Calling the Faithful to Freedom!

“If we get to a Friday signing ceremony without this uncertain new US-Iran deal being derailed by any of its inherent ambiguities, then nuclear talks can finally restart … at almost exactly the same point they were before this conflict started” … Trump Hails Iran Deal that Fixes Nothing Except a Problem His War Caused…

“Details of the deal were not immediately released and Iran signaled implementation would not start until the signing, which key mediator Pakistan said would occur Friday in Switzerland”: A Tentative Deal Is Reached to End the Iran War and Trump Orders a Stop to the US Naval Blockade (AP) “‘We are not partners to this…

“Before Trump’s comments, Iranian foreign ministry spokesman Esmail Baghaei expressed caution over the timeline, saying: “… it will not be tomorrow [Sunday]”: Trump Says US-Iran Deal to Be Signed on Sunday as Tehran Casts Doubt on Timing (BBC) “Iran gets rewarded economically if they meet the obligations, an official said”: What the US Says Is…

Deal or no deal? U.S. and Iran Close to Signing Ceasefire Deal, Officials Say (Washington Post) US-Iran Peace Deal Remains Elusive as Trump and Tehran Trade Conflicting Claims (The Guardian) US-Iran ‘Never Been Closer’ to Deal: Iran’s Abbas Araghchi (NewsBytes) ‘Close Doesn’t Count’: Mideast Experts Assess Potential U.S.-Iran Agreement (PBS) Leaked Iran Deal Details Anger…

Trump cites breakthroughs … Trump Calls Off Latest Threats to Strike Iran, Cites Breakthrough in Talks to End the War (AP) What’s in the Iran Deal Trump Says He’s Ready to Sign (Axios) Middle East Experts Assess Prospects for U.S.-Iran Deal (PBS) … that Iran denies … Tehran Says ‘Nothing’ Finalised After Trump Claims Deal…

“The U.S and Iran traded strikes for a second day, pushing the Middle East closer to the resumption of a full-scale war” … Iran Responds to a Second Day of US Strikes by Firing at Gulf States and Jordan (Washington Post) … “A wave of US strikes represents the gravest test yet of the fragile…

It was not clear if the collision of a “U.S. Army attack helicopter … with an Iranian drone … was intentional”: US Strikes Iran After Blaming Tehran for Helicopter Crash. Iran Fires on Countries in the Region (AP) “While [Deek] is tasked with projecting an image of Israel as a haven for Christians, the Armenian…

“The new attacks prompted U.S. President Donald Trump to call for an immediate stop to fighting between Israel and Iran” … Israel and Iran Appear to Pause Strikes After Trading Fire for the First Time Since April Ceasefire (AP) … but the “IDF said it would ‘continue to operate throughout Lebanon and will intensify its…

The Iran war resumes: US-Israel Wars, Day 102: Ceasefires Collapse — Iran and Israel Attack Each Other After Israelis Strike Beirut (EA Worldview) “‘I call all the shots’, not Benjamin Netanyahu” — Donald Trump: Israel Strikes Iran Despite Trump Plea as Middle East Crisis Threatens to Escalate (The Guardian) Iran closes the airspace over the…

“Iran denounces US attacks as a violation of truce”: Iran Fires Missiles at Gulf After US Targets Iranian Radar Sites (Aljazeera) Settler violence and Israeli war crimes continue: IDF Soldier Filmed Beating Palestinians in Settler Raid on West Bank Town; Eight Wounded, Medics Say (Haaretz) Deadly Israeli Strikes Hit Lebanon as Middle East Tensions Escalate…