As the war continues …
- Explosions Rock Iran’s Capital, and More Attacks Target Israel as US Warns Bombing Will Intensify (AP)
Trump demands Iran’s “unconditional surrender …
- Trump Demands ‘UNCONDITIONAL SURRENDER’ from Iran; U.S. Evacuates Citizens from Middle East (Washington Post)
… and White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt explains what he meant:
“Article 51 … has a mandatory procedural element, in that any state employing self-defence is immediately required to notify the Security Council. Iran has consistently evaded this requirement” …
… and “Iran is serving Israel’s interests by attacking its Arab neighbours” …
… and Iran’s President suggests that troops “fired at will” absent commanders who had been killed, but will “Iran’s military commanders who traditionally take their instructions from the [now dead] ayatollah” stop the strikes?
“The elite 82nd Airborne Division, which specializes in ground combat and other fraught missions, is awaiting new orders after the unexpected change of plans”:
“The targeting information has included the locations of American warships and aircraft in the Middle East” …
… which Hegseth thinks would be a good excuse for war with Russia:
The BBC’s “analysis has found numerous examples of AI-generated videos and fabricated satellite imagery being used to make false and misleading claims about the conflict” …
…. and the White House itself conflates depicts the war with video games and movies its propaganda videos:
“[A]n explosion that killed scores of Iranian students at a school was likely caused by U.S. airstrikes that also hit an adjacent compound associated with the regime’s Revolutionary Guard”:
“[A]irspace closures left thousands of Americans suddenly stranded”:
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