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🟡 Michigan State Rep. Donavan McKinney faces Rep. Shri Thanedar in the Aug. 4 Democratic primary for Michigan’s 13th Congressional District. Two-thirds of Thanedar’s fundraising last quarter came through AIPAC, while his campaign lost more than $630,000 on crypto investments, The Intercept reports, citing a new FEC filing. Fewer than a quarter of those AIPAC-linked donors were from Michigan.

🟡 Michigan State Rep. Donavan McKinney faces Rep. Shri Thanedar in the Aug. 4 Democratic primary for Michigan’s 13th Congressional District. Two-thirds of Thanedar’s fundraising last quarter came through AIPAC, while his campaign lost more than $630,000 on crypto investments, The Intercept reports, citing a new FEC filing. Fewer than a quarter of those AIPAC-linked donors were from Michigan.

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💢 Iran presses attacks on Jordan and Gulf states following US strikes on Iran Jordan’s military said it shot down 3 Iranian missiles Sunday, with a 4th landing in an open area. Sirens sounded in Amman, and footage online appeared to show impacts around Aqaba, including at or near King Hussein International Airport, where thick black smoke rose. The airport has hosted U.S. military aircraft. The U.S. Aegis system downed the primary warhead of a missile fired at Aqaba, the Jerusalem Post reported, after which Israel fired two Iron Dome interceptors at falling fragments, which landed near but not inside Eilat. The attacks followed Iranian strikes in Jordan on Friday that killed two U.S. service members and left a third missing, with dozens more wounded in recent days, U.S. officials told the New York Times. The two were killed at Muwaffaq Salti Air Base, the Wall Street Journal reported, where a THAAD system was struck in March.

💢 Iran presses attacks on Jordan and Gulf states following US strikes on Iran Jordan’s military said it shot down 3 Iranian missiles Sunday, with a 4th landing in an open area. Sirens sounded in Amman, and footage online appeared to show impacts around Aqaba, including at or near King Hussein International Airport, where thick black smoke rose. The airport has hosted U.S. military aircraft. The U.S. Aegis system downed the primary warhead of a missile fired at Aqaba, the Jerusalem Post reported, after which Israel fired two Iron Dome interceptors at falling fragments, which landed near but not inside Eilat. The attacks followed Iranian strikes in Jordan on Friday that killed two U.S. service members and left a third missing, with dozens more wounded in recent days, U.S. officials told the New York Times. The two were killed at Muwaffaq Salti Air Base, the Wall Street Journal reported, where a THAAD system was struck in March.

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💢At least five explosions have been reported in Erbil, the capital of Iraq’s Kurdistan Region, as drones were seen flying over the city, according to Al Mayadeen. The outlet’s correspondent reported that air defenses at the U.S. Consulate in Erbil were activated as the explosions occurred.

💢At least five explosions have been reported in Erbil, the capital of Iraq’s Kurdistan Region, as drones were seen flying over the city, according to Al Mayadeen. The outlet’s correspondent reported that air defenses at the U.S. Consulate in Erbil were activated as the explosions occurred.

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🎥 Moment of impact: An Iranian suicide drone strikes what Iranian media claim is a base belonging to separatist groups in Sulaymaniyah, Iraq. The claim is not verified but multiple sources report attacks in the area.

🎥 Moment of impact: An Iranian suicide drone strikes what Iranian media claim is a base belonging to separatist groups in Sulaymaniyah, Iraq. The claim is not verified but multiple sources report attacks in the area.

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⭕️ NEW: Palestinian journalist and Drop Site contributor Mujahed al-Saadi has been freed after nearly two years in Israeli prison without charge or trial. Israeli special forces arrested al-Saadi at his Jenin home on Sept. 19, 2024, breaking down the door and beating him before taking him away from his wife and three young children. He was repeatedly held under administrative detention. A veteran reporter who has covered Jenin since 2012, al-Saadi was standing near Al Jazeera journalist Shireen Abu Akleh when an Israeli sniper killed her in 2022. 🎥 al-Saadi gets his children and ailing father after being released.

⭕️ NEW: Palestinian journalist and Drop Site contributor Mujahed al-Saadi has been freed after nearly two years in Israeli prison without charge or trial. Israeli special forces arrested al-Saadi at his Jenin home on Sept. 19, 2024, breaking down the door and beating him before taking him away from his wife and three young children. He was repeatedly held under administrative detention. A veteran reporter who has covered Jenin since 2012, al-Saadi was standing near Al Jazeera journalist Shireen Abu Akleh when an Israeli sniper killed her in 2022. 🎥 al-Saadi gets his children and ailing father after being released.

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⚡️Iran’s Revolutionary Guard said it set fire to and destroyed a U.S. military logistics and support center in Kuwait’s Mina Abdullah port, an industrial and refining area south of Kuwait City. 🔸Missile-alert sirens sounded in Bahrain, home to the U.S. Navy’s Fifth Fleet, and Kuwait, which hosts U.S. Army forces, on Wednesday morning as both faced incoming Iranian fire. 🎥 Circulating footage shows the claimed impact.

⚡️Iran’s Revolutionary Guard said it set fire to and destroyed a U.S. military logistics and support center in Kuwait’s Mina Abdullah port, an industrial and refining area south of Kuwait City. 🔸Missile-alert sirens sounded in Bahrain, home to the U.S. Navy’s Fifth Fleet, and Kuwait, which hosts U.S. Army forces, on Wednesday morning as both faced incoming Iranian fire. 🎥 Circulating footage shows the claimed impact.

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🔸Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez) tells Drop Site she will vote for Rep. Thomas Massie’s amendment to the FY2027 State Department appropriations bill that would prohibit funds under the bill from being spent on Israel and eliminate the $3.3 billion Foreign Military Financing allocation for Israel. 🎥 Report from Julian Andreone

🔸Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez) tells Drop Site she will vote for Rep. Thomas Massie’s amendment to the FY2027 State Department appropriations bill that would prohibit funds under the bill from being spent on Israel and eliminate the $3.3 billion Foreign Military Financing allocation for Israel. 🎥 Report from Julian Andreone

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💢 BREAKING | Israeli settlers shoot dead a 14-year-old student and a 32-year-old man at a West Bank school, with Israeli forces providing protection Israeli settlers opened fire on Al-Mughair Boys School in the village of Al-Mughayyir, east of Ramallah, on Tuesday afternoon, killing a 14-year-old student, Aws Hamdi Al-Naasan, and a 32-year-old man, Jihad Marzouq Abu Naim, and wounding three others with live bullets, according to the Palestinian news agency WAFA and the Ministry of Health. A paramedic at the scene said at least three settlers deliberately fired at children attempting to escape from classrooms from a position approximately 50 meters away, with a level of accuracy he described as close to sniping. An eyewitness said shooting was directed at classroom windows and balconies still full of children as residents attempted to evacuate the school by crawling. Israeli forces arrived during the attack and, according to witnesses, provided protection to the settlers rather than stopping them. A 63-year-old man, Attallah Abu Aliya, said he was shot in the leg by an Israeli soldier without warning as he walked toward the school after hearing it was under attack. Their deaths bring the West Bank toll to four killed on Tuesday alone, after a 16-year-old boy was run over by a settler's vehicle in Hebron and a 49-year-old woman died from injuries sustained in an Israeli army shooting in Jenin.

