Per discussion in this thread, there are mixed views on the posting of Iranian AI slop. Some are for an exception to the rule because these are posted by the Iranian government, because they aren't trying to look like real video, and because they are fun. Others don't want AI slop period or don't want to set a precedent of seeing US government AI slop videos.

Here's a compromise from the war on drugs: let's try decriminalizing the posting of resistance AI slop. Go ahead and post resistance AI slop, but keep it to a dull roar, nothing that is supposed to look real, and it'd better be high quality slop. As AI slop memes get played or if this kind of trash clogs up the comm, we can revisit. Please continue to report AI slop that people feel doesn't meet the intent above.

TRUMP TO ADDRESS NATION ON IRAN 9PM ET WEDNESDAY

⚡️⭕️ A member of the presidency of the Islamic Consultative Assembly, Ahmad Naderi:

• Any commercial ship that wants to pass through the Strait of Hormuz must pay tolls
• The time of completely free passage through the Strait of Hormuz is over
• We have presented a new bill to the Iranian parliament to organize traffic through the Strait of Hormuz
• This law aims to protect the strait militarily and manage its economy
• The tolls will not be paid in dollars, but only in Iranian rials
• This law will be a strong blow to the global dominance of the dollar
• Any ship that violates environmental and security laws will be stopped immediately by our forces and in accordance with the law

Footage reportedly captures the moment an Iranian ballistic missile explodes right next to us troops as they take cover at a us base on March 30th. As a reminder, if you see a missile, or other projectile and it looks like it’s not moving, it is in fact coming straight for you. Also remember to due with your pants on, for dignity. (Although if you are in the us military you have already abandoned any dignity you might have had)

Genocidal Child-killing Yankee forces bomb steel plants (again) and pharmaceutical manufacturers.

(Sorry only screenshots very busy)

Something worth noting: those spreading narrative that the US is de-escalating or trying to de-escalate are spreading Yankee-israeli-nazi propaganda whether they know it or not.

It is the US continuing to escalate while Iran is engaging in self defense to match. Dont get it turned around

The polls they are showing this guy omg we are cooked. What was this a poll of Raytheon shareholders?

State Sec. Rubio: “Imagine if instead of spending billions on weapons, Iran spent that money on its people. They’d have a much different country.”

Welp, there we go: Trump Signs Order Seeking Federal Control of Mail Voting as He Promotes False Claims

France has denied airspace

Italy is denying use of airbases to US military

NATO IS COMING APART FOR REAL Y'ALL, THANK YOU ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF IRAN, THANK YOU MARTYR SINWAR, THANK YOU BRAVE PEOPLE OF PALESTINE AND LEBANON

DEATH TO ISRAEL DEATH TO AMERICA DEATH TO IMPERIALISM

Iraqi resistance forces warned Washington not to use Kuwait or Syria as proxies against the regional resistance movements:

Either such misuse of the Kuwaiti territory or the regime in Syria's trying to target Lebanon's Hezbollah's resistance movement would be considered a "breaking down of borders," Kata'ib Sayyid al-Shuhada said on Tuesday.

"In that case, Iraqi resistance will respond by taking reciprocal measures to break down regional borders," added the group, a member of the Islamic Resistance in Iraq.

https://www.presstv.ir/Detail/2026/03/31/766148/Iraq-warning-attack-United-States-Kuwait-Iran

Wow, the hiring rate in February, per the latest JOLTS report, hit the same level it did in April 2020

The IRGC conducted more retaliatory strikes on the US-controlled airbase in al-Kharj, Saudi Arabia:

"Today, we attacked the accommodation site of American pilots and flight personnel in al-Kharj, Saudi Arabia, using drones and missiles, and struck a gathering of 200 people," Commander of the IRGC's Aerospace Force, Brigadier General Majid Mousavi, wrote in a post on X on Tuesday.

"Now, in addition to the AWACS aircraft, tankers, and fuel storage facilities, a list of casualties and injuries among flight crews has also been added to [US President Donald] Trump and [War Secretary Pete] Hegseth’s toll of losses and damages," he added.

https://www.presstv.ir/Detail/2026/03/31/766146/Iran-attack-American-pilots-Saudi-Arabia-IRGC-Trump-Hegseth

Tel Aviv admitted to four "IDF" KIA while attacking southern Lebanon. Meanwhile, Lebanese resistance forces released combat footage showing FPV drone strikes on Zionist military equipment:

https://southfront.press/israel-admits-four-soldiers-were-killed-in-lebanon-as-hezbollah-shares-drone-strikes-footage/

Oracle is firing 30,000 employees, early morning layoff emails have started arriving

The US Air Force is deploying 18x A-10C aircraft for close air support to the Middle East for close air support for whatever ground operations thry have planned in Iran.

