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Trump Brazenly Defies Explicit Wishes of Fallen Heroes’ Families  The Daily Beast Slain Troops’ Families Issue Ban After Trump Used Dignified Transfer for Cash  Yahoo President Trump… [more]

Iran war: What’s the Jones Act, and why has Trump suspended it for 60 days?  Al Jazeera Trump waives Jones Act shipping rules for 60 days… [more]

Israel and Iran attack gas facilities, in a major escalation that rattles markets  NPR Trump Says U.S. and Qatar Not Involved in Strike on Iran’s South… [more]

Joe Kent’s resignation over Iran war reignites antisemitism fears and debate over Israeli influence  AP News Takeaways from former Trump administration counterterrorism chief Joe Kent’s extensive… [more]

Live Updates: Trump threatens to “massively blow up” Iranian gas field if Iran attacks Qatar  CBS News Live updates: Iran war news, Trump threatens to ‘blow… [more]

Tulsi Gabbard: Director of National Ignorance  The Bulwark What’s a Threat? Gabbard Says It’s Up to Trump, on Iran and Elsewhere.  The New York Times Takeaways from… [more]

Iran executes three convicted of killing police in recent pre-war unrest  Al Jazeera Mojtaba Khamenei regime executes champion wrestler as Iran intensifies brutal crackdown during war  Fox… [more]

Japan’s Prime Minister Takaichi meets with Trump as he seeks help securing the Strait of Hormuz  AP News How Japan’s Leader Sanae Takaichi Found Her Voice… [more]

Israel is rapidly killing Iran’s top leaders. Experts warn the strategy could backfire  Yahoo Ali Larijani, believed to be running Iran since the beginning of the… [more]