Trump can’t admit that he lost the Iran war
David Faris
The Nation / July 16, 2026
An expensive, ruinous conflict resumes for no other reason than one octogenarian narcissist’s inability to face reality.
Nearly five...
A ‘forever war’ in Iran ? – Ali Vaez on escalating war, U.S. ‘diplomatic...
Democracy Now ! / July 16, 2026
Guest: Ali Vaez – director of the Iran Project at the International Crisis Group
Links: "This Is a Forever...
103 House Democrats vote to cut $3.3b in funding to Israel, marking shift
Sharon Zhang
Truthout / July 16, 2026
As the House voted, Israel continued bombing Gaza, including in an attack that killed two parents and their child.
Over...
[more war] House Republicans’ $95 billion Iran war package clears first hurdle
Lisa Mascaro
AP / July 16, 2026
WASHINGTON – Republicans on the House Budget Committee advanced a $95 billion package Thursday for the Iran war, farm...
‘Seismic shift’: more than 100 House Democrats vote to cut Israel military aid
Middle East Monitor / July 16, 2026
In what is being viewed as a “seismic shift,” more than 100 Democrats in the US House of...
After his Iran war debacle, Netanyahu turns fire on state institutions
Abed Abou Shhadeh
Middle East Eye / July 15, 2026
The Iran fiasco has collapsed the Israeli leader's carefully constructed security paradigm - and voters will...
Trump’s sanctions against the ICC are unconstitutional, rights groups say
Noah Hurowitz
The Intercept / July 15, 2026
The human rights groups’ suit came as the Trump administration vowed to destroy the International Criminal Court (ICC)...
Yemen at risk of getting dragged back into war as Saudis and Houthis exchange...
Fatma Khaled & Samy Magdy
AP / July 15, 2026
CAIRO – A truce that ended nearly a decade of war in Yemen has mostly held...
[UK] Save the Children clashes with Labour after accusing Starmer of ‘complicity’ in Gaza...
Geraldine McKelvie & Alexandra Topping
The Guardian / July 15, 2026
Government – which provides significant portion of charity’s funding – is understood to have demanded...
Human rights groups sue over Trump administration’s sanctions on ICC for investigations into Israel
Eric Tucker
AP / July 15, 2026
WASHINGTON – Two human rights groups say Trump administration sanctions imposed on the International Criminal Court (ICC) over its...
