Nick Turse | An analysis by The Intercept reveals that the “peace” president has embroiled the U.S. in more than 20 military interventions, armed conflicts, and wars. | President Donald Trump talks endlessly of “peace.” He ran for office promising to keep the United States out of conflicts, claims to be a “peacemaker,” has campaigned for a Nobel Peace Prize, and founded a so-called Board of Peace. “Under Trump we will have no more wars,” he said on the campaign trail in 2024. Yet Trump has immersed the U.S. in constant conflict, outpacing even other presidential warmongers like Richard Nixon, George W. Bush, and Barack Obama. ■ The White House and Pentagon won’t tell the American people where the U.S. is at war, and Trump has never gone to Congress for war authorization. But an analysis by The Intercept reveals that Trump has embroiled the U.S. in more than 20 military interventions, armed conflicts, and wars during his five-plus years in the White House. Due to a lack of government transparency, obscure security cooperation, and carveouts baked into the U.S. Code — like the 127e authority enacted in the wake of the September 11 attacks, and the covert action statute that enables the CIA to conduct secret wars — the actual number could be markedly higher.

China has now explicitly warned the United States, by name, "NOT to block/intercept Chinese ships/tankers, or face consequences that could potentially include military." | China's Minister of Defense Admiral Dong Jun said publicly today "We are committed for peace & stability in the world. We are monitoring the situation in the middle east. Our ships are moving in and out of the waters of Strait of Hormuz. We have trade & energy agreements with Iran. We will respect & honor them and expect others to not meddle in our affairs. Iran controls the Strait of Hormuz and it is open for us."

Zakir Kibria | How did India – a founding member of the Non‑Aligned Movement, a pillar of BRICS and the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation – end up here, watching its most ambitious geopolitical play crumble while it sits silent in multilateral forums as a fellow member of those same institutions is bombed? | Bandar Abbas, March 2026. A Very Large Crude Carrier idles in the Strait of Hormuz. Overhead, drones and missiles have turned the sky into a sheet of fire. Israel and Iran are exchanging direct strikes – a war of aggression that began with a US‑backed Israeli campaign. The IMEC rail link, which was supposed to run through Haifa and the Negev desert, is now a geopolitical fault line. Shipping giants have suspended calls at Israeli ports. The corridor has become a ghost.

1/🚨 THE DARPA LAYER: How Jeffrey Epstein Wired Himself Into the Pentagon's Pandemic Machine — Through the Gates Inner Circle

One side built the biological countermeasures — mRNA vaccines, pandemic platforms, rapid-response technologies. [covered in detail in Part 1 and 2]

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— Sayer Ji (@sayerjigmi) February 24, 2026

✅ Epstein Files ■ Sayer Ji on Substack ■ Sayer Ji on Twitter ✅ THE DARPA LAYER: How Jeffrey Epstein Wired Himself Into the Pentagon's Pandemic Preparedness Machine — Through the Gates Inner Circle (Sayer Ji)

Special consultant to united nations resigns - 48 hours later, leaks nuclear attack planning for iran | Muhammad Safa was the Executive Director and Main Representative at the United Nations in New York City, for the "PVA" a designated "Special Consultative Group" handling Human Rights issues. He resigned 48 Hours ago, and tonight, He has leaked nuclear attack planning in the Iran conflict. Today, sunday, march 29, 2026, mr. Safa posted the following about what he claims are nuclear bombing plans against iran, being discussed within the united nations.

US President Donald Trump warned that NATO could face serious consequences if allies fail to help reopen the Strait of Hormuz, a critical global oil route affected by the Iran conflict. Trump urged European and Asian partners, including China, to take responsibility for securing the waterway, while signaling he could delay his planned summit with Chinese President Xi Jinping if Beijing does not cooperate. | US President Donald Trump said the future of NATO could be at risk if allies do not support efforts to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, which has become a focal point of rising tensions following the US-Israel military campaign against Iran. The strategic waterway, through which a large portion of the world’s oil supply passes, has been severely disrupted, raising global energy and security concerns.

