Trump’s Iran blockade snatches defeat from the jaws of victory
Trita Parsi
Responsible Statecraft / May 2, 2026
Washington's search for a 'silver bullet' to defeat Tehran has made it all but impossible to secure a...
Iran threatens ‘long and painful strikes’ after Trump briefed on ‘final blow’ options
James C. Reynolds
The Independent / May 1, 2026
Iran has threatened retaliation if Donald Trump acts on options to reopen the conflict in the Middle...
Iran offers new peace proposal to US but Trump ‘not satisfied’
Saeed Shah & Patrick Wintour
The Guardian / May 1, 2026
Tehran reportedly passed proposal to mediators in Pakistan on Thursday night, though its contents are...
The Iran war has brought many old Gulf faultlines to the fore – and...
Toby Matthiesen
The Conversation / May 1, 2026
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) announced on April 28 that it will leave the global oil producers’ cartel...
The US blockade challenges Iran’s oil storage capacity and threatens well operations
Ali Falahi
El Pais / May 1, 2026
With nowhere left to put the crude, future production — and the infrastructure that enables it — is...
We need a guns and butter debate over the costs of the Iran war
Michael Hudson
CounterPunch / May 1, 2026
Sixty years ago, opposition to America’s war in Vietnam, a major attack concerned the costs of diverting U.S. resources...
Why is Israel so contrite over the destruction of a crucifix ?
Lisa Goldman
New Lines Magazine / May 1, 2026
A photo of an Israeli soldier using a sledgehammer to destroy a crucifix in the Christian village...
UAE says Iran cannot be trusted over Hormuz, peace efforts at an impasse
TNA Staff
The New Arab / May 1, 2026
A senior Emirati official said Tehran could not be trusted over any unilateral arrangements it makes...
Palestinian soccer chief snubs Israeli handshake staged by FIFA’s Infantino
Kareem Shaheen
New Lines Magazine / May 1, 2026
Gianni Infantino, the president of world soccer’s governing body FIFA, is no stranger to moments of full-fledged...
Why did the British Museum remove references to Palestine?
Lydia Wilson
New Lines Magazine / May 1, 2026
Experts have been surprised by a lack of open engagement on the issue, which has been raised...