💢 BREAKING | Israeli settlers shoot dead a 14-year-old student and a 32-year-old man at a West Bank school, with Israeli forces providing protection Israeli settlers opened fire on Al-Mughair Boys School in the village of Al-Mughayyir, east of Ramallah, on Tuesday afternoon, killing a 14-year-old student, Aws Hamdi Al-Naasan, and a 32-year-old man, Jihad Marzouq Abu Naim, and wounding three others with live bullets, according to the Palestinian news agency WAFA and the Ministry of Health. A paramedic at the scene said at least three settlers deliberately fired at children attempting to escape from classrooms from a position approximately 50 meters away, with a level of accuracy he described as close to sniping. An eyewitness said shooting was directed at classroom windows and balconies still full of children as residents attempted to evacuate the school by crawling. Israeli forces arrived during the attack and, according to witnesses, provided protection to the settlers rather than stopping them. A 63-year-old man, Attallah Abu Aliya, said he was shot in the leg by an Israeli soldier without warning as he walked toward the school after hearing it was under attack. Their deaths bring the West Bank toll to four killed on Tuesday alone, after a 16-year-old boy was run over by a settler's vehicle in Hebron and a 49-year-old woman died from injuries sustained in an Israeli army shooting in Jenin.

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A Jewish settler entered a cave dwelling used by Palestinians in Khirbet al-Rakeez in the southern Hebron Hills and shoved a woman to the ground while she was holding her baby. In another incident captured on video, the same settler repeatedly struck the family’s guard dog with a stick. Settlers have repeatedly entered Palestinians cave dwellings in the area in recent months, Times of Israel reported along with links to footage of the video, as part of a broader pattern of escalating settler harassment and intimidation across the southern Hebron Hills.

A Jewish settler entered a cave dwelling used by Palestinians in Khirbet al-Rakeez in the southern Hebron Hills and shoved a woman to the ground while she was holding her baby. In another incident captured on video, the same settler repeatedly struck the family’s guard dog with a stick. Settlers have repeatedly entered Palestinians cave dwellings in the area in recent months, Times of Israel reported along with links to footage of the video, as part of a broader pattern of escalating settler harassment and intimidation across the southern Hebron Hills.

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🚨 Israel strikes Iranian oil infrastructure in major escalation Israeli aircraft struck energy facilities around Tehran on Saturday, with Israeli Channel 14 reporting that about 30 large oil storage tanks at Iran’s largest refinery were targeted in one of the most significant escalations since the war began. Footage shows major fires at the Shahr-e Rey oil refinery south of Tehran, one of Iran’s largest refining complexes, and an explosion at the Fardis oil depot in Karaj, a city west of the capital. A source in Iran’s Oil Ministry told Fars News that three depots in Kouhak and Shahran in Tehran, as well as Karaj, were struck by Israeli fighter jets. The attacks come as Israeli officials openly call for crippling Iran’s energy sector. Opposition leader Yair Lapid said Israel should destroy Iran’s oil fields and facilities on Kharg Island, arguing it would cripple Iran’s economy and help topple the government. 📸 Image: Shahran Oil Depot — huge explosions and towering flames were seen at the fuel depot in northern Tehran, a key storage site supplying the capital. 🎥 Video 1: Tehran (Shahr-e Rey) Oil Refinery 🎥 Video 2: Tehran (Shahr-e Rey) Oil Refinery 🎥 Video 3: Fardis Oil Depot — Karaj

🚨 Israel strikes Iranian oil infrastructure in major escalation Israeli aircraft struck energy facilities around Tehran on Saturday, with Israeli Channel 14 reporting that about 30 large oil storage tanks at Iran’s largest refinery were targeted in one of the most significant escalations since the war began. Footage shows major fires at the Shahr-e Rey oil refinery south of Tehran, one of Iran’s largest refining complexes, and an explosion at the Fardis oil depot in Karaj, a city west of the capital. A source in Iran’s Oil Ministry told Fars News that three depots in Kouhak and Shahran in Tehran, as well as Karaj, were struck by Israeli fighter jets. The attacks come as Israeli officials openly call for crippling Iran’s energy sector. Opposition leader Yair Lapid said Israel should destroy Iran’s oil fields and facilities on Kharg Island, arguing it would cripple Iran’s economy and help topple the government. 📸 Image: Shahran Oil Depot — huge explosions and towering flames were seen at the fuel depot in northern Tehran, a key storage site supplying the capital. 🎥 Video 1: Tehran (Shahr-e Rey) Oil Refinery 🎥 Video 2: Tehran (Shahr-e Rey) Oil Refinery 🎥 Video 3: Fardis Oil Depot — Karaj

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⭕️ EARLIER | The IRGC said it struck U.S. Fifth Fleet facilities in Bahrain during the fifth wave of “Operation Nasr 2.” It claimed its forces hit and destroyed: ➤ The NS1 management center ➤ A command-and-control center ➤ Large warehouses storing military parts and equipment ➤ Fuel storage facilities The IRGC said the attack was retaliation for what it described as a U.S. effort to control the Strait of Hormuz, block shipping routes and restrict regional oil and gas exports. It warned that if routes serving Iran and its partners remain blocked, other regional oil and gas export routes benefiting the United States and its allies could also be closed. “The export of oil and gas from the region should be either for everyone or for no one,” the statement said. The United States and Bahrain have not confirmed the claimed damage.

⭕️ EARLIER | The IRGC said it struck U.S. Fifth Fleet facilities in Bahrain during the fifth wave of “Operation Nasr 2.” It claimed its forces hit and destroyed: ➤ The NS1 management center ➤ A command-and-control center ➤ Large warehouses storing military parts and equipment ➤ Fuel storage facilities The IRGC said the attack was retaliation for what it described as a U.S. effort to control the Strait of Hormuz, block shipping routes and restrict regional oil and gas exports. It warned that if routes serving Iran and its partners remain blocked, other regional oil and gas export routes benefiting the United States and its allies could also be closed. “The export of oil and gas from the region should be either for everyone or for no one,” the statement said. The United States and Bahrain have not confirmed the claimed damage.

