The war rages on ...

• Iran Missile Strike Damages Five KC-135 Tankers in Saudi Arabia, Officials Say (Military Times)
• Number of U.S. Troops Wounded in Iran War Surpasses 200 Across 7 Countries (Washington Post)
• War Rages on Multiple Fronts as Israeli Attacks on Lebanon Grow amid Iran Shipping Stranglehold (AP)
• How an Israeli Ground Invasion of Lebanon Could Unfold (Time)
• Four Killed in Iraq’s Baghdad as US Forces, Iran-backed Groups Trade Fire (Aljazeera)
• Israel Says It’s Killed Larijani, Iran’s Security Chief and Basij Commander (Aljazeera)
• ‘They Hold the Cards Now’: Trump Allies Fear Iran Is Slipping Beyond the President’s Control (Politico)

... with consequences for economics, diplomacy, immigration, politics, and even sports:

• How America’s War on Iran Backfired (Foreign Affairs)
• Oil and Gas Prices Resume Rise After Iran Attacks Production Facilities (The Guardian)
• Trump Seeks to Delay Meeting with Xi in China (BBC)
• Iran’s Neighbours Brace for Fallout as War Threatens New Refugee Crisis (Aljazeera)
• U.S. Intelligence Says Iran’s Regime Is Consolidating Power (Washington Post)
• Trump Draws Backlash for Comment on Iran War: ‘Maybe We Shouldn’t Even Be There’ (The Guardian)
• Iran Say They Are Negotiating with FIFA to Move Their World Cup Games to Mexico (The Guardian)

The Zionist war on free speech -- and the resistance -- continues:

• Trump Wants to Cover Up Bad News About the Iran War (Reason)
• Pro-Palestine Protester Leqaa Kordia Freed from US Immigration Detention (Aljazeera)

"Human rights groups say Israel’s targeting of medical personnel and infrastructure is part of a deadly pattern that emerged during Israel’s assault on Gaza":

• Israel Killed over a Dozen Lebanese Paramedics in Three Days, Now Claiming that Ambulances Are “Hezbollah” Targets (Drop Site)

The "UN’s special rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Iran ... denounced severe restrictions on cyberspace, the forced confessions of protesters broadcast on state television, and the regime’s labelling of ... demonstrators as 'terrorists'":

• On the Defendants’ Bench in Geneva, Iran Defends Itself and Strikes Back (Geneva Solutions)

"Around 200,000 people will start losing commercial licenses under a federal rule that takes effect Monday, a move that could mean higher prices for consumers":

• Trump’s Cancellation of Licenses for Immigrant Truckers Takes Effect (Washington Post)

"Compromising Iran's oil infrastructure at Kharg would hurt the broader global energy market":

• Why Trump's Kharg Island Attacks Could Make the Oil Crisis Worse (Axios)

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