From the heart of an UNRWA school in central #Gaza , where children & their families shelter from the raging war.
This is what the humanitarian community, when given access, can do for the people of #Gaza .
This has to be sustained.
World Food Programme World Central Kitchen IHH Humanitarian Relief Foundation

SCOOP: I reviewed an internal State Dept memo, parts of which was classified, that included the most extensive and serious to date warnings to Secretary Blinken over Israel’s possible non-compliance with international humanitarian law. Here’s what I learned 1/X

IAEA Director General Rafael Grossi will visit Iran and attend the International Conference on Nuclear Science in Isfahan on May 7 and 8, Iranian media now report. Grossi will meet Iranian officials in Tehran before the conference. I hear he submitted a request to meet Raisi.

Gossip and speculation about the return of #Tehran and #Washington to the negotiation table; this time, it could be a direct dialogue between Iranian and American counterparts.
#nuclearwar

Update: Prof. Shalhoub-Kevorkian, a dual US-Israeli citizen, was interrogated again today (Tuesday) for 5 hours, without lawyers or US embassy staff, per family. She was quizzed about her work, asked to explain such concepts as 'ontology' to questioners who had no clue. She

Nika Shakarami should be alive today, but was brutally murdered by Iran's security forces in the 2022 protests.

This BBC report details her death and the sexual assault that preceded it, which the Iranian government sought to hide from the world: bbc.com/news/world-mid…

این مستند را در یوتیوب ببینید:
bbc.in/49ZGZEZ

اسنادی که سرویس جهانی بی‌بی‌سی به دست آورده و تایید شده حاکی از آن است نیکا شاکرمی، دختر نوجوان شرکت کننده در اعتراضات ۱۴۰۱، پس از دستگیری مورد تعرض جنسی و ضرب و جرح قرار گرفته و بر اثر ضربات سه مامور امنیتی کشته شده است.

IAEA chief Grossi to visit Iran May 6-8, Mehr says reuters.com/business/energ…

despite Secretary Antony Blinken 's anti #Iran rhetoric, #GCC members see a need to integrate Tehran into their plans for the region if only to minimize Iranian ability to disrupt. read Mehran Haghirian Stimson Center stimson.org/2024/to-succee…

I told The New Arab: 'Iran's aggressive military actions indeed provoked significant responses from Pakistan, thus undermining the very essence of deterrence, which is to prevent military engagement by showcasing overwhelming retaliatory capabilities,
newarab.com/analysis/why-d…

Gaza is now the 'most lethal place in the world to be an aid worker'. In the last 6 months, 203 humanitarian aid workers have been killed in the conflict, 95% of whom are Palestinian.

More from Yousra Samir Imran in The New Arab: newarab.com/features/gaza-…

Watch: China says that rival Palestinian groups Hamas and Fatah met in Beijing recently for an “in-depth and candid talks on promoting intra-Palestinian reconciliation.”

Read more: ara.tv/5rhba

NEW: More than 100 refugee, human rights and humanitarian organizations sent a letter demanding Congress and President Biden Biden reinstate funding to UNRWA.

“Failing to do so would be a moral stain on this Administration and Congress’ legacy,” wrote the groups.
huffpost.com/entry/biden-co…

As tensions rise in the #MiddleEast , the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) envisions a collective security agreement for the first time in 43 years. Mehran Haghirian argues that in order for the agreement to hold, close cooperation is needed from #Iran .

stimson.org/2024/to-succee…

Not in the least trivial.

Anna Jacobs this is the analysis I was thinking of - interesting idea

As UN Security Council Resolution 1540 marks 20 years, the need for it has only grown, even while implementation challenges remain. Experts Christina McAllister and Annie Trentham examine UNSCR 1540's impact today and consider its implications for the future.

stimson.org/2024/unscr-154…

White House has no say about the jurisdiction of a court the US don’t recognize.

Expect some news on the Rafael MarianoGrossi Tehran trip this week.

Heartening to see many Iranians from the diaspora come together over the weekend to advocate for the release of political prisoners in Iran, including rapper Toomaj Salehi, who has been sentenced to death by a revolutionary court.
#توماج_صالحى