[VIDEO] Has the United States become a rogue state ? – Stephen M. Walt...
Foreign Policy / April 14, 2026
Has the United States become a rogue state? FP columnist Stephen Walt certainly thinks so, arguing (see below) that the White House is...
Trump reports more to Netanyahu than to the US on Iran war, lawmaker says
Sharon Zhang
Truthout / April 14, 2026
Netanyahu said that JD Vance updated him on Sunday “in detail, as this administration does every day.”
Israeli Prime Minister...
Turkish top diplomat says Netanyahu seeking to designate Turkey as a new enemy
Middle East Monitor / April 14, 2026
Turkish Foreign Minister, Hakan Fidan said Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu is seeking to designate Turkey as a...
JD Vance defends Trump amid spat with Pope Leo: ‘Stick to matters of morality’...
Richard Luscombe
The Guardian / April 14, 2026
Catholic vice-president effectively tells Leo to stay in his lane after pope criticized the White House over the...
A ‘war for Israel’ ? – notes on a catastrophe and fiasco
David Finkel
Solidarity / April 14, 2026
With a shaky partial ceasefire subject to cancellation at any moment, a proposition from the murkier corners of the...
Would a US blockade of the Strait of Hormuz be legal ?
Donald Rothwell
The Conversation / April 13, 2026
With peace negotiations between the United States and Iran breaking down in Pakistan, the fragile ceasefire is again...
Iran, Parthia and proxy wars
Hugh J. Curran
Informed Comment / April 13, 2026
Orono, Maine – Two millennia ago a man who gained a fortune in real estate speculation had...
How many people have the US and Israel killed in Iran ?
Medea Benjamin & Nicolas J. S. Davies
codepink.substack.com / April 13, 2026
After the breakdown of talks in Pakistan, the ceasefire between the US and Iran...
As US blockades Strait of Hormuz, Iran military warns of weapons ‘enemy has no...
Jessica Corbett
Common Dreams / April 13, 2026
“We will unveil warfare methods that the enemy will have little ability to counter,” said the IRGC spokesperson.
As...
For Israel, war is the only answer
Mairav Zonszein
The New York Times / April 13, 2026
In the days leading up to the two-week cease-fire between the United States and Iran, Israeli...
