The reality of returning to Gaza
Athar Abu Samra
New Lines Magazine / June 17, 2026
When a Palestinian journalist arrived in Deir al-Balah just before Eid, she expected destruction and grief...
Smotrich cancels Hebron Protocol, ending Palestinian control in occupied city
Ayse Betul
Middle East Eye / June 16, 2026
Amid intensifying military raids in the city, revoking the 1997 protocol gives the Israeli state full construction...
Full text of US-Iran deal promises sanctions relief and phased access to frozen funds:...
MEE staff
Middle East Eye / June 16, 2026
US may pull forces out of areas near Iran as part of a final peace deal and...
As Netanyahu refuses to leave Lebanon, Iran says continued Israeli occupation would violate peace...
Stephen Prager
Common Dreams / June 16, 2026
Trump now faces a choice: Ending the war or giving Israel what it wants.
President Donald Trump is facing...
Trump’s Iran ‘deal’ is already falling apart
Joe Conason
Alternet / June 16, 2026
The very first words announcing President Donald Trump's latest "deal" to conclude the war on Iran – which will...
Even if Iran benefits from this deal with Washington, any peace is likely to...
Sina Toossi
The Guardian / June 16, 2026
The regime has learned it must extract concessions rather than promises from the US, but any permanent deal...
Israeli press casts emerging US-Iran deal as a strategic defeat for Netanyahu
Nadav Rapaport
Middle East Eye / June 16, 2026
Military correspondents and economic commentators warn that a costly and inconclusive war has left Tehran emboldened and...
Netanyahu’s nightmare has become reality with Trump’s Iran deal
Bel Trew
The Independent / June 16, 2026
As Donald Trump crows about peace in the region, ominous signs are coming from Israel and Hezbollah.
There should...
‘It’s a disgrace’: the US has abandoned the Kurds again – and this time,...
Ali Aziz & Charles Barbour
The Conversation / June 16, 2026
The United States and Iran are preparing to finalise a peace deal that would end...
So is the US war with Iran over ? – in a word: no
Mohamad Bazzi
The Guardian / June 16, 2026
The much-hyped deal, which is set to be formally signed on Friday in Geneva, doesn’t end the war....
