So thankful to CAPJ for getting John Mearsheimer and me together to talk about Trump and Israel's illegal war with Iran. Few people are as clear-eyed and elegant in their analysis as John Mearsheimer. www.youtube.com/watch?v=cg6M...

“U.S. and Israeli interests vis-a-vis Iran strongly diverge, and as long as Trump continues to defer to Israel, it will be Tel Aviv’s and not Washington’s interest that will be prioritized,” Parsi said. www.theamericanconservative.com/to-end-the-i...

This is the moment Israeli forces hand over a small Palestinian child to the Red Cross The Israelis had reportedly tortured him by extinguishing cigarettes (!) on his tiny body in front of his father in order to extract confessions Israel is doing this with American tax money

In times of crises, some nations shrink, others rise. Not through force, but through wisdom Germany & much of Europe are shrinking Qatar is rising Despite being betrayed by the US & struck by Iran, Qatar speaks with wisdom, not anger. It looks to paths for peace, not revenge.

Former MI6 chief: Iran has the “upper hand” in the war His analysis and conclusion reflect what some of us not only pointed out three days into the war, but also what we pointed out before the war... www.youtube.com/shorts/ZuKZH...

This video was apparently aired on Israeli TV. It shows Axis of Resistance leaders waiting in line to be killed by Israel. At the end, the camera zooms out and we see that the next leader waiting to be killed by Israel is Erdogan. Seems Israel is already planning the next war.

Why sanctions relief is an essential part from Tehran's standpoint that helps ensure that the war truly ends and that Iran doesn't get attacked again in 6-8 months. It's what gives a non-aggression pact a degree of credibility. I suspect this will be non-negotiable for Tehran.

Israel's goal is to destroy Iran's industrial base and set the country back decades to ensure that Tehran cannot pose a challenge to Israel's hegemonic designs for years to come - regardless of the cost to the global economy, regional stability, or Trump's presidency...

Told @esaagar and @krystalball that Tehran may commit the same mistake as the US, overplay their hand, and seek Trump's humiliation. That would be a huge mistake. Both sides need to be able to put forward a credible narrative of victory in order to end this senseless war.

Energy industry insider in Iran tells me the following, and it is STUNNING: Before the war, Iran produced just shy of 1.1mn barrels of oil per day, and sold it at $65 per barrel minus $18 discount (i.e. $47) Today, it produces 1.5mn barrels a day, and sells it at $110 with only $2-4 discount.>>

Spoke to @krystalball and @esaagar this morning on Trump backing down from his insane threats to bomb Iran's power stations. Trump has no good escalatory options, but he is not yet ready to get serious about REAL off-ramps. www.youtube.com/watch?v=ndwv...

A veteran who mentors younger officers told HuffPost her contacts are expressing a loss of faith to a new degree. “I’m hearing out of service members’ mouths the words, ’We do not want to die for Israel — we don’t want to be political pawns.” www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-...

wow! Germany withdraws legal backing for Israel in ICJ genocide case www.middleeastmonitor.com/20260319-ger...

An Iranian woman films her neighborhood being bombed by Israel. As she seeks cover, Israel strikes again, in what appears to be a double-tap strike. The woman films her own death. Some Iranians in the diaspora dance and celebrate this, believing these are democracy bombs...

Joe Kent last night: "We need to let our leaders hear that we do not support this war [with Iran], we do not think there is a vital national security interest, we want to bring our troops home, we do not want 20 plus years of blood letting."

An entirely new security equation will be needed after this war. Won't be easy. GCC dependency on the US is partly why they're in this dire situation. Finding a new relationship with Iran will be difficult, given Iran's attacks. But there is no other way: geography is permanent.

Told @AJEnglish that the Israelis are driving this war right now, and Trump must retake control of it because Israel's interest diverges from that of the US. Israel wants to prolong the war to degrade Iran's industrial base - regardless of the cost to the global economy.

Perhaps the most important thing @joekent16jan19 told @TuckerCarlson is that the deal to end the war will necessitate some sanctions relief for Tehran - and that it lies in the US's economic interest to lift sanctions:

Joe Kent goes to the heart of the matter: Without addressing America's imbalanced relationship with Israel, the current war won't end and a deal with Tehran cannot be found. "The main issue is that the Israelis are out of control, and they are driving this entire war."

.@aarondmiller2, @AkbarSAhmed, and I discussed Trump's disastrous Iran war on NPR. One particularly interesting part of the discussion was the question of Israel's role in starting this war: the1a.org/segments/the...

This is what Trump promised he would end. Absolutely heartbreaking.

My comments this morning on DemocracyNow on Larijani's assassination www.youtube.com/watch?v=iBsI...

NEW Somewhat unexpectedly, the US government has submitted an Article 51 letter to the UNSC articulating the US int'l law justification for attacking Iran. As someone who used to help draft these letters for the USG, I find the administration's legal arguments completely unconvincing. 1/n

The infantility of the German gov appears to have no limits. The German FM now says that "regimes like Iran cannot invoke international law.” The most fundamental principle of international law is that it applies equally to all states. To challenge that is to declare yourself a rogue state.

