Read More »Ceasefire in Lebanon … Without Ceasing Fire
by Alastsair Crooke, published on Conflicts Forum, June 21, 2026 Despite the MoU guaranteeing the “sovereignty and respect for the territorial integrity of Lebanon”, skirmishes in Lebanon will clearly continue. This appears to be acceptable within the wider context of the US-Iran MoU. Representatives of Hizbullah have agreed to a …
Read More »Will the War With Iran Resume?
Will the War in Iran Resume? ….Yes, but with the U.S. on the sideline…. by Paul Larudee, published on Substack, June 21, 2026 Donald Trump has accepted the fact that the US cannot win a war with Iran. In fact, he will probably agree that it was a mistake, though …
Read More »Lebanon Will Survive, With Your Help.
Since before the 1948 announcement of the creation of Israel, Zionist plans included south Lebanon as part of Israeli territory. They tried at least six times to seize it, and they thought they had succeeded in 1982, when Ariel Sharon’s army captured the territory. But this resulted in the creation …
Read More »“You Either Leave Right Now or You Die”—Israel’s Ethnic Cleansing of a Village in Lebanon
The Israeli Implementation of a Ceasefire by Lylla Jones, published on Dropsite News, June 2, 2026 BEIRUT, Lebanon—When Lebanon and Israel announced a ceasefire agreement on April 16, Nasreen Abd Elaal and her husband and four children packed their few belongings and departed the public school in Marj al-Zuhoor where …
Read More »As Their Hegemony Project Falters, Israel-US are Fanning Mini Wars
from the Arab Press, published on Conflicts Forum, May 26, 2026 A compilation tracking consequential observations — Analysis & reports from regional commentators MbZ gambles with UAE’s future; stakes everything on Israel & US / ‘Abraham Accords are an Emirati-controlled structure; Saudi Arabia will never join’ / ‘Current normalisation talk …
Read More »Will the US-Israeli War on Iran Open the Road to Palestinian Freedom?
by Ramzy Baroud, published on Antiwar.com, March 29, 2026 Editor’s Note: Many people who were new to antiwar activism were very upset when the US/Israeli war on Iran appeared to ‘upstage’ their efforts to end the Gaza Genocide. Ramzy Baroud provides a very clear explanation of why this is a …
Read More »Trump’s “Present” and the Asymmetry of Escalation in the Strait of Hormuz — A Reassessment
by Rima Najjar, published on Global Research, March 26, 2026 The Gulf Asymmetry: Structural, But Not Automatic When Donald Trump recently described Iran’s behavior as a “present” to the United States — tied to oil flows through the Strait of Hormuz and allegedly worth a tremendous sum — he pointed to a deeper strategic …
Read More »The Lebanon Front — Hezbollah Returns to the Battlefield
from The Conflicts Forum, Substack, March 12, 2026 Alistair Crooke and his wife follow Israeli and Arab news sources very closely to share a comprehensive picture of news in the region) Ibrahim Al-Amine: How to Read Hezbollah’s Return to the Battlefield / Marwa Osman: Lebanese Army Commander Rudolph Haykal defiant; …
Read More »Evacuations Soar as Israel Launches New Ground Invasion of Lebanon
News from Defend Democracy Press, March 3, 2026 Tens of thousands displaced as Hezbollah readies for ‘open war’ A growing number of civilians are flooding out of towns and villages in southern Lebanon over the past 48 hours. Some 30,000 civilians were displaced already Monday, and the number is expected …
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