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The Dispatch Three United States military aircraft were struck by Iranian forces on Friday, April 3, 2026, in the vicinity of the Strait of Hormuz and southwestern Iran. This correspondent files the following status update as of late afternoon Eastern time. The first aircraft struck was a United States Air Force F-15E Strike Eagle, a two-seat platform crewed by a pilot and a weapons systems officer, assigned to the 494th Fighter Squadron of the 48th Fighter Wing based at Royal Air Force Lakenheath in Suffolk, England. The IRGC claimed responsibility for the downing, stating the aircraft was shot down over the Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad province in southwestern Iran. Analysis of wreckage photographs by weapons experts confirmed the debris consistent with an F-15E. One crew member was located and rescued by United States special forces on Iranian territory and is alive and receiving medical treatment. The search for the second crew member is ongoing. Israel cancelled planned strikes in Iran in areas relevant to the rescue effort and is providing intelligence assistance to locate the remaining crew member. A second aircraft, a United States Air Force A-10 Warthog ground-attack aircraft, was also struck by Iranian forces on Friday near the Strait of Hormuz. The A-10 carries a single pilot. The pilot was rescued and is accounted for and safe, government officials told Newsmax. Circumstances of the A-10 incident remain limited at time of filing. A third aircraft, a United States Army Black Hawk helicopter, was struck by Iranian fire during the search and rescue operation for the F-15E crew. The Black Hawk was able to exit Iranian territory and land safely. All crew members aboard the Black Hawk are accounted for and safe, government officials told Newsmax. In connection with the F-15E downing, Iranian state television broadcast an instruction to civilians in southwestern Iran to locate the downed pilots and hand them over to police, with a reward offered for delivery alive. A separate on-screen crawl on the same broadcast urged civilians to shoot them if you see them, referring to footage of United States aircraft operating in the area. The Iranian armed forces simultaneously issued a statement calling on the public not to mistreat the pilot. All three instructions were in circulation on Friday afternoon. The fate of the second F-15E crew member has not been confirmed. This correspondent notes that on Wednesday evening, April 1, the President stated in his primetime address to the nation that Iran has no anti-aircraft equipment, that its radar is one hundred percent annihilated, and that the United States is unstoppable as a military force. Defense Secretary Hegseth had similarly stated that the United States had achieved dominance of the Iranian skies. The United States military has conducted more than 13,000 combat flights over Iran since February 28. Thirteen U.S. service members have been killed during the operation. Three F-15Es were previously lost in a friendly fire incident involving Kuwaiti air defenses early in the campaign, with no casualties. Friday’s downing marks the first confirmed instance of a United States aircraft being shot down by Iranian forces during the conflict. The operation has not been designated a war. This correspondent further notes that at 8:22 AM on the morning of April 3, several hours before the first aircraft was reported struck, the President published a post to Truth Social stating that with a little more time, the United States can easily open the Hormuz Strait, take the oil, and make a fortune, describing the prospect as a “GUSHER” for the world. The post has not been amended. The search for the second F-15E crew member is ongoing. Source Block Primary: Axios — US fighter jet shot down: https://www.axios.com/2026/04/03/iran-us-fighter-shot-down CBS News: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/american-fighter-jet-f15e-downed-over-iran/ Washington Post: https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2026/04/03/f-15-crash-iran-missing/ The War Zone: https://www.twz.com/air/photos-of-f-15e-wreckage-emerge-amid-iranian-claims-it-shot-down-an-american-fighter Washington Times (bounty/shoot instruction): https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/apr/3/iran-says-downed-american-fighter-jet-us-reportedly-mounting-rescue/ A-10 / Black Hawk: Disclose.tv via Newsmax — https://www.disclose.tv/id/6yynuihai8/ NYT live updates: https://www.nytimes.com/live/2026/04/03/world/iran-war-trump-oil Screenshots: screenshots/1775244391179_image.png, screenshots/1775244409714_image.png, screenshots/1775245369539_image.png, screenshots/1775245390917_image.png, screenshots/1775245470985_image.png Internal cross-references: Gusher post: 2026-04-03-trump-hormuz-gusher-take-the-oil.md Operation Epic Fury address: 2026-04-02-trump-address-nation-operation-epic-fury-nearing-completion.md

The Dispatch The President of the United States published an update to his position on the Strait of Hormuz on April 3, 2026, at 8:22 AM. The post read as follows: “With a little more time, we can easily OPEN THE HORMUZ STRAIT, TAKE THE OIL, & MAKE A FORTUNE. IT WOULD BE A ‘GUSHER’ FOR THE WORLD???” The post was signed President DONALD J. TRUMP. For the purposes of administrative record, this correspondent notes the progression of the President’s Hormuz positions over the preceding 72 hours. On April 1, the President posted that he would consider Iran’s ceasefire request once the Hormuz Strait was open, free, and clear, and that until that condition was met, the United States would be blasting Iran back to the Stone Ages. That evening, in his primetime address to the nation, the President urged other countries to build up some delayed courage and go take the strait themselves, as China, Japan, South Korea, France, and other nations receive the majority of their oil through it and should be responsible for its security. On April 2, the President posted video of Iran’s largest bridge being destroyed and stated that it is time for Iran to make a deal before it is too late and there is nothing left of what could still become a great country. On April 3, the President posted that with a little more time, the United States can easily open the strait, take the oil, and make a fortune. The Strait of Hormuz has been effectively closed to commercial shipping since early in the conflict, contributing to a 25 percent increase in United States gasoline prices, which the President described in his Easter Lunch remarks as a short-term increase and a true investment in the nation’s children’s future. The President said at those same remarks that the United States now controls 59 percent of the world’s oil supply as a result of the Iran operation and a prior military action in Venezuela. He said he would prefer to simply take Iran’s oil but acknowledged that the American public lacks the patience for an extended occupation. The April 3 post does not reference that assessment. The Hormuz Strait condition remains in effect. The gusher has not yet materialised. Source Block Primary: Trump Truth Social post, April 3, 2026: https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/posts/116340751005894827 Amplified by: NoLimitGains https://x.com/NoLimitGains/status/2040044161122832627 Via: Amir Tsarfati Telegram @beholdisraelchannel: https://t.me/beholdisraelchannel/74406 Via: Going Underground RT: https://t.me/goingundergroundRT/6528 Screenshots: screenshots/1775220470355_image.png, screenshots/1775220481628_image.png, screenshots/1775220523302_image.png Internal cross-references: Ceasefire / Hormuz piece: 2026-04-01-trump-iran-ceasefire-request-hormuz-wall-street.md Operation Epic Fury address: 2026-04-02-trump-address-nation-operation-epic-fury-nearing-completion.md Easter monologue: 2026-04-01-trump-easter-lunch-monologue-iran-nato-venezuela.md

The Dispatch Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps conducted a series of strikes on Thursday, April 2, 2026, targeting technology infrastructure, military assets, and transportation facilities across multiple countries. The strikes were described by Iranian state media as retaliation for the ongoing United States and Israeli military operation against Iran, which entered its second month in late March. The IRGC attacked Oracle Corporation’s data center in Dubai, according to Iranian state media. Earlier on Thursday, the IRGC struck an Amazon cloud computing centre in Bahrain, citing retaliation for attacks on Iran, according to the Iranian Students’ News Agency. The Amazon facility in Bahrain had been damaged in a previous Iranian strike on Wednesday; Bahrain’s Interior Ministry confirmed on Wednesday that civil defense teams were extinguishing a fire at a company facility following what authorities described as an Iranian attack. Two drones targeted a United States diplomatic facility near Baghdad Airport in Iraq, according to security sources. Drone attacks were also conducted against United States fighter jets at Jordan’s Al Azraq air base, according to Iran’s Mehr News Agency. A drone crashed at Iraq’s Trebil border crossing with Jordan, damaging customs clearance offices. The Islamic Republic’s semi-official Fars News Agency published a list of potential military targets on Thursday that included bridges in Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, Abu Dhabi, and Jordan. Bahrain’s Foreign Minister told the United Nations Security Council on Thursday that he hopes for a vote on Friday on a resolution to protect commercial shipping in and around the Strait of Hormuz. The Strait of Hormuz remains closed. At 12:37 PM on April 2, the President of the United States published a video to Truth Social showing the destruction of a bridge in Iran. “The biggest bridge in Iran comes tumbling down, never to be used again — Much more to follow,” the President wrote. “IT IS TIME FOR IRAN TO MAKE A DEAL BEFORE IT IS TOO LATE, AND THERE IS NOTHING LEFT OF WHAT STILL COULD BECOME A GREAT COUNTRY.” The post was signed President DONALD J. TRUMP. The post was published approximately fifteen hours after the President’s primetime address to the nation, in which he stated that the United States’ strategic objectives in Iran are nearing completion and that two to three additional weeks of strikes are planned. The ceasefire condition — the opening of the Strait of Hormuz — was not referenced in the post. Iran has named its own military operation Operation Roaring Lion. This correspondent notes, for purposes of administrative completeness, that Oracle Corporation announced layoffs of several thousand employees in the weeks preceding the IRGC’s attack on its Dubai data center. The circumstances of those layoffs were reported in a prior dispatch. Oracle has not commented on the status of the Dubai facility. Amazon has not commented on the status of the Bahrain facility. The bridge has been confirmed as tumbling down. Source Block Primary: Jerusalem Post — IRGC attacks Dubai Oracle data center, April 2, 2026: https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/iran-news/article-891951 Archive: https://web.archive.org/web/*/https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/iran-news/article-891951 Trump Truth Social post: https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/posts/116336091138489301 Screenshots: screenshots/1775160459066_image.png, screenshots/1775160469965_image.png, screenshots/1775160610098_image.png Internal cross-references: Oracle layoffs / IRGC target list piece: 2026-03-31-oracle-layoffs-6am-irgc-target-list-ai.md Ceasefire / Hormuz piece: 2026-04-01-trump-iran-ceasefire-request-hormuz-wall-street.md Operation Epic Fury address: 2026-04-02-trump-address-nation-operation-epic-fury-nearing-completion.md

