Raging at ‘fake news,’ Trump denies Israel ‘talked me into the war with Iran’
Jacob Magid
The Times of Israel / April 20, 2026
US president insists decision to launch strikes on Islamic Republic was due to conviction it can’t...
Trump’s erratic behaviour may tank negotiations, Iran says, warning of ‘significantly greater costs’ to...
Jeremy Scahill & Murtaza Hussain
Drop Site News / April 19, 2026
A senior Iranian official told Drop Site News that if Trump starts bombing again,...
Palestinians battle the algorithms of Israeli censorship and surveillance
Omar Zahzah
Truthout / April 19, 2026
Palestinian digital autonomy has been constrained by settler colonialism bolstered by neoliberal privatization.
An outgrowth of the counter-revolutionary Oslo Accords,...
Israeli military publishes map of south Lebanon territory under its control
Maayan Lubell
Reuters / April 19, 2026
JERUSALEM – The Israeli military published for the first time a map of its new deployment line inside Lebanon...
How Trump’s focus on optics is self-sabotaging his Iran diplomacy
Trita Parsi
tritaparsi.substack.com / April 19, 2026
To see how Trump undercuts his own diplomacy, watch what happens each time Tehran signals restraint: he rushes to...
Israel continues ‘Gaza tactics’ in Lebanon, levelling villages and homes in violation of ceasefire
Stephen Prager
Common Dreams / April 18, 2026
UN experts have said Israel’s “destruction of urban and village housing that displaced persons would have returned to,...
Ceasefire collapsing as Iran shuts down Strait of Hormuz again, accusing US of ‘piracy’
Stephen Prager
Common Dreams / April 18, 2026
Trump’s recent actions have convinced Tehran that the US is not “a trustworthy partner for any kind of...
Iranians expect no post-war respite under military rule
Parisa Hafezi & Angus Mcdowall
Reuters / April 18, 2026
DUBAI – Iranians striving to maintain a semblance of normal life after weeks of U.S. and Israeli bombing and a deadly...
The bombs have slowed, but Israel controls every aspect of our lives in Gaza
Hassan Herzallah
Truthout / April 18, 2026
We still find small moments of joy amid the restrictions, proving that we can endure and resist.
In Gaza, it’s...
Israel’s long history of stoking sectarian tensions in Lebanon, and what it means for...
Qassam Muaddi
Mondoweiss / April 18, 2026
Netanyahu may have been “coerced” by Trump into a ceasefire with Lebanon, but this won't stop Israel from following...
