Al Mayadeen | May 4, 2026
Iran has strongly rejected United States President Donald Trump’s announcement of a naval initiative dubbed “Project Freedom,” warning that any American involvement in the management of the Strait of Hormuz would be considered a violation of the existing ceasefire framework.
Head of the National Security and Foreign Policy Committee in the Iranian Parliament, Ebrahim Azizi, issued a sharp warning to Washington, saying that any US interference in the emerging maritime arrangements in the Strait of Hormuz would breach ceasefire understandings. … continue
People’s Daily | May 3, 2026
China’s Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM) on Saturday issued a prohibition order in accordance with Rules on Counteracting Unjustified Extraterritorial Application of Foreign Legislation and Other Measures (the 2021 Blocking Rules), which explicitly stated that China shall not recognize, enforce, or give effect to the unilateral sanctions imposed by the US, which listed five Chinese petrochemical enterprises on the Specially Designated Nationals List and imposed asset freezes and transaction bans on grounds of alleged oil transactions with Iran.
This move marks a crucial step for China’s foreign-related legal tools to move from institutional framework to practical enforcement. Leveraging the power of the rule of law, China has delivered a targeted response to US long-arm jurisdiction. The move defends the legitimate rights and interests of Chinese enterprises while heeding the international community’s widespread call to oppose hegemony, injecting justice into efforts to safeguard the international economic order. … continue
RT | May 3, 2026
A Ukrainian drone has struck a residential skyscraper not far from Moscow’s business district, Mayor Sergey Sobyanin said.
The UAV struck the 52-story residential building known as the House on Mosfilmovskaya Street, a modernist landmark built in the early 2010s.
The impact reportedly occurred around the 36th floor. Sobyanin said there were no casualties.
Photos and videos from the scene show damage to the facade and debris scattered on the street. … Full article
We can’t imagine why…
By Kevin Barrett | May 3, 2026
On April 23, the 410th death anniversary of William “All the World’s a Stage” Shakespeare (and his trusty Hispanic sidekick Cervantes) CNN published a thought piece entitled “How Would an Assassination Attempt Be Staged?” Two days later, on April 25, somebody staged yet another Trump assassination attempt, this time at the White House Correspondents Dinner at the Washington, DC Hilton. … continue
Press TV – May 3, 2026
New testimony has disclosed that two international activists abducted by Israeli forces after the humanitarian Gaza-bound Global Sumud Flotilla was intercepted in international waters earlier this week have suffered torture, beatings, and medical neglect.
According to a statement by the Global Sumud Flotilla, Israeli forces abducted the pro-Palestinian campaigners near Crete, and then transferred them to Shikma Prison in the city of Ashkelon in the southern part of the occupied territories.
The abductees, identified as Saif Abukeshek and Thiago Ávila, remain in custody without charges.
The Brazilian embassy said in a statement that Ávila showed visible injuries during a monitored visit. Diplomats said he described torture, beatings, and severe pain, especially in his shoulder.
The activist could not speak freely during the visit, as Israeli prison officials separated him from embassy staff by glass. … Full article
Press TV – May 3, 2026
Israel’s so-called security minister, Itamar Ben-Gvir, has celebrated his 50th birthday with a cake depicting a hanging noose and a Hebrew phrase reading “Dreams sometimes come true,” in reference to the passage of a controversial death penalty for Palestinian abductees.
Ben-Gvir, who oversees the police, celebrated his birthday at a venue in the agricultural community of Emunim, near Ashdod in the southern flank of the Israeli-occupied territories, on Saturday night. On the guest list were fellow senior politicians, far-right activists, and members of the police’s General Command Staff.
A photo posted on Instagram by the far-right minister showed that he had been presented with a large three-tier cake, topped with a golden noose — a reference to the controversial law mandating the death penalty for Palestinian abductees, which has long been championed by Ben-Gvir and his Otzma Yehudit party and which was passed by the Knesset in March. … Full article
MEMO | May 3, 2026
One Palestinian was killed and five others, including a child, were injured on Sunday in Israeli attacks in Nablus, a city in the northern part of the occupied West Bank, and East Jerusalem, the Health Ministry said, Anadolu reports.
“26-year-old Nayef Firas Ziyad Samaro was killed, and four others were injured by live ammunition, during an Israeli military raid on the city of Nablus,” the ministry said. […]
According to the official Palestinian news agency Wafa, Israeli forces stormed the city, raided and searched several shops amid heavy military deployment, with no arrests reported.
In East Jerusalem, the governorate said a 13-year-old child was injured after being beaten by Israeli forces in the northern part of the city. … Full article
Palestinian Information Center – May 3, 2026
RAMALLAH – A group of extremist Jewish settlers uprooted and destroyed at least 1,000 olive trees in the town of Turmus Ayya, northeast of Ramallah in the occupied West Bank, on Sunday morning.
Abdullah Awad, a member of the Turmus Ayya municipal council, said settlers accompanied by a bulldozer from the illegal Shilo settlement stormed the al‑Sahel area at dawn, leveling farmland and uprooting long‑standing, fruit‑bearing olive trees across roughly 50 dunums of land owned by Palestinian families from the town.
For nearly three years, settler groups have been attacking the al-Sahel area of the town, blocking farmers from reaching their lands and repeatedly destroying olive groves, according to Awad. … Full article
By Kyle Anzalone | The Libertarian Institute | May 3, 2026
The US and Israel have rejected a peace proposal from Hamas that would see the Palestinian group disarm in the process of the creation of an independent Palestinian state.
A senior Palestinian source speaking with Middle East Eye said that Hamas and other Palestinian factions sent the US and Israel the framework of an agreement to bring an end to the conflict in Gaza. The proposal includes the disarmament of Palestinian factions in Gaza in exchange for the granting of political rights for the Palestinian people “within the national framework.”
The senior Palestinian official said that the offer was rejected by the US and Israel. Washington and Tel Aviv are demanding that Hamas disarm before a new government is established in Gaza.
In October, Hamas and Israel agreed to a ceasefire brokered by President Donald Trump. While Hamas has upheld its commitments under the deal, including the return of all Israeli captives, Israel has refused to end attacks on Gaza or allow sufficient aid to enter the Strip.
Under that agreement, Hamas said it would be willing to disarm as part of the creation of an independent Palestinian state. However, Israel and the US have changed the demand to require Hamas to give up its arms before the IDF ends the occupation of Gaza.
Since the start of the ceasefire in October, Israel has killed over 700 Palestinians.
IMEMC | May 3, 2026
The Israeli army continued its violations of the ceasefire agreement for the 206th consecutive day, killing two Palestinians on Sunday, including a child in Khan Younis, as Israeli forces carried out additional assaults across the Gaza Strip.
Medical sources reported that Riyad Naji Nimir Abu Nimir, 15, was killed when an Israeli drone dropped an explosive device toward a group of civilians in the Qizan Abu Rashwan area south of Khan Younis in southern Gaza.
He sustained fatal shrapnel injuries before reaching the hospital, while others were wounded in the same attack.
Also in Khan Younis, a Palestinian man was killed after Israeli soldiers shot him near the Bani Suheila town junction east of the city. Medical teams transported his body to a local hospital, where he was officially pronounced dead.
Israeli forces also carried out a demolition attack at dawn east of Khan Younis, using explosives to destroy structures in the area.
Tanks also opened heavy fire toward eastern Khan Younis, while artillery units shelled the eastern edges of Gaza City, including the Tuffah neighborhood.
In northern Gaza, Israeli soldiers fired live rounds at displaced Palestinians in Jabalia refugee camp, injuring two, including a child.
On Saturday evening, Israeli occupation aircraft killed one Palestinian in the vicinity of the Al‑Qastal Towers east of Deir Al‑Balah in the central Gaza Strip. … Full article
Al Mayadeen | May 3, 2026
A report broadcast by the Israeli channel Kan revealed the reemergence of the Uri Tzafon settler group, which is openly advocating for Israeli settlement in Lebanon. The movement includes academics and pundits seeking to establish Jewish settlements inside Lebanese territory with backing from ministers in the Israeli occupation government.
