The systematic murder of international law
Patrick Lawrence
Consortium News / June 2, 2026
The Zionist regime is accelerating its long war against international law and justice and the institutions upholding them....
Trump had no plan B for Iran – it shows
Kenneth Roth
The Guardian / June 1, 2026
The US president’s war of choice has accomplished nothing and cost the world greatly.
Donald Trump claims to have...
After America – the causes and consequences of U.S. global decline
Alfred McCoy
TomDispatch / June 2, 2026
While Washington’s war with Iran drags on, month after month, without any end in sight, the world is witnessing...
Why Trump may actually have told Netanyahu ‘everybody hates you !’ (‘you’re fucking crazy’)
Trita Parsi
tritaparsi.substack.com / June 2, 2026
“You’re fucking crazy. You’d be in prison if it weren’t for me. I’m saving your ass. Everybody hates you...
UN experts warn against ‘surging Israeli [Jewish] settler terror’
Adam Fulton a.o.
The Guardian / June 2, 2026
A team of UN experts has issued a “stark warning about surging Israeli settler terror” in...
Israeli forces capture Lebanon’s Beaufort Castle, a Crusade‑era site once held by the Knights Templar
Beth Spacey
The Conversation / June 1, 2026
A 12th-century castle built during the Crusades in Lebanon has been seized by Israeli forces in what’s been...
‘A shock to all Lebanese’: Israel sends a message as it takes ancient fort
William Christou
The Guardian / June 1, 2026
Conquering of Beaufort Castle for first time in 26 years brings back memories of occupation of south.
Beirut –...
Iran threatens to suspend peace talks after ‘violation of ceasefire’ in Lebanon
Andrew Roth, Patrick Wintour & Lorenzo Tondo
The Guardian / June 1, 2026
Tehran says it holds Israel and US responsible, while Trump says ‘going silent’...
Al-Aqsa: the moment of peril is here – will the Muslim world act ?
Ismail Patel
Middle East Eye / June 1, 2026
This is the final act of colonisation. Jerusalem’s Islamic identity will be effaced, its name and meaning...
Should Trump just end the Iran War without a deal ?
Blaise Malley
Responsible Statecraft / June 1, 2026
Some restrainers argue that forgoing a comprehensive agreement, and the hawkish backlash it inevitably triggers, may be the...
