Israel has begun its attack on Iran: Israel said it struck dozens of targets across Iran aiming to cripple Tehran’s nuclear program, pushing the region toward a new conflict with uncertain consequences. The U.S. officially denies having any part in the attack, but the...
The US Shouldn’t Start Another Unnecessary War
The president casually threatened another country with illegal military action on Friday: “They won’t be enriching. If they enrich, then we’re going to have to do it the other way,” Trump told reporters aboard Air Force One on Friday. “And I don’t really want to do it...
Gaza Needs Massive Famine Relief Now
Gaza is still facing widespread famine because of Israel’s deliberate starvation of the population: Israel is blocking all but a trickle of humanitarian aid from entering Gaza, the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) said, with...
The Pitfalls of Pseudo-Engagement
Iran keeps rejecting the Trump administration’s unrealistic demands on the nuclear issue: Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said U.S. demands that Tehran stop enriching uranium are "excessive and outrageous", state media reported, voicing doubts whether...
Don’t Ignore the Man-Made Famine in Gaza
Alex de Waal comments on the recent IPC report warning of famine in Gaza: They could have stated the matter more simply. Mass death through starvation is the certain outcome of Israel’s continued blockade and ongoing military campaign. The only question is when. The...
Israel Is Still Deliberately Starving Gaza to Death
The Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) released a new report this week raising the alarm about the severity of the humanitarian catastrophe engulfing the people of Gaza: Half a million people in the Gaza Strip face starvation, a global hunger monitor...
Daniel Larison: An End to the Bombing in Yemen?
Trump claims that the Houthis have “capitulated” and the U.S. will therefore stop bombing. The Houthis have a different interpretation of the truce: In a later interview with Bloomberg News, Mohammed al-Bukhaiti, a member of the Houthi Political Council, suggested the...
US Strikes Kill Dozens of Migrants in Yemen
U.S. forces reportedly bombed a prison in Yemen in a series of strikes that killed at least 68 people: Yemen’s Houthi rebels on Monday alleged a U.S. airstrike hit a prison holding African migrants, killing at least 68 people and wounding 47 others. The U.S. military...
The US Bombs a Civilian Port in Yemen
Trump’s illegal war in Yemen continues: US strikes on a Yemeni fuel port killed at least 74 people, Huthi rebels said Friday, in the deadliest attack of Washington's 15-month campaign against the Iran-backed group. The latest U.S. attack killed dozens of people and...
Iran Isn’t Going to ‘Stop and Eliminate’ Its Nuclear Program
The president’s Middle East envoy has repudiated the idea that the U.S. might be open to a reasonable compromise with Iran: United States special envoy Steve Witkoff has said that Tehran “must stop and eliminate” its nuclear enrichment programme to reach a deal with...