The Uri Tzafon movement has moved beyond theoretical proposals into field activity. According to the report, activists and their families, including Dr. Amos Azaria, conducted tours inside Lebanese territory accompanied by their children.
During one field visit, an activist stated, “We are here inside Lebanon, we can see the border from the inside, and this land will be populated by Jews as soon as possible”.
The movement’s founder, Israeli biologist Anna Slutskin, argued that “Israel’s victory in wars is measured by the occupation of land”, adding that the initiative was partly inspired by her brother, an Israeli soldier killed in Gaza, whose dream was to settle on Lebanese lands.
Professor Azaria said the settlement project in Lebanon is no different from settlement expansion in the occupied Syrian Golan or the West Bank, emphasizing that activists are willing to challenge existing laws by creating unauthorized settlement outposts. … Full article
Al-Manar | May 3, 2026
Israeli media outlets, citing the Hebrew daily Israel Hayom, reported that the Israeli occupation army has, over the past two days, withdrawn most of the bulldozers previously used to demolish infrastructure in southern Lebanese villages.
According to the report, the decision followed a series of drone attacks by Hezbollah Lebanese resistance, which exposed the vulnerability of these vehicles and effectively disrupted their ability to continue operating in the field.
The move comes amid growing debate within the Zionist entity over the mounting challenges of conducting operations near the frontier, particularly in light of what Israeli media describe as an escalating drone threat by Hezbollah.
In the latest weeks, Hezbollah has increasingly deployed drones as part of its tactical response to the ongoing Israeli aggression, targeting Israeli military targets and attempting to limit Israeli operational freedom.
Al Mayadeen | May 3, 2026
Al Mayadeen’s correspondent in southern Lebanon reported that the Israeli occupation carried out a wide-scale aggression over the past hours, launching a series of intense airstrikes targeting several areas in southern Lebanon. The total number of raids recorded in recent hours has exceeded 15, targeting multiple towns.
The aerial aggression focused on the Tyre district, where the occupation targeted the town of Srifa with four consecutive airstrikes.
The attacks also struck Siddiqine and al-Shehabiyeh. This coincided with hostile artillery shelling targeting the outskirts of al-Mansouri, al-Qlayleh, and the hills of Majdal Zoun.
An Israeli drone also targeted a motorcycle in the town of Jwayya in the Tyre district, resulting in two injuries. The wounded were transferred to the hospital.
In the Nabatieh district, Israeli warplanes struck the town of Arabsalim, destroying a residential and commercial building, while two separate airstrikes hit and demolished a house in Jibchit. … Full article
RT | May 3, 2026
The Ukrainian military has targeted an external radiation control laboratory at Russia’s Zaporozhye Nuclear Power Plant (ZNPP), the facility’s press service has said in a statement on Telegram.
Ukrainian forces have repeatedly attacked Europe’s largest nuclear facility since it came under Russian control in 2022, soon after the escalation of the Ukraine conflict. The power plant is located in Zaporozhye Region, which officially voted to join Russia in a fall 2022 referendum.
The laboratory targeted in the Sunday attack facilitates the round-the-clock monitoring of the radiological environment at the plant and is vital for planning any emergency response operations, the press service said.
“Such actions pose a threat not only for the nuclear security but also the for the radiological environment control system,” it added, warning that any damage to the laboratory could affect the timely assessment of the situation and response in case of emergency. … Full article
Al-Mayadeen | May 3, 2026
NATO has been quietly holding closed-door meetings with film and television writers, directors, and producers across Europe and the United States, in what critics are denouncing as a coordinated effort to embed the military alliance’s messaging into mainstream entertainment.
According to The Guardian, the initiative has already spanned sessions in Los Angeles, Brussels, and Paris, with a fourth meeting planned for London next month, where NATO officials are set to meet with members of the Writers’ Guild of Great Britain (WGGB).
The meetings, held under Chatham House rules, meaning participants may use information discussed but are not permitted to identify other attendees, focus on what organizers describe as the “evolving security situation in Europe and beyond.”
A WGGB email reviewed by The Guardian indicated that three separate projects are already in development that were “inspired, at least in part,” by those conversations. … continue
Press TV – May 3, 2026
Iran confirmed on Sunday that the United States has delivered its response to Tehran’s proposed 14-point plan through Pakistani mediators, and that the Islamic Republic is currently reviewing the document.
“The Americans have given their answer to Iran’s 14-point plan to the Pakistani side, and we are currently reviewing it,” Foreign Ministry Spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei said in a televised interview.
He clarified that the Iranian proposal is exclusively focused on ending the US-Israeli aggression against Iran and hostilities in the region and contains no provisions related to the country’s nuclear program.
“The plan we have presented is centered on ending the war. There are absolutely no details regarding the country’s nuclear issues in this proposal,” Baghaei said.
He dismissed recent reports, including a piece by Al Jazeera, which claimed the 14-point plan included a 15-year suspension of Iran’s nuclear activities and potential US-Iran cooperation on mine-sweeping operations in the Strait of Hormuz.
“These are among the things that I believe are fabricated by the imagination of some media outlets. No such thing exists in the plan,” the spokesman said. … Full article
By Trita Parsi | May 3, 2026
A few observations on what has been reported as Iran’s three-phase proposal to the United States. I have been able to confirm some elements, though not all. … continue
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has encouraged President Donald Trump to carry out a regime change operation in Iran for many years, former US National Security Adviser John Bolton has told Afshin Rattansi, host of ‘New World’.
West Jerusalem wanted Trump to launch an attack on Tehran already during his first presidential term and continued lobbying for it during his second one, Bolton said, who served between 2018 and 2019.
“I urged that our objective be regime change, so did Netanyahu,” he told Rattansi, explaining that “There is no change in what Trump has been hearing from” the Israeli prime minister over the years. He nevertheless denied that Trump’s decision to launch the attack in late February was influenced by Israel.
Bolton criticized the president for what he called the lack of a clear goal in his campaign against the Islamic Republic and said Trump had failed to “make the case to the American people” about “why the regime change in Iran is necessary” – despite it supposedly being a “very compelling one.”
Known for his hawkish foreign policy views, Bolton maintained that the US should continue to pursue regime change in Iran and claimed that the government in Tehran is “crumbling” from within. However, the former White House official came up short on any specific strategy the US could use to unblock the Strait of Hormuz, where shipping remains severely disrupted by the Iran conflict.
Watch the full interview here.
Al Mayadeen | May 3, 2026
Pakistan has officially authorised the transit of goods into Iran through its territory and ports, positioning Karachi, Port Qasim, and Gwadar as key logistical gateways for Iranian trade while Washington’s maritime blockade attempts to strangle the Islamic Republic’s access to global commerce, Tasnim News Agency reported.
Islamabad’s Ministry of Commerce issued the Transit of Goods through Territory of Pakistan Order 2026 on April 25, bringing it into immediate effect. The order, which activates a bilateral road transport agreement signed with Tehran in 2008 but never previously used, opens six overland routes linking Pakistan’s three main ports to two Iranian border crossings, Gabd and Taftan, through Balochistan.
The announcement coincided with Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi’s visit to Islamabad for talks with Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif. The Gwadar-Gabd corridor, the shortest of the designated routes, reduces travel time to the Iranian border to between two and three hours and is projected to cut transport costs by 45 to 55 percent compared with routing cargo through Karachi, according to Pakistani officials. … continue
Press TV – May 3, 2026
Gas prices in the US reached a new record again, as President Donald Trump threatens to continue the war of aggression against Iran.
The average price of regular gas in the US hit $4.30 a gallon on Thursday, up 27 cents from a week prior, according to data from the American Automobile Association (AAA), which sets a new high since the US-Israeli aggression against Iran began.