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🚨BREAKING: Palestinian-American Child Shot Dead, Two Others Shot and Wounded by Israeli Forces in Occupied West Bank Omar Mohammad Rabea, a 14-year-old Palestinian with U.S. citizenship, was shot and killed on Sunday by Israeli forces near the West Bank town of Turmus Ayya, northeast of Ramallah. Two other Palestinian-American boys, aged 14 and 15, were also shot and wounded—one in the abdomen, the other in the thigh. Both were taken to a nearby clinic in the village of Abu Falah, PRCS told reporters. The Israeli military acknowledged that its forces opened fire on three children who were standing near a road adjacent to the town. A video released by the military shows the teenagers appearing to throw an object. In a statement, the military claimed it had “identified three terrorists who were throwing rocks at a highway with civilian vehicles,” and that Israeli “fighters fired at the terrorists, killing one and wounding the other two.” The military reportedly seized Omar’s body from the hospital and is still withholding it. WAFA also reports that Israeli forces delayed ambulance crews from reaching the scene. The killing comes amid a sharp rise in settler and military violence across the West Bank. While the Biden administration had previously sanctioned a handful of violent settlers, those sanctions were rescinded by the Trump administration, which also recently approved the sale of over 20,000 U.S.-made assault rifles to Israel—a $24 million deal previously delayed over concerns the weapons could be used by extremist settlers. The shooting took place a day after Palestinian Children’s Day. Ramallah and al-Bireh Governor Laila Ghannam said the targeting of the three children reflects an ongoing pattern and policy of Israeli state terror—killing Palestinian children and attempting to eradicate the Palestinian people. More than 200 children have been killed in the West Bank since October 2023. And in Gaza, Israel has killed more than 500 children in 20 days since resuming its genocidal assault on March 18, 2025. Video 1: Footage of Rabea’s body transferred by the PRCS (via Al Qastal). Video 2: Israeli military video shared at צבא ההגנה לישראל (link in reply)

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🚨BREAKING: Palestinian-American Child Shot Dead, Two Others Shot and Wounded by Israeli Forces in Occupied West Bank Omar Mohammad Rabea, a 14-year-old Palestinian with U.S. citizenship, was shot and killed on Sunday by Israeli forces near the West Bank town of Turmus Ayya, northeast of Ramallah. Two other Palestinian-American boys, aged 14 and 15, were also shot and wounded—one in the abdomen, the other in the thigh. Both were taken to a nearby clinic in the village of Abu Falah, PRCS told reporters. The Israeli military acknowledged that its forces opened fire on three children who were standing near a road adjacent to the town. A video released by the military shows the teenagers appearing to throw an object. In a statement, the military claimed it had “identified three terrorists who were throwing rocks at a highway with civilian vehicles,” and that Israeli “fighters fired at the terrorists, killing one and wounding the other two.” The military reportedly seized Omar’s body from the hospital and is still withholding it. WAFA also reports that Israeli forces delayed ambulance crews from reaching the scene. The killing comes amid a sharp rise in settler and military violence across the West Bank. While the Biden administration had previously sanctioned a handful of violent settlers, those sanctions were rescinded by the Trump administration, which also recently approved the sale of over 20,000 U.S.-made assault rifles to Israel—a $24 million deal previously delayed over concerns the weapons could be used by extremist settlers. The shooting took place a day after Palestinian Children’s Day. Ramallah and al-Bireh Governor Laila Ghannam said the targeting of the three children reflects an ongoing pattern and policy of Israeli state terror—killing Palestinian children and attempting to eradicate the Palestinian people. More than 200 children have been killed in the West Bank since October 2023. And in Gaza, Israel has killed more than 500 children in 20 days since resuming its genocidal assault on March 18, 2025. Video 1: Footage of Rabea’s body transferred by the PRCS (via Al Qastal). Video 2: Israeli military video shared at צבא ההגנה לישראל (link in reply)

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🔴 Four people were killed and several wounded when an Israeli drone fired three missiles at a metal workshop near the Haddad company on Industry Street, southwest of Gaza City on Sunday.

🔴 Four people were killed and several wounded when an Israeli drone fired three missiles at a metal workshop near the Haddad company on Industry Street, southwest of Gaza City on Sunday.

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💢🇸🇦🇾🇪 REPORT | Saudi Arabia and Yemen’s Ansar Allah traded fire Monday in an escalation that shatters a years-long truce, as the Saudi-led coalition aircraft struck Sanaa International Airport and the Yemeni group retaliated by launching ballistic missiles and drones at Saudi Arabia in return. 🔸Ansar Allah said Saudi warplanes hit the runway at Sanaa, Yemen’s capital, at 1:54 p.m. to close the airport to humanitarian flights carrying patients and stranded people. Yemen’s Saudi-backed government said the strike was meant to stop an Iranian Mahan Air flight from landing without Saudi authorization. The plane was eventually diverted to Hodeidah, a port on Yemen’s Red Sea coast. 🔸In response, Ansar Allah said it fired missiles and drones across the border at Abha International Airport in southwestern Saudi Arabia (see video), an operation it said “successfully achieved its objectives.” 🔸The coalition claimed its air defenses intercepted all missiles and there were no immediate reports of casualties, though explosions were reported by military monitoring accounts in the Saudi cities of Abha, near the Yemeni border, and Jeddah, on the Red Sea coast some 400 miles north. 🔸Ansar Allah warned airlines against flying over Saudi airspace until the “unjust blockade” on Sanaa is lifted, and thanked Iran for operating flights to the airport. A UN-backed ceasefire had largely frozen the conflict since the coalition intervened in 2015.

💢🇸🇦🇾🇪 REPORT | Saudi Arabia and Yemen’s Ansar Allah traded fire Monday in an escalation that shatters a years-long truce, as the Saudi-led coalition aircraft struck Sanaa International Airport and the Yemeni group retaliated by launching ballistic missiles and drones at Saudi Arabia in return. 🔸Ansar Allah said Saudi warplanes hit the runway at Sanaa, Yemen’s capital, at 1:54 p.m. to close the airport to humanitarian flights carrying patients and stranded people. Yemen’s Saudi-backed government said the strike was meant to stop an Iranian Mahan Air flight from landing without Saudi authorization. The plane was eventually diverted to Hodeidah, a port on Yemen’s Red Sea coast. 🔸In response, Ansar Allah said it fired missiles and drones across the border at Abha International Airport in southwestern Saudi Arabia (see video), an operation it said “successfully achieved its objectives.” 🔸The coalition claimed its air defenses intercepted all missiles and there were no immediate reports of casualties, though explosions were reported by military monitoring accounts in the Saudi cities of Abha, near the Yemeni border, and Jeddah, on the Red Sea coast some 400 miles north. 🔸Ansar Allah warned airlines against flying over Saudi airspace until the “unjust blockade” on Sanaa is lifted, and thanked Iran for operating flights to the airport. A UN-backed ceasefire had largely frozen the conflict since the coalition intervened in 2015.

