US and Iran’s exchange of strikes shows how far diplomacy has changed
Bamo Nouri & Inderjeet Parmar
The Conversation / June 10, 2026
The US military launched strikes against Iran on June 9 in response to the downing...
Hormuz closure sparks global pitch fest on energy
Daniella Cheslow
POLITICO / June 10, 2026
The projects aren’t coming online anytime soon, but countries from Suriname to Syria see an opportunity to be the...
[VIDEO] Does Trump have real leverage over Netanyahu – and could he use it...
Caolán Magee
Al-Jazeera / June 9, 2026
Experts say the latest confrontation has laid bare growing divisions between the two leaders.
The latest flare-up in hostilities between...
Iran dragged out the 1979 hostage crisis to humiliate the US – it may...
Amin Saikal
The Conversation / June 9, 2026
The weekend exchange of strikes between Iran and Israel has put US President Donald Trump under even more...
How are Saudis viewing the US‑Iran war ? – our polling suggests Gulf kingdom...
Robert Kubinec & Alexis Montambault-Trudelle
The Conversation / June 9, 2026
Since the beginning of the Iran war, Saudi Arabia has been grappling with how best...
Israel’s Ben-Gvir calls for abducting Lebanese ‘women and youth’ to pressure Hezbollah
Mera Aladam
Middle East Eye / June 9, 2026
Minister makes suggestion during a security cabinet meeting, where several officials backed escalating the war on Lebanon.
Israel's National Security...
FIFA is supporting the Israeli occupation by legitimizing clubs that play in illegal West...
Jill Thomson
Mondoweiss / June 9, 2026
FIFA promised to investigate illegal Jewish settlement clubs, then allowed them to play on. This decision deepens FIFA's complicity...
Israel’s Ben-Gvir calls for abducting Lebanese ‘women and youth’ to pressure Hezbollah
Mera Aladam
Middle East Eye / June 9, 2026
Minister makes suggestion during a security cabinet meeting, where several officials backed escalating the war on Lebanon.
Israel's National Security...
Israel puts Palestinian doctor in solitary confinement after 17 months held without charge
Lorenzo Tondo & Seham Tantesh
The Guardian / June 9, 2026
Dr Hussam Abu Safiya now in cell barely big enough to sit in, says son,...
Iran and the Axis of Empire
Fariba Amini
Informed Comment / June 9, 2026
Axis of Empire: Interview with the author by Fariba Amini.
Professor of History Afshin Matin-Asgari specializes in 20th-century Iranian...