Stunning! If Trump and Israel's war of choice goes on another two months, Goldman Sachs predicts the following disaster: Qatar: -14% GDP Kuwait: -14% GDP Saudi Arabia: -3% GDP UAE: -5% GDP www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

Two weeks into the war, Iran is still shooting missiles that Israeli air defenses fail to bring down. This footage from NBC last night shows an Iranian missile apparently dodging two Israeli interceptors and then hitting Tel Aviv with a massive explosion.

Told @krystalball Trump struck Kharg island, but refrained from hitting the oil facilities out of fear of what Iran's retaliation would do to gas prices. Tehran will likely interpret this as a sign that reality is sinking in... www.youtube.com/watch?v=NNRU...

Trump's former Secretary of Defense explains why Trump is losing the war and why Iran is not breaking...

ForeignPolicy.com hosted a debate me and Matt Kroenig, who has been advocating for the bombing of Iran for more than 15 years. Let me know your thoughts! foreignpolicy.com/2026/03/12/k...

Told @chrislhayes that while the GCCC states are infuriated with Iran, their reliance on the American security umbrella has not granted them security, but rather made them the targets. As a result, after this war, they will likely rethink their complete reliance on the US.

Yes, Trump is clearly winning this war...

wow! Netherlands, Iceland Join Genocide Case Against Israel at International Court of Justice With the intervention of two more nations, 18 have now joined in support of the case, initially brought by South Africa. www.commondreams.org/news/netherl...

Trump calls Iran “a nation of terror and hate.” The nation, not the government. Trump lumps the people and government together while simultaneously calling on the people to rise up against the government...

Part of my debate with Matt Kroenig as to whether Trump's Iran war is legitimate: KROENIG: "The US is being a responsible power following the law of armed conflict and only going after legitimate military targets." PARSI: “Does that include the girl's school in which 165 children were killed?”

A Tehran resident who at first supported the war because of anger at the gov: “I was always against these people and thought it would be limited and finished fast,” she said. “I regret that and take it back. They are turning the country into ruins.” www.nbcnews.com/world/iran/l...

Trump claims he's won the war. Told @ABC this is false, but the more Trump said the war would go on for weeks, the more he rattled the markets. So he has shifted his message to calm the markets, but it has nothing to do with the realities of the war. au.news.yahoo.com/conflict-see...

Had a lengthy conversation with Charlie Rose about Trump and Israel's war on Iran, why their plan has failed - and why Iran's struggle for democracy would be stronger had the US never left the JCPOA and decimated the Iranian middle class with sanctions. www.youtube.com/watch?v=whMm...

Told the Current Affairs podcast that Israel is achieving its objectives in the war with Iran, while the US is not. Europe, in the meantime, has lost all ability to think and act strategically. www.youtube.com/watch?v=m2UC...

Finally, some honesty... CNBC: How do you see this war ending? WITKOFF: I don't know...

Told Steve Bannon that the manner in which Israel and Trump have conducted the war on Iran has left most of the population increasingly convinced that it's a war on Iran, not a war on the theocracy. This cannot be reversed - rather, Trump should just end the war.

Spoke to @esaagar & @krystalball about the meaning of, and the signals Tehran intends to send, the choice of Mojtaba Khamenei as the new Supreme Leader. A choice that was intended to signal Tehran's complete defiance and refusal to surrender. www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZIYL...

Cardinal Cupich condemns White House video about Iran war www.ncronline.org/news/cardina...

.@bmalsaif, former CIA head @JohnBrennan, and I spoke about the devastating war with Iran on @InsideStory yesterday. This was before Mojtaba Khamenei was announced as the new Supreme Leader and I argued that Trump,'s war had likely improved his prospects. www.youtube.com/watch?v=7DFc...

The American public overwhelmingly opposes Trump and Israel's war on Iran. Among IR scholars, the opposition is even stronger: 86% oppose, of which 70% expressing strong opposition. Only 10 % support the attack on Iran. foreignpolicy.com/2026/03/06/i...

SNL cracks the code on Trump's strategy! "We don't know [what's happening]! And that's the whole point! If we don't know what we are doing, then Iran definitely doesn't know what we are doing!"

Spoke to @owenjonesjourno about how Trump has already lost control over the war and that increasingly desperate measures are being considered as a result. In comparison, the Iraq war plan didn't go off the rails until August 2003.

Lindsey Graham, a hero of neocons and Iranian monarchists, seems more unbalanced than usual as he promises the Fox viewers that the US is "going to blow the hell out of these people." Graham has supported every disastrous war the US has started. This one might be the worst.

I can't think of a single example in history when an Iranian pretender to the throne sided with a foreign invader and then ended up ruling the country. Nothing suggests that Pahlavi, who is seen here selling Iran out while Israel unleashes hell on Tehran, will be the first.

As we said, the country would be destroyed, thousands killed, and the US further embroiled in the Middle East - for nothing! Recent U.S. Assessment Found an Attack on Iran Unlikely to Result in Regime Change www.nytimes.com/2026/03/07/w...

In Paris, Iranian monarchists waving Iranian & Israeli flags celebrated Trump & Israel's war. A woman -unclear whether she is French or Iranian- is deeply angered, presumably by the immorality of supporting bombs on their own people while they celebrate in the safety of Paris.