DHS Raises National Threat Level After the Iran Strikes
The Department of Homeland Security, under Secretary Kristi Noem, issued a National Terrorism Advisory System Bulletin warning of a heightened threat...
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U.S. Reportedly Using AI-Assisted Targeting Systems in Iran for the First Time
On February 28, 2026, the United States military used Anthropic's Claude AI as a decision-support tool during Operation Epic Fury, a joint U.S.
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Iran Releases Its Own Footage Claiming Successful Retaliation Against U.S. and Israel
Iran has released a flood of military footage and official statements claiming its retaliatory strikes under "Operation True Promise 4" successfully hit U.
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Iran’s State Media and Western Reports Tell Completely Different Stories About the War
Iran's state media and Western news outlets are telling two fundamentally irreconcilable versions of the same war, and the divergences are not minor...
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Disinformation About Iran Strikes Spreads Rapidly on Every Platform
Within minutes of President Trump's announcement of a "major combat operation" against Iran on March 1, 2026, a torrent of disinformation flooded every...
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TikTok Videos About the Iran War Get Millions of Views Overnight
TikTok videos documenting the Iran-Israel-U.S. military conflict that erupted on February 28, 2026, have accumulated millions of views in under 48 hours,...
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Social Media Flooded With Iran War Content Within Hours of the First Strike
Within hours of the first U.S. and Israeli airstrikes against Iran on February 28, 2026, social media platforms were overwhelmed with a torrent of...
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Pentagon Restricts Embedded Reporting From Iran Military Operations
The Pentagon has not publicly announced a formal policy restricting embedded journalists from covering U.S.
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Journalists Face Complete Information Blackout as Iran Shuts Down Its Internet
Iranian journalists are facing a complete information blackout unprecedented in the country's history, unable to file reports, verify facts, or even...
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Cable News Ratings Surge as Every Network Goes Wall-to-Wall on Iran
Cable news ratings exploded on the night of February 28, 2026, as every major network scrambled to cover the U.S. and Israeli coordinated strikes...
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Schools Prepare to Address Student Anxiety About the Iran Conflict
Schools across the United States and internationally are scrambling to develop response plans as the escalating U.S.
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Veterans With PTSD Report Being Triggered by Nonstop Iran War Coverage
Since U.S. and Israeli strikes on Iran began on February 28, 2026, under Operation "Epic Fury," veterans across the country have reported that the...
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Gold Star Families React to News of First U.S. Casualties in Iran
As of March 1, 2026, no Gold Star families have publicly reacted to the first U.S. casualties in Iran because the identities of the...
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Campus Anti-War Protests Over Iran Spread to Dozens of Cities Within Hours
Campus anti-war protests over a potential or active U.S. military conflict with Iran have erupted across dozens of American cities in a matter of...
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Universities Cancel Classes as Students Organize Iran War Protests Nationwide
Dozens of universities across the United States have canceled classes or shifted to remote instruction as student-led protests against a potential...
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Iran’s Diaspora Community Split Between Relief and Fear for Families
Iran's diaspora community — estimated at several million people spread across North America, Europe, and beyond — is caught in an agonizing emotional...
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Azerbaijan Monitors Its Border With Iran as War Escalates
Azerbaijan has activated a full-scale border monitoring and humanitarian evacuation operation along its southern frontier with Iran following the dramatic...
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Syria Braces for Spillover From the Iran Conflict
Syria is caught in the crossfire of a war it did not start and cannot stop. As the Israel-Iran conflict escalated sharply in February...
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Houthis in Yemen Declare Full Solidarity With Iran After Strikes
On February 28, 2026, hours after the United States and Israel launched a devastating joint military operation against Iran, Houthi leader Abdulmalik...
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South Korea Activates Emergency Energy Reserves After Iran Strikes
South Korea activated a joint emergency response team on March 1, 2026, placing its strategic oil reserves on standby and launching 24-hour monitoring of...
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