By Eduardo Vasco | Strategic Culture Foundation | May 27, 2026
From Guantánamo to Palestine, Washington has a long, brutal history of silencing, blacklisting, and deporting rapporteurs who dared tell the truth. … continue
Sputnik – 27.05.2026
Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodríguez Parrilla slammed US propaganda portraying Cuba as a threat to the United States, exposing the absurdity of Washington’s narrative.
“Well, just imagine Cuba is a small island, 100,000 square kilometers and 10 million inhabitants. Based on what logic, what would be the common sense behind the idea that Cuba could threaten a nuclear superpower?” Rodríguez Parrilla said.
He also blasted US Secretary of State Marco Rubio for “lying on and on regarding this issue.”
For months, Washington has pressured Cuba’s fuel lifelines — targeting shipments, threatening supply routes, and using economic collapse as a regime-change tool.
Rubio earlier claimed there is “no oil blockade on Cuba,” even though US President Donald Trump bragged that Cuba had “no oil,” “no money,” and “no anything” under the US embargo.
By Salman Rafi Sheikh – New Eastern Outlook – May 27, 2026
The I2U2 — that much-heralded “West Asian Quad” of India, Israel, the UAE, and the United States — is gathering dust. Launched with fanfare in July 2022 and billed as a transformative framework for regional integration, it has produced little of consequence since its inaugural summit.
Progress stalled through 2024, and its April 2025 revival dialogue in New Delhi was notably described as the first convening of the group in almost two years. Without sustained American engagement, the scaffolding has simply collapsed. What remains, however, is something more durable and more troubling: an informal troika of Israel, the UAE, and India, joined not by shared ambition but by a shared phobia. … continue
Press TV – May 27, 2026
The vice secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council has denounced hostile measures by the United States and the Israeli regime as the root cause of insecurity in West Asia.
Ali Bagheri-Kani made the remarks in a Wednesday meeting with head of the International Security Division at Switzerland’s Federal Department of Foreign Affairs, Gabriel Luchinger, on the sidelines of the 14th International Meeting of High Representatives Responsible for Security Issues in the Russian capital, Moscow.
Bagheri-Kani said the root cause of insecurity and instability in the region is the Israeli regime’s and the United States’ aggressive measures, emphasizing they will have no role in its future.
For his part, Luchinger expressed his deep condolences over the assassination of former secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council Ali Larijani in an Israeli airstrike on March 17, stating that Bern is prepared to cooperate with Tehran to resolve regional and international issues. … continue
Al Mayadeen | May 27, 2026
The Iranian state television has unveiled a preliminary and unofficial draft memorandum of understanding between Iran and the United States, outlining potential arrangements on maritime activity and regional security.
The draft framework, as per the broadcaster, suggests that the United States would commit to lifting a maritime blockade on Iran. In return, Iran would agree to restore commercial shipping through key maritime routes to pre-escalation levels within one month.
The reported arrangement does not apply to military vessels.
The report also said the draft includes provisions placing the management and regulation of maritime transit routes under Iranian oversight, in coordination with the Sultanate of Oman. … continue
By Larry C. Johnson | SONAR21 | May 27, 2026
Notwithstanding the Al Jazeera report, there are still significant areas of disagreement that make a deal between Iran and the US unlikely. The Pakistan-Qatar mediation channel toward a possible memorandum of understanding remains active. But “active” does not mean “settled.” The unresolved center of gravity remains sequencing. The following is based on information I received from a knowledgeable source with access to the negotiations. It mirrors my analysis.
Washington and Israel want Iranian concessions first, while Tehran wants tangible, front-loaded economic and security relief before it gives ground on anything that matters. That is the heart of the present deadlock.
Iran’s position is not theatrical. It is rooted in a clear strategic doctrine: after decades of sanctions, pressure, assassinations, sabotage, and military threats, Tehran will not trade hard leverage for verbal assurances or a memorandum of understanding.
Promises are not enough. Mechanisms matter. Sequencing matters. Asset movement matters. Enforcement matters. The central judgment is this: Iran is not blinking. … continue
Press TV – May 26, 2026
At least 17 civilians have been killed in a series of Israeli artillery and aerial strikes against multiple locations in southern Lebanon, as the regime’s prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, ordered the military to intensify offensives against the Arab country.
The Israeli army launched barrages of artillery rounds as well as several airstrikes against the Rashidieh refugee camp, and the towns of al-Ma’shouq, Burj al-Shamali, Seddiqin, Housh and Rishknaniyeh late on Monday. No reports of possible casualties and the extent of damage caused were quickly available.
A round of Israeli air raids also targeted the towns of Mayfadoun, Habboush, Arab Salim, Toul, Harouf, Qaaqaait al-Jisr, and Duweir.
Local sources said two women lost their lives as an Israeli airstrike struck the building they were residing in.
