“We came here legally and my husband wants to come here legally†— a U.S. green card holder:
Saudi minister Adel Al-Jubeil stated on Friday that the missiles using to attack its Aramco refineries were “Iranian-manufactured or Iranian-supplied”:
Iran intends to begin cold testing its restored Arak nuclear reactor which U.S.-abandoned JCPOA had shut down:
- Iran to Start Cold Testing Arak Nuclear Reactor (Middle East Monitor)
Polls show the Israeli election is headed for a “deadlock” as a desperate Netanyahu seeks to support from those so extreme as to have been outlawed even as he tries to buy Arab votes with promises of government funding:
- Netanyahu Turns to Extremist Party that Calls for Expelling Arabs from Israel (Washington Post)
- In Turnabout, Netanyahu Courts Arab Voters He Once Called a Threat (Washington Post)
“The Americans and their followers are acting like pirates as they are targeting the Syrian oil wealth and oil supplies” — Syrian oil minister Bassam Tomaa:
- US Controls 90% of Syrian Oil (Middle East Monitor)
Israeli soldiers shot 42-year old Atef Yussef Hanaysheh in the head with live ammunition as he demonstrated against a wildcat settlement near his village. Israel says the villagers were throwing rocks at the occupation army:
- Palestinian Killed by Israeli Army in West Bank (Al-Jazeera)
The U.N. charges Iran’s use of prolonged solitary confinement and sleep deprivation against the scientist who went to “Iran to attend workshops on disaster medicine” constitute torture:
- UN Rights Experts Call on Iran to End Torture of Swedish Scientist Ahmadreza Djalali (Jurist)
Pakistan’s prime minister Imran Khan tested positive for COVID-19 just two days after receiving his first dose of the Sinopharm vaccine:
- Pakistan’s Prime Minister Tests Positive for the Coronavirus (New York Times)
