SURREY, England, March 4 -- Air Cargo News issued the following news on March 3, 2026: * * * Air cargo tackles backlogs as Middle East conflict capacity crunch continues By Rebecca Jeffrey Airlines are continuing to face the impact of airspace closures, route suspensions and reduced air cargo capacity due to the latest Middle East conflict. Air Cargo News (ACN) reported yesterday how flights were grounded on the weekend following US and Israeli strikes on Iran on February 28 and subsequent more PR

WASHINGTON, March 3 -- The American Action Forum issued the following commentary on March 2, 2026, by Shuting Pomerleau, director of energy and environmental policy: * * * Global Oil Market Implications of U.S.-Israel Attack on Iran Executive Summary * The U.S.-Israel attacks on Iran and the subsequent Iranian retaliatory strikes have triggered a de facto closure of the Strait of Hormuz--a major oil chokepoint for 20 percent of global petroleum consumption at 20 million barrels per day, flow more PR

WASHINGTON, March 4 -- The American Center for Law and Justice posted the following news: * * * Direct Hit Destroys Iran Council Vote By Logan Sekulow As the Iranian leadership had gathered in Qom for an Iranian Supreme Council meeting to discuss a succession plan to Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, the Israeli Air Force struck and leveled the building with a direct hit, reducing the building to rubble and taking out all 88 members of the Iranian body before they could select a new Supreme Leader. A more PR

WASHINGTON, March 4 -- The American Center for Law and Justice posted the following news: * * * President Trump Is Enforcing His Red Lines With Iran: Now Comes the Hard Part By Mike Pompeo, Senior Counsel for Global Affairs Operation Epic Fury is just, righteous, and already delivering dividends to American security. Unlike past Administrations, President Trump drew clear lines with the Islamic Republic on nuclear proliferation, the mass execution of Iranian civilians, and continued support  more PR

WASHINGTON, March 3 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * At Hearing, Trump Military Leader Admits to Warren the Hypocrisy Between Trump's National Defense Strategy and Military Strikes in Iran * Trump military leader: Protecting Israel "one of the goals" of military action in Iran, along with overthrowing the Iranian government. Video of Exchange (YouTube) Washington, D.C. - At a hearing of the Senate Armed Services Committee, U.S. Senator E more PR

COLUMBIA, South Carolina, March 3 -- South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson issued the following news: * * * Attorney General Alan Wilson issues public safety advisory amidst Operation Epic Fury * (COLUMBIA, S.C.) - In light of Operation Epic Fury and rising tensions with the Iranian terror regime, the South Carolina Attorney General's Office is closely monitoring the evolving threat environment in coordination with our federal and local law enforcement partners. As of March 2026, the more PR

WASHINGTON, March 2 -- Sen. Maria Cantwell, D-Washington, issued the following news release: * * * Cantwell Statement on U.S. Strikes on Iran * 03.02.26 WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell (D-WA) released this statement regarding ongoing U.S. military action in Iran: " The President should not have initiated a large-scale attack on Iran without Congressional approval, the support of key allies around the world, or having made his case to the American people. The Irani more PR

WASHINGTON, March 3 -- The Capital Research Center issued the following commentary on March 2, 2026, by Ken Braun, managing editor and editor of content: * * * Al Gore's 30-plus years of climate errors The former VP has been reliably wrong on climate & energy for more than three decades. Just 537 votes prevented him from winning the presidency in 2000 and turning his bad plots into policy. Editorial note: This retrospective on the career of former U.S. Vice President and anti-energy advocate more PR

WASHINGTON, March 3 -- The Capital Research Center issued the following commentary on March 1, 2026, by senior research analyst Robert Stilson: * * * Iran and the anti-American left The Iranian regime has apologists in the American nonprofit sector. Here's a look at who they are and who supports them financially. Editorial note: this is a repost from February 18, 2026. * * * Incredible as it may seem, there are those within the American tax-exempt sector that continue to publicly equivocat more PR

WASHINGTON, March 2 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Capitol Hill Report, 03-02-26 * Audio from this afternoon's call is available HERE. Topics include: Iran, taxes, Social Security, Grassley's 2026 legislative priorities and ICE. *** Original text here: https://www.grassley.senate.gov/news/news-releases/capitol-hill-report-03-02-26 more PR

WASHINGTON, March 4 -- Sen. Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, chairwoman of the Senate Appropriations Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Chair Collins, Sen. Britt Release Fact Sheet on DHS Funding Lapse Shutdown reaches third week amid conflict with Iran * Amid conflict with Iran, Democrats' shutdown of the Department of Homeland Security has entered its third week and forced many front-line workers to report to work without any guarantee of when they will be paid. U.S. Senate App more PR

WASHINGTON, March 3 -- Sen. Roger Wicker, R-Mississippi, issued the following news release: * * * Chairman Wicker Leads SASC Hearing on the National Defense Strategy * Watch Video Here WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Roger Wicker, R-Miss., Chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee, today led a hearing on the Department of Defense's 2026 National Defense Strategy (NDS). Chairman Wicker questioned Elbridge Colby, Under Secretary of Defense for Policy, on how the NDS will shape U.S. defense p more PR

WASHINGTON, March 4 -- Rep. Tom Cole, R-Oklahoma, chairman of the House Appropriations Committee, issued the following news release on March 3, 2026: * * * Cole Testifies at Rules Committee on H.R. 7744 Today, House Appropriations Committee Chairman Tom Cole (R-OK) spoke before the House Committee on Rules in support of H.R. 7744, the Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2026. Read Chairman Cole's remarks as prepared here and below: "Chairwoman Foxx, Ranking Member McGovern, members of th more PR

