News and Analysis (2/8/26):

Iran refuses to be intimidated by U.S. threats, insisting on its right " enrichment within the country for peaceful purposes" ...

• Iran’s Top Diplomat Strikes a Hard Line on US Talks, Saying Tehran’s Power Comes from Saying ‘No’ (AP)

... but can Trump say "No" to Israel?

• Netanyahu to Hold Urgent Meeting with Trump Wednesday amid Iran Negotiations (Axios)
• Israel Warns Trump: We May Act Alone if Iran Crosses Ballistic Missile Red Line (Jerusalem Post)

"The Sudan Doctors Network calls the attack in North Kordofan a ‘blatant violation of international humanitarian law’":

• RSF Drone Attack Kills 24 Displaced Civilians Fleeing War in Sudan (Aljazeera)

Settler violence and Israeli war crimes continue:

• Israeli Settlers, Military Accelerate Violent Expulsion of Palestinians Off Their Land in the West Bank (Drop Site)
• Palestinians Wounded in Coordinated Settler Assaults, Detainee Shot by Israeli Forces (Palestine Chronicle)
• Israel Returns Bodies with Evidence of Organ Theft and Severe Mmutilation – Not a Ceasefire Day 120 (Israel-Palestine News)

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

• Queensland Moves to Ban Pro-Palestine Slogan ‘from the River to the Sea’ Under Sweeping New Hate Speech Laws (The Guardian)
• Court Challenge over March Against Israeli President’s Visit to Be Fecided at Monday Morning Hearing (The Guardian)

"Palestinians on both sides of the Gaza-Egypt crossing are trying to cross the border, a key part of the U.S.-backed ceasefire":

• Palestinians Attempt to Use Gaza's Rafah Border Crossing Amidst Delays (Independent)

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