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News and Analysis 9/18/26
Trump on UN delegates: Iranians, yes; Palestinians, no: US Allows Iran Delegation to Attend UN Assembly: Official (Arab News) Trump Administration Denies Entry Visas to Palestinian Officials Ahead of UN General Assembly (The Guardian) Israeli war crimes continue: Palestinians Turn Rugged Caves into Homes After Israeli Demolitions (Arab News) “If they sexually assault a child…
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News and Analysis 9/17/26
Iran war updates: Tens of Thousands Flee as Iran-backed Rebels Draw Yemen into the Wider War (AP) Houthis Release Video Claiming to Show Downed Saudi F-15 Fighter as Iran-backed Rebels Press their Lightning Advance (CNN) U.S. Diplomats Meet with Houthis as Red Sea Crisis Intensifies (Axios) Scoop: Trump to Hold Iran Talks with Gulf Leaders…
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News and Analysis 9/16/26
“The package includes 40,000 one-ton bombs and would be among the largest deliveries of U.S. munitions to Israel”: Trump Approves $2.8 Billion Arms Sale to Israel (NY Times) “Massie said Hegseth Add Media Filewas ‘abusing the power of his office to ignore congressional war powers resolutions, to kidnap foreign leaders, and to intimidate critics of…
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News and Analysis 9/15/26
The costs of war: US Watchdog Tallies Iran War’s Hit to Weapons Stockpiles, Military Bases and More (AP) Iran Strikes on US Diplomatic Facilities in 4 Gulf Countries Cost $184M: IG Report (The Hill) The Zionist war on free speech continues … Macklemore Dropped from Ed Sheeran Tour After Onstage ‘Free Palestine’ Statements (Rolling Stone)…
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News and Analysis 9/14/26
“Iran and its Arab neighbours were expected to discuss a deal between Tehran and Muscat to temporarily manage shipping through the strait. … Oman’s foreign minister … said that ‘in the interests of consensus the regional meeting … has been postponed” … Gulf States Postpone Talks with Iran over Hormuz Impasse (Financial Times) … and…
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News and Analysis 9/13/26
“[O]ne person [was] killed and four wounded, Iranian state media said, a day before Tehran seeks to brief regional countries on its contested efforts to manage shipping traffic there”: An Iranian Commercial Ship Is Struck near Strait of Hormuz with 1 Dead, Iranian Media Say (AP News) The accusation that the attack on the Saudi…
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News and Analysis 9/12/26
“We still believe in the false promise of trading freedom for safety” … Americans Have Learned Virtually No Lessons From 9/11 (Reason) … case in point:”President and defense secretary try to link worst terrorist attack in US history to current unpopular war”: Trump and Hegseth Use 9/11 Memorial Remarks at Pentagon to Defend War on…
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News and Analysis 9/11/26
“[A]t the very outset of the ‘war on terror,’ our leaders told us to understand 9/11 as an assault of a foreign civilization, one that had nothing to do with the consequences of American extractive and exploitative foreign policy in the Muslim world or its support for Israel”: “War on Terror” Led to Iran War,…
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News and Analysis 9/10/26
Iran says “it struck 10 vessels near the Strait of Hormuz after US forces sank five Iranian oil tankers” … Iran and US Strike Tankers in Biggest Shipping Attack Since War Began (France 24) … but the U.S. says, “No U.S. Navy warship has been struck; all IRGC attempted attacks failed” … U.S. Denies Claims…
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News and Analysis 9/9/26
Iran war updates: US Military Says It Destroyed 5 More Iranian Oil Tankers After Missile Attacks on Navy Warship (AP) Iran Sends Wave of Missiles Toward U.S. Base in Jordan After Vowing Escalation (Washington Post) Iran Claims to Have Seized American Drone US Says Had ‘Malfunctioned’ (The Guardian) Nearly 20,000 Displaced in Yemen as Saudi-Ansarallah…