Source: SFGate
“A group representing many of the world’s wealthiest countries agreed Wednesday to release the largest volume of emergency oil reserves in its history, in a bid to counter the effects of the Iran war on energy markets and the halt of cargo shipping through the Strait of Hormuz. The Paris-based International Energy Agency said it will make 400 million barrels of oil available from its members’ emergency reserves, which is more than double the 182.7 million barrels that the IEA’s 32 member countries released in 2022 in response to Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine. ‘This is a major action aiming to alleviate the immediate impacts of the disruption in markets,’ IEA executive director Fatih Birol said. ‘But, to be clear, the most important thing for a return to stable flows of oil and gas is the resumption of transit through the Strait of Hormuz.'” (03/11/26)
https://www.sfgate.com/news/world/article/germany-austria-say-they-ll-release-oil-from-22070293.php
Source: The New Republic
“Trump Humiliated as Viral Exchange with Journo on Iran Backfires Badly.” (03/11/26)
https://newrepublic.com/article/207606/trump-humiliated-viral-exchange-journo-iran-backfires-badly
Source: Antiwar.com
by Cody Morgan
“For anyone looking into the history of U.S.-Iranian relations, what’s laid bare is not a history of friendship, diplomacy, and mutual respect, but rather a past marked with covert action, harsh rhetoric, and now, hot war.” (03/11/26)
https://original.antiwar.com/cody_morgan/2026/03/10/war-with-iran-making-the-same-mistakes-all-over-again-or-a-host-of-new-ones/
Source: Property and Environment Research Center
by Jonathan Wood
“Federal permitting reform is usually framed as a question of efficiency: why do approvals take so long, and how can agencies move faster? But recent bipartisan permitting talks have surfaced that the problem is not just efficiency but also certainty. Even when permits are issued, the government often retains broad discretion to pull them back, grinding projects to a halt and stranding investments. Rather than providing the security of property rights or an enforceable contract, federal permits can be more of a promise from one whose fingers are crossed behind their back.” (03/10/26)
https://www.perc.org/2026/03/10/dont-let-federal-agencies-revoke-permits-without-consequence/
Source: US News & World Report
“British police said they had banned a pro-Iranian march due to take place in London on Sunday, citing the possibility of ‘extreme tensions’ with counter-protesters and the risk posed by Tehran during the conflict in the Middle East. The Al Quds march in central London is organised annually by the Islamic Human Rights Commission, which the police said was supportive of the Iranian regime. The threshold to ban a protest is high in Britain, with the police saying this was the first time the power had been invoked in 14 years, but the risks of public disorder were ‘so severe’ it was right to block it. The ban also applies to any counter-protest marches.” (03/11/26)
https://www.usnews.com/news/world/articles/2026-03-11/uk-police-ban-pro-iranian-london-march-due-to-extreme-tensions
Source: Antiwar.com
“US-Israeli Strikes Hit Civilian Targets Across Iran, Coalition To End Draft Registration, and More.” (03/11/26)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kTTV0n0nLR4
Source: Electronic Frontier Foundation
by Kit Walsh
“EFF’s client, J. Doe, is a member of the Jehovah’s Witnesses who became interested in the history of the organization’s public statements, and how they’ve changed over time. They created research tools to analyze those documents and ultimately created a website, JWS Library, allowing others to use those tools and verify their findings through an archive that included documents suppressed by the church. … There is no law against questioning the Jehovah’s Witnesses. Instead, Watch Tower argues that Doe’s activities constitute copyright infringement and seeks to use the special process provided in the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) to unmask them. It sent DMCA subpoenas to Google and Cloudflare, seeking information that would help them uncover Doe’s identity. The problem for Watch Tower is that Doe’s research and commentary are clear fair uses allowed under copyright law.” (03/10/26)
https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2026/03/copyright-bullying-vs-religious-freedom-0
Source: New York Post
by Kirsten Fleming
“The post-Olympics news cycle was a dizzying display of handwringing over the supposed victimhood of empowered, badass American female athletes. If we were to believe much of our media and feminist commentators, these women had been disrespected by President Trump, who cracked a joke, and by the men of Team USA hockey, who laughed. It led to an online geyser of anger and indignation on the women’s behalf. During their match against South Korea in Australia last week, the Iranian women’s soccer team took part in a quiet protest by not singing along to their national anthem — less than 48 hours after the US began striking Tehran. Off the phony controversy, we heard the refrain that women athletes are treated like gum on the bottom of a shoe.” (03/10/26)
https://nypost.com/2026/03/10/opinion/iranian-soccer-team-shows-feminists-what-oppression-looks-like/
Source: Al Jazeera [Qatari state media]
“Iran cannot participate in the FIFA World Cup after the United States killed its Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, says the country’s sports minister Ahmad Donyamali. ‘Considering that this corrupt regime [the US] has assassinated our leader, under no circumstances can we participate in the World Cup,’ the minister told state television on Wednesday. The US will co-host the World Cup with Canada and Mexico, but all of Iran’s group-stage fixtures are allocated to American cities, including Los Angeles and Seattle.” (03/11/26)
https://www.aljazeera.com/sports/2026/3/11/iran-cannot-participate-in-the-fifa-world-cup-sports-minister-says
Source: BBC News [UK State Media]
“A fourth MP of the current Canadian parliament has defected to join the Liberals, bringing Prime Minister Mark Carney closer to a majority in the House of Commons. Lori Idlout, a member of the left-leaning New Democrats (NDP), is joining the governing party. In a statement issued by the Liberals, she said she had undergone ‘much personal reflection and encouragement from my community, family, and supporters’. Interim NDP leader Don Davies said he was ‘very disappointed,’ adding: ‘We believe that when someone rejects the decision of their electors and wants to join another party, they should put that decision to their voters.’ The Liberals said they were ‘deeply excited to welcome’ Idlout. Idlout was first elected as an MP from the Canadian territory of Nunavut in 2021. In its statement, the Liberal Party said she is ‘well known as a tireless champion for Nunavut.'” (03/11/26)
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c0e5jwz0703o