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Footage aired by Al Jazeera from Tehran shows a child’s foot hanging from the side of a house after a U.S.-Israeli missile struck a residential unit.

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Footage aired by Al Jazeera from Tehran shows a child’s foot hanging from the side of a house after a U.S.-Israeli missile struck a residential unit.

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🚨 At least 41 people were killed and 140 wounded in Israeli strikes across Lebanon on Saturday According to Lebanon’s Health Ministry, Israeli attacks have killed at least 3,412 people and wounded 10,269 others since Israel dramatically escalated its assault on March 2. 🎥 An Israeli strike on Abbassieh, near Tyre, killed at least four people on Sunday evening according to preliminary reports. The nationwide death toll for Sunday was not immediately available.

🚨 At least 41 people were killed and 140 wounded in Israeli strikes across Lebanon on Saturday According to Lebanon’s Health Ministry, Israeli attacks have killed at least 3,412 people and wounded 10,269 others since Israel dramatically escalated its assault on March 2. 🎥 An Israeli strike on Abbassieh, near Tyre, killed at least four people on Sunday evening according to preliminary reports. The nationwide death toll for Sunday was not immediately available.

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🚨🇵🇸 At least 4 Palestinians have been killed and 16 wounded in Israeli strikes in Gaza since dawn, according to hospital sources cited by Shehab News. Two of the dead and at least 15 of the wounded were reported after an Israeli strike hit a vehicle near Al-Istabl Junction on Al Rashid Street west of Khan Younis. Al Jazeera reported a higher casualty toll in the incident: 4 killed and 16 injured. Additional strikes targeted vehicles near Al Jazeera Cafe in the Mawasi area. Shehab reported that occupants of a separate vehicle struck near the mills area south of Deir al-Balah escaped unharmed after a drone attack. Israeli forces also carried out a demolition operation southeast of Deir al-Balah.

🚨🇵🇸 At least 4 Palestinians have been killed and 16 wounded in Israeli strikes in Gaza since dawn, according to hospital sources cited by Shehab News. Two of the dead and at least 15 of the wounded were reported after an Israeli strike hit a vehicle near Al-Istabl Junction on Al Rashid Street west of Khan Younis. Al Jazeera reported a higher casualty toll in the incident: 4 killed and 16 injured. Additional strikes targeted vehicles near Al Jazeera Cafe in the Mawasi area. Shehab reported that occupants of a separate vehicle struck near the mills area south of Deir al-Balah escaped unharmed after a drone attack. Israeli forces also carried out a demolition operation southeast of Deir al-Balah.

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🇮🇶 🇮🇷 The body of Ayatollah Khamenei arrived in Najaf, Iraq, where it was received with full state honors by Iraq’s top leadership, including Shia, Sunni, Kurdish, Christian and other political and religious representatives. Some Iraqi MPs were heard chanting “Death to America,” while angry crowds gathered outside the Imam Ali shrine holding signs reading, “Kill Trump.” Iraq is hosting an official state funeral for the former Iranian Supreme Leader, with millions of Iraqis expected to line the streets to pay their respects. For many Iraqis, Khamenei was their spiritual and religious leader. Others viewed him as the leader of a legitimate resistance movement against the United States and Israel, while others saw him as a prominent Islamic scholar deserving of respect regardless of politics. Notably, senior IRGC commander Mohsen Rezaee stood alongside Iraqi Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi throughout the airport ceremony, days before al-Sudani is expected to meet President Trump next week. 📌 Report from Drop Site’s Sarmad Jawad

🇮🇶 🇮🇷 The body of Ayatollah Khamenei arrived in Najaf, Iraq, where it was received with full state honors by Iraq’s top leadership, including Shia, Sunni, Kurdish, Christian and other political and religious representatives. Some Iraqi MPs were heard chanting “Death to America,” while angry crowds gathered outside the Imam Ali shrine holding signs reading, “Kill Trump.” Iraq is hosting an official state funeral for the former Iranian Supreme Leader, with millions of Iraqis expected to line the streets to pay their respects. For many Iraqis, Khamenei was their spiritual and religious leader. Others viewed him as the leader of a legitimate resistance movement against the United States and Israel, while others saw him as a prominent Islamic scholar deserving of respect regardless of politics. Notably, senior IRGC commander Mohsen Rezaee stood alongside Iraqi Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi throughout the airport ceremony, days before al-Sudani is expected to meet President Trump next week. 📌 Report from Drop Site’s Sarmad Jawad

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📽️🗳️ LIVE: Jon Ossoff Rally in Savannah U.S. Sen. Jon Ossoff and Democratic gubernatorial nominee Keisha Lance Bottoms are holding a “Rally for Our Republic” at Savannah’s historic Kehoe Iron Works Building as they campaign ahead of November’s general election. Ossoff is defending only one of two Democratic-held Senate seats in states President Donald Trump carried in 2024, making Georgia one of the nation’s top battlegrounds. Zaid Jilani reports live from the ground for Drop Site. 🧵

📽️🗳️ LIVE: Jon Ossoff Rally in Savannah U.S. Sen. Jon Ossoff and Democratic gubernatorial nominee Keisha Lance Bottoms are holding a “Rally for Our Republic” at Savannah’s historic Kehoe Iron Works Building as they campaign ahead of November’s general election. Ossoff is defending only one of two Democratic-held Senate seats in states President Donald Trump carried in 2024, making Georgia one of the nation’s top battlegrounds. Zaid Jilani reports live from the ground for Drop Site. 🧵

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⚡️🎥 WATCH: Rep. Ro Khanna and Drop Site’s Jeremy Scahill Clash Over Palestinian Armed Resistance and Iron Dome jeremy scahill | Ro Khanna

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🚨NEW: Drop Site journalist Ryan Grim has authenticated behind-the-scenes messages showing Politico omitted an important detail from its reporting on how the night began that led to the rape allegations against Maine Senate candidate Graham Platner. Before publication, a Politico reporter told the Platner campaign that Jenny Racicot, on the night in question, had been “texting [Platner] about needing her glute massaged.” The reporter added, “That detail didn’t make our story.” Racicot told Jake Tapper during her CNN interview that Platner had “taken something that I said as an invitation” before she subsequently texted him not to come over. Tapper did not follow up to ask what the content of the message was, and did not respond to a request for comment from Drop Site. Politico, in a statement to Drop Site, did not dispute that the outlet was aware of the “glute masssage” text, and said that it would update its reporting if further information arose. According to a spokesperson: “This story is based on extensive reporting and interviews and reflects our editorial standards. In interviews with us and in accounts she gave to other outlets, Jenny Racicot said that she told Graham Platner not to come to her home and that he nevertheless showed up there uninvited. POLITICO gave Platner and his campaign ample opportunity to respond to our reporting and to provide any information or documentation they believed contradicted it. If presented with information that materially challenges our reporting, we will report it.” Platner is expected to drop out today. 🎥 Ryan Grim | Saagar Enjeti via Breaking Points

