Day: March 8, 2026

By “the troops”, Jake Tapper means IsraelAaron Rupar (@atrupar)TAPPER: You know that if you vote against an additional $50 billion of funding for operations in Iran, that vote will be cast as you voting against the troops.

CHRIS MURPHY: Come on. The American people do not want this war. If you support the troops, you should be voting against this war to get them out of harm’s way.
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— Aaron Maté (@aaronjmate) Mar 8, 2026

Iranian army says at least 104 killed in US attack on Iranian warship last week  reut.rs/46IbJM0  reut.rs/46IbJM0

— Reuters (@Reuters) Mar 8, 2026

JUST IN: Iran indicated it had chosen Ayatollah Ali Khamenei’s son Mojtaba as his successor  reut.rs/4cB2AIQ 

— Reuters (@Reuters) Mar 8, 2026

Syria’s Kurds caution Iran’s Kurds against aligning with US against Tehran https://t.co/HuRFdWw3ne https://t.co/HuRFdWw3ne

— Reuters (@Reuters) March 8, 2026

The IDF has continued to conduct airstrikes against Hezbollah to degrade Hezbollah’s ability to launch attacks against IDF forces and positions in northern Israel and southern Lebanon. The IDF stated on March 8 that it has struck more than 600 Hezbollah targets and killed more… pic.twitter.com/2xDLCF6Ndk

— Critical Threats (@criticalthreats) March 8, 2026