At least five people were killed and another eleven, including children, suffered injuries as Israeli warplanes launched eight strikes on various residential neighborhoods of the town of al-Mashghara in the Beqaa Valley.
Israeli aerial attacks also targeted the towns of Yater, Zibqin, Ar-Rihan, and Louaizeh in southern Lebanon.
The outskirts of the towns of Shoukin, Jibchit, and Shehour were heavily shelled.
Israeli reconnaissance aircraft also flew over the capital Beirut and its southern suburbs, besides multiple locations in southern Lebanon, including the city of Baalbek and the Beqaa Valley. … Full article
MEMO | May 26, 2026
An Israeli force entered the village of Al-Rafid in the countryside of Syria’s Quneitra province on Tuesday and conducted bulldozing operations west of the village, according to Syria’s state news agency, SANA.
SANA reported that an Israeli military bulldozer advanced toward the village in southern Quneitra before conducting land-clearing operations in areas west of Al-Rafid.
Syrian authorities did not immediately respond to the incident, and the motives for the operations are still unclear. … Full article
Palestinian Information Center – May 26, 2026
Extremist Jewish settler groups launched renewed attacks across various areas of the occupied West Bank and Jerusalem over the past 24 hours, under the protection of Israeli forces, according to Palestinian media reports on Tuesday morning.
Several towns and villages reportedly witnessed acts of vandalism and direct assaults by settlers, including the uprooting of old-growth trees, burning of crops, and attacks on homes and vehicles.
In northern Ramallah, a group of settlers guarded by soldiers wreaked havoc on about 70 olive and almond trees in the town of Turmus Ayya, and harassed the Abu Awad family near their home in the town’s plains.
Local sources also reported a settler attack on the village of Abwein northwest of Ramallah, without specifying its nature.
A horde of settlers set fire to crops in the fields of al-Mughayir village northeast of Ramallah, while others grazed livestock in fields near Ramon village east of Ramallah.
In northwest Ramallah, settlers attacked Palestinian vehicles on the main road near Umm Safa village.
In southern Nablus, settlers attacked homes on the outskirts of Burin village and assaulted vehicles near the village.
In al-Khalil, settlers released cattle into swaths of private land and around homes in Khillet al-Hums south of Yatta.
In the east Jerusalem neighborhood of Sheikh Jarrah, settlers assaulted Palestinian young men and threatened them with weapons.
IMEMC | May 26, 2026
Israeli forces killed a Palestinian man on Tuesday afternoon in the Jenin refugee camp in the northern West Bank city of Jenin.
The Palestinian Red Crescent Society reported that its ambulance crews transported the body of a man from the Jenin camp to the Jenin Governmental Hospital.
Media sources identified the slain man as 45-year-old Nasser Ali Kamal Al-Saadi, adding that he was shot and killed with live ammunition. … Full article
Palestinian Information Center – May 26, 2026
GAZA – Seven Palestinians were martyred and others were wounded on Tuesday in Israeli strikes in the Gaza Strip, while a girl died of wounds sustained in a previous attack.
The Palestinian Information Center reporter said that two people were killed and others were injured in an Israeli airstrike on a vehicle west of Khan Yunis.
In the morning, Israeli warplanes bombed a group of people in al-Maghazi refugee camp in central Gaza, killing five of them and injuring several others.
According to local sources, the airstrike in al-Maghazi camp was intended to protect collaborators with the Israeli occupation army who attempted to storm Palestinian homes in the area. When residents tried to fend them off, Israeli drones intervened and struck them.
Meanwhile, the resistance and a group of civilians managed to repel collaborators attempting to advance and cross the “yellow line” east of the central governorate under Israeli fire and air cover.
In addition, an Israeli airstrike targeted a house in al-Maghazi camp.
Earlier, A Palestinian girl was pronounced dead on Tuesday after succumbing to wounds sustained in an Israeli strike on Khan Yunis a day earlier.
Local sources reported that 15-year-old Fatima al-Khatib succumbed to her injuries after an Israeli strike targeted on Monday the Gheith displacement camp in the al-Mawasi area of Khan Yunis.
Meanwhile, Block 5 of an-Nuseirat refugee camp saw widespread destruction after heavy Israeli bombardment flattened an entire residential square. … Full article
Al Mayadeen | May 26, 2026
The Israeli occupation’s continued enforcement of the so-called “Orange Line” in the Gaza Strip constitutes a serious violation of the ceasefire agreement and an attempt to impose new realities on the ground through military force, Hamas warned on Tuesday.
In a statement, Hamas said the move reflects an ongoing effort to consolidate Israeli military control over Gaza and undermine any genuine opportunity for stability or the success of de-escalation efforts.
The movement described the policy as an explicit and continuous breach of the ceasefire terms, accusing the occupation government of deliberately sabotaging mediation efforts while escalating policies of killing, starvation, and siege.
