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...

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...

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...