Iran war escalation could trigger global recession, IMF warns
Richard Partington & Kiran Stacey
The Guardian / April 14, 2026
Growth forecasts cut for US and global economy, while UK suffers sharpest downgrade in G7.
Washington...
No deal, no calm: Iranians settle into a war of endurance as ‘April 22...
Peiman Salehi
The New Arab / April 14, 2026
Tehran – The past week marked a decisive turning point in the trajectory of the US–Israel war...
Turkish top diplomat says Netanyahu seeking to designate Turkey as a new enemy
Middle East Monitor / April 14, 2026
Turkish Foreign Minister, Hakan Fidan said Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu is seeking to designate Turkey as a...
JD Vance defends Trump amid spat with Pope Leo: ‘Stick to matters of morality’...
Richard Luscombe
The Guardian / April 14, 2026
Catholic vice-president effectively tells Leo to stay in his lane after pope criticized the White House over the...
Iran, Parthia and proxy wars
Hugh J. Curran
Informed Comment / April 13, 2026
Orono, Maine – Two millennia ago a man who gained a fortune in real estate speculation had...
How many people have the US and Israel killed in Iran ?
Medea Benjamin & Nicolas J. S. Davies
codepink.substack.com / April 13, 2026
After the breakdown of talks in Pakistan, the ceasefire between the US and Iran...
For Israel, war is the only answer
Mairav Zonszein
The New York Times / April 13, 2026
In the days leading up to the two-week cease-fire between the United States and Iran, Israeli...
US-Israeli attacks on Iran show a pattern of ‘double-tap’ strikes
Chris Osieck & Nilo Tabrizy
New Lines Magazine / April 13, 2026
New Lines Magazine verified three cases in Tehran and Karaj where sites were hit...
What Benjamin Netanyahu and the Israeli right really mean when they invoke ‘Greater Israel’
Daniel Levy
The Guardian / April 13, 2026
The concept is about much more than acquiring territory, it is also about Netanyahu’s desire for Israel to...
US begins blockade of Iran’s ports, Tehran threatens retaliation
Trevor Hunnicutt & Parisa Hafezi
Reuters / April 13, 2026
WASHINGTON/DUBAI – The U.S. military began a blockade of Iran's ports on Monday, President Donald Trump said,...
