Month: March 2026

Orbán has been very clear: no Druzhba pipeline oil, no EU funding.

Since Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán won’t accept Ukraine in NATO or in the EU, he became the enemy of Volodymyr Zelensky’s regime, who even threatened to unleash the Ukrainian military on him.

To get some vengeance on Orbán, and also to create an economic crisis who will favor the Globalist opposition that Kiev is illegally funding, Zelensky ordered the Druzhba (‘Friendship’) pipeline to be shut, cutting the flow of Russian oil that both Hungary and Slovakia depend on.

Read: Hungary To Declassify Bombshell National Security Report Proving Globalist Opposition to Viktor Orbán Is Illegally Funded by Ukraine

After that, to no one’s surprise, Orbán retaliated by blocking the life-saving 90-billion-euro loan from the EU to Ukraine.

Zelensky could have opened the oil flow and gotten the Brussels money – but he will only do it if and when Peter Magyar, the Globalist candidate he is backing, wins the April elections.

So, today, as the EU leaders met in the European Council headquarters in Brussels, Belgium, for a crucial summit, all eyes were on Orbán.

This is not a game. Access to affordable energy is vital for Hungarian families and businesses. We are not asking for favours. We insist on receiving what is rightfully ours, what keeps our homes warm and our economy running. It is time to end the oil blockade @ZelenskyyUa. pic.twitter.com/ttvcLxQaXd

— Orbán Viktor (@PM_ViktorOrban) March 19, 2026

“Zelensky should understand it, that this is not a game, this is absolutely existential for the Hungarians. We are waiting for the oil, all the other is just fairytale. What we are speaking about is not politics.

To get the oil is existential for the Hungarians. Without getting that oil, all the households and Hungarian companies will go to bankruptcy. So you know, it’s not a joke, it’s not a political game.”

Politico reported:

“EU leaders have failed to convince Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán to drop his opposition to a €90 billion loan to fund Ukraine’s war effort, according to four diplomats and officials.

A 90-minute discussion on the loan failed to produce a clear path to a deal, according to the four diplomats and officials, granted anonymity to speak openly about the closed-door talks at the European Council.

According to one of the diplomats, European Council President António Costa blasted Orbán’s behavior as ‘unacceptable’ and a breach of the terms of cooperation that underpin the EU. Costa pointed out that no leader has ever violated ‘this red line before’.”

WATCH: Hungarians Take to the Streets in Greatest Political March in History To Support Orbán’s Government, Reject War and Denounce Ukrainian Oil Blackmail

“Speaking in the room, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán rejected the idea that his block on the approval of a €90 billion loan to Ukraine is linked to the upcoming election, calling it ‘totally unfounded’, said an official familiar with the talks, granted anonymity to speak freely. Orbán accused his fellow leaders of caring more about Ukraine than about Hungary and said it is an ‘existential issue’ for Budapest.”

Hungary’s Orban STANDS HIS GROUND in EU: ‘we have right to say NO to Ukrainian war loan’

‘As long as Zelensky doesn’t lift oil blockade, they will not receive ANY money from Brussels’ pic.twitter.com/YIP6odFRwn

— RT (@RT_com) March 19, 2026

Read more:

ORBÁN FIGHTS BACK: Hungary Blocks $106 Billion EU Loan to Ukraine Until Zelensky Allows Flow of Russian Oil Through Druzhba Pipeline To Resume

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This should infuriate every single person with a conscience.

The bloodthirsty Iranian regime carried out public hangings on Thursday, executing three young men, including a promising 19-year-old wrestling champion, over their alleged involvement in anti-government protests earlier this year.

The execution is the kind of medieval barbarism that the mullahs in Tehran continue to inflict on their own people.

To anyone still defending a regime that chanted “Death to America” and bankrolls terror groups like Hamas, Hezbollah, the Houthis, Palestinian Islamic Jihad, Iraqi Shiite Militias, Bahraini Militant Groups, Syrian Proxies, and more, you’re defending brutality, oppression, and death. There’s no moral high ground there.

TIME Magazine reported that Iranian officials and intelligence estimates suggest that 30,000–36,500 people were killed in anti-regime in just TWO DAYS (Jan 8–9, 2026).

TIME reported:

As many as 30,000 people could have been killed in the streets of Iran on Jan. 8 and 9 alone, two senior officials of the country’s Ministry of Health told TIME—indicating a dramatic surge in the death toll. So many people were slaughtered by Iranian security services on that Thursday and Friday, it overwhelmed the state’s capacity to dispose of the dead. Stocks of body bags were exhausted, the officials said, and eighteen-wheel semi-trailers replaced ambulances.

