Al Mayadeen | May 9, 2026
The US military said on Saturday that it had carried out a strike on a vessel in the eastern Pacific Ocean, killing 2 individuals, in an operation it claimed targeted “narco-terrorists”. The incident marks the latest in a series of such actions that human rights groups have criticized as “extrajudicial killings”.
In a statement posted on social media, the US Southern Command said that the operation was carried out on May 8 under the direction of its commander, Gen. Francis L. Donovan, as part of an initiative referred to as “Operation Southern Spear.”
The strike was conducted by the Joint Task Force Southern Spear, which claimed intelligence had identified the targeted vessel as travelling along established “narco-trafficking routes in the Eastern Pacific and engaging in drug trafficking activities.” … Full article
Press TV – May 9, 2026
The leader of the France Unbowed movement (La France Insoumise) has declared his intention to withdraw France from NATO if he is elected president.
Jean-Luc Mélenchon made the announcement during an interview with LCI news channel on Friday, stressing that the alliance primarily serves to position Europe under the influence of the United States.
“If I am president, France will leave NATO,” he said, noting that the military alliance’s primary function is “placing us under the supervision of the United States.”
Mélenchon, a long-time critic of NATO, further stated that distancing France from the alliance aligns with the nation’s “historic line.”
He referenced former President Charles de Gaulle’s decision in the late 1960s to withdraw France from NATO’s integrated military command. … Full article
Al Mayadeen | May 9, 2026
General Motors has agreed to pay $12.75 million to settle allegations that it illegally collected and sold sensitive driver data from hundreds of thousands of Californians without their knowledge or consent.
California Attorney General Rob Bonta announced the settlement on Friday, accusing the US automaker of betraying public trust while publicly claiming it would protect user privacy.
“General Motors sold the data of California drivers without their knowledge or consent,” Bonta said.
“This trove of information included precise and personal location data that could identify the everyday habits and movements of Californians.” … Full article
Cracks in the facade of global climate science get wider as a significant group of experts chooses to break rank
By P Gosselin | No Tricks Zone | May 5, 2026
According to a recent report by the German online TKP, a movement is gaining momentum within the scientific community that threatens to dismantle the official IPCC narrative from the inside out. This rebellion is led by 46 scientists, many of whom have direct experience working with the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, who are now publicly challenging the foundational claims that have dictated global policy for decades. … continue
An Essay on the Practitioner Vacuum That Waits for Everyone Who Tries to Leave Psychiatry
Lies are Unbekoming | April 19, 2026
A reader wrote to me this week. Her question, in essence:
She knows someone trying to come off Seroquel safely. Does anyone know the deficiencies it might have caused? Are there books or functional doctors who work on that?
She is looking for a functional doctor. Someone to walk her person through the Seroquel taper the way a functional cardiologist walks a patient off statins, or a functional endocrinologist walks a patient off long-term steroids. She wants someone who understands what the drug has done to the body, can identify the depletions, can order the right tests, and can hold the patient’s hand through the worst of it.
That person does not exist. Not as a profession. Not as a network. Not in any country I have looked at. … continue
Even pediatricians need to be bribed to inject these products
By Aaron Siri | Injecting Freedom | May 8, 2026
Health insurers and organizations literally bribe pediatricians to give your baby 25 vaccine doses before 3 years of age.
For example, pediatricians in the 3-million-person Health Net network receive a $2,500 bonus for each baby receiving 25 vaccine doses by 2.5 years of age.
A paralegal at my firm quickly found 27 additional examples of insurers and providers from across the country offering such bribes. See list below.
It is amazing that even pediatricians need to be bribed to inject these products.
How do you think this affects how pediatricians treat parents during “well-check” visits? … Full article
By Michael Nevradakis, Ph.D. | The Defender | April 29, 2026
Virologist Ralph Baric, Ph.D., who collaborated with Dr. Anthony Fauci and researchers at China’s Wuhan Institute of Virology during the COVID-19 pandemic, has lost his NIH grants and been placed on leave by the University of North Carolina, RealClearInvestigations reported Tuesday. Baric is considered a pioneer of gain-of-function research, which evidence suggests may have created SARS-CoV-2 and the COVID-19 pandemic. … Read article
The 30 defendants are “accused of scoring significant profits from expected market moves and making out like bandits,” the FBI said.
By Mike Wagenheim | JNS | May 7, 2026
More than a dozen Jews, including one believed to have fled to Israel, are among 30 people charged in an alleged decade-long insider trading scheme run out of major law firms, the U.S. Justice Department said on Wednesday.
Two unsealed complaints accuse the group of reaping tens of millions of dollars by using confidential information on mergers and acquisition deals obtained through law firms, where scheme leaders were employed. Conspirators allegedly passed information on to business associates, friends, and relatives for trading purposes.
The network used burner phones, coded language, and falsified research documents, prosecutors allege. The group also allegedly used “going to Israel tomorrow” and phrases about flight departures as code to share timelines related to illegal activities. … Full article
Palestinian Information Center – May 9, 2026
WEST BANK – A Palestinian citizen was seriously injured on Saturday following a Jewish settler attack near the town of al-Auja, north of Jericho in the occupied West Bank.
A local source reported that a horde of settlers raided al-Balqa Bedouin community homes and attacked residents, gravely wounding Mohamed Ghawanmeh in the head.
Settlers also intensified their aggression against residents of the Abu Fazaa community in the town of al-Taybeh, east of Ramallah, according to al-Baidar Human Rights Organization.
The rights group said that settlers attacked the community in the morning, besieging its people, cutting off its water supply, and damaging property and crops.
Other settler crimes and attacks were also reported last night and this morning in different areas of the West Bank.
A group of settlers set fire to a vehicle at the Karamilo rotary close to the village of al-Taybeh, east of Ramallah, last night.
Settler groups also attacked Bedouin communities in the al-Awsaj area north of Jericho.
In al-Khalil, settlers assaulted farmer Mohamed al-Hamamda while he was working his land in the Tel Ma’in area of Masafer Yatta. … Full article
IMEMC | May 9, 2026
An unarmed Palestinian man from Rahat, in the Negev, was shot and killed by Israeli Border Police officers before dawn Saturday during what authorities described as a pursuit through one of the city’s neighborhoods.