Hamas said Israeli authorities were simultaneously imposing field measures aimed at altering the existing situation in open defiance of understandings and guarantees previously agreed upon under the ceasefire framework.
The group also called on mediators to provide an urgent official clarification regarding the “Orange Line” and publicly condemn the dangerous escalation by the occupation. … Full article
Press TV – May 26, 2026
Former chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC), Fatou Bom Bensouda, says former head of the Israeli spy agency Mossad, Yosef Meir Cohen, had threatened her over her investigation into Israeli war crimes against Palestinians.
Bensouda, who served as the ICC’s chief prosecutor from 2012 to 2021, revealed on Tuesday that Cohen pressured her to abandon a war crimes investigation targeting leaders of the occupying regime.
She stated that between 2017 and 2021, Cohen met with her twice, once in Munich and once in New York City, where he explicitly demanded that she halt the probe.
According to Bensouda, Cohen subjected her to “threats and pressure,” which also extended to members of her family.
She added that she did not receive sufficient support from ICC member states to withstand Israel’s pressure. The situation later escalated, she said, to include indirect threats against her family, including the tracking of her husband and the collection of information about him in an attempt to influence her decisions.
Bensouda reported the Israeli threats to Dutch authorities but said she did not receive adequate protection. … continue
Washington will have many difficulties implementing its plans for the Arctic
By Lucas Leiroz | May 26, 2026
US interests in the Arctic continue to pose a significant threat to the European security architecture. Washington continues to advance its plans to expand its military and economic presence in the Arctic, despite the proven inability of the current American naval apparatus to conduct operations in the region efficiently. In practice, the irresponsibility with which the US conducts its Arctic policy could lead to a serious escalation of tensions in the near future.
According to recent reports, the US and Denmark are finally reaching an understanding on the Greenland issue. The Danish government has allegedly given permission for the US to proceed with a plan to build two military bases on Greenlandic territory. This will allow Washington to control specific territorial zones in the region, expanding its influence in the Arctic without having the burden of a formal annexation of Greenland. … continue
RT | May 26, 2026
The Russian military will begin targeting bunkers used by Ukrainian military commanders and leadership in response to Kiev’s continued terrorist attacks on civilians, senior MP Andrey Kartapolov says. Ukraine’s parliament – the Verkhovnaya Rada – and Vladimir Zelensky’s office are not on the target list, he told Parliamentskaya Gazeta on Tuesday. … continue
Sputnik – 26.05.2026
Germany is carrying out total militarization at all levels and on a scale unprecedented in the country’s history, Reiner Braun, an expert and former co-chair of the International Peace Bureau (IPB), told RIA Novosti.
“We are witnessing the total militarization of the country. This isn’t just a crazy arms buildup in terms of spending money. We are seeing the militarization of absolutely every aspect of society: from healthcare and civil defense to schools and environmental programs. We have reached a completely new level of war preparation. What is happening now is on a scale never before seen in the history of Germany,” Braun stated.
According to Braun, part of German society opposes militarization. Polls show that approximately 35% of the population is critical of the current military policy. … continue
RT | May 25, 2026
Moscow has demanded the Czech Republic immediately release Metropolitan Bishop Hilarion detained in the country, branding the incident a “fabricated persecution” of the senior Russian Christian Orthodox hierarch.
The bishop was detained by Czech police on Sunday while traveling in a car from his parish church of Saint Peter and Paul in the resort town of Karlovy Vary. According to Hilarion’s press service, the law enforcement did not provide any solid reasoning behind the traffic stop, proceeding to search the car instead. The law enforcement recovered “four small containers with white substance” from the car’s trunk, believed to be illicit drugs.
“I have never had any connection to the illegal drug trade. Since I’m a clergyman, the very suggestion of such a thing is utterly false. I insist on a full, independent, and procedurally impeccable investigation of what happened,” the bishop said in a statement.
According to the hierarch’s legal team, his car was searched without proper procedure, including witnesses and video recording. The law enforcement officers also allegedly went straight for its trunk and did not search the personal belongings of Hilarion and his driver. … continue
Sputnik – 25.05.2026
MOSCOW – Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a law authorizing armed forces to protect Russians arrested by foreign courts without Russia’s involvement, unless based on a Russian treaty or UN Security Council resolution, according to a document published on Monday.
The Russian armed forces may, within the limits of their powers, be involved in tasks to protect Russian citizens who are arrested, detained, or prosecuted in a criminal or other manner based on decisions of courts of foreign states authorized in the field of criminal proceedings by other foreign states without the participation of Russia, the document read.
Sputnik – 25.05.2026
MOSCOW – Western media have twisted the attack on a college in Starobelsk in the Lugansk People’s Republic (LPR) to present Russia’s retaliatory strikes as aggression, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said on Tuesday.
