Iran’s top diplomat says Trump team sabotaged talks with deal ‘inches away’
Jake Johnson
Common Dreams / April 13, 2026
“Zero lessons earned,” said Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi.
Iran’s foreign minister said Sunday that the Trump administration’s representatives...
US-Israeli attacks on Iran show a pattern of ‘double-tap’ strikes
Chris Osieck & Nilo Tabrizy
New Lines Magazine / April 13, 2026
New Lines Magazine verified three cases in Tehran and Karaj where sites were hit...
What Benjamin Netanyahu and the Israeli right really mean when they invoke ‘Greater Israel’
Daniel Levy
The Guardian / April 13, 2026
The concept is about much more than acquiring territory, it is also about Netanyahu’s desire for Israel to...
US begins blockade of Iran’s ports, Tehran threatens retaliation
Trevor Hunnicutt & Parisa Hafezi
Reuters / April 13, 2026
WASHINGTON/DUBAI – The U.S. military began a blockade of Iran's ports on Monday, President Donald Trump said,...
UN experts urge end to attacks on Gaza shelters, forced displacement in West Bank
Middle East Monitor / April 13, 2026
A group of UN experts on Monday expressed “grave” concern over Israeli military attacks affecting sites sheltering displaced...
J Street backs ending US military aid to Israel in sign of widening Democratic...
Middle East Monitor / April 13, 2026
The liberal pro-Israel lobby group J Street has called for the phased end of all US military aid...
Israeli airstrikes kill four in Gaza following new ceasefire talks
Nidal al-Mughrabi & Mahmoud Issa
Reuters / April 13, 2026
CAIRO/GAZA – Israeli airstrikes killed at least four Palestinians in the Gaza Strip on Monday, health officials said,...
[VIDEO] The ‘Gaza playbook’: what are Israel’s plans for Lebanon ? – an explainer
Acacia Redding & William Christou
The Guardian / April 13, 2026
After fighting erupted once again between Hezbollah and Israel last month after the killing of...
How the Strait of Hormuz became Iran’s most powerful weapon
Dario Sabaghi
The New Arab / April 13, 2026
Iran has long seen the Strait of Hormuz as leverage, but this war has, for the first...
Palestinian family forced to demolish its home in Jerusalem
IMEMC / April 13, 2026
Israeli authorities forced two Palestinians to carry out the self‑demolition of their home on Sunday evening in the town of...