The Iranian regime has now executed three individuals who took part in anti-government protests.

The victims were identified as Saleh Mohammadi, a 19-year-old freestyle wrestler from Qom who had earned medals on the international stage, including at a competition in Russia, along with Mehdi Ghasemi and Saeed Davoudi.

Iranian state media coldly announced the executions, claiming the three were convicted of murdering two police officers—charges that activists say were based largely on forced confessions obtained under torture during nationwide protests that erupted in December 2025 and January 2026 against the regime’s corruption, repression, and economic failures.

The hanging of a 19-year-old wrestler on Thursday intensified concerns over the fate of other detained athletes, with fears growing that more executions could follow in cases linked to protests earlier this year.https://t.co/QTaaAkSygG pic.twitter.com/pq078Rejjx

— Iran International English (@IranIntl_En) March 19, 2026

Iran International reported:

Three protesters – Mehdi Ghasemi, Saleh Mohammadi and Saeed Davoudi – were executed on Thursday after being accused of killing two police officers during unrest in January, according to the judiciary-linked Mizan news agency.

Mohammadi, a national-level wrestler who had competed internationally, denied the charges in court and said his confession had been obtained under torture, according to accounts from those close to him. Members of Iran’s wrestling community had also defended him, saying he had no history of violence.

Mohammadi had represented Iran in international wrestling events, including the 2024 Saitiev Cup in Russia, where he won a bronze medal.

[…]

A growing list of athletes, coaches and referees remain detained, many linked to the recent wave of protests as well as earlier unrest.

Among those named are footballer Mohammad Hossein Hosseini, water polo goalkeeper Ali Pishevarzadeh, marathon runner Niloufar Pas, kickboxing champion Benjamin Naghdi, teenager footballer Abolfazl Dokht, and boxer Mohammad Javad Vafaei Sani.

Others include basketball coach Payam Vahidi, billiards coach Hamzeh Kazemi, aerobics coach Narges Heidari and former footballer Amir Reza Nasr Azadani, whose earlier arrest had already drawn international concern.

Several detainees are young athletes, including Amirhossein Ghaderzadeh, 19, and Abolfazl Dokht, raising alarm among campaigners who say they face similar charges and judicial processes.

Boxer Mohammad Mahshari, a bronze medalist at the 2024 Asian youth and under-23 championships, is also reported to be in custody.

Read more here.

Iran also executed a Swedish-Iranian man, identified as Kourosh Keyvani, on Wednesday after convicting him of espionage for Israel.

It can be recalled that Iran’s Women’s Soccer Team protested the Islamic regime by refusing to sing the national anthem.

Following their act of defiance, Iranian state media branded them “wartime traitors” in the midst of the ongoing conflict with Iran.

President Trump announced that the Australian government was providing asylum to some members of the team.

He wrote on Truth Social, “I just spoke to Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, of Australia, concerning the Iranian National Women’s Soccer Team. He’s on it!”

“Five have already been taken care of, and the rest are on their way.”

“Some, however, feel they must go back because they are worried about the safety of their families, including threats to those family members if they don’t return.”

“In any event, the Prime Minister is doing a very good job having to do with this rather delicate situation. God bless Australia!”

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CIA Director John Ratcliffe on Thursday testified before the House Intelligence Committee that America would be “immediately attacked” upon Israel attacking Iran. 

On Thursday, during the House Intelligence Committee hearing, Gabbard dodged Rep. Andre Carson’s (D-IN) question of whether or not “Iran intended to conduct a preemptive attack on the US prior to beginning this war.” She stated that “the answer to this question needs to be reserved for a closed hearing,” and “the intelligence community does provide the assessments of the threats that exist to the president, so that he can make that determination within the body of information.”

Ratcliffe in his response just flat out admitted that “in the likely event of a conflict between Iran and Israel, that the US would be immediately attacked, regardless of whether the United States stayed out of that conflict.”

WATCH:

Carson: The Trump administration has justified this war with Iran as necessary to stop an imminent threat. But the administration has not provided this committee with any intelligence indicating Iran was preparing a nuclear weapon, planning a preemptive attack on the United States, or possess any immediate capability to strike the US homeland. That raises very serious questions about what the analysis of the IC provided before the decision to go to war was made. Directors Gabbard and Ratcliffe, is there any evidence that Iran intended to conduct a preemptive attack on the United States? And I ask this because 13 service members have been killed in Trump’s war, including Captain Seth Koval, a husband and a dad from my state of Indiana, and my constituents want answers. So, is there any evidence that Iran intended to conduct a preemptive attack on the US prior to beginning this war, yes or no?