“Look at how this tragedy is presented in the Western media. It’s completely the opposite. Literally everything is twisted. Turned upside down. It’s presented as if this wasn’t a school, but rather a military command post. That it wasn’t children there, but some kind of military commanders. That it was practically a warehouse and had nothing to do with the school,” Zakharova said at a round table during the International Security Forum.
The Russian diplomat then explained why Western mainstream outlets misrepresented the situation.
“Why did they completely distort the situation in the Western mainstream media with the current tragedy in Starobelsk? Why did they need to do this? It was to present Russia’s retaliatory strikes against decision-making centers in Ukraine, from which those very same killer missiles and killer drones were launched against civilian targets in our country; to present Russia’s retaliatory strikes not as retaliatory, but as aggressively offensive,” Zakharova said.
RT | May 26, 2026
Ten employees from the Starobelsk Professional College in Russia’s Lugansk People’s Republic have been added to the ‘kill list’ run by Ukraine’s state-linked Mirotvorets website, just days after a dormitory at the facility was targeted by Kiev in a drone strike that killed 21 students.
According to data from the website, the recent entries include seven women and three men, among them deputy directors and teachers at the college. The database accuses them of publicly supporting Russia, attempting to undermine Ukraine’s sovereignty and territorial integrity, and spreading propaganda among minors.
The Mirotvorets database, which has been linked to the Ukrainian security services, is notorious for publishing the addresses and personal details of anyone critical of the Kiev regime, including journalists, athletes, artists, and politicians, some of whom have subsequently been assassinated. … Full article
By Manlio Dinucci | Global Research | May 26, 2026
The White House announced:
“The Trump Administration’s doctrine of peace through strength has strengthened alliances and established America as an indispensable force for global stability.
As these achievements mount up, we have unequivocally entered a Golden Age of American Greatness, which promises even greater opportunities and security for the future”.
Adhering to the “peace through strength” doctrine, the Trump Administration increased US military spending from $860 billion in the 2025 financial year to $1.45 trillion in the 2027 financial year. This figure is further increased by $488 billion allocated to the Department of Veterans Affairs and other military appropriations, bringing the US’s annual military spending to over $2 trillion — more than a quarter of the Federal Government’s total public expenditure. Official budgets vastly underestimate the true cost of wars: the Pentagon claims that the war against Iran has so far cost $29 billion, but Forbes magazine estimates the cost at nearly $200 billion. … continue
Press TV – May 26, 2026
Pakistan’s Defense Minister Khawaja Asif has asserted opposition to his country’s normalizing relations with the Israeli regime after US President Donald Trump called on regional states to enter rapprochement deals with Tel Aviv.
Speaking to Pakistani broadcaster Samaa TV on Monday, Asif said Pakistan should not support agreements that conflict with the country’s “fundamental ideologies.”
Asif made the remarks after being asked about the possibility of Pakistan’s joining the so-called Abraham Accords – a set of Washington-facilitated détentes that have normalized relations between some regional countries and Tel Aviv – following reported pressure from Trump.
Questioning engagement with the regime, the Pakistani defense minister added, “How will you sit down with those people whose word cannot be trusted even for a single day?”
He also reiterated Islamabad’s longstanding position regarding the regime. “We have a very clear stance that this is not acceptable to us,” Asif said. … continue
By Ron Paul | May 25, 2026
The pattern of media reports – based on White House leaks – that an agreement with Iran is almost completed has become predictable. Where once the markets fluctuated wildly (and some insiders made huge profits with the information), each time we hear that the deal is almost complete only to see it fall through, the markets barely move.
It is dangerous to have a US Administration that no one in the US or the rest of the world believes. When White House “sources” claim a deal is in sight only to have President Trump post another AI graphic of the US military – or himself – firing missiles at Iran, the futility of engaging with the United States becomes reinforced to the rest of the world.
This is not projecting strength. It is signaling moral and ethical bankruptcy. And it is dangerous. In a world where no other country sees value in negotiating to end disputes with the US government, the only solution is to prepare to use force against it. … continue
RT | May 26, 2026
Western spy agencies are intending to use Syrian militants as a proxy force against Iran, Russian Federal Security Service chief Aleksandr Bortnikov has said.
The jihadists, who fought for Islamic State (IS, formerly ISIS) and other terrorist groups, are being moved from their detention facilities in Syria to special camps in Iraq, Bortnikov said during a meeting of the security chiefs from the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) in Russia’s Irkutsk Region on Tuesday.