The victim was identified as Ahmad Said an-Na’ami, 50, a resident of Neighborhood 2 in Rahat, the largest Bedouin city in the Negev
Israeli media outlets, including Ynet, reported that medics from Magen David Adom pronounced him dead at the scene.
According to the police account, Border Police reserve units were operating in Rahat when they allegedly spotted a “suspicious vehicle and signaled the driver to stop.”
The officers claim the man fled in his car and later continued on foot, prompting two officers to pursue him. … Full article
Palestinian Information Center – May 9, 2026
GAZA – The Israeli occupation army continued on Saturday to commit ceasefire violations in the Gaza Strip for the 212th consecutive day, killing one civilian and carrying out attacks in different areas.
According to media sources, a civilian was martyred and another one was injured after an Israeli strike targeted a motorcycle in the al-Faluja area west of Jabalia refugee camp in northern Gaza.
The strike took place as various parts of the Strip witnessed intensive gunfire and artillery shelling.
Local sources reported that Israeli tanks opened intense fire east of Khan Yunis in southern Gaza, amid artillery bombardment targeting other areas of the city, while Israeli gunboats opened machinegun fire towards the western coast of the city.
In the early hours of Saturday, the eastern areas of al-Bureij refugee camp and Gaza City also came under Israeli artillery shelling.
Al Mayadeen | May 9, 2026
Three people were martyred in an Israeli attack on the southern Lebanese town of Burj Rahhal in the Tyre District on Saturday, as the occupation pressed ahead with its violations of the ceasefire that came into effect on April 17. The occupation later struck Burj Rahhal a second time in the same day.
Al Mayadeen’s correspondent in southern Lebanon also reported that a civilian and his daughter were martyred in a separate Israeli attack on Nabatieh, bringing the day’s death toll in the south to at least five.
Saturday’s aggression extended across a wide stretch of southern towns, with strikes recorded in Zrariyeh, Tayr Debba, Barish, Maaroub, Kfar Rumman, Mayfadoun, Arnoun, Shehabiyeh, Nabatieh al-Fawqa, Kafra, Haris, Hadatha, Majdal Selm, and Mansouri.
Overnight massacres leave ten martyred
The day’s aggression came on the heels of a deadly overnight escalation, in which 10 people were martyred across southern Lebanon, according to the Lebanese Ministry of Health.
In Zrariyeh, three people were martyred, including two children. Two others were martyred in Anqoun in the Saida district, while in Mayfadoun, one person was martyred and four others, including a woman, were injured.
Israeli warplanes repeatedly bombarded the town of Mayfadoun alongside sustained artillery shelling targeting the town of Jebchit and the surrounding areas of Nabatieh city.
Israeli attacks were also reported in Deir al-Zahrani, Arab al-Jal, Kfar Tebnit, Haboush, Deir Antar, Sultaniyeh, and the outskirts of Bint Jbeil. Demolition and detonation operations continued in the border towns of Khiam and Bint Jbeil, deepening the destruction already inflicted on civilian areas along the frontier. … Full article
Press TV – May 9, 2026
Iranian Vice President Mohammad Reza Aref says the United States and the Israeli regime failed in their strategy to weaken Iran’s core industries through bombing key petrochemical and steel plants during a 39-day military aggression against the country that began in late February.
Speaking to senior executives of Iranian heavy industries on Saturday, Aref said that US-Israeli attacks on steel and petrochemical plants in the final days of the aggression were clearly meant to create unemployment in Iran and sow discord in the country.
He said, however, that Iran is racing against time to rebuild the manufacturing infrastructure damaged during the aggression.
“The process of reconstruction and modernization is proceeding at a pace faster than anticipated, and the government will also use all its capabilities to support this process,” said the vice president.
Steel and petrochemical manufacturing account for a major part of Iran’s non-oil economic activity. The country also relies on these sectors for considerable employment among its youth.
The US and Israel carried out attacks on Mobarakeh Steel, the largest steel mill in Iran and West Asia, and Khuzestan Steel, damaging manufacturing and utility components of the plants.
Attacks were also carried out on utility units of Iranian petrochemical plants in Assaluyeh, on the Persian Gulf coast, with a clear aim to disrupt Iran’s exports and hard currency revenue flow.
During his Saturday meeting with steel and petrochemical CEOs, Aref said the US-Israeli strike on Mobarakeh Steel was a pointed and targeted attack that sought to undermine an industrial unit that plays a huge role in the country’s economy.
The second-in-command in the Iranian administration also ordered quick planning and execution of projects to rebuild the units of the steel company damaged in the US-Israeli aggression.
By Samuel Geddes | Al Mayadeen | May 9, 2026
US Secretary of State Rubio on Wednesday declared “Operation Epic Fury” concluded, the clearest indication so far that the US is writhing in the economic trap it sprung on itself. Being in a state of institutional paralysis, unable to accept the costs of ending the war while unable to tolerate its continuation, the Trump administration is attempting to find an equilibrium that allows hostilities to cease, while keeping as much as possible of its “maximum pressure” on Iran’s economy.
In precisely this vein, US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent in recent days has been unable to conceal his glee at the economic privation imposed on the Iranian people by his policies, attributing both the Riyal’s late 2025 collapse and the impending effects of the naval blockade on its oil production to “[Operation] Economic Fury.”
Since the inception of the Islamic Republic 47 years ago, the United States has weaponized its dominance in the global economy to impose one of the most comprehensive sanctions regimes ever implemented.
With each successive layer of economic siege deployed against the Iranians, US administrations and their surrogate regimes across the collective west, along with their propagandists in the media, painted this undeclared war as solely targeting “the regime.” The Iranian people themselves, they would have us believe, were never the intended targets. … continue
Al Mayadeen | May 9, 2026
Senior Iranian lawmakers issued sharp warnings to Gulf states on Friday, cautioning against supporting the US-backed resolution against Tehran and threatening consequences for countries aligning themselves with Washington and “Israel” amid escalating regional tensions.
