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Summarising the Israeli government’s position on Iran

‘If we can have a coup, great. If we can have people on the streets, great. If we can have a civil war, great. Israel couldn’t care...

Why so many countries around the world quietly root for Iran

Trita Parsi tritaparsi.substack.com / August 22, 2026 It’s not about Iran. It’s the threats that an unchecked America poses to others I have been stunned by the...

Former British and French diplomats urge action over Israel’s ‘erasure’ of...

Patrick Wintour The Guardian / August 22, 2026 In letter to Macron and Burnham, more than 100 senior figures accuse Israel of ethnic cleansing and call...

US, Iran keep up hostile rhetoric ahead of new sanctions

Menna Alaa El-Din & Kanishka Singh Reuters / August 22, 2026 CAIRO / WASHINGTON – The United States and Iran exchanged defiant messages ahead of Monday's...

Iran says the world has accepted it has defeated the US

AP / August 22, 2026 Iranian state media reported Friday that President Masoud Pezeshkian said the war with the U.S. should end since the world...

Turkey’s Red Notice to Interpol against Netanyahu: struggle over Syria

Juan Cole Informed Comment / August 22, 2026 Ann Arbor – The Turkish government has become an ever greater thorn in the side of the expansionist,...

Persuasion, denial and bluster: Trump ‘stuck’ on Iran war ahead of...

Robert Tait The Guardian / August 22, 2026 Persuasion, denial and bluster: Trump ‘stuck’ on Iran war ahead of elections. Washington – As the president tries to...

‘Critical or catastrophic’: UN says 94% of Gaza residents need shelter

TPC Staff The Palestine Chronicle / August 21, 2026 Nearly all of Gaza’s 2.1 million residents need shelter as Israeli attacks and restrictions continue worsening already...

Jewish settler attacks shift focus to West Bank areas under direct...

Peter Beaumont & Quique Kierszenbaum The Guardian / August 21, 2026 Report says violence is moving from Israeli-controlled areas to those earmarked for a future Palestinian...

Turkey requests Interpol red notice for Netanyahu over Sumud Flotilla

Ragip Soylu Middle East Eye / August 21, 2026 Ankara seeks Interpol red notices for the Israeli prime minister and an Israeli soldier as tensions rise...

As Israel’s election approaches, it is unleashing more violence on Gaza

Sally Ibrahim The New Arab / August 21, 2026 "A change in government does not solve our problems," a Palestinian analyst noted, although it could...

Palestine Action activists will not be sentenced as terrorists, judge rules

Simon Speakman Cordall Al-Jazeera / August 21, 2026 The five activists who vandalised a branch of Barclays bank say they are ‘extremely relieved’. Preston, United Kingdom –...

‘Shameful’: UK, Australia and Canada criticise Israel over Gaza aid convoy...

Jason Burke The Guardian / August 21, 2026 Joint statement issued after IDF said it will not pursue criminal investigations into April 2024 strike that killed...

Trump needs China’s help to effectively sanction Iran – but Tehran’s...

Alexandra Sharp Foreign Policy / August 21, 2026 Senior Iranian leadership warned the United States on Friday that any new U.S. threats would be met with...

Iranian families struggle to afford the basics as US ratchets up...

Mehdi Fattahi & David Rising AP / August 21, 2026 TEHRAN, Iran – Tehran’s grocery stores are well-stocked, but many families can barely afford the basics....

Iran promises to resist interference by foreign ‘enemies’ as Trump threatens...

MEE Staff Middle East Eye / August 21, 2026 US Treasury vows 'toughest sanctions in history' in hopes of collapsing Islamic Republic. Iran’s parliament speaker said efforts...

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