WASHINGTON, March 1 -- The Congressional Progressive Caucus issued the following news release: * * * Congressional Progressive Caucus Adopts Official Position in Support of Bipartisan Iran War Powers Resolution Following a super-majority vote of its members, the Congressional Progressive Caucus announced its official position to support House Concurrent Resolution 38, the Iran War Powers Resolution, introduced by Reps. Ro Khanna (D-CA) and Thomas Massie (R-KY). The House is expected to vote o more PR

WASHINGTON, March 3 -- Rep. Robert Aderholt, R-Alabama, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Aderholt Statement on Iran * Haleyville, Ala -Today, Congressman Robert Aderholt (AL-04) released the following statement after President Trump launched an attack early Saturday to target the Iranian regime. "To call the current Iranian regime brutal would be an understatement. For nearly 50 years, its leaders have called for 'Death to America' and 'Death to Israel.' They are respon more PR

WASHINGTON, March 3 -- Sen. Steve Daines, R-Montana, issued the following news release: * * * Daines Joins Newsmax: "Trump is Giving the Iranian People a Chance for a Better, Brighter Future" * WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Steve Daines today joined Newsmax to discuss "Operation Epic Fury." Watch the full interview HERE. Daines on President Trump's bold leadership: "These are the same critics that went after President Trump during his first administration when he took out Soleimani.  more PR

WASHINGTON, March 4 -- Rep. Rosa L. DeLauro, D-Connecticut, ranking member of the House Appropriations Committee, issued the following news release on March 3, 2026: * * * DeLauro, McCollum, Meeks, Smith, Himes Send Letter to Iran Briefers Demanding Direct Answers on U.S. Military Operations Against Iran Representatives Rosa DeLauro, Ranking Member of the House Appropriations Committee; Betty McCollum, Ranking Member of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense; Gregory W. Meeks, Ranki more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 26 -- Rep. Jim Himes, D-Connecticut, ranking member of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, issued the following news release: * * * Dem Leadership, Himes, Meeks, Smith, Khanna Announce Iran WPR Vote Next Week U.S. Representatives Jim Himes, Ranking Member of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence; House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries; Democratic Whip Katherine Clark; Democratic Caucus Chair Pete Aguilar; Gregory W. Meeks, Ranking Member of t more PR

SILVER SPRING, Maryland, March 4 -- Demand Progress issued the following news release on March 3, 2026: * * * Competing War Powers Resolution Gives Trump a Month-Long Free Pass in Iran Washington, D.C. -- On Tuesday, Punchbowl News reported that six House Democrats are planning to introduce a competing war powers resolution that asks President Donald Trump to end hostilities in Iran within 30 days unless he gets congressional approval--effectively giving him at least a month to continue his i more PR

SILVER SPRING, Maryland, Feb. 28 -- Demand Progress issued the following news release: * * * Trump Starts Illegal Iran War, Congress Must Stop It Washington, D.C. -- On Saturday, the U.S. and Israel launched an attack on Iran and President Donald Trump is now calling for regime change in the country. House Democratic leadership have said they will force a vote next week on Reps. Ro Khanna's (D-CA) and Thomas Massie's (R-KY) bipartisan war powers resolution. Demand Progress is leading a campai more PR

WASHINGTON, March 2 -- Sen. Tammy Duckworth, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Duckworth Excoriates Trump for Launching an Illegal Attack Against Iran, Putting Our Servicemembers and National Security at Needless Risk * March 02, 2026 [WASHINGTON, D.C.] - Combat Veteran and U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL)-a member of the U.S. Senate Armed Services (SASC) and Foreign Relations Committees (SFRC)-excoriated Donald Trump for launching an illegal attack against Iran witho more PR

WASHINGTON, March 3 -- Sen. Tammy Duckworth, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Duckworth: Trump's Illegal Iran Campaign is a Gift to Our Adversaries that Makes Americans Less Safe, Undermines American Readiness and Puts Security in the Indo-Pacific Region at Risk * March 03, 2026 [WASHINGTON, D.C.] - As the Trump Administration continues its illegal military campaign against Iran, combat Veteran and U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) called out Donald Trump for once aga more PR

WASHINGTON, March 2 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Durbin Delivers Floor Speech On The U.S. Strikes On Iran This Weekend * March 02, 2026 Durbin: The impulsiveness of President Trump, particularly without Congressional approval in matters of war, is a further concern. WASHINGTON - U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) spoke on the Senate floor today following the U.S. strikes on Iran this weekend, which killed Iran's Ayatollah Ali more PR

ATLANTA, Georgia, March 3 [Category: Sociological] -- Care, an organization that says it is dedicated to ending poverty, issued the following news release: * * * Escalating conflict in Middle East puts millions at risk * March 3, 2026 - We are deeply alarmed by the sharp escalation of conflict in the Middle East. The conflict is threatening the lives and wellbeing of millions of people. Countless communities are stricken by trauma and the fear of what may come next. Across the region, peop more PR

WASHINGTON, March 3 [Category: Sociological] -- Cato Institute issued the following news release: * * * Expert Available: The Constitutional Case Against Trump's Iran Strike * On Saturday, President Donald Trump acted with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to strike top Iranian leadership and a variety of other targets, bypassing congressional authorization. A new article by Ilya Somin, the B. Kenneth Simon Chair in Constitutional Studies at the Cato Institute, details why this act more PR

GUILFORD, England, March 3 -- The University of Surrey issued the following news release: * * * Expert Q&A: The real economic risk of the ongoing conflict in the Middle-East * The following expert comment was written by Dr Eric Golson, Associate Professor of Economics at the University of Surrey, on the global economic impact of the ongoing conflict in the Middle East. Dr Eric Golson Is Iran now effectively able to hold the global economy hostage via energy routes? Given the threat to more PR

MADISON, Wisconsin, March 4 [Category: Religion] -- The Freedom From Religion Foundation posted the following news release: * * * FFRF: Christian nationalist "End Times" ideology is driving U.S. policy toward Iran The Freedom From Religion Foundation warns that Christian nationalist "End Times" theology is embedded in the worldview of key officials making decisions about the U.S. attack on Iran. The Military Religious Freedom Foundation alleges receiving multiple complaints from service memb more PR

