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Heidi Levine of @washingtonpost was wearing a vest with PRESS clearly written when she was attacked by Israeli settlers. “They took everything”
Masked Israeli settlers attacked Palestinian villagers on Friday, setting olive groves on fire and slinging rocks.
Caught in the attack was Post photographer Heidi Levine. “They just kept kicking me and kicking me, like probably 50 times,” Levine said. wapo.st/4yt6dHY
Ugh, my good friend @Heidiphotos was assaulted by Israeli settlers merely for doing her job. An American citizen, Heidi is a veteran photographer who has covered the region for decades.
“They just kept kicking me and kicking me, like probably 50 times.”
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Sudarsan Raghavan retweeted
Last month, on the FlyDubai Flight 1073, the plane’s first officer assaulted the captain with an emergency axe and steered the aircraft into a nosedive. As he attempted to crash the plane, the blood-soaked captain managed to unlock the cockpit door, allowing crew and passengers to pull the assailant away from the controls and subdue him. By then, the plane had plunged 14,000 feet.
Amid the free fall, Yaniv Hayun, who had helped rush the cockpit, happened to be the first to grab the jet’s steering control, and pulled back on it hard, helping stabilize the plane. Then two off-duty pilots travelling as passengers took over and landed the damaged plane safely in Saudi Arabia. After the plane touched down, Hayun, who had no prior experience in a cockpit, was widely credited with helping to prevent a mass-casualty event. According to Hayun, his decision stemmed from watching hours of “Air Crash Investigation,” a Canadian TV series that dissects historic plane crashes. Read more about how a TV show may have helped foil a terrorist attack: newyorkermag.visitlink.me/W-…
The documentary series “Air Crash Investigations” has attracted a cult following by obsessively dissecting historic plane crashes. Then a fan of the show found himself aboard a hijacked plane headed for Israel.
My latest in @NewYorker
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With President Trump once again considering American boots on the ground in Iran, seems worthwhile to repost this story from April in @newyorker
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My latest, for @ForeignPolicy: The journey of Iran’s World Cup team sets a dangerous precedent for international soccer.
Gift link: foreignpolicy.com/2026/06/05…
My latest in @NewYorker on how Pakistan Is using the Iran War to reinvent Itself from near pariah status to reliable peacemaker. W/ great insight from @Michaelkugelman, Ryan Crocker, @Lodhimaleeha, Farzana Shaikh & @Rabs_AA newyorker.com/news/the-lede/…
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As Pakistan receives praise from Trump and other leaders for its role in mediating the war between the U.S. and Iran, the Pakistani military is using its newfound power to increase political repression at home.
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Last year, Donald Trump invited the Pakistani Army chief, Asim Munir, to a private lunch at the White House. He repeatedly called Munir “my favorite field marshal.” Now Pakistan is mediating the war between the U.S. and Iran.
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Pakistan has stepped into the role of mediator between the U.S. and Iran. Now it must navigate the competing demands of the involved nations—who all want to end the war, but on different terms—without taking a side.
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Critics of the government and military fear that Pakistan will see the worldwide praise of its US-Iran mediation role “as a carte blanche to crack down even more.” @MichaelKugelman
#iranwar #trumpiran #pakistan
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Political repression has reached levels not seen in years. With Pakistan’s new relevance, the military knows “the intl community will not be on its back, won’t be pressuring it, and it won’t be scrutinizing Pakistan for these policies” @Michaelkugelman newyorker.com/news/the-lede/…
“In Pakistan, what is Pakistan’s gain is always seen as India’s loss.” In India, “there has been a bit of sullenness, a bit of disappointment. Like, look at those guys, how did they manage to pull it off? And look at us, we’re sitting here as losers.” newyorker.com/news/the-lede/…
On its Trump Nobel Peace Prize nomination: “Pakistan understood that this was something that they could seize as an opportunity,” said Farzana Shaikh of @chathamhouse “It is a dazzling reinvention but one not crafted entirely of its own making.”
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“The Pakistanis have figured out how the game is played with Trump, and they have played it extremely well,” said former Amb Ryan Crocker. “Do things he likes, flatter him shamelessly…It helps if you’re a strongman wearing a uniform.”
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“Even if the talks were to collapse, and there was not a deal, Pakistan will still be a winner…It’s a remarkable turnaround, because it does appear to have evolved from something close to a pariah to a peacemaker.” @MichaelKugelman newyorker.com/news/the-lede/…
Wondering why Trump says the ceasefire is still holding with Iran despite frequent attacks and exchanges of fire? 👇🏼
The Art of the Ceasefire
@NewYorker
#iranwar #trumpiran #middleeast
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Wondering why Trump says the ceasefire is still holding with Iran despite frequent attacks and exchanges of fire? 👇🏼
@NewYorker
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Sudarsan Raghavan retweeted
After traditional mediators—such as Qatar and Oman—were targeted by retaliatory Iranian missiles and drones, Pakistan has emerged as an unlikely mediator between the U.S. and Iran.
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Sudarsan Raghavan retweeted
Pakistan is facing a delicate balancing act after emerging as an unlikely liaison between Donald Trump and Tehran—and taking advantage of a new transactional model of diplomacy under the U.S. President. newyorker.com/news/the-lede/…