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15,000 targets struck in Iran, Hegseth says; Lebanon is near a “breaking point”; U.S. temporarily lifts Russian oil sanctions

Drop Site Daily: March 13, 2026

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Behind the Bombs, New Details Emerge on Iran’s Infiltration of Israel

As arrests grow in Israel, internal Iranian intelligence materials reviewed by Drop Site shed light on Tehran’s clandestine attempts to turn Israeli…

4 hrs ago • Jeremy Scahill and Murtaza Hussain

UN says 3.2 million displaced in Iran; 40+ senators press Hegseth over Iran school bombing; Drone strikes in Sudan kill dozens of civilians

Drop Site Daily: March 12, 2026

Mar 12 • Drop Site News

Rescue Efforts in Tehran After a Triple Strike Hit Apartment Buildings, Killing 40

“Every time we lifted a stone, we increased our sense that we might succeed in saving a life, or that we might find someone who could not be saved.”

Mar 11 • mahmoud aslan

NEW POLL: Majority of Americans Believe Trump Launched Iran War to Cover Up Epstein Scandal

A new Drop Site/Zeteo/Data For Progress survey also finds likely American voters are split on whether Trump is more responsive to the American people or…

Mar 11 • Ryan Grim

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Over 1,000 children injured in Iran; Unprecedented 400M barrels of oil reserves slated for release; Death and displacement mount in Lebanon…

Drop Site Daily: March 11, 2026

Mar 11 • Drop Site News

In Tehran, Iranians Struggle to Breathe After Israeli Oil Facility Strikes

"By the time we finally packed our bags and locked the door, our fingernails were caked in chemical grime, and our lungs were burning just from…

Mar 11 • Ariya Farahmand

Trump Might Want to End the War. Iran Won’t Do It on His Terms.

Iran says the U.S. and Israel underestimated its military capacity and will to fight, as Trump careens toward a quagmire.

Mar 10 • Jeremy Scahill and Murtaza Hussain

40 killed in strike on Tehran; Trump says Iran war “very complete, pretty much” while Hegseth promises “most intense day of strikes…

Drop Site Daily: March 10, 2026

Mar 10 • Drop Site News

Ground Troops, Airstrikes, and Displacement: No Guarantee of Safety in Lebanon With Relentless Israeli Assaults

As Lebanon’s strained shelter system struggles to cope, Israel is focused on “collective punishment” and pitting the Lebanese government against…

Mar 9 • Lylla Younes

Iran Weighs Tactical Shift in Persian Gulf Strikes While Intensifying Attacks on Israel

A senior Iranian official told Drop Site that Iran has achieved most of its tactical aims against U.S. military infrastructure, but warned it will still…

Mar 9 • Jeremy Scahill

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Behind the Bombs, New Details Emerge on Iran’s Infiltration of Israel

As arrests grow in Israel, internal Iranian intelligence materials reviewed by Drop Site shed light on Tehran’s clandestine attempts to turn Israeli…

4 hrs ago • Jeremy Scahill and Murtaza Hussain

Trump Might Want to End the War. Iran Won’t Do It on His Terms.

Iran says the U.S. and Israel underestimated its military capacity and will to fight, as Trump careens toward a quagmire.

Mar 10 • Jeremy Scahill and Murtaza Hussain

Iran Weighs Tactical Shift in Persian Gulf Strikes While Intensifying Attacks on Israel

A senior Iranian official told Drop Site that Iran has achieved most of its tactical aims against U.S. military infrastructure, but warned it will still…

Mar 9 • Jeremy Scahill

Iran Denies Asking Trump to Talk; Official Says No Negotiations Will Be Considered Until a New Supreme Leader Is Named

A senior Iranian official told Drop Site that despite U.S. claims that Iran’s military capacity is decimated, Tehran is expanding its retaliatory…

Mar 6 • Jeremy Scahill

EXCLUSIVE: Iran’s Deputy Foreign Minister Rejects Trump’s “Big Lie” About Why He Went to War

Esmail Baghaei, a senior Iranian official, discusses the U.S. narrative, Iran’s strikes across the region, and prospects for diplomacy in a half-hour…

Mar 4 • Jeremy Scahill

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Epstein and Israel

The Israeli Government Installed and Maintained Security System at Epstein Apartment

Security equipment and alarms were installed by the Israeli government at a notorious Manhattan residence frequented by former PM Ehud Barak.

