Trump's threats ignore the fact that Hormuz Strait is closed only to its enemies and provoke retaliatory threats from Iran:

• Trump Threatens to ‘Obliterate’ Iran’s Power Plants if Strait of Hormuz Does Not Open (Washington Post)
• Strait of Hormuz Remains Closed 'Only for Enemies', Says Iran After Trump's 48-Hour Ultimatum (India TV News)
• Iran Prepared to Let Japanese Ships Transit Hormuz, FM Says (Japan Times)
• Iran Threatens to Retaliate After Trump Gives 48-hour Ultimatum to Reopen Strait (Euronews)

"Iranian state TV earlier said the strikes were in response to an attack on Iran's Natanz nuclear facility on Saturday":

• Iranian Missiles Injure 160 in Towns near Israeli Nuclear Site (BBC)

Israeli war crimes continue:

• War in the Middle East: Iran Nuclear Facility Hit as Equivalent of ‘One Classroom of Children’ Killed, Wounded Daily in Lebanon (United Nations)
• What Has Israel Done to My Brother? (Electronic Intifada)
• Israel Systematically Torturing Palestinians in Custody, Says UN Expert (Aljazeera)

European nations are  not buying the Israeli effort to frighten them into joining the war against Iran:

• Iran Has the Missiles to Hit London, Israel Claims (The Times)
• Iran Not Believed to Have Capability or Intent to Bomb Britain, Says UK Minister (The Guardian)

"The move follows a drone strike on the Red Sea port of Yanbu, Saudi Arabia’s main oil export outlet":

• Saudi Arabia Expels Iran Military Attache, Four Embassy Staff (Aljazeera)

"The dead from Friday's attack include 13 children, medical staff and multiple patients":

• Sudan: Over 60 Killed in Strike on Hospital, WHO Says (Deutsche Welle)

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

• Efforts to Shut Down Pro-Palestinian Speech Face Series of Setbacks in Court (The Guardian)

"Even among Republican voters, more said that the Middle East conflicts benefit Israel more":

• The Majority of Americans Believe War Against Iran Benefits Israel More than US (Antiwar.com)

"The cruellest irony is that of a President who addresses the Iranian people in the language of liberation and then threatens freedom of the press back home":

• The First Casualty of Trump’s War in Iran Was the Truth (New Yorker)

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