“There have also been no weekend reports of Iranian retaliatory strikes on countries in the region hosting US military assets” …
… but “Trump both has threatened more strikes and said talks are pressing on, all while brushing off concerns that rising gas prices tied to the fighting could hurt Republicans in November’s midterm elections”:
- Airstrikes Have Paused and Talks Are Pressing Forward. But Can the US and Iran Take the Off-ramp? (AP)
“Iran’s foreign ministry on Saturday condemned what it called a ?Ukrainian attack on an Iranian commercial vessel in the Caspian Sea, saying it killed one sailor and ?injured another”:
- Ukraine War Briefing: Iran Accuses Kyiv of Deadly Attack on Iranian Vessel in Caspian Sea (The Guardian)
The Zionist war on free speech — and the resistance — continues:
- “Enough Is Enough”: Mohsen Mahdawi Says New Deportation Threat Seeks to Silence Palestine Activism (Democracy Now)
- Meet Milwaukee Muslim Leader Salah Sarsour. ICE Detained Him for 80 Days (Democracy Now)
“Consultations focused on operational mechanisms for safe navigation through strategic waterway, according to Foreign Ministry“:
Settler violence and Israeli war crimes continue:
- Israeli Government Emboldening Violent Settlers, Senior IDF Officials Warn (Haaretz)
- Head of Police in Northern Gaza Killed in Israeli Strike (Aljazeera)
“[T]he attack came in response to Saudi strikes on the Yemeni city of Hodeida on Friday”:
- Houthis Claim Attack on Saudi Oil Refinery as Iran War Widens to Red Sea (Washington Post)
There are “conflicting interests based on who has alternatives to shipping via the waterway, whose infrastructure is most entangled with Iran’s, and which country’s economy is bleeding the hardest during the crisis”:
“Officials have faced accusations that they are engaged in a cover-up designed to hide the true cost of Donald Trump’s war of choice in Iran, fearing a public backlash before November’s midterm elections”:
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