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Bobby Vylan, the singer-guitarist for rap duo Bob Vylan, ended his speech at the International Quds Day rally in London, United Kingdom, with the chants “De-ath, De-ath to the IDF.’

“I’m wearing a pin I used to wear in 2003 during the illegal war in Iraq. Now, 23 years later, another illegal war has begun, led by Trump and Netanyahu. I also stand with Palestine,” says Spanish actor Javier Bardem at the Academy Awards, donning a Handala pin.

March 16, 2026, the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran entered its seventeenth day. U.S.–Israeli airstrikes hit residential areas in eastern Tehran, damaging aid facilities as rescue teams pulled civilians from the rubble. Iran responded with new waves of missile attacks targeting Israeli military sites, Ben Gurion Airport, and strategic infrastructure, with impacts reported across central Israel. As H*zbollah intensified rocket fire from the north, Israel announced a ground operation in southern Lebanon, where clashes and direct hits on Israeli armor have been reported. Meanwhile, strikes targeting U.S. interests hit sites in the UAE, and economists warn the escalating conflict could severely impact Gulf economies, as tensions over the Strait of Hormuz continue and international support for a U.S.-led naval coalition remains absent.

Pete Hegseth has been invoking God to sell the American people on a deeply unpopular war, weaponizing Christian biblical prophecy to blur the lines between Church and State in his unabashed support for Israel. Meanwhile, Israel continues its attacks on Christian communities in Gaza and Lebanon and refuses shelter to Christians residing in Israel.

On March 17, 2026, the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran entered its eighteenth day. Iranian officials announced the assassination of senior figures Ali Larijani, Secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council, and Gholamreza Soleimani, head of Iran’s Basij forces, in U.S.–Israeli strikes, as attacks hit government sites in Tehran and areas near Arak, including a residential home where civilians were killed. Iran responded with new waves of missile strikes targeting Israeli cities and U.S. bases across the region, with impacts reported across central Israel. In Lebanon, heavy clashes continue as Israeli forces advance in the south following reported losses of armored vehicles, while airstrikes hit multiple areas including Beirut’s southern suburbs. Meanwhile, international divisions are widening as European governments reject U.S. calls for a naval coalition in the Strait of Hormuz.

Kent is the highest-level US official to leave the Trump administration over the president’s decision to wage war on Iran. He was confirmed to his position as part of a faction within the Trump administration that was initially seen as more skeptical of US military intervention abroad, a faction that included both Tusli Gabbard and JD Vance who have since distanced themselves from their previous stances.