Iran’s new Supreme Leader has severe and disfiguring wounds, sources say
Parisa Hafezi & Angus Mcdowall
Reuters / April 11, 2026
DUBAI – Iran's new Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei is still recovering from severe facial and leg...
US state department revokes green cards of three Iranian nationals it links to regime
Lauren Aratani
The Guardian / April 11, 2026
Three arrested by federal agents had family ties to Iranian military general, regime spokesperson or security chief.
United States...
Is the US-Iran ceasefire already doomed ?
Trita Parsi
Al-Jazeera / April 10, 2026
Even if the talks fail to produce a deal, a return to an all-out war may still be averted.
Expectations...
Putting fuel on a ceasefire: Israel tries to kill U.S.–Iran talks
The Intercept Briefing / April 10, 2026
“In many ways, what actually has potentially led to this ceasefire is the fact that Iran is able...
Are US-Iran ceasefire talks in Pakistan doomed to fail ?
Farah N. Jan
Responsible Statecraft / April 10, 2026
There are significant obstacles in the way of a potential breakthrough in Islamabad this weekend.
On Saturday, Iranian...
Trump’s Board of Peace faces cash crunch, stalling Gaza plan, sources say
Pesha Magid & Nidal al-Mughrabi
Reuters / April 10, 2026
JERUSALEM/CAIRO – Donald Trump's Board of Peace has received only a tiny fraction of the $17 billion pledged for Gaza, preventing...
More nuclear states is not a recipe for greater security – the Iran war...
Jonathan Granoff & Steven E. Hendrix
Foreign Policy in Focus / April 10, 2026
Whether or not the ceasefire with Iran holds, and whether or not Iran keeps its uranium...
Smotrich speaks about Israel’s intention to expand in Syria, Lebanon and Gaza
Middle East Monitor / April 10, 2026
Far-right Israeli Finance Minister and settlement official Bezalel Smotrich announced that Israel intends to expand its borders into...
Israel says over 18,000 bombs dropped on Iran during war
Middle East Monitor / April 10, 2026
Israel said Friday it dropped more than 18,000 bombs on Iran during a 40-day war that began on...
The Emirates on the tightrope
Colin Powers
The New York Review of Books / April 10, 2026
For decades the UAE pursued vast ambitions for a regional maritime empire, at great...
