Status of the impending U.S.-Iran war:

• Does Trump Have the Legal Authority to Strike Iran? An Expert Explains (Time)
• Trump Pushes U.S. Toward War with Iran as Advisers Urge Focus on Economy (Japan Times)
• Trump’s MAGA Base Raged Against Iran Strikes Last Year. This Time, It’s Quieter (Washington Post)
• Iran Preparing for War with Israel and US? IRGC Takes over Hezbollah amid Escalating Tensions - What This Means (WION)
• How Iran Is Preparing to Outlast Trump in a Long War (Newsweek)
• Inside Iran’s Preparations for War and Plans for Survival (NY Times)
• Ex-CIA Agent Claims US Has Decided on Imminent strike Against Iran (Times of India)
• War with Iran Would Put Trump’s Crackdown on Dissent into Overdrive (MS Now)
• Trump Can't Remember Whether He 'Obliterated' Iran's Nukes | Opinion (USA Today)

Israeli war crimes continue:

• Israeli Army Kills 2 Palestinians in Strikes on Gaza During Ramadan (Aljazeera)
• Ramadan in Ruins: Gaza's Palestinians Mark Third Holy Month amid Grief and Displacement (Middle East Eye)

A "great deal of weight will have to be placed on the degree of access the IAEA would be given to inspect nuclear sites":

• Iran Refusing to Export Highly Enriched Uranium but Willing to Dilute Purity, Sources Say (The Guardian)

"Huckabee claims Israel has biblical right to land stretching from Nile to Euphrates rivers, saying ‘It would be fine if they took it all'":

• Iran Slams US Ambassador’s Claim of Israel’s Right to All Middle East (Andalou Ajansi)

"The crowds chanted 'death to the dictator' - a reference to Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei - and other anti-government slogans":

• Iran Students Stage First Large Anti-government Protests Since Deadly Crackdown (BBC)

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