“The resolution directs the president to ‘terminate the use of United States Armed Forces from hostilities against the Islamic Republic of Iran or any part of its government or military, unless explicitly authorized by a declaration of war or specific authorization for use of military force’” …
… but passage seems unlikely as long as “Republicans are afraid of the president“:
“Israel is behaving like it’s part of the plans: not a secondary player that might be affected by the regional exchange of blows, but one taking an active part in the war from the outset” …
… but other American allies are not happy with the prospects of war …
- UK Blocking Trump from Using RAF Bases for Strikes on Iran (The Times)
- Why Are Middle Eastern Governments Lobbying Against a US Attack on Iran? (Chatham House)
… nor are the oil markets …
- Oil Holds Near Six-Month High as US Warns Iran Has Days for Deal (Bloomberg / Yahoo Finance)
… and a former Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Security Agency employee warns “ potential spillover effects must be factored into domestic security planning and operations“:
- COLUMN: Potential Iran Conflict Means Homeland Security Must Go ‘Shields Up’ (Homeland Security Today)
Israeli war crimes continue:
- First-hand Reports Detail Torture of Palestine Journalists in Israel Prisons (Jurist)
- Severed Limbs, Futures in Limbo: The Crisis of Amputation in Palestine (WRMEA)
- Israel Heavily Curbs Palestinians from Ramadan Friday Prayers at Al-Aqsa (Aljazeera)
Trump “told tall tales. Cracked old jokes. Got people to pay money into something he’s named after himself. Hyped up his wife’s movie. Trashed his enemies. Aired familiar grievances. Congratulated himself. Brought along top members of his government and then kicked back while they congratulated him”:
“At this moment, there’s no clarity on whether the United States will strike, what in Iran it would strike, or what might follow”:
- Before Striking Iran, Trump Should Answer These Six Questions (Atlantic Council)
“The indictment identified the defendants as Iranian nationals”:
- Three Silicon Valley Engineers Charged with Stealing Google Trade Secrets and Sending Data to Iran (CNBC)
“The spending comes as AIPAC is using innocuous-sounding shell organizations to fund its chosen candidates, with names like ‘Elect Chicago Women’ or ‘Affordable Chicago Now,’” to pour “millions into pro-Israel candidates”:
- Pro-Palestine Super PAC Brings Multimillion-Dollar War Chest to Midterms (American Prospect)
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