Oman resists US pressure to break ties with Iran over Strait of Hormuz
Patrick Wintour
The Guardian / June 4, 2026
Sultanate says talks with Tehran are limited to lawful management of waterway, but Washington has doubts about neutrality.
Oman...
What the US-Israel war on Iran will not change in the Middle East
Mohamed Elmenshawy
Al-Jazeera / June 4, 2026
The war may redraw alliances and shift balances of power, but geography, Palestine and political identity will endure.
In every...
Gaza is being offered coercion, not reconstruction
Said Arikat
Al-Jazeera / June 4, 2026
Mladenov’s plan turns rebuilding from a humanitarian obligation into a weapon of political control.
For months, Gaza has all but...
The real ‘divide’ among Democrats over Israel is between party leadership and voters
Adam Johnson
The Intercept / June 4, 2026
Supporting Israel is now a fringe position among Democratic voters. Why does the media keep covering it like...
Pro-Israel voices win out, kill bill to stop US-Israel military integration
Kelley Beaucar Vlahos
Responsible Statecraft / June 4, 2026
Rep. Khanna took the 'America First' approach against Section 224, but he was out-numbered by those who...
Where peace talks [sic] between the US and Iran currently stand
Christian Emery
The Conversation / June 4, 2026
To understand where talks on ending the war between the US and Iran currently stand, all we can...
Summarising the Israeli government’s position on Iran
Ishaan Tharoor
The New Yorker / June 4, 2026
Donald Trump and Benjamin Netanyahu are reshaping the region—just not as they imagined.
A few weeks before the...
House Democrats coming around on Iran war – but won’t vote to stop Israel’s...
Matt Sledge
The Intercept / June 4 2026
Though its backers remain optimistic, a bill blocking U.S. support for Israel’s war in Lebanon exposed rifts among...
The Naksa was not a setback – it was a blueprint. and it never...
Monadel Herzallah
CounterPunch / June 4, 2026
I was seven years old in Amman, Jordan, when the Naksa broke through our television screen. I had just...
Hezbollah rejects Israel-Lebanon truce as Trump scrambles to end Iran war
William Christou
The Guardian / June 4, 2026
Group calls ceasefire a ‘roadmap to annihilate part of the Lebanese people’, throwing regional peace talks into doubt.
Beirut...
