Trump threatens to declare Strait of Hormuz ‘territory of the United States’
Maya Yang
The Guardian / August 14, 2026
Seriousness of remark made in New York on Friday, and whether it signalled new policy position, not clear.
Donald...
Israeli officials shocked by the speed of Iran’s military recovery after war, report says...
James C. Reynolds
The Independent / August 14, 2026
US officials said in May that Iran appeared to be rapidly rebuilding its drone capacity, before the...
Iran foiled US-backed Syrian intervention against Hezbollah in Lebanon – Report
TPC Staff
The Palestine Chronicle / August 14, 2026
Iran reportedly derailed a US-backed plan for Syrian forces to enter Lebanon and target Hezbollah by threatening...
Paper tiger: the US trillion-dollar war machine
Medea Benjamin & Nicolas J. S. Davies
Consortium News / August 14, 2026
With its unwinnable war on Iran, the U.S. urgently needs to rethink the illegal...
US has lost roughly 25 percent of its Reaper drones in Iran war: Report
MEE Staff
Middle East Eye / August 14, 2026
The US has depleted critical standoff munitions and interceptors as it wages war on Iran.
The US-Israeli war...
Netanyahu brands Britain an ‘Islamic republic’ as it prepares Israel sanctions
Elis Gjevori
Middle East Eye / August 14, 2026
The Israeli prime minister attacks London despite years of British arms sales, intelligence sharing and diplomatic protection.
Israeli...
US military morale in Middle East in the overflowing toilet
Ann Wright
Consortium News / August 14, 2026
The author says the frustration expressed by military families at a recent Veterans for Peace conference echoed those...
Morale on US aircraft carrier enforcing Iran blockade plummets, as sailor jumps overboard: Report
MEE Staff
Middle East Eye / August 14, 2026
The USS Abraham Lincoln aircraft carrier will be replaced by the USS George Washington amid deteriorating conditions.
The US is...
Israeli military plans to transfer law enforcement in occupied West Bank to police
Emma Graham-Harrison
The Guardian / August 14, 2026
Palestine’s vice-president calls plan ‘flagrant violation of international law’ and a step towards full Israeli annexation.
Jerusalem – Israel’s...
White House pressuring Netanyahu to condemn Jewish settler siege in West Bank
Pesha Magid & Rami Ayyub
The Independent / August 14, 2026
The diplomatic intervention escalated after American authorities discovered that a Palestinian-American's residence was among those targeted.
White House officials...
