Trump’s civilisational threats: the words that fuel war must be condemned
Editorial
The Guardian / April 10, 2026
Military euphemisms can be deadly. Yet the brutal rhetoric of the US and Israel is proving still more lethal.
“Metaphors...
Lebanon: a hundred airstrikes in ten minutes
Loubna El Amine
London Review of Books / April 9, 2026
Yesterday morning, after the ceasefire agreement between the United States and Iran, many displaced people...
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...
