Describing the assault as a “short-term excursion” and ahead of schedule, Trump announced, after speaking with Vladimir Putin, that the war on Iran would end very soon, vacillating from earlier projections that it could go on for several weeks, but how soon depended on Tehran, refusing to say whether the new Supreme Leader was a target for assassination, as Israel has declared. Australia grants asylum to members of the women’s national football team stranded after the Asian Games. Air raids in Beirut continue and in the Iranian capital, targeting civilian infrastructure. Syria signalled support to Lebanon for the disarmament of Hezbollah and massed troops on their shared border. NATO defences in Tรผrkiye have intercepted a second missile entering its airspace, deploying jets to protect Cyprus as the RAF patrols over Jordan.
synchronoptica
one year ago: more from artist Len Lye (with synchronopticรฆ), art vandalism as protest plus erasure of the Black Lives Matter street mural
thirteen years ago: a papal conclave plus a souvenir from the Canary Islands
sixteen years ago: complaints and compliance plus dwindling attention spans
seventeen years ago: Americans’ fear of socialism
