"The U.S and Iran traded strikes for a second day, pushing the Middle East closer to the resumption of a full-scale war" ...

• Iran Responds to a Second Day of US Strikes by Firing at Gulf States and Jordan (Washington Post)

... "A wave of US strikes represents the gravest test yet of the fragile truce"

• Is the Iran Ceasefire Over? What the Latest US Attacks Tell Us (The Guardian)

"It is unclear if the U.S. intentionally struck the facility or knew what it was. Deliberately targeting civilian infrastructure could constitute a war crime":

• Analysis of Satellite Image and Videos Suggest Precision U.S. Strikes on Iranian Water Facility (NY Times)

"Donald Trump, losing patience over the protracted negotiations to end the war, has leaned into violence to ratchet up the pressure on the Iranian leadership":

• Are the US and Iran Back at War? Why Bombing Your Way to Peace Won’t Work (The Conversation)

The Zionist war on free speech continues:

• Trump Administration Considering Revoking Trita Parsi’s Permanent Residency over Stance on US-Iran War: Report (Andalu Ajansi)
• "Every US Counterterrorism Law Traces Back to Criminalising Dissent on Palestine (Drop Site / Palestine Deep Dive)

"Twenty-one countries on the agency's 35-member board of governors voted for the resolution at its headquarters in Vienna":

• Atomic Energy Agency Orders Iran Compliance (Arkansas Democrat Gazette)

Israeli war crimes continue:

• Amnesty Accuses Israel's Government of 'Ethnic Cleansing' of West Bank Palestinians (NPR)
• The Heroic Doctor Who Refused to Leave His Patients (Palestine Deep Dive)

A "collective of activist groups - called on people to march to the regional capital Muzaffarabad to protest against the reservation of 12 seats for refugees in upcoming elections":

• Thousands March in Pakistan-administered Kashmir as Clashes Kill at Least 15 (BBC)

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