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News and Analysis 8/29/26
American allies are targeted by the new secondary sanctions … US Targets Egyptian Bank’s UAE Branches Under New Push for Iran’s Economic Isolation (AP) US Plans to Cut Off Military Aid to Key Middle East Ally, BBC Told (BBC) … while China is sanctioned for money-laundering: US Treasury Sanctions Hong Kong-based Firm over Iran Money…
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News and Analysis 8/28/26
The consequences of the Iran war: Six Months On, the Iran War Has Changed the Middle East, but Not in the Way Its Architects Had Hoped (AP) Maximum Pressure on Iran Will Fail (Foreign Affairs) The Human, Environmental and Economic Cost of the War on Iran (Greenpeace) Six Months of War Between Iran, US Leave…
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News and Analysis 8/27/26
Iran says “negotiators have quietly reached agreement on ‘each country’s share of the strait’s waters’ and on share of its revenues’”, but “Oman has not confirmed … claims about a final revenue-sharing agreement” … IRGC Claims That Oman and Iran Have Reached Deal on Hormuz Transit Fees (Maritime Executive) … and “Iran will not allow…
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News and Analysis 8/26/26
“They also discussed a mission to clear mines from Hormuz, contradicting earlier statements from President Donald Trump that the mines were removed”: Iran and Oman Discuss Joint Shipping Route in Strait of Hormuz and Mine Clearing Mission (CNBC) Settler violence and Israeli war crimes continue: Israel Seizes UNRWA Center as Gaza Attacks Kill Nine Palestinians…
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News and Analysis 8/25/26
The administration plans secondary sanctions targeting all Iranian trading partners, including U.S. allies, but offers no details or timeline: Trump’s ‘Economic D-Day’ Threats Become Warnings for Countries to Sever Financial Ties with Iran (AP) Maximum Pressure on Iran Will Fail: Trump’s War Has Brought American Strategy to a Dead End (Foreign Affairs) Maybe Trump’s Iran…
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News and Analysis 8/24/26
“The US is preparing measures, to be revealed at a news conference later on Monday, of what Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent promises to be ‘the toughest sanctions in history’ amid deadlock on talks to end the six-month war”: Trump is Trying to Tighten the Screws on an Iran Numb to Economic Pain (CNN) “Iran has…
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News and Analysis 8/23/26
Settler violence and Israeli war crimes continue: Israeli Settlers Call Them ‘Hikes.’ Palestinians Keep Ending Up Dead (Haaretz) Israeli Army Arrests 13 Palestinians as Occupiers Escalate Attacks in West Bank (Andalu Ajansi) This Week in Palestine: Israel Kills At Least 17 Palestinians in Gaza in Days After Kushner Meeting (Zeteo) Palestinians in Gaza Scavenge Trash…
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News and Analysis 8/22/26
Iran’s Foreign Ministry spokesperson … Esmaeil Baghaei said on Saturday … that no state has the legal right to force foreign banks, companies, or airports in other countries to sever their lawful commercial relations with a third country”: Iran Says US Economic War Violates International Law (Kurdistan 24) Settler violence and Israeli war crimes continue: Israeli…
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News and Analysis 8/21/26
Settler violence and Israeli war crimes continue: The Israeli Siege of Palestinian Families in Qusra Is Part of an Escalating Tactic (Drop Site) MSF Condemns Israeli Military Decision to Deny Investigation into the Killings of Our Staff in Gaza (Doctors Without Borders) Australia, Don’t Be Surprised. Israel Does This to Palestinians All the Time (Haaretz)…
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News and Analysis 8/20/26
After misdemeanor law-breaking by some demonstrators, the Mayor and Muslim leaders defend American values: 22 People Arrested During Anti-Islam Protests in Dearborn Tuesday, Some from as Far as New York, Tennessee (CBS News) Detroit Evening Report: Anti-Muslim Demonstration at Dearborn City Council Meeting, Mayor Hammoud’s Response (WDET) Muslim Civil Rights Group Addresses Community After Jake…