“The history of Islamic State began with similar Iraqi prison complexes under the protection of Western coalition intelligence agencies,” he stressed. … continue
By José Niño | The Libertarian Institute | May 26, 2026
Americans have been fed a comforting fairy tale about Islamic terrorism. Radical jihadists attack the West simply because they despise freedom, democracy, and the American way of life. This narrative flatters domestic audiences while conveniently obscuring a far more troubling reality. For decades, the United States, the United Kingdom, and Israel have armed, financed, tolerated, and tapped into Sunni Islamist extremists as geopolitical tools to destabilize rivals. The evidence spans multiple theaters and rests on declassified documents, congressional investigations, and credible investigative journalism. … continue
By Kevin Barrett | American Free Press | May 26, 2026
According to Jewish mythology, Jews are the most persecuted people on Earth. Rabbis and Jewish historiographers alike speak of unending waves of expulsions, pogroms, and genocides afflicting God’s self-styled chosen people in virtually every part of the world they have lived, and perhaps even a few where they haven’t. As Congressman Randy Fine endlessly repeats, “Jews have been kicked out of every country where we’ve ever lived, and it’s never been our own fault.”
Given their literally unbelievable history of gratuitous persecution, and their claims that horrific anti-Jewish acts are happening with increasing frequency around the world and in the United States, I expected to be stunned and horrified by the Anti-Defamation League’s list of 6,274 antisemitic incidents of 2025. But when I finally summoned up the courage to examine their terrifying list of outrages, I was indeed shocked—not by the horror of thousands of disgusting and depraved crimes against poor innocent Jews, but by the mind-bending banality of the vast majority of alleged “antisemitic incidents.”
What’s more, it seems that the few genuinely serious “incidents” were not even antisemitic. For example, on New Year’s Day of 2025, 17 out of the 18 reported “antisemitic incidents” were nothingburgers—but one was truly horrific: A mentally unstable Black American veteran drove his pickup truck onto a crowded sidewalk in New Orleans, fired shots, and wound up killing fourteen people before being shot dead by police.
But there is no evidence that anti-Jewish prejudice played any role in the crime. The perpetrator never seems to have said anything about Jews. None of the victims were Jewish, but instead were Blacks, Whites, British, Muslim, or Hispanic. … continue
The Cradle | May 25, 2026
During a heated five-hour security cabinet meeting on 24 May, Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich called for large-scale strikes on Beirut’s infrastructure in retaliation for Hezbollah’s First-Person View (FPV) drones, which have caused rising casualties among Israeli forces.
“We cannot defend ourselves to death. We need to bring down 10 buildings in Dahiye in response to every drone,” Smotrich said, according to Ynet. … Full article
By Trita Parsi | May 25, 2026
Despite the ceasefire and tentative progress toward a memorandum of understanding between Washington and Tehran, the Persian Gulf has remained perilously volatile. In the past 24 hours alone, several rounds of fire have been exchanged between US and Iranian forces in the region. Though both sides appear to view the incidents — which may have killed as many as four IRGC naval personnel — as falling below the threshold that would shatter the ceasefire altogether, the clashes underscore the fragility of the current arrangement and the ever-present danger of renewed escalation.
Yet in recent days, it was not the Persian Gulf that emerged as the greatest threat to the agreement. It was Israel’s potential refusal to fully adhere to the regional ceasefire and halt its bombardment of Lebanon. That danger remains acute.
Iran has three principal reasons for insisting that any ceasefire be genuinely regional in scope — one that includes not only the United States and Iran, but also Israel and Lebanon. … continue
IMEMC | May 25, 2026
Israeli forces shot a Palestinian child on Sunday night, after storming the town of Beit Fajjar, south of Bethlehem, in the southern occupied West Bank.
Media sources reported that occupation forces invaded the town of Beit Fajjar, on Sunday night, and opened fire with live ammunition toward citizens.
Soldiers shot a 15-year-old Palestinian child in the leg with live rounds; he was transported to the hospital for treatment.
It is important to mention that occupation forces shot two children in the town during a military incursion the previous evening.
Israeli forces abducted an elderly Palestinian and a number of children, on Sunday, after storming several regions of the occupied West Bank.
In related news, occupation forces ordered Palestinian citizens to stop construction on their commercial shops in the village of Kifl Hares, northwest of Salfit in the central West Bank.
Media sources reported that Israeli soldiers stormed the village of Kifl Hares on Sunday evening, and handed the citizen Radwan Daoud notices to stop work on five shops and facilities.
Earlier on Sunday, occupation forces demolished the home of the citizen Abdullah Abdul‑Ghani Thabet, in the town of Shuqba, west of Ramallah in the central West Bank.
Press TV – May 25, 2026
Israel has killed six Palestinians and injured eight others in strikes across the Gaza Strip as ceasefire violations continue unabated, and families are enduring severe shortages and widespread destruction.
According to Gaza’s Health Ministry, hospitals in the war-ravaged coastal territory received six bodies over the past 24 hours, whilst eight people were admitted to medical facilities to receive treatment.
The toll included five Palestinians killed in Israeli attacks, and another victim who later succumbed to earlier injuries.
The ministry said additional victims remain trapped beneath rubble of destroyed buildings, and ambulance and civil defense teams have not yet been able to access them.
