What’s life in Iran really life? This insight from 2025 youtu.be/XT5jDO6LubA?...

This is a paragraph extract of a letter Thomas Merton sent to Ethel Kennedy in 1961. Her son Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is US Secretary of Health and Human Services en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_.... a key member of President Donald J. Trump’s administration. The President mentioned was JFK

#IranWar … the costs to the US 🇺🇸 taxpayer are staggering and this will inevitably have global implications 🌏🌎 #Sustainability #EDI #SDGs #AI #UN

#IranWar the U.S. “Achilles' heel” is the jet heat signatures that can be intercepted by Iranian missiles. inshorts.com/en/amp_news/...

Easter Saturday, the Harrowing of Hell, the moments in-between …

Meanwhile … “… smells like victory!” youtu.be/1RHo_ZG-YGo?...

The takeaway from the onboard message was that great achievements can be made if we bring together the sum of our differences. It’s important for any leader to remember that recognising different perspectives is a strength, not a weakness. #HistoryMatters

#IranWar Persians and Arabs are distinct ethnic groups with different languages, histories, and cultural identities, despite geographical proximity and shared religious aspects.

Hope, from X social media …

Hope is there, it’s in the egg in the nest, it’s in the seed in the ground. It’s in the mouse in the dark of the night who is sniffing the air waiting for the safe moment to appear. Hope is there holding our hands

‪#IranWar‬ New frontline is the Bab-el-Mandeb (Arabic: باب المندب, lit. 'Gate of Grief/Tears'): ‪https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bab-el-Mandeb‬

#IranWar … Iran “hold the cards right now!” news.sky.com/share/13527347

Early medieval Irish scholars (roughly 7th–9th centuries AD) in monastic schools were noted for studying Latin, Greek, and Hebrew. They used these languages to create a unique literary culture that blended native Irish traditions with Christian, and classical knowledge. #HistoryMatters

On Holy Thursday, Christians commemorate … There is more that unifies us than divides us!

#IranWar America 🇺🇸 no longer exists in “splendid isolation” … these consumer price hikes are a consequence of living in a connected global economy 🌍🌎

#IranWar .. The balance of power has shifted in 🇮🇷 Iran’s favour … this is not “fake news”, it’s “fact” …

And so it begins … ♾️

‎אם ננעלו דלתי נדיבים דלתי מרום לא ננעלו Im nin'alu daltei n'divim daltei marom lo nin'alu Even if the gates of the rich are closed, the gates of heaven will never be closed. — Rabbi Shalom Shabazi, 17th-century Yemenite Jewish poet and mystic. Ofra Haza youtu.be/ZRnzTTYk7_Q?...

This year, this feels particularly poignant… #War #Peace #SM4Peace

#IranWar …

The original and still relevant … by Gil Scott-Heron, Whitey On The Moon youtu.be/goh2x_G0ct4?... #MoonLaunch #HistoryMatters

The World Turned Upside Down, Billy Bragg youtu.be/YwQwA_kFxoE?...

#OtD 1 Apr 1649 Protestant radical group the Diggers occupied St George's Hill, UK, and began tilling the land collectively. They advocated a kind of proto-communism based on direct action, common ownership and the end of hierarchy. Commemorated here: shop.workingclasshistory.com/products/tso...

#IranWar news.sky.com/video/why-th... #AI development could slow because of energy shortages due to #War

Shalom, Happy Passover, which begins tonight 🕎✡️

The perpetrators of violence deserve to be restored to themselves and common humanity every bit as much as their victims. This is the basis of restorative justice. #War #Peace #SM4Peace #IranWar

#IranWar #universities #highereducation

It continues to escalate

ScholarsAtRisk www.scholarsatrisk.org @scholarsatrisk.bsky.social

#IranWar edition.cnn.com/2026/03/31/m... @cnn.com

#IranWar (source: @channel4news.bsky.social)

While His Holiness addresses the conflicts we see through the media lens, there are 56-61 conflicts and wars raging globally 🌎🌏 making 2026 the year of most conflicts since World War II

This is a rare and a significant statement from His Holiness the Dalai Lama … Buddhism ☸🪷𑁍🏯 is most accurately described as both a religion and a philosophy, or as a "way of life," depending on the practitioner. #SM4Peace #War #Peace #IranWar

Leadership from His Holiness the Dalai Lama … #SM4Peace #War #Peace #IranWar

With Easter 🐣 on its way “Love Resurrection” youtu.be/mLu0nzN0CLs?... @YouTube

An artistic mediation for these times … #IranWar

Some positivity … from X …

Jesus before Pilate stated his kingdom is "not of this world" (John 18:36). In his time, Jesus rejected the approaches of groups like the Zealots, who wanted to use violent, nationalistic means to restore a physical kingdom. #HistoryMatters Pictured: Jesus before Pilate (1921), Eric Gill

This week is Holy Week for Christians, but who was Jesus Christ? Historical and biblical analysis supports the view that Jesus Christ was a subversive figure whose actions and teachings challenged established religious and political structures,

#IranWar www.ndtv.com/video/bab-el... @ndtv.com

A sane person to an insane society must appear insane #HistoryMatters

Source: Earth.org

#IranWar #Sustainability #SDGs #UN #SM4Peace #War #Peace

#IranWar www.csis.org/analysis/ira...

15 Things America Could Buy Instead of Spending $200 Billion More on Iran War tcf.org/content/comm... #War #Peace #SM4Peace #IranWar

#War #Peace #SM4Peace #IranWar