Today’s edition of quick hits.
* In the UAE: “An Iranian drone sparked a fire at an oil facility in the United Arab Emirates as the country issued its first three missile alerts since the ceasefire between the U.S. and Iran began, according to the UAE’s eastern emirate of Fujairah.”
* The latest threat escalation: “Trump threatened today that Iran will be ‘blown off the face of the Earth’ if its military attacks U.S. forces guiding U.S.-allied vessels through the Strait of Hormuz.”
* A tenuous ceasefire: “The U.S. military said it sank six Iranian small boats that were targeting civilian vessels after Iran reportedly mounted a missile and drone attack on the commercial ships that U.S. forces were protecting in the Strait of Hormuz, according to The Associated Press.”
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* A legal fight of major significance: “The Supreme Court on Monday granted a temporary pause to an appeals court ruling that blocked the telehealth provision and mailing of the abortion pill mifepristone nationwide as litigation continues.”
* An investigation from The Washington Post documented at least 780 incidents in which “staff members at U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement facilities used physical force or chemical agents to control immigrant detainees.”
* Our allies move on without us: “Canada and the European Union are turning commiseration and anxiety over their turbulent relationships with the United States under President Trump into a deepening bond. On Monday, Prime Minister Mark Carney of Canada joined a summit of European leaders in Yerevan, the capital of Armenia, putting his country at the heart of some of Europe’s biggest priorities. He was the first non-European head of government to be invited to the gathering, known as the European Political Community summit.”
See you tomorrow.
Steve Benen is a producer for "The Rachel Maddow Show," the editor of MaddowBlog and an MS NOW political contributor. He's also the bestselling author of "Ministry of Truth: Democracy, Reality, and the Republicans' War on the Recent Past."
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