"The war powers resolution is the eighth on which Congress has voted since June. All of them have failed":

• Senate Rejects Resolution to Force Trump to End Iran Strikes (Washington Post)

"[A]fter he U.S. and Israel intensified their bombardment of Iran on Wednesday" ...

• Iran Launches Missiles at Israel as Attacks in Middle East Commence for a Sixth Day (AP)

... and the war continues to spread ...

• Escalation, Kurdish Fronts, and Emerging Political Responses (NIAC)
• EXCLUSIVE: Thousands of Kurdish Fighters Launch Ground Offensive into Iran Against Regime, Official Says (i24 News)
• Kurds Backed by Mossad, CIA Could Lead Next Phase of War in Iran (Axios)
• Iran Targets Headquarters of Iranian Kurdish Forces in Iraq (BBC)
• Amazon’s Bahrain Data Center Targeted by Iran for Support of U.S. Military, State Media Says (CNBC)
• Azerbaijan Blames Iran as Drones Hit Nakhchivan Airport and Country Warns of Retaliation (Birmingham Mail)
• Drones Strike US Base in Iraq, Doha Explosions, as Iran Hits Region in War (Aljazeera)
• Mass Expulsion in Lebanon as Israel Expands War: “We Don’t Know Where to Go” (Drop Site)
• Despite Misgivings, U.K. and France Deploy Ships and Planes to Mideast (NY Times)
• Israel and Hezbollah Trade Blows as Iran Conflict Widens (NY Times)
• Iran Denies Firing Missile Toward Turkey (NY Times)
• As Attacks Spread, War with Iran Reaches Far Beyond Mideast (NY Times)
• Canada PM Carney Says Unable to Rule Out Military Role in Iran War (Aljazeera)

... but Spain, China, Russia, and NATO, don't want to get involved:

• Spain ‘Categorially’ Denies White House Claim It Will Cooperate on Iran War (The Hill)
• Where Are Iran’s Allies? Why Moscow, Beijing Are Keeping Their Distance (Aljazeera)
• NATO Members Feel the Heat from the Iran War, but the Bar for the Military Bloc to Act Is High (CNBC)

"The first emergency meeting of the clerical body to choose a successor to Ali Khamenei ... ended prematurely after Israeli airstrikes targeted the Assembly building.... According to sources, Thursday’s meeting will be held online":

• Guards Push Fast Mojtaba Khamenei Announcement amid Dissent over Hereditary Rule (Iran International)

"Senior U.S. officials have acknowledged the problem while downplaying the severity of the situation":

• Trump’s Iran War Is Burning Through US Weapons Stockpiles, Raising Concerns from Ukraine to Taiwan (Time)

"[T]his is about as wrong as things could go at any single point of failure," says Kevin Book, the co-founder of the research firm Clearview Energy Partners":

• WATCH: How Traffic Dried Up in the Strait of Hormuz Since the Iran War Began (NPR)

Settler violence continues amid Israeli war crimes:

• Under Cover of Iran War, Israeli Settlers Terrorise Palestinian Communities (Aljazeera)

Experts and the public are skeptical of the Trump administration's assessment of the war effort ...

• The U.S. Insists the Iran Conflict Won’t Be a ‘Forever War.’ Experts Beg to Differ (CNBC)
• Fox News Poll: Majority Says Trump’s Handling of Iran Has Made US Less Safe (The Hill)

... and the International Union of Scientists alleges the attacks are really "about enabling the exploitation and plunder of Iran’s and the Middle East’s natural and human resources—at the cost of human lives and widespread destruction":

• IUS Condemns US-Israeli Military Aggression Against Iran (IUS)

"The images suggest that the school ... may have been struck as a result of outdated targeting information":

• Satellite Images Show Iran School Strike Hit More Buildings than Earlier Reported (NPR)

"[P]rosecutors wrote in a filing Wednesday night that there was no evidence that Mr. Merchant had plotted to kill American politicians 'out of duress or fear for relatives'":

• Man Accused of Plotting to Kill Trump Blames Iran for Scheme (NY Times)

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