How closing the Strait of Hormuz has sparked a wider energy debate in Europe...
Stanley Reed
The Nation / May 11, 2026
For the second time in less than five years, a politically driven energy crunch is buffeting Europe, leading...
EU announces sanctions against violent Jewish settlers
Jennifer Rankin
The Guardian / May 11, 2026
Bloc breaks its lengthy deadlock on the issue but falls short of imposing full-scale trade sanctions.
Brussels – The...
The bombing of Iran’s Azadi Stadium is straight out of Israel’s Gaza script
Dave Zirin
The Nation / March 11, 2026
Israel has long targeted sport facilities and athletes in Gaza. Now with US help, it’s doing the same...
New ‘Nakba’ in Jerusalem: Israel steps up Silwan demolitions near Al-Aqsa
Lubna Masarwa
Middle East Eye / May 11, 2026
Palestinians say Israel is using wartime impunity to accelerate expulsions and expand Jewish settler-linked biblical parks, with...
Israeli troops jailed for desecration of Virgin Mary statue in Lebanon
TG Staff
The Guardian / May 11, 2026
IDF says two soldiers will spend weeks in military prison over incident it said was viewed with great...
America’s chief warmonger [Robert Kagan] says the U.S. is ‘checkmated’ by Iran
Arnaud Bertrand
arnaudbertrand.substack.com / May 11, 2026
There’s no overstating how extraordinary this Atlantic article is, given the author and the outlet.
As a reminder Robert...
The important change in Iran’s latest response to Trump
Trita Parsi
tritaparsi.substack.com / May 11, 2026
The Iranian counter-proposal is publicly rejected by Trump, but if the Wall Street Journal reporting is correct, Tehran is...
Trump calls Iran’s response to peace plan ‘totally unacceptable’ as ceasefire frays
Julian Borger
The Guardian / May 11, 2026
US president expresses ire at Tehran’s reported demands, as drones strike Gulf nations and Israel warns war ‘not...
Fierce Israeli strikes kill 36 in Lebanon in last day, despite ceasefire
TNA Staff
The New Arab / May 10, 2026
The increased strikes and clashes between Hezbollah and Israel come despite a ceasefire in effect since mid-April.
Israeli...
Israel used the Nakba not only to steal land, but Palestinians’ financial wealth too
Najib Antoine Jabre
Mondoweiss / May 10, 2026
The Israeli dispossession of Palestinian property in 1948 did not only include homes and lands. Many also lost...
