The Cradle | June 6, 22026
The Israeli military’s drone fleet has used AI-driven mass surveillance tools to become a “highly effective target and intel generator” during the genocide in Gaza and war on Lebanon, Haaretz reported on 5 June, citing internal military documents.
Dozens of unmanned Israeli surveillance and strike drones have been flying around the clock over both Lebanon and Gaza since October 2023, using AI to identify targets and direct fire for Israel’s air and ground forces, the documents show.
Hermes 450 (Zik) and Hermes 900 (Kochav) drones, produced by Israel’s Elbit Systems, were deployed at an “unprecedented scale” over Gaza after the 7 October 2023 Operation al-Aqsa Flood. The drones allowed Israel to surveil “nearly every corner” of Gaza from the air, identifying and classifying targets for attack, including enemy drones, Haaretz wrote.
The documents, along with conversations with defense tech contractors, Israeli military officials, and testimony from soldiers, revealed the growing “algorithmicization” of the army’s unmanned aerial systems. … Full article
Al Mayadeen | June 6, 2026
An Iranian official has strongly criticized a recent report by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) and remarks by its Director General, Rafael Grossi, accusing the agency of political bias in its assessment of Iran’s nuclear program.
Kazem Gharibabadi, Iran’s Deputy Foreign Minister for Legal and International Affairs, said in a social media post that claims of “ambiguity” and “lack of access” to certain Iranian nuclear sites did not arise in isolation, but were the result of US-Israeli military strikes on nuclear facilities.
He said the IAEA did not condemn attacks targeting nuclear sites that were under international inspection, arguing that the agency cannot ignore the source of disruption and then use its consequences to form conclusions against Iran.
Iran questions IAEA neutrality
Gharibabadi further criticized the agency’s reporting, saying it is inconsistent to assess the impact of military strikes on Iranian nuclear facilities without holding those responsible accountable.
He added that if the IAEA wants to remain part of a diplomatic solution, it must adhere to neutrality and avoid turning technical assessments into political pressure tools.
According to Gharibabadi, targeting facilities under safeguards agreements and then citing resulting disruptions as evidence against Iran undermines the credibility of international monitoring mechanisms.
The Iranian official said attacks on nuclear facilities violate not only Iran’s sovereignty but also international safeguards agreements and the credibility of the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT). … Full article
“There is something in football called fair play that all countries need to have equal opportunities”
Press TV – June 6, 2026
The United States has denied visas to several Iranian national football team officials and staff ahead of the 2026 FIFA World Cup despite its duties as one of the hosts of the global event.
While visas were eventually issued to all players in Iran’s 26-man squad, a number of support staff and football federation officials were barred from entering the US, according to Iranian media reports and information published by The New York Times.
Iran’s national team is due to leave Antalya for Tijuana, Mexico, on Saturday to continue preparations for the World Cup.
However, several accompanying officials have not received US visas, including team manager Mehdi Mohammadnabi, Football Federation Secretary General Hedayat Mombeini, executive manager Mehdi Khorrati, media manager Mohsen Motamedkia, and other members of the media, analysis, foreign affairs and international relations teams.
The visa denials come despite months of coordination between FIFA and Iranian officials to ensure the team’s participation in the tournament, which will be jointly hosted by the United States, Canada and Mexico.
According to The New York Times, more than a dozen members of Iran’s support staff were rejected, including trainers, analysts and medical personnel. … Full article
By Kit Klarenberg | The Grayzone | June 6, 2026
Ever since the election of Prabowo Subianto as Indonesia’s President in February 2024, Jakarta has faced continuous waves of anti-government protests. Activists enraged by harsh economic conditions and elite corruption have taken to the streets in vast numbers, often engaging in fiery clashes with police and the military. A series of leaks obtained by The Grayzone indicate this upheaval has unfolded according to a well-honed plan to take down Prabowo, which drew on organic grievances but which depended heavily on funding the Open Society Foundations. … continue
RT | June 6, 2026
St. Petersburg has come under a major Ukrainian drone attack, according to the regional authorities, on the closing day of the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF).
More than 140 drones were downed in the early hours of Saturday morning, Leningrad Region Governor Aleksandr Drozdenko said on social media. No casualties or major infrastructure damage were immediately reported.
An air alert was declared overnight and residents were warned to stay indoors. Operations at St. Petersburg’s Pulkovo Airport were suspended, with dozens of flights delayed and aircraft diverted to other airports.
The strike follows another major drone raid on the region on June 3, the opening day of the forum, which attracted participants from more than 130 countries this year. … Full article
The Israel government has done a lot to earn dislike through bringing death and destruction on a vast scale. People are seeing Israel’s attacks in the last few years on Gaza, Lebanon, Iran, and beyond as using destructive force that is not just defensive and focused on military targets. General annihilation is seen as a clear objective.
Americans have had special reason to become aware of reasons to dislike Israel given that the United States government has been working as a coconspirator, funding and otherwise assisting Israel’s mayhem. Indeed, a new Pew Research Center poll of the views of people across 36 countries found that in America 60 percent of queried individuals have a very or somewhat unfavorable opinion of Israel, while only 37 percent have a somewhat or very favorable opinion of Israel.
Still, Americans, compared with other people questioned across the world, come in as less critical of Israel than most. The figures for median views of people in the 36 surveyed countries came in at a 67 percent unfavorable view of Israel and a 25 percent favorable view.
In each of the 36 surveyed countries where people were questioned, the opinion regarding Israel tilted negative except for in India and three African nations — Ghana, Kenya, and Nigeria — where the positive opinion regarding Israel came in on top.
By Martin Jay | Strategic Culture Foundation | June 6, 2026
How will the Trump years in office play out in the history books? Recently, a number of unthinkable scenarios have taken place which will mark Trump and 2026 out as a seismic watershed moment in America’s history which will change the country’s identity and standing in the world forever. The decision by Trump to strike Iran on February 28th was remarkable in that it was a decision that Trump more or less took while disregarding his chief of staff and most of the cabal of decision makers around him, in preference for what Israel was insisting was a quick, winnable weekend war.
If we are to believe the explosive expletives though which were delivered by Trump to Netanyahu in a telephone call, it would appear that the greatest nightmare the world has about America – that it is run entirely these days by Israel – has come true. The anger and frustration by Trump might be real, even though what was reported might have been exaggerated for political purposes but the reality is that Israel is blocking any deal that Trump might believe he can pull off with Iran. And worse than just blocking it, based on Netanyahu’s statement about Lebanon, Bibi has not “turned back” IDF troops from making the south of Lebanon a new Gaza. The killing goes on, the systematic destruction of property and the war with Hezbollah has not been halted which puts Trump in an even tighter corner than he might have imagined he was in just a couple of weeks ago. He himself is unable to strike Iran as GCC partners have critically denied his military the support it would need, but in reality those governments and their elites – in particular MbS of Saudi Arabia – have played the safety lever role on Trump’s madness that Washington couldn’t pull off itself. Trump’s firing of all chiefs of staff from Biden’s days and surrounding himself with under qualified yes men has resulted in Trump himself being able to cultivate the maddest ideas and it is only leaders of the middle east who can tell him no. Enough is enough.
Presently, what we are witnessing in the region is the division of GCC countries – those who are allied to Israel via the Abraham Accords – and those who have formed a new anti Israel alliance with its own nuclear deterrent, a group made up of Turkey, Saudi Arabia and Pakistan which doesn’t have a name but is now an informal pact.
And in the middle of all this madness, comes more. … continue
Palestinian Information Center – June 5, 2026
AL-KHALIL – Two Palestinians were injured on Friday, one of them critically, after Israeli occupation forces (IOF) opened fire at Palestinian citizens and Jewish settlers attacked others during a raid in the al-Jallatiya area east of Ethna, west of al-Khalil in the southern West Bank.
The Palestinian Red Crescent Society said its crews treated two injuries in the area. One Palestinian was shot twice in the abdomen and was listed in critical condition, while another was beaten by settlers.
Local sources said IOF troops prevented residents from reaching their farmland in al-Jallatiya as settlers set fire to agricultural land east of the town shortly before the Friday prayer. … Full article
IMEMC | June 5, 2026
Illegal paramilitary Israeli colonizers assaulted two Palestinian youths guarding an agricultural well in the Atouf area, southeast of Tubas in the northeastern occupied West Bank, before sabotaging the facility and attacking nearby families.
The colonizers, wearing military‑style uniforms, assaulted the two youths late Thursday night while they were guarding the electricity room of an artesian well belonging to farmer Nazeer Mohammad Bisharat.
Mutaz Bisharat, the Tubas District official for the Wall & Colonization Resistance Commission, said four colonizers attacked the youths, then stormed the electricity room and tampered with the control panel, shutting down the well’s water pumping system.
He added that the same group invaded the homes of five Palestinian families in the nearby Khirbet ar‑Ras al‑Ahmar community, assaulted residents, destroyed electrical networks, damaged surveillance cameras, and threatened to forcibly expel them within days.
Bisharat further reported that colonizers destroyed sections of a water line supplying homes and agricultural lands east of Atouf, disrupting access to water for both residents and farmland.
The colonizers also invaded Palestinian agricultural lands between the villages of Marka and az-Zawiya, south of the northern West Bank city of Jenin, and roamed the area while provoking the locals. … Full article
Palestinian Information Center – June 5, 2026
WEST BANK – Three members of the same Palestinian family were injured, including a seven-month-old infant in critical condition, after Israeli forces opened fire on their vehicle in the Tel Rumeida area south of al-Khalil on Friday.
Palestine’s Health Ministry said medical teams treated the three wounded victims, including the infant, whose condition was described as critical after the vehicle