The Dispatch Paula White, spiritual advisor to the President of the United States and director of the White House Faith Office, attracted public attention in January 2020 for a prayer delivered at a church event in which she called for all satanic pregnancies to miscarry. The prayer was delivered in full as follows: “In the name of Jesus, we command all satanic pregnancies to miscarry right now. We declare that anything that has been conceived in satanic wombs will miscarry, it will not be able to carry forth any plan of destruction, any plan of harm.” White subsequently clarified that the comment had been taken out of context. She stated that she had been praying against the fulfilment of demonic plans in people’s lives, with reference to Ephesians 6:12, a biblical passage concerning spiritual warfare rather than physical pregnancy. “Anything that has been conceived by demonic plans, for it to be canceled and not prevail in your life,” White said in her clarification. She added: “That is — any plans to hurt people.” The clarification was issued via Twitter. The original prayer was not retracted. Jesuit priest and America Magazine editor James Martin SJ responded to the original prayer by stating that no pregnancies are satanic, that every child is a gift from God, and that no one should ever pray for any woman to miscarry. White did not respond to Father Martin’s statement directly. White described the broader controversy as a disingenuous attempt to use words out of context for political gain, and stated that she would keep praying. On April 1, 2026, White delivered the opening prayer at the White House Easter Lunch, an event attended by the President, the Vice President, cabinet members, and six additional members of the clergy. At that event, White conveyed what she described as a message from the Holy Spirit indicating that the President will be victorious in all that he puts his hands to. She did not reference the 2020 prayer during her remarks. The assembled guests laid hands on the President. The lunch continued. Source Block Primary: Christian Today — Paula White explains satanic pregnancies prayer: https://www.christiantoday.com/news/paula-white-says-satanic-pregnancies-comment-was-taken-out-of-context Archive: https://web.archive.org/web/*/https://www.christiantoday.com/news/paula-white-says-satanic-pregnancies-comment-was-taken-out-of-context Screenshot: screenshots/paula-white-satanic-pregnancies.png Internal cross-reference: Easter prayer programme piece

The Dispatch The White House Easter Lunch held on April 1, 2026 featured a formal spiritual programme comprising seven prayers delivered by six named clergy and one unidentified pastor. The event was attended by cabinet members, faith leaders, and the President of the United States. Remarks by the President preceded the prayers. The programme was organised by the White House Faith Office, which the President noted had not previously existed. Spiritual advisor Paula White opened the prayer portion of the event by conveying what she described as a message from the Holy Spirit. White told the President that the Holy Spirit had directed her to express gratitude on behalf of God. She characterised the President as the greatest champion of faith that we have ever seen in a president. She then drew parallels between the President’s trials and those of Jesus Christ. “Mr. President, no one has paid the price like you have paid the price,” White said. “It almost cost you your life. You were betrayed and arrested and falsely accused. It’s a familiar pattern that our Lord and Savior showed us.” White added that God had communicated a further message for the President: that because of Jesus Christ’s victory in resurrection, the President will be victorious in all that he puts his hands to. She did not specify the medium through which this communication was received. She then led the assembled guests in laying hands on the President. Evangelist Franklin Graham, son of the late Reverend Billy Graham and president of the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association, delivered the second prayer. Graham opened with a reference to the Book of Esther, a text from the Hebrew Bible in which the Persian king’s advisor Haman plots to kill the Jewish people and is ultimately defeated through the intercession of Queen Esther. “Father, you tell us in the Book of Esther that the Persians — the Iranians — were wanting to kill every Jew, woman, child, and do it all in one day,” Graham said. “But you raised up Esther to save the Jewish people. Today, the Iranians — the wicked regime of this government — wants to kill every Jew and destroy them with an atomic fire, but you have raised up President Trump.” Graham prayed for victory for the President, protection for the military, and freedom for the people of Iran, whom he described as seeking to be set free from what he called Islamic lunatics. He closed in the name of Jesus Christ. Further prayers were delivered by Pastor Marilyn Rivera, who prayed for unity and protection; Bishop Robert Barron, who prayed for the President to be given grace, courage, wisdom, and prudence; an unidentified pastor who reported having just returned from Venezuela, where he said 10,000 pastors had gathered and the fire of God fell on that place, which he attributed in part to the President’s military action in that country; Ralph Reed, chairman of the Faith and Freedom Coalition, who thanked God for causing the President to turn his head at the correct moment in Butler, Pennsylvania in July 2024, and for causing an agent to observe a rifle barrel at the President’s golf club, and who prayed specifically for the Iran conflict; and Pastor Robert Jeffress, who stated that he had told the President in January 2016 that God had appointed him to the presidency, and who characterised the current political situation as a battle between the kingdom of God and the kingdom of Satan. The United States military operation against Iran, Operation Epic Fury, entered its second month during the week of the Easter Lunch. The operation has been framed by the White House as necessary to prevent Iran from acquiring a nuclear weapon. The Director of National Intelligence assessed last year that Iran is not currently seeking to build one. The Book of Esther does not address nuclear weapons. Bible sales are currently at their highest level in many decades, according to figures cited by the President during his preceding remarks. Church attendance among young people has nearly doubled compared to five years ago. God has not issued a statement.

The Dispatch The President of the United States delivered remarks at the White House Easter Lunch on April 1, 2026, prior to the event’s formal spiritual programme. The remarks were unscripted and covered multiple subjects. The full transcript runs to approximately 10,000 words. This correspondent has filed a summary of the principal items of note. On Iran: the President stated that the military operation is winding up, with a few more hits required. He said the United States has blown up most of Iran’s thousands of ballistic missiles and that Iranian fire at American and allied targets has been decreasing weekly. He said the United States is now controlling 59 percent of the world’s oil supply, which he described as a combined result of the Iran operation and a prior military action in Venezuela, which he said was won in 45 minutes and is now operating as a joint venture. He said he would prefer to simply take Iran’s oil but acknowledged that the American public lacks the patience for an extended occupation. On the question of regime change, the President clarified that it was never the stated objective. “We got it by accident,” he said. He described the current Iranian government as the third regime to have emerged during the operation, following the elimination of the first regime’s leadership and the subsequent targeting of the 88-member council convened to select a replacement while they were in the process of voting. He said the third regime is much less radical. He said he would be addressing the nation on the subject at 9:00 that evening to tell everybody how great he is and what a great job he has done. He also stated that without him, Israel would not exist, and that the Middle East would not exist, and that there would have been a nuclear weapon. On NATO: the President stated that the alliance is a paper tiger. He said he had asked member states to contribute forces to the Iran operation to test their response, not because he needed them. He described France’s President Macron, whose wife treats him extremely badly, as having declined to send ships until after the war was won, which the President noted was not useful. He said the United Kingdom’s Prime Minister said he needed to ask his team and would meet the following week, by which point the President said the war would be over. He said he is considering withdrawing the United States from the alliance. He noted that King Charles is visiting in two weeks and is a nice guy but was not among the most helpful allies. He said NATO will not be there if we ever have the big one, adding that his relationships with the big one are better than with NATO. He did not elaborate on the big one. On domestic matters: the President reported that Somali immigrants in Minnesota had stolen 19 billion dollars through fraudulent daycare centres, that autism payments in that state had risen from under one million dollars to over 400 million dollars in four years, that the Department of Education has been largely returned to the states, that a judge had blocked construction of a $300 to $400 million White House ballroom depending on the marble selected, that transgender athletes had broken weightlifting records by 111 pounds and won marathons by five hours and 14 minutes, and that Bible sales are at their highest level in many decades. He said he is inviting all Americans to the National Mall on May 17th for a day of prayer, praise, and thanksgiving. The President noted that he refrains from profanity when Franklin Graham is in the room. Graham was in the room. The President did not use profanity during the remarks. The ballroom remains under construction. Source Block Primary: Roll Call / Factbase — Full transcript, Easter Lunch White House, April 1, 2026: https://rollcall.com/factbase/trump/transcript/donald-trump-remarks-easter-lunch-white-house-april-1-2026/ Archive: https://web.archive.org/web/*/https://rollcall.com/factbase/trump/transcript/donald-trump-remarks-easter-lunch-white-house-april-1-2026/ Screenshots: screenshots/1775136142949_image.png, screenshots/1775136173417_image.png, screenshots/1775136193237_image.png Internal cross-references: Easter prayer programme: 2026-04-01-white-house-easter-franklin-graham-paula-white-esther-trump.md Easter Israel clarification: 2026-04-01-trump-easter-lunch-israel.md Operation Epic Fury address: 2026-04-02-trump-address-nation-operation-epic-fury-nearing-completion.md

The Dispatch The President of the United States held an Easter Lunch event at the White House on April 1, 2026. Remarks were delivered. During those remarks, the President addressed the question of Israel’s existence. “If you didn’t have me, you wouldn’t have Israel,” the President said. The lunch continued. Source Block Via: The Conspiracy Hole (video clip) Screenshot: screenshots/1775093760344_image.png

