For Gaza, Refaat Alareer was more than a writer
Ohood Nassar
Palestine Deep Dive / June 9, 2026
A young journalist in Gaza describes the enduring legacy of a Palestinian intellectual who dedicated his life...
Iran war: who is fighting and why ?
Oliver Holmes
The Guardian / June 8, 2026
Arch-enemies Israel and Iran have returned to active confrontation while Donald Trump tries to present himself as mediator.
Israel...
Former IRGC commander: Lebanon is Iran’s ‘non-negotiable red line’ in any deal with the...
Peiman Salehi
Mondoweiss / June 8, 2026
Mohsen Rezaei, a senior adviser to Iran’s Supreme Leader and former IRGC Commander, says Tehran will not separate Lebanon...
Scholar says Trump disaster in Iran helps prove that era of ‘American empire is...
Brad Reed
Common Dreams / June 8, 2026
Jennifer Kavanagh, senior fellow and director of military analysis at Defense Priorities, said US military retrenchment is needed...
Trita Parsi: Iran warns Israel over escalating attacks on Lebanon after Iran, Israel exchange...
Democracy Now! / June 8, 2026
Guest: Trita Parsi – executive vice president of the Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft
Links: "Iran strikes Israel, proving it...
Trump started a war he can’t control
John Haltiwanger
Foreign Policy / June 8, 2026
He wants to end the Iran war. But Iran, Israel, and Hezbollah have other ideas.
U.S. President Donald Trump...
Will Iran give up on ceasefire talks as Strait of Hormuz blockade continues ?
Patrick Wintour
The Guardian / June 8, 2026
Chokehold on shipping route draws Houthis in Yemen back into conflict as commenters see ‘no turning back’.
Iran’s reversion...
Congress is trying to permanently integrate U.S. and Israeli defense tech
Austin Campbell
The Intercept / June 8 2026
A proposal to entwine U.S. and Israeli tech in AI and autonomous systems is controversial — and closely...
Israel and Iran step back from renewed conflict after Trump calls for halt
Jason Burke & Lorenzo Tondo
The Guardian / June 8, 2026
Netanyahu acknowledges pause in fighting in TV speech but vows forceful response to future attacks.
Jerusalem...
Iran’s attacks on Israel were an attempt to shape the region on its own...
Andrew Gawthorpe
The Conversation / June 8, 2026
Iran fired barrages of missiles at Israel for the first time in two months on June 7. The...