Gabbard: Congressman, the answer to this question needs to be reserved for a closed hearing. I will say, however, the intelligence community does provide the assessments of the threats that exist to the president, so that he can make that determination within the body of information and intelligence and activities within the region that ultimately he is responsible for what is an imminent threat, and if there is an imminent threat, what actions need to be taken?

Ratcliffe: Congressman, as the DNI said, there’s a body of intelligence that we’ll be able to cover in the in the classified portion of this hearing that reflects, that does reflect that in the likely event of a conflict between Iran and Israel, that the US would be immediately attacked, regardless of whether the United States stayed out of that conflict.

It can be recalled that before the war, US negotiators were working to negotiate a deal, and Trump had been threatening military action against Iran. But now, the Secretary of State that the US struck because Israel wanted to attack, but at the same time, pretending that isn’t the case.

Previously, Secretary of State Marco Rubio made similar comments in the days following the initial Operation Epic Fury strikes, where he told reporters that an Israeli attack against Iran was imminent and that “if Iran came under attack by anyone, the United States, Israel, or anyone, they were going to respond and respond against the United States.”

“If we stood and waited for that attack to come first before we hit them, we would suffer much higher casualties,” Rubio said of Israel’s planned attack.

“We knew that there was going to be an Israeli action, we knew that that would precipitate an attack against American forces, and we knew that if we didn’t preemptively go after them before they launched those attacks, we would suffer higher casualties and perhaps even higher those killed, and then we would all be here answering questions about why we knew that and didn’t act.”

Based on what Rubio said, later corroborated by Ratcliffe, Israel was planning to attack, which placed American troops in danger, and therefore, the United States was forced to “preemptively” attack Iran.

WATCH:

As The Gateway Pundit reported, Rubio attempted to obfuscate his comments, snapping at reporters and claiming that, “The President determined we were not going to get hit first. It’s that simple, guys. We are not going to put American troops in harm’s way. If you tell the President of the United States that if we don’t go first, we’re going to have more people killed and more people injured, the President is going to go first.”

Ratcliffe’s comments come after Former National Counterterrorism Center Director Joe Kent resigned on Tuesday, citing his opposition to the war in Iran and undue influence from Israeli officials. “Iran posed no imminent threat to our nation, and it is clear that we started this war due to pressure from Israel and its powerful American lobby,” he said in a letter to President Trump.

President Trump responded to his resignation, calling Kent “very weak on security,” adding, “When I read his statement, I realized that it’s a good thing he’s out because he said Iran was not a threat.”

President Trump Responds to Resignation of National Counterterrorism Center Director Joe Kent (VIDEO)

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Satanic UK doctors will now kill fully-formed babies up to and even during birth!

After a late-night debate in the House of Lords, a dark decision was reached that will affect generations to come, and deliver the United Kingdom into the arms of the ‘culture of death’ once and for all.

In a shameful turn of events, the peers voted to allow abortion up to birth.

This barbaric practice will now become lawful, in yet another sign of the decadence of Britain, and of the Western World in general.

BREAKING: On a sad & shameful day for our nation, the House of Lords has just voted to allow abortion UP TO BIRTH to be introduced into law. This extreme proposal will endanger women & threaten the lives of viable unborn babies.1/ pic.twitter.com/DNlmXrGPsA

— Right To Life UK (@RightToLifeUK) March 18, 2026

GB News reported:

“Last June, MPs had voted to support decriminalizing the practice. That came as part of an amendment to the Crime and Policing Bill.

The amendment included a clause to change the law to decriminalize abortions for any reason, including if women did not want to have a child of a certain sex – and at any point up to and during birth.”

Tonight’s vote means there will be no legal deterrent against a woman inducing her own abortion right up to full-term for any reason, including sex-selective abortions. A civilised society does not permit abortion up to birth. Only 1% of the public support it. 3/

— Right To Life UK (@RightToLifeUK) March 18, 2026

“Tory peer Baroness Monckton then tabled an amendment to remove the ‘radical proposal’ from the draft law.

But on Wednesday [yesterday] night, peers voted this down by 185 votes to 148, majority 37.”