The Dispatch The President of the United States delivered a primetime address to the nation on the evening of April 1, 2026, providing what the White House described as an important update on Operation Epic Fury, the military campaign against Iran launched jointly with Israel on February 28. It was the President’s first formal address to the nation since the operation began. The address was delivered approximately twelve hours after the President posted to Truth Social that Iran’s new regime president had requested a ceasefire — a claim denied by a spokesperson for Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian, who said Iran was determined to fight on. The President opened by stating that in the past four weeks, United States armed forces had delivered swift, decisive, overwhelming victories on the battlefield. He said Iran’s navy is gone, its air force is in ruins, most of its leaders are dead, and its ability to launch missiles and drones has been dramatically curtailed. He said weapons factories and rocket launchers are being blown to pieces, with very few of them left. He said the United States military has struck 12,300 targets and damaged or destroyed 155 Iranian vessels since February 28, according to US Central Command. He said the United States is winning bigger than ever before. The President stated that the war’s core strategic objectives are nearing completion. Those objectives, as enumerated by the White House, are: obliterating Iran’s ballistic missile arsenal and production capability, annihilating its navy, severing its support for regional proxy groups, and ensuring Iran does not acquire a nuclear weapon. He reiterated that the war is necessary to prevent Iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon. His own Director of National Intelligence acknowledged last year that Iran is not currently seeking to build one. The President stated there would have been no Middle East and no Israel without his withdrawal from the 2015 nuclear accord, which required Iran to scale back its nuclear programme under international monitoring. Iran has maintained that its nuclear activities are peaceful. The President stated that the United States will continue hitting Iran extremely hard over the next two to three weeks, and will take them back to the stone ages where they belong. He warned that if no deal is reached during that period, the United States has its eyes on key targets and will hit every one of Iran’s electric generating plants, very hard, and probably simultaneously. He stated that regime change was never the United States’ goal, but that regime change has occurred because of their original leader’s death. He stated that the conflict represents a true investment in your children and your grandchildren’s future. He stated that the whole world is watching and cannot believe what it is seeing. He acknowledged that gasoline prices have risen by more than 25 percent since the war began, and attributed the increase entirely to deranged Iranian terror attacks on commercial oil tankers. He described this price increase as short-term. On the Strait of Hormuz, the President urged other countries to build up some delayed courage and go to the strait and just take it, protect it. Earlier in the same week, the President had established the strait’s reopening as the condition for considering Iran’s ceasefire request. The President did not address this condition during the address. He closed by stating that the United States is on the cusp of ending Iran’s sinister threat to America and the world. The Strait of Hormuz remains closed. Source Block Primary: Al Jazeera liveblog — Iran war live, April 2, 2026: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblog/2026/4/2/iran-war-live-trump-to-address-nation-tehran-denies-seeking-ceasefire Supporting: CNN live updates: https://www.cnn.com/2026/04/01/world/live-news/iran-war-us-trump-oil Supporting: NPR: https://www.npr.org/2026/04/01/nx-s1-5769805/iran-war-trump White House objectives summary: https://www.whitehouse.gov/releases/2026/04/president-trumps-clear-and-unchanging-objectives-drive-decisive-success-against-iranian-regime/ PBS — Trump’s original Iran address (Feb 28): https://www.pbs.org/newshour/world/read-trumps-full-statement-on-iran-attack Screenshots: screenshots/1775093521845_image.png, screenshots/1775093588077_image.png, screenshots/1775093605378_image.png, screenshots/1775093615580_image.png, screenshots/1775093624874_image.png Internal cross-references: Ceasefire / Wall Street piece Pezeshkian open letter Desalination / contingency targets

The Dispatch Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian published an open letter to the people of the United States on April 1, 2026, via PressTV, the English-language Iranian state broadcasting network. The letter was published at 6:32 PM local time. It is addressed to the American people and to all those who, as the letter states, amid a flood of distortions and manufactured narratives, continue to seek the truth and aspire to a better life. The letter opens with the phrase: In the name of God, the Compassionate, the Merciful. The letter traces the history of US-Iran relations from the 1953 coup — described as an illegal American intervention aimed at preventing the nationalization of Iran’s own resources — through America’s support for Saddam Hussein during the Iran-Iraq war of the 1980s, the imposition of sanctions, and the current military operation. Pezeshkian states that Iran has never, in its modern history, initiated a war. He states that Iran pursued negotiations, reached an agreement, and fulfilled all its commitments, and that the decision to withdraw from that agreement and launch military action were choices made by the U.S. government. He states that attacks on Iran’s energy and industrial infrastructure constitute a war crime. He states that the Iranian people harbor no enmity toward ordinary Americans. He states that Iran, throughout its millennia of proud history, has outlasted many aggressors, and that all that remains of them are tarnished names in history. The letter poses a number of questions for the American people. Pezeshkian asks whether the United States has entered the conflict as a proxy for Israel. He asks whether Israel manufactured the Iranian threat to divert attention from its actions toward Palestinians. He asks whether Israel now aims to fight Iran to the last American soldier and the last American taxpayer dollar. He asks whether America First is truly among the priorities of the U.S. government today. The letter does not provide answers to these questions. The letter invites Americans to speak with those who have visited Iran and to observe accomplished Iranian immigrants who contribute to universities and technology firms in the West. This correspondent notes, for purposes of administrative completeness, that earlier on April 1, 2026, the President of the United States published a post to Truth Social reporting that Iran’s new regime president had requested a ceasefire. The President described Iran’s new regime president as much less radicalized and far more intelligent than his predecessors. The President stated the United States would consider the ceasefire request when the Hormuz Strait is open, free, and clear. The open letter published by Pezeshkian does not reference the ceasefire request. The Truth Social post does not reference the open letter. Both documents were published on the same day. The Hormuz Strait condition remains in effect. Source Block Primary: PressTV — Pezeshkian open letter to American people, April 1, 2026: https://www.presstv.ir/Detail/2026/04/01/766191/pezeshkian-letter-American-people Archive: https://web.archive.org/web/*/https://www.presstv.ir/Detail/2026/04/01/766191/pezeshkian-letter-American-people Screenshot: screenshots/1775079448356_image.png Internal cross-references: Ceasefire / Wall Street piece: Desalination / contingency targets piece

The Dispatch The United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention published a report in the Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report on March 19, 2026, designating SARS-CoV-2 variant BA.3.2 as a variant under monitoring. The variant has been assigned the informal designation Cicada. It was first identified in South Africa in November 2024, remained at low levels of detection for approximately twelve months, and has since been identified in rising numbers across multiple countries. As of February 11, 2026, the most recent date for which complete CDC data is available, BA.3.2 has been detected in 132 wastewater surveillance sites across at least 25 states, in nasal swab samples from four international travelers, in three airplane wastewater samples, and in clinical samples from five patients. The variant has been identified in at least 23 countries. The World Health Organization listed it as a variant of monitoring on February 23, 2026. BA.3.2 carries approximately 70 to 75 substitutions and deletions in its spike protein gene, compared to 30 to 40 in predecessor variants JN.1 and LP.8.1, which served as the basis for the 2025-2026 vaccine formulation. The CDC has assessed the variant as having immune escape potential — meaning antibodies produced by prior infection or current vaccines show reduced neutralization effectiveness in laboratory conditions. The variant is part of the Omicron lineage. No evidence has emerged that it causes more severe disease or higher mortality than other recent Omicron subvariants. Symptoms are consistent with standard COVID-19 presentation and are not clinically distinguishable from influenza, respiratory syncytial virus, or the common cold without testing. The CDC has not changed its core recommendations. Antivirals are expected to remain effective. As of the week ending March 21, 2026, BA.3.2 was detected in approximately 11 percent of national wastewater samples, according to CDC monitoring data. WastewaterSCAN, a disease-tracking program operated by Stanford University, reported detection in 3.7 percent of its samples as of March 14. The dominant circulating strain in the United States remains XFG, which accounts for approximately 53 percent of samples. BA.3.2 has not yet reached a proportion sufficient for inclusion in the CDC’s variant proportion tracker. In Northern Europe, the variant reached approximately 30 percent of sequenced cases in Denmark, Germany, and the Netherlands during the late 2025 to early 2026 period. Overall COVID incidence in those countries was not reported as dramatically elevated relative to prior periods. The first U.S. detection occurred in June 2025, via a traveler arriving from the Netherlands at San Francisco International Airport. The first confirmed U.S. clinical patient sample was collected in January 2026. National prevalence in sequenced samples from December 2025 through February 2026 was approximately 0.19 percent. The CDC’s wastewater surveillance program, which detected the variant’s presence across 132 monitoring sites in 25 states, operates by collecting samples from sewage, industrial discharge, and stormwater systems. It is the primary mechanism by which BA.3.2 has been tracked in the United States, given the reduction in formal clinical testing since the acute phase of the pandemic. The CDC is classified as a variant-under-monitoring designation, which indicates the agency is tracking the variant but has not assessed it as a variant of interest or a variant of concern. A reformulated vaccine targeting fall 2026 circulation is under development. Surveillance continues. Source Block Primary: CDC MMWR — BA.3.2 Variant Under Monitoring Report, March 19, 2026: https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes/75/wr/mm7511a3.htm Archive: https://web.archive.org/web/*/https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes/75/wr/mm7511a3.htm Northeastern University: https://news.northeastern.edu/2026/03/27/new-covid-19-cicada-variant/ PBS NewsHour: https://www.pbs.org/newshour/health/what-we-know-about-the-new-cicada-covid-19-variant NBC News: https://www.nbcnews.com/health/health-news/flu-rsv-covid-cicada-virus-2026-symptoms-signs-rcna265906 Screenshots: screenshots/1775078285251_image.png, screenshots/1775078294053_image.png