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, March 3 -- BASF SE, Ludwigshafen am Rhein, Germany has been assigned a patent (No. US 12565558 B2, initially filed June 19, 2018) developed by five inventors Iran Otero Martinez, Lemfoerde, Germany; Alexander Raeth, Lemfoerde, Germany; Patrick Weiss, Lemfoerde, Germany; Ansgar Frericks, Lemfoerde, Germany; and Sonja Altmeppen, Lemfoerde, Germany, for "Flexible polyurethane foams having improved air permeability." more PT

NEW YORK, March 3 [Category: Media] -- Fox News Media, a business unit of Fox, posted the following news release: * * * FOX NEWS DELIVERS YEARLY YOUTUBE GROWTH WITH 370 MILLION VIDEO VIEWS DOMINATING ALL NEWS BRANDS AND BROADCAST NETWORKS IN FEBRUARY * FOX News' Coverage of February 28 th U.S.-Israeli Strikes on Iran Leads to Best Day on YouTube in 2026 Network Sees 49% Growth on TikTok and Drives 2.4 Billion Social Video Views FOX Weather Scores 198% Increase in YouTube Video Views N  more PR

LONDON, England, March 4 -- International Transport Workers' Federation issued the following news release: * * * Global Union Federations Call for an immediate Cease Fire and an end to the Military Escalation in Iran and the Middle East The undersigned Global Union Federations (GUFs) condemn the recent military attacks carried out by the United States and Israel against Iran, including air strikes that have resulted in civilian deaths, injuries, and the destruction of critical public infrastr more PR

WASHINGTON, March 3 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Grassley Questions Noem at DHS Oversight Hearing * WASHINGTON - Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) questioned Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Kristi Noem at today's DHS oversight hearing. Grassley pressed Noem on DHS's efforts to combat Iranian terrorist cells in the United States, locate unaccompanied migrant children and address the Biden administrati more PR

WASHINGTON, March 4 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release on March 3, 2026: * * * Grassley Questions Noem at DHS Oversight Hearing Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) questioned Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Kristi Noem at today's DHS oversight hearing. Grassley pressed Noem on DHS's efforts to combat Iranian terrorist cells in the United States, locate unaccompanied migrant more PR

WASHINGTON, March 3 -- Rep. S. Brett Guthrie, R-Kentucky, issued the following news: * * * Guthrie Releases Statement Following Briefing on Ongoing Military Strikes in Iran * Washington, D.C. - Today, Congressman Brett Guthrie (KY-02) released the following statement following the conclusion of a Congressional briefing regarding Operation Epic Fury. This briefing was presented by Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Secretary of War Pete Hegseth, Director of the Central Intelligence Agency John R more PR

RANDOLPH AFB, Texas, March 2 -- The U.S. Air Force Air Education and Training Command issued the following news: * * * Hegseth says 'Epic Fury' goals in Iran are 'laser-focused' By C. Todd Lopez, Pentagon News WASHINGTON - Since early morning Feb. 28, American forces in the U.S. Central Command area of operations have been involved in an intense bombing campaign against Iran that has already resulted in the death of Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. As part of Operation Epic  more PR

WASHINGTON, March 3 -- Sen. John Hickenlooper, D-Colorado, issued the following news release: * * * Hickenlooper Statement on Upcoming Iran War Powers Vote * WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Senator John Hickenlooper released the following statement in advance of the upcoming Iran War Powers Resolution vote in the Senate: "I'm a YES on the bipartisan Iran War Powers Resolution. The Constitution is clear: Congress decides if we go to war -not the President. "There has been no articulated goal, st more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 28 -- Rep. Jim Himes, D-Connecticut, ranking member of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, issued the following news release on March 3, 2026: * * * Himes Statement on Iran Today, House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence Ranking Member Jim Himes (CT-04) released the following statement: "Everything I have heard from the Administration before and after these strikes on Iran confirms this is a war of choice with no strategic endgame. As I expressed to more PR

BOSTON, Massachusetts, March 3 -- Northeastern University issued the following news: * * * Hope, anxiety fill NU's Iranian community amid Middle East crisis * Northeastern's Iranian community looks on with hope, worry amid 'Operation Epic Fury' More than 100 Northeastern students and faculty members from Iran or of Iranian descent are watching the events unfold from afar with a mix of hope and fear for both the country's future and the safety of loved ones. by Tanner Stening March 3, 202 more PR

WASHINGTON, March 3 -- Hudson Institute, a research organization that says it promotes leadership for a secure, free and prosperous future, issued the following commentary on March 1, 2026, by Rebeccah L. Heinrichs, senior fellow and director of the Keystone Defense Initiative, to the Daily Wire: * * * Why a Dead Ayatollah Won't Lead to World War III With Epic Fury, President Trump makes the Middle East pick sides against Iran. * Operation Epic Fury is underway, and the so-called Supreme Le more PR

WASHINGTON, March 3 -- Hudson Institute, a research organization that says it promotes leadership for a secure, free and prosperous future, issued the following commentary on Feb. 28, 2026, by Michael Doran, senior fellow and director of the Center for Peace and Security in the Middle East, to the Free Press: * * * Donald Trump's Strategy of Decapitation Israel says the ayatollah is dead, and a source with intimate knowledge of the operation says that plans for the 'day after' have long been more PR

WASHINGTON, March 3 -- Hudson Institute, a research organization that says it promotes leadership for a secure, free and prosperous future, issued the following commentary on March 1, 2026, by Zineb Riboua, research fellow at the Center for Peace and Security in the Middle East, to the Free Press: * * * The Iran Strike Is All About China Why Operation Epic Fury is the opening act of the Indo-Pacific century. * Operation Epic Fury, this weekend's joint U.S.-Israel attack on Iran, has been wi more PR

