Iran has delivered a 14-point proposal setting out its terms for ending the war, according to Iran’s Fars News Agency, as indirect exchanges with the United States continue through Pakistan, which continues to act as a mediator. The report, citing informed sources, said message exchanges between Tehran and …

US President Donald Trump said the latest Iranian proposal is “not acceptable”, according to remarks cited by Israeli Broadcasting Authority, as indirect exchanges between Tehran and Washington continue. Speaking to Israeli media, Trump said. “It’s not acceptable to me… I’ve studied it… it’s not acceptable,” signaling Washington’s rejection …

Lama Al-Rakad In international politics, interests are rarely presented as such. They are dressed instead in the language of morality, civilization, or historical mission. Yet when crises hit and choices must be made, the true priorities of states become unmistakably clear. It is precisely in this gap between …

US President Donald Trump announced that Washington will begin a naval operation to escort foreign vessels stranded in the Strait of Hormuz, framing the move as a humanitarian initiative amid ongoing regional tensions. In a statement posted on Truth Social, Trump alleged that multiple countries had asked the …

Dr. Dan Steinbock Israeli military aggression has “reshaped both the physical and ecological landscape” of southern Lebanon, according to the Lebanese report (which does not consider the impacts of Israel’s latest barrage of attacks this spring). In her foreword, Lebanon’s minister for the environment Tamara el Zein notes: …

U. S. President Donald Trump stated he had not yet reviewed the details of a new peace proposal from Iran, expressing skepticism about accepting it because he believed Iranians had not faced enough consequences for their actions. His comments followed a day of contemplation about potentially restarting airstrikes …

Racardo Martins Greater Israel: Beyond Biblical Mythology, a Geopolitical Blueprint When Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich talks about expanding Israel’s reach “to Damascus,” or Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu expresses personal attachment to broad territorial ambitions or Israel being not only a “regional superpower” but “in some respects, a …

President Donald Trump’s assurance that he will not use nuclear weapons against Iran should not be treated as restraint; it is the lowest possible bar in a crisis already overloaded with reckless language. His warning that the United States could “blow up” any Iranian weapons accumulated during the …

Dr. Shehab Al-Makahleh For decades, the Middle East operated under a simple—if uneasy—assumption: proximity to the United States meant protection. That assumption has now been shaken. The recent U.S.–Israeli confrontation with Iran did not merely redraw military lines; it exposed a deeper fracture—the erosion of trust between Washington …