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Trump decides he doesn’t want to negotiate just as American weapon stocks are down … Trump on Ending Iran War: ‘I Don’t Want to Negotiate Now’ (The Hill) US Expands Strikes into Northern Iran and Disables Ship Trying to Run Blockade (AP) Trump Says He May Try to ‘Wipe Out’ Iran’s Revolutionary Guards (Time) As…

The Iran War resumes/continues, Congressional concerns notwithstanding: Trump Withdraws Hormuz Tolls Threat but Says US Will Continue to Blockade Iran (The Guardian) Trump Threatens Strikes on Iranian Bridges, Power Plants (Deutsche Welle) ‘Enough Is Enough’: Lawmakers Criticize Trump over Resumption of Iran War (Time) Senate Dems Block Defense Bill in Protest of Iran War (Politico)…

The resumption of war is now official … Trump Notifies Congress of New War Against Iran (Politico) US Attacks Iran and Tehran Retaliates Across the Middle East as Both Vie for Control of Strait (AP) …  but this time Trump not only steals Iran’s blockade idea, but their toll on shipping as well: Trump Reimposes…

The Iran War is heating up: Iran Launches Attacks on Gulf States After Heaviest U.S. Strikes in Months (Washington Post) Satellite Images Show Damage to US Gulf Bases as Iran, America Continue Strikes (The Medialine) Iran’s Revolutionary Guards Claim to Destroy US HIMARS Missile Launchers in Kuwait (Andalu Ajansi) Jordan Says It Shot Down Four…

“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…