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” The global community has long considered the strait an international passageway, despite its sitting in Iran and Oman’s territorial waters”: Iran Attacks Bahrain and Kuwait Following US Strikes and Threatens to Halt Talks to End the War (AP) Peter Beinart explains “why he went from strong supporter of Israel to staunch critic,” noting that…

The Trump administration has resumed the Iran war after claiming Iran launched a drone st a Singapore-flagged cargo ship, but Trump “abruptly cut off questions and reporters were ushered out of his office” … US Strikes Iran to Respond to Attack on Ship that Trump Says Violated Ceasefire (AP) … Iranian official Ebrahim Azizi responded…

“The body set up by Iran to manage the strait said vessels passing outside designated routes would not be guaranteed safe passage” and the UN evacuation effort has been suspended, although the the attacked vessel “did not transit under IMO’s evacuation framework” … UN Pauses Strait of Hormuz Evacuation Plan After Cargo Ship Attacked (BBC)…

“The restrictions are the latest in a string of measures Bahrain has taken against Shiite citizens in the Gulf country, with many accused of having loyalties to Iran”: Bahrain Restricts Shiite Holy Day Amid Iran War Crackdown (NY Times) “[L]eaders convinced some Republican swing votes that doing so would harm the negotiations to end the…

“[T]here has been a Memorandum of Understanding, signed by both presidents … [that] says explicitly that the nuclear activities that are going to be carried out with the regards to the nuclear material facilities will be supervised by the IAEA” — Rafael Mariano Grossi: UN Nuclear Agency Boss Says Inspectors Will Visit Iran’s Nuclear Sites…

“Conversations with inspectors from the International Atomic Energy Agency could occur as soon as Monday, the vice president said, as negotiations continue in Switzerland”: Vance Says Iran Agrees to Nuclear Inspections, as Under Obama Deal (Washington Post) “[W]hile the 2024 mechanism effectively gave Israel broad freedom to act in Lebanon against military threats, including what…

Technical talks will continue despite Trump’s expletive-filled threats: Middle East Crisis Live: US Talks with Iran Set to Continue Despite Iranian Walkout (The Guardian) First Round of US-Iran Talks Ends with Encouraging Progress, Mediators Say (BBC) “The second Jewish Anti-Zionist Congress is set to take place in Dublin, Ireland later this week. The 2026 iteration…

As the US and Iran dispute whether the Strait is closed or not, the shipping companies say they will be the ones to decide: Iran Says Strait Of Hormuz Is Closed After Lebanon Attacks—U.S. Denies It’s Shut (Forbes) Shipping Companies Will Decide When the Strait of Hormuz Is Truly Open—Not the U.S. or Iran—and the…

Israeli policy in Lebanon may determine whether US-Iran negotiations even take place … After 4 Israeli Soldiers’ Deaths, Israel and Hezbollah Agree to Renew Ceasefire (Washington Post) U.S. Intelligence Warns Israel Is Likely to Undermine Iran Peace Deal, Officials Say (Washington Post) … but Witkoff and Kushner will be in Switzerland just in case: Trump…

“The opening paragraph requires both sides ‘to refrain from the threat or use of force,’” yet Trump has already declared “that he was prepared to resume ‘shooting at them, dropping bombs on their head’” … First Steps in Peace Deal Demand Far More from U.S. than Iran (Washington Post) … and even as Trump insists…