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It chose it.</em></h3><p>That distinction matters&#8212;because if war is a choice, then it can also be rejected. It can be delaye&#8230;</p>
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   ]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[The U.S. Murdered 168 Schoolgirls and 14 Teachers in Iran. The West Is Trying to Argue It Was Accidental.]]></title><description><![CDATA[It's confirmed that the United States carried out the strike that destroyed a girls&#8217; school&#8212;but instead of accountability, Western media outlets are searching for language to soften the horror.]]></description><link>https://www.thewomenpost.com/p/the-us-murdered-168-schoolgirls-and</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.thewomenpost.com/p/the-us-murdered-168-schoolgirls-and</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[TWP Team]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 12 Mar 2026 10:03:19 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!L9dA!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F40f416f9-0819-41f4-8891-9b573c4e60a7_1200x799.webp" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" 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   ]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Who is Mojtaba Khamenei? Iran’s New Supreme Leader Emerges in the Shadow of War.]]></title><description><![CDATA[Mojtaba Khamenei has succeeded his father, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who was assassinated in joint US-Israel attacks a Week ago. 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Photograph: ZUMA Press, Inc./Alamy</figcaption></figure></div><p>Iran has entered one of the most uncertain and dangerous chapters in its modern history. Following the assassination of long-time Supreme Leader <em><strong>Ali Khamenei</strong></em> in a devastating military st&#8230;</p>
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   ]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[BREAKING: U.S. Reportedly Considering Special Operation To Steal Iran’s Uranium.]]></title><description><![CDATA[A highly risky commando raid is reportedly being discussed inside the White House as fears grow that Iran&#8217;s near-bomb-grade uranium could soon become a nuclear weapon.]]></description><link>https://www.thewomenpost.com/p/breaking-us-reportedly-considering</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.thewomenpost.com/p/breaking-us-reportedly-considering</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[TWP Team]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 09 Mar 2026 07:38:33 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!-ZWi!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F318d9e8d-3790-44c5-8ef5-9f6aa4f305cb_2048x1280.webp" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" 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The promise of rescue masks the pursuit of profit &#8212; and the human cost will be steep.]]></description><link>https://www.thewomenpost.com/p/iranians-plead-for-trumps-intervention</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.thewomenpost.com/p/iranians-plead-for-trumps-intervention</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[TWP Team]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 05 Mar 2026 01:03:42 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!KY4y!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Faa74362e-b2c7-416b-83db-fce3f1dafd5a_1952x1098.avif" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!KY4y!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Faa74362e-b2c7-416b-83db-fce3f1dafd5a_1952x1098.avif" 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