Trump claims US and Iran on verge of signing peace agreement [sic], but Tehran...
Andrew Roth, Aram Roston & William Christou
The Guardian / June 12, 2026
Iranian leadership has not confirmed claim, after the US president announced that planned...
Iran can hold America hostage in either war or peace
Robin Wright
The New Yorker / June 12, 2026
Taking the Strait of Hormuz represents an adaptation of Iran’s longtime strategy of seizing things of value...
‘Illegal and immoral’: How Luxembourg became the EU hub for Israeli war bonds
Sebastian Shehadi
Middle East Eye / June 12, 2026
The grand duchy stepped in to approve bond sales after public pressure forced Ireland to give up...
From Goop to ‘Gwynocide’: why is Gwyneth Paltrow starring in a luxury Israeli real...
Arwa Mahdawi
The Guardian / June 12, 2026
Paltrow went viral this week for her commercial for 51 Park – a building just miles from where...
Palestinian and Israeli civil society groups urge G7 to take action on Gaza
Patrick Wintour
The Guardian / June 12, 2026
Paris meeting draws up proposals and calls for urgent diplomacy towards two-state solution at summit next week.
Palestinian and...
Chaotic talks on a US-Iran deal continue on the Trump rollercoaster
Julian Borger
The Guardian / June 12, 2026
Amid rhetoric, market uncertainty and tit-for-tat exchanges, the two sides are still trying to find a way out...
Trump has backed away from renewed war with Iran – here’s why
Andreas Krieg
The Conversation / June 12, 2026
The US and Iran stepped back from the brink of returning to all-out war on June 11. Hours...
Pro-Palestine activists believe ‘sea change’ coming in Labour’s approach to Middle East
Patrick Wintour
The Guardian / June 12, 2026
Green surge in local elections and recent polling of Labour members may cause government to toughen stance on...
Gaza is not an aberration – Israel planned this genocide decades ago
Jonathan Cook
Middle East Eye / June 11, 2026
In October 2023, Israel found an excuse to breathe new life into an old story of slaughter...
US administration investigating Iran war critic Trita Parsi, says report
Alex MacDonald
Middle East Eye / June 11, 2026
The Free Press reports officials in the US government are looking to deport the Swedish-Iranian analyst.
The Trump...
