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“The Iranian navy has said it closed the Strait of Hormuz after firing on a vessel transiting an ‘unapproved route.’ In response, the US launched a third set of strikes on Iran this week”: Iran Closes Strait of Hormuz, US Launches Fresh Strikes (Deutsche Welle) “India described the continued attacks on ships as deeply worrisome…

“No one claimed responsibility Friday for airstrikes that hit Iran after the U.S. said it finished its attacks, leaving questions about who else may be targeting the Islamic Republic”: It’s a Mystery Who Launched the Latest Airstrikes Against Iran (AP) “[T]he most sparks flew when the two were pressed about Guantanamo Bay, the U.S. military…

“The United States launched new airstrikes against Iran early Thursday, and Tehran responded by targeting U.S.-allied Mideast countries”: US and Iran Exchange Intensifying Fire Across Mideast, Threatening Ceasefire Deal (AP) “[M]ediators believe the recent Iranian attacks in Hormuz were initiated by elements inside the Iranian regime that oppose the MOU and want to undermine it”:…

Trump thinks that the ceasefire is over and talks are a waste of time: US and Iran Exchange Intensifying Fire Across the Persian Gulf as Interim Deal to End War Threatened (AP) With Iran Ceasefire “Over,” Trump Shifts to Battle for Hormuz (Axios) Wider War Threatens as Iran Says It Struck U.S. Bases (UPI) Oil…

The war is back, as are sanctions: US and Iran Trade Strikes After Tankers Hit in Strait of Hormuz (BBC) Iran Targets Bahrain and Kuwait After US Launches Strikes and Limits the Sale of Iranian Oil (AP) US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth to Visit Israel Following Overnight Strikes on Iran (Jerusalem Post) Oil Surges as…

“Iranian state television said the liquefied natural gas tanker came under attack after ignoring warnings but did not directly claim the assault”: Tanker Set Ablaze After Being Struck by Projectile in the Strait of Hormuz as Iran Mourns Khamenei (AP) Settler violence and Israeli war crimes continue: 8 Palestinians Injured in Occupier Attack, Israeli Army…

“If I want to say something, only a few Persian speakers will understand it, but the behaviour and presence of the people are understood by the whole world” — Masoud Pezeshkian: Millions Join Funeral Procession for Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei (The Guardian) In response to Trump’s boast that “he could have eliminated the country’s…

“The verse selection also appeared to reach out to visiting delegations symbolically, underscoring what Iran believed it had been fighting for while making clear where each government stood in Tehran’s eyes”: Iran’s Funeral Diplomacy: The Quran Verses that Ranked Allies, Rivals and Sent Saudi Arabia a Message (Middle East Eye) Israeli war crimes continue: The…

The Khameni funeral begins with a warning against foreign patrols in Hormuz, with a small coffin for his murdered granddaughter, and without the presence of the deceased’s wounded son: Iran Begins Dayslong Funeral for the Late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Killed in War (AP) At Ali Khamenei’s Funeral, A Small Coffin, Picture Of His…

Israel was intent “on killing as many high-ranking officials as it could” including “potentially more pragmatic leaders that the Trump administration had hoped to negotiate with”: U.S. Officials Believed Israel Was Plotting to Kill Iranian Negotiators (NY Times) “[T]he U.S. Treasury linked the Arista — under its former name, the Gauja — to a massive…