The Dispatch The President of the United States has reported that Iran’s new regime president has requested a ceasefire. The update was published to Truth Social at 8:50 AM on April 1, 2026, and signed “President DJT.” The President described Iran’s new regime president as much less radicalized and far more intelligent than his predecessors. The President indicated the United States will consider the ceasefire request when the Hormuz Strait is open, free, and clear. Until that condition is met, the President stated, the United States will be blasting Iran into oblivion or, as he characterised it, back to the Stone Ages. The Hormuz Strait condition was previously established. On March 30, 2026, the President issued a diplomatic update outlining contingency infrastructure targets in the event a deal was not reached and the strait remained closed. Those targets included electric generating plants, oil wells, Kharg Island, and, with an exclamation point, desalination plants. That post closed with “Thank you for your attention to this matter.” The Hormuz Strait condition has not changed. The desalination plants have not yet been touched. Amir Tsarfati, a former Israeli Defense Forces major and founder of the evangelical intelligence ministry Behold Israel, filed commentary on the post from his Telegram channel at 8:57 AM. Tsarfati noted that the President published his update minutes before the opening of Wall Street. Tsarfati further observed that whether Iran’s president had actually requested a ceasefire was not entirely certain, adding “But who cares?” Tsarfati assessed the strategic objective as follows: the United States requires oil, and degrading Iran’s capabilities to dust while bringing prices down serves that objective simultaneously. Wall Street opened at 9:30 AM Eastern. Oil prices were not reported in this dispatch. This correspondent notes, for purposes of administrative completeness, that the President’s characterisation of Iran’s new regime president as far more intelligent than his predecessors refers to a government that came to power during the current military operation. The previous regime, against which the operation was initiated, is no longer in office. The new regime has now requested a ceasefire. The President has described this as a positive development and has also described his current course of action as blasting them back to the Stone Ages. Both characterisations were published in the same post. The Hormuz Strait condition remains in effect. Source Block Primary: Trump Truth Social post — https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/posts/116329512466946656 Archive: https://web.archive.org/web/*/https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/posts/116329512466946656 Secondary: Amir Tsarfati — Telegram @beholdisraelchannel — https://t.me/beholdisraelchannel/74319 Screenshots: screenshots/1775054503040_image.png, screenshots/1775054549777_image.png Internal cross-references: Desalination / contingency targets piece Canned fish / Tsarfati piece

The Dispatch The Virginia General Assembly has passed House Bill 333, establishing curriculum standards for any public school instruction on the events of January 6, 2021 at the United States Capitol. The bill passed the House 63 to 35 and the Senate 21 to 19, on largely party-line votes. Governor Abigail Spanberger is expected to sign it. It would be the first state law of its kind in the United States. Donna Phillips, head of the Center for Civic Education, confirmed this assessment. The bill does not require any Virginia school to teach about January 6. No district is compelled to include a lesson, unit, or classroom discussion on the subject. However, if a school board elects to provide such instruction, the bill imposes the following requirements. The instruction must not describe any portion of the events as a peaceful protest or peaceful demonstration. The instruction must not present as credible the claim that extensive election fraud in the 2020 presidential election could have changed or did change the outcome. The instruction must describe the events as an unprecedented, violent attack on United States democratic institutions, infrastructure, and representatives for the purpose of overturning the results of the 2020 presidential election. These requirements apply to any teacher who chooses to address the subject. The bill carries no penalty clause, no dedicated complaint process, and no funding for curriculum development or teacher training. The fiscal impact to the state is assessed as none. Local impact is listed as indeterminate. The Virginia chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union declined to comment. The bill’s sponsor, Delegate Dan Helmer of Fairfax, stated that HB333 is a direct response to a webpage published by the White House on January 6, 2026, the fifth anniversary of the attack, which described the events as a peaceful march, attributed the violence to law enforcement, accused then-Vice President Mike Pence of cowardice and sabotage, and found no wrongdoing on the part of President Trump. Fact-checkers and news organisations identified multiple false claims on that page. Helmer described the bill as a preventative measure against what he characterised as a White House disinformation campaign. Republican Delegate Tom Garrett of Buckingham characterised the bill as telling legislators what they are not allowed to say and what they must say, and compared the measure to tactics employed by Nazi Germany and Soviet Russia. The bill passed. The whitehouse.gov page has not been amended. This correspondent further notes, for purposes of administrative completeness, that forty-six individuals who were present at the United States Capitol on January 6, 2021 filed a class-action lawsuit in Florida on March 30, 2026, seeking 18.4 million dollars in damages from the Capitol Police and DC Metropolitan Police Department, alleging excessive force. Their complaint states that no one intentionally harmed any officers. Several named plaintiffs were previously convicted of assaulting the officers they are now suing, and were subsequently pardoned by President Trump. Virginia’s curriculum standards, if signed into law, would require that any classroom instruction on January 6 describe the event as a violent attack. The lawsuit describes it as a peaceful protest. Both documents are a matter of public record. The Governor’s office has indicated she will review all legislation that comes to her desk. Source Block Primary: Virginia Mercury — Bill to require factual teaching about U.S. Capitol attack clears Va. General Assembly Archive: https://web.archive.org/web/*/https://virginiamercury.com/2026/03/04/bill-to-require-factual-teaching-about-u-s-capitol-attack-clears-va-general-assembly/ Bill text (LegiScan): https://legiscan.com/VA/bill/HB333/2026 Detroit News: https://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/nation/2026/03/06/teaching-jan-6-virginia-bill/89017088007/ Screenshot: screenshots/Screenshot_2026-04-01_081201.png Internal cross-reference: Jan 6 rioters lawsuit piece — 2026-03-31 (pending slug)

The Dispatch The Kentucky General Assembly has introduced Senate Resolution 204 and House Resolution 132, recommending that a permanent statue of United States Senator Mitch McConnell be placed in the New State Capitol Rotunda in Frankfort, currently undergoing a 300 million dollar renovation. Senate President Robert Stivers filed the resolution, describing McConnell as the most influential Kentuckian in the last century or, possibly, the history of the state. McConnell, 84, served as United States Senator from Kentucky from 1985 until his retirement and became the longest-serving Senate party leader in American history. The resolution does not carry the force of law. It is intended, per its sponsor, to start the discussion. The proposal has received mixed reviews. Donald Trump Jr. responded to the statue resolution on X with the following assessment: “It belongs in Kiev, not Kentucky.” This is a geographic recommendation, not an endorsement. President Donald Trump has not publicly commented on the Kentucky statue specifically, though his views on Senator McConnell are a matter of extensive public record. The President has previously described McConnell as a “political hack,” referred to him as “Old Crow,” accused him of “getting NOTHING done,” and stated that McConnell had “betrayed” him following January 6, 2021, when the Senator described Trump as “practically and morally responsible” for the attack on the Capitol before voting to acquit him. The relationship between the two men has been described by both parties as not warm. Senator McConnell did not seek reelection. The Kentucky General Assembly has not passed legislation making Juneteenth a state holiday. Juneteenth, which commemorates the effective end of slavery in the United States on June 19, 1865, became a federal holiday in 2021. As of this filing, Kentucky is among the states that have not enacted Juneteenth as an official state holiday. Governor Andy Beshear has publicly described the simultaneous advancement of the McConnell statue resolution and the absence of Juneteenth legislation as wrong. He suggested that a more fitting subject for commemoration might be General Charles Young. This correspondent notes the following regarding General Charles Young. Charles Young was born into slavery on March 12, 1864, in Mays Lick, Kentucky. His father escaped enslavement in 1865 and enlisted in the United States Colored Heavy Artillery. Young became the third Black graduate of the United States Military Academy at West Point, graduating in 1889. He was the first Black national park superintendent, overseeing Sequoia National Park in 1903. He was the first Black military attache. He was the first Black man to achieve the rank of colonel in the United States Army. He was passed over for promotion to brigadier general in 1917, despite his distinguished record, because White officers declined to serve under a Black superior. The Secretary of War medically retired him instead. To demonstrate his fitness for active duty, Young rode 500 miles on horseback from Wilberforce, Ohio, to Washington DC. The Secretary of War did not reverse the decision. Young died in Nigeria in 1922. He was buried with full military honours at Arlington National Cemetery. In 2022 — one hundred years after his death — he was posthumously promoted to brigadier general. Governor Beshear had initiated Kentucky’s request for this promotion in 2020. Neither President Trump nor Donald Trump Jr. has publicly commented on General Young. The New State Capitol Rotunda currently contains statues of Abraham Lincoln, Henry Clay, Alben Barkley, and Dr. Ephraim McDowell. There is also a vacant corner where a statue of Confederate President Jefferson Davis stood until Governor Beshear requested its removal in 2020. The General Assembly has final say over permanent displays in the space. Senate Resolution 204 is in committee. Juneteenth is not on the legislative calendar. General Young does not currently have a statue in the Kentucky Capitol. These are the facts as filed. Source Block Primary source: Governor Andy Beshear — Facebook post (screenshot on file) Screenshot on file: screenshots/beshear-mitch-statue-juneteenth.png Supporting sources: Kentucky Lantern / Yahoo News — McConnell statue resolution: https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/kentucky-republican-calls-mcconnell-statue-222905216.html LegiScan — SR204 text: https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/SR204/2026 Donald Trump Jr. — X post: https://x.com/DonaldJTrumpJr/status/ (via Townhall coverage) Townhall — Trump Jr. and MAGA reaction: https://townhall.com/tipsheet/josephchalfant/2026/03/30/andy-barrs-desire-for-a-mitch-mcconnell-statue-has-come-back-to-haunt-him-n2673669 National Park Service — Charles Young biography: https://home.nps.gov/people/charles-young.htm Wikipedia — Charles Young: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/C

