Calling the Faithful to Freedom!

Unable (or unwilling) to restrict itself to military targets, Iran is pushing other  states into supporting the war they cautioned against: Iran’s Targeting of Airport, Ports and Hotels in Reaction to US Strikes Has Forced Gulf Nations onto Front Lines of a War They Want No Part in (The Conversation) Threat from Iran Conflict Spreads…

War casualties mount: US, Israel Pound Iran as Trump Signals Willingness to Talk to New Leadership After Khamenei’s Death (AP) 3 American Troops Killed, and Trump Says More ‘Likely,’ in War Against Iran (NPR) The net of hostility expands: Israel Strikes Hezbollah in Lebanon as Iran Conflict Spreads Across Region (Washington Post) War Widens to…

“Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was killed …, Iranian state media confirmed early Sunday” … Iran’s Supreme Leader Killed in Major Attack by US and Israel (AP) Iran Forms Interim Council to Oversee Transition After Khamenei’s Killing (Aljazeera) … in an assault that deliberately targeted civilian leadership: Inside Trump’s Decision to Attack Iran: ‘a…

The war is on: US and Israel Launch a Major Attack on Iran and Trump Urges Iranians to ‘Take Over Your Government’ (AP) ‘Acts of War Unauthorized by Congress’: Trump’s Congressional Critics Denounce Iran Strikes (Politico) Iran Launches Heavy Missile Barrage Across Israel in Retaliation for US-Israel Attack (Jerusalem Post) Iran Launches Counterstrike on US…

The mediator and Iran claim progress was made … U.S., Iran Complete Round of Talks as Trump Weighs Diplomacy Against Strikes (Washington Post) … but the U.S. signals are mixed: U.S.-Iran Nuclear Talks Were “Positive,” Senior U.S. Official Says (Axios) U.S. Mum After Iran talks in Geneva (Diplomatic / Substack) “House Democrats are expected to…

As talks begin Iran states, yet again, that it will not develop nuclear weapons: US and Iran Begin Talks Seen as Crucial to Prevent Conflict (BBC) Iran Answers Trump’s Main Demand to Avoid War Before Last Ditch Talks (Newsweek) “Pentagon officials and Hill lawmakers are increasingly warning that prolonged Iran strikes could stress U.S. military…

Actually, “Iran has long insisted publicly that it isn’t interested in building a nuclear weapon — including earlier Tuesday, when Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi wrote on X that ‘Iran will under no circumstances ever develop a nuclear weapon’”: Trump Demands that Iran Promise Never to Build a Nuclear Weapon in State of the Union…

Did he or didn’t he? Trump’s Top General Foresees Acute Risks in an Attack on Iran (Washington Post) Trump Refutes Reports that Top Gen. Dan Caine Warned of Iran Strike Risks (The Hill) Trump Says Top General Predicts Easy Victory Over Iran; He Says Otherwise in Private (NY Times) Political leaders of a country whose…

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi “ said he believes the proposal will be discussed in Geneva and both sides will work on a text to try and reach ‘a fast deal’” … U.S.-Iran Talks Expected Thursday to Discuss Nuclear Proposal (Axios) … the alternative looks grim for everyone: Iran Likely to Respond to Renewed US…