Ebrahim Azizi, head of the Iranian parliament’s National Security and Foreign Policy Commission, warned that governments supporting the resolution will face perpetual closure of the Strait.
In a post on X, Azizi stated, “We warn governments, including microstates like Bahrain, that siding with the US-backed resolution will bring severe consequences.” … continue
By Robert Inlakesh | The Palestine Chronicle | May 9, 2026
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has been accused of launching direct strikes targeting Iranian civilian infrastructure, while escalating its anti-Tehran rhetoric and having lobbied the US to return to all-out regional war. Although on the surface of things, it would appear nonsensical for such a small and fragile country to commit itself to reckless actions of these kinds, the UAE is no ordinary Gulf State.
While presenting itself as an innovative nation, one that is dissimilar to its neighbors in that its focus is the creation of wealth, “unity” and “peace”, the UAE fosters an image of a wise and inviting leadership that caters to outsiders. Utilizing their immense oil wealth, Abu Dhabi’s rulers have managed to construct an image of themselves that is almost as artificial as Dubai’s Skyline. … continue
Al Mayadeen | May 9, 2026
Bahrain authorities have launched a sweeping campaign of raids and arrests targeting a large number of religious scholars, marking another violent escalation in the kingdom’s long-running repression of dissent and religious figures.
Bahrain is witnessing a broad security crackdown, with authorities carrying out intensive raids and arrests against numerous Shiite clerics across the country. […]
The latest crackdown comes within a broader context of systematic repression that has marked Bahrain’s political landscape since the 2011 uprising, when mass protests demanded political reform, democratic representation, and an end to discrimination by the ruling monarchy. Authorities responded with force, mass arrests, and the suppression of opposition movements, while Saudi forces entered the country to help crush the protests.
Since then, Bahraini authorities have repeatedly targeted clerics, activists, journalists, and opposition figures through arrests, citizenship revocations, prison sentences, and restrictions on religious and political activity. Human rights groups have accused Manama of employing authoritarian measures to silence dissent and criminalize opposition under the guise of national security. … Full article
The Cradle | May 9, 2026
Israel has told the US that any return to fighting with Iran must include the destruction of the Islamic Republic’s energy infrastructure, Israel’s Channel 12 reported on 9 May.
Israeli leaders are reportedly trying to convince their counterparts in Washington that this is “the only practical way” to make progress in confronting Tehran and that this would force the country to enter negotiations from “a submissive position.”
The channel quoted Israeli estimates that destroying Iran’s energy infrastructure could be accomplished in just “24 hours of strategic bombing.”
“If you are not going to topple the regime, at least leave it paralyzed,” one Israeli official was quoted as saying. … Full article
Iran dismissed on Saturday allegations it deliberately discharged crude into the Gulf and instead blamed a foreign tanker for the pollution near the Kharg Island.
Jafar Pourkabgani, a member of Iran’s parliament representing Bushehr, said claims that Iran dumped excess oil due to full storage tanks are “completely unfounded” and part of “psychological warfare.”
In a post on X, he attributed the slicks detected by satellite imagery to oil and ballast water released by a European tanker, describing the incident as a source of significant environmental damage.
Satellite analysis cited by The New York Times indicates the spill has spread over more than 20 square miles (52 square kilometers), making it one of the largest observed in the Gulf in recent months. UK-based monitoring firm Orbital EOS said the scale of the slick is notable amid heightened regional tensions following the Israeli-American aggression on Iran on February 28.
For its part, the Conflict and Environment Observatory noted that the origin of the spill is still unclear, warning that it is drifting southward and may not be effectively contained.
The incident has drawn attention due to its proximity to Kharg Island, the backbone of Iran’s oil industry, through which roughly 90 percent of the country’s crude exports pass. Located north of the Strait of Hormuz, the island is a critical artery for global energy supplies, amplifying concerns over both environmental risks and potential disruptions to oil markets.
Al Mayadeen | May 9, 2026
… Labour’s defeat in Birmingham, Britain’s second-largest city, became one of the clearest symbols of the party’s declining authority.
After 14 years of Labour control, the city council fractured as Reform UK, the Greens, and pro-Gaza independents all made major advances.
The collapse follows years of austerity measures, service cuts, municipal bankruptcy, and deteriorating living conditions across the city.
Independent councillor Nosheen Khalid said voters had “had enough” of Labour.
“The Labour party has caused a lot of damage in Birmingham,” she said, citing bankruptcy measures and cuts to youth services.
Khalid, who campaigned on pro-Gaza positions and received backing from Jeremy Corbyn’s Your Party movement, rejected cooperation with Reform UK, describing Farage’s party as “divisive.”
She argued that ordinary residents had lost faith in establishment politicians entirely.
“Birmingham has not been effectively governed for a very long time,” Khalid stated. “It can only get better when you have representatives who are grassroots.”
The rise of pro-Gaza independents in several councils reflected continuing anger among Muslim and left-wing voters over Labour’s stance toward the Israeli war on Gaza. … Full article
By Freddie Ponton | 21st Century Wire | May 8, 2026
Before the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW), the international chemical weapons watchdog, claimed chlorine was likely used in the alleged April 2018 Douma attack in Syria, its own leaked original draft said the victims’ symptoms were inconsistent with chlorine exposure and that a non-chemical incident could not be ruled out. What followed was not a minor editing quarrel, but a decisive shift in how a murky event would be framed, institutionalized, and then absorbed into the Western case against Damascus. … continue
Al Mayadeen | May 8, 2026
As ceasefire violations persist, Israeli forces continued their aggression on southern Lebanon on Friday, launching a series of airstrikes and drone attacks on multiple towns and villages.
According to Al Mayadeen’s correspondent, four people were killed and three others wounded, while a woman remains missing after Israeli warplanes carried out two air raids targeting the town of Toura in the Tyre district.
In a separate attack, an Israeli drone struck a vehicle on the road between Kfar Shouba and Kfar Hamam, killing a member of Lebanon’s Civil Defense. … Full article
IMEMC | May 9, 2026
Illegal paramilitary Israeli colonizers injured a man and his child and carried out a series of additional attacks across the occupied West Bank on Friday, burning property, invading Palestinian communities, and targeting agricultural lands from the southern to the northern districts.