The latest fatalities bring the number of Palestinians killed since the declaration of the ceasefire on October 11, 2025 to at least 904, alongside more than 2,710 injuries. … Full article
By Lea Akil | Al Mayadeen | May 25, 2026
Marking the 2000 Israeli withdrawal after 22 years of occupation, the Resistance today is still standing strong on the frontlines. Here is a look into the history of occupation and the deterrence written in blood. … continue
The spider’s web theory lives on
By Robert Inlakesh | Al Mayadeen | May 25, 2026
Twenty-six years on from the liberation of South Lebanon, the message has become clear: as long as the Israeli regime remains, peace will never be possible. This year’s Liberation Day anniversary will be observed by a population that is now fighting another struggle against occupation, one that will have implications beyond the freeing of Lebanese lands alone.
On May 25, 2000, the Israeli occupation forces withdrew from most of the Lebanese lands they had occupied illegally in 1982; a move that came following nearly two decades of brutal oppression and was triggered as a result of the fierce resistance waged by the local population. For the Arab World, and specifically for the Palestinian cause for national liberation, that day became a signal that resistance does work.
A day later, former Hezbollah Secretary General, martyr Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah, delivered his famous ‘Spider’s Web’ speech from a small football stadium in Bint Jbeil, arguing that the Lebanese model of armed resistance is a blueprint for the Palestinian people. This address has haunted the Israeli senior leadership ever since. … continue
Press TV – May 25, 2026
At least six people have been killed in the latest round of Israeli airstrikes against multiple locations in southern Lebanon, as the Tel Aviv regime’s army issued evacuation orders directed at the local population amid ongoing military offensives.
According to Lebanon’s official National News Agency (NNA), two young men who were riding a motorcycle were killed on Sunday, when an Israeli air raid struck them in the town of al-Namiriya.
Another young man in the town of al-Duweir was killed while he was on a motorcycle.
In the town of Abba, a Syrian national riding a motorcycle was killed in an Israeli strike.
One man was killed in another attack in Jebchit.
A paramedic was killed by a drone strike while he was inspecting the site of a recent airstrike in Arab Salim.
A person was also killed in an Israeli aerial assault against Bazouriyeh town in the Tyre district.
Meanwhile, the Israeli military spokesperson issued 16 evacuation orders in southern Lebanon.
Local sources said Israeli forces were striking before and after the order was given.
Rescue teams also managed to recover three bodies from the rubble of a house that was targeted by Israeli warplanes in the town of Srifa, in southern Lebanon’s Tyre district, according to the NNA.
The Hezbollah resistance movement announced it carried out a series of attacks on Israeli military infrastructure and military positions throughout the day.
Hezbollah forces targeted Israeli soldiers hiding inside a house in the Biyyada area of the South Governorate with a drone. … Full article
Al Mayadeen | May 26, 2026
The head of the Iranian Parliament’s National Security and Foreign Policy Committee, Ebrahim Azizi, said there is “no meaning” to any understanding or negotiations with the United States unless Washington takes five concrete confidence-building measures.
Speaking to Iranian state television, Azizi said the measures include ending the war on all fronts, particularly in Lebanon, lifting the maritime blockade, guaranteeing the passage of non-military vessels through the Strait of Hormuz under Iranian supervision, suspending oil sanctions for 30 to 60 days, and releasing frozen Iranian assets. … continue
RT | May 25, 2026
US fighter jets have struck Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) speedboats as explosions were heard near the port of Bandar Abbas.
The attack occurred on Monday as US and Iranian negotiators arrived in Qatar in hopes of advancing stalled talks.
According to SNN, the attack on the Iranian vessels took place south of Larak Island, in the narrowest section of the Strait of Hormuz, which remains under a dual US-Iranian blockade. At least three Iranian sailors were killed, SNN said.
Media outlets also reported a series of explosions in Bandar Abbas, home to an Iranian naval base.
Al Jazeera journalist Ali Hashem cited an Iranian official as saying that the IRGC targeted an unidentified vessel after US jets struck IRGC boats. The source added that gunfire was heard near Bandar Abbas.
The US Central Command (CENTCOM) later said in a statement that US forces had “conducted self-defense strikes in southern Iran today to protect our troops from threats posed by Iranian forces.” The statement added that the targets included missile sites and “Iranian boats attempting to emplace mines.”
Earlier, the US military warned that it would intervene in response to Iranian attacks on ships transiting the strait.
Iran closed the vital shipping lane to vessels from “hostile countries” in response to the US and Israeli airstrikes launched on February 28. Last month, the US announced a blockade of Iranian ports.
The fragile truce reached between the US and Iran on April 8 has largely held, even as President Donald Trump repeatedly threatened to resume the bombing campaign unless Iran agreed to his demands.
Press TV – May 25, 2026
The United States proved its utter disregard for human life and international law by carrying out a deliberate and barbaric missile strike on a civilian sports hall in the city of Lamerd in Fars Province during the 40-day war against Iran, martyring 24 innocent Iranians and injuring over 130 others.