WASHINGTON, March 3 -- Hudson Institute, a research organization that says it promotes leadership for a secure, free and prosperous future, issued the following commentary on March 1, 2026, by senior fellow Aaron MacLean to the Free Press: * * * The Iranian Regime Is Betting on American Casualties This time the Islamic Republic is playing for all the marbles. * Past rounds of violence between the United States and Iran have ended with predictable choreography. After Qasem Soleimani was kill more PR

WASHINGTON, March 3 -- Hudson Institute, a research organization that says it promotes leadership for a secure, free and prosperous future, issued the following excerpts of a commentary on March 2, 2026, by Walter Russell Mead, Ravenel B. Curry III distinguished fellow in strategy and statesmanship, to the Wall Street Journal: * * * Trump Tries to Avoid the Iraq Trap He practices twenty-first-century gunboat diplomacy in Iran, as he did in Venezuela. * "Jaw-jaw is better than war-war," Haro more PR

WASHINGTON, March 3 -- Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI Video: Blumenthal Slams Trump's Unauthorized Military Action in Iran * [WASHINGTON, D.C.] - In case you missed it, U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, spoke yesterday on the Senate Floor to condemn President Trump's unauthorized military action in Iran. Blumenthal's remarks come as the Senate prepares to vote on legislation to recl more PR

WASHINGTON, March 3 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: Warren Calls For Congress to Block Reckless War in Iran, Investigate Civilian Harm; Demands Accountability From Trump Administration * "Trump is lying to Americans while dragging us into yet another reckless war that is costing American lives." Video of Floor Speech (YouTube) Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), a member of the Senate Armed Services more PR

WASHINGTON, March 4 -- Sen. Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, chairwoman of the Senate Appropriations Committee, issued the following news release on March 3, 2026: * * * ICYMI: Washington Post Ed Board Underscores Risks of DHS Shutdown The Washington Post Editorial Board yesterday stressed the risks of the lapse in the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) funding in the wake of Iran strikes and a potential terror attack in Texas. Citing U.S. Senate Appropriations Chair Sen. Susan Collins' (R-Maine more PR

WASHINGTON, March 4 -- The International Federation of Professional and Technical Engineers issued the following statement on March 3, 2026: * * * IFPTE Urges the "Prioritization of Worker Safety" for Federal Civilian Employees Working in the Middle East "Federal employees serving America in a war zone is just the latest example of their dedication to the nation" * As the war in Iran continues, along with attacks on U.S. military installations across the Middle East where both military and  more PR

BOSTON, Massachusetts, March 4 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Ropes and Gray, a law firm, issued the following news: * * * In Bloomberg Law, Fran Faircloth Discusses Cyber Threats Amid US-Iran Conflict In a new article in Bloomberg Law, data, privacy & cybersecurity partner Fran Faircloth discusses the elevated cyber threat landscape facing US companies and critical infrastructure amid the conflict between the US and Iran. Fran notes that "attacks from Iran are generally more focused on sending more PR

WASHINGTON, March 3 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: * * * In Senate Armed Services Committee Hearing, Shaheen Grills Under Secretary Colby on Past Comments Arguing Against Strikes on Iran * (Washington, DC) - U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), a senior member of the U.S. Senate Armed Services Committee, today questioned Under Secretary of Defense for Policy Elbridge Colby during a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing on the National Defense Str more PR

DES MOINES, Iowa, March 3 -- Gov. Kim Reynolds, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Iowan among U.S. service members killed by Iranian strike in Kuwait * The Department of War has identified four Army Reserve soldiers with the 103rd Sustainment Command based in Des Moines, Iowa, who were killed in action when Iran struck Port Shuaiba in Kuwait on Sunday. Among them is one Iowan: Sergeant Declan Coady, 20, from West Des Moines. "Today, we mourn the loss of Sergeant Declan Coady more PR

JERUSALEM, Israel, March 4 -- The government of Israel issued the following news release on March 3, 2026: * * * PM Netanyahu visits Palmachim Airbase PM Netanyahu: "We continue to strike Iran with great force. Our pilots are in the skies over Tehran and also in the skies over Lebanon. Hezbollah made a very grave mistake when it attacked us." * Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu visited the Palmachim Airbase today (Tuesday, 3 March 2026), accompanied by Minister of Defense Israel Katz and ID more PR

WASHINGTON, March 3 -- The Jamestown Foundation posted the following commentary on March 2, 2026, by Pavel K. Baev, senior researcher at the International Peace Research Institute Oslo, in its Eurasia Daily Monitor: * * * Russia Struggles to Find a Response to U.S.-Israel Attack on Iran Executive Summary: * The U.S.-Israeli airstrikes on Iran, which began on February 28, caught Moscow off guard because Russian officials had only anticipated a limited strike on Iran's nuclear facilities. The  more PR

WASHINGTON, March 3 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Kaine, Schumer, and Schiff: Senate to Vote on Iran War Powers Resolution Tomorrow * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Tim Kaine (D-VA), Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) and U.S. Senator Adam Schiff (D-CA) announced that the Senate will vote on their bipartisan War Powers Resolution for Iran tomorrow. The bipartisan resolution, which was introduced on January 29, would stop President Donald Tr more PR

WASHINGTON, March 3 -- Sen. Angus S. King Jr., I-Maine, issued the following news release: * * * King Questions Whether U.S. Has "Now Delegated" War Decisions to Other Countries * WASHINGTON, D.C. -U.S. Senator Angus King (I-ME) today questioned whether the United States' decision to strike Iran was heavily influenced because American decision makers knew Israel was planning to take in the immediate future. In a hearing of the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC), Senator King questioned U more PR

