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...
South Lebanon’s history of resistance
Juan Cole
Informed Comment / May 31, 2026
Ann Arbor – The Israeli destruction of South Lebanon, with Bint Jbeil having been apparently wiped off the...
Israeli troops capture strategic Beaufort Castle as they push deeper into Lebanon
Lorenzo Tondo
The Guardian / May 31, 2026
Defence minister announces seizure of fortress as advance against Hezbollah moves beyond Litani River.
Jerusalem – Israeli troops have...
Europe’s new strategy to hide the rot in Israeli society is to scapegoat Itamar...
Qassam Muaddi
Mondoweiss / May 30, 2026
European governments are finally being forced to condemn Israel as its crimes have become impossible to ignore. But they...
Why Trump’s Hormuz blockade may bolster the Iranian state
Juan Cole
Informed Comment / May 30, 2026
Ann Arbor – The Iranian government continues to dicker with the Trump administration about the final form of...
Israeli claims about an Iran ‘threat’ were always a lie – now we have...
Jonathan Cook
Middle East Eye / May 30, 2026
It is not Tehran led by unhinged, genocidal megalomaniacs threatening the security of the region and the...
Israeli forces push deeper into Lebanon as delegations meet in US
TNA Staff
The New Arab / May 30, 2026
Israel issued more evacuation warnings for villages in southern Lebanon as forces advanced deeper into the territory,...
A broken economy and an emboldened regime: Iranians abandoned to endure fallout from war
Deepa Parent
The Guardian / May 30, 2026
Some Iranians hoped foreign intervention would unseat the regime but instead the US-Israel war has damaged livelihoods and...
Looming Iran peace deal [sic] shows how Trump’s maximalist goals have shrunk
Robert Tait
The Guardian / May 30, 2026
Sobering reality for president after three-month odyssey that threatens to take him back to where he started.
After the...
This isn’t about a few ‘bad apples’ – Israel is annexing the West Bank
Rosa DeLauro & Sean Casten
Responsible Statecraft / May 29, 2026
Two members of Congress who recently visited Israel and the territory report systematic "forced emigration"...
