US-Iran talks: Trump’s diplomacy falters as risk of war grows
The Guardian / April 12, 2026
Editorial
An American blockade in the strait of Hormuz raises energy-market dangers after failed negotiations – pushing a fragile ceasefire...
Trump says other nations will assist US in naval blockade against Iran [UK not]
Middle East Monitor / April 12, 2026
US President Donald Trump on Sunday said the other countries will be assisting the US in a naval...
Lebanon says 35 killed in Israeli attacks over past 24 hours, death toll rises...
Middle East Monitor / April 12, 2026
Lebanon’s Health Ministry said Sunday that 35 people were killed and 152 wounded in Israeli strikes over the...
Trump accuses ally Meloni of lacking courage for not joining attacks on Iran
Lorenzo Tondo
The Guardian / April 14, 2026
Remarks come as Italian PM suspends defence agreement with Israel amid growing domestic pressure over conflict.
Palermo – Donald...
Ex-CIA director calls for ousting Trump: ‘25th amendment was written with him in mind’
Ed Pilkington
The Guardian / April 12, 2026
John Brennan says president who made volatile remarks about destroying Iranian civilization ‘is clearly unhinged’.
The former Central Intelligence...
Briefly: Islamabad talks collapse
Mark Wauck
Meaning in History (blog) / April 12, 2026
First the Iranian view:
Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting (IRIB) report: Twenty-one hours of intensive negotiations have...
[VIDEO] ‘Everything is gone’: Israel destroys entire villages in Lebanon [another war crime]
William Christou, Abbas Abdel Karim & Lucy Swan
The Guardian / April 12, 2026
Rights groups fear tactic of ‘domicide’ trialled in Gaza, where entire areas...
Former US secretary of state [John Kerry] says Netanyahu repeatedly pressed US presidents to...
Middle East Monitor / April 11, 2026
Former US Secretary of State John Kerry said Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu had repeatedly urged US administrations...
‘I want to occupy’: inside the Israeli movement pushing to raze and settle Southern...
Theia Chatelle
The Intercept / April 11, 2026
In the communities closest to Israel’s northern border, residents argue the only way to keep themselves safe is...
[US-Iran talks] Iran’s advantages
Mark Wauck
Meaning in History (blog) / April 11, 2026
This afternoon I listened to Judge Andrew Napolitano’s intel roundup , which included former US Marine...
