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The Israeli military's top lawyer cites "exceptional circumstances" for dropping the case involving a Palestinian man held at Sde Teiman military prison.

While the war in Iran gets attention, what’s happening in Gaza?  NPR

Iran’s New Supreme Leader Vows to Continue Blocking the Strait of Hormuz  Foreign Policy

The UAE says more than 1,800 drones and missiles have been projected at the country since the war began.

Iran warns attacks on energy sites will trigger ‘crushing’ regional response Khatam al-Anbiya Central Headquarters, the main operational command of Iran’s armed forces, has warned that any strike on the country’s energy infrastructure or ports would provoke a severe retaliation. A spokesperson for the command said Iran would respond forcefully if even a “slight” attack targeted its oil, gas or port facilities, according to remarks reported by Tasnim News Agency. “We warn the aggressor government and all its allies that the slightest attack on the energy infrastructure and ports of the Islamic Republic of Iran will be met with a crushing and devastating response from us,” the spokesperson said. The official added that such an escalation could put energy infrastructure across the region at risk. “All oil and gas infrastructure in the region,” in which the United States and its western allies have interests, would be “set on fire and destroyed,” the spokesperson warned.

The White House compares deadly conflict with video games and movies in memeified videos to win support for Iran war  NBC News

Oil settles up 9% as Iran vows to keep Strait of Hormuz closed  The Detroit News

16 and Counting: Oil and Cargo Ships Are Growing Targets in War With Iran  The New York Times

United States officials are issuing contradictory statements on the war's timeline and objectives.

Iran vows to make Trump pay for ‘grave miscalculation’ if US escalates war  Al Jazeera

Iran's new supreme leader vows to keep Hormuz shut in defiant first remarks  KSL.com

Strait of Hormuz will remain closed, Iran says  FOX 10 Phoenix

These swing voters don’t like or understand the reason for the war in Iran  NPR

Beshear: Trump should have spent Kentucky visit justifying Iran war  Kentucky Lantern

Iran war: the search for an ‘off ramp’  The Conversation

The world has entered a "new dark age of abuses", with the United States "raining death" on Iran and Venezuela, a UN special rapporteur said Thursday. Ben Saul, the United Nations' special rapporteur on the promotion and protection of human rights and fundamental freedoms while countering terrorism, said the war in the Middle East would not improve global security. "We have entered a new dark age of abuses in the name of countering terrorism," he told a press conference in Geneva.

What swing voters think of the war in Iran : Here & Now Anytime  NPR

US war on Iran cost $11.3bn in first six days: Report The war launched by the United States and Israel against Iran has already cost more than $11.3bn in its first six days, US defence officials told senators during a closed-door briefing, according to multiple reports. The New York Times first reported the figure, citing three people familiar with the briefing given to members of the Senate Armed Services Committee. The estimate does not include several major expenses linked to the military campaign, including the earlier deployment of additional troops, aircraft and equipment to the region. The overall cost is set to rise sharply as the Pentagon continues to calculate the full price of the operation. Reports also indicate the White House is preparing to request additional funding from Congress to sustain the war.

Somali minister tells Al Jazeera Israeli base plans in Somaliland risk dragging Somalia into 'external confrontations'.

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