🚨NEW: Drop Site journalist Ryan Grim has authenticated behind-the-scenes messages showing Politico omitted an important detail from its reporting on how the night began that led to the rape allegations against Maine Senate candidate Graham Platner. Before publication, a Politico reporter told the Platner campaign that Jenny Racicot, on the night in question, had been “texting [Platner] about needing her glute massaged.” The reporter added, “That detail didn’t make our story.” Racicot told Jake Tapper during her CNN interview that Platner had “taken something that I said as an invitation” before she subsequently texted him not to come over. Tapper did not follow up to ask what the content of the message was, and did not respond to a request for comment from Drop Site. Politico, in a statement to Drop Site, did not dispute that the outlet was aware of the “glute masssage” text, and said that it would update its reporting if further information arose. According to a spokesperson: “This story is based on extensive reporting and interviews and reflects our editorial standards. In interviews with us and in accounts she gave to other outlets, Jenny Racicot said that she told Graham Platner not to come to her home and that he nevertheless showed up there uninvited. POLITICO gave Platner and his campaign ample opportunity to respond to our reporting and to provide any information or documentation they believed contradicted it. If presented with information that materially challenges our reporting, we will report it.” Platner is expected to drop out today. 🎥 Ryan Grim | Saagar Enjeti via Breaking Points

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🎥 “Do you think Palestinians should just have to take it?” On The Majority Report, Jasper Nathaniel said liberal Zionists often condemn settler violence when carried out against defenseless Palestinians, but recoil at the idea that they might resist and defend themselves. Responding to Rep. Ro Khanna’s exchange with Jeremy Scahill, Nathaniel said even Democrats who are evolving on Palestine remain unwilling to place Palestinians “on the same level playing field as every other people in the world.” Vigeland added that Democrats’ professed support for a two-state solution rings hollow because genuine statehood would entail Palestinians having their own military and ability to defend themselves. jasper nathaniel | Emma Vigeland

🎥 “Do you think Palestinians should just have to take it?” On The Majority Report, Jasper Nathaniel said liberal Zionists often condemn settler violence when carried out against defenseless Palestinians, but recoil at the idea that they might resist and defend themselves. Responding to Rep. Ro Khanna’s exchange with Jeremy Scahill, Nathaniel said even Democrats who are evolving on Palestine remain unwilling to place Palestinians “on the same level playing field as every other people in the world.” Vigeland added that Democrats’ professed support for a two-state solution rings hollow because genuine statehood would entail Palestinians having their own military and ability to defend themselves. jasper nathaniel | Emma Vigeland

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🎥 Crisis Group’s Ali Vaez asked why Iran would “sacrifice” a supposedly generous U.S. deal over control of the Strait of Hormuz, including a southern corridor handling at best 20% of traffic. Vali Nasr rejected the premise, arguing Tehran concluded early that Washington never intended to honor the MOU and was using it to catch its breath before another war. Nasr said Iran had expected another Israeli/U.S. round by October. Instead, it came much sooner. He identified four signals that convinced Tehran the MOU was never going to be implemented: 1️⃣ No money arrived. No frozen Iranian funds were released. Nasr said one person told him that if chief negotiator Qalibaf had returned from Doha with even $1 billion, “the conversation in Iran would have been very different.” Two months of oil waivers do little to change Iran’s economic position. 2️⃣ Lebanon showed Tehran the U.S. would not honor what it signed. Nasr said Washington agreed to provisions on Lebanon in the MOU, then almost immediately helped create conditions for Israel to operate there with the Lebanese government’s approval, effectively stripping Iran of leverage. 3️⃣ The U.S. began rebuilding for war immediately after signing. Military assets poured into the region in a pattern Tehran recognized from the buildup before February. Nasr said the rhetoric around diplomacy was simply not matched by what Iran was seeing militarily. 4️⃣ Washington began “whittling down” Iran’s control of Hormuz. Nasr stressed two separate moves: the U.S. encouraged tankers not to coordinate with Iran at all, then pushed them toward the southern channel. Iran drew the line. Washington responded with a massive escalation, targeting missile and drone batteries in an effort to take control of the strait out of its hands. 🔸Vali Nasr’s key point: Iran does not see this as a choice between economic benefits and Hormuz. In Tehran’s view, there were no economic benefits to “sacrifice” because Washington was never going to deliver them. And without control of Hormuz, Iran believes it has no leverage to force the U.S. to implement any future deal. As Nasr put it, control of the strait gives Iran a “sword of Damocles over the head of the global economy” that Tehran sees as “essential” to getting anything from Washington. Vali Nasr | Crisis Group

🎥 Crisis Group’s Ali Vaez asked why Iran would “sacrifice” a supposedly generous U.S. deal over control of the Strait of Hormuz, including a southern corridor handling at best 20% of traffic. Vali Nasr rejected the premise, arguing Tehran concluded early that Washington never intended to honor the MOU and was using it to catch its breath before another war. Nasr said Iran had expected another Israeli/U.S. round by October. Instead, it came much sooner. He identified four signals that convinced Tehran the MOU was never going to be implemented: 1️⃣ No money arrived. No frozen Iranian funds were released. Nasr said one person told him that if chief negotiator Qalibaf had returned from Doha with even $1 billion, “the conversation in Iran would have been very different.” Two months of oil waivers do little to change Iran’s economic position. 2️⃣ Lebanon showed Tehran the U.S. would not honor what it signed. Nasr said Washington agreed to provisions on Lebanon in the MOU, then almost immediately helped create conditions for Israel to operate there with the Lebanese government’s approval, effectively stripping Iran of leverage. 3️⃣ The U.S. began rebuilding for war immediately after signing. Military assets poured into the region in a pattern Tehran recognized from the buildup before February. Nasr said the rhetoric around diplomacy was simply not matched by what Iran was seeing militarily. 4️⃣ Washington began “whittling down” Iran’s control of Hormuz. Nasr stressed two separate moves: the U.S. encouraged tankers not to coordinate with Iran at all, then pushed them toward the southern channel. Iran drew the line. Washington responded with a massive escalation, targeting missile and drone batteries in an effort to take control of the strait out of its hands. 🔸Vali Nasr’s key point: Iran does not see this as a choice between economic benefits and Hormuz. In Tehran’s view, there were no economic benefits to “sacrifice” because Washington was never going to deliver them. And without control of Hormuz, Iran believes it has no leverage to force the U.S. to implement any future deal. As Nasr put it, control of the strait gives Iran a “sword of Damocles over the head of the global economy” that Tehran sees as “essential” to getting anything from Washington. Vali Nasr | Crisis Group

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🏛️New from Drop Site News: House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries announced he would vote no on Rep. Thomas Massie’s amendment to strip $3.3 billion in foreign aid to Israel from the State Department’s 2027 funding bill — putting him at odds with a majority of his own party’s voters. A recent New York Times poll found that 74% of Democrats support ending all military aid to Israel. Drop Site’s Julian Andreone asked pro-Israel Democratic representatives on Capitol Hill why they are voting against their base.

