Fearing Iran, Saudi Arabia looks to draw Turkey and nuclear-armed Pakistan closer
Sultan Alamer
New Lines Magazine / August 10, 2026
Last Friday, Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and Pakistani Prime Minister...
Iran makes new Strait of Hormuz demands, the UAE says a ship was targeted
AP / August 9, 2026
Iran issued dramatic new demands around the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz, and the United Arab Emirates said one...
Netanyahu rejects US-led 15-point Gaza peace plan [sic] in rare public break with Trump
Andrew Roth
The Guardian / August 9, 2026
Israeli PM says IDF will not withdraw until Hamas is disarmed and rebukes US pressure to end wars...
[VIDEO] Israel is ‘trying to make Palestine disappear’: Mary Robinson of The Elders
Al-Jazeera (The Bottom Line) / August 9, 2026
After visiting the West Bank, the group of public figures known as "The Elders” has concluded that...
Trump to Axios: ‘We are low-keying it’ with Iran
Barak Ravid
Axios / August 9, 2026
President Trump signalled on Sunday that he's prepared to allow economic pressure on Iran to mount — as opposed to ordering...
Sebastia under threat: Israel is turning archaeology into a tool of annexation
TPC Staff
The Palestine Chronicle / August 9, 2026
Israel is expanding control over ancient West Bank sites, prompting accusations that archaeology is being weaponized to...
[Trump virus] Concerns mount over integrity of Israel’s upcoming October elections
Simon Speakman Cordall
Al-Jazeera / August 9, 2026
Poll shows 70 percent of Jewish Israelis fear election integrity risks as Netanyahu’s government faces growing criticism.
Concerns are...
As Trump shows ‘desperation’, Iran says Strait of Hormuz will not open ‘until America...
Stephen Prager
Common Dreams / August 9, 2026
As it becomes clear that there is “no escalatory military path out of this war,” Iran is demanding...
Iran-aligned Houthis claim they attacked oil refinery in Saudi Arabia
TG Staff
The Guardian / August 9, 2026
Drone strike comes after Riyadh signs defence pact and Tehran issues tough demands to reopen Strait of Hormuz.
Yemen’s...
Americans in Gaza: financiers of a graveyard
Reza Behnam
The Palestine Chronicle / August 9, 2026
When the dust finally settles over the rubble of Gaza, judgment and indictment will not be only...