The Dispatch The President of the United States published a statement on Truth Social on March 30, 2026, the day before the Supreme Court is scheduled to hear oral arguments in Trump v. Barbara, a case concerning his executive order ending birthright citizenship. The statement reads, in relevant part: “Birthright Citizenship has to do with the babies of slaves, not Chinese Billionaires who have 56 kids, all of whom ‘become’ American Citizens. One of the many Great Scams of our time!” The President’s statement arrives the day before oral arguments in a case that will determine whether his executive order — signed on his first day in office — is constitutionally permissible. The order redefines citizenship to exclude children born in the United States to parents without legal status or on temporary visas. The 14th Amendment, ratified in 1868, states: “All persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States and of the State wherein they reside.” This correspondent notes the following items for the record. The President’s characterisation of birthright citizenship as applying exclusively to the children of slaves is his stated position and the stated position of his administration’s legal filings before the Supreme Court. It is not the position of the Supreme Court, which in 1898 ruled in United States v. Wong Kim Ark that the 14th Amendment confers citizenship on children born in the United States to immigrant parents. Wong Kim Ark was the child of Chinese immigrants living legally in the United States. The Supreme Court ruled 6-2 that he was a citizen. The case is directly on point. It has governed birthright citizenship for 128 years. Legal scholars across the ideological spectrum, including those who support the President’s broader immigration agenda, have described the argument that the 14th Amendment applies only to the children of enslaved persons as inconsistent with the amendment’s text, its legislative history, and the 1898 precedent. Senator Jacob Howard, the Republican who managed the 14th Amendment’s passage in the Senate, stated in 1866 that the citizenship clause would include “every other class of persons” except foreign diplomats and their families. The children of Chinese immigrants were discussed specifically during the amendment’s drafting. They were included. This is in the congressional record. The President additionally stated that the United States is “the only Country in the World that dignifies this subject with even discussion.” Approximately thirty countries currently offer unrestricted birthright citizenship under the legal principle known as jus soli, including Canada, Mexico, and every country in Central and South America. The United States is not the only such country. This has been noted. The Supreme Court will hear oral arguments tomorrow. A decision is expected before the end of June. The 14th Amendment has been in continuous effect since 1868. Source Block Primary source: President Donald J. Trump — Truth Social, 30 March 2026 Archived copy: archive.org Screenshot on file: screenshots/trump-birthright-citizenship-post.png Supporting sources: Reason — Supreme Court arguments and 14th Amendment history: https://reason.com/2026/03/31/trumps-unconstitutional-attack-on-birthright-citizenship-finally-reaches-the-supreme-court/ PBS NewsHour — fact-check of Trump’s birthright claims: https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/fact-checking-trump-on-birthright-citizenship-and-birth-tourism-before-supreme-court-hears-arguments CBS News — Trump v. Barbara case overview: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/supreme-court-birthright-citizenship-trump-v-barbara/ Brennan Center — 14th Amendment legislative history: https://www.brennancenter.org/our-work/research-reports/birthright-citizenship-under-us-constitution

The Dispatch Oracle Corporation began notifying employees of their termination on March 31, 2026, at approximately 6 a.m. local time across the United States, India, Canada, and Mexico. The notifications arrived via email from an address identified as “Oracle Leadership” with the subject line: “Immediate Action Required – Important Information Regarding Your Employment.” The body of the email informed recipients that their role had been eliminated as part of a broader organisational change, that today was their last working day, and that access to company systems had been revoked. There was no prior notice from HR. There was no prior notice from direct managers. The email offered severance contingent on signing separation paperwork. Investment bank TD Cowen estimates the total cuts will affect between 20,000 and 30,000 employees — approximately 18 percent of Oracle’s global workforce of 162,000 people. Oracle has not confirmed the number. Oracle has not commented. The layoffs are tied to Oracle’s AI infrastructure buildout. The company has taken on 58 billion dollars in new debt in the past two months and has committed to capital expenditure of an estimated 156 billion dollars to construct AI data centers. The job cuts are expected to free up between 8 and 10 billion dollars in cash flow toward this project. Oracle posted a 95 percent jump in net income last quarter, reaching 6.13 billion dollars. This is not a company in financial distress. It is a company that has decided to fund the future using the present workforce as collateral. The employees who received the 6 a.m. email did not receive advance notice of this decision. Later on March 31, Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps published a statement through its official outlet Sepah News designating 18 American and allied technology companies as legitimate military targets. The statement advised employees of these institutions to immediately leave their workplaces to preserve their lives and warned that the companies should expect destruction of their respective units starting at 8 p.m. Tehran time on Wednesday, April 1. Oracle is on the list. The other 17 companies named are Cisco, HP, Intel, Microsoft, Apple, Google, Meta, IBM, Dell, Palantir, Nvidia, JPMorgan Chase, Tesla, General Electric, Boeing, Spire Solutions, and UAE-based AI firm G42. The IRGC stated that these companies are considered legitimate targets due to their involvement in planning and tracking targets for US-Israeli military strikes. Oracle holds an 88 million dollar contract with the US Air Force to integrate its cloud computing software into Air Force operations. Oracle has not commented on the IRGC designation. This correspondent notes that Oracle employees in the Gulf region received two significant communications on March 31, 2026. The first arrived at 6 a.m. and informed them their employment had ended. The second arrived later and advised them to leave their workplace before 8 p.m. on April 1. The sequencing is noted. Oracle has not commented on either. Source Block Primary sources: NY Post — Oracle layoffs: https://nypost.com/2026/03/31/us-news/major-tech-employer-oracle-announces-layoffs/ The Hill — IRGC tech target list: https://thehill.com/policy/technology/5809104-iran-irgc-apple-microsoft-google-hp-meta-tesla/ Screenshots on file: screenshots/oracle-layoffs-6am-email.png, screenshots/iran-irgc-tech-targets.png Supporting sources: The Next Web — Oracle layoffs detail: https://thenextweb.com/news/oracle-layoffs-march-2026 CNBC — Oracle layoffs confirmed: https://www.cnbc.com/2026/03/31/oracle-layoffs-ai-spending.html Electrek — IRGC full list and Tesla analysis: https://electrek.co/2026/03/31/tesla-irgc-target-list-gulf-operations-threat/ Times of Israel — IRGC statement text: https://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog_entry/irans-irgc-says-it-will-target-18-companies-including-google-apple-ibm-tesla/ Internal links: Palantir/school piece: /rabbit-trails/prsm-lamerd-school-palantir-ai-combat-debut Week five situation report: /rabbit-trails/iran-war-week-five-situation-report-haifa-teva-hormuz

The Dispatch The President of the United States issued three diplomatic communications on the morning of March 31, 2026, between 8:06 AM and 9:42 AM. They are presented here in order of transmission. At 8:06 AM, the President addressed countries experiencing difficulty obtaining jet fuel due to the closure of the Strait of Hormuz. He singled out the United Kingdom by name, noting that it had refused to become involved in the decapitation of Iran. He offered two suggestions. The first was to purchase fuel from the United States, which he noted has plenty. The second was to, in his words, “build up some delayed courage, go to the Strait, and just TAKE IT.” The President added that the United States would not be available to assist these countries going forward, as they had not been available to assist the United States. He noted that Iran had been “essentially, decimated” and that “the hard part is done.” He closed with the instruction: “Go get your own oil!” The post was signed: President DJT. 16 minutes after this, at 8:22 AM, the President addressed France. He stated that France had refused to permit planes loaded with military supplies for Israel to fly over French territory. He described France as “VERY UNHELPFUL” with respect to the “Butcher of Iran,” who he noted had been “successfully eliminated.” He stated that the United States will REMEMBER. The post was signed: President DJT. One hour and 20 minutes later, at 9:42 AM, the President announced that Their Majesties the King and Queen of the United Kingdom will visit the United States for a Historic State Visit from April 27 to 30, to include a Banquet Dinner at the White House on the evening of April 28. The President noted that the visit will be even more special this year as it coincides with the 250th Anniversary of the United States of America. He stated that he looks forward to spending time with the King, whom he greatly respects. He stated the visit will be TERRIFIC. The post was signed: DONALD J. TRUMP, PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. This correspondent notes that the United Kingdom was addressed twice in the same morning, at an interval of 96 minutes. In the first communication it was advised to build up delayed courage and go take its own oil, as the United States would no longer be available to help. In the second it was invited to a Banquet Dinner. The King is greatly respected. France was not mentioned in the third post. France will be remembered. The Strait of Hormuz remains closed. Source Block Primary sources: Post 1 (8:06 AM): https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/posts/116323481956698353 Post 2 (8:22 AM): https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/posts/116323516183718262 Post 3 (9:42 AM): https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/posts/116323992527197622 Screenshot on file: screenshots/trump-uk-france-hormuz-morning-posts.png Archived copies: archive.org post 1 archive.org post 2 archive.org post 3