With its average gas prices surpassing $6 a gallon as of Thursday, California stood out from the rest of the US on AAA’s map outlining the country’s fuel prices. … Full article
The Cradle | May 3, 2026
The Islamic Republic has set a one-month deadline for an agreement on the Strait of Hormuz and a full end to the wars on both Iran and Lebanon, sources told US media outlet Axios on 3 May.
Iran “set a one-month deadline for negotiations on a deal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, end the US naval blockade and permanently end the war in Iran and in Lebanon,” the sources said. “Per the Iranian proposal, only after such a deal is reached, another month of negotiations would be launched to try and reach a deal on the nuclear program,” they added.
On the same day, the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) Intelligence Organization said in a social media post: “Iran sets Pentagon a blockade deadline. China, Russia, Europe shift tone against Washington. Trump’s passive letter to Congress. Acceptance of Iran’s negotiating terms. There is only one way to read this: Trump must choose between ‘an impossible military operation or a bad deal with the Islamic Republic of Iran.’ The room for US decision-making has narrowed.” … continue
Al Mayadeen | May 3, 2026
Mahmood Rehman, drawing on his maritime experience, argues that US naval dominance in Hormuz does not translate into control in confined waters. Washington is strategically trapped, facing Iran’s asymmetric strengths in a narrow and high-stakes maritime environment. … Read article
Press TV – May 3, 2026
A senior advisor to Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Mojtaba Khamenei says the United States is the “only pirate in the world that possesses aircraft carriers,” warning that such carriers will face destruction if tensions escalate.
Mohsen Rezaei, a former chief commander of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC), said in an X post on Sunday that Iran’s ability to confront “pirates” is no less than its ability to “sink warships.”
“Prepare to face a graveyard of your carriers and forces, just as the wreckage of your aircraft was left behind in Isfahan,” he wrote. … Full article
Al Mayadeen | May 2, 2026
Senior Iranian lawmakers have unveiled a proposed plan to regulate maritime traffic through the Strait of Hormuz, introducing new restrictions on certain vessels and a licensing system that would require ships to obtain authorization from Tehran.
Ali Nikzad, Deputy Speaker of Iran’s parliament, detailed that the initiative includes a 12-point framework aimed at managing transit through one of the world’s most critical oil shipping routes. Under the proposal, vessels linked to “Israel” would be barred from passing through the Strait at all times, while ships from “hostile countries” would be denied transit unless they pay unspecified war reparations.
Nikzad added that all other vessels would be required to operate under a newly established legal framework, obtaining official licenses and authorization from Iranian authorities before entering the waterway. He emphasized that the plan would be implemented “in accordance with international law” and with consideration for the rights of neighboring states, while asserting that Iran would not relinquish what it views as its sovereign rights. … continue
By José Niño | Press TV | May 2, 2026
The opening bell has rung in what may be the most consequential Republican primary of 2026, and the combatants could not be more different.
In one corner stands Rep. Thomas Massie (R-KY), the libertarian engineer and eight-term congressman who has made a career of defying party leadership and voting his conscience regardless of political cost.
In the other corner stands Ed Gallrein, a retired Navy SEAL captain backed by President Donald Trump and armed with over $5.7 million from the pro-Israel lobby, according to Track AIPAC. […]
Should Massie prevail … it will signal not only the limits of Trump’s power within his own party but the viability of future candidates running on unapologetic “America First” platforms to challenge the pro-Israel consensus.
The May 19 primary will determine whether billions in lobbying money can override the emerging will of Republican voters, or whether the structural shift in American political culture has finally reached the point where candidates can defy the Israel lobby and survive. – Full article
Al Mayadeen | May 1, 2026
The Global Sumud Flotilla once again detailed the extensive abuse its activists were subjected to after they were detained in international waters while sailing to break the Israeli-imposed siege on Gaza.
In a statement shared on Telegram, the group said, “Global Sumud Flotilla participants have just survived 40 hours of calculated cruelty aboard an iOF navy vessel in Greek waters.” The detained activists were denied adequate food and water and forced to sleep on floors that were deliberately and repeatedly flooded.
The flotilla added that participants were beaten, kicked, and dragged across the deck with their hands tied behind their backs. Many reportedly “suffered broken noses, cracked ribs and bloody beatings,” according to its statement. … Full article
MEMO | May 2, 2026
… According to British activist Katy Davidson, detainees were held in a makeshift prison constructed from shipping containers surrounded by barbed razor wire, with armed guards patrolling walkways. She reported overcrowded conditions, with more than 60 people held in 40-foot shipping containers, and said the total number of detainees reached 181.
“We were on foam mattresses that were soaking up water. At night, sometimes they would spray water for it to soak into the people’s mattresses,” she said, adding that detainees were given only bread and water and that guards were “violent, aggressive, and manipulative.” … Full article
Palestinian Information Center – May 2, 2026
OCCUPIED JERUSALEM – Wadi Hilweh Information Center reported that the Israeli occupation authority (IOA) demolished 26 structures and arrested 250 Palestinians in Jerusalem during the month of April.
The center explained in a report monitoring occupation violations in Jerusalem during April, that most of the houses demolished by the IOA during the past month were inhabited and had been standing for years.
It indicated that the demolition operations were mainly concentrated in the town of Silwan, especially in al-Bustan neighborhood, along with demolitions in Jabal al-Mukabbir, as-Suwwana, and the Old City. … Full article
Palestinian Information Center – May 2, 2026
WEST BANK – Palestinian citizens were injured and agricultural property was damaged on Saturday in attacks by Israeli forces and extremist settler groups in different areas of the occupied West Bank.
The Red Crescent said its crews in al-Khalil provided first aid for three wounded citizens, including a 71‑year‑old woman in Jabel Jales, before transporting them to the hospital.
Settlers also attacked farmlands in al-Khalil, destroying property and uprooting dozens of trees.
In southern al-Khalil, a settler opened fire at Palestinian citizens in the village of al‑Tabaqa. … Full article
Al Mayadeen | May 2, 2026
One Palestinian was killed in an Israeli drone strike targeting the vicinity of al-Qastal Towers, east of Deir al-Balah in the central Gaza Strip, Al Mayadeen’s correspondent reported on Saturday.
In a separate development, Israeli forces carried out a large-scale demolition operation east of Khan Younis in southern Gaza, according to the same correspondent.
In light of the continued Israeli violations, Basem Naim, a member of the political bureau of Hamas, said that after 200 days, it is no longer possible to speak of a ceasefire in Gaza. He stated that the situation is a continuation of a “war of extermination,” despite the Resistance’s adherence to the agreement.
Speaking to Al Mayadeen on Saturday evening, Naim stressed that the future of the Gaza Strip and the broader Palestinian cause remains a solely internal Palestinian matter. He added that the Resistance has fulfilled all obligations requested of it, as confirmed by mediators, while Israeli attacks have continued.
Naim also stated that the Rafah crossing has not been opened in accordance with the agreement, noting that the number of people allowed to pass remains limited. He said mediators had been informed of the need to review the implementation of the first phase of the agreement before moving on to the second. … continue
Al Mayadeen | May 2, 2026
The Israeli occupation has intensified its attacks on villages and towns in southern Lebanon, with fresh airstrikes and artillery shelling reported across several districts, according to field reports from the south.
Al Mayadeen’s correspondent in southern Lebanon reported that three people were killed after an Israeli raid struck a house in the town of al-Louaizeh in the Jezzine district at dawn on Friday, with the escalation extending beyond the area as Israeli airstrikes also hit the towns of Harouf and Shoukin, as well as the al-Tuffah heights region.
The National News Agency reported that an earlier strike on Shoukin resulted in the killing of civilians and the injury of several others, including the town’s mayor, Hussein Ali Ahmad.
