Netanyahu says he secretly visited UAE at height of Iran war, UAE denies it

Shireen Akram-Boshar Truthout  /  May 14, 2026 Cooperation between the UAE and Israel has deepened since the UAE signed on to the Abraham Accords in 2020. Israeli...

UAE denies Netanyahu secretly visited the country during the Iran war

Natalie Melzer & Adam Schreck AP  /  May 14, 2026 JERUSALEM – Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu quietly visited the United Arab Emirates during the Israeli-U.S....

After the Iran war, could Israel’s focus shift towards Turkey ?

Giorgio Cafiero The New Arab  /  May 14, 2026 As Israeli political elites increasingly frame Turkey the way they once framed Iran, could Ankara and Tel...

Diplomacy or more war ? – Iran’s leaders are split

The Economist  /  May 14, 2026 Some are convinced that talking is futile. According to leaks from the White House, America is, once again, the closest...

The United States’ long war against Iran

Richard Kreitner The Nation  /  May 14, 2026 The Nation was among the first publications to report the CIA’s role in the 1953 overthrow of Iran’s democratically...

Iran’s missile arsenal still intact, reports say, contradicting Trump’s claims

Shireen Akram-Boshar Truthout  /  May 13, 2026 Reports contradict claims made by Trump, who has repeatedly stated that Iran has been “decimated” by the war. Iran’s missile...

Sanctioning ‘violent settlers’, EU gives $3 million to firm hiring Israel’s spies

David Cronin The Electronic Intifada  /  May 13, 2026 Nobody danced in the street when the European Union announced this week that it would impose sanctions...

[Trojan horse] Is Dubai the new Israeli dream ?

Lisa Goldman New Lines Magazine  /  May 13, 2026 Does Israel aspire to be like Dubai? This is the contention of an Israeli journalist who reported...

Why Spain is standing up to Donald Trump

Ishaan Tharoor The New Yorker  /  May 13, 2026 Pedro Sánchez, the Socialist Prime Minister, has led the European opposition to the Iran war from the...

US war on Iran has cost about $29bn, Pentagon says

Kate Lamb a.o. The Guardian  /  May 13, 2026 The Pentagon revealed on 29 April that the US war on Iran had cost about $25bn for...