In Hebron in the southern West Bank, a man and his child were injured after Israeli colonizers attacked them with sharp tools in the village of Shweika south of the city.
Local sources reported that Murad al‑Battat and his child were assaulted while working on their land, sustaining head injuries that required hospital treatment. The attackers also smashed the windows of al‑Battat’s vehicle and caused extensive damage.
In a related incident, Israeli occupation forces invaded the town of Beit Ummar north of Hebron and deployed across several neighborhoods.
In the Bethlehem district in the southern West Bank, colonizers assaulted a resident in the town of Beit Fajjar, south of Bethlehem city.
Media sources said the colonizers attacked Mohammad Abdul‑Fattah Deeriya while he was on his land in the Wadi Seef area and stole his mobile phone. … Full article
IMEMC | May 9, 2026
Nine Palestinians, including a child, were injured late Friday when an Israeli airstrike targeted a home in the Shati refugee camp west of Gaza City, as Israeli bombardment and military violations continued across the Gaza Strip.
Medical and media sources in Gaza said the strike hit a house near Hamid Street in the Shati refugee camp, sparking a fire and causing multiple injuries.
The Palestinian Civil Defense reported that at 11:10 p.m., Israeli forces fired a missile at a single‑story home belonging to the Al‑Adham family in the “Block 9” area of the refugee camp, resulting in nine direct injuries.
The attack completely destroyed the targeted home and caused extensive damage to dozens of surrounding houses and buildings. Fires spread to nearby structures, leaving many families at risk of displacement due to the scale of destruction and the ongoing danger, according to the Civil Defense. … Full article
Palestinian Information Center – May 8, 2026
Khalil al-Hayya, head of the Islamic Resistance Movement, Hamas, in the Gaza Strip, said Israel’s attempts to impose its will through assassinations and attacks on political leaders and their families “will fail,” following the assassination of his son Azzam al-Hayya in an Israeli strike on Gaza City.
Speaking during a memorial gathering on Thursday, al-Hayya described the martyrdom of his son, alongside several other Palestinians, including neighbor Hamza al-Sharbasi, as part of a continuing campaign targeting Palestinian families and resistance leaders.
He said the martyrdom of Palestinians would only strengthen the struggle for the liberation of Palestine and Jerusalem, adding that Israel’s efforts to pressure negotiators through violence would not succeed.
Al-Hayya also linked the attack to previous Israeli strikes targeting Hamas negotiators in Qatar last year, saying the Movement continued negotiations “on behalf of its people and national interests,” despite ongoing attacks.
Meanwhile, Khaled Mishaal, head of the Hamas Movement abroad, praised al-Hayya’s resilience during the funeral gathering, describing the loss of multiple sons and relatives as “a great sacrifice.” … continue
Press TV – May 8, 2026
Former Palestinian detainees have come forward with disturbing firsthand accounts of the systematic torture inflicted on Dr. Hussam Abu Safia, director of Gaza’s Kamal Adwan Hospital, during his detention in an Israeli prison.
Rami Abu Amira, a former prisoner, described how interrogators stripped Dr. Abu Safia naked and set police dogs on his frail body, leaving deep wounds and scratches.
Ahmad Qaddas recounted that the prison cells echoed with the doctor’s screams as he endured severe beatings.
He said he could no longer recognize Abu Safia due to extreme weight loss and his dazed, barely conscious state.
“He was physically shattered,” Qaddas added. Another former detainee, Hamza Abu Amira, spoke of the “relentless humiliation” and combined physical and psychological torture carried out by specialized Israeli prison units. … continue
The Cradle | May 8, 2026
The UAE has sent $100 million to US President Donald Trump’s Board of Peace to fund the training of a new Palestinian police force for Gaza, the Times of Israel reported on 8 May, citing a US official and a diplomat from West Asia.
Setting up a security force to control Gaza on Israel’s behalf will reportedly allow Tel Aviv to sideline Hamas while reducing the presence of the Israeli army, which is suffering from manpower shortages.
The police force is being organized under the umbrella of the National Committee for the Administration of Gaza (NCAG), a panel of Palestinian technocrats tasked by the Board of Peace and Israel to administer the Strip. … continue
MEMO | May 8, 2026
The UK Department for Business and Trade (DBT) has granted two new licences for the export of military equipment to Israel, including an £8.7 ($11.85) million licence covering “components and technology for targeting equipment”, the Campaign Against Arms Trade (CAAT) has revealed.
The licences were issued despite the British government’s September 2024 suspension of such exports over fears they would be used in Israel’s genocide in Gaza. CAAT’s analysis of UK export licensing statistics for the fourth quarter of 2025, published on 30 April, found that the UK issued export licences worth £20.5 ($27.9) million in total for transfers to Israel during the quarter. … continue
The UK’s deep national unraveling
By Mikhail Afanasyev | RT | May 8, 2026
In 2026, the British monarch issued a public message marking Ramadan and Eid al-Fitr, while Easter, unlike in all previous years, was no longer accompanied by a special royal address. Only a brief greeting on behalf of the royal family was published for the Christian holiday.
This pattern in the king’s addresses to his subjects reflects not only the increased demographic and political weight of the Muslim community, but also a clear setting of priorities. … continue
By Prof. Glenn Diesen | May 8, 2026
NATO was always destined to be a temporary military alliance, united by a common enemy and threat during the Cold War. Once that threat disappeared with the end of the Cold War and thereafter the collapse of the Soviet Union, the main question asked in the 1990s was: What would be NATO’s new reason to exist? The answer to this question was to pursue unipolarity / collective hegemony in the post-Cold War era through NATO expansionism and military interventionism (“out of area or out of business”). … continue
By Francis Goumain | Occidental Observor | May 7, 2026
Editor’s note: I have long resisted the climate manipulatioin idea but this seems convincing.
Below is an automated translation of an article from the French weekly RIVAROL, one of the last far-right publications in France, which is beset by lawsuits and has lost its press accreditation (and the tax advantages that came with it). It is a paper publication, but it can no longer appear on newsstands, so Rivarol has opted for the PDF format.
