Iranian and Omani officials are in negotiations over charging fees for ships transiting the Strait of Hormuz. President Donald Trump has threatened to bomb Oman if Muscat enters into a deal with Tehran to charge tolls in the key waterway. According to an Iranian...
The head of the Iranian negotiating team says Tehran will not engage with Washington in peace talks until the US abides by its commitments under the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU). Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf said that current...
President Donald Trump said that he was sending his son-in-law Jared Kushner and envoy Steve Witkoff to Qatar for discussions with Iran. The President claimed the talks were coming at Tehran’s request. “IRAN HAS REQUESTED A MEETING. IT WILL TAKE PLACE TOMORROW IN...
Defense Minister Israel Katz said Tel Aviv would conduct a large attack on Iran if Tehran fired a missile at Israel. Iran has attacked Israel over Israeli ceasefire violations in Lebanon. “If Iran fires missiles at Israel, Israel will strike Iran with force,” Katz...
Tel Aviv has a new Orwellian name for its genocide in Gaza: The Free Movement Plan. According to Israeli Channel 13, Tel Aviv will force the Palestinians to “voluntarily migrate” from Gaza under the “Free Movement Plan.” An Israeli official explained that Tel Aviv...
Tucker Carlson saying “I’m out” on the Republican Party is not just a headline, it is a stress test for how American voters think about loyalty, war, and who our politics actually serves. I walk through why his break is landing with millions of people, how Israel...
Top Iranian and Lebanese officials have rejected a US-brokered agreement between Israel and Lebanon. On Friday, the State Department announced an agreement between the governments of Lebanon and Israel that was framed as a ceasefire. Israel has been at war in...
Fighting flared in the Persian Gulf over the weekend after the US and Oman challenged Iran’s control over the Strait of Hormuz. On Wednesday, Oman announced a new shipping route through the Strait of Hormuz that bypassed the Iranian shipping lane. Tehran viewed...
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said a two-state solution that gives Palestine independence is impossible. “Another principle of the government, of the broad national government that I intend to lead, is that there is no room for two states. Between the...
Something big is shifting in the Middle East, and you can hear it in the gap between what US officials say publicly and what regional actors are doing quietly. We walk through the latest reporting and remarks around Iran, the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), and a...
Trump says Iran is “being very nice” and “agreeing to everything,” but that sales pitch doesn’t survive contact with the actual reporting. We sit down with Antiwar.com’s Dave DeCamp to sort out what the US Iran memorandum of understanding seems to concede, why both...
Secretary of State Marco Rubio said that Washington is questioning its involvement in the North Atlantic Alliance after some members of the bloc refused to allow the US to use their bases to attack Iran. “One of the reasons I’ve been a strong supporter of our...
