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“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 —…

“Trump’s request has launched another round of back-and-forth between the parties that could last several days”: Trump Requests Edits to Iran Deal His Envoys Negotiated (Axios) “Regardless of whether a payment is made, US persons are prohibited from receiving services from the Government of Iran, including services related to a guarantee of safe passage” —…

“Iran’s foreign ministry said talks were continuing but denied that any final agreement had been reached, adding Tehran was “focused on ending the war” and was not negotiating over the nuclear issue”: Trump Holds Off on Iran Deal Decision After Two-hour Situation Room Meeting (i24 News) “The U.S. military has not definitively identified any mines…

“Negotiators have been working to finalize the terms of the memorandum of understanding (MOU), which is awaiting President Trump’s sign-off, as tensions continue to flare in the Persian Gulf”: 5 Things to Know About Tentative US-Iran Ceasefire Deal (The Hill) “The current scope of the agreement would be deeply unpalatable for Israel, because it defers…