Iran denies deal with US is imminent despite some progress
Patrick Wintour & Maya Yang
The Guardian / May 26, 2026
Tehran says ‘contradictory statements’ from US and Israeli interference hindering negotiations.
Iran has poured cold water...
[Forensic Architecture] Israel has physically divided Gaza with over 25 kilometers of earthen barriers
Forensic Architecture & Drop Site News
Drop Site News / May 25, 2026
Newly constructed Israeli military bases along the “yellow line” appear like elevated military...
[Danny Citrinowicz] Why any plausible Iran deal is a humiliation for Trump
Isaac Chotiner
The New Yorker / May 25, 2026
Even as the U.S. claims to be nearing an agreement to end the conflict, Tehran’s ability to...
On +972 Magazine, Sally Rooney, and the centering of Israelis in an anti-colonial movement
Susan Abulhawa
Mondoweiss / May 25, 2026
+972 Magazine is helping to publish Sally Rooney’s latest novel in Israel, a deal that undermines Israel’s cultural isolation...
‘If Iran gets a bomb it will be Bibi’s’: Trump’s deal outline sparks alarm...
Emma Graham-Harrison
The Guardian / May 25, 2026
Netanyahu’s joint war with the US began with talk of regime change in Tehran but may leave him...
The witch hunt continues: U.S. appeals court allows reinstatement of sanctions on Francesca Albanese
Michael Leonardi
CounterPunch / May 25, 2026
In a disturbing escalation, a U.S. Court of Appeals has allowed the reinstatement of sanctions against Francesca Albanese, the...
Shock of Iran war unites Middle East rivals in pushing Trump towards peace [sic]
Saeed Shah
The Guardian / May 25, 2026
Region adapting to diminished US power after Washington fails to land knockout blow on Tehran or safeguard allies.
Islamabad...
Written under collapsing ceilings, typed on phones: the poetry bringing Palestine to the world
Stephen Burgen
The Guardian / May 25, 2026
Two new poetry collections tackle themes of trauma, exile, resistance and love amid conflict in Gaza
Poetry may not...
On Liberation Day, South Lebanon marks the return of the occupation it once defeated
Ali Awada
Mondoweiss / May 25, 2026
On this day 26 years ago, residents of South Lebanon poured into the streets as Israeli forces withdrew, putting...
Each side spins a different story about the US-Iran peace [sic] talks – but...
Rajan Menon
The Guardian / May 25, 2026
The twists and turns in this saga are bewildering, but Donald Trump appears to have the cards stacked...