Feb 18 • Ryan Grim and Murtaza Hussain

Epstein Flipped Israel’s Gaza-Tested Biometric Scanners Into Nigeria Ports Deal for UAE

Former Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak used the Boko Haram threat to pilot Israeli facial recognition scanning in Nigeria, while Jeffrey Epstein…

Feb 16 • Murtaza Hussain and Ryan Grim

Jeffrey Epstein Recruited NSA Codebreakers for Genome “Manhattan Project”

The financier pursued cryptographers to “hack” the genetic code, and develop “new signals intelligence” to understand inter-cellular communication.

Feb 10 • Ryan Grim, Murtaza Hussain, and Emily Jashinsky

"Leadership Would Like Your Help": Indian Billionaire Tapped Jeffrey Epstein Before Modi's Visits to U.S. and Israel

New Department of Justice documents reveal Epstein’s direct role in fostering ties between Indian, Israeli, and U.S. elites.

Feb 1 • Meghnad Bose, Fatima Khan, and Biplob Kumar Das

“Praise Allah, There Are Still People Like You”: Jeffrey Epstein Nurtured Israel-Emirates Ties Before Abraham Accords

Epstein leveraged his friendship with the chief of DP World to pitch Israeli logistics infrastructure and cybersecurity investments to the UAE.

Jan 14 • Murtaza Hussain and Ryan Grim

The Palestinian Resistance After October 7

Exclusive: Hamas Says It Will Not Unilaterally Disarm as Trump and Netanyahu Threaten a Return to Full-Scale War

Senior Hamas official Basem Naim: "It is clear that Netanyahu [is] searching for new justifications to continue the aggression against Gaza and resume…

Feb 16 • Jeremy Scahill and Jawa Ahmad

The Unbreakable Nael Barghouti

After 45 years in Israeli captivity, the longest-held Palestinian prisoner speaks about his fight for liberation: “We deserve a state under the sun.”

Jan 19 • Jeremy Scahill and Jawa Ahmad

Hamas: We Did Not Surrender and Will Not Abandon Our Struggle for Liberation

As Trump scrambles to push his nebulous Gaza plan forward, the Palestinian resistance says Israel is continuing its pattern of abusing “peace…

Dec 19, 2025 • Jeremy Scahill and Jawa Ahmad

Hamas Leader Khaled Meshaal: Trump Should Heed the Growing Calls Within MAGA and Reject Israel’s Agenda

In an exclusive interview, Meshaal makes the case that Trump should definitively end Israel’s multi-decade war of annihilation and open a new era in…

Dec 15, 2025 • Jeremy Scahill and Jawa Ahmad

Trump, Gaza, and Oslo Déjà Vu

The U.S. is pushing its colonialist plan, as Israel keeps killing. Mahmoud Abbas is changing election laws to ban Hamas. And a battle is brewing over…

Dec 1, 2025 • Jeremy Scahill and Jawa Ahmad

U.S. Politics

NEW POLL: Majority of Americans Believe Trump Launched Iran War to Cover Up Epstein Scandal

A new Drop Site/Zeteo/Data For Progress survey also finds likely American voters are split on whether Trump is more responsive to the American people or…

Mar 11 • Ryan Grim

Hakeem Jeffries Whipping Votes Against Trump’s So-Far-Unbridled War on Iran

The House is tentatively scheduled to vote on a War Powers Resolution on Thursday.

Mar 3 • Ryan Grim and Julian Andreone

ICE and Israeli Military Supplier Receives Millions in Subsidies from NYC

City-owned Brooklyn Navy Yard provides Crye Precision more than $2 million in rent and construction incentives.

