Rising casualties, worsening humanitarian collapse in Gaza
IMEMC / April 12, 2026
Israeli strikes continued across the Gaza Strip on Saturday, with new casualties reported in the northern and central regions as...
Israeli ministers hint at possible resumption of attacks on Iran
Middle East Monitor / April 12, 2026
Israeli ministers on Sunday hinted at a possible resumption of attacks on Iran, with Energy Minister Eli Cohen...
JD Vance says talks failed due to Iran’s refusal to give up nuclear programme
Sam Jones
The Guardian / April 12, 2026
Iranian delegates in Islamabad say Washington needs to do more to win their trust if talks to resolve...
Planeloads of negotiators and too little time: US and Iran’s 21 hours of talks
Patrick Wintour
The Guardian / April 12, 2026
The two sides turned up to test one another’s resolve. It was probably unrealistic to expect a dispute...
Trump says US will blockade Strait of Hormuz after Iran peace talks fail
Dan Sabbagh & Sam Jones
The Guardian / April 12, 2026
Iran warns move would breach ceasefire as US president also repeats threats to strike critical...
Iran: despite failure in Islamabad, talks with US will continue
Juan Cole
Informed Comment / April 12, 2026
Ann Arbor – The Islamabad negotiations between the U.S. and Iran ended early Sunday without a comprehensive agreement....
Iran says it identified 3,375 people killed in US-Israeli attacks
Middle East Monitor / April 12, 2026
The head of Iran’s Legal Medicine Organization said 3,375 people killed in US-Israeli airstrikes have been identified using...
‘Designed-to-backfire’: Trump slammed for closure of Hormuz Strait as Iran talks falter
Brett Wilkins
Common Dreams / April 12, 2026
“Blocking the Strait of Hormuz to unblock the Strait of Hormuz is peak Trump foreign policy,” said one...
Varying degrees of silence over colonialism and annexation
Ramona Wadi
Middle East Monitor / April 12, 2026
Speaking at the inauguration ceremony of a settlement in Benjamin, Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich said that...
Reshaping the geographic space in the vicinity of East Jerusalem: dynamics of spatial isolation...
Rassem Bisharat
Middle East Monitor / April 12, 2026
Al-Baidar Organization for the Defense of Bedouin Rights and Targeted Villages affirms that the on-the-ground realities in...