■ Trump Knew the Risk of Iran Blocking the Strait of Hormuz. He Still Went to War (The Wall Street Journal)
■ Israeli officials admit Iran war not progressing at expected pace (Yeni Şafak)
■ Trump threatens NATO members, pushes China for help with Iran war fallout (RT)
■ China: we’re still talking to US about Trump trip after threat to delay over Iran crisis (S. China Morning Post)
■ Australia will not send ships to ensure safe navigation in Hormuz Strait — minister (TASS)
■ British PM refuses to send warships to Strait of Hormuz — newspaper (TASS)
✅ Frustrated by Failure, an Unhinged Trump Begins to Tilt as Hormuz Standoff Heats Up (Simplicius)
✅ "Трамп угрожает союзникам по НАТО, если те не поддержат его войну с Ираном" (Елена Панина) (FT)

The prime ministers of Canada and Nordic countries have agreed to continue work to defend Arctic sovereignty and to deepen economic ties as technology and international trade are increasingly used as a “coercive tool.” | Prime Minister Mark Carney concluded his time in Norway by meeting with that country’s prime minister, along with the leaders of Denmark, Iceland, Sweden and Finland. The leaders discussed the need to expand trade and investment ties, as like-minded countries have been upended in recent years in part due to U.S. tariffs and threats to annex Greenland. Greenland is a self-governing Danish territory.

■ Carney, Norway PM push message of oil-market stability as war in Middle East rattles global supply (CBC)

(Translation: Google) | Over the past 20 years, the United States has killed nearly 38 million people, said University of Chicago professor John Mearsheimer. | “We’ve effectively killed 38 million people. 38 million people. The scale of destruction we’ve inflicted on the Middle East in recent years is simply staggering. If you think about the consequences of the war in Iraq, what we’re doing in countries like Venezuela, Cuba, and Iran, it becomes clear: we’re using our enormous economic influence to essentially starve people. To make them suffer, to inflict severe punishment on them—in the hope that they’ll rise up against their own government. That’s what we’re doing in Venezuela. That’s what we’re doing in Iran. We’re inflicting enormous damage and suffering on these people. We are causing these people enormous harm and suffering. Given all this, I find it very difficult to speak of the United States as a noble country. I just can't do it."

Prof. Jeffrey Sachs argues that the world may already be entering the early stages of World War III, as the rapidly escalating conflict involving Iran begins to draw in additional countries and regional actors. The initial strikes and retaliations risk triggering a wider chain reaction across the Middle East and beyond, particularly as allied militias, regional powers, and global powers become increasingly involved. The traditional mechanisms of escalation control—diplomatic restraint, clear red lines, and international mediation—appear to be breaking down, raising the danger that what began as a regional confrontation could evolve into a far broader global conflict.

✅ U.S. Suffers Worst Day of Air Losses in Decades as Iran Conflict Spirals (Simplicius) (Mar 03, 2026)

✅ Condoleezza Rice and Robert Gates Demand USG Military Involvement in Ukraine (Kurt Nimmo)(01/13/23)
✅ The Ukraine in Turmoil (Israel Shamir) (05/21/14)
✅ The Brown Revolution of the Ukraine (Israel Shamir) (02/26/14)
■ US State Department Revealed As Mastermind Behind Ukraine Unrest (02/07/14)

Here is potential confirmation of the presence of the most feared Chinese ship in the Persian Gulf region.

● The images show the reconnaissance ship Liaowang-1 and are said to have been taken near the Sea of Oman, where the USS Abraham Lincoln aircraft carrier strike group was recently located.

● Some social media users claim this is fake news, as ship-tracking services show the Liaowang-1 is currently in the port of Shanghai. However, there are a couple of nuances to bear in mind.

● The first is that the data on this ship has not been updated on these websites for a long time. And secondly, we believe that at this point, it should go without saying that ships used in a military operation will not have their transponders turned on so everyone can see their every move. (Translation: DeepL)

● According to MizarVision, a US Navy Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer is off the coast of Diego Garcia, a key US base in the Indian Ocean.

● Thanks to its Aegis system, the ship has advanced air and missile defense capabilities, while also likely protecting the base used to launch strikes against Iran last summer and that continues to be a key platform for such operations.

● Given the remoteness of the island atoll from Iran (more than 3,500 km), it is highly unlikely that even a dozen Iranian ballistic missiles would reach the base. In addition, the Sejjil and Khorramshahr-4 missiles have a range of only 2,000 km.