SCHIPOL, The Netherlands, March 4 -- KLM Royal Dutch Airlines issued the following statement: * * * Statement situation Middle East This morning, a KLM aircraft from Muscat landed safely at Schiphol. On board were stranded travelers and KLM colleagues. The flight was operated in cooperation with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, under exceptional circumstances for both passengers and crew. For the travelers on board, this marks the end of an intense journey. KLM understands how impactful and  more PR

WASHINGTON, March 4 -- Rep. James McGovern, D-Massachusetts, ranking member of the House Rules Committee, issued the following news release on March 3, 2026: * * * McGOVERN ON DHS FUNDING, IRAN: "AMERICA IS LESS SAFE UNDER DONALD TRUMP." Today, Ranking Member Jim McGovern (D-MA) delivered the following opening remarks at a meeting of the House Rules Committee: Madam Chair, America is less safe under Donald Trump. That is the simple truth. The war he launched over the weekend--and it is a wa more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 28 -- Rep. Gregory W. Meeks, D-New York, ranking member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Meeks Issues Statement on U.S.-Israel Strikes on Iran Representative Gregory W. Meeks, Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, issued a statement on the strikes against Iran: "The Trump administration's strikes against Iran represent a reckless abuse of the president's power, threatening to pull the United States into yet ano more PR

WASHINGTON, March 3 -- Rep. Betty McCollum, D-Minnesota, issued the following news release: * * * Meeks, Smith, Himes, McCollum, DeLauro Send Letter to Iran Briefers Demanding Direct Answers on U.S. Military Operations Against Iran * Washington, DC \-Representatives Gregory W. Meeks, Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee; Adam Smith, Ranking Member of the House Armed Services Committee; Jim Himes, Ranking Member of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence; Rosa De more PR

WASHINGTON, March 4 -- Rep. Gregory W. Meeks, D-New York, ranking member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, issued the following news release on March 3, 2026: * * * Meeks, Smith, Himes, McCollum, DeLauro Send Letter to Iran Briefers Demanding Direct Answers on U.S. Military Operations Against Iran Representatives Gregory W. Meeks, Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee; Adam Smith, Ranking Member of the House Armed Services Committee; Jim Himes, Ranking Member of the Hous more PR

LONDON, England, March 4 (TNSrpt) -- Greenpeace UK issued the following news release: * * * Ministers urged to free electricity bills from spiralling gas prices Greenpeace UK has urged the government to implement plans to decouple the cost of electricity from gas amid a huge spike in gas prices triggered by the US-Israeli bombing of Iran. Today, the UK's wholesale gas price has hit a three-year high, after soaring by 93% since last week, raising the prospect of a sharp increase in energy bil more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 28 -- Rep. John Moolenaar, R-Michigan, chairman of the House Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the U.S. and the Chinese Communist Party, issued the following news release: * * * Moolenaar: Iran Has Been Enabled By China Today, the United States and Israel launched military operations against Iran. Chairman John Moolenaar of the Select Committee on China made the following statement: "Iran is led by a terrorist regime that has been enabled by Xi Jinping an more PR

WASHINGTON, March 3 [Category: Sociological] -- Cato Institute issued the following news release: * * * More statements: Cato scholars on the U.S.-Iran war * Cato Institute scholars have additional statements available on the U.S. war with Iran. Brandan Buck, Research Fellow: "The fog of war-normally confined to the battlefield-has settled over Washington since the Trump Administration initiated hostilities against Iran. In the days since, officials have offered shifting and contradictor more PR

WASHINGTON, March 3 -- Sen. Bernie Moreno, R-Ohio, issued the following news release: * * * Moreno Statement on U.S. Strikes Against Iran * WASHINGTON - Today, Senator Bernie Moreno (R-Ohio) released the following statement after the United States conducted strikes against Iran. "God bless and protect our troops," said Senator Moreno. "President Trump sought for months to avoid conflict and negotiate with Iran to prevent them from rebuilding their nuclear program. I fully support his decis more PR

WASHINGTON, March 3 -- Sen. Markwayne Mullin, R-Oklahoma, issued the following news release: * * * MULLIN: "I don't remember you saying ANYTHING in 2016 when Obama dropped 26,000 bombs in Syria, Pakistan, Libya." * Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Markwayne Mullin (R-OK) participated in a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing with Under Secretary of Defense for Policy, Elbridge Colby, to receive an update on the National Defense Strategy. During his remarks, Senator Mullin addresse more PR

NEW YORK, March 4 -- The National Urban League issued the following statement on March 3, 2026: * * * Urban League Condemns Unauthorized Military Strike on Iran National Urban League President and CEO Marc H. Morial today condemned the Trump administration's unilateral U.S. military attack on Iran, carried out without congressional authorization and in violation of the Constitution. "Launching acts of war without congressional authorization violates the Constitution and undermines the democr more PR

EVANSTON, Illinois, March 3 -- Northwestern University posted the following news release: * * * Northwestern Law honors Costa Rican judge for his commitment to migrant rights * * Link to: Northwestern Now Story CHICAGO -- The Center for International Human Rights (CIHR) at Northwestern Pritzker School of Law has awarded their 11th Global Jurist of the Year Award to Magistrate Judge Fernando Cruz Castro of Costa Rica for his judicial leadership centering the dignity and fundamental rights  more PR

SILVER SPRING, Maryland, March 2 [Category: Union] -- National Nurses United issued the following news release: * * * Nurses condemn Trump's military action against Iran * National Nurses United, the largest U.S. union of registered nurses, strongly condemned the Trump administration's illegal unauthorized war against Iran, issuing the following statement: Nurses across the country are outraged that the Trump administration has ignored the Constitution and committed yet another imperialist more PR

NEW YORK, Feb. 28 -- New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani issued the following statement on the military strikes on Iran: * * * "Today's military strikes on Iran - carried out by the United States and Israel - mark a catastrophic escalation in an illegal war of aggression. Bombing cities. Killing civilians. Opening a new theater of war. Americans do not want this. They do not want another war in pursuit of regime change. They want relief from the affordability crisis. They want peace. "I am foc more PR

