Summarising the Israeli government’s position on Iran
‘If we can have a coup, great.
If we can have people on the streets, great.
If we can have a civil war, great.
Israel couldn’t care...
US-Iran peace [sic] talks could resume in next two days, Trump...
Julian Borger & Saeed Shah
The Guardian / April 15, 2026
US president says negotiations could restart in Islamabad under ‘fantastic’ Pakistani army chief Asim Munir.
Islamabad...
Iran says damage from US-Israeli strikes estimated at about $270 billion
Middle East Monitor / April 14, 2026
Damage from US-Israeli strikes against Iran is estimated at about $270 billion, the Iranian government spokeswoman said on...
Why the Iran ceasefire may have shifted the dynamics back in...
Trita Parsi
tritaparsi.substack.com / April 14, 2026
Diplomacy between Washington and Tehran has not yet unravelled, despite JD Vance’s theatrical departure from last week’s talks in...
Israel rejects Lebanon ceasefire during Washington talks: report
Middle East Monitor / April 14, 2026
Israel pre-empted a Tuesday meeting with Lebanon in Washington by rejecting a ceasefire during preliminary talks, according to...
Italy suspends automatic renewal of defense agreement with Israel
Middle East Monitor / April 14, 2026
Italy has suspended the automatic renewal of its defense agreement with Israel, Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni said Tuesday,...
Will Trump’s blockade of Hormuz spark conflict with China ?
Juan Cole
Informed Comment / April 14, 2026
Ann Arbor – For the Trump administration to announce a blockade on shipping from the Strait of Hormuz...
Think the Iran War is a disaster ? – blame these...
Jim Lobe
Responsible Statecraft / April 14, 2026
We asked AI to find the conflict's biggest boosters in Washington. Surprise: many are connected to Israel and...
Israeli fire kills 11 in Gaza, including two children, medics say
Nidal al-Mughrabi & Dawoud Abu Alkas
Reuters / April 14, 2026
CAIRO/GAZA – Israeli fire killed at least 11 Palestinians, including two children, in separate incidents across the...
Hezbollah rejects any deal from US-backed Lebanon-Israel talks
Middle East Monitor / April 14, 2026
A senior Lebanese Hezbollah official said on Monday that the group will not abide by any agreements resulting...
Iran war escalation could trigger global recession, IMF warns
Richard Partington & Kiran Stacey
The Guardian / April 14, 2026
Growth forecasts cut for US and global economy, while UK suffers sharpest downgrade in G7.
Washington...
No deal, no calm: Iranians settle into a war of endurance...
Peiman Salehi
The New Arab / April 14, 2026
Tehran – The past week marked a decisive turning point in the trajectory of the US–Israel war...
Turkish top diplomat says Netanyahu seeking to designate Turkey as a...
Middle East Monitor / April 14, 2026
Turkish Foreign Minister, Hakan Fidan said Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu is seeking to designate Turkey as a...
JD Vance defends Trump amid spat with Pope Leo: ‘Stick to...
Richard Luscombe
The Guardian / April 14, 2026
Catholic vice-president effectively tells Leo to stay in his lane after pope criticized the White House over the...
Iran, Parthia and proxy wars
Hugh J. Curran
Informed Comment / April 13, 2026
Orono, Maine – Two millennia ago a man who gained a fortune in real estate speculation had...
How many people have the US and Israel killed in Iran...
Medea Benjamin & Nicolas J. S. Davies
codepink.substack.com / April 13, 2026
After the breakdown of talks in Pakistan, the ceasefire between the US and Iran...
ACHTERGRONDEN
Kwestie Palestina
De ‘Kwestie Palestina’ verwijst naar de strijd van Palestijnen tegen het zionistische, koloniale project in Palestina, waarbij zionistisch-joodse kolonisten vanaf het eind van de...
de Palestijnen
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