Iran’s Foreign Ministry Spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei revealed the harrowing details of this American war crime after holding a meeting with Dr. Mousa Mousavi, the Member of Parliament for Mehr and Lamerd.
The assault took place on the afternoon of Saturday, February 28, the very same day US Tomahawk missiles massacred 168 schoolchildren at the Shajareh Tayyibeh School in Minab.
According to the briefing, American forces fired Precision Strike Missiles (PrSM) at a residential neighborhood in Lamerd, directly hitting a sports hall filled with civilians, including teenage volleyball players, women, men, and a helpless two-year-old girl.
The “airburst” warheads exploded in mid-air, raining down a lethal storm of 180,000 high-velocity tungsten pellets that tore through everything in their path with ruthless efficiency.
There is no longer any doubt that this was not an accident, not “collateral damage,” but a premeditated decision by the US regime to test its new weapon system on Iranian civilians in a residential area.
Such a cold-blooded act constitutes a clear and despicable war crime, Baghaei stated firmly.
He added that those who ordered and executed this massacre must be brought before competent courts of law and held fully accountable for their crimes against humanity. … Full article
Al Mayadeen | May 25, 2026
Iran’s Tasnim News Agency has dismissed Western media reports claiming that Tehran has agreed to transfer its enriched uranium stockpile out of the country as part of a proposed nuclear deal, describing the allegations as part of American “psychological warfare” against Iran.
Tasnim reported that what has been circulated in the media regarding Iran’s readiness to remove enriched uranium from the country is “untrue,” and falls within the framework of “American psychological warfare against Iran.” The agency added that the text of the memorandum of understanding does not contain any statement indicating Iran’s readiness to transfer nuclear materials out of the country, and that the memorandum “did not include any commitment regarding any nuclear action.”
Earlier, The New York Times had quoted US officials claiming that “Iran agreed to give up its stockpile of highly enriched uranium” as part of the proposed agreement announced by President Donald Trump. Tasnim also denied reports that “US officials said Iran will not receive any facilities for the release of frozen funds unless it begins transferring its enriched uranium reserves.” … continue
Trump Wants Every Arab State To Abandon Palestine
The Dissident | May 25, 2026
Donald Trump on Truth Social, has announced his intention to pressure Qatar, Pakistan, Türkiye, Egypt, and Jordan to normalize relations with Israel- without Israel agreeing to a Palestinian state-as part of the potential deal with Iran. … continue
By Max Blumenthal | The Grayzone | May 25, 2026
Speaking with reporters on May 21, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced that Venezuelan President Delcy Rodriguez was on her way to New Delhi to discuss energy issues, and that he would be in India as well.
“This is an important trip, I’m glad we’re able to do it,” Rubio chirped after explaining the trio of nations would discuss how to increase Venezuelan oil sales to India.
His statement — and his announcement of Rodriguez’s trip before she had — perfectly illustrated Washington’s newfound dynamic with the Venezuelan government. Following over twenty years of hostile relations with Venezuela’s socialist-oriented leadership, the US Secretary of State was apparently so intimately involved with day to day affairs in Caracas that he was claiming responsibility for Rodriguez’s international itinerary.
In fact, according to an insider who enjoys close contacts within both the Venezuelan and US governments, Rubio’s influence over Rodriguez is said to be traced to one “gatekeeper”: former Trump Latin America envoy Mauricio Claver-Carone. “Mauricio [Claver-Carone] is picking who can operate and Delcy [Rodriguez] is taking instructions,” the source told The Grayzone.
A former senior US official with access to leadership in both Caracas and Washington offered the same assessment, remarking to The Grayzone, “Mauricio’s calling the shots on private sector economic positions, and if anyone wants in, they have to go to him.” … continue
RT | May 24, 2026
The US military on Saturday conducted a drill in the Venezuelan capital of Caracas that rehearsed a potential emergency and evacuation at its embassy.
The exercise, which had been authorized by the Venezuelan authorities, is the first US military drill held in the country after Washington kidnapped President Nicolas Maduro and his wife.
The drill involved two USMC MV-22B Osprey aircraft, which landed near the US Embassy, as well as naval vessels that entered Venezuelan waters in the Caribbean. … Full article
Sputnik – 25.05.2026
Pakistan now receives up to 80% of its military imports from China — a striking reversal of the Cold War era, when the United States served as Islamabad’s primary arms supplier.
How and why did this happen? The key reason was US sanctions, retired Pakistan Air Force Captain Sultan M. Hali told Sputnik.
During Pakistan’s conflicts with India in 1965 and 1971, the United States imposed sanctions on both sides — but Pakistan was more affected since it relied heavily on Western equipment. China stepped in to help at that critical moment.