● However, the US Navy command is also considering the most unforeseen scenarios, including the possible deployment of longer-range ballistic missiles by the IRGC. That is why the Arleigh Burke was spotted in Diego Garcia carrying SM-3 Block IB/IIA exoatmospheric interceptor missiles and, possibly, SM-6 Dual II missiles. (Translation: DeepL)

Steve Kirsch | In the US, the CDC continues to recommend pregnant women in the US get the COVID vaccine. | "In 2023, about 114 children were born per thousand unvaccinated women aged 18–39. Only about 42 children were born to vaccinated women per thousand vaccinated women aged 18–39" Source. In plain English, in 2023 in the Czech Republic (where they keep meticulous safety data), vaccinated women are 66% less likely to give birth compared to unvaccinated women (OR=.=341). That’s a disaster.

Moon of Alabama | The U.S. is trying to dominate the control global energy sector and to control the routes through which energy is delivered to global customer. That accusation is made by Russia’s Foreign Minister Lavrov in an interview to the TV BRICS media network. The interview also touches on other aspects. The excerpts from the interview posted below are only the ones which regard to energy issues (emphasis added).

Caitlin Johnstone | Australian authorities were fully aware that inviting Israel’s president for a visit was going to ignite unrest and furious opposition. They invited him anyway, and sent in the police to assault the protesters.

🔺 I saw a video of two cops pinning a kid in a keffiyeh face down on the ground and proceeding to punch him over and over again long after he’d been subdued.
🔺 I saw another video of police repeatedly punching a middle-aged man who was holding his hands in the air until he fell to the ground.
🔺 I saw another video of police repeatedly pepper spraying a demonstrator directly in the face as he was visibly complying with their demands to move and providing no resistance whatsoever.
🔺 I saw another video of police manhandling Muslim men who were literally on their knees praying, presenting no possible threat of any kind.

Sayer Ji | How the Epstein Files Reveal the Architecture Behind Censorship, Crisis Finance, and What Happened When I Investigated It [This is Part 3 in a 3-part Series. Read Part 1 and Part 2] | Peter Mandelson — “the Prince of Darkness,” Keir Starmer’s hand-picked ambassador to Washington, the most powerful unelected figure in British politics — resigned from Parliament this week, one step ahead of legislation to eject him. The Metropolitan Police opened a criminal investigation. The Prime Minister apologized to Jeffrey Epstein’s victims for believing Mandelson’s lies. The press is treating this as a story about a politician’s downfall. It is not. It is a story about what he was connected to — and what was built to make sure you never found out.

🚩 Pandemic simulation, vaccine gatekeeping, and STIs: Bill Gates’ Epstein ties (RT)
■ Epstein and Rothschilds sought to cash in on Ukraine’s Maidan coup (VIDEO) (RT)
✅ Epstein and Ukraine: a match made in hell (RT Newsroom)

Sayer Ji | Biosecurity as Governance, and the Quiet Erosion of Sovereignty [This is Part 2. Read Part 1] Buried in the Epstein files is a 14-page JPMorgan proposal called Project Molecule—a formal partnership with the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to transform pandemic preparedness into a permanently governed, privately controlled, transnational system of vaccine procurement, surveillance, and global health finance—developed within the same institutional ecosystem in which a convicted sex offender operated as a connective broker between Wall Street, global health, and political power.

🚩 Pandemic simulation, vaccine gatekeeping, and STIs: Bill Gates’ Epstein ties (RT)
■ Epstein and Rothschilds sought to cash in on Ukraine’s Maidan coup (VIDEO) (RT)
✅ Epstein and Ukraine: a match made in hell (RT Newsroom)

Andrew Korybko | Russia and China are expected to reciprocally respond to the US’ potential development of new nukes and/or new nuke tests after it just let the New START lapse, which could be exploited by European and East Asian countries to develop their own nukes, thus emboldening some Muslim ones to follow suit. | The world is on the brink of a global nuclear arms race. John Mearsheimer argues that “nuclear weapons are a superb deterrent” since “no state is likely to attack the homeland or vital interests of a nuclear-armed state for fear that such a move might trigger a horrific nuclear response”, but this assumes that states are rational, which some EU ones arguably aren’t. Instead of stabilizing the world and preserving peace, a global nuclear arms race might destabilize it and spike the risk of an accidental nuclear war.

