News and Analysis 7/24/26

Greg Meeks “announced plans to introduce a resolution to compel Mike Johnson, the Republican House speaker, to bring a lawsuit against Trump to make him adhere to the resolutions” …

• US House Passes War Powers Resolution Directing Trump to End Iran Conflict (The Guardian)

…but “Sens. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) and Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska), who have previously voted for resolutions to curtail Trump’s authority as commander in chief, missed the vote” in the Senate:

• Senate GOP Blocks Measure to End Iran War Despite Concerns About Lack of Endgame (The Hill)

The war continues to escalate, and may next include Britain:

• Explosions Are Heard near a US Base in Northern Iraq as US-Iran Fighting Escalates (AP)
• UK ‘Ready to Defend Itself’ After Iran Says Bases Are ‘Legitimate Targets’ (BBC)

Responding to Iran’s claims that its responses are proportionate, Rubio boats that Trump’s aren’t:

• Rubio: Trump Military Policy for Iran is ‘Head for an Eye’ (The Hill)

Settler violence and Israeli war crimes continue:

• Israeli Colonists Raid Palestinian Lands near Hebron, Seize Water Wells and Destroy Main Supply Line (Wafa)
• Two Palestinians Shot Dead by Israeli Forces as West Bank Fields Set Ablaze (Aljazeera)
• Arab and Muslim Countries Condemn Israeli Storming of Al-Aqsa Mosque (Aljazeera)
• The Israeli War on Gaza’s Memory (Palestine Deep Dive)

To the Pentagon the four American service members killed this month don’t count:

• Pentagon Lowers Official Iran War Death Toll, Omitting Four Killed This Month (CNBC)

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

• US Court Affirms Release of Pro-Palestine Scholar as Legal Battle Continues (Aljazeera)

The punishing impact of the Strait of Hormuz closure and worsening hostilities has Asian governments rethinking U.S. reliability …

• The Iran War Is Testing Southeast Asia’s Faith in the US (Politico)

… while the war against a nuclear-capable Iran sparks a counter-productive movement:

• Trump Threat to Hit Pickaxe Renews Calls in Iran for Nuclear Bomb, NPT Exit (Iran International)

“Frustrations are mounting as the State Department offers no clear answers about when diplomats might return to Middle East posts”:

• Hundreds of U.S. Diplomats and Their Families Live in Limbo amid Iran War (NBC News)

Conflicting views on the emerging order:

• Iran and the New Rules of Global Power: The Making and Unmaking of American Dominance (Foreign Affairs)
• Aiming at the Gulf, Iran Shoots Itself in the Foot (Responsible Statecraft)

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