🏛️New from Drop Site News: House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries announced he would vote no on Rep. Thomas Massie’s amendment to strip $3.3 billion in foreign aid to Israel from the State Department’s 2027 funding bill — putting him at odds with a majority of his own party’s voters. A recent New York Times poll found that 74% of Democrats support ending all military aid to Israel. Drop Site’s Julian Andreone asked pro-Israel Democratic representatives on Capitol Hill why they are voting against their base.

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Jessica Tarlov got mocked on Fox News for citing Drop Site, then reminded the panel that a previous Drop Site report they’d dismissed as Iranian propaganda turned out to be accurate “word for word.” “They get a lot of the stuff about the Middle East right,” she added. Thanks, Jessica Tarlov. IYKYK.

Jessica Tarlov got mocked on Fox News for citing Drop Site, then reminded the panel that a previous Drop Site report they’d dismissed as Iranian propaganda turned out to be accurate “word for word.” “They get a lot of the stuff about the Middle East right,” she added. Thanks, Jessica Tarlov. IYKYK.

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🎥 Rep. Rashida Tlaib introduces Michigan State Rep. Donavan McKinney at a Detroit Opera House rally backing his congressional campaign. The event also features Bernie Sanders, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and U.S. Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed.

🎥 Rep. Rashida Tlaib introduces Michigan State Rep. Donavan McKinney at a Detroit Opera House rally backing his congressional campaign. The event also features Bernie Sanders, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and U.S. Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed.

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🎥 “Who else is leading a cause that we will glorify in retrospect, but is being vilified in the present?” Speaking at the Nelson Mandela Foundation’s Global Leadership Forum, New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani drew a direct line from Mandela’s refusal to abandon the Palestinian cause to the fight for global solidarity and Palestinian freedom today. Recalling how Mandela was branded a terrorist and pressured to renounce his principles, Mamdani asked: “Who are we treating today the way Madiba was treated before history declared him a messiah?” Citing Omar El Akkad’s book on the genocide in Gaza, “One Day, Everyone Will Have Always Been Against This,” Mamdani said “justice is not measured by where we stand after history has issued its verdict. It is measured by where we stand when the verdict is still being rendered.” “Why must Doctor Hussam Abu Safiya wait more than 18 months for freedom in Israeli detention,” he asked, “after the world watched him be kidnapped as he left his hospital?” “Why must we wait to practice solidarity until it no longer costs us anything?” Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani | CSPAN (Full speech available at the link below)

🎥 “Who else is leading a cause that we will glorify in retrospect, but is being vilified in the present?” Speaking at the Nelson Mandela Foundation’s Global Leadership Forum, New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani drew a direct line from Mandela’s refusal to abandon the Palestinian cause to the fight for global solidarity and Palestinian freedom today. Recalling how Mandela was branded a terrorist and pressured to renounce his principles, Mamdani asked: “Who are we treating today the way Madiba was treated before history declared him a messiah?” Citing Omar El Akkad’s book on the genocide in Gaza, “One Day, Everyone Will Have Always Been Against This,” Mamdani said “justice is not measured by where we stand after history has issued its verdict. It is measured by where we stand when the verdict is still being rendered.” “Why must Doctor Hussam Abu Safiya wait more than 18 months for freedom in Israeli detention,” he asked, “after the world watched him be kidnapped as he left his hospital?” “Why must we wait to practice solidarity until it no longer costs us anything?” Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani | CSPAN (Full speech available at the link below)

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💢 Seven killed as Ukrainian drones strike Wildberries, Russia’s Amazon Seven warehouse workers were killed and about two dozen wounded when Ukrainian drones struck a logistics center run by the Russian online retailer Wildberries in Kotovsk, in Russia’s Tambov region, the regional governor said. Wildberries is Russia’s largest e-commerce company. The workers were on a night shift. A second Wildberries facility was hit in Elektrostal, about 30 miles east of Moscow, sending a massive plume of black smoke over the capital region, the company said. See footage attached. The Moscow region governor said 24 people were wounded there and two more at an oil depot in nearby Noginsk. Moscow’s mayor said more than 370 drones flew toward the capital region overnight. Ukraine’s military has not commented.

💢 Seven killed as Ukrainian drones strike Wildberries, Russia’s Amazon Seven warehouse workers were killed and about two dozen wounded when Ukrainian drones struck a logistics center run by the Russian online retailer Wildberries in Kotovsk, in Russia’s Tambov region, the regional governor said. Wildberries is Russia’s largest e-commerce company. The workers were on a night shift. A second Wildberries facility was hit in Elektrostal, about 30 miles east of Moscow, sending a massive plume of black smoke over the capital region, the company said. See footage attached. The Moscow region governor said 24 people were wounded there and two more at an oil depot in nearby Noginsk. Moscow’s mayor said more than 370 drones flew toward the capital region overnight. Ukraine’s military has not commented.