LifeNews reported:

“Polling shows that 89% of the general population and 91% of women agree that gender-selective abortion should be explicitly banned by the law – and only 1% of women support introducing abortion up to birth.

Another poll shows that more than half of the general public agrees that it should remain the case that a woman is breaking the law if she has an abortion of a healthy baby after the current 24-week legal time limit up until birth. Only 16% disagreed.

The introduction of the clause to the Crime and Policing Bill caused a major backlash, which included 91% of 28,000 respondents to a poll run by The Telegraph saying they were opposed to the extreme law change that would be introduced by clause 208.”

Spokesperson for Right To Life UK, Catherine Robinson:

“The abortion up to birth clause is one of the most extreme pieces of legislation ever to pass the House of Commons and the House of Lords. It is a travesty that such an enormous and terrible legislative change, which will directly endanger the lives of unborn babies well beyond the point at which they would be able to survive outside the womb, as well as the lives of their mothers, has been allowed to happen”.

Read more:

CULTURE OF DEATH: After Late Term Abortions, British MPs Now Approve Assisted Suicide Bill – PM Starmer Votes for It – Campaigners Vow To Resist Legislation in the House of Lords

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Washington’s DHS shutdown is turning America’s airports into a pressure point—because TSA officers are being ordered to work without pay while partisan demands stall a fix.

Unpaid TSA Workforce Pushes Airport Screening Toward a Breaking Point

TSA checkpoint delays are intensifying because the partial DHS shutdown has required roughly 50,000 TSA officers to keep working without pay since the funding lapse in mid-February. Internal figures reported by national outlets show unscheduled absences doubling to around 6% nationally, with a peak near 9% on Feb. 23. As missed paychecks hit in mid-March, airports began consolidating checkpoints and managing PreCheck lane access differently by location.

This week’s TSA chaos will look like ‘child’s play’ if the shutdown isn’t solved soon, Transportation Secretary says https://t.co/q1BTMOcu6e

— Jazz Drummer (@jazzdrummer420) March 19, 2026

Specific airport snapshots show how quickly a staffing issue becomes a public disruption. Data cited in reporting included Houston’s Hobby Airport recording callout rates above 50% on certain days in early March, an eye-popping figure that forces managers into triage: fewer open lanes, longer waits, and more stressed passengers. Airlines and airport operators have described the situation as solvable if Washington ends the shutdown, but day-to-day operations are increasingly dependent on who shows up.

Quits and Absences Add to a Longer-Term Hiring Problem

The workforce problem is not just today’s callouts; it is the pipeline behind them. Reporting indicates more than 300 TSA separations since Feb. 14, with one tally listing 305 separations by March 9. Replacing a screening workforce is not instant: training and onboarding can take months, and experienced officers are not easily substituted during peak travel. Former TSA leadership has warned that repeated shutdowns normalize unpaid work and drive “permanent” losses.

The current shutdown also lands on top of recent history, which matters for retention. Past shutdowns saw absences climb toward 10%, producing long lines and operational strain, and more recent disruptions reportedly contributed to significant attrition in 2025. When shutdowns become recurring, the job looks less like stable public service and more like a political bargaining chip. For travelers, that translates into uncertain wait times and last-minute changes right as spring break crowds arrive.

JUST IN: Major disruption at Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) this morning Several TSA checkpoints (including A-West, C, and F) are temporarily closed due to staffing issues from the ongoing partial gov shutdown. Lines shifting—arrive early! pic.twitter.com/j0zYpyBLPG

— Officer Lew (@officer_Lew) March 19, 2026

The Political Stalemate Centers on ICE Oversight Demands

The shutdown’s roots are political: Democrats have pushed to tie DHS funding to changes in immigration enforcement oversight following backlash to federal enforcement actions, while the Trump White House has argued those demands would weaken enforcement. Public reporting describes a package of reforms debated in Congress, including warrants for certain actions, body cameras, visible identification, and limits on operations at sensitive sites. Negotiations have been described as sluggish, with competing narratives over who blocked narrower funding fixes.

What’s Verified—and What’s Still Unclear

Multiple sources align on the core facts: the shutdown began after DHS funding lapsed Feb. 14–15; TSA officers have been required to work without pay; absences rose nationally with spikes at specific airports; and separations exceeded 300 as the shutdown continued into mid-March. Some details vary by publication date, including the exact day-count of the shutdown and whether separations are reported as “305” through March 9 or “more than 300” as the situation continued.