The article deals with a subject that we don’t see surfacing much in the American far-right press: drought and climate control as an already existing weapon, discreetly – but intensively – used by the Americans against Iran.
RIVAROL is not a scientific journal, but that being said, the facts are troubling and we must force our opponents to respond:
Why is it that the end of the Iranian drought coincides with the destruction of the ring of American radar installations in the Arabian Peninsula? Doesn’t this confirm what President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad had already said long ago about manipulating climate to pursue political interests?
While Iran rains missiles down on its enemies, the rain returns to Iran. Coincidence?
Read article
Press TV – May 8, 2026
A Saudi official has denied reports that Riyadh opened its airspace for US military aggression against Iran, saying such claims are being circulated in the media for “suspicious reasons,” a report says.
A Saudi official told Al Arabiya on Thursday that Riyadh is pursuing de-escalation and supports Pakistan’s mediation efforts aimed at reaching an agreement to end the US-Israeli imposed war on Iran.
“The Kingdom did not allow the use of its airspace to support offensive military operations,” the source was quoted as saying on condition of anonymity.
“There are parties trying to give a misleading image of Saudi Arabia’s position for suspicious reasons,” claimed the official.
The report comes after the Wall Street Journal claimed that Saudi Arabia and Kuwait had lifted restrictions on US military use of their bases. … Full article
Press TV – May 8, 2026
Unknown traders placed nearly $920 million in short positions on crude oil on May 6, just minutes before Axios published a report saying Washington and Tehran were nearing a deal to end their two-month war, according to data from Unusual Whales, a trading surveillance platform that monitors unusual market activity.
The Axios report, written by Barak Ravid—a journalist with close ties to Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu and US President Donald Trump—said the one-page memorandum would end the war.
Ravid is a former member of Israel’s elite Unit 8200 intelligence corps. His reporting consistently relies on “unnamed US officials” and has been described as “basically representing the American voice”.
The concern extends beyond journalistic accuracy to potential market manipulation. Each Axios report has been preceded by massive, suspiciously timed trades betting on falling oil prices.
Axios has reported on five separate occasions within a 19-day span that a deal with Iran was “close” or “imminent” — yet no agreement has materialized. … continue
A “calibrated escalation” is likely to follow the overnight US-Iran clash in the Strait of Hormuz, veteran war correspondent Elijah J. Magnier tells Sputnik.
“Return to full-scale war remains possible, but neither side appears eager for an immediate all-out confrontation,” Magnier says.
“What is more likely in the near term is a continuation of calibrated escalation, which means maritime incidents, allies being attacked, cyber operations, targeted strikes, and limited exchanges designed to impose pressure without triggering a wider or regional war.”
Both sides assess different forms of leverage, according to the pundit:
- The US can escalate vertically by deploying additional military forces and intensifying confrontation
- Iran can escalate horizontally by widening pressure geographically and economically without engaging in direct confrontation
- Both sides show restraint, but prolonged escalation increases the risk of miscalculation
“Therefore, one strike causing mass casualties, damage to strategic energy infrastructure, or a direct attack on senior leadership — such as targeted assassinations — could rapidly push both sides beyond the current threshold,” Magnier warns.
Press TV – May 8, 2026
Iran’s Foreign Ministry has strongly condemned US acts of aggression against Iranian oil tankers and coastal infrastructure, describing the attacks as a blatant violation of the ceasefire agreement.
The US military attacked two Iranian oil tankers near the port of Jask and the Strait of Hormuz late Thursday and early Friday, while also carrying out attacks on several coastal sites overlooking the strategic waterway. … continue
Press TV – May 7, 2026
A spokesperson for the Khatam al-Anbiya Central Headquarters said on Thursday that Iranian forces gave an immediate and decisive response to a series of US military aggressions in the strategic waters of the Strait of Hormuz and along the country’s southern coastline.
In a statement, Ebrahim Zolfaghari noted that the “aggressive, terrorist, and outlaw” US military, in violation of a ceasefire, targeted an Iranian oil tanker.
The vessel was transiting from Iran’s coastal waters in the Jask region, heading towards the Strait of Hormuz.
In a separate but simultaneous incident, another Iranian ship came under attack while entering the Strait of Hormuz, directly opposite the UAE’s Fujairah port.
Concurrent with these fresh acts of aggression, the spokesperson said that US forces, operating in coordination with certain countries in the region, launched airstrikes against civilian areas in the coastal provinces.
These aerial attacks reportedly targeted locations along the coasts of Bandar Khamir, Sirik, and Qeshm Island.
According to the statement, Iran’s response was immediate and decisive. … continue
By Kyle Anzalone | The Libertarian Institute | May 6, 2026
A US F-18 attacked and disabled an Iranian-flagged civilian ship in the Gulf of Oman.
“US Central Command (CENTCOM) forces observed M/T Hasna as it transited international waters enroute to an Iranian port on the Gulf of Oman,” a statement from CENTCOM published on Wednesday said. “After Hasna’s crew failed to comply with repeated warnings, U.S. forces disabled the tanker’s rudder by firing several rounds from the 20mm cannon gun of a U.S. Navy F/A-18 Super Hornet launched from USS Abraham Lincoln.” … Full article
Al Mayadeen | May 7, 2026
The US-Israeli war on Iran has created what Maersk termed a “new wake-up call” for global trade, with the shipping giant warning that financial and operational pressures could intensify in the coming months.
Speaking to CNBC’s Squawk Box Europe after Maersk released its first-quarter earnings, CEO Vincent Clerc said the company is facing significant cost increases driven largely by rising energy prices.
“We are a highly energy-intensive industry, and that has created a whole new set of circumstances that we now have to deal with,” he said. “That will have an important impact on the second and third quarters.”
Maersk warns of $500M monthly cost increase
Clerc highlighted that the surge in oil prices following the US aggression on Iran is significantly increasing operational expenses across the shipping sector.