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⭕️ JD Vance’s message to Israel: “You’re a country of 9 million people. You can’t just kill your way out of solving every single national security problem that you have.” Noting that significant segments of the Israeli population and political system are anxious about the deal, Vance said it is inconceivable that the United States would release sanctions on Iran if Iran continues to fund Hezbollah. He characterized the criticism from some in the Israeli government as a “freakout” stemming from mistrust, while saying that the United States has been an “incredible partner” to Israel and has earned trust, and that this deal is in the best interest of the entire region. (Interesting Times With Ross Douthat)

⭕️ JD Vance’s message to Israel: “You’re a country of 9 million people. You can’t just kill your way out of solving every single national security problem that you have.” Noting that significant segments of the Israeli population and political system are anxious about the deal, Vance said it is inconceivable that the United States would release sanctions on Iran if Iran continues to fund Hezbollah. He characterized the criticism from some in the Israeli government as a “freakout” stemming from mistrust, while saying that the United States has been an “incredible partner” to Israel and has earned trust, and that this deal is in the best interest of the entire region. (Interesting Times With Ross Douthat)

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💢 Iran presses attacks on Jordan and Gulf states following US strikes on Iran Jordan’s military said it shot down 3 Iranian missiles Sunday, with a 4th landing in an open area. Sirens sounded in Amman, and footage online appeared to show impacts around Aqaba, including at or near King Hussein International Airport, where thick black smoke rose. The airport has hosted U.S. military aircraft. The U.S. Aegis system downed the primary warhead of a missile fired at Aqaba, the Jerusalem Post reported, after which Israel fired two Iron Dome interceptors at falling fragments, which landed near but not inside Eilat. The attacks followed Iranian strikes in Jordan on Friday that killed two U.S. service members and left a third missing, with dozens more wounded in recent days, U.S. officials told the New York Times. The two were killed at Muwaffaq Salti Air Base, the Wall Street Journal reported, where a THAAD system was struck in March.

💢 Iran presses attacks on Jordan and Gulf states following US strikes on Iran Jordan’s military said it shot down 3 Iranian missiles Sunday, with a 4th landing in an open area. Sirens sounded in Amman, and footage online appeared to show impacts around Aqaba, including at or near King Hussein International Airport, where thick black smoke rose. The airport has hosted U.S. military aircraft. The U.S. Aegis system downed the primary warhead of a missile fired at Aqaba, the Jerusalem Post reported, after which Israel fired two Iron Dome interceptors at falling fragments, which landed near but not inside Eilat. The attacks followed Iranian strikes in Jordan on Friday that killed two U.S. service members and left a third missing, with dozens more wounded in recent days, U.S. officials told the New York Times. The two were killed at Muwaffaq Salti Air Base, the Wall Street Journal reported, where a THAAD system was struck in March.

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🎥 Recalling how she was fired from her law firm after refusing to remove a letter defending pro-Palestinian student protesters, Melat Kiros said, “I didn’t flinch because I stood by every word and I always will.” She added: “I know that will not be the only moment where those in power will tell me to change my tune, to not rock the boat. That seems to happen a lot in Congress, but here in Denver we stand by our values and we stand with our community.” Democratic socialist Melat Kiros declared victory after defeating 15-term incumbent Rep. Diana DeGette in Colorado’s Democratic primary tonight. “Denver voters of all ages, of all races, of all religions sent a clear message: We will not wait.”

🎥 Recalling how she was fired from her law firm after refusing to remove a letter defending pro-Palestinian student protesters, Melat Kiros said, “I didn’t flinch because I stood by every word and I always will.” She added: “I know that will not be the only moment where those in power will tell me to change my tune, to not rock the boat. That seems to happen a lot in Congress, but here in Denver we stand by our values and we stand with our community.” Democratic socialist Melat Kiros declared victory after defeating 15-term incumbent Rep. Diana DeGette in Colorado’s Democratic primary tonight. “Denver voters of all ages, of all races, of all religions sent a clear message: We will not wait.”

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⚽ State of Palestine and Hamas official congratulate Spain on World Cup win, thanking it for Palestine stance Basem Naim, a senior member of Hamas’s political bureau and a former health minister in Gaza, congratulated Spain on winning the 2026 World Cup. “A thousand congratulations to Spain on the deserved World Cup football victory,” Naim wrote. “Congratulations to Palestine and its supporters on their joy. If the only thing the win achieved was to spoil things for the Zionists and their stooges, that would suffice.” Video shared on Arabic telegrams shows celebrations in Gaza. The official state of Palestine account also congratulated Spain on the win. Spain has been among the most outspoken European critics of Israel’s conduct in Gaza. Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez recognized a Palestinian state in 2024 and imposed an arms embargo on Israel.

⚽ State of Palestine and Hamas official congratulate Spain on World Cup win, thanking it for Palestine stance Basem Naim, a senior member of Hamas’s political bureau and a former health minister in Gaza, congratulated Spain on winning the 2026 World Cup. “A thousand congratulations to Spain on the deserved World Cup football victory,” Naim wrote. “Congratulations to Palestine and its supporters on their joy. If the only thing the win achieved was to spoil things for the Zionists and their stooges, that would suffice.” Video shared on Arabic telegrams shows celebrations in Gaza. The official state of Palestine account also congratulated Spain on the win. Spain has been among the most outspoken European critics of Israel’s conduct in Gaza. Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez recognized a Palestinian state in 2024 and imposed an arms embargo on Israel.

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⭕️ Rep. Rashida Tlaib: “The same folks who attack us are the reason that Trump’s in office. It’s true, folks. They reject people like us who don’t want the crumbs anymore. We don’t want to wait for change. We need it now. When the folks come out and try to box us in and they say, ‘Oh, you all this and that and this and that,’ well, the fact that you haven’t moved with urgency is literally why people feel betrayed.”

⭕️ Rep. Rashida Tlaib: “The same folks who attack us are the reason that Trump’s in office. It’s true, folks. They reject people like us who don’t want the crumbs anymore. We don’t want to wait for change. We need it now. When the folks come out and try to box us in and they say, ‘Oh, you all this and that and this and that,’ well, the fact that you haven’t moved with urgency is literally why people feel betrayed.”

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⚡️ BREAKING: Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez tells Drop Site she supports an arms embargo on Israel. AOC had previously said she would oppose both offensive and defensive weapons aid to Israel. She told Drop Site today that this position extends to military aid and arms sales, and that she would vote against any bill requiring her to approve the transfer of weapons to Israel, consistent with her record. Julian Andreone | Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez

⚡️ BREAKING: Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez tells Drop Site she supports an arms embargo on Israel. AOC had previously said she would oppose both offensive and defensive weapons aid to Israel. She told Drop Site today that this position extends to military aid and arms sales, and that she would vote against any bill requiring her to approve the transfer of weapons to Israel, consistent with her record. Julian Andreone | Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez

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A July Harvard CAPS/Harris poll of 1,776 U.S. registered voters found: 🔸In a forced choice between Israel and Hamas, 27% chose Hamas and 73% chose Israel, virtually unchanged from May. ▪️Among voters 18–24, Hamas led 60% to 40%. Hamas support fell with age: ▪️38% among 25–34-year-olds, ▪️33% among 35–44, ▪️and just 12% among those 65+ ▪️37% of Democrats, 31% of independents, and 15% of Republicans chose Hamas over Israel. 🔸Only 11% held a favorable view of Hamas, while 59% viewed it unfavorably. 🔸In related, heavily framed questions, 77% agreed there are “terrorist groups” on Israel’s borders, including Hamas and Hezbollah. 🔸Asked what those groups are fighting for, 43% said greater rights in their territory, compared with 33% who said destroying Israel and 23% who said territorial expansion. ▪️Among Democrats, 41% selected rights, and 36% selected destroying Israel. 🎥 Video from June 2025 shows an Al-Qassam Brigades fighter running toward an APC carrying Israeli troops, climbing aboard under fire, and dropping a Shuwaz explosive device into the command cabin before withdrawing safely, all while filming himself with a cellphone in his other hand. 7 Israeli soldiers were killed in the larger ambush operation.