Source on flight tracking

This is really going to happen, isn't it?

Non-telegram link to the 3 FPV hits from earlier

https://tankie.tube/w/u4x5EWBzSLxZ824MKaUgJQ

My colleague @edghirnourfrom @AJArabic did a timely interview with Iran FM @araghchi, here are the takeaways

1. No negotiations, only messages. Araghchi says what is happening now is not negotiations, but an exchange of messages, sometimes directly with Steve Witkoff and sometimes through regional intermediaries. Iran has not responded to the 15 U.S. proposals and has not submitted any counter-proposal.

2. Iran rejects a simple ceasefire. Tehran says it will not accept a ceasefire, insisting instead on a complete end to the war across the region, with guarantees that attacks will not be repeated and compensation for damages.

3. Deterrence and regional messaging. Iran says Hormuz remains open, except to those “fighting Iran,” and insists it targets only U.S. bases and assets, not Gulf states. Araghchi also warned Iran is prepared for a ground confrontation if enemies miscalculate.

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🕵️ New: U.S. embassies to coordinate with Pentagon psy-ops unit and Elon Musk:

🔹Secretary of State Marco Rubio signed a cable Monday ordering all U.S. embassies and consulates worldwide to run coordinated campaigns against what it calls foreign “anti-American propaganda,” according to The Guardian.

🔹Embassies are instructed to recruit local influencers, academics, and community leaders to spread messaging that appears locally driven rather than directed by Washington. The cable also promotes X’s “Community Notes” feature as a crowdsourced way to counter anti-American narratives “without compromising free speech or privacy.”

🔹The directive tells diplomats to work with the U.S. military’s psychological operations unit and use X—owned by Elon Musk—as a key tool, describing it as an “innovative” way to counter disinformation.

Iran’s President Masoud Pezeshkian says the country is ready to end the war, but only if there are guarantees against future attacks.

The wire ping that sent stocks soaring and oil falling was only a snippet of a larger conversation between the EU President and the President of Iran.

In that interview, Iran's Pezeshkian said that the US "does not believe in diplomacy" and Hormuz was closed to the aggressors.

China and Pakistan's joint ceasefire plan for Iran, after the meeting of their Foreign Ministers:

• Immediate Cessation of Hostilities, with humanitarian assistance allowed to all war-affected areas.
• Start of peace talks as soon as possible under the principle of safeguarding the independence and security of Iran and the Gulf states. All parties will commit to refraining from the use or the threat of use of force during peace talks.
• The parties to the conflict will immediately stop attacks on important infrastructure, including energy, desalination and power facilities, and peaceful nuclear infrastructure, such as nuclear power plants.
• The parties will allow the early and safe passage of civilian and commercial ships, and restore normal passage through the Strait as soon as possible.
• Conclusion of an agreement for establishing a comprehensive peace framework based on the principles of the UN Charter and international law.

At first glance, this sucks, but "no threats or use of force during peace talks" is a pretty big deal. If this is serious, that would imply withdrawal of the US buildup and some kind of formal guarantee. There would presumably be no ridiculous loophole for the US to "end the talks" and then attack.

Note that these are only conditions for a ceasefire, not the final peace agreement. Reparations would still be on the table. Iran could use the ceasefire to consolidate their forces.

In my opinion, Iran should accept this. Basically zero chance that the Great and Lesser Satans also accept it, and it will be good for their international relations.

A big question mark is Lebanon and Hezbollah. Iran obviously can't leave them on their own.

For like a week a few gas stations around me were stuck at 3.86 for the lowest price and the highest outside of cities was 3.99

Today the lowest I saw was 3.96 and a few were over 4 at from 4.06 to 4.11 (4.11 was in a very expensive area)

I think we're going to break or already broke the record for highest gas prices in my state and I just havent seen them, yet...

https://archive.ph/wPT9P

The U.S. Military Risks Letting Contractors Define How It Sees the Battlefield

In the 1964 black comedy Dr. Strangelove, an emergency war plan called “Plan R” allows an unhinged U.S. Air Force commander, Jack Ripper, to launch a nuclear strike without presidential authorization. Once the president, the joint chiefs, and the Soviet ambassador convene in the war room, the bombers are already airborne. Only Ripper knows the three-letter prefix needed to recall them, until his aide, Lionel Mandrake, reconstructs it from Ripper’s notes. Although nearly all planes are turned back, one damaged B-52 cannot receive the recall message and successfully drops its bomb, triggering the Soviets’ secret doomsday machine and bringing about global destruction. The film’s lesson is not only about nuclear weapons, but also about what happens when critical systems are not governed effectively. Today, a version of that failure is playing out across the U.S. military in the governance of its integrated command platforms. The definitional layer of these platforms, which, for example, defines threat levels or escalation thresholds, is the proprietary intellectual property of contractors, ungoverned by an institutional process, and subject to change without notice.

