US and Iran exchange strikes as Israel intensifies attacks on southern Lebanon
Mark Saunokonoko
The Guardian / May 28, 2026
US forces down drones near Strait of Hormuz, sparking attack on American airbase in Kuwait.
The US has carried...
Donald Trump threatens to ‘blow up’ ally Oman if it works with Iran on...
TNA Staff
The New Arab / May 28, 2026
"It's international waters and Oman will behave just like everybody else or we'll have to blow them...
Trump wants the Palestinians to pay for the U.S. occupation of Gaza
Ahmed Alqarout
Mondoweiss / May 28, 2026
Trump's Board of Peace is in financial crisis and wants to use funds taken from the Palestinian Authority to...
Democrats can’t avoid a reckoning with Gaza
Matthew Duss
The Nation / May 28, 2026
We can’t defend democracy while upholding elite impunity.
As Democrats continue to struggle to coalesce around a shared message...
How Iraq emerged as a launchpad for Iran-backed drone attacks
Paul Iddon
The New Arab / May 28, 2026
Long empowered by Tehran with advanced drone capabilities, Iraqi militias are creating a dilemma for Baghdad as...
Inside Hezbollah’s two-decade project to shape the Houthis
Farea al-Muslimi
New Lines Magazine / May 28, 2026
The Lebanese force set out to cultivate a partner in Yemen and succeeded so thoroughly that the...
[AUDIO] Gaza after the ceasefire
Adam Shatz, Muhammad Shehada & Jehad Abusalim
London Review of Books / May 27, 2026
Since the announcement of a ceasefire in Gaza six months ago, 904 Palestinians...
The Knesset just voted to dissolve itself, but this won’t end the Gaza genocide
Qassam Muaddi
Mondoweiss / May 27, 2026
Even if Netanyahu and his right-wing allies are ousted from government, Israel’s genocide in Gaza, ethnic cleansing in the...
Harvest of chaos: the U.S. and Israel war on Iran
Reza Behnam
CounterPunch / May 27, 2026
As stakeholders navigate the catastrophic war launched by the United States and Israel on 28 February 2026, it is...
The pleasure of cruelty: we are all Palestinians now
Yoav Litvin
CounterPunch / May 27, 2026
Since October 7th, 2023, Israeli soldiers and civilians have posted videos documenting heinous crimes: murder and torture of incapacitated,...
