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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…

“U.S. Indo-Pacific Command forces interdicted and boarded a stateless vessel in the Indian Ocean late Thursday as part of the expanded U.S. blockade of Iranian ports” … U.S. Forces Interdict Ship Connected to Iran in Indian Ocean, Iranian Oil Exports See Decrease (USNI) … while the “shaky ceasefire between the US and Iran has been…

“Four obstacles are preventing progress”: lack of trust, “absence of meaningful contact[,] … the gap between what each side needs[, and]  … domestic politics”: Iran and the US Both Think They Are Winning the War. The Truth Is They Are Both Losing (The Guardian) “The Iran-backed group Hezbollah said it will reject any deal allowing…

“In the House, four Republicans — Reps. Thomas Massie (Kentucky), Tom Barrett (Michigan), Warren Davidson (Ohio) and Brian Fitzpatrick (Pennsylvania) — joined Democrats in voting to force Trump to end the war” … In a First, House Votes to Block Trump from Ordering More Strikes on Iran (Washington Post) “The news of the Inspector General…

“‘We had previously warned that in case of aggression, the response would be different and more severe, and we acted accordingly,’ the Guard said in its statement”: Iran Fires Missiles and US Strikes Iran Facility After Reports of Faltering Peace Talks (AP) “[T]he United States will need to prove that the current negotiations are fundamentally…

“[N]egotiations were suspended because of Israel’s intensifying military attacks in Lebanon” … Iran Says It Is Breaking Off Talks to End War After U.S. and Israeli Strikes (Washington Post) … and the President of the United States says he “couldn’t care less” … Trump Says He ‘Couldn’t Care Less’ if Peace Talks with Iran Fall…

“Attacks reported in Kuwait – home to a US military base – and around the strait of Hormuz in latest exchange of fire as peace negotiations continue”: Iran Targets American Base in Region After US Strikes Iranian Air Defences (The Guardian) “Israeli officials have said they want to phase out US military grant aid —…