Further raids targeted multiple towns in the Nabatieh district, including Zawtar al-Sharqiyah, A’dshit, Mayfadoun, Kfar Joz, and Ebba. An additional strike hit a vehicle on the Kfar Dajjal road in the same district.
Southern Lebanon also came under intensified attacks across a wider area, with strikes hitting Majdal Zoun in the Tyre district and Burj Qalaway in the Bint Jbeil district. … continue
By Robert Inlakesh | The Palestine Chronicle | May 1, 2026
Left in disbelief, an already drained Israeli military is left without any viable solutions to the ever-growing threat of first-person view (FPV) drones, now used by Hezbollah to overwhelm their newly assumed positions in southern Lebanon.
On April 16, Tel Aviv and Beirut agreed to a temporary ceasefire imposed by US President Donald Trump. Within the first hour of the ceasefire’s imposition, Israel had already violated the agreement 10 times, including an attack on an ambulance. What they sought to achieve was a return to the pre-war status quo, whereby the Israeli military attacked Lebanon at will, without any return fire.
It soon became clear that the 15-month ceasefire period, following November 27, 2024, during which the Israeli military violated the agreement 15,400 times according to UNIFIL, was not going to be replicated. The first wave of retaliation against Israeli violations began with Hezbollah detonating improvised explosive devices (IEDs) and destroying convoys of Israeli tanks and armored personnel carriers (APCs), after carrying out reconnaissance and anticipating the movement of armed convoys. … continue
Al Mayadeen | May 2, 2026
Iran’s mission to the United Nations has issued a strongly worded statement accusing the United States of failing to meet its obligations under the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT).
In a post shared on social media on Saturday, the mission described the US record as “extremely shameful,” arguing that Washington, as a state possessing thousands of nuclear warheads and the leading proliferator of nuclear weapons, has been in “clear non-compliance” with Articles I and VI of the treaty for 56 years.
Iran says uranium enrichment permitted under IAEA supervision
The statement further criticized the United States for its “outrageous and hypocritical behaviour,” rejecting any justification for Washington’s nuclear policy in light of its international commitments on disarmament and non-proliferation.
It also defended Iran’s nuclear program, stating that uranium enrichment is not restricted so long as it remains under the supervision of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA). The mission added that this principle had been observed in Iran’s previous nuclear activities under international monitoring.
Press TV – May 2, 2026
… Cornered leaders do not become more rational. They become more desperate. And desperation, when combined with unlimited military power, is a recipe for catastrophe.
If the current naval blockade fails to break Iranian resistance – and all evidence suggests it will fail – Trump may well resort to military aggression again. Not because it is wise. Not because it is justified. But because he will have no other move left. It is plain desperation.
Consider the White House’s current calculation. American strategists are betting that the naval blockade will cripple Iran’s economy, spark domestic unrest, trigger riots and chaos, weaken the government, and eventually force Tehran to surrender to American terms. They are betting that economic hardship will do what bombs could not.
This is a miscalculation of staggering proportions.
It ignores Iran’s remarkable resilience. It ignores the 8,000 kilometers of land borders Iran shares with multiple neighbors, offering countless routes to bypass any naval blockade.
It ignores Iran’s asymmetric warfare capabilities, which remain largely hidden and unused. And most critically, it ignores the unprecedented national unity that American aggression has forged inside Iran. The people will not leave the scene. […]
The options Iran has not yet used
If Trump miscalculates and resumes full-scale military aggression against the Islamic Republic, he will discover that Iran has been holding back.
There are numerous options that Iran and the Resistance Front have not yet deployed.
These options remain unannounced, their timing and method unspecified. This ambiguity is itself a weapon – a powerful weapon. The enemy does not know what is coming and when it is coming. The enemy cannot prepare. The enemy can only wait in fear.
American officials have already expressed open concern about certain potential Iranian responses – including, notably, the fiber optic communication lines beneath the Strait of Hormuz. These and other capabilities could dramatically shift the balance of power in ways Washington has not anticipated.
If the naval blockade continues and the economic war intensifies, Iran will have no choice but to respond asymmetrically. And when Iran responds, all of Trump’s carefully laid plans will collapse. The endurance battle will then turn decisively in Iran’s favor.
At that point, it will be Washington – not Tehran – that must choose between two grim options: escalate to full-scale war, or accept Iran’s terms for a ceasefire.
Neither option is attractive nor feasible from the American point of view.
What we are witnessing is something far larger than a single military confrontation. We are witnessing the unraveling of American unipolarity. … Full article
The Dissident | May 1, 2026
Journalist Alex Marquardt reported recently that , “Amid stalled talks with Iran, President Donald Trump’s negotiators are adding a new member to the team from an outside Washington lobbying group” adding, “Nick Stewart, the Managing Director of Advocacy at FDD Action, the lobbying side of the Foundation for Defense of Democracies think tank, has joined the office of Steve Witkoff, the Special Envoy for Peace Missions”.
This means- as I will demonstrate- that a literal Israel lobbyist is now joining the team negotiating with Iran on behalf of the Trump administration.
The think tank, initially founded by the journalist Clifford May, was initially called “EMET,” the Hebrew word for truth, and was established in order to “provide education to enhance Israel’s image in North America”. … continue
By Trita Parsi | May 1, 2026
It appears Donald Trump once again snatched defeat from the jaws of victory by heeding the hawkish counsel of the warmongers at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies.
As I have argued before, the fragile ceasefire disproportionately favored the United States over Iran: Trump secured his central objective — a swift exit from a costly war — while Iran forfeited its primary source of leverage, namely the inflationary pressure of elevated oil prices. Tehran, by contrast, remained unable to achieve its core objective — meaningful sanctions relief — without entering a difficult diplomatic process with Washington.
The asymmetry was stark: Trump could afford strategic patience, whereas Iran risked squandering the most consequential gains the conflict could have yielded if negotiations faltered or collapsed.
In short, this emerging status quo could have constituted a quiet but decisive victory for Trump. Yes, Iran would retain control over the strategically vital Strait of Hormuz — but it does so today as well and would do so in almost any scenario. But the status quo would have seen oil prices drop as the Iranians would allow tankers to transit in order to collect fees. And as long as oil prices came down, Trump’s position at home and vis-à-vis Iran would have strengthened.
FDD argued that blockading the Persian Gulf would swiftly cripple the Iranian economy and coerce Tehran into capitulation, allowing Trump to achieve through economic strangulation what he had failed to secure through military force. In short, it was sold to him as a silver bullet. … continue
Sputnik – 02.05.2026
The reckless reliance on a blitzkrieg to eliminate Iran’s political and military leadership has left Israel and the United States in an extremely precarious situation, where Tehran’s key trump card in the conflict turned out to be control over the Strait of Hormuz.
Alexander Yakovenko, deputy director of Sputnik’s parent company Rossiya Segodnya and head of the Committee on Global Issues and International Security of the Russian Security Council’s Scientific-Expert Board, has addressed the standoff around the Strait of Hormuz.
Analysts in Israel are already writing of a complete failure, with the prospect of “returning to the issue” sometime in the future. Judging by published reports, everything was planned for June this year, but, as the saying goes, the devil intervened, and Benjamin Netanyahu succumbed to the temptation of a final solution through “regime change.” The scapegoats will be the Mossad division responsible for Iran and the military command responsible for Lebanon.
Donald Trump faces a far more difficult predicament… continue
Al Mayadeen | May 2, 2026
Spirit Airlines has announced the immediate shutdown of its operations after 34 years in service, citing severe financial difficulties and an inability to secure funding.
The airline confirmed it had “started an orderly wind-down of our operations, effective immediately,” with all flights canceled and customer service suspended. The company, known for its ultra-low-cost model and bright yellow aircraft, had employed approximately 17,000 people and operated hundreds of daily flights.
“We are proud of the impact of our ultra-low-cost model on the industry over the last 34 years and had hoped to serve our guests for many years to come,” the airline said in its final statement.
