By Middle East Eye

People walk near an anti-US billboard on a building in Tehran, Iran, on 16 April 2026 (Reuters/Thaier Al-Sudani)

Iran on Saturday denied US claims that it agreed to transfer its enriched uranium abroad and signalled that the Strait of Hormuz has been closed again due to Washington’s ongoing naval blockade.

On Friday, President Donald Trump said the US would maintain a naval blockade on Iranian ports, imposed earlier this week, until a final agreement between the two countries is reached.

The blockade was imposed in response to Iran’s effective closure of the Strait of Hormuz, which Tehran ended on Thursday following a US-brokered 10-day ceasefire to halt Israel’s war in Lebanon. Continue reading “Iran signals re-closure of Hormuz as it rejects uranium transfer abroad”

By Tyler Derden – Zerohedge

Ukraine is pushing Israel to seize a grain shipment it says was looted from Russian-occupied territory as the war persists in the east.

At the moment it does not appear that Israel complied with any interdict of the vessel, also as reports say the cargo is already offloaded and gone.

Continue reading “Ukraine Urges Israel To Act Against Russian Ship Carrying ‘Stolen’ Grain To Haifa Port”

By Dave DeCamp – Antiwar.com

Italian ‌Prime Minister Giorgia ‌Meloni said on Tuesday that her government has halted the automatic renewal of a military Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Israel, as Italy has become increasingly critical of Israel’s wars and killing of civilians. Continue reading “Italy’s Meloni Halts Renewal of Military MoU With Israel”

By Murtaza Hussain – Drop Site News

On Saturday, as Pakistan was in the middle of mediating hard-won ceasefire talks between the U.S. and Iran, Saudi Arabia made a sudden revelation that appeared to undermine Pakistan’s status as a neutral host. In a statement posted on X, the Saudi Ministry of Defense announced “the arrival of a military force from the Islamic Republic of Pakistan at King Abdulaziz Air Base in the Eastern Sector,” adding that the force would include a contingent of military aircraft and would improve “operational readiness between the armed forces of the two countries.” Continue reading “Leaked Documents Reveal Details of the Secret Saudi Arabia–Pakistan Mutual Defense Pact”

By Tyler Derden – Zerohedge

Summary

  • The Iran war is “very close to over” with authorities in Tehran eager to agree a peace deal, Trump says, adding: “We’ve beaten them militarily.” Axios cites ‘progress’ toward framework to end war.
  • AP/Bloomberg reporting the two sides have an “in principle agreement” to pursue further diplomacy; however, this is batted down as ‘unconfirmed’ by Tehran & a US official.
  • The Pentagon is sending thousands of additional troops into the Middle East in coming days: WaPo
  • Trump claims China “very happy” the US is permanently opening the Strait of Hormuz, also Xi told him Beijing was not sending weapons/defense items to Tehran.
  • Significant Lebanon fighting continues: Israel issues more evacuation orders, moving into south; Tehran outraged, threatens Red Sea shipping. Unconfirmed reports of one-week Lebanon ceasefire about to take effect.

Continue reading “Negotiators Make ‘Progress’ Toward 2nd Round Of Pakistan Talks, While More US Troops Prepped To Deploy Near Iran”

By Dave DeCamp – Antiwar.com

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Monday that he spoke with Vice President JD Vance after the US-Iran talks in Pakistan and described the call as part of a daily report the Trump administration provides him. Continue reading “Netanyahu Says the Trump Administration Gives Him Reports on Iran Talks Every Day”

By Mehr Sher – Drop Site News

The struggle over a fallen police barrier lasted less than a minute, but it has forever altered the course of student Muhammad Ali’s life.

On June 3, 2024, the 21-year-old University of Pittsburgh senior was protesting in support of a pro-Palestine encampment in the center of campus. University police had set up metal barriers, held together with zip ties, to keep protesters from delivering food, water, and supplies to the encampment. Frustrated, some protesters tried to move the barriers. Continue reading “How 51 Seconds at a Pro-Palestine Protest Could Send a Muslim Student to Prison for 34 years”

By Tyler Derden – Zerohedge

Wary of Iranian escalation that shuts down Red Sea traffic, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is asking the Trump administration to back off from its newly-implemented blockade of Iranian-linked shipping in the Strait of Hormuz, the Wall Street Journal reported on Monday evening. On Sunday, a senior advisor to Iranian Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei warned that Iran has “large, untouched levers” to respond to such a blockade.

Continue reading “Fearing Iranian Escalation In Red Sea, Saudis Push Trump To Call Off Hormuz Blockade”

By Jason Ditz – Antiwar.com

An Israeli strike on a funeral in the Tyre district of Abbasiyeh killed four people from the same family over the weekend, including infant Taleen Saeed, who was under two years old and was there for her father’s funeral.

