Meloni's record, Iran's banking loophole, and a Gazan peace activist

Italian PM Giorgia Meloni set a postwar tenure record as Iran continued transferring billions through US banks.

Meloni's record, Iran's banking loophole, and a Gazan peace activist — Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni set a historic record: 1,413 consecutive days in office . The milestone, the longest for any Italian premier since World War II, underscores her durability in a notoriously unstable system. Yet critics argue that fiscal stability has not translated into growth — wages have not risen, job insecurity has increased . While Meloni consolidated power in Rome, the US Treasury Department on August 28 identified the Emirati branch of Egypt's Banque Misr as an institution assisting Iran, noting that it routed up to $1.8 billion for companies linked to Iranian shadow banking networks [^1]. The move is part of the Trump administration's 'Operation Economic Outcast' — a campaign to choke Tehran's financial lifelines. The revelation that Iran manages to transfer billions of dollars annually through the American banking system, despite sanctions prohibiting financial activity with Tehran, highlights a persistent enforcement gap [^1]. In Gaza, Moumen Al-Natour, a lawyer and human rights advocate who founded the We Want to Live movement, is calling for peace with Israel and blames Hamas for the war [^2]. He argues that Gaza cannot be rebuilt or have a future with Hamas in power [^2]. His voice remains a rare one in the Strip, and it is unclear whether it will find any purchase in the current political landscape. Grenade suspect arrested, rocket seized, school vandalized: 12 hours of Israeli crime — The Central Unit of the Tel Aviv District arrested over the weekend a 33-year-old suspect in connection with a fragmentation grenade thrown at a business in Or Yehuda on May 26, in which five civilians were injured. [^1] The arrest follows months of searching in what has been termed a 'revenge spree' case in the Gush Dan area. In a separate incident underscoring the leakage of military-grade weaponry, Northern District police seized on Saturday a shoulder-launched 'Matador' rocket stolen from the IDF near Shfaram. [^2] The rocket, known in the IDF as the 'Nutcracker', is a 90mm personal anti-structure weapon developed by Rafael. The seizure comes against the backdrop of a