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The War That Shall Not Be Named
2 months ago
- The Trump administration reduced the publicly reported death toll of the Iran war from 18 to 14, then recategorized 4 killed soldiers after a cease-fire as 'overseas operations' casualties to avoid admitting the war continued.
- The administration invoked a fragile April cease-fire to claim the war was over, bypassing Congress under the War Powers Resolution, but renewed strikes in July, leading to a new 60-day clock.
- The GOP-controlled House and Senate passed non-binding resolutions calling for an end to the war, reflecting public and Republican anger ahead of midterms.
- Trump downplayed the human cost by contrasting Iran war deaths with larger conflicts and claimed fallen soldiers supported the war rationale, even though his administration said the war had ended.
- The Pentagon's death toll recategorization drew more attention to the 18 killed and over 600 wounded, similar to past controversies like the Dover ban on press access to returning remains.
'Shameful': Pentagon accused of cover-up over US Military casualties in Iran war
2 months ago
- Former defense secretary Leon Panetta criticizes the Pentagon for withholding casualty information from the US public, calling it a 'shameful approach'.
- The Pentagon has not held a press briefing for two and a half months, sparking accusations of a cover-up to hide the true cost of the Iran war before midterm elections.
- US troop deaths in Iran have risen to 18, with roughly 430 injuries; the Pentagon initially failed to disclose figures and later blamed a 'temporary data disruption'.
- The Pentagon has increasingly restricted press access, ousting major outlets and imposing escort rules, drawing comparisons to unprecedented hostility toward the media.
- Critics argue the information blackout is a political strategy to shield the public from the war's full economic and human toll, which has already cost $37.5 billion.
- Despite denials from the Pentagon, officials like Panetta assert that the truth will eventually emerge as journalists continue to investigate.
The Iran War threatened a food crisis with soaring fertilizer costs
2 months ago
- The Iran War threatens a global food crisis by disrupting fertilizer supply, as modern farming depends on cheap nitrogen fertilizer produced via the Haber-Bosch process using natural gas.
- The conflict cut off 17% of global natural gas supply and over 30% of nitrogen fertilizer supply, with ships trapped in the Gulf and fertilizer plants shut down or damaged.
- Fertilizer prices spiked during planting seasons in India, the U.S., and Australia, causing reduced crop yields and financial strain for farmers, especially in vulnerable regions like Africa and Brazil.
- The Green Revolution of the 1960s-70s, which relied on fertilizer, dramatically increased crop yields and saved billions from starvation, but current disruptions threaten to reverse these gains.
- Extreme summer heat from El Niño weather patterns compounds the crisis, potentially leading to drought, crop damage, and food export restrictions, keeping food prices high for vulnerable populations.

iran war

The War That Shall Not Be Named

'Shameful': Pentagon accused of cover-up over US Military casualties in Iran war

The Iran War threatened a food crisis with soaring fertilizer costs