"The resolution directs the president to 'terminate the use of United States Armed Forces from hostilities against the Islamic Republic of Iran or any part of its government or military, unless explicitly authorized by a declaration of war or specific authorization for use of military force'" ... ... but passage seems unlikely as long as "Republicans are afraid of the president": "Israel is behaving like it's part of the plans: not a secondary player that might be affected by the regional exchange of blows, but one taking an active part in the war from the outset" ... ... but other American allies are not happy with the prospects of war ...
- UK Blocking Trump from Using RAF Bases for Strikes on Iran (The Times)
- Why Are Middle Eastern Governments Lobbying Against a US Attack on Iran? (Chatham House)
- Oil Holds Near Six-Month High as US Warns Iran Has Days for Deal (Bloomberg / Yahoo Finance)
- COLUMN: Potential Iran Conflict Means Homeland Security Must Go ‘Shields Up’ (Homeland Security Today)
- First-hand Reports Detail Torture of Palestine Journalists in Israel Prisons (Jurist)
- Severed Limbs, Futures in Limbo: The Crisis of Amputation in Palestine (WRMEA)
- Israel Heavily Curbs Palestinians from Ramadan Friday Prayers at Al-Aqsa (Aljazeera)
- Before Striking Iran, Trump Should Answer These Six Questions (Atlantic Council)
- Three Silicon Valley Engineers Charged with Stealing Google Trade Secrets and Sending Data to Iran (CNBC)
- Pro-Palestine Super PAC Brings Multimillion-Dollar War Chest to Midterms (American Prospect)
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