“[O]ne person [was] killed and four wounded, Iranian state media said, a day before Tehran seeks to brief regional countries on its contested efforts to manage shipping traffic there”:
The accusation that the attack on the Saudi pipeline came from militias in Iraq heralds a cross-current of suspicion and denials:
- Attack on Key Pipeline in Saudi Arabia Blamed on Iran-backed Militias Located in Iraq Territory (News Center Maine)
- Iraq Seizes Drone-launching Platform Used for Targeting Saudi Oil Pipeline (Aljazeera)
- Iraq Probes Drone Strikes on Saudi Arabia, Shuts Three Crossings to Iran (Aljazeera)
- ‘Houthis Have Their Own Issues’: Pezeshkian Says Iran Not at War with Saudi Arabia’ (Middle East Eye)
Israeli war crimes continue:
- 2 Palestinians Killed, 13 Injured in Israeli Drone Strike on Vehicle in Gaza (Andalu Ajansi)
- Israel Bombs South Lebanon as Report Documents 23 White Phosphorus Attacks (Israel-Palestine News)
- Secret Systems Used by Israel in Mass Killings of Gaza Civilians Revealed in New Film (Israel-Palestine News)
Director Mohsen Gharaei describes “the story as a warning about the point at which the safety of the home can become captivity and mirror a wider structure of oppression”:
- Iranian Actress Dedicates Venice Award to ‘Brave Women of Iran’ (Iran International)
“Adam Abdullah was legally working in the U.S. when he was detained as part of “Operation Metro Surge” in the Twin Cities. His biggest criminal offense is a parking ticket”:
- A Somali Man with No Serious Criminal Record Is Spending 9/11 in Detention at Guantanamo Bay (Reason)
“Marziyeh ‘Sevda’ Ebrahimi Shamsabadi, 33, was reportedly sentenced to death in Bandar Abbas on charges including insulting Iran’s supreme leader and cooperating with hostile foreign governments”:
- Iranian Blogger Sentenced to Death for “Insulting” Supreme Leader amid Rising Executions of Dissidents – Report (i24)
“Result marks an all-time high for Palestinians and an all-time low for Israelis since 2001”:
- Quinnipiac Poll Shows Rising US Sympathy for Palestinians, Deep Discontent with Trump (Andalu Ajansi)
Thousands of families, “in numbers leaping by the day, are now displaced as the Arab world’s poorest country faces a potential return to a devastating civil war”:
Middle East Forum defended “including individuals’ names, social media accounts and tax information, as well as details on mosques, schools, businesses and other organizations, … saying … that other groups maintain similar databases”:
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