The Dispatch The United States Environmental Protection Agency issued its highest-level air quality designation — “hazardous” — across a 200-mile stretch of Texas and New Mexico on March 27, 2026, affecting approximately 1.3 million residents. A second cloud of unhealthy air formed simultaneously near the US-Mexico border, centred over El Paso, a city of nearly 700,000 people. The air quality index in the border region reached 290 at its peak, a reading worse than any major city on Earth at the time of measurement, surpassing Dhaka, Delhi, and Lahore. Anyone within the affected zones was advised to close their windows, avoid outdoor activity, wear a face mask when leaving the home, and operate an air purifier if one was available. The source of the hazardous air is fine particulate matter designated PM2.5 and PM10, produced in this instance by a combination of industrial emissions, wind-blown dust, and fires reported outside Odessa. The region sits within and adjacent to the Permian Basin, the largest oil and gas producing zone in the United States, which contributes materially to baseline particulate matter levels in the area under normal conditions. The EPA’s air quality advisory instructs residents that PM2.5 particles are small enough to penetrate deep into the lungs, cause inflammation and breathing difficulties, and contribute to heart attacks and strokes. Residents are encouraged to run their air purifiers. The agency did not specify how residents without air purifiers should proceed. The Environmental Protection Agency, which issued this advisory, has undergone significant organisational changes in recent months. Under EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin, the agency has terminated approximately 400 probationary employees, closed its Office of Environmental Justice, shuttered its Office of Inclusive Excellence, and eliminated all diversity and equity staff across its ten regional offices. President Trump stated in a cabinet meeting that he expected 65 percent of the EPA’s workforce — approximately 11,000 employees — to be let go, though EPA spokespeople declined to confirm this figure. DOGE has been granted sign-off authority over all agency expenditures exceeding $50,000. The agency’s budget has been proposed for reduction by 65 percent. Administrator Zeldin has outlined five new strategic pillars for the EPA. They include bringing back American auto jobs, making America the AI capital of the world, and boosting fossil fuel development. Protecting human health and the environment is also on the list. One million three hundred thousand Americans have been advised to stay inside and lock their windows. The air purifiers are running where available. The EPA is on the case. Source Block Primary source: Daily Mail — toxic air warning Texas New Mexico, 27 March 2026 Screenshot on file: screenshots/toxic-air-southern-us-daily-mail.png Archived copy: archive.org Supporting sources: EPA/IQAir data via Mogaznews: https://news.mogaznews.com/index.php/news/16278/Technology/March-27-2026/Over-a-million-Americans-warned-to-stay-inside-and-lock-windows-as-toxic-air-spreads-across-Southern-US Government Executive — DOGE EPA spending controls: https://www.govexec.com/management/2025/03/epa-begins-eliminating-offices-doge-tightens-grip-nearly-all-agency-spending/403684/ Sierra Club — EPA cuts overview: https://www.sierraclub.org/sierra/epa-under-trump-besieged-mass-terminations-axed-programs-funding-cuts Wikipedia — DOGE federal agencies: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/US_federal_agencies_targeted_by_DOGE

The Dispatch A social media post published Monday morning by @USronaldcarter, describing the previous twelve hours as “catastrophic” for Israel and the United States, received 1.9 million views and 11,000 retweets within hours of publication. This correspondent has cross-referenced its claims against reporting from the New York Times, BBC, Al Jazeera, Times of Israel, and Reuters. The following is what can be confirmed. Iranian missile fire struck the Bazan oil refinery in Haifa on March 30, causing a fire and thick smoke visible across the city. A tanker in the facility’s grounds received a direct hit. Israeli Energy Minister Eli Cohen described the damage as not significant and confirmed no fuel disruption. The refinery has now been struck three times in less than a year. Its planned relocation from Haifa Bay, due to longstanding environmental and safety concerns, has been delayed to 2031. The chemical and pharmaceutical industrial zone near Beersheba, which includes one of Teva Pharmaceutical’s largest facilities, sustained fire damage from intercepted missile fragments in a previous barrage. Teva is the largest generic drug manufacturer in the world. The fire was reported as contained. US bases in Kuwait, Bahrain, the UAE, and Saudi Arabia have sustained damage from Iranian strikes, with the Institute for National Security Studies estimating over 800 million dollars in regional damage to date. These are confirmed. The claim that Iran carried out 27 strikes on the Negev with zero air defense interceptions is not confirmed. Multiple Israeli media sources report interceptions in recent barrages, though the rate and effectiveness have been described as diminished. The claim that Iran issued an ultimatum threatening to strike American universities by noon March 30 is not confirmed in the precise phrasing reported. The claim that Iran announced targeting of the personal homes of military commanders reflects stated Iranian intent but was not phrased as a formal announcement. The claim that Iran has full control of the Strait of Hormuz is not confirmed; Iran has asserted control and the strait remains closed to US and Israeli allied shipping, with QatarEnergy having already declared force majeure on LNG contracts. This correspondent notes the following without editorial comment. The military operation is now in its fifth week. More than 15,000 bombs have been dropped on Iran. More than 5,500 targets have been struck by coalition forces. The Iranian Red Crescent has recorded more than 1,900 dead and 20,000 wounded in Iran. Seventy-two fatalities have been recorded from Iranian strikes outside Israel. Israel’s missile interception capacity has been described by analysts as materially diminished. The Tomahawk stockpile has been described as alarmingly low. The RUSI think tank has estimated five years to replenish what has been expended. Civilian infrastructure on both sides — refineries, pharmaceutical plants, universities, power plants, desalination facilities, ports — is now a primary target category for all parties. The Atlantic is running headlines about a multidimensional economic disaster. These are all confirmed. The viral post closed with the words: “This war just entered a phase nobody planned for.” An AI system that nominated targets during the opening strikes has been promoted to a core Pentagon program of record. The President of the United States has outlined contingency plans for the desalination plants in a Truth Social post signed with his full name and title. The Vice President believes the unidentified aerial phenomena may be demonic. A UN representative resigned and said may God bless this world. God has not responded. The phase nobody planned for is being planned for now. Source Block Primary source: @USronaldcarter — X, 30 March 2026 Verification: @grok fact-check thread (screenshot on file) Screenshots on file: screenshots/ronald-carter-12-hours-screenshot.png, screenshots/grok-verification-screenshot.png Verified supporting sources: Haifa refinery strike: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/3/30/fire-contained-after-missile-attack-on-oil-refinery-in-israels-haifa Israel Hayom — dual barrage details: https://www.israelhayom.com/2026/03/30/dual-barrage-from-iran-lebanon-strikes-near-haifa-refineries/ JNS — Energy Minister response: https://www.jns.org/news/israel-news/iran-missile-hits-haifa-refinery-causes-no-fuel-disruption Ctech — Teva/Neot Hovav industrial zone: https://www.calcalistech.com/ctechnews/article/rjgfeodibl CNN — civilian infrastructure targeting across the region: https://www.cnn.com/2026/03/30/world/middle-east-civilian-targets-iran-war-intl RUSI — munitions cost and replenishment: https://www.rusi.org/explore-our-research/publications/commentary/over-11000-munitions-16-days-iran-war-command-reload-governs-endurance Internal links: Tomahawk piece: /rabbit-trails/tomahawk-missiles-alarmin

The Dispatch The Israeli Knesset has passed legislation mandating the death penalty for Palestinians convicted of intentionally killing a person with the intent to deny the existence of the State of Israel. The bill was introduced by the Otzma Yehudit party, led by National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir, and passed its final readings on Monday, March 30, 2026. The law now applies in any territory under Israeli functional control, including the West Bank and 53 percent of the Gaza Strip. Courts may impose the death sentence even if the prosecution did not request it. Unanimous consent of the judges is not required. Executions are to be carried out within 90 days of confirmation by the Israeli Prison Service. This correspondent notes several procedural details. The bill’s language specifies killing with intent to deny the existence of the State of Israel, a threshold that Israeli legal experts and IDF representatives both warned creates a practical distinction making the law applicable almost exclusively to Palestinians. Israeli nationals convicted of lethal nationalist attacks against Palestinians are not subject to the same provision, as the ideological burden of proof operates in one direction. The Justice Ministry’s representative described establishing the death penalty in the West Bank through civilian legislation as “very problematic.” The IDF warned the law contradicts international treaties to which Israel is signatory. The bill passed. Israel has executed two people in its history. The first was Meir Tobianski, an IDF soldier convicted of treason by court-martial in 1948, granted no lawyer or right of appeal, and hanged. He was subsequently exonerated. The second was Adolf Eichmann, convicted of crimes against humanity in 1962. Israel holds approximately 9,500 Palestinian prisoners. Several hundred are estimated to be eligible for the death penalty under the new law. Minister Ben-Gvir has been wearing a lapel pin in the shape of a noose to National Security Committee meetings during the bill’s deliberation. He handed out sweets to Knesset colleagues after the bill passed its first reading. His colleague, MK Limor Son Har-Melech, who co-sponsored the legislation, dressed as an executioner complete with noose and syringe for the Purim holiday. Her husband wore a costume representing the themes of, in his description, “occupation, expulsion, settlement.” Minister Ben-Gvir has confirmed that doctors have expressed willingness to participate in executions. Their message to him was: “Just tell us when.” The method of execution has not been finalised. Hanging is described as one of the options. The electric chair has also been mentioned. Ben-Gvir noted that euthanasia is another possibility. France, Germany, Italy, and the United Kingdom issued a joint statement expressing deep concern. They described the bill as having a de facto discriminatory character. Israel’s Foreign Ministry accused them of double standards. The bill passed. The doctors are available. Source Block Primary source: AP News — Israel death penalty bill Knesset Archived copy: archive.org Supporting sources: Haaretz — bill passage and wording: https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/israel-politics/2026-03-30/ty-article/israel-passes-bill-mandating-death-penalty-for-palestinians-convicted-of-terror/0000019d-3f83-d3ba-abbf-bfdfd95c0000 Common Dreams — noose pins, Purim costume, sweets: https://www.commondreams.org/news/israel-death-penalty-bill-advances Countercurrents — Ben-Gvir doctors quote: https://countercurrents.org/2026/03/israel-advances-death-penalty-bill-targeting-palestinian-detainees-what-it-means-and-why-its-dangerous/ Al Jazeera — EU response: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/3/29/european-nations-criticise-israels-death-penalty-plans Jewish Chronicle — Tobianski and Eichmann precedent: https://www.thejc.com/news/israel/death-penalty-bill-final-knesset-vote-uhclpd27 Adalah — legal analysis and prisoner figures: https://www.adalah.org/en/content/view/11499