WASHINGTON, March 3 -- Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyoming, issued the following news release: * * * Operation Epic Fury Will Protect America and Dismantle Iran's Terrorist Regime * "Operation Epic Fury was President Trump's commitment to protect our nation. Today, Ayatollah Khamenei is dead. His senior leadership team is dead. His reign of terror is over. Iran's vast missile arsenal is being dismantled. Its nuclear program has been demolished. Its tentacles of terror are being severed. America is more PR

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, March 3 -- Pennsylvania State University posted the following news: * * * Penn State suspends University-affiliated travel to the Middle East indefinitely * UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -On March 2, the U.S. Department of State issued an advisory to U.S. citizens in several Middle Eastern countries, urging them to depart using commercial means. In light of this advisory, Penn State has announced that as of today that University-affiliated travel has been suspended to t more PR

LONDON, England, March 3 -- British Prime Minister Keir Starmer issued the following news release: * * * PM call with President Christodoulides of Cyprus: 3 March 2026 * The Prime Minister spoke to the President of Cyprus, Nikos Christodoulides, this afternoon. He expressed his outrage at the drone attack on the RAF Base in Akrotiri on Sunday evening - adding that it is a deeply concerning example of the highly dangerous, indiscriminate attacks by Iran and its proxies taking place across t more PR

WASHINGTON, March 4 -- Rep. Angie Craig, D-Minnesota, ranking member of the House Agriculture Committee, issued the following news release on March 3, 2026: * * * Ranking Member Angie Craig Criticizes Continued Food Assistance Cuts, Poison Pills at 2026 Farm Bill Markup Today, House Agriculture Committee Ranking Member Angie Craig (MN-02) delivered the following opening statement at the full committee markup of the Republicans' partisan farm bill. Mr. Chairman, before I begin my formal remar more PR

WASHINGTON, March 3 -- Rep. Suhas Subramanyam, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Ranking Member Subramanyam Demands Immediate Action to Assist American Citizens Stranded in Middle East * WASHINGTON, DC - U.S. Representative Suhas Subramanyam (VA-10), Ranking Member of the Military and Foreign Affairs Oversight Subcommittee, demanded immediate action from the State Department to assist American citizens who have been stranded in the Middle East. Thousands of American citize more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 28 -- Rep. Mark Takano, D-California, ranking member of the House Veterans' Affairs Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Ranking Member Takano Statement on Military Action Against Iran Today, House Veterans' Affairs Committee Ranking Member Mark Takano issued the following statement in response to military action against Iran: "Less than two weeks ago, this administration attempted a $23 billion rollback of veterans' benefits through its Interim Final Rule whi more PR

WASHINGTON, March 3 -- Rep. Josh Gottheimer, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: * * * RELEASE: DEMOCRATS INTRODUCE NEW WAR POWERS RESOLUTION * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, a group of Democrats, including U.S. Congressman Josh Gottheimer (NJ-5), Congressman Greg Landsman (OH-1), Congressman Jim Costa (CA-21), Congressman Jared Golden (ME-2), and Congressman Henry Cuellar (TX-28), and Congressman Jimmy Panetta (CA-20) announced the introduction of a new War Powers Resolution to upho more PR

WASHINGTON, March 3 -- Rep. Kevin Mullin, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Mullin's Statement on Ongoing U.S. Military Action in Iran * "My heart goes out to our brave U.S. military members who have lost their lives or been gravely wounded during the latest conflict in Iran. The people of Iran have suffered for decades under an oppressive and deadly regime with a record of state-sponsored terror. However, Trump's reckless actions have further destabilized the Mid more PR

WASHINGTON, March 2 -- Sen. Brian Schatz, D-Hawaii, issued the following news release: * * * Schatz Condemns Trump's War Of Choice Against Iran * WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Brian Schatz (D-Hawai'i) spoke on the Senate floor today against President Trump's "war of choice" against Iran. Schatz voiced his support for a War Powers Resolution to block U.S. military action in Iran and highlighted the president's failure to explain to the public why military action was necessary. "This is a war of more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 28 -- Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vermont, issued the following statement after the U.S. and Israel launched strikes on Iran: * * * President Trump, along with his right-wing extremist Israeli ally Benjamin Netanyahu, has begun an illegal, premeditated and unconstitutional war. Tragically, Trump is gambling with American lives and treasure to fulfill Netanyahu's decades-long ambition of dragging the United States into armed conflict with Iran. The U.S. Constitution is clear. It is more PR

WASHINGTON, March 4 -- Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Connecticut, ranking member of the Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee, issued the following news on March 3, 2026: * * * Senate Republicans Block Benefits for Combat-Injured Veterans Amid Ongoing Military Conflict in Iran For the second time, Republicans blocked a simple vote on critical veterans' priority despite its overwhelmingly bipartisan support and pleas from veterans * Senate Republicans today blocked two attempts from Senate Veteran more PR

WASHINGTON, March 3 -- Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kansas, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Marshall Urgently Calls for All Kansans in the Middle East to Evacuate Immediately * Washington - U.S. Senator Roger Marshall, M.D. (R-Kansas), is urgently calling on any Kansan currently in the Middle East -or anyone with a loved one there -to evacuate immediately. His office is actively assisting with departures. Anyone needing assistance should email EvacHelp@marshall.senate.gov or call  more PR

WASHINGTON, March 3 -- Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kansas, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Marshall: A Healthy Diet is Better Than Any Medication * Senator Marshall Joins The Julie Mason Show to Discuss Dr. Casey Means Washington - U.S. Senator Roger Marshall, M.D. (R-Kansas), joined SiriusXM's The Julie Mason Show to discuss the nomination of Casey Means for Surgeon General, how Make America Healthy Again can help the healthcare affordability crisis, and the conflict in Iran.  more PR