Efforts to prevent the airline’s collapse ultimately failed despite last-minute intervention attempts. US President Donald Trump had indicated that the government was exploring options, including a potential $500 million federal loan.
“We gave them a final proposal,” Trump said, adding that saving jobs had been a priority. However, negotiations with creditors stalled, and no viable agreement was reached.
A creditor involved in discussions stated, “The Trump administration made an extraordinary effort to try and save Spirit, but you can’t breathe life into a corpse,” reflecting the severity of the airline’s financial position.
Spirit’s collapse comes amid mounting pressure on the aviation sector, particularly from rising oil prices due to the US-Israeli war on Iran, which has significantly increased jet fuel costs.
The main driver of the crisis in the global airline industry is due to the aggressions on Iran, which has led to a blockade on the Strait of Hormuz, significantly crippling the transfer of oil through the key waterway. […]
Industry experts warn that Spirit’s exit could reduce competition within the already consolidated US airline market… Full article
Sputnik – 02.05.2026
Russian oil supplies to Indonesia will begin soon, Indonesia’s Energy Minister Bahlil Lahadalia said.
“The most important thing is that we have all the reserves. And Russian oil will arrive soon,” he told journalists.
According to the minister, this will be part of the plan to purchase 150 million barrels of oil from Russia by the end of 2026. He emphasized that, given the current international situation, this will allow the country to secure all types of fuel – from diesel to various grades of gasoline.
The minister explained that specific issues related to procurement mechanisms and prices will have to be resolved by businesses. Additionally, Indonesia is considering the possibility of importing liquefied petroleum gas from Russia, but this issue is still under discussion.
Strategic Culture Foundation | May 1, 2026
An audacious coup attempt against the government in the West African state of Mali appears to have been thwarted by the Malian Armed Forces, supported by their Russian allies.
The surprise coup was launched last weekend when an estimated 12,000 fighters attacked at least five cities, including the capital, Bamako. Fighting continued during the past week, with most of the casualties – over 1,000 dead – suffered by the insurgents who came under heavy ground and air fire from state forces backed by Russian auxiliaries belonging to the Africa Corps.
Mali’s leader, Assimi Goïta, made a nationwide televised address appealing for calm and stating that the country’s security situation had been brought under control. He paid tribute to his defense minister, General Sadio Camara, who was killed in action on the first day of the coup attempt on April 25. The leader also acknowledged the actions of his country’s strategic partner, the Russian Federation, for helping to defeat the coup, which he condemned as “foreign-sponsored”. … continue
Sputnik – May 2, 2026
On May 2, 2014, Ukrainian nationalists set fire to the Trade Unions House in Odessa, trapping inside anti-Maidan activists who protested against the coup in Ukraine, which resulted in 48 people killed and over 250 injured.
“A guarantee of justice for the victims of the monstrous crime in the Odessa Trade Unions House will be the successful achievement of the goals and objectives of the special military operation,” Russian Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said in a commentary on the anniversary of the tragedy in Odessa.
Ukraine is unwilling to investigate the tragedy in Odessa, despite promising to do so, while Europeans simply ignore this, Zakharova said.
“This has no effect on the financial and moral assistance to Kiev. It is obvious that in modern Europe, encouraging Nazism and financing terrorism has become a tradition,” she stressed.
Al Mayadeen | May 2, 2026
Purdue Pharma announced on Friday that it has formally ceased operations and concluded its bankruptcy proceedings, marking the end of a controversial chapter in the US pharmaceutical industry.
The company, which filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in 2019, has now reemerged under a new structure as a nonprofit entity aimed at addressing opioid addiction and its consequences. The transition follows years of legal battles tied to Purdue’s role in the opioid epidemic.
As part of a $7.4 billion bankruptcy settlement, Purdue has been reconstituted into Knoa Pharma, an organization tasked with directing its resources toward combating opioid addiction.
The settlement is designed to allocate funds toward public health efforts, with the majority directed to US states and local governments that have borne the financial burden of the crisis. An additional $865 million has been designated for individuals affected by opioid addiction or those who lost family members. … continue
By Jim Bovard | The Libertarian Institute | May 1, 2026
David Morens, a former top advisor to COVID Czar Tony Fauci was indicted this week and “charged with conspiracy against the United States; destruction, alteration, or falsification of records in federal investigations; concealment, removal, or mutilation of records; and aiding and abetting,” according to the Justice Department press release.
Morens allegedly helped top federal health officials cover up the potential role of federal grants in spurring the COVID pandemic. The Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requires federal agencies to preserve and disclose federal records with some narrow exceptions. In early 2021, Morens emailed a colleague, “I learned from our foia lady here how to make emails disappear after i am foia’d but before the search starts, so i think we are all safe.”
Morens added, “Plus i deleted most of those earlier emails after sending them to gmail.” In a previous email, he assured his collaborators, “I have spoken to our FOIA folks” and “I should be safe from future FOIAs. Don’t ask how…”
Fauci doesn’t need to worry about getting indicted since President Joe Biden, on his last morning in office, pardoned any crimes that Fauci might have committed in the previous decade. Fauci justified COVID mandates because average citizens “don’t have the ability” to determine what is best for them. Congressional investigations revealed that Fauci was at the center of string-pulling to shirk responsibility on COVID. … continue
By Suzanne Burdick, Ph.D. | The Defender | April 29, 2026
Federal health officials under the Biden administration failed abysmally to look for COVID-19 vaccine safety signals, according to congressional testimony delivered today by Children’s Health Defense (CHD) Senior Research Scientist Karl Jablonowski.
The government’s vaccine safety monitoring “over the past several years has been insulting, and many people are injured,” Jablonowski wrote in his written testimony.
History repeats itself if we don’t learn our lessons, Jablonowski warned.
“The COVID-19 pandemic created over 100 billionaires in the United States and over 1,000 billionaires around the world,” Jablonowski wrote. “Anything that profitable is going to repeat.” … continue
For more than 250 years, the same playbook has been used to prop up toxic vaccines. At long last, we have a chance to end it.
A Midwestern Doctor | The Forgotten Side of Medicine | April 30, 2026
Story at a Glance:
- Since the dawn of vaccination, authorities have habitually doubled down on unsafe and ineffective vaccines, regardless of the pushback they received or the evidence against them.
- Sustaining this has required increasingly brazen methods to censor and conceal the deluge of “extremely rare” injuries caused by an ever-expanding vaccination schedule.
- Senator Ron Johnson, who has worked tirelessly to expose this coverup, recently held a Senate hearing aptly titled: “Unmasked: How Biden Health Officials Purposely Turned a Blind Eye Toward COVID-19 Vaccine Safety Signals.”
- Faced with a tsunami of vaccine injuries too large for anyone to ignore, the FDA and CDC searched for a way to statistically dismiss it, eventually settling on effectively comparing Moderna’s injury rate to Pfizer’s and declaring the vaccines “safe” because there was no major difference between the two.
- When a senior FDA analyst pointed out this obvious flaw and suggested comparing them to less toxic vaccines instead, documents show the entire FDA turned against her to suppress her findings. As a result, dozens of conditions we have all seen the COVID vaccines cause were never officially linked to them—despite the data clearly showing they were.
- The unprecedented damage caused by the COVID-19 vaccines has created a historic loss of trust in the parties who covered it up, giving us a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to force them to start telling the truth and end an immunization experiment that has profoundly damaged the health of our society.
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Press TV – May 1, 2026
Iran’s Foreign Ministry spokesman has condemned the US war secretary’s attempt to portray the massacre of children in Minab as an “unfortunate incident,” reiterating that the missile strike was “a heinous war crime.”
During hours of tense testimony before Congress on Wednesday, Pete Hegseth described the deadly strike on Shajareh Tayyebeh Elementary School in Iran’s southern city of Minab as an “unfortunate incident,” which according to him remains under investigation.
