Center, Moms for Liberty and Marjorie Taylor Greene. Morton has dubbed himself a "Creator of Anti-Fascist Websites." The parody site has several photos of Barron and the president, plus testimonials from Donald and Eric Trump. The homepage has the following message posted: "America is strong because its leaders are strong. President Trump proves that every day. Naturally, his son Barron is more than ready to defend the country his father so boldly commands. Service is honor. Strength is inherited. Dog Bless Barron."People had reactions to Barron Trump and the war with Iran on social media: "Should Barron Trump be drafted into the U.S. military so he can be shipped off to fight in his father’s war against Iran?" Democratic strategist Jon Cooper wrote on X."Barron Trump is too cowardly to join the military. Just like his brothers were," retired newspaper editor Michael Coates wrote on X."I hope Barron Trump is signing up for the military Monday morning. It’s his Dad’s war," independent journalist and podcaster Karly Kingsley wrote on Bluesky. "Will Barron Trump be signing up to fight in daddy’s war?" Investigative journalist Lisa Guerrero wrote on Bluesky. "Anybody taking bets on whether Barron Trump has 'hereditary bonespurs' to keep him out of the draft in the event this war with Iran gets larger?" Radio personality and writer Thom Hartmann wrote on Bluesky.