WASHINGTON, March 4 -- Sen. Patty Murray, D-Washington, vice chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, issued the following news release on March 3, 2026: * * * Senator Murray Calls on Congress to End War with Iran, Demands White House Take DHS Reforms Seriously Today, U.S. Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), Vice Chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, called for an end to Trump's war of choice with Iran and reiterated her calls for accountability and reform for ICE and Border Patrol at S more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 28 -- Rep. Adam Smith, D-Washington, ranking member of the House Armed Services Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Smith Statement on Trump Administration Employing Military Force Against Iran U.S. Representative Adam Smith (D-Wash.), Ranking Member of the House Armed Services Committee, released the following statement in response to the Trump Administration employing U.S. military force against Iran. "Overnight, the President ordered preemptive military s more PR

WASHINGTON, March 3 -- Rep. Mike Johnson, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: * * * Speaker Johnson Statement on Democrat DHS Shutdown * WASHINGTON -Today, Speaker Johnson released the following statement on the Democrat Department of Homeland Security shutdown: "Regarding the Democrat DHS shutdown, the time has come to make a few things clear: "It is inexcusable that Democrats continue to shut down the American government over and over, hurting American citizens and jeopardi more PR

LONDON, England, March 3 -- His Majesty's Treasury issued the following news: * * * Spring Forecast 2026 speech * Mr Speaker this government has the right economic plan for our country......a plan that is even more important in a world that in the last few days has become yet more uncertain. With unfolding conflict in Iran and the Middle East. It is incumbent on me and on this government to chart a course through that uncertainty......to secure our economy against shocks......and protect f more PR

NEW YORK, March 3 -- The United Nations Development Programme posted the following news: * * * Statement on conflict in Middle East * Attributable to 'a UNDP Spokesperson' -starts- The UN Development Programme (UNDP) is closely following recent events in the Islamic Republic of Iran and neighboring countries with deep concern. We stand by the UN Secretary-General's call for de-escalation and dialogue, stressing that renewed tensions undermine peace, development, and the wellbeing of pe more PR

WASHINGTON, March 3 -- Rep. Dave Min, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * STATEMENT: Rep. Dave Min on Strikes on Iran * Washington, D.C. -Representative Dave Min (CA-47) released the following statement on today's strikes on Iran: "Over the past few months, my heart has ached for the Iranian people. For decades, they have suffered under this evil regime, but in recent weeks, the Islamic Republic has brutally attacked, tortured, raped, and killed tens of thousands of peac more PR

NEW YORK, March 3 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York posted the following news release: * * * Takeshi Ebisawa Sentenced To 20 Years In Prison For Conspiring To Traffic Nuclear Materials, Narcotics, And Firearms * United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Jay Clayton, Administrator of the Drug Enforcement Administration ("DEA"), Terrance Cole, and Assistant Attorney General for National Security, John A. Eisenberg, announced today that more PR

WASHINGTON, March 2 -- Senate Minority Leader John Thune, R-South Dakota, issued the following news release: * * * Thune on U.S. Airstrikes in Iran * Click here to watch the video. WASHINGTON -U.S. Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) today delivered the following remarks on the Senate floor: Thune's remarks below (as delivered): "Mr. President, over the weekend, American forces took action against the long-time threat posed by the mullahs in Tehran. "For decades, Iran has fome more PR

WASHINGTON, March 3 -- Senate Minority Leader John Thune, R-South Dakota, issued the following news release: * * * Thune: Democrats' DHS Funding Block Jeopardizes Americans' Safety * Click here to watch the video. WASHINGTON -U.S. Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) today delivered the following remarks on the Senate floor: Thune's remarks below (as delivered): "Mr. President, my Democrat colleagues are at it again. "They're on their second shutdown in six months, and in a few more PR

WASHINGTON, March 3 -- Rep. Don Beyer, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Trump Administration Incompetence Strands Americans Abroad * Congressman Don Beyer (D-VA), who previously served in the State Department as a U.S. Ambassador, today issued the following statement after Americans were instructed by the State Department to evacuate from a list of countries comprising nearly the entire Middle East: "Today I have heard from constituents who are in Egypt, Lebanon, Iraq,  more PR

WASHINGTON, March 3 [Category: Political] -- Public Citizen issued the following news release: * * * Trump Pushes For American Taxpayers, U.S. Servicemembers to Insure Oil Tankers Stranded in Persian Gulf * WASHINGTON -As the explosive fallout of the Trump administration's attack on Iran continues to expand, the President today said the U.S. would offer insurance coverage to ships transiting the Strait of Hormuz after the private insurance markets abandoned the market as too risky, according more PR

WASHINGTON, March 3 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following Insight white paper (No. IN12662) on March 1, 2026. The white paper is written by Middle Eastern affairs specialists Clayton Thomas, Jeremy M. Sharp, Christopher M. Blanchard and Jim Zanotti: * * * U.S. and Israeli Military Operations Against Iran: Issues for Congress On February 28, 2026, the United States and Israel launched military operations against targets in Iran. The United States and Iran had be more PR

LONDON, England, March 3 -- The British Ministry of Defence issued the following news: * * * UK sends warship and drone-busting helicopters to the Eastern Mediterranean to protect Brits and allies in the region * The UK is deploying its cutting-edge warship, HMS Dragon, and drone-busting Wildcat helicopters to the Eastern Mediterranean to boost British defences in the region. The Type 45 destroyer is one of the most capable air defence warships in the world, and will strengthen the UK's ab more PR

GREATER MANCHESTER, England, March 3 -- The University of Salford issued the following news: * * * Expert comment: how Middle East conflict threatens the Strait of Hormuz and UK supply chains In response to the conflict in the Middle East, Dr Jonathan Owens, a supply chain expert and Senior Lecturer in Operations Management at the University of Salford, explains what this means for the Strait of Hormuz and UK supply chains: "The conflict in the Middle East has once again drawn global attent more PR