A July Harvard CAPS/Harris poll of 1,776 U.S. registered voters found: 🔸In a forced choice between Israel and Hamas, 27% chose Hamas and 73% chose Israel, virtually unchanged from May. ▪️Among voters 18–24, Hamas led 60% to 40%. Hamas support fell with age: ▪️38% among 25–34-year-olds, ▪️33% among 35–44, ▪️and just 12% among those 65+ ▪️37% of Democrats, 31% of independents, and 15% of Republicans chose Hamas over Israel. 🔸Only 11% held a favorable view of Hamas, while 59% viewed it unfavorably. 🔸In related, heavily framed questions, 77% agreed there are “terrorist groups” on Israel’s borders, including Hamas and Hezbollah. 🔸Asked what those groups are fighting for, 43% said greater rights in their territory, compared with 33% who said destroying Israel and 23% who said territorial expansion. ▪️Among Democrats, 41% selected rights, and 36% selected destroying Israel. 🎥 Video from June 2025 shows an Al-Qassam Brigades fighter running toward an APC carrying Israeli troops, climbing aboard under fire, and dropping a Shuwaz explosive device into the command cabin before withdrawing safely, all while filming himself with a cellphone in his other hand. 7 Israeli soldiers were killed in the larger ambush operation.

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Sarmad Jawad and Murtaza Hussain argue that U.S. Patriot air defenses are repeatedly failing as Iran destroys key American military assets across the Middle East, including scoring a direct hit on a Patriot system in Iraq. Analyzing open-source footage, they say Iran is increasingly showing it can kill U.S. troops and damage critical military infrastructure as part of a broader effort to force American forces back and ultimately out of the region. Meanwhile, Trump appears to be pursuing a lower-intensity version of the same strategy used in the 39-day war, one unlikely to force Iran to surrender or weaken its negotiating position. Sarmad Jawad | Murtaza Hussain

Sarmad Jawad and Murtaza Hussain argue that U.S. Patriot air defenses are repeatedly failing as Iran destroys key American military assets across the Middle East, including scoring a direct hit on a Patriot system in Iraq. Analyzing open-source footage, they say Iran is increasingly showing it can kill U.S. troops and damage critical military infrastructure as part of a broader effort to force American forces back and ultimately out of the region. Meanwhile, Trump appears to be pursuing a lower-intensity version of the same strategy used in the 39-day war, one unlikely to force Iran to surrender or weaken its negotiating position. Sarmad Jawad | Murtaza Hussain

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⭕️ Robin Mills, CEO of Qamar Energy, was asked at a Crisis Group panel whether Iran can inflict serious pain on the global economy without directly striking oil production or infrastructure. If it stays limited to ships, he said, it’s “more of a slower boil crisis.” A few million barrels a day down “eventually would hit home, but it might be months,” September or year end. He also discussed why crude never hit $200. Along with Chinese import cuts, higher US exports, southern-corridor SoH shuttle runs, Mills added two factors: IEA strategic stock releases, which are finite, and Trump’s jawboning.

⭕️ Robin Mills, CEO of Qamar Energy, was asked at a Crisis Group panel whether Iran can inflict serious pain on the global economy without directly striking oil production or infrastructure. If it stays limited to ships, he said, it’s “more of a slower boil crisis.” A few million barrels a day down “eventually would hit home, but it might be months,” September or year end. He also discussed why crude never hit $200. Along with Chinese import cuts, higher US exports, southern-corridor SoH shuttle runs, Mills added two factors: IEA strategic stock releases, which are finite, and Trump’s jawboning.

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🎥 Most efforts to bypass the Strait of Hormuz remain years away, meaning Iran’s leverage over the critical waterway will persist well beyond the current crisis, energy analyst Robin Mills said. The UAE’s new crude oil and oil products pipeline to Fujairah could come online in 2027, Mills said, while proposed alternative routes for Iraq, Qatar, Kuwait and others would generally take at least 2-4 years to build. Even then, bypass routes would not eliminate dependence on Hormuz. Qatar’s liquefied natural gas has no alternative export route by pipeline, and Iran has previously demonstrated that alternative oil hubs such as Fujairah and Yanbu can also be targeted. “The leverage over the strait will diminish over time, but it won’t go to zero, and it certainly won’t go to zero over the next few months,” said Mills, CEO of Qamar Energy and a non-resident fellow at Columbia University’s Center on Global Energy Policy.

🎥 Most efforts to bypass the Strait of Hormuz remain years away, meaning Iran’s leverage over the critical waterway will persist well beyond the current crisis, energy analyst Robin Mills said. The UAE’s new crude oil and oil products pipeline to Fujairah could come online in 2027, Mills said, while proposed alternative routes for Iraq, Qatar, Kuwait and others would generally take at least 2-4 years to build. Even then, bypass routes would not eliminate dependence on Hormuz. Qatar’s liquefied natural gas has no alternative export route by pipeline, and Iran has previously demonstrated that alternative oil hubs such as Fujairah and Yanbu can also be targeted. “The leverage over the strait will diminish over time, but it won’t go to zero, and it certainly won’t go to zero over the next few months,” said Mills, CEO of Qamar Energy and a non-resident fellow at Columbia University’s Center on Global Energy Policy.

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The House voted today on a new measure to fuse elements of the Israeli and US militaries, particularly on the cyberweapons front. Section 224, as its known, is included in the National Defense Authorization Act. Rep. Ro Khanna, D-Calif., introduced an amendment to strip it from the bill. Watch as a stream of Republicans and Democrats stand up in support of the enhanced cooperation. Only Rep. Sarah Jacobs (D-Calif.) joined Khanna, and the measure failed in a voice vote. Watch:

The House voted today on a new measure to fuse elements of the Israeli and US militaries, particularly on the cyberweapons front. Section 224, as its known, is included in the National Defense Authorization Act. Rep. Ro Khanna, D-Calif., introduced an amendment to strip it from the bill. Watch as a stream of Republicans and Democrats stand up in support of the enhanced cooperation. Only Rep. Sarah Jacobs (D-Calif.) joined Khanna, and the measure failed in a voice vote. Watch:

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