Israel rejects Lebanon ceasefire during Washington talks: report
Middle East Monitor / April 14, 2026
Israel pre-empted a Tuesday meeting with Lebanon in Washington by rejecting a ceasefire during preliminary talks, according to...
Italy suspends automatic renewal of defense agreement with Israel
Middle East Monitor / April 14, 2026
Italy has suspended the automatic renewal of its defense agreement with Israel, Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni said Tuesday,...
Will Trump’s blockade of Hormuz spark conflict with China ?
Juan Cole
Informed Comment / April 14, 2026
Ann Arbor – For the Trump administration to announce a blockade on shipping from the Strait of Hormuz...
Think the Iran War is a disaster ? – blame these DC think tanks...
Jim Lobe
Responsible Statecraft / April 14, 2026
We asked AI to find the conflict's biggest boosters in Washington. Surprise: many are connected to Israel and...
Israeli fire kills 11 in Gaza, including two children, medics say
Nidal al-Mughrabi & Dawoud Abu Alkas
Reuters / April 14, 2026
CAIRO/GAZA – Israeli fire killed at least 11 Palestinians, including two children, in separate incidents across the...
Hezbollah rejects any deal from US-backed Lebanon-Israel talks
Middle East Monitor / April 14, 2026
A senior Lebanese Hezbollah official said on Monday that the group will not abide by any agreements resulting...
Petition to suspend EU-Israel Association Agreement reaches 1M signatures
Middle East Monitor / April 14, 2026
A European Citizens’ Initiative calling for the suspension of the EU-Israel Association Agreement has surpassed one million signatures,...
The price Israel is paying for its wars
David E. Rosenberg
Foreign Policy / April 14, 2026
Fighting on multiple fronts has taxed its military, economy, and ties with the United States.
When the U.S.-Israeli...
Iran war escalation could trigger global recession, IMF warns
Richard Partington & Kiran Stacey
The Guardian / April 14, 2026
Growth forecasts cut for US and global economy, while UK suffers sharpest downgrade in G7.
Washington...
No deal, no calm: Iranians settle into a war of endurance as ‘April 22...
Peiman Salehi
The New Arab / April 14, 2026
Tehran – The past week marked a decisive turning point in the trajectory of the US–Israel war...