Passenger writes :IAH (George Bush Intercontinental Airport in Houston) PreCheck disaster: 3-4 hrs early and STILL missed my flight. Look at this crowd…. lines everywhere….

Root cause: Partial government shutdown tanking TSA staffing right when spring break hits peak.

Is… pic.twitter.com/0ZmfERLXd7

— Fahad Naim (@Fahadnaimb) March 18, 2026

For Americans who value basic competence and limited government drama, the constitutional frustration is simple: Congress controls the purse, but families and travelers pay the price when politics turns essential functions into leverage. The practical takeaway is equally straightforward. Until funding is restored, airport lines can change quickly—especially during peak travel windows—because staffing swings are now being driven by unpaid work, burnout, and attrition that cannot be reversed overnight.

Sources:

TSA absences double during shutdown as 300 quit, airport security lines grow

TSA shutdown careers

Government shutdown: TSA, Democrats, Congress, Trump

Democrats’ reckless DHS shutdown hits Americans hard as 100,000 workers go without pay

President Trump on Thursday gave a hilarious response to a Japanese reporter asking why the US conducted a surprise attack on Iran last month. 

While meeting with Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, Trump reminded the Japanese of the 1941 surprise attack on the United States Pacific Fleet at Pearl Harbor on Oahu, Hawaii.

“Let me pick a beautiful-looking person from Japan. A question for the Prime Minister,” Trump said to the reporter while pointing.

The reporter questioned, “Me?”

Trump responded, “Oh, he doesn’t think he’s beautiful. He sounded shocked,” causing the room to burst into laughter.

Then Trump hit him with a banger that we will likely be seeing replayed for years to come.

When asked why US allies, including Japan, were not informed of the attacks on Iran beforehand, Trump said, “Well, one thing, you don’t want to signal too much, you know? When we go in, we went in very hard, and we didn’t tell anybody about it because we wanted surprise.”

He then added, “Who knows better about surprise than Japan? Okay? Why didn’t you tell me about Pearl Harbor? Okay, right?”

Regardless of what you think of the war, this is hilarious. Classic Trump!

WATCH:

Reporter: Japan and US are very good friends, but one question, why didn’t you tell US allies in Europe and Asia, like Japan, about the war before attacking Iran? So We are very confused about, we Japanese citizens—

Trump: Well, one thing, you don’t want to signal too much, you know? When we go in, we went in very hard, and we didn’t tell anybody about it because we wanted surprise. Who knows better about surprise than Japan? Okay? Why didn’t you tell me about Pearl Harbor? Okay, right?

He’s asking me. No, you believe in surprise, I think, much more so than us, and we had a surprise, and we did. And because of that surprise, we knocked out— the first two days, we probably knocked out 50% of what we, and much more, than we anticipated doing. So if I go and tell everybody about it, there’s no longer a surprise, right?

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President Trump on Thursday slammed Fed Chair Jerome Powell during a bilateral Oval Office meeting with Japan’s new Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi.

PM Takaichi and President Trump are meeting on Thursday to discuss energy costs and efforts to secure the Strait of Hormuz.

A reporter asked President Trump about inflation and the economy after the Federal Reserve voted to keep interest rates steady.

President Trump slammed Fed Chairman Jerome Powell.

“He’s stubborn and he’s got Trump Derangement Syndrome, but a lot of people have that you know, it’s not a curable disease,” Trump said.

“He should be lowering rates immediately. But he won’t do that because he’s a stubborn, incompetent person.”

WATCH:

The Federal Reserve on Wednesday left interest rates unchanged.

The Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) voted 11-1 to keep interest rates steady at 3.5% to 3.75%.

Stephan Miran, the Trump-appointed member of the Federal Reserve Board of Governors, was the lone dissenting vote.

Miran was in favor of cutting interest rates 25 basis points – or 0.25%.

Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell held a news conference after the FOMC voted to keep rates steady.

“The US economy has been expanding at a solid pace. While job gains have remained low, the unemployment rate has been little changed in recent months and inflation remains somewhat elevated,” Powell said.

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A dramatic and previously classified standoff between two founding NATO allies has come to light, revealing that Denmark spent the early weeks of this year preparing for a potential American military seizure of Greenland.

New reporting from Danish media indicates that what the public was told was a routine “Arctic Endurance” exercise was, in fact, a desperate defensive posture. 

Faced with the reality of a superpower willing to act unilaterally to secure its interests, Danish officials were forced to confront a chilling truth: in the modern era, national sovereignty is only as strong as a country’s willingness to defend it.

