News and Analysis 5/3/26

“Iran says the ‘ball is in the United States’ court’ as Trump says he is likely to reject new proposal from Tehran”:

• Trump Says Iran Has Bot Yet ‘Paid a Big Enough Price’ as He Reviews New Peace Proposal (The Guardian)

“‘We took over the ship, we took over the cargo, we took over the oil. It’s a very profitable business,’ Trump said Trump said at an event in Florida” …

• US Navy Acting ‘Like Pirates’ in Iran, Trump Brags (Politico)

… even as his administration brands Iran’s tolls as piracy and threatens their victims:

• US Threatens Shipping Firms with Sanctions if They Pay Iran Tolls (BBC)

The Zionist war om free speech — and the resistance — continues:

• Organisers Challenge Starmer’s Threat to Ban Some Pro-Palestine Marches (The Guardian)

The “transfer of rockets to Israel, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates and air-defense equipment to Qatar and Kuwait … [evade] standard congressional review”:

• U.S. Fast-Tracks Arms Deals Valued at $8.6 Billion to Mideast Partners (NY Times)

Israeli war crimes continue:

• Israel Is Making Palestinians Disappear in More Ways than One (Middle East Eye)
• Illegal Siege, Brutal Abuse: Our Detention and Assault at the Hands of Israeli Prison Guards (Drop Site)

“The Starlink devices Sahand sends to Iran are one of the most reliable ways of bypassing the shutdown”:

• The Clandestine Network Smuggling Starlink Tech into Iran to Beat Internet Blackout (BBC)

More on the economic consequences of the war on Iran:

• Detroit Carmakers Warn of $5bn Commodities Shock Due to Iran War (Financial Times / Ghost Archive)
• Spirit Airlines Shuts Down Due to Iran War Fuel Crisis. Other Low-Cost Airlines Could Be Next (Time)
• Unilever to Hike Prices in ‘Small Doses’ as Iran War Threatens to Hit Shoppers (Fashion Network)
• Dubai, Israel, and the Impact of the Iran War on Hospitality (Jerusalem Post)
• Not Even Japanese Bathhouses Are Immune From Shocks of Iran War (NY Times)

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