On the first day of the US-Israeli aggression against Iran on February 28, US Tomahawk missiles struck the school, killing 168 people, most of them children.
In a post on X on Friday, Esmaeil Baghaei said that the attack “was not an ‘unfortunate situation.’ It was a premeditated, heinous war crime.” … continue
Press TV – May 1, 2026
Iran’s Embassy in the United Kingdom has categorically dismissed any allegations of involvement in violent incidents on British soil.
In a statement on Friday, the embassy reiterated its “position in unequivocally condemning terrorism in all its forms and manifestations, including recent incidents within the United Kingdom.”
The Islamic Republic of Iran, it said, “categorically rejects any allegations or links regarding Iranian involvement in violent activities in the United Kingdom.”
The statement followed an incident on Wednesday, when two Jewish men were stabbed in London in what police described as a terrorist act. A man has since been charged with attempted murder in connection with the attack.
In controversial remarks, UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer accused Iran of attempting to “harm British Jews.”
His Home Secretary, Shabana Mahmood, however, countered Starmer’s remarks, saying that it was too early to determine whether the perpetrator of the stabbing had any links to Iran.
“Such baseless accusations against the Islamic Republic of Iran lack credible evidence and appear to serve narrow political agendas, aiming to mislead public opinion and distract from the root causes of terrorism,” read the embassy statement.
The embassy further highlighted that Iran itself “has been a primary victim of terrorism for decades.” … Full article
The Dissident | April 30, 2026
After years of a continued cover-up, the OPCW (Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons) has been forced by the International Labour Organization to pay damages to Dr. Brendan Whelan, an OPCW scientist who found evidence that the alleged chemical weapons attack in Douma, Syria, that took place in 2018, was a false flag. … continue
By Lorenzo Maria Pacini | Strategic Culture Foundation | May 1, 2026
How control of the Mediterranean works
On the night of April 29–30, the Zionist entity Israel attacked the 22 ships of the Global Sumud Flotilla 600 kilometers off the Italian coast, from where the group had set sail. All of this took place unhindered, constituting yet another act of bullying, piracy, and barbarism. But how does the Mediterranean work? … continue
The Cradle | May 1, 2026
… The Israeli Foreign Ministry on 1 May announced in a statement that the military was releasing 175 abducted Gaza flotilla participants on the Greek island of Crete in cooperation with Greek authorities.
However, Israel refused to release two activists, Saif Abu Keshek, a Spanish citizen of Palestinian origin, and Thiago Avila, a Brazilian with a long history of pro-Palestinian activism. Both are being transferred to Israel as “suspects.”
“Saif Abu Keshek, [is] suspected of affiliation with a terrorist organization, and Thiago Avila, [is] suspected of illegal activity, will be brought to Israel for questioning,” the ministry claimed in a post on X.
The flotilla organizers are calling for pressure on Israel to release the two remaining abductees.
Keshek has been active for the best part of his life in the struggle against the occupation of Palestine. He served as a coordinator for the International Solidarity Movement (ISM) in Nablus in the occupied West Bank during the Second Intifada in the early 2000s.
ISM is a Palestinian-led movement committed to resisting the Israeli occupation of Palestinian land using nonviolent, direct-action methods and principles.
During the last attempt by the Freedom Flotilla to reach Gaza in October 2025, Israel abducted some 450 activists before releasing them. The Israeli police and prison officials sexually assaulted and raped one of the activists, German journalist Anna Liedtke. … Full article
MEMO | May 1, 2026
Israeli occupiers attacked a Palestinian man on Friday in the West Bank city of Hebron, local sources said.
Occupiers from the illegal settlement of Susiya assaulted Ahmad Nasser Arabed al-Dajajneh, before burning his vehicle and an excavator, the sources told Anadolu.
The incident occurred in the Wadi al-Rakhim neighborhood.
The attack comes amid a rise in occupier assaults on Palestinian villages and communities in southern Hebron.
The occupied West Bank and East Jerusalem have seen an escalation in Israeli military operations, including raids, arrests, live fire and excessive use of force, alongside increasing occupier attacks on Palestinians and their property. … Full article
IMEMC | May 1, 2026
Two Palestinian young men were injured on Friday after being assaulted by illegal paramilitary Israeli colonizers east of Tubas in the northeastern part of the occupied West Bank.
The Palestine Red Crescent Society (PRCS) in Tubas said its medics treated two Palestinians who suffered injuries from a severe beating carried out by colonizers in the Aqaba–Tayasir area, east of Tubas.
The victims were attacked while working on their land when a group of colonizers invaded the area and began assaulting them with clubs and rifle butts, causing multiple injuries that required medical intervention. … Full article
Palestinian Information Center – May 1, 2026
OCCUPIED JERUSALEM – A video circulating online has documented a violent assault by a settler on a Christian nun in occupied Jerusalem, triggering widespread anger and condemnation.
The nun was injured in the attack, sustaining facial wounds after being assaulted by an extremist settler in the city.
In response, the French Consulate in Jerusalem strongly condemned the incident, calling for the perpetrator to be held accountable. In a statement posted on X, the consulate expressed its wishes for the nun’s speedy recovery and stressed the need to bring the attacker to justice.
The statement came in reaction to remarks by Olivier-Thomas Venard, director of the French Biblical and Archaeological School in Jerusalem, who denounced what he described as an “unprovoked assault.”
Speaking to Agence France-Presse, Venard said the 48-year-old nun, who works as a researcher at the French institution and prefers to remain anonymous, was attacked when an individual forcefully pushed her from behind into a rock, then proceeded to kick her while she was on the ground. … Full article
The Cradle | May 1, 2026
Unemployment across Israel has surged to over 16 percent as a result of the wars on Iran and Lebanon – affecting close to one million Israelis and marking the highest unemployment rate since the COVID-19 pandemic.
In March 2026, hundreds of thousands of Israelis reported not working due to economic reasons, Haaretz reported.
“As of March, there were 750,000 Israelis who were unemployed. For comparison, in October 2023, the figure stood at 10.4 percent, with some 467,000 unemployed people. In June 2025, during the first war with Iran, the figure stood at some 10.1 percent,” the newspaper highlighted.
Hezbollah and the Islamic Republic carried out scores of missile, rocket, and drone attacks on Israel throughout the war, which began on 28 February.
Major economic assets were struck, including the Bazan Oil Refinery in Haifa and the ICL Rotem petrochemical facility in the Negev.
Hezbollah alone has fired hundreds of rockets and drones at northern Israeli settlements throughout the war. The Lebanese resistance has continued to launch cross-border attacks despite the so-called ceasefire, responding to brutal Israeli strikes on civilians in Lebanon. … Full article
By Robert Inlakesh | Al Mayadeen | May 1, 2026
While officials of the US Trump administration have repeatedly claimed that their blockade on Iran’s blockade of the Strait of Hormuz is a winning strategy, on the contrary, Tehran thrives. Instead of taking the temporary ceasefire as an opportunity to find a viable offramp, Washington has used mental gymnastics to sell the public on a non-existent get out of jail free card.
US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has claimed that Iran’s oil industry is creaking under the pressure of the blockade imposed upon its exports, even making rather outlandish comments about the inevitability of oil infrastructure blowing up as a result. While the US seizure of Iran-linked tankers and vessels does evidently have an impact, it is being enormously overblown by an American administration that is out of viable options. … continue
Al Mayadeen | May 1, 2026
Iranian officials criticized the United States over its leadership and its justification for the US-Israeli war on Iran, debunking Washington’s fabrications and scrutinizing its political coherence and legal rationale.
In reference to the reported cost of the US-Israeli war on Iran, estimated at 25 billion dollars by the US Department of War, Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi maintained that “the Pentagon is lying.”
In a post on X, Araghchi asserted that “Netanyahu’s gamble cost America $100b so far, four times what is claimed.”