According to defense and intelligence sources cited by Danish broadcaster DR, the crisis peaked in January. High-level officials in Copenhagen concluded that repeated statements from the Trump administration regarding the acquisition of Greenland could no longer be dismissed as mere rhetoric.

Denmark prepared to sabotage Greenland in case of U.S. attack

Denmark reportedly planned to destroy key runways and bridges in Greenland if the U.S. launched an attack.

Troops were deployed earlier this year under the cover of a military exercise, equipped with… pic.twitter.com/jT0cZcGjGL

— Mario Nawfal (@MarioNawfal) March 19, 2026

The atmosphere within the Danish Ministry of Defense was reportedly one of “emergency,” with one source drawing an extraordinary historical parallel to April 1940—the month Nazi Germany launched its occupation of Denmark.

Behind the scenes, the Danish response was swift and calculated. Under the cover of a military drill, elite units were deployed to the island with a grim “scorched-earth” directive. 

Sources confirm the troops were equipped with explosives specifically intended to sabotage key infrastructure, including the runways at Nuuk and Kangerlussuaq, to deny any invading force immediate operational use of the territory.

Recognizing that Denmark could not stand alone against a determined United States, Copenhagen moved to “internationalize” the cost of any American move.

By quietly embedding French, German, Norwegian, and Swedish forces into the Greenland theater, Denmark ensured that any attempt to seize the island would trigger a broader European confrontation. 

This strategic maneuver was designed to force Washington to weigh the benefits of Greenland against the total collapse of the Western security architecture.

“It was a real deployment, not an exercise,” one military official told DR. “We had to take every scenario seriously, especially after seeing how decisively Washington acted in places like Venezuela.”

For many analysts, the Greenland standoff serves as a post-mortem for the post-Cold War “liberal order.” The episode highlights a growing shift toward national conservatism, where strategic self-interest and border integrity override the vague promises of international alliances.

“Alliances built on shared rhetoric can fracture the moment national interests collide,” noted one security critic. “Denmark learned the hard way that a nation that relies solely on others for its protection is a nation in name only.”

The immediate tension appeared to break on January 21, when a “framework” agreement was announced between Washington and NATO leadership. 

Shortly thereafter, the alliance launched “Arctic Sentry,” a regional mission that saw Danish and American forces return to operating side by side.

However, the scars of the standoff remain. The fact that a NATO member seriously contemplated blowing up its own infrastructure to keep out an “ally” underscores a new, more cynical era of global politics.

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A majority of Americans oppose President Donald Trump’s military strikes against Iran and believe the ongoing regional war benefits Israel more than the United States, according to a new poll conducted by Data for Progress and released by the IMEU Policy Project and Demand Progress.

The survey of 1,215 likely voters found that 53 percent disapprove of Trump’s strikes on Iran, while 43 percent approve, placing public support below the initial approval levels seen at the start of most recent U.S. military interventions.

Asked which country they believe a war with Iran would benefit more, Israel or the United States, a majority of respondents—56 percent, say that it serves Israel more—compared with just 29 percent who said the war benefits the United States more. 

The perception, nearly 2:1 among all voters, that the U.S. is fighting a war for Israel follow comments from government officials like Secretary of State Marco Rubio, who explained to the press on March 2 that the U.S. went to war with Iran because “we knew that there was going to be an Israeli action,” which “we knew…would precipitate an attack against American forces, and we knew that if we didn’t preemptively go after them before they launched those attacks, we would suffer higher casualties.”

The survey also found that a narrow majority of respondents backed congressional efforts to curb the administration’s military actions. Fifty-one percent said Congress should pass a War Powers resolution limiting Trump’s actions against Iran, while 44 percent opposed such a measure. The Senate on March 4 voted against a War Powers resolution, with the measure failing 47–53 while a similar resolution introduced by Reps. Ro Khanna (D-CA) and Thomas Massie (R-KY) in the House failed in a 212–219 vote the following day.

The survey also documented the widening generational split inside the Republican base over U.S. support for Israel. In a hypothetical Republican primary, 68 percent of Republicans under 45 said they would prefer a candidate who would reduce U.S. support for Israel, while 56 percent of Republicans over 45 said they would favor a candidate who prioritizes support for Israel.

Particularly ominous for Republicans, 35 percent of voters—including 42 percent of independents—said Trump’s strikes on Iran make them “much less likely” to vote Republican, while only 27 percent said the war would not affect their vote.

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