AGP Executive Report
Last update: 2 hours agoIran-US-Iraq Diplomacy: Iran’s supreme leader Mojtaba Khamenei warned the US and Israel will be driven from the Arabian Sea “soon,” as Qatari mediators prepare talks in New York and the US weighs a limited sanctions waiver for flights between Iran and Iraq’s Najaf. Oil & Inflation Pressure: Oil jumped after Trump rejected Iran’s Hormuz truce, with Brent back above $106 and diesel hitting record highs; Fed Governor Lisa Cook said AI build-out and higher oil are likely to keep inflation elevated. Israel-West Bank & Lebanon: Israel carried out strikes on Hezbollah positions north of the Litani and imposed a weeklong closure across the occupied West Bank, while Al-Aqsa incursions and forced shop closures continued. UK Escalation: UK Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband condemned Israel’s threat to close the UK consulate in East Jerusalem and pledged tougher action over Gaza and West Bank settlement links. Court & Arab Voters: Israel’s Supreme Court will hear challenges to disqualifications of Sami Abu Shehadeh, Ofer Cassif, and the Joint List, with critics warning the process could intimidate Arab voters. Antisemitism & Rights: The EEOC sued a Youngstown hospital over the firing of a Jewish doctor, and a report said an Israeli family in Austria was denied service because they were Jewish.
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