"The new attacks prompted U.S. President Donald Trump to call for an immediate stop to fighting between Israel and Iran" ... ... but the "IDF said it would 'continue to operate throughout Lebanon and will intensify its actions' against Hezbollah": Settler violence and Israeli war crimes continue: "It was not immediately clear whether the Apache was shot down by Iranian fire, experienced mechanical failure or encountered some other problem": "Trump argued that either he would get a deal with Iran in a few days that would make the strikes unnecessary, or he wouldn't — in which case he might lead the strikes on Iran" ... ... but the "[w]eekend strikes highlight Tehran's shifting strategic calculus - and a refusal to remain bound by one-sided agreements": The Zionist war on free speech -- and the resistance -- continues: "Dozens of others, including police officers and civilians, were wounded ... after the Supreme Court of Pakistan-administered Kashmir ruled that 12 legislative seats reserved for Kashmiri refugees ... are constitutionally protected":

"A minority would welcome the abandonment of ceasefire talks... But ... there are other voices in Tehran that believe Iran can instead exploit the tensions between Israel and the US to accelerate a deal":

"Iran's Arab neighbors are increasingly using shipping methods long associated with Tehran's sanctions-evasion network to keep crude exports flowing":
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