He further noted that “indirect costs for U.S. taxpayers are FAR higher. Monthly bill for each American household is $500 and rising fast.” … continue
By Tarik Cyril Amar | RT | May 1, 2026
Sovereignty, as defined in international law, is both crucial and complex. In the real shark-pool world of geopolitics, it is not hard to spot: if you have the ability to rule at home and resist attack from outside (any outside), then you are sovereign. Otherwise not. No exceptions.
That’s why Iran has sovereignty, but Germany does not. Iran has withstood two months of a devious and brutal war of aggression waged by the US and Israel, which in turn is “merely” the culmination of decades of assaults levied via economic warfare, assassination campaigns, and subversion.
However, Iran has not only successfully foiled the current Israeli-American blitzkrieg-and-regime-change scenario, but also put the attackers on the backfoot. Tehran’s achievement is already historic. It has changed and will change the course of history.
Germany, by contrast, cannot even defend its own vital infrastructure, as the Nord Stream sabotage and its aftermath have demonstrated. What is even worse, its governments have had no will to do so. On the contrary, they have been rewarding the Ukrainian attackers with untold billions to feed Kiev’s ultra-corruption. Their backers – certainly including the US and Poland, and most likely Great Britain, too – need not worry about any trouble from Berlin either.
Case closed: Iran is sovereign, Germany is not. If you are German and find this uncomfortable, complain to Berlin. … continue
The Cradle | April 30, 2026
WhatsApp, Signal, and Telegram audio messages published by Canal RED and Hondurasgate on 29 April reveal pro-Israel groups “paid” for the release of former Honduran president and convicted drug trafficker Juan Orlando Hernandez (JOH) from US federal prison last year.
“The pardon money … came from a board of rabbis and people who supported Israel, and they had previously supported Yani Rosenthal,” JOH is heard saying in the leaked audios.
Yani Rosenthal is the former president of the right-wing Liberal Party of Honduras. He was convicted in December 2017 of laundering drug proceeds for a prominent Honduran drug cartel.
In 2024, JOH was convicted in a US federal court of three counts of drug trafficking and weapons conspiracy and received a 45-year prison sentence. He was also found guilty of receiving money from the former leader of the Sinaloa Cartel, Joaquin Archivaldo “El Chapo” Guzman, to finance electoral fraud. … continue
RT | May 1, 2026
Two teenagers have been killed in a Ukrainian drone attack in Russia’s Belgorod Region, Governor Vyacheslav Gladkov has said.
The victims were aged 18 and 15, the governor of Belgorod Region wrote in a post on his Telegram channel, adding that the drone deliberately targeted the motorcycle they were riding in the village of Volchya Aleksandrovka in Volokonovsky District. He added that the two died at the scene from their injuries and offered condolences to their families, writing: “This is a terrible loss for all of us.”
Belgorod and other Russian regions bordering Ukraine have repeatedly been targeted by drone strikes during the ongoing conflict. Moscow has accused Kiev of “terrorism” and of deliberately targeting civilians and critical infrastructure.
The drone which took the boys’ lives was just one of dozens Kiev has used to target Belgorod Region this week. On Wednesday, three women were killed when a drone struck a passenger bus in Voznesenovka. Eight others were injured, two of them seriously.
A day earlier, a man was killed in the same village when a drone hit a car. In a separate incident, a married couple were killed when a drone struck their vehicle in the village of Bobrava in Rakityansky district. Their 16-year-old son was injured and suffered blast trauma. … Full article
By Ken Macon | Reclaim The Net | April 29, 2026
The European Commission wants Google to hand over a forensic-level record of how Europeans use search, packaged into an API and refreshed as quickly as Google itself queries the data.
The preliminary proposal, published as a Digital Markets Act compliance measure under Article 6(11), is framed as helping rival search engines compete. However, what it actually builds is a pipeline that streams the most intimate behavioral dataset on the internet to parties the Commission hasn’t finished naming.
Every query input by end users, including the original wording and any subsequent modifications. That includes timestamps, user location, language, and device type; whether the query came through the Chrome omnibox, the Google app, Gemini, Google Lens, or Circle to Search. It also includes whether it was typed, spoken, or submitted as a photo. Search is rarely just words anymore, and the Commission’s measure captures all of it.
Everything Google shows you after the query goes too, organic results, paid results, Knowledge Panels, Short Answers, plus the contents of every tab from Web through Images, Videos, News, Forums, Books, and Short Videos. Each result carries identifiers for type, format, and position on the page. Ranking data follows the same logic, recording where a URL appeared, which column held it, its ordinal position relative to neighbors, and which page of results it landed on.
The interaction data is where the surveillance turns granular. The API would deliver timing, order, and duration of clicks on URLs and ad blocks, alongside scrolling, hovering, swiping, and the act of expanding results.
Click-back behavior gets logged when users return to the results page after visiting a link, grouped into time intervals. The system tracks how long users viewed each URL or block and how long they remained on a given screen. Paid search URLs are excluded from the click data, a carve-out that protects advertiser revenue while leaving the rest of the user’s behavior fully exposed.
A search query is one of the most revealing things a person produces. People type questions into Google that they wouldn’t say out loud to a doctor, a lawyer, or a partner. Symptoms, debts, fears about a marriage, suspicions about an employer, names of people they’re trying to find. Pair the query with location, device, language, and the precise sequence of clicks and pauses that followed, and you have a behavioral fingerprint that’s hard to mistake for anyone else.
The Commission’s answer to this is “anonymization.” That’s supposed to mean personal identifiers stripped out, precise timestamps removed, and rare or identifying queries filtered.
However, look at how anonymization actually performs in the wild. Research on supposedly anonymized datasets has found that re-identification is usually trivial… Full article
How MI6 appears to reach out to academics
By David Miller | Tracking Power | May 1, 2026
… This article digs deeper and looks closely at the various activities in which Emma Briant engaged which ended up placing her into intelligence connected networks. It analyses the way in which academics such as Briant can get drawn into collaboration with shadowy intelligence figures, perhaps without fully realising what is going on. I put it this way to give Dr Briant the benefit of the doubt at the start of this article. But readers will no doubt come to their own conclusions as we traverse her career and her varying and increasingly close contacts with the national security apparatus in the UK, US, and NATO. … Read full article
By Dan Frieth | Reclaim The Net | April 30, 2026
The surveillance program that scoops up Americans’ communications without warrants got another 45 days of life on Thursday, after Congress reauthorized a clean version of FISA Section 702 hours before it was set to expire.
The House voted 261-111 to push the program’s expiration to June 21, sending the legislation to President Trump’s desk before the midnight deadline. … continue
The Cradle | May 1, 2026
Israeli lawmakers last month approved a sharp increase in the 2026 public diplomacy budget, allocating roughly $730 million to the global messaging apparatus, also known as “Hasbara,” according to a report by the Jerusalem Post on 29 April.
Surveys point to a deepening collapse in international support, as Israel’s genocide in Gaza and continued aggression toward its neighboring countries have sent the Tel Aviv’s reputation into freefall on the global stage.
