3/17: The Takeout with Major Garrett
Top U.S. counterterrorism official Joe Kent resigns over Iran war; senior Iranian leader Ali Larijani killed in airstrike.
Day: March 18, 2026
Here’s What Happened in the War in the Middle East on Tuesday
The deaths of two top Iranian officials were announced on Tuesday, while President Trump once again lashed out at NATO allies who refused to aid the U.S. war effort against Iran.
Source: the Pentagon is discussing plans to set up secure environments for AI companies to train military-specific versions of their models on classified data (James O’Donnell/MIT Technology Review)
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Source: the Pentagon is discussing plans to set up secure environments for AI companies to train military-specific versions of their models on classified data — The Pentagon is discussing pla…
Cuba faces deepening crisis as Trump mulls takeover
Cuba has been facing more blackouts and protests since the U.S. cut off its access to Venezuelan oil. Juan Palop reports from Havana.
Total repression and air strikes bring unrelenting dread for Iranians
Tehran residents tell the BBC they’re caught between US-Israeli bombing and an Iranian regime trying to reassert its power.
Total repression and air strikes bring unrelenting dread for Iranians
Tehran residents tell the BBC they’re caught between US-Israeli bombing and an Iranian regime trying to reassert its power.
Top Iranian leader killed as Iran’s missile threat meets Israeli defenses
Top Iranian security official Ali Larijani was killed in overnight strikes, Israel said, marking a significant moment for the Islamic Republic in the conflict. Charlie D’Agata has more.
A US appeals court puts on hold an earlier ruling that had blocked Perplexity from using its agentic shopping tool to shop on Amazon’s marketplace (Blake Brittain/Reuters)
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A US appeals court puts on hold an earlier ruling that had blocked Perplexity from using its agentic shopping tool to shop on Amazon’s marketplace — A U.S. appeals court has put a California judge’s ruling …
Audit warns Afghan resettlement still lacks control
Report by NAO flags weak data, housing shortages and management gaps as risks to completing £5.7bn programme.
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Reeves plans to give England’s regional leaders a share of national tax revenues
Chancellor seeks ‘genuine break with the past’ in tackling centralised and ‘geographically unequal’ countryRachel Reeves has announced that the Treasury will draw up proposals to hand England’s mayors a share of national tax revenues as part of a radic…