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European and American strategies on Iran diverge: Europe and Iran Will Try Diplomacy as US Weighs Joining Fight with Israel (AP) Trump to Decide on US Action in Israel-Iran Conflict Within Two Weeks (BBC) As Trump Considers Striking Iran, Russia Warns World Is ‘Millimeters’ Away From Nuclear Catastrophe (Time) “Indian citizens are among those alleged…

Trump’s disturbing boast “We now have complete and total control of the skies over Iran” gives the lie to his denial of U.S. involvement: Trump’s Claim About “Control of the Skies over Iran” Raises Questions About U.S. Involvement in Conflict (CBS News) Trump sides with Netanyahu against his own Nati0nal Security chief: US Spies Said…

Israel has achieved it main objective: preventing a negotiated resolution of Iran’s nuclear program: Next Round of Nuclear Talks Between U.S. and Iran Is Off (NY Times) What’s Happening Between Iran and Israel Is a Direct Result of Trump’s Carelessness (Independent) The war broadens: Israel and Iran Trade Strikes for a Third Day as Hundreds…

The war begins … Israel Attacks Iran’s Nuclear and Missile Sites, Prompting Retaliation from Tehran (NPR) What to Know About the Israeli Strike on Iran (Center for Strategic & International Studies) Here Are the Top Iranian Generals and Scientists Targeted and Killed by Israeli Strikes—and What We Know About Them (Time) Explosions in Tel Aviv…

The possibility of an Israeli strike on Iran — sparking Iranian reprisals on Israeli and American targets directly and a possible world war– is great enough for the U.S. to start personnel evacuations: U.S. Shrinks Presence in Middle East amid Fears of Israeli Strike on Iran: U.S. Embassies and Military Bases Across the Region Are…

“The documents claim to reveal an “illegal” secret nuclear weapons program in coordination with American and European institutions”: Iranian Media Teases Contents of Alleged Stolen Israeli Nuclear Documents (Jerusalem Post) “Itamar Ben-Gvir and Bezalel Smotrich will both be banned from entering the UK and will have any assets in the UK frozen as part of…

“Nicola Jenes, one of the key organisers of the Madleen Freedom Flotilla which has just been intercepted by Israeli occupation forces” on the IDF seizure of their (largely) symbolic relief mission … ‘We’ll Go Again’ Organiser of Gaza-Bound Ship Madleen Says This Is Just the Beginning (Palestine Deep Dive) … and UN Special Rapporteur for…

The Zionist war on free speech — and the resistance — continues: MIT Student Condemned Genocide — So ADL Chief Said She Helped Cause Boulder Attack (The Intercept) I Told the Truth About the West Bank and Was Threatened and Assaulted. Now I’m Relying on You to Act (The Guardian) Republicans Prepare Bill Declaring “Free…

“The animal sacrifice of Eid al-Adha reminds us of Prophet Ibrahim’s readiness to give up what he loved most for the sake of God. Today, the Muslim world refuses to sacrifice our comfort or stability, and so we offer up Gaza for slaughter instead”: This Eid al-Adha, Gaza Is the Muslim World’s Sacrifice (Mondoweiss) The…

“In addition to the ban, which takes effect at 12:01am Monday, there will be heightened restrictions on visitors from Burundi, Cuba, Laos, Sierra Leone, Togo, Turkmenistan and Venezuela”: Trump Signs Proclamation Banning Travel from 12 Countries, Including Iran, Afghanistan and Haiti (France 24) Israeli war crimes continue: Israel Is Falsely Designating Gaza Areas as Empty…