Is Trump’s ceasefire a trick for escalation ? – a pessimist’s view
Khaled al-Hroub
The New Arab / April 9, 2026
As Trump floods the media with diplomacy rhetoric, US military buildup accelerates. Is Washington buying time before...
Pakistan’s balancing act in the Iran war
Surbhi Gupta
New Lines Magazine / April 9, 2026
Walking a tightrope between the US, its neighbour in Tehran and its economic and defense partners in...
For peace with Iran to work a reckoning with Israel is in order
James R. Webb
Responsible Statecraft / April 9, 2026
Trump must get back to basics, and his promises to the American people. In order to do...
The Iran war will end only when the U.S. finally decides to rein in...
Mitchell Plitnick
Mondoweiss / April 9, 2026
As the shaky ceasefire between the U.S. and Iran holds, only Israel has an incentive to continue fighting, as...
[Trump] The art of losing
Jeb Lund
Truthdig / April 9, 2026
No real estate crook should complete a project on time, let alone ahead of schedule, but Donald Trump wrapped...
How to defeat Trump every time
Robert Reich
The Guardian / April 9, 2026
Iran, Minneapolis, Harvard and other Trump opponents have employed a similar strategy.
An hour before Trump said he’d cause...
After US-Israeli war on Iran: what is left of the Gulf countries’ trust in...
Ahmed Asmar
Middle East Monitor / April 9, 2026
The world has now witnessed relief as a two-week-long truce between Iran and the US came into...
Ceasefire or pause ? – the Gulf held hostage by Netanyahu’s war
Jamal Kanj
Middle East Monitor / April 9, 2026
The ceasefire offered a much-needed breather for the Arab Gulf states. Donald Trump’s threat to attack Iranian...
The forever spoiler: Netanyahu has been blowing up diplomacy with Iran for decades
Jamal Abdi
The Intercept / April 9, 2026
Israel’s vicious attack on Lebanon emerged as the biggest threat to the Iran ceasefire. That might be intentional.
The...
Trump, Hegseth and the language of war crimes
Binoy Kampmark
Middle East Monitor / April 9, 2026
He’s out of ideas, a mind running on empty. Increasingly, he is also short of reason, zapped...