cont'd in response

Love how Mayadeen picked a photo with some settler doing the virgin walk:
https://english.almayadeen.net/news/technology/war-strains-israeli-tech-as-71--of-startups-face-funding-dis

⚡️BREAKING: The first obituary of a Ukrainian serviceman killed in the Middle East war has appeared? Anatolii Onishchuk.

The official message states: “He was involved in training fighters from allied countries, sharing experience in the use of Ukrainian interceptor drones.”

Just three days ago, Iran claimed it had struck a site in Dubai where 21 Ukrainian servicemen were present.

Yet everything remains deliberately vague—because Zelensky’s government refuses to openly admit that 🇺🇦soldiers are dying in someone else's war, serving someone's interests.

https://xcancel.com/i/web/status/2038948055098003457

An interesting piece from the archives, from 1994 when Kazakhstan cooperated with the US to hand over about half a tonne of highly enriched uranium

https://nsarchive2.gwu.edu/NSAEBB/NSAEBB491/

The documents describe an extraordinary secret mission: In the autumn of 1994, the team of 31 Americans slipped quietly into a remote area of Kazakhstan to secure the 1,320 pounds of weapons-grade uranium and airlift it safely out of the country to the United States. From Oct. 14 to Nov. 11, 1994, working six days a week, 12 hours a day, the teams repackaged the uranium into 448 shipping containers. On November 20-21, two U.S. Air Force C-5 Galaxy airlifters carried the dangerous material and the team to Dover Air Force Base, Delaware, with several aerial refuelings. The uranium was then trucked to the Y-12 plant at Oak Ridge, Tennessee to be blended down.

So, about a month of work for 30 nuclear experts to pack this material up and get it out. Not exactly a fly by night, delta force smash and grab.

Pete "Pick a Number" Hegseth

"[Trump]’s said four to six weeks, six to eight weeks, three - it could be any particular number. But we would never reveal precisely what it is."

https://xcancel.com/atrupar/status/2038959273212825998

Short vid clip at the link

don't laugh https://archive.ph/uk8Jy

Spain to Send 5 PAC-2 Missiles to Ukraine for Patriot System

The Spanish government will transfer five PAC-2 missiles to Ukraine for use with its Patriot air defense systems.

The announcement came during Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky’s visit to Spain on March 18, 2026. According to the report, the Patriot PAC-2 missiles are part of the arsenal of a Spanish Army air defense regiment stationed at the Marine Corps base in Valencia. Although the number of missiles being sent is small, Spain remains committed to supporting Ukraine and is actively assisting in critical areas. In December 2025, for example, the Spanish government allocated $1.7 billion to purchase four Patriot battery systems. The contract was signed with the American company Raytheon, part of RTX. This is not the first time Spain has transferred Patriot air defense missiles from its stockpiles to Ukraine. In May 2024, Spain provided a package of military aid that included a batch of Patriot missiles.

npr has confirmed that 2 E-3 Sentry were "damaged" in strike on Prince Sultan on the 29th of March. This includes the one we saw a photo of with the radome and entire rear section destroyed, hopefully the other one is just as damaged. This means that the US is down to only 14 operational E-3 Sentry aircraft and only 4 in theater. This plus the other damaged aircraft (The highest numbers I've seen have been 2 C-130H and 7 KC-135R damaged, although I think the consensus is that around 5 KC-135R were damaged) at Prince Sultan will likely cause the US to reconsider using the base to host valuable air assets, but relocating will decrease sortie rates and increase stress on flight and maintenance crews.

The IRGC published footage showing their air defences shooting down two us MQ-9 "Reaper" drones over the city of Isfahan, central Iran, overnight.

Italy's Defence Minister on the consequences of the Iran war for Italy:

“I am forced to know things about what could happen in the coming week, and the effects it will have on the economy and our daily lives, that no longer allow me to sleep.”

https://xcancel.com/paolomossetti/status/2038495808929112084#m

From the Iranian Embassy in South Africa:

Remember these two criminals. Leigh R. Tate, the commander, and Jeffrey E. York, the executive officer of the USS Spruance, who ordered the launch of Tomahawk missiles three times, killing 168 innocent children at a school in Minab. Don’t they have children of their own?