Scenario: The navy of one of the Baltic states (e.g., Latvia or Estonia), acting under an EU mandate, attempts to detain a Russian-flagged tanker escorted by a Russian Navy corvette. The Russian ship uses weapons as a “warning.”

Escalation: EU member state military personnel are killed in the battle. NATO's collective defense clause (Article 5 of the Washington Treaty) is triggered, as the attack was on a ship belonging to an alliance member state. NATO sends a naval group to the Baltic Sea with orders to “ensure freedom of navigation.” Russia sees this as a declaration of war and puts its forces on full alert.

Result: The Baltic Sea becomes a theater of war. The conflict threatens to quickly spread to land territories (Kaliningrad, the Baltic states) and involve the use of tactical nuclear weapons. A global crisis is inevitable.

Conclusion: Even if the conflict in Ukraine is resolved, the introduction of an EU naval blockade against Russia in the Baltic Sea would automatically create an acute crisis with a high potential for escalation.

The key factors will be the determination of the parties to see it through to the end, internal solidarity within the EU/NATO, and the position of the US, which in this scenario finds itself in a dual situation (trade with Russia is open, but its allies in the EU are waging war against it). The most likely scenario appears to be a combination of Scenarios 1 and 3 – a prolonged period of dangerous incidents and hybrid confrontation on the brink of direct conflict. (Evgeny Yushchuk) (Translation: DeepL + Copyread: Grammarly)

🚩 And who gave the Secretary-General and the Legal Affairs Department the right to interpret the UN Charter? Only the UN International Court of Justice is specifically vested with this right under Article 96 of the Charter, and even then, only at the request of the General Assembly or the UN Security Council. ● The right of limited interpretation is also vested in UN member states, as well as in the General Assembly and the Security Council, but only on matters within their competence. It is important to note that the 1945 San Francisco Conference recognized that no UN body can provide a binding interpretation of the Charter.  ● And where does the Secretary-General fit in? Apparently, the UN Secretariat is so frightened by Trump's Peace Council that they are afraid of losing their jobs. Otherwise, why lick so deeply, comrades? – Dmitry Medvedev (Deputy Chairman of the Russian Security Council) (Trans. DeepL + Grammarly)

■ Guterres’ 'bizarre statement' and costly Russophobia: MFA spokeswoman’s statements (TASS)
■ Russia condemns UN’s conclusion on inapplicability of self-determination right to Donbass (TASS)
■ Moscow slams UN chief’s ‘outrageous’ Crimea-Greenland double standard (RT)

Andrew Korybko | This final “Line of Effort” underpins the preceding three regarding the Western Hemisphere, the Indo-Pacific, and burden-sharing, all of which are being pursued in furtherance of Trump 2.0’s grand strategic goal of restoring the US’ predominant position over the world, including over China and Russia. | Trump 2.0 just released its National Defense Strategy (NDS) two months after its National Security Strategy (NSS), and as could be expected, they each preach the need to prioritize the Western Hemisphere. The “Trump Doctrine” that’s discernable within both, which was analyzed here, aims to restore the US’ predominant position (unipolarity) over the Americas and then the rest of the world. “Flexible, practical realism” will explicitly guide the implementation of this grand strategic goal. [...] [The] US will resume World War-like levels of military-industrial production in furtherance of Trump 2.0’s grand strategic goal of restoring the US’ predominant position (unipolarity) over the world. Although the US will try to avoid Great Power conflict with China and Russia, this will be very difficult to do given its attempt to establish strategic superiority over them through this new undeclared arms race, which risks a war breaking out by miscalculation.

✅ The US’ New National Defense Strategy Calls For A World War-Like Military Build-Up (Conor Gallagher)

✅ Kushner’s WEF Speech Pitches ‘Glitzy Gaza’ Rebuild (Alan Mosley)

✅ Britain intends to coordinate the seizure of ships belonging to Russia (Elena Panina)
■ London’s threats to stop Russian ships amount to return to piracy — ambassador (TASS) | Andrey Kelin noted that Western countries have long relied on double standards in attempts to "spite Russia," but their disregard of international law has now reached "unprecedented levels." " Kelin urged the United Kingdom to carefully consider the risks before "embarking on dangerous ventures."