Feb 24

Trump Privately Dreams of Iran Regime Change Glory as Democrats Cynically Weigh Political Benefits of War

Trump says he wants to be the president who takes down the Islamic Republic. Democratic leaders see him walking into a political trap of his own making…

Feb 20 • Ryan Grim, Jeremy Scahill, and Murtaza Hussain

Janet Mills Is Flopping in the Fight for Maine Senate

New FEC data from the Maine governor's Senate campaign show waning voter enthusiasm.

Feb 13 • Nathan Bernard and Ryan Grim

Global Politics and War

Iran Denies Asking Trump to Talk; Official Says No Negotiations Will Be Considered Until a New Supreme Leader Is Named

A senior Iranian official told Drop Site that despite U.S. claims that Iran’s military capacity is decimated, Tehran is expanding its retaliatory…

Mar 6 • Jeremy Scahill

Dozens Killed and Thousands Displaced in Growing Pakistan-Afghan Border Conflict

Amid the U.S.-Israel war on Iran, Pakistan's recent assertiveness against the Taliban also serves as a message to the West.

Mar 5 • Emran Feroz

U.S.-Israeli Bombing and Assassination Campaign Intensifies in Iran as Israel Threatens Wider War Against Hezbollah

The Drop Site team speaks with Karim Makdisi in Beirut.

Mar 3 • Drop Site News

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Iranian Officials to Drop Site: Tehran is Showing “Unbelievable Level of Flexibility" in Talks to Prevent U.S. War

Iran understands it is dealing with an erratic U.S. president, but its negotiators still believe they can thread the needle with Trump.

Feb 24 • Jeremy Scahill and Murtaza Hussain

"This is Not a Dress Rehearsal": U.S. Engaged in Massive Military Buildup as Threat To Bomb Iran Grows

“In case we don’t make a deal, we’ll need it,” Trump has said. Iran remains defiant in the face of ultimatums, pledging unprecedented retaliation to any…

Feb 18 • Jeremy Scahill and Murtaza Hussain

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Drop Site Daily: March 9, 2026

Mar 9 • Drop Site News

Iran Denies Asking Trump to Talk; Official Says No Negotiations Will Be Considered Until a New Supreme Leader Is Named

A senior Iranian official told Drop Site that despite U.S. claims that Iran’s military capacity is decimated, Tehran is expanding its retaliatory…

Mar 6 • Jeremy Scahill

U.S.-Israeli bombardment of Iran enters 7th day; Hundreds of thousands displaced in Lebanon amid Israeli assault; Trump fires Noem

Drop Site Daily: March 6, 2026

Mar 6 • Drop Site News

Dozens Killed and Thousands Displaced in Growing Pakistan-Afghan Border Conflict

Amid the U.S.-Israel war on Iran, Pakistan's recent assertiveness against the Taliban also serves as a message to the West.

Mar 5 • Emran Feroz

Commonwealth Summons Pakistan's Leadership to Answer for Authoritarian Measures

Leaked letter: The Commonwealth will ask Pakistan about the use of military courts, the neutering of the judiciary, restrictions on speech, and the…

Mar 5 • Waqas Ahmed and Murtaza Hussain

Over 1,300 strikes recorded by Iranian Red Crescent; Senate blocks war powers resolution on Iran; 66,000 displaced in Afghanistan-Pakistan…

Drop Site Daily: March 5, 2026

Mar 5 • Drop Site News

Mass Expulsion in Lebanon as Israel Expands War: “We Don’t Know Where to Go”

Israel issued a sweeping displacement order for the entire region south of Litani River as it escalated its bombing campaign across Lebanon.

Mar 4 • Lylla Younes

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EXCLUSIVE: Iran’s Deputy Foreign Minister Rejects Trump’s “Big Lie” About Why He Went to War

Esmail Baghaei, a senior Iranian official, discusses the U.S. narrative, Iran’s strikes across the region, and prospects for diplomacy in a half-hour…

Mar 4 • Jeremy Scahill

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