"Images posted to social media Thursday show what experts said are U.S. land mines dispersed across a residential area in southern Iran":

• Iran Images Appear to Show Land Mines Scattered by U.S. Forces, a First in Years (Washington Post)

More costs and consequences of the War on Iran:

• Strike on U.S. Base in Saudi Arabia Injures 12 American Troops, 2 Seriously, Officials Say (NY Times)
• Iran Says Israeli Strikes Violated Trump’s Deadline; Pledges to ‘Exact Heavy Price’ (The Hill)
• Yemen’s Houthis Claim Responsibility for Missile Attack on Israel, Their First Since War Started (AP)
• Iran-linked Group Claims Hack of FBI Director Kash Patel (Axios)
• UK ‘Weeks Away’ from Medicine Shortages if Iran War Continues, Experts Ssay (The Guardian)
• Iran’s Attacks on Gulf Neighbors Cut Off Food and Medicine for Millions (Washington Post)
• Trump's War in Iran Risks Ruining His Entire Foreign Policy (Reason)

"Blackwater founder Erik Prince ... emphasized that Iran’s Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei will be the sole person who decides that the conflict is over" and warne U.S. boots om the ground means " imagery of burning American warships":

• Bannon at CPAC Warns Iran War Just Starting: ‘Your Sons, Daughters … Could Be on Kharg Island’ (The Hill)

Settler violence and Israeli war crimes continue:

• Palestinians in the West Bank Are Now Experiencing Multiple Settler Attacks Per Day (Drop Site)
• Israeli Soldiers Echo Settler Ideology, Talk of Revenge After Targeting Palestinians and Detaining CNN Crew in the West Bank (CNN)
• Gaza Peace Doubts Deepen as Attention Shifts to Iran (BBC)

"Lawmakers used to offset its emergency spending. They don't anymore":

• How Will Congress Fund a $300 Billion War With Iran? (Reason)

"Tehran put forward its own terms to end the war, a senior Iranian official tells Drop Site, despite claims it has not responded to Trump":

• Iran Rejects U.S. Narrative that It Must Adhere to Trump’s ‘Disingenuous’ Negotiation Framework (Drop Site)

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