‘Scorched-earth campaign’: Israel uses ‘Gaza playbook’ to turn Southern Lebanon into rubble
Democracy Now! / April 15, 2026
Guest: Lylla Younes – Beirut-based investigative journalist.
Link: "Massive Israeli Assault on Lebanon Threatens U.S.-Iran Ceasefire"
Israeli forces continue to bombard...
US-Iran peace [sic] talks could resume in next two days, Trump says
Julian Borger & Saeed Shah
The Guardian / April 15, 2026
US president says negotiations could restart in Islamabad under ‘fantastic’ Pakistani army chief Asim Munir.
Islamabad...
Iran says damage from US-Israeli strikes estimated at about $270 billion
Middle East Monitor / April 14, 2026
Damage from US-Israeli strikes against Iran is estimated at about $270 billion, the Iranian government spokeswoman said on...
Why the Iran ceasefire may have shifted the dynamics back in Trump’s favour
Trita Parsi
tritaparsi.substack.com / April 14, 2026
Diplomacy between Washington and Tehran has not yet unravelled, despite JD Vance’s theatrical departure from last week’s talks in...
Israel rejects Lebanon ceasefire during Washington talks: report
Middle East Monitor / April 14, 2026
Israel pre-empted a Tuesday meeting with Lebanon in Washington by rejecting a ceasefire during preliminary talks, according to...
Italy suspends automatic renewal of defense agreement with Israel
Middle East Monitor / April 14, 2026
Italy has suspended the automatic renewal of its defense agreement with Israel, Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni said Tuesday,...
Will Trump’s blockade of Hormuz spark conflict with China ?
Juan Cole
Informed Comment / April 14, 2026
Ann Arbor – For the Trump administration to announce a blockade on shipping from the Strait of Hormuz...
Think the Iran War is a disaster ? – blame these DC think tanks...
Jim Lobe
Responsible Statecraft / April 14, 2026
We asked AI to find the conflict's biggest boosters in Washington. Surprise: many are connected to Israel and...
Israeli fire kills 11 in Gaza, including two children, medics say
Nidal al-Mughrabi & Dawoud Abu Alkas
Reuters / April 14, 2026
CAIRO/GAZA – Israeli fire killed at least 11 Palestinians, including two children, in separate incidents across the...
Hezbollah rejects any deal from US-backed Lebanon-Israel talks
Middle East Monitor / April 14, 2026
A senior Lebanese Hezbollah official said on Monday that the group will not abide by any agreements resulting...
