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...
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...
UAE’s secret attack on Iran risks drawing Gulf states into the war
Patrick Wintour
The Guardian / May 12, 2026
If current precarious ceasefire between US and Iran ends, Emirates are more likely to be targeted by Tehran.
The...
U.S. Ambassador says Israel sent Iron Dome batteries to UAE during Iran war
Liza Rozovsky
Haaretz / May 12, 2026
Mike Huckabee described Israel's deployment of air defense systems to the UAE as one of the benefits of normalizing...
