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Trump says Iran will pay — what it takes to end the war remains unclear
The Trump administration is seeking to reopen the Strait of Hormuz after nearly five months of military action against Iran, while negotiations have not produced a lasting agreement. President Trump has said Iran must “pay”, but the conditions required to end the conflict remain unclear, raising uncertainty over the war’s possible duration and escalation. The…
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Massie: Hegseth is breaking law with Iran war
Republican Representative Thomas Massie accused Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth of breaking the law by continuing US military operations against Iran without congressional authorisation. He argued that the administration is wrongly treating a brief ceasefire as dividing the conflict into two separate wars, a distinction that could affect statutory limits on unauthorised hostilities. Massie’s comments followed…
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Four Palestinians and two Israelis killed in West Bank shooting
Four Palestinians and two Israelis were killed in a shooting in the occupied West Bank village of Tal, in what the BBC described as the deadliest single incident there for months. Palestinian and Israeli accounts differ sharply over how the violence began, with each side saying the other initiated the attack; the Israeli military is…
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Fury explodes at Pete Hegseth over ‘grotesque insult’ to US troops killed in Iran war as Pentagon is accused of cover-up
The Pentagon has faced criticism after four US soldiers killed in Jordan and Iraq were removed from its official death toll for the Iran war, reducing the reported total from 18 to 14. The change has prompted accusations that Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth’s department is attempting to minimise the human cost of the conflict by…
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Oscar Documentary Contender ‘House Of Hope’ Secures North American Distribution
Toronto-based New Mountain Films has acquired North American theatrical and streaming rights to *House of Hope*, Marjolein Busstra’s documentary about a pacifist Waldorf primary school in the occupied West Bank. The deal will give the film a wider audience ahead of awards season, following a festival prize that makes it eligible for consideration at the…
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Senate Republican: American public ‘growing weary’ with Iran war
The article’s full text was unavailable, so its specific claims and context cannot be independently summarised. Its headline indicates that Senator Shelley Moore Capito, a Republican, said Americans were becoming increasingly tired of the war involving Iran. This suggests concern within the Senate Republican Party about public support for continued military involvement, though the available…
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Trump is fighting for the working class, unlike the DSA
The article itself was inaccessible, so its specific arguments and evidence cannot be verified. Based on the headline, it appears to be an opinion piece arguing that Donald Trump better represents working-class interests than the Democratic Socialists of America (DSA). This is a political claim rather than a reported fact, and the title alone does…
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Fetterman trolls the Democratic Socialists of America as Israel kills Hamas terrorists: ‘Cry harder’
US Senator John Fetterman, a Pennsylvania Democrat and prominent supporter of Israel, mocked the Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) after Israel said it had killed Hamas members. His post highlights divisions within the Democratic Party over Israel’s military actions and the wider conflict with Hamas. Writing on X on Thursday, Fetterman tagged the DSA and…
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Oil surges to $100 per barrel. And, Trump imposes a new round of tariffs
Brent crude rose more than 6% to $100 a barrel after Iran-backed Houthi forces attacked two Saudi oil tankers in the Red Sea, adding to disruption from the wider US-Iran conflict. The increase matters because higher oil prices can raise fuel, transport and household costs while worsening inflation pressures. Separately, President Trump introduced fresh import…
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Trump threatens Iran escalation as tit-for-tat airstrikes continue
The United States continued airstrikes in Iran while Tehran launched retaliatory attacks on US targets in the Gulf, as President Trump said he was considering a much larger military operation. The escalation raises the risk of a wider regional conflict, disrupts international travel and shipping, and has already driven oil prices sharply higher. The US…