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  1. Despite efforts to stay clear of #TrumpsWar with #Iran, #SaudiArabia faced missile attacks from the #Houthis in July, ending a 4-year de facto ceasefire between the rebel group & the kingdom.

    Women & #children were among the wounded in Tuesday’s attacks, Al-Maliki said in a statement.

    #Trump #IranWar #US #Israel #Yemen #war #WarCrimes #RulesOfWar #InternationalLaw #law #Congress #WarPowers #geopolitics #NationalSecurity #MiddleEast

  2. The #Pentagon has pulled DECADES of classified documents from a secret computer system commonly used by #defense officials & #US #troops, after WaPo published a story detailing senior #military officers’ concerns about the #IranWar.
    
Documents associated with the #SDOB were removed from an internal web portal on the Secret Internet Protocol Router Network (SIPRNet), 3 people familiar with the matter said.

    #transparency #Trump #Hegseth #kakistocracy #MilitaryReadiness #law #Congress #WarPowers

  3. #Inflation has been stuck above the #CentralBank’s 2% target for >5 years. The #IranWar has generated uncertainty over the #economy’s outlook & has driven #energy prices higher, intensifying inflationary pressure & creating a quandary for #Fed policymakers.…

    New #Fed Chair #KevinWarsh has declared that he has “no tolerance” for elevated inflation. He was appointed by #Trump, who has put intense pressure on the Fed to cut rates.

    #law #Congress #WarPowers #affordability #CostOfLiving #oil

  4. Iran's Guards seize #wartime power, weakening Supreme Leader's role

    2 months into a war with the #US & #Israel, #Iran no longer has a single, undisputed clerical arbiter at the pinnacle of #power — an abrupt break with the past that may be hardening Tehran’s stance as it weighs renewed talks with ​Washington.

    #IranWar #TrumpsWar #Trump #WarCrimes #RegimeChange #RulesOfWar #law #Congress #WarPowers #geopolitics #NationalSecurity #MiddleEast
    reuters.com/world/asia-pacific

  5. #Trump finally entered the East Room of the White House 45 minutes late to give his first public remarks about the war he’s launched on #Iran. His chief of staff, #SusieWiles & #JointChiefs Chair Gen #DanCaine are there.

    Trump said the #US #military “continues to carry out large-scale combat operations in Iran.”

    #war #warmonger #WarCrimes #RegimeChange #RulesOfWar #law #Congress #WarPowers #geopolitics #MiddleEast