“What this energy shock is going to mean is about $500 million of extra costs per month for as long as the oil remains around in the in the $100 per barrel neighborhood, that is significant,” Clerc told CNBC. … Full article
Press TV – May 7, 2026
A new poll has shown growing public anger toward President Donald Trump’s war on Iran, with most Americans saying the illegal war has “done more harm than good,” weakened the United States’ global standing, and worsened economic hardship at home.
According to the results of a PBS News/NPR/Marist poll published on Wednesday, a clear majority of Americans now reject Trump’s handling of the unprovoked war that began on February 28, was waged in close collaboration with Israel, and lasted for the next 40 days.
According to the poll, over 60 percent of respondents disapproved of Trump’s policy, while only 33 percent supported his confrontational policy, which risks global isolation of Washington. … Full article
By Thanvir Khan | MEMO | May 7, 2026
Activist and humanitarian aid worker Majid Freeman is due in court this week as the final phase of his landmark case comes to an end.
Freeman was charged with encouraging terrorism over social media posts in which he allegedly invited support for Hamas and expressed support for the group. He was arrested in July last year.
Freeman has pleaded not guilty, with the jury expected to reach a decision as early as this week, amid a widening crackdown on pro-Palestinian sentiment across the country.
The allegations against Freeman do not accuse him of committing any physical act of terrorism, operational involvement or financial support. The charges relate directly to social media posts which prosecutors claim could indicate sympathy with, or vocal support for, Hamas and Palestinian resistance.
Anas Mustapha, head of public advocacy at the international advocacy organisation CAGE, said: “Majid Freeman is a community activist, a humanitarian and a man of conscience who refused to be silent about the genocide in Gaza. He has been a target ever since his exposure of Leicester’s former failed Labour MP, Jonathan Ashworth, and his subsequent unflinching campaigning for the Palestinians in Gaza.
“This is the security state seeking to discipline the entire Muslim community by targeting one of its most active voices for justice. To do so in defence of a genocide makes this prosecution all the more dubious and its motives entirely political.
“Regardless of the outcome, Majid has consistently upheld the truth: occupied people have the right and obligation to resist their occupiers. Supporting that can never be a crime.”
Critics say Majid’s trial could become a landmark case. Amid a widening crackdown on pro-Palestinian slogans such as “globalise the intifada” and calls by Prime Minister Keir Starmer to ban certain protests, this case could become a litmus test for free speech on Palestine.
It may also send a clear signal to the prime minister and other politicians that there is no straightforward legal framework to ban pro-Palestinian slogans or sentiments outright, and that attempts to do so could face serious challenges in court.
The case may also test whether expressions of support for the right of occupied peoples to resist can be prosecuted as terrorism in the UK. If Freeman is convicted, critics are likely to argue that the ruling places UK courts at odds with international law, UN resolutions and the Geneva Conventions, which affirm protections and rights for peoples living under occupation. … Full article
The Cradle | May 7, 2026
An Israeli “double tap” strike targeted paramedics in the southern Lebanese town of Toul on 7 May, coinciding with brutal attacks across southern Lebanon and just hours after Tel Aviv’s first attack on Beirut since the start of the so-called “ceasefire.”
“An enemy drone struck the Toul area. After the attack, the Islamic Health Authority’s Civil Defense team went to inspect the site, before enemy warplanes launched another raid on the area, which resulted in the injury of two members of the rescue team and significant damage to the ambulance,” Lebanon’s National News Agency (NNA) reported.
Video footage captured the exact moment the Islamic Health Authority’s vehicle was bombed by the occupation army. Over 100 Lebanese medics have been killed by Israel since the war began. … continue
IMEMC | May 7, 2026
On Wednesday, Israeli occupation forces invaded the Al‑Baq’a area east of Hebron, in the occupied West Bank’s southern region, and carried out a large‑scale destruction of Palestinian agricultural land, uprooting thousands of grape vines and bulldozing more than 200 dunams of privately owned farmland over the past three days, in one of the largest agricultural demolitions reported in the district this year.
Eyewitnesses said multiple military units accompanied Israeli bulldozers as they invaded the area at dawn, sealed all access roads, and prevented Palestinian farmers from reaching their land while the machinery destroyed entire vineyards, vegetable fields, and irrigation networks. … continue
Palestinian Information Center – May 7, 2026
GAZA – Three Palestinian police officers were killed and several others were injured on Thursday in an Israeli strike targeting a security site west of Gaza City, amid ongoing Israeli violations of the ceasefire agreement and growing threats to resume the war on the Gaza Strip.
A local source said an Israeli Apache helicopter fired at least one missile at a room used by Gaza’s security services in the Ansar area west of the city, following intense low-altitude flights and widespread drone activity overhead.
The dead and wounded were transferred to Al-Shifa Medical Complex, while one injured person was taken to the Palestinian Red Crescent field hospital in central Gaza City.
Gaza’s Interior Ministry later announced that three security officers and personnel were killed in the Israeli strike on a guard post belonging to a security headquarters west of the city. A fourth officer was critically injured, along with several civilians. … Full article
Al Mayadeen | May 7, 2026
Azzam al-Hayya, the son of Khalil al-Hayya, leader of the Hamas Resistance movement in Gaza, was martyred on Thursday after succumbing to wounds he sustained in an Israeli attack on Gaza City on Wednesday evening, according to Al Mayadeen’s correspondent.
The correspondent reported on Wednesday night that Hamza al-Sharbasi was killed and Azzam Khalil al-Hayya was injured in an Israeli airstrike near the Jabalia bus stop in the al-Daraj neighborhood, in central Gaza City.
The Palestinian Islamic Jihad movement condemned the assault, saying, “The government of war criminals in the occupying entity continues to escalate its crimes against the Gaza Strip.”
In a statement, the movement noted that “the occupation army is carrying out ongoing assaults aimed at assassinating Resistance forces and their leaders, particularly within Islamic Jihad and Hamas.”
It further highlighted that the latest in these assassinations was “the treacherous airstrike that targeted Hamza al-Sharbasi, a leader in the al-Qassam Brigades, yesterday.”