The Dispatch The Precision Strike Missile designated PrSM completed prototype testing in 2025 and entered combat on the first day of the military operation in Iran, February 28, 2026. Its first confirmed strike hit a sports hall and adjacent elementary school in Lamerd, a city in southern Iran. At least 21 people were killed, including two schoolgirls aged 10 and 11 and their volleyball coach. The New York Times, working with munitions experts, verified the weapon’s distinctive silhouette in flight footage, its mid-air fireball detonation, and the pattern of tungsten pellet fragmentation damage across the school grounds and surrounding residential area. A United States official confirmed to the Times that the missile used was the PrSM. The missile is designed to detonate above its target and blast small tungsten pellets outward. The playground was peppered with fragmentation holes. The weapon performed as designed. An Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps compound is situated next to the sports hall. It appears to have been the intended target of the attack, though it is unclear whether it was damaged. According to archival satellite imagery reviewed by the Times, the school and sports hall have been separated from the IRGC compound by a wall for at least fifteen years. The school was publicly identified as a civilian facility on Google Maps, Apple Maps, and Wikimapia at the time of the strike. The wall is still there. CENTCOM’s response to reports of the strike was as follows: “We’re aware of the reports and are looking into them. U.S. forces do not indiscriminately target civilians, unlike the Iranian regime.” This was also the day a Tomahawk cruise missile struck a school in Minab, several hundred miles away, killing 175 people. Two schools on the first day of the military operation. One struck by a cruise missile. The other by a weapon so new the military was publicly celebrating its combat debut in the days that followed. Whether the Lamerd strike was a targeting failure, a design flaw, or deliberate, CENTCOM is looking into it. The AI targeting system that nominated locations for the opening strikes of the military operation is called Maven Smart System. It was built by Palantir Technologies under a contract valued at 1.3 billion dollars. It fuses satellite imagery, drone feeds, radar data and signals intelligence into a single interface, compressing the process of identifying, approving and striking a target from hours into seconds. Maven was being investigated for its possible role in the school strike in Minab. Following this investigation, Deputy Secretary of Defense Steve Feinberg signed a memo designating Maven an official Pentagon program of record, mandating its adoption across every branch of the United States military by September 2026. The contract ceiling was not reduced. Palantir’s stock has approximately doubled in the past year. The children’s volleyball team did not have a contract ceiling. Source Block Primary sources: New York Times — PrSM Lamerd strike investigation (via Oman Observer): https://www.omanobserver.om/article/1186950/world/region/missile-hit-iranian-sports-hall-and-school-nyt Marine Corps Times — Palantir Maven and school strikes: https://www.marinecorpstimes.com/news/your-military/2026/03/24/deadly-iran-school-strike-casts-shadow-over-pentagons-ai-targeting-push/ Reuters / Technology.org — Maven program of record designation: https://www.technology.org/2026/03/23/pentagon-makes-palantirs-maven-ai-an-official-core-military-system/ @MarioNawfal tweet thread number 2(screenshots on file) Screenshots on file: screenshots/prsm-lamerd-school-screenshot.png screenshots/palantir-ai-school-screenshot.png Archived copies: archive.org — Oman Observer archive.org — Marine Corps Times

The Dispatch The President of the United States has issued a progress report on negotiations to conclude the military operation in Iran. The update was published on Truth Social at 7:26 AM on March 30, 2026, and signed “President DONALD J. TRUMP.” It is reproduced here in full, as it constitutes its own summary: “The United States of America is in serious discussions with A New, AND MORE REASONABLE, REGIME to end our Military Operations in Iran. Great progress has been made but, if for any reason a deal is not shortly reached, which it probably will be, and if the Hormuz Strait is not immediately ‘Open for Business,’ we will conclude our lovely ‘stay’ in Iran by blowing up and completely obliterating all of their Electric Generating Plants, Oil Wells and Kharg Island (and possibly all desalinization plants!), which we have purposefully not yet ‘touched.’ This will be in retribution for our many soldiers, and others, that Iran has butchered and killed over the old Regime’s 47 year ‘Reign of Terror.’ Thank you for your attention to this matter. President DONALD J. TRUMP” This correspondent notes several items for the record. The President is negotiating with a regime he has described as new and more reasonable than the previous one, which is the regime the military operation began against in February. The transition between regimes appears to have occurred during the operation. The new regime’s precise composition and the circumstances of its emergence were not addressed in the post. The contingency targets identified by the President — electric generating plants, oil wells, Kharg Island, and possibly desalination plants — are civilian infrastructure. The Geneva Conventions and their Additional Protocols prohibit the deliberate targeting of objects indispensable to the survival of the civilian population, a category that includes drinking water installations. The desalination plants appear in the post with an exclamation point, suggesting the President considers their potential inclusion a matter of some enthusiasm. The word “touched” appears in quotation marks, implying the restraint exercised to date has been deliberate and provisional. The Hormuz Strait, closure of which would affect approximately 20 percent of the world’s oil supply and the economies of multiple nations not party to the current military operation, is described as needing to be “Open for Business.” This is a commercial framing. The post closes with “Thank you for your attention to this matter,” which is a formal epistolary convention typically employed in correspondence with landlords, utility providers, and regulatory bodies. In a related development, Israeli Channel 12 has reported that if the United States proceeds to a ground operation in Iran, Israeli forces will not participate. This is a troop contribution update. The military operation, which began as a joint US-Israeli air campaign, has killed the Iranian Supreme Leader, expended more than 850 Tomahawk cruise missiles, and produced over 1,900 confirmed dead. Israel has indicated it will observe the ground phase from a comfortable distance. Prime Minister Netanyahu’s precise location at the time of this clarification was not reported. He was not in Iran. Great progress has been made. The desalination plants have not yet been touched. Source Block Primary source: President Donald J. Trump — Truth Social, 30 March 2026 Archived copy: archive.org Screenshot on file: screenshots/trump-iran-obliterate-truth-social.png Secondary source: AF Post — @AFpost, X, 30 March 2026 Screenshot on file: screenshots/israel-no-ground-troops-netanyahu.png Via: Israeli Channel 12 Supporting context: Geneva Conventions Additional Protocol I, Article 54: https://ihl-databases.icrc.org/en/ihl-treaties/api-1977/article-54 Hormuz Strait oil transit figures: https://www.eia.gov/todayinenergy/detail.php?id=61025 Internal links: Trump military operation piece: /rabbit-trails/trump-military-operation-war-congressional-approval Tomahawk piece: /rabbit-trails/tomahawk-missiles-alarmingly-low-iran-war External link: Jane Doe’s Truthful response  

The Dispatch Russian political thinker Alexander Dugin has issued a classification update regarding Iranian ballistic missiles. Writing on the social media platform X, Mr. Dugin stated: “Iranian missiles are the tool of God castigating the West as Sodom and Gamora. Iranian missile is sacred.” This correspondent notes the following for the benefit of readers requiring context. Alexander Dugin is a Russian philosopher, political theorist, and author whose work on Eurasianism and the foundational principles of the Russian state has made him, in the assessment of numerous Western analysts, one of the most influential ideological architects of the Putin administration. He is sometimes referred to as “Putin’s brain,” a designation Mr. Dugin has neither confirmed nor denied in materials reviewed by this correspondent. His assessment of Iranian missiles as sacred should therefore be understood as a contribution from a figure with established proximity to one of the two major nuclear powers not currently firing Tomahawk cruise missiles at Iran. The theological framework Mr. Dugin applies is drawn from the Book of Genesis, in which the cities of Sodom and Gomorrah are destroyed by divine intervention as punishment for sins described variously across religious traditions as wickedness, inhospitality, and conduct the Lord found disagreeable. Mr. Dugin has applied this designation to the West collectively. The specific sins warranting the comparison were not enumerated in the post. The Iranian missiles, in this framework, are not weapons. They are instruments of correction. This correspondent further notes that the Vice President of the United States this week described unidentified aerial phenomena as demonic entities. The Secretary of War has asked defence contractors to accelerate weapons production. The contractors have not received funded orders. The military operation, which is not a war, continues. Into this environment, Mr. Dugin has introduced the category of sacred ordnance. The classification has been noted. The missiles remain in flight. Source Block Primary source: Alexander Dugin — @AGDugin on X, post 2037005417780322709 Archived copy: archive.org Screenshot on file: screenshots/dugin-iranian-missiles-sacred-tweet.png Retrieved: 2026-03-28

The Dispatch A sticker bearing the text “Happy 9/11 to those who celebrate” was observed affixed to the handle of a shopping cart in a public retail environment. The sticker includes a silhouette of a commercial aircraft, a rendering consistent with photographs of lower Manhattan taken on the morning of September 11, 2001, and the URL apsyop.com/truths. The branding along the outer edge reads “TRUTHS. We are to be believed.” The September 11 attacks killed two thousand nine hundred and seventy seven people. Five individuals who may be among those the sticker addresses were detained the same morning in Union City, New Jersey. Witnesses reported that the men, later identified as Israeli nationals employed by a New Jersey moving company called Urban Moving Systems, had positioned themselves in a parking lot overlooking the Manhattan skyline and were observed filming the World Trade Center, high-fiving, and appearing, in the words of one eyewitness statement provided to the FBI, “jovial.” The eyewitness wrote down the van’s license plate and called police. Around 4 p.m. the van was stopped near Giants Stadium. The men were removed at gunpoint. One passenger had four thousand seven hundred dollars in cash hidden in his sock. Another carried two foreign passports. A box cutter was found in the van. The five men were held for more than two months and subjected to interrogation and polygraph tests before being deported to Israel. Their employer, Dominik Suter, left for Israel before FBI agents could question him further. In 2019, following a Freedom of Information Act request, the FBI released one hundred and forty four pages documenting its investigation. The documents confirmed that agents observed “inconsistencies” in the men’s statements. They also confirmed that of seventy six photographs developed from the camera found in the van, fourteen were released to the public. The remaining sixty two were not. One of the men appeared on Israeli television following his return and stated: “Our purpose was to document the event.” The event he was referring to had, at the time of filming, just begun. The sticker did not specify which parties it was addressing. The shopping cart was unattended at time of filing. Source Block Primary source: FBI FOIA release, 2019 — 144 pages, “Twin Tower Bombing” case file Via: MuckRock / public record Primary source: ABC News — “Were Israelis Detained on Sept. 11 Spies?” (June 2002) URL: https://abcnews.com/2020/story?id=123885 Primary source: The Grayzone — “Were the notorious ‘Dancing Israelis’ 9/11 plotters, spies, or scam artists?” (September 2021) URL: https://thegrayzone.com/2021/09/11/dancing-israelis-9-11-plotters-spies-scam-artists/ Screenshot on file: 1774744903533_image.png Retrieved: 2026-03-28

