News and Analysis (2/11/26)

The lines have been drawn:

• Trump Mulls Second Aircraft Carrier off Iran, as Netanyahu Flies to D.C. for Talks (Washington Post)
• Iran Says It’s Ready for Inspections to Prove Nuclear Program Peaceful, Won’t ‘Yield to Excessive Demands’ (Times of Israel)

Settler violence and Israeli war crimes continue:

• IDF Orders Soldiers to Prevent Palestinians from Plowing Their Land in West Bank (Haaretz)
• Work for West Bank Palestinians Increasingly Restricted (Deutsche Welle)
• Palestine Urges ‘Powerful Partners’ to Stop Israel’s West Bank ‘Annexation’ (Aljazeera)
• Israel Revokes Citizenship from Two Palestinians Ahead of Deporting Them (Middle Easy Eye)
• Woman Among 24 Palestinians Arrested by Israeli Army in West Bank Raids (Andalou Ajansi)
• More Palestinians Return to Gaza via Rafah as Israeli Attacks Continue (Aljazeera)

“Many of the businesses had either observed strikes or expressed support online for the nationwide protests”:

• Iran Shuts Down Private Businesses After Protests as Economy Slumps (Aljazeera)

“It is up to America to decide to act independently of the pressures and destructive influences that are detrimental to the region” — Iran’s foreign ministry spokesperson, Esmail Baghaei:

• Iran Tells US Not to Let Netanyahu Thwart Nuclear Talks Before Trump Meeting (The Guardian)

“Reports of aerial bombardments, inflammatory rhetoric and severe restrictions on humanitarian access have raised fears of a return to the widespread violence seen in 2013 and 2016”:

• Violence Surges in South Sudan Leaving Civilians at Risk and Peacekeepers Stretched Thin (UN)

“Through thousands of archival documents,” the documentary reframes “the country as not solely a Christian nation, but one forged by Muslim, Jewish and Indigenous peoples”:

• ‘Ojalá Supieras’ Screening Uncovers Hidden History of Islam in Mexico (New University)

“The level of state violence in January has irreversibly torn Iran’s social contract, and the government acknowledges it has no solution to the economic crises that triggered the protests”:

• On Anniversary of Revolution, Has Brutality Broken Iran’s Social Contract? (Christian Science Monitor)

“Congressional hearings should elevate credible expertise and protect public safety. Instead, this hearing excludes qualified scholars of Islamic law while providing a platform to individuals linked to extremist ecosystems”:

• House Judiciary Hearing Gives Platform to Anti-Muslim Extremist-Linked Witnesses (MPAC)

“US president Donald Trump’s advisor on Arab and African Affairs, Massad Boulos, [says that] …  the proposal had received preliminary approval from the two warring parties in the civil war”:

• Sudan’s Latest Peace Plan: What’s in It and Does It Stand a Chance? (The Conversation)

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