Ireland Condemns 'Despicable' Treatment of Gaza Flotilla Detainees

🇮🇪 DUBLIN — Words from Dublin where Rome sent a diplomat home. 📌 LOOK CLOSER: Ireland's condemnation adds EU weight but stays below Rome's threshold — no ambassador summoned, no formal démarche. The gap between Irish rhetoric and Italian action reveals the EU's fragmented response: loud enough to embarrass Washington, quiet enough to avoid bilateral consequences. As Ben-Gvir's footage circulates, the pressure on holdouts to escalate beyond statements grows.

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Saudi Arabia Intercepts Iraqi Militia Drones Targeting Oil Facilities

💥 SAUDI OIL — Iraqi militias just opened a third attack axis, during the pause. 📌 LOOK CLOSER: Iraq-based militias targeting Saudi oil opens a third axis — Houthis from Yemen, US-base proxies, now Iraqi groups toward production hubs. Intercepts held, but targeting during the pause shreds Tehran's proxy-restraint

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Senior Israeli Defense Official Calls Multi-Front War a 'Resounding Failure'

🏛️ TEL AVIV — Israel's own defense establishment just called the war a failure. 📌 LOOK CLOSER: A former senior official breaking publicly isn't dissent — it's a faction signaling. With Netanyahu at UNGA and the US pause fragile, Israeli internal fracture weakens Washington's ability to

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Drone Attack Hits Erbil as Iranian-Backed Groups Strike During Pause

💥 ERBIL — A second named city hit while the pause pledge technically holds. 📌 LOOK CLOSER: Erbil hosts US forces and the American consulate — a direct hit raises the same binary CENTCOM faced hours ago, now doubled. Two attacks in two locations during the same pause window shifts this from proxy initiative

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Explosions Reported in Erbil as Iran Pause Holds

💥 ERBIL — Erbil hosts US forces; the pause was supposed to prevent exactly this. 📌 LOOK CLOSER: Erbil is home to US military assets and has been an IRGC-proxy target repeatedly. Explosions there, hours after a drone struck near a US base and with Thursday's deadline live, compound pressure

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Saudi Arabia Intercepts Iraqi Militia Drones Targeting Oil Facilities

Senior Israeli Defense Official Calls Multi-Front War a 'Resounding Failure'

Drone Attack Hits Erbil as Iranian-Backed Groups Strike During Pause

Explosions Reported in Erbil as Iran Pause Holds