WASHINGTON, March 3 -- Rep. Derrick Van Orden, R-Wisconsin, issued the following news release: * * * Van Orden Statement on Operation Epic Fury * | February 28, 2026 Contact : Grace Kim (link sends email) WASHINGTON, D.C. - Congressman Derrick Van Orden, a member of the House Armed Services Committee and a retired U.S. Navy SEAL who served 26 years with multiple combat deployments across the Middle East, including service in every country Iran has attacked or destabilized through its te more PR

WASHINGTON, March 2 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Video: Kaine Speaks on Senate Floor to Urge Colleagues to Pass His Bipartisan War Powers Resolution to Stop Unauthorized War in Iran * FULL VIDEO OF THE SPEECH IS AVAILABLE HERE. WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Tim Kaine (D-VA), a member of the Senate Armed Services and Senate Foreign Relations Committees, spoke on the Senate floor to urge his colleagues to pass his bipartisan War Powers Reso more PR

WASHINGTON, March 3 -- Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Video: Senate Republicans Block Benefits for Combat-Injured Veterans Amid Ongoing Military Conflict in Iran * [WASHINGTON, D.C.] - Senate Republicans today blocked two attempts from Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee Ranking Member Richard Blumenthal's (D-CT) to advance the Major Richard Star Act -stalled bipartisan legislation to deliver more than 50,000 combat-injured veterans their full more PR

PORTLAND, Oregon, March 4 -- VoteVets issued the following news release on March 3, 2026: * * * VoteVets Sets Red Line for Republicans and Democrats on War Powers Vote On behalf of the nearly 2 million veterans, military families, and their civilian supporters of VoteVets, the group issued this open statement to senators and members of Congress of both parties today on the upcoming votes on bipartisan war powers resolutions on the Iran War. "With casualties mounting in the Iran war, goals an more PR

PORTLAND, Oregon, March 1 -- VoteVets issued the following news release: * * * Afghanistan Veteran and Former Congressman Max Rose on Casualties in Iran War Afghanistan Veteran and former Member of Congress Max Rose released the following statement today in light of news of the first US casualties in the Iran War. In his capacity as Senior Advisor to VoteVets, Rose said: "Our hearts are heavy with the news that US servicemembers have been killed by the Iranian response to strikes, and more a more PR

PORTLAND, Oregon, March 4 -- VoteVets issued the following news release on March 2, 2026: * * * Iraq War General: Trump's Ground Troops Threat in Iran Signals Another Forever War for Regime Change Major General (Ret.) Paul D. Eaton, an Army commander in Operation Iraqi Freedom, released the following statement after both Pete Hegseth and Donald Trump signaled that United States ground troops may be used to invade Iran: "The notion from Donald Trump and Pete Hegseth this morning that we may e more PR

PORTLAND, Oregon, Feb. 28 -- VoteVets issued the following news release: * * * Iraq War General Warns Against Today's Strikes on Iran Major General (Ret.) Paul D. Eaton, an Army commander during Operation Iraqi Freedom, released the following statement on today's strikes against Iran in his capacity as Senior Advisor to VoteVets PAC: "Men who know more about war than Donald Trump ever will warned him repeatedly about the risks to American lives by starting a war with Iran. Indeed, Trump hims more PR

PARIS, France, March 3 [Category: Media] -- Reporters Without Borders issued the following news: * * * War in Iran: journalism in crisis as access to information restricted and reporters work amid bombs * Since the start of the U.S.-Israeli offensive on Iran, journalists in the country have been working amid the hostile air strikes while also facing repression from the Iranian regime. Internet access in the country remains limited and information is scarce. As war spreads across the region,  more PR

WASHINGTON, March 3 -- Sen. Tammy Baldwin, D-Wisconsin, issued the following news release: * * * WATCH: Baldwin Calls for Immediate End to Trump's Illegal War with Iran on Senate Floor * WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) took to the Senate Floor to condemn President Donald Trump's illegal war with Iran that is putting American lives and taxpayer dollars on the line without sign off from Congress. Senator Baldwin's remarks come as the Senate is set to vote on a War Powers R more PR

WASHINGTON, March 2 -- Sen. Adam Schiff, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * WATCH: Sen. Schiff Urges Congress to Assert War Powers to End Trump's Illegal War in Iran: "Have We Learned Nothing?" * "We are at war once again without Congressional authorization. [...] I believe the Founders' worst fears have come to pass." Washington, DC - Today, U.S. Senator Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) denounced President Trump's illegal war with Iran which began without congressional authoriza more PR

WASHINGTON, March 2 -- Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vermont, issued the following news release: * * * Welch Condemns Trump's Reckless Attack on Iran from the Senate Floor: "America does not want this war." * Welch: "There is absolutely no coherent rationale that the president has offered for the end game of this war against Iran." WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) tonight spoke on the Senate floor to condemn President Trump's reckless war of regime change in the Middle East. In hi more PR

ROME, Italy, March 3 -- The United Nations World Food Programme posted the following news release: * * * WFP ready to scale up operations across the Middle East as displacement grows and supply routes come under strain * This is a summary of what was said by Samer Abdeljaber, WFP Regional Director for the Middle East, North Africa, and Eastern Europe (speaking from Cairo via Zoom) - to whom quoted text may be attributed - at today's press briefing at the Palais des Nations in Geneva. GENEV more PR

ROME, Italy, March 3 -- The United Nations World Food Programme posted the following news release: * * * WFP warns of deepening crisis in Afghanistan as insecurity flares on eastern, southern and western border * This is a summary of what was said by John Aylieff, WFP Afghanistan Representative and Country Director (speaking from Bangkok via Zoom) - to whom quoted text may be attributed - at today's press briefing at the Palais des Nations in Geneva. GENEVA - Afghanistan is seeing an escal more PR