The Dispatch Vice President J.D. Vance has issued a preliminary assessment of unidentified aerial phenomena. Speaking to podcaster Benny Johnson in a sit-down interview, the Vice President disclosed that he is “obsessed” with the matter, that he has attempted to visit Area 51 on multiple occasions, that scheduling has so far prevented this, and that he does not believe the phenomena in question are extraterrestrial in origin. He believes they are demons. “I don’t think they’re aliens,” the Vice President said. “I think they’re demons anyway, but that’s a long discussion.” The Vice President elaborated. “Celestial beings who fly around to do weird things to people” should not, he suggested, be categorised as aliens. Every major world religion, he noted, has acknowledged the existence of things that are difficult to explain. He then invoked a specific theological framework. “When I hear about extra natural phenomenon, that’s where I go to: the Christian understanding that there’s a lot of good out there, but there’s also evil out there. And I think that one of the devil’s great tricks is to convince people he never existed.” The Vice President confirmed he has spent three years at what he described as “the very tippy top of the classification.” He has reviewed materials unavailable to the general public. His working conclusion is that the entities are demonic. He stated his intention to visit Area 51 to confirm this. The trip has not yet been scheduled. Asked whether he would release the UFO files, the Vice President said he was working on it, but had become busy with the economy and national security. These two areas of concern were listed separately from the demonic entity question, suggesting the Vice President maintains parallel threat assessment tracks. This correspondent notes that the Vice President’s demonic hypothesis is consistent with a longstanding tradition of theological interpretation of aerial phenomena, and is inconsistent with the current position of NASA, the Department of Defense, and the All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office, none of which have characterised the phenomena as infernal. These agencies were not contacted for comment. The Vice President has three years remaining to complete his investigation. The entities have not responded to requests for clarification regarding their nature or intent. The classification level remains very tippy top. — Filed and forgotten, as is proper. Source Block Primary source: Mediaite — Jennifer Bowers Bahney, 27 March 2026 Archived copy: archive.org Benny Johnson tweet: https://twitter.com/bennyjohnson/status/2037611400223179189 Retrieved: 2026-03-27

The Dispatch The President of the United States has resolved a matter of longstanding semantic ambiguity. Speaking publicly, President Donald Trump explained that the current military activities in Iran are designated a military operation and not a war, and he has explained why. His remarks are reproduced here in full, as they constitute their own summary: “It’s for legal reasons I say military op, because as a military operation I don’t need any approvals. As a war you’re supposed to get approval from Congress, something like that. So I call it a military operation.” For the benefit of readers unfamiliar with the relevant administrative framework, this correspondent notes the following. Article I, Section 8 of the United States Constitution assigns to Congress the exclusive authority to declare war. The War Powers Resolution of 1973, enacted following a previous set of military operations that were also not called a war, requires the President to notify Congress within 48 hours of committing armed forces to hostilities and limits such deployments to 60 days without congressional authorisation. These are existing laws. They apply to wars. The current activities are not a war. The President has confirmed this, and has explained his reasoning in the above statement, which this correspondent has reproduced in full. Since the commencement of the military operation, which began in February, coalition forces have fired more than 850 Tomahawk cruise missiles. The Supreme Leader of Iran has been killed. A British defence think tank has estimated that replenishing the munitions expended will take a minimum of five years and cost upwards of fifty billion dollars. The Iranian Red Crescent has recorded more than 1,900 dead and 20,000 wounded. The Secretary of War has personally contacted defence contractors to request faster weapons delivery. The contractors have not received funded orders. Peace negotiations, which Tehran has confirmed are not occurring, are described by the President as going very well. All of this has taken place in the context of a military operation. Congressional approval has not been sought. Congress has not been consulted. This is consistent with the operation being a military operation and not a war, a distinction the President has now publicly clarified for legal reasons, which he has also explained. This correspondent has no further comment. The terminology is settled. The military operation continues, there had never been and will never be a war. Trump continues to be a peace president and not a war-time president. The kinetic strikes should be considered opportunities for growth, and nothing else. Source Block Primary source: Disclose.tv — Telegram post 20536 Archived copy: archive.org Screenshot on file: (none — quote provided directly) Retrieved: 2026-03-27 Supporting sources: U.S. Constitution, Article I, Section 8: https://constitution.congress.gov/browse/article-1/section-8/ War Powers Resolution (1973): https://www.congress.gov/bill/93rd-congress/house-joint-resolution/542 Middle East Eye — missile expenditure and casualty figures: https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/us-israel-burning-through-tomahawk-interceptor-missiles-iran RUSI — munitions cost and replenishment timeline: https://www.rusi.org/explore-our-research/publications/commentary/over-11000-munitions-16-days-iran-war-command-reload-governs-endurance Internal links: Tomahawk piece:   https://www.apsyop.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/not-a-war2026-03-27-18-44-41.mp4

The Dispatch A Telegram post published to the @beholdisraelchannel announced that “the pager operation has been upgraded.” The post, authored by Amir Tsarfati — a former Israeli Defense Forces major and founder of the evangelical intelligence ministry Behold Israel — reported that dozens of Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps soldiers in Shiraz had been killed after opening canned fish. The fish had been air-dropped by Israel disguised as food aid. Those who handled the cans experienced explosions consistent with booby-trapped devices. Casualties in Shiraz were described as significant. No source was named. The post received 2,618 thumbs-up reactions. For context, this correspondent notes the following. In September 2024, Israeli intelligence distributed 5,000 PETN-loaded pagers to Hezbollah operatives through a shell corporation registered in Hungary. The devices detonated simultaneously, killing at least 37 people and wounding over 3,000. The West Point Lieber Institute, the International Bar Association, and a United Nations panel of human rights experts subsequently assessed this operation as a likely violation of international law under Amended Protocol II of the Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons, which prohibits the deployment of booby-traps disguised as apparently harmless portable objects. The pager operation has been independently verified. No independent verification has been obtained as to whether the fish in question displayed explosive tendencies before they were contained within the packaging. It’s also worth mentioning, that fish are not pagers. This correspondent further notes that canned fish is classified internationally as a food product — a categorisation that would require significant revision if the Tsarfati report were confirmed. Sources described as familiar with the operation were quoted in a separate communiqué as stating, “So long, and thanks for all the fish.” The provenance of this communiqué has not been established. The fish remains unclassified.     Source Block Primary source: Amir Tsarfati — Telegram @beholdisraelchannel post 73882 Archived copy: archive.org Screenshot on file: screenshots/tsarfati-canned-fish-source.png Retrieved: 2026-03-27 Supporting sources: West Point Lieber Institute — pager operation legal analysis: https://lieber.westpoint.edu/well-it-depends-explosive-pagers-attack-revisited/ The New Arab — pager attack and international law: https://www.newarab.com/news/did-israeli-pager-attack-hezbollah-violate-international-law IBA — Lebanon device attacks: https://www.ibanet.org/lebanon-device-attacks Related TRUTHS™ post: https://www.apsyop.com/truths/canned-fish-is-not-a-war-crime/

The Dispatch The United States has fired more than 850 Tomahawk cruise missiles in four weeks of operations over Iran, according to officials speaking to the Washington Post, who described remaining stockpiles in the region as “alarmingly low.” The Pentagon did not confirm the characterization. It also did not deny it. Tomahawk missiles travel more than 1,000 miles and are manufactured at a rate of several hundred per year. Analysts at the Royal United Services Institute, a British defence think tank, have determined that replenishing the missiles already fired will take a minimum of five years. The conflict that produced this expenditure took four weeks. This timeline has been noted. No adjustment to the production schedule has been announced. The same analysts tracked coalition forces expending 11,294 munitions in the first 16 days of the conflict at a cost of approximately $26 billion. They estimate replacement will cost upwards of $50 billion, a figure which reflects standard wartime procurement premiums and not, officials stress, any cause for concern. Secretary of War Pete Hegseth has personally contacted defence firms to request faster delivery. The firms have received no funded orders. Long-range interceptors and precision strike weapons are, per the RUSI report, “nearing exhaustion.” Citizens are reminded that exhaustion is a temporary condition. The shrinking supply of Tomahawks has increased discussion of a ground operation into Iran, given that the air campaign, which killed the Supreme Leader and numerous senior officials, has not yet dislodged the Islamic Republic. Negotiations, mediated through Pakistan, are described by President Trump as going “very well.” Tehran has denied that negotiations are taking place. The document remains publicly available. Source Block Primary source: Middle East Eye — Alex MacDonald, 27 March 2026 Archived copy: archive.org Primary source: RUSI — “Over 11,000 Munitions in 16 Days of the Iran War” — Amoah, Bazilian, Matisek, 24 March 2026 Archived copy: archive.org Via: G3 News / Telegram — t.me/g3news/21006 Screenshots on file: 1774629338005_image.png, 1774629380601_image.png Retrieved: 2026-03-27   — Filed and forgotten, as is proper.