In the post-Cold War period, repeated US sanctions again disrupted Pakistan’s access to critical hardware.
Beijing, by contrast, offered technology transfer — a step Western suppliers rarely take, and when they do, it comes with a web of restrictive conditions.
Pakistan has now inducted a wide spectrum of Chinese systems, including fighter jets, air defense systems, early warning aircraft, frigates, and submarines.
Global Times | May 25, 2026
A major shale oil base in Jiyang, East China’s Shandong Province, which is operated by Sinopec, has achieved cumulative crude output exceeding 2 million tons, marking a breakthrough in safeguarding national energy security, China Media Group reported on Monday.
Covering 7,300 square kilometers, the base has accelerated production capacity expansion this year. In the first four months of this year, the zone put 10 high-production wells into operation, delivering shale oil output of 14,000 tons, a 15 percent year-on-year increase. … continue
RT | May 25, 2026
A tanker ship that arrived in Russia’s Leningrad Region from the Belgian port of Antwerp had NATO-made magnetic mines attached to its hull, the Russian Investigative Committee has said.
A criminal case has been opened over an attempted terrorist attack on the gas tanker, the Arrhenius, the agency said in a statement on Monday.
Divers discovered “factory-produced naval magnetic mines manufactured in one of the NATO countries” on the hull when they inspected the vessel upon its arrival in the port of Ust-Luga, the statement read. … Full article
By Melike Pala | Anadolu Agency | May 24, 2026
Former European Council president Charles Michel warned Friday that perceived double standards in foreign policy are undermining the European Union’s credibility, cautioning against what he described as a “temptation to appease” the US and Israel.
Speaking at the Delphi Economic Forum in Athens, Michel said inconsistencies in applying EU principles risk weakening the bloc’s authority on the global stage.
“Double standards are a puzzle that undermine the European credibility and authority. And sometimes, let’s be honest, I have the impression that there’s a temptation to appease United States, to appease Israel, and to be not far from it arrogant with the rest of the world,” he said.
Michel stressed the need for “a more serious and credible approach” to international relations, warning that ambiguity toward partners who do not adhere to rules-based principles damages the EU’s soft power and credibility. … Full article
Sputnik – 25.05.2026
TEHRAN – The issues of managing the Strait of Hormuz are not included in the memorandum of understanding between Iran and the United States, they will be resolved by the coastal countries, Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmail Baghaei said on Monday.
“Concerning the Strait of Hormuz in the memorandum, we are not discussing the details of the agreement. The question on how the strait will be managed is being decided by the coastal countries,” Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Esmail Baghaei said.
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Press TV – May 25, 2026
US President Donald Trump has told several Arab and Muslim leaders that he expects them to establish formal relations with Israel in exchange for a ceasefire deal with Iran to end the war, according to American officials.
Axios, citing the officials, said that Trump made the demand during a phone conversation on Saturday with leaders from Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Pakistan, Turkey, Egypt, Jordan, and Bahrain.
According to the same sources, all eight leaders expressed support for the potential agreement with Tehran during the call.
“We are with you on this deal,” one official was quoted as telling Trump, according to the report.
Another official familiar with the conversation said the US president indicated that he would next speak with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and hoped to bring him into a joint call with the same group of Arab and Muslim leaders in the future.
Trump also pushed those countries that have not yet joined the so-called Abraham Accords – a series of 2020 US-brokered normalization deals with Israel signed under the Trump administration – to do so and establish formal ties with the Tel Aviv regime, the officials added.
Saudi Arabia, Qatar, and Pakistan currently maintain no official diplomatic relations with Israel.
One of the officials told Axios that there was “silence on the line” after Trump’s demand, prompting the president to joke and ask “if they are still there.” … continue
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José Niño Unfiltered | May 26, 2026
Floyd Mayweather Jr., the undefeated boxing champion who retired with a perfect 50-0 professional record and earned over $1 billion in career purses, filed a bombshell lawsuit in May 2026 against his former investment manager Jona Rechnitz, alleging a multi-year scheme to divert approximately $175 million from his accounts. The case has placed renewed scrutiny on Rechnitz, a convicted felon and former federal cooperating witness with documented connections to Orthodox Jewish political and charitable networks.
Mayweather’s complaint, filed in New York state court by attorney Leo Jacobs, names Rechnitz, associate Ayal Frist, Frist Apex Ventures—a Florida-based real estate and investment firm—and Manhattan attorney Alexander Seligson as defendants. The core allegation is that Rechnitz, who began cultivating Mayweather’s trust around 2017 and by 2024 had embedded himself as his investment manager, real estate adviser, and banking liaison, systematically redirected funds to accounts tied to himself and Frist. Mayweather alleges he did not know at the time that Rechnitz had previously pleaded guilty in federal court to honest-services wire-fraud conspiracy, or that a civil judgment in excess of $17.7 million had been entered against Rechnitz in a separate case. … continue
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