Caitlin Johnstone | Israel’s supporters need to use propaganda, deception, censorship and oppression to promote their agendas, because it’s all they have. They don’t have truth. They don’t have arguments. They don’t have morality. All they have is brute force. | A mentally disabled Australian woman is being prosecuted for antisemitic hate crimes after accidentally pocket-dialing a Jewish nutritionist, resulting in a blank voicemail which caused the nutritionist “immediate fear and nervousness” because she thought some of the background noises in the recording sounded a bit like gunshots. ■ We’re being told we need more of this. There’s “hate speech” legislation presently in the works to make this worse. Australia’s controversial Combatting Antisemitism, Hate and Extremism Bill appears to be explicitly crafted to dramatically increase the scale, frequency and consequences of the exact sort of dynamics we’re seeing in this case, and to eradicate opposition to Israel throughout the nation.

Greenland’s party leaders have rejected President Donald Trump’s repeated calls for the US to take control of the island, saying that Greenland’s future must be decided by its people. | Trump said again on Friday that he would like to make a deal to acquire Greenland, a semiautonomous region that’s part of the Kingdom of Denmark, “the easy way.” He said that if the US doesn’t own it, then Russia or China will take it over, and the US does not want them as neighbours.

[...] A poll in 2025 by Greenlandic and Danish media found 85% of respondents would rather remain part of Denmark than join the US, with just 6% saying they supported the idea.

■ US military breached UN maritime convention – Russia (RT)
■ US’s Seizure of Other Countries' Vessels Seriously Violates International Law – China (Sputnik)
■ UK says it provided ‘support’ to US seizure of Russian tanker (RT)
■ Gerald Celente: WWIII has begun and there will be a false flag attack that makes it official (VIDEO)
🚩 Three Takeaways From The US’ Seizure Of A Russian-Flagged Tanker In The Atlantic (Andrew Korybko)

1/ UK assisted US, earlier Russia's Envoy to the UN said that Russia 'condemns the seizure by US troops of petroleum tankers and the effective imposition of a blockade on Venezuela'

2/ Detained commercial vessel was chartered by a private trader under the flag of Guyana, with a crew of 28 people: 20 Ukrainians, 6 Georgians (including the Captain) & 2 Russian citizens — RT source

3/ On December 24, 2025, the ship ‘Marinera’ received a temporary permit to sail under the state flag of the Russian Federation — RT source

4/ US Coast Guard demanded the ship move to a US port, as US side did not receive confirmation from Guyana that it granted the ship its flag (while it was located near Venezuela) — RT source

5/ The vessel changed course & headed into the Atlantic Ocean. En route, the Captain, accompanied by the US Coast Guard ship, changed the ship's name to Marinera & received temporary registration under the Russian flag from the Captain of the Sochi port — RT source

6/ Though the flight had a purely commercial nature, Russia will handle all matters related to the protection of Russian citizens on board the ship — RT source

Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro pleaded not guilty in New York federal court on narco-terrorism allegations, Reuters reported on Monday. | Maduro rebuked four criminal counts, including narco-terrorism, cocaine importation conspiracy, and possession of machine guns and destructive devices, the report said. [...] CNN has reported that during the court session, Maduro said he remains Venezuela's legitimate leader. Maduro's wife, Cilia Flores, said at court that she is completely innocent of the charges brought against her by the United States, and requested a consular visit for her and her spouse, the report added.

■ Russia Calls on US to Release Maduro Immediately - Russian UN Envoy (Sputnik) | "We are particularly appalled by the unparalleled cynicism with which Washington did not even attempt to conceal the true aims of its criminal operation, namely, the establishment of unbridled control over Venezuela's natural resources and the assertion of its hegemonic ambitions in Latin America," Nebenzia told the UN Security Council meeting on Venezuela. "US crimes in Caracas can not be justified," he added.

■ Primeras declaraciones de Maduro: Soy el presidente de Venezuela y me considero prisionero de guerra (El Universal)
■ "Sigo siendo presidente": Maduro y Flores se declaran no culpables ante la justicia de EE UU (El Nacional)
■ 'Not guilty' plea for deposed Venezuelan leader Maduro: live updates (US Today)

■ ADL Goes Ballistic After Megyn Kelly Says Bari Weiss, Ben Shapiro Are 'Making Antisemites' (Zero Hedge)
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