‘He is increasingly desperate’: Trita Parsi on Trump’s expletive-laced threats against Iran
Democracy Now! / April 6, 2026
Guest: Trita Parsi – executive vice president of the Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft
Links: Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft’;...
Trump says Iran could be ‘taken out’ on Tuesday [April 7], Hegseth says major...
Nandita Bose & Steve Holland
Reuters / April 6, 2026
WASHINGTON – U.S. President Donald Trump said on Monday he will order sweeping attacks on Iranian civilian power plants and...
Israeli airstrike kills at least 10 near Gaza school as ceasefire strains
Nidal al-Mughrabi & Mahmoud Issa
Reuters / April 6, 2026
CAIRO/GAZA – An Israeli airstrike killed at least 10 people and wounded several others outside a school housing...
Trump’s apocalyptic threats: a sign not of strength, but of moral and strategic weakness
The Guardian / April 6, 2026
Editorial
An expletive-ridden post on social media shamed the office of the US president. Its substantive message, if acted on,...
Two mountain ranges, two deserts, two seas: Iran’s geography is its greatest weapon
MEE correspondent
Middle East Eye / April 6, 2026
As a US ground invasion looms, Middle East Eye examines potential scenarios and how Iran’s terrain could...
What if Israel just won’t stop ?
Paul R. Pillar
Responsible Statecraft / April 6, 2026
The Netanyahu government wants different things than the US, so even if Trump wanted to pursue peace,...
Israelis don’t pay for the weapons we ‘sell’ to them – US taxpayers do
Stephen Semler
Responsible Statecraft / April 6, 2026
Most arms 'sales' are financed through Foreign Military Financing, which is basically an American subsidized gift card.
The Trump...
‘They’re animals’: Trump doubles down on threat to destroy Iran’s critical infrastructure
Yasmine El-Sabawi
Middle East Eye / April 6, 2026
The US president pushed back on suggestions this would be a war crime.
Washington – US President Donald...
Trump threatens to jail journalist to find source of second missing airman report
Jeremy Barr
The Guardian / April 6, 2026
Trump targets media to find ‘leaker’ who revealed that a US airman was missing after being shot down...
Israeli peace activist: Gaza, Iran & Lebanon are all part of ‘one forever war’...
Democracy Now ! / April 6, 2026
Guest: Alon-Lee Green – Israeli peace activist
Links: Standing Together
At least 17 people were arrested Saturday as Israeli police...