“The attack also injured several others, including the martyr Azzam, the son of Khalil al-Hayya, the head of the Hamas movement in Gaza, who succumbed to his wounds this morning,” the movement added. … continue
… Azzam was the fourth son of Khalil al-Hayya to be killed in Israeli attacks. One son was killed when Israel targeted the Hamas negotiating team in the Qatari capital, Doha. … Press TV
By Ramona Wadi | MEMO | May 7, 2026
In March this year, UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres had stated that the UN is “cooperating actively with structures created by the Board of Peace.” By the time Guterres made his statement, US Board of Peace High Representative for Gaza Nickolay Mladenov had already warned, in February this year, that Hamas bears the burden of Israel’s full resumption of genocide in Gaza if it fails to disarm.
In a letter that was quoted yesterday in Israeli media, Mladenov and senior US official Aryeh Lightstone warned the Palestinian technocratic government, “Failure by Hamas to accept the framework within a reasonable timeframe, as determined by the Board of Peace and after consultation with the parties, shall render such commitments null and void.”
Two days before Mladenov’s warning was made public, a senior military official said that it was inevitable that Israel would resume “fighting” in Gaza if Hamas refuses to disarm. Israel has in fact not stopped colonising Gaza through violence – what we are seeing now is a slower form of genocide in the aftermath of a very visible genocide which world leaders and diplomats preferred to watch rather than stop.
Mladenov is aware that Israel kept killing Palestinians in Gaza after the ceasefire came into effect, that more buildings were detonated, that the Yellow Line keeps expanding in Gaza besides already occupying more than half of its shrinking territory.
Therefore, the pretence of a before and after the ceasefire does not hold. It is merely a convenient veneer for the Board of Peace’s next rhetorical step that asserts its agreement with genocide. … continue
MEMO | May 7, 2026
The United Arab Emirates’ ruling Al Nahyan family has benefited from more than €71 million (US $80 million) in European Union farming subsidies, even as campaigners intensify calls for sanctions against senior Emirati officials over Abu Dhabi’s alleged role in the Sudan genocide.
A cross-border investigation by DeSmog, shared with the Guardian, found that subsidiaries controlled by the Al Nahyan family collected more than €71 million over six years through farmland in Romania, Italy and Spain. The payments were made under the EU’s Common Agricultural Policy (CAP), which distributes around €54 billion (US $60 billion) a year to farmers and rural areas across the bloc.
The investigation traced 110 subsidy payments between 2019 and 2024 to a network of companies and subsidiaries controlled by the UAE ruling family and Abu Dhabi sovereign wealth fund ADQ. The largest payments were linked to Agricost, a Romanian agricultural company which owns what the Guardian described as the EU’s single largest farm, covering 57,000 hectares.
The findings have raised fresh questions about how European public funds are being channelled to foreign state-linked investors and ultra-wealthy landowners. … continue
RT | May 7, 2026
A Ukrainian kamikaze drone was likely responsible for damage to empty fuel storage tanks in Latvia, but Kiev should not be blamed for such incidents, Latvian Defense Minister Andris Spruds has argued. Finland earlier rebuked Kiev for breaches of its airspace.
Several NATO countries bordering Russia have recently reported cases of Ukrainian unmanned aircraft entering their airspace and crashing instead of striking targets inside Russia. Latvian officials said two drones – which the Russian military identified as Ukraine’s Lyuty-type fixed-wing aircraft – crossed into the country overnight. One remains unaccounted for, while another sparked a fire near the town of Rezekne, roughly 40km from the Russian border.
“Ukraine has every right to defend itself,” Spruds stated. He added that incidents involving foreign aircraft entering Latvian airspace will continue as long as the conflict between Russia and Ukraine remains unresolved, blaming Moscow for it.
The muted reaction is in contrast to remarks by Finnish Prime Minister Petteri Orpo, who said earlier in the week that while his nation supports Kiev, he told Vladimir Zelensky during a meeting in Armenia that Finland deems Ukrainian aircraft entering its airspace “unacceptable.”
Russia accuses NATO of enabling attacks
Russian officials have previously accused NATO members of quietly permitting Ukraine to use their airspace to launch strikes on targets inside Russia, particularly in the northwestern Leningrad Region.
The latest string of reports of Ukrainian drones falling in NATO states started in late March, when Kiev focused attacks on Russian Baltic Sea oil export terminals. Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia and Finland – nations that lie on a flight path from Ukraine to Leningrad Region that avoids Russian ally Belarus – were all affected.
Some of the incidents include:
- March 23. A drone explodes after falling into Lake Lavysas in Lithuania;
- March 25. Drone wreckage found in Latvia’s Kraslava area;
- March 25. A drone hits a chimney of the Auvere Power Plant in Estonia;
- March 29. A drone crashes near the city of Kouvola in Finland;
- April 1. Drone wreckage found in the Rezekne area in Latvia.
During the latest overnight wave of Ukrainian attacks, Russian air defenses intercepted 347 drones, according to the Defense Ministry. It added that 570 robotic aircraft were downed over the last 24 hours.
Bryansk Region Governor Aleksandr Bogomaz said 13 civilians, including a child, were injured in strikes on the regional capital. Moscow Mayor Sergey Sobyanin also reported a stream of over 30 drones stopped while trying to approach the Russian capital. … Full article
By Lucas Leiroz | May 7, 2026
Apparently, the Trump administration’s recent pro-war shift is not limited to the Middle East. The Republican administration seems increasingly yielding to the interests of the military lobby and the so-called “deep state,” approving measures that will harm international security and further worsen current tensions (in addition to contributing nothing to US people’s legitimate interests).
Recently, the Trump administration gave the green light to the sale of precision-guided bomb kits to Ukraine. The package is estimated to be worth over 373 million dollars. The approval is a direct consequence of strong congressional pressure on the administration. Although the White House had been trying to freeze discussions on the subject, lawmakers – many of whom directly represent the interests of the military-industrial complex – had long been pushing for the measure’s approval.
The approved equipment is the JDAM-Extended Range (JDAM-ER), which can be used to convert heavy bombs into guided munitions, increasing the impact power of attacks. These munitions are generally guided by a GPS system, and can hit targets tens of kilometers away. Depending on where these bombs are launched from, they could destroy numerous civilian targets in Russian border regions. … continue
RT | May 7, 2026
Ukraine has dramatically stepped up drone strikes on Russia’s Zaporozhye Nuclear Power Plant (NPP) and the city of Energodar, Aleksey Likhachev, the head of the state-owned Rosatom operator, has said.
