Lawmakers react to reports Pentagon preparing for ground operations in Iran
Edward Helmore
The Guardian / March 29 2026
Conflict shows signs of entering new, more dangerous phase as additional 3,500 US troops arrive in the Middle...
US-Israeli war against Iran violates international law, German parliamentary study says
Middle East Monitor / March 29, 2026
Legal experts for the German parliament consider the war waged by the US and Israel against Iran to...
[Iran] Americans don’t want this war – they can end it
Salar Mohandesi & Ben Mabie
The Guardian / March 29, 2026
A once robust American anti-war movement is significantly weaker than it was in its heyday....
Trump’s ‘new’ Mideast: false promises of peace through war
Daniel Martin Varisco
Informed Comment / March 29, 2026
On March 27 President Trump spoke in Miami to a Saudi investment conference and touted the “rise...
Mladenov’s Gaza disarmament plan blackmails the victim, relieves the aggressor
Ahmed Asmar
Middle East Monitor / March 29, 2026
When the United Nations Security Council convened on March 24 to discuss Gaza’s future, the world witnessed...
Funeral held for three journalists killed by Israeli strike in Lebanon
William Christou
The Guardian / March 29, 2026
Lebanese government calls the killings a ‘blatant war crime’ while Israel says primary target was a Hezbollah ‘terrorist’.
Beirut...
‘It’s biblical’: MAGA anxiety over Iran war on display at CPAC as Trump skips...
Chris Stein
The Guardian / March 29, 2026
Attendees at Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) express support and concerns amid rift over Trump’s action.
Grapevine, Texas –...
US has destroyed only a third of Iran’s missiles, intelligence suggests
William Christou
The Guardian / March 28, 2026
Reuters report contradicts Trump’s claims that Tehran’s arsenal has been largely wiped out.
Beirut – The US has only...
Why diverging US-Israel goals complicate how the Iran war ends
Georgio Cafiero
The New Arab / March 28, 2026
While the US seeks to contain Iran and protect energy markets, Israel is pursuing a scorched-earth policy...
‘What awaits Israel in the next round of the war is frightening’
Conflicts Forum / March 28, 2026
A Conflicts Forum’s compilation focused on the effects of war on Israel's societal fabric, drawn from Israeli commentators writing...
