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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…
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News and Analysis 8/19/26
A world war in the making? Iran Weighs Attacks on Military Targets in Europe – FT (Iran International) NATO ‘Strong and Effective,’ Prepared to Defend All Allies, Says Official in Iran Threat Response (Jerusalem Post) Iran Issues Warning Against Arab States Aiding US, as UAE Cuts Economic Ties (Middle East Eye) UAE Trade Embargo Could…
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News and Analysis 8/18/26
Trump “ordered a cutback in joint military exercises with South Korea, citing his ‘very good relationship’ with Kim Jong Un, the North Korean dictator — and threatened to bomb Oman, one of the countries mediating between Washington and Tehran”: Trump Burns Allies Over Iran. South Korea and Oman Are Next (Mother Jones) A “mob of…
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News and Analysis 8/17/26
“Iranian Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi … noted that messages are being exchanged between Iran and the United States through mediators, ‘but this does not mean negotiations at all’” … US-Iran Ceasefire Pact Expires Today. Will War Resume Again? (NDTV) … “Over the weekend, only five cargo ships passed through the critical oil passage ……