In a statement released on Thursday, Likhachev described three consecutive days of intense Ukrainian strikes on civilian infrastructure in Energodar, a town mere kilometers away from the frontline. The Ukrainian attacks targeted a gas distribution station and residential buildings, with over 20 explosions recorded in a single day, he said, adding that five vehicles were set ablaze and a fire truck was seriously damaged.
Other strikes hit the city administration building, with one of the drones crashing into the entry of a bomb shelter, though without casualties, Likhachev said.
On top of that, another drone struck the NPP’s external radiation control laboratory on Saturday, with no casualties reported, Likhachev said, adding that a local power substation has been targeted almost daily, making repair work impossible.
Energodar itself experienced a full blackout between April 30 and May 3 due to damage to electrical infrastructure, with hospitals and utilities running on emergency diesel generators, the Rosatom chief said.
“Choosing a nuclear power plant as a target is the most irresponsible step on the part of the Ukrainian authorities… Any strike on any building, any piece of equipment is a blow to the nuclear safety of the NPP… Not understanding this is the height of cynicism and recklessness.”
Russia took control of the Zaporozhye NPP, Europe’s largest nuclear facility, in March 2022, shortly after the escalation of the Ukraine conflict. All six reactors have been in shutdown since September 2022. … Full article
teleSUR – May 7, 2026
On Thursday, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Lin Jian reiterated that China supports Cuba’s sovereignty, expressed opposition to foreign interference in its internal affairs and called on U.S. authorities to end the blockade against the Caribbean Island.
“China firmly supports Cuba in defending its national sovereignty and security, and resolutely opposes interference in its internal affairs,” Lin stated.
“Beijing urges the United States to immediately end the blockade, sanctions and any form of coercion and pressure against Cuba,” the spokesperson said in response to a question regarding measures announced by U.S. President Donald Trump that expanded sanctions against the Caribbean country.
Lin stressed that the United States has further intensified illegal unilateral sanctions against Cuba, “seriously undermining the Cuban people’s rights to subsistence and development, and seriously violating the basic norms governing international relations.” … continue
Press TV – May 7, 2026
China has issued a strong condemnation of a recent visit by some Knesset members to Taiwan, calling their actions “despicable” and warning that there will be a ” price ” for crossing China’s red lines.
The Chinese Embassy in occupied territories said on Wednesday that the visit by Boaz Toporovsky, a member of the Yesh Atid party, and several other Knesset members included “erroneous remarks regarding the Taiwan question” that seriously violated the one-China principle. […]
The Zionist lawmakers have colluded “with ‘Taiwan independence’ separatist forces, the embassy spokesperson said, adding that they have been “provoking confrontation across the Taiwan Strait.”
“Their actions are despicable,” the spokesperson said, adding that Beijing views separatist activities by Taiwan authorities as “the greatest threat to peace and stability in the Taiwan Strait.”
China warned the lawmakers to “immediately cease their erroneous words and deeds,” emphasizing they should “not underestimate the firm resolve of the Chinese government and the Chinese people in defending national sovereignty and territorial integrity.”
“Do not believe that one can cross red lines on the Taiwan question without paying any price,” warned the spokesperson. … Full article
Press TV – May 7, 2026
Iran’s Ports and Maritime Organization (PMO) has announced that it is fully prepared to offer maritime services, technical assistance, and medical support to commercial vessels navigating the strategic Strait of Hormuz and surrounding regional waters.
The maritime authority made the announcement in an official message to commanders of commercial vessels on Thursday, saying the announcement is in line with efforts to ensure maritime safety, improve seaworthiness, and safeguard the welfare of seafarers.
The message, transmitted through maritime communication networks and VHF systems, is specifically intended for all commercial ships operating in the region.
According to the maritime authority, the ships may have access to essential services, including fuel, provisions, and medical assistance, if they require support while traversing Iranian territorial waters and anchorages. … Full article
Press TV – May 7, 2026
Bahrain’s parliament has stripped three lawmakers of their seats in the latest crackdown by the minority regime against dissent, after the trio publicly criticized the monarchy’s controversial citizenship revocations and security policies.
In a vote in Manama on Thursday, the Bahraini House of Representatives revoked the memberships of Abdulnabi Salman, Mahdi al-Shuwaikh, and Mamdouh al-Saleh after the trio publicly lambasted the Bahraini regime for striping citizenship from dozens of Bahrain nationals accused of sympathizing with Iran.
On April 27, the Bahraini interior ministry said the Persian Gulf kingdom had revoked the citizenship of 69 individuals and their families for “expressing support for Iran’s (retaliatory) attacks” against US and Israeli military assets across West Asia amid their war of aggression against the Islamic Republic.
The ministry noted at the time that the individuals had published posts on social media platforms “glorifying and sympathizing with” regional resistance movements. … Full article
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- Lebanon Ceasefire in Name Only as Israeli Enemy Kills Citizens, Bombs Houses in South
- Iran war launched at ‘Israel’s’ request: US memo debunks Trump claims
- How Israel moved Hermes 900 drone production to Serbia to hide from Iranian missiles
- Cost of US Operation Against Iran Exceeds $61Bln – Reports
- Mainstream media ignoring Pentagon leak footage – journalist
- US to Struggle to Legally Justify Blockade of Strait of Hormuz – South Korean Association
- 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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- West Bank is Defenseless – This is Why Israeli Settler Attacks Continue
- Two Palestinians killed, several injured in Israeli attack on police post
- Systematic Israeli targeting of Gaza police seen as deliberate prelude to chaos
- Netanyahu destabilizing region, US hindering talks: Pakistani official
- Iran FM to hold no talks with Americans in Islamabad; US media lied again: Report
- When It Comes to Using Proxies, The US Far Surpasses Iran as a Sponsor of Terrorism
- Hidden history: How Mossad infiltrated Italy
- Promises, pressure, pullout: Why US nuclear talks with Iran were never about a deal
- 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
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