The funding accounts for more than four times the previous year’s allocation, and forms part of a broader push led by Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Saar, who characterized the effort as a strategic imperative, saying it should be treated “like investing in jets, bombs, and missile interceptors” and calling it “an existential issue.” … continue
By Jack Hunter | The Libertarian Institute | May 1, 2026
… What Levin, like so many other Zionists, truly want is for the First Amendment to be amended itself. They believe, whether they say it forthright or not (and Levin appears to be doing just that), that this legal provision designed by the Founders precisely to protect political speech should no longer protect speech that is critical of Israel’s government. … Read full article
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- Latest targets of US sanctions: China-based oil refinery, 40 shippers
- EU economic sanctions ramp up NATO war plan on Russia
- Six injured after Ukrainian drone strike deep inside Russia – governor
- U.S. Pacific Strike Kills Two in Anti-Drug Operation
- Russia’s Dmitriev Says Countries Will Cooperate Once World Defeats ‘Globalist Virus’
- Pfizer Reboots Lyme Vaccine Linked to Lyme-Disease-Like Autoimmune Arthritis and Class Action Lawsuits
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- Two Palestinians killed, several injured in Israeli attack on police post
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- Netanyahu destabilizing region, US hindering talks: Pakistani official
- Iran FM to hold no talks with Americans in Islamabad; US media lied again: Report
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- Middle East Conflict Already Deprived World of 15% of LNG Supplies Through 2030 – IEA
- Somalia bans Israeli-linked vessels from Bab al-Mandab Strait
- ‘Profound moral failure’: Iran denounces US endorsement of assassinations amid fragile ceasefire
- US Embassy in Ukraine Paid $40M to Firm That Recruited Former Child Soldiers
- Over 8,000 Russian Civilians Killed by Ukraine Since February 2022 – Ambassador Miroshnik
- Ukrainian Drone Attacks Cause Oil Spill in Black Sea
- London cuts funding for unit tasked with documenting Israeli war crimes in Palestine, Lebanon
- ELNET taking UK journalists on secret pro-‘Israel’ propaganda tours
- Israeli man arrested for wearing kippah with Palestinian flag
- Venezuela aggression, Maduro capture, boat strikes cost US hefty $4.7B
- Dutch riot police beat demonstrators protesting new asylum center in brutal crackdown, one victim left unconscious
- The Surveillance Accountability Act Demands Warrants for Data
- #FreeYousofAzizi: Petition launched to seek release of Iranian academic, anti-war activist detained in US
- US-Israeli terrorist war damaged 150 Iranian historical, cultural sites: Ministry
- Confusion, delusion, and how Israel drives the Iran War
- Iran’s Red Crescent: US-pirated ship carried vital kidney dialysis supplies
- Germans turned into ‘cash cows’ for Ukraine – veteran politician
- 70-year-olds fit enough for service – German reservist chief
- France and Poland to practice nuclear strikes on Russia – media
- US suspends arms deliveries to NATO ally Estonia as war on Iran draining US arsenal
- US launches air bridge to restock Israeli air force munitions – Hebrew sources
- Palestinian teen killed by IOF gunfire in Nablus
- Three children among fatalities in fresh Israeli strike on northern Gaza
- After the ceasefire illusion: Why Gaza’s “Day After” still has no buyer?
- Shifting to Guerilla Warfare, Hezbollah Delivers Massive Blows to Israel
- Three martyred, others wounded in Israeli strikes on South Lebanon
- Israeli forces accused of widespread looting amid outrage over journalist killing in southern Lebanon
- Al-Akhbar’s Amal Khalil assassinated by Israel, left to die under rubble
- Monitoring group finds UK media guilty of ‘systematic’ dehumanization of Palestinians
- Wired for War: Israel’s Black Cube and the infiltration of Europe
- Trump Asks FIFA to Expel Iran From 2026 World Cup Amid US War of Aggression
- US naval blockade has disrupted but ‘not broken’ Iran’s oil exports: Kpler
- Fire breaks out aboard identity-fluid $8bn USS Zumwalt
- On Mass Surveillance, Will the Deep State Win Again?
- Pentagon Requests Record $50Bln for Military Intelligence in 2027
- Palantir’s Technological Republic is a blueprint for digital tyranny
- Ukrainian drone strike wrecks Russian apartment block, killing two – governor
- The Murder Of The IRIS Dena – Fist Public Testimony By The Surviving Captain And First Officer
- Nablus: Israeli Colonizers Burn Vehicles, Cut 150 Trees
- Palestinian killed in terrorist settler attack in West Bank town
- Israeli-backed armed gang kidnaps 25 Palestinians in Gaza’s Zeitoun neighbourhood
- Israeli Drone Attack Kills Palestinian in Jabalia
- Double Israeli attack on al-Tiri kills 2 people, injures journalists
- IDF Gives Order To Fire On Civilians In Southern Lebanon
- No war crimes in Gaza, says Nigel Farage’s Israel tsar
- Nearly half of Polish citizens say Israel’s crimes against Palestinians ‘comparable to Nazi Germany’: Poll
- Islamabad’s post-war push: A new Gulf security order takes shape
- IRGC seizes Israeli ship, second vessel for violations in Strait of Hormuz
- US Embargo on Iran Undermined as 34 Tankers Slip Through, Vortexa Says
- Trump’s erratic behavior signals US deadlock: Ansarullah
- US nuclear official accused of leaking data on Iran, nerve agents
- Following 200+ Israeli ceasefire violations, Hezbollah retaliates
- How A Fake Iranian Terror Group Was Invented To Proscribe IRGC in Europe
- Iran’s judiciary rejects Trump’s claim on ‘planned execution’ of 8 women
- X suspends Iranian accounts in bid to silence voices against US-Israeli aggression
- Democrats turn on ‘Israel’ as party support for military aid collapses
- The Winner at the DNC’s Latest Meeting? Israel, Ethnic Cleansing and Genocide
- Proposal to suspend EU trade agreement with Israel shelved: Italy
- Israeli Colonizers Steal Over 12,000 Livestock Since Early 2025
- Youth Killed by Settler Vehicle in Hebron, Woman Died of Previous Wounds in Jenin
- Jewish settlers raze school, seize homes after displacing Palestinian families
- Colonizers Attack a School Near Ramallah, Kill 2 Palestinians
- Israeli army blows up school in southern Lebanon in violation of ceasefire
- Israel broadcaster: No criminal probe into soldier who smashed Christ statue in Lebanon
- Water crisis in Gaza worsens as per capita supply falls to critical levels
- The desalination front: Water as Israel’s Achilles heel
- Washington cuts flow of US dollars to Iraqi central bank until ‘acceptable’ government formed
- Iran announces new Hormuz restrictions after US ceasefire violations
- Is Trump Going for Armageddon?
- ‘War crime’: Russian envoy denounces US-Israeli war on Iran from Tehran rubble
- China blames US for diplomatic impasse with Iran, urges it to show ‘sincerity’ in talks
- After Islamabad: How the Global South Is Reshaping Eurasian Geopolitics
- Xi’s Taiwan Masterstroke: Beijing’s Peace Offensive Reshapes the Strait
- Chinese envoy firmly rejects US allegations at UN Security Council emergency briefing on Ukraine
- Japan makes major shift from pacificism policy
- Veterans protest in Congress against war on Iran, Lebanon, Palestine
- Berlin police brutally crack down on pro-Palestine solidarity protests
- Hamas dismisses US-backed disarmament plan as ‘collective suicide’
- Palestinian killed, others injured in Israeli attacks in Gaza
- Israeli Soldiers Shoot A Palestinian In Nablus
- Army Destroys Water Lines East of Tammun
- 1,500 face displacement as Israel demolishes Palestinian homes in Naqab
- Jewish fundamentalists increase attempts to smuggle animals into Al-Aqsa Mosque for sacrifice
- Polish FM urges accountability for Israel’s religious crimes, human rights abuses
- Israel’s war obsession and the urgency of Palestinian leverage
- UAE discusses US financial backstop as Iran war threatens deeper economic crisis
- Supply chains breaking: The hidden bottlenecks threatening to bring the global economy to a standstill
- Israel’s Expansion Means An Unraveling of Middle East Stability
- Why has Israel’s Security Doctrine begun targeting Turkey?
- Trump’s threats against Iranian civilian infrastructure ‘perfectly acceptable’ – UN envoy
- US strikes vessel in Caribbean killing three, death toll reaches 180
- NATO’s Baltic Operation Aims to Curb Russian Cargo Traffic
- Dialogue with Russia ‘must be restored’ – Bulgarian election winner
- France’s New Nuclear Strategy to Weaken Security in Europe – Russian Foreign Ministry
- No, BBC, Disaster Losses Can’t Be Tied to Climate Change
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