BBC Verify live page graphic showing (left) the USS Gerald R Ford aircraft carrier, seen by satellite, from Sentinel-2, Copernicus, on 27 February; (right) a map of the Middle East with Crete, Israel and Iran marked, as well as the location of the Ford.
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A long first week of the Iran conflict and a team effort by BBC Verify to supply news outlets.
Here's my contribution explained with how-to examples.
First, 24 hours' wait, we finally saw the USS Gerald R Ford after it left Crete. My piece with Barbara Metzler:
www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cx...
10.03.2026 14:35
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Angriffe auf Annalena Baerbock wegen Fehler im Lebenslauf & erfundenen Plagiatsvorwürfen waren angeblich normale Härte im Wahlkampf. Manuel Hagels früheres sexistisches Verhalten aufzuzeigen & dass er damit immer noch keinen angemessenen Umgang gefunden hat, ist ne „Schmutzkampagne“. Alles klar.
11.03.2026 10:25
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Kommt euch das bekannt vor? Die Jogginghose wird wieder zur Arbeitskleidung. Diesmal allerdings wegen Öl statt eines Virus. 🛢️⛽
Zum Artikel: heise.de/-11206519
11.03.2026 11:34
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10.03.2026 12:09
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the last few times iran has accepted a ceasefire, the US and israel have taken the opportunity to restock their weapons and then surprise attack iran again. "there's zero point in engaging in diplomacy with us any more" is what that strategy teaches
10.03.2026 12:26
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UNFUCKINGBELIEVABLE.
In their remarks, neither Pete Hegseth nor Dan Caine this morning addressed the girls school that was bombed.
They did not get A SINGLE QUESTION about it from people they called on in the room loaded with right-wing hacks.
10.03.2026 12:36
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The worst cabinet in American history
And it's not even close.
"Comically unqualified, intensely partisan, & unflaggingly devoted to whatever ridiculous thing bubbled out of Trump’s mouth 5 minutes ago, as the next DHS secretary, Mullin will fit right in what will undoubtedly be regarded as the worst presidential cabinet in history." — @paulwaldman.bsky.social
10.03.2026 13:46
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It's difficult to end a war if you don't know why you started it in the first place.
10.03.2026 17:41
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Habe ich das richtig verstanden, dass ausgerechnet die „Habeck reißt euch die Heizung persönlich raus“ Partei CDU, nach der Wahlniederlage in BaWü jetzt ernsthaft den Grünen einen „Schmutzwahlkampf“ vorwirft, nur weil diese ihren Kandidaten mit Originalzitaten konfrontiert haben?
10.03.2026 13:50
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'Sadistic': Trump Says Military Sunk Unarmed Iranian Ship, Killing 100+, Because It's 'More Fun' Than Capturing It | Common Dreams
"The ship was unarmed," wrote one war journalist. "That’s why Trump and Hegseth chose to murder them."
President Donald Trump said the US Navy chose to sink an Iranian frigate, killing more than 100 sailors last week, because it was “more fun” than capturing the vessel, even though the ship posed no threat.
Trump is one sick, sadistic bastard!
www.commondreams.org/news/trump-i...
10.03.2026 16:33
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Truly unbelievable stuff. Just up there shamelessly lying his ass off
09.03.2026 23:00
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Australia’s home affairs minister said members of Iran’s women’s football team can stay in Australia, adding that the five players who have already sought asylum will receive humanitarian visas.-Iran Intl
09.03.2026 20:39
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Der ehemalige „graue Kardinal“, der einst im Präsidium der Kongresse des Freiwilligenverbands Donbass saß, der ehemalige stellvertretende Leiter der Präsidialverwaltung der Russischen Föderation, Wladislaw Surkow, hat Russland unverzüglich verlassen.
Die Informationen hinter den Kulissen sind zwar unbestätigt, aber dennoch charakteristisch.
Nachdem er seine Position verloren hatte, verfasste Surkow Essays über den „Putinismus“ und die Zukunft Russlands, als versuche er, als pensionierter Demiurg „über den Dingen zu stehen“, aber vielen blieb er weiterhin als einer derjenigen in Erinnerung, die den „Russischen Frühling“ berechnend und systematisch „untergraben“ hatten. Ich habe keine Ahnung, ob es angemessen ist, die Verantwortung für diesen „Untergang“ zu personifizieren – es war eine zu vielschichtige und groß angelegte Kombination. Aber „untergegangen“ ist es, das heißt, Surkow und Co. haben es geschafft...
Auf Telegram sind Gerüchte aufgekommen, dass Wladislaw Surkow, der ehemalige graue Kardinal des Putinismus Russland verlassen habe. Dieses Gerücht gibt es nicht zum ersten Mal. Es verweist erneut auf die momentan volatile Situation in Moskau, das seit vier Tagen im Gartenring ohne Mobilnetz ist.
09.03.2026 20:51
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Footage published by Iranian media today shows damage to Chehel Sotoon, a 17th century, Safavid-era landmark palace and garden located in the historic centre of Isfahan, after air strikes in its vicinity.
The Persian garden that surrounds the palace is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
09.03.2026 19:52
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On this #InternationalWomensDay what is easily the most inspiring photo to come out of Iran in decades. Not even close.
Donya Rad & her friend having breakfast in a "sonnati" restaurant without their hijab on, taken in '22 during the height of the #WomanLifeFreedom protests. Note the unbothered men
08.03.2026 20:03
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I don't think you have to Nostradamus to figure that bombing Iran might raise oil prices. And it seems pretty obvious that buying oil in advance of causing an oil price spike might just save Americans a lot of money. But...
...maybe there wasn't much planning?
09.03.2026 11:46
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Bemerkenswert 1) Bei den 16-24-Jährigen hätte es für Grün-Rot-Rot gereicht, und die Union befände sich ungefähr auf Augenhöhe mit der Linkspartei. 2) Unter den 70+-Jährigen wird die Faschistenpartei nur halb so oft gewählt wie im Durchschnitt. Die können sich noch an das Original erinnern.
08.03.2026 21:02
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Hey, is my home still standing?
A deeply personal view into the difficulties of finding out basic facts in wartime Iran, where information escapes only through spurts of data that manage to bypass the internet blackouts.
Good morning to readers. Oil prices surged to $92 per barrel (+29% compared to pre-war).
Setare left Iran for Turkey days before the war.
Now, she watches from afar as the places she loved are targeted by strikes, processing it through brief calls and broken Iranian internet.
08.03.2026 18:52
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New video footage shows a US Tomahawk missile hitting an IRGC facility in Minab, Iran, on Feb 28, showing for the first time that the US struck the area. The footage also shows smoke already rising from the vicinity of the girls’ school, where 175 people were reportedly killed, including children.
08.03.2026 17:20
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All the regime change stuff failed. No pro-Israel riots, no Kurdish militias. So all they can do now is just war crime after war crime.
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Stories from Tehran Under Fire
Pages from a War – Part 2
War in #Iran means relentless thunderous explosions, plumes of smoke across the skyline, and the destruction of military sites alongside airports, oil depots, water facilities, homes, and businesses. In my latest piece, I translate and share two firsthand accounts from inside Tehran.
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Apocalyptic scenes from Koohsar Blvd. in the Shahran neighbourhood of northwestern Tehran.
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Es ist jetzt nicht so, das die Berliner Landespolitik nicht eh schon regelmäßig eine ziemlich schlechte Figur abgeben würde...
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Iran’s people were facing a horrible shortage of water before the war began. If we are destroying desalination plants and setting fire to Teheran we are committing unfathomable crimes.
08.03.2026 02:19
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Watching the West defend the Middle East against Iran’s drones reveals a sickening double standard.
Ukrainians have endured years of Russian missiles and shaheds with heavily restricted strike capabilities and insufficient air defense.
Why the hesitation to defend Kyiv?
08.03.2026 06:46
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