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BREAKING: After a Congressional briefing Tuesday, Sen. Richard Blumenthal tells press that he is “more fearful than ever” the Trump administration may be sending ground troops to fight in Iran.

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Mass protests against the U.S.-backed government of Hamad Al Khalifa have erupted in Bahrain. Over the weekend, viral videos showed Bahraini citizens cheering as Iranian missiles struck U.S. bases in the country. The Shia majority in Bahrain faces systematic political and economic repression from the Sunni monarchy. The Peninsula Shield Forces, the security forces of the Gulf Cooperation Council, have entered Bahrain from Saudi Arabia to crush the uprising.

Thousands in Minab, Iran attended the funeral for the 175 children and staff killed in Saturday’s U.S.-Israeli strike on a girls’ primary school.

Thousands of people took the streets across the country on Monday to reject the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran. Protests have taken place each day since the U.S. and Israel launched strikes against Iran and are expected to continue.

On Monday, Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu remarked, “We target the tyrants of Tehran to protect civilians.” This comes after a weekend of Israeli strikes on hospitals, schools, and residential buildings across Tehran. And on Saturday, an Israeli strike hit a girls’ primary school in Minab, resulting in at least 175 casualties. BT fact-checked Netanyahu’s claim against the last two and a half years of genocide in Gaza.

Three U.S. Air Force fighter jets have been downed over Kuwait. According to a statement from the U.S. Central Command, Kuwaiti air defenses shot down the fighter jets on Monday in “an apparent friendly fire incident” while they were taking part in active combat against Iran. All six pilots were ejected from their planes and survived.

Trump, the self declared “peace president,” is doubling down on his war with Iran. Over the last couple of days his administration and the neocons who support him have fully endorsed sacrificing as many U.S. troops as they need for yet another senseless war in the Middle East.

BREAKING: Israel has launched strikes on Dahiyeh, the predominantly Shia suburb in south Beirut. Israeli strikes have also reportedly hit southern Lebanon. Hezbollah issued a statement late Sunday night announcing an attack on an Israeli missile defense site near Haifa in response to Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei’s killing.

“Of course, they don’t talk about the U.S. having proxies all over the region, which it actually does.” @aliabunimah of @electronicintifada lays bare the Western media talking point of “Iranian proxies” for what it actually is: an “anti-Palestinian, pro-Israel Zionist claim” that attempts to punish Iran for supporting liberation movements across the region and justify full-scale war. Watch the full interview on @raniakhalek Dispatches on our Youtube page.

Massive protests erupted across Iran, India, Pakistan, Lebanon, and Iraq after the U.S.-Israeli strikes which killed Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei. Protestors targeted U.S. embassies in cities such as Baghdad and Karachi.

“Let regime change start at home.” Actress Jane Fonda condemned both Trump’s attacks on Iran and his “war against democracy” at an emergency “Stop the War on Iran” rally Saturday.

“Bombing, striking, war do not bring democracy to our country.” At a “Stop the war with Iran” rally in Chicago, an Iranian speaker calls out Trump for using U.S. taxpayer dollars to fund war in his home country. He also criticizes Iranian “diaspora warmongers” who have been “begging Trump and Israel to bomb Iran.” Hundreds of Chicagoans took to the streets on Saturday in response to the U.S.-Israeli attack on Iran, with more actions across the country planned for Sunday and Monday.

Thousands across the country took the streets on Saturday in response to the U.S.-Israeli attacks on Iran earlier that morning. The emergency day of action was called by ANSWER Coalition, National Iranian-American Council, Democratic Socialists of America, Palestinian Youth Movement, American Muslims for Palestine, Black Alliance for Peace, and other organizations. More protests are planned for Sunday.

Iran launched hundreds of missiles into Tel Aviv late Saturday night, causing damage in major central areas. These retaliatory strikes followed the U.S.-Israel attacks on Tehran, Isfahan, Shiraz and other major cities across Iran earlier that morning.