Saeed’s father was killed on Wednesday, during an attack on her family home in the village of Srifa. The attack was one of hundreds of Israeli strikes carried out on Wednesday, the first day of the ceasefire, which killed hundreds of people across Lebanon. Continue reading “Lebanese Infant Slain in Israeli Strike on Her Father’s Funeral in Tyre”

By The Grayzone

  • Six Palestine Action activists face a retrial after being acquitted in February following over a year in prison. If convicted, the six Palestine Action activists and 18 others will likely be sentenced as terrorists, facing long prison terms.
  • The jury has not been notified about the ‘terrorist’ designation, and the British media cannot report this information under a court order. Activists will also be prohibited from telling jurors how their efforts sought to impede the Gaza genocide.
  • The prosecution followed a meeting between government officials and counter-terror officers, where designating Palestine Action as terrorists was discussed. Those officials admitted the group’s activities were “mostly confined to criminal damage,” not terrorism.

Continue reading “UK seeks to jail Palestine Action for ‘terrorism’ amid UK media blackout”

By Dave DeCamp – Antiwar.com

A nine-year-old girl was shot in the neck and killed by the IDF in Beit Lahia, northern Gaza, on Thursday while she was attending class in a tent, health and education officials in the Strip told Reuters.

The girl, Ritaj Rihan, a third-grade student, was hit with the bullet in front of her classmates, causing a “strong psychological shock” to the other children, the report said. Continue reading “Israeli Forces Kill Nine-Year-Old Girl in Gaza”

By Ryan Grim and Murtaza Hussain – Drop Site News

On the eve of the tenuous ceasefire reached between the United States, Israel, and Iran, the number of ballistic missile interceptors left in Israel’s arsenal had dwindled to “double digits,” according to a Trump administration source with knowledge of the situation. Continue reading “Israeli Missile Interceptors Have Dwindled to “Double Digits”: Trump Administration Official”

By Tyler Derden – Zerohedge

Summary:

  • Iran makes clear Lebanon fighting must end or else Pakistan talks “meaningless” – as its delegation arrives in ‘locked down’ Pakistan.
  • Trump ‘optimistic’ a deal within reach – also as Israel-Lebanon talks scheduled in Washington next week. US delegation headed by Vance en route to Islamabad.
  • Lloyd’s: “The Iranians are willing to negotiate with certain countries to secure voyages, but only on a case-by-case basis.” A handful of mostly Iranian/China-linked tankers have passed in last 24 hours.
  • After days of search and rescue, Lebanon death toll stands at over 300 following the Wednesday ‘surprise’ Israeli strikes. Sporadic IDF attacks continue on south and east.

Continue reading “Pakistan Under Security Lockdown As Iran Delegation Arrives For US Talks – Fighting Hasn’t Ceased In Lebanon”

By Kim Dotcom

I’m not antisemitic or a Nazi. I’m simply a former hacker with great analytical skills who understands what’s happening in the world.

At the end of this post I will quote from a world domination plan. You will recognize the truth immediately because that’s what’s currently happening in the world. Today’s reality suggests that this plan is real.

When you do your own research you will learn that the origin of this plan was discredited and that the alleged creators have nothing to do with it. But who was the person providing the key evidence?

It was Allen Dulles. The man who raised money from US industrialists to fund Adolf Hitler, his Nazi party and his war. The man who later became the director of the CIA during Kennedy and the head of the Warren commission that investigated the Kennedy assassination. Why would anybody believe a man with such a questionable character? Continue reading “This may be the most important post you’ll ever read because it provides a simple explanation about why our world is being destroyed, by design.”

By Jason Ditz – Antiwar.com

The ink was barely dry on last night’s two week ceasefire with Iran when Israel began what was their largest scale attack on Lebanon since the war began, with IDF spokesman Avichay Adraee saying Israel carried out strikes on over 100 targets in just 10 minutes. Continue reading “Massive Israeli Attacks Reported Across Lebanon, Hundreds of Casualties”

By Mohammed Ahmed, Jawa Ahmad, and Sharif Abdel Kouddous – Drop Site News

DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza—The dead and wounded were brought to Al-Aqsa Martyrs hospital in Deir al-Balah by car, truck, ambulance, and motorized rickshaw following a brutal attack by an Israeli-backed Palestinian militia supported by airstrikes on Al-Maghazi refugee camp in central Gaza on Monday. Continue reading “Israeli-Backed Militia Launches Deadly Attack on Gaza Refugee Camp Under Cover of Airstrikes”