As U.S. and Iran agree to a temporary ceasefire, Israel launches ‘massacre’ in Lebanon,...
Qassam Muaddi
Mondoweiss / April 8, 2026
Hours after Iran and the U.S. reached a two-week ceasefire agreement, Israel launched a massive bombing campaign across Lebanon,...
‘Sigh of relief’: U.S. & Iran agree to 2-week ceasefire, but Israel keeps bombing...
Democracy Now! / April 8, 2026
Guests:
Eskandar Sadeghi-Boroujerdi – assistant professor of international relations of the Middle East, University of St Andrews, Scotland
Naghmeh Sohrabi –...
Iran’s strategy: limited resources, maximum impact
Akram Zaoui
ORIENT XXI / April 8, 2026
Cornered, the Iranian regime is waging a geo-economic battle against better-endowed adversaries, following a logic of “maximum yield.”...
Under Trump, US disapproval of Israel, Netanyahu hits all-time high in Pew Research poll
Julia Conley
Common Dreams / April 8, 2026
“A foreign country that a majority of Americans now disapprove of gets $3.8 billion a year from them.”
The...
What on earth just happened ? Trump, Iran, and the unlikely ceasefire
Trita Parsi
tritaparsi.substack.com / April 8, 2026
Yesterday began with Donald Trump issuing genocidal threats against Iran on social media and ended—just ten hours later—with the...
What is in Iran’s 10-point ceasefire plan and will the US agree to it...
Jonathan Yerushalmy
The Guardian / April 8, 2026
Two-week ceasefire comes after Trump spoke to Pakistan’s leaders, with China also believed to be exerting influence over...
US and Iran agree to provisional ceasefire as Tehran says it will reopen strait...
Andrew Roth
The Guardian / April 8, 2026
US president abandons threat for Iran to surrender or face destruction with last-minute intervention led by Pakistan.
Washington –...
[Pew Research Center] Americans’ view of Israel, Netanyahu have turned negative
Pew Research Center / April 7, 2026
A new Pew poll:
60% of Americans have a negative opinion of Israel
Just 37% favorable
80% of Democrats & 41%...
Trump tells Iran: ‘A whole civilization will die tonight’
MEE Staff
Middle East Eye / April 7, 2026
US president ramps up threats in attempt to force Tehran to strike a deal.
US President Donald Trump...
The last temptation of Trump at the end of a failed war
Hussein Banai
New Lines Magazine / April 7, 2026
The president has backed himself into a corner where making a deal with Iran risks appearing, in...
