Update on prospects for an U.S.-Iran war:
- Six Factors Shaping Trump’s Calculus on Iran (Al Majalla)
- US Announces Multi-day Aerial Military Drills in the Middle East amid Iran Tensions (The Guardian)
- Trump Announces Additional ‘Beautiful Armada’ Heading Towards Iran, Tells Regime: ‘Make a Deal’ (Jerusalem Post)
- US Sends Israel Secret Message Outlines Timing of Possible Attack on Iran (MEMO)
- Iran Delegates Emergency Powers as Threat of Conflict with US Looms (Financial Times)
- Iran-aligned Militias Threaten Retaliatory Strikes, but Will They Follow Through? (Middle East Eye)
- Iran Says It Is in ‘Complete Control’ of the Strait of Hormuz amid Threat of War with US (TRT World)
- Iran Denies Report of Urgent Direct Talks With U.S. but Says It’s in Touch with Mediators (Haaretz)
- Gulf States Try to De-escalate Tension as US Threatens Iran with Military Action (France 24)
- ‘Give Trump Something’: Turkey, Oman, Qatar, Among Countries Mediating Between US and Iran (Jerusalem Post)
Israeli war crimes continue:
- Israeli Soldiers Abduct 130 Palestinians Overnight (IMEMC)
- Israel Plans Large Camp for Palestinians in Southern Gaza, Retired General Says (Reuters)
- Researchers Warn of “De-healthification” in Palestine as Infections Spread in Gaza (Peoples Dispatch)
- Will Palestinians Ever Find Their Loved Ones in Gaza’s Rubble? (Aljazeera)
- Oxfam Refuses to Provide Israel with Details of Palestinian Staff in Gaza (Aljazeera)
“Chinese observers and military analysts warned that Mossad’s success in penetrating Iranian intelligence agencies and sensitive facilities has opened a Pandora’s box of global security risks”:
- How China Aims to Block Mossad Operations in Iran (Modern Diplomacy)
“Testimony from medics, morgue and graveyard staff reveals huge state effort to conceal systematic killing of protesters”:
- Disappeared Bodies, Mass Burials and ‘30,000 Dead’: What Is the Truth of Iran’s Death Toll? (The Guardian)
“Community leaders are working to get detainees freed, sources tell Hebrew media, as Jews signal total loyalty to the regime, say they’ve stayed away from protests”:
- Several of Iran’s Jews Detained over Protests, Community Says It’s a Mistake — Report (Times of Israel)
The hunger strike is over:
- Last Palestine Action Hunger Striker Ends Protest After Being Hospitalised with Organ Failure (The Guardian)
“The man sprayed Ms. Omar with a strong-smelling liquid from a syringe before being tackled by security”:
- Minneapolis Live Updates: Ilhan Omar Is Attacked During Town Hall on Immigration Crackdown (NY Times)
“[W]hat allies of [South African President Cyril] Ramaphosa had thought was an attempt to avoid agitating President Trump has become another setback in his country’s strained relationship with Washington”:
Some Gazans liken “the committee to the ceasefire, which has continuously been violated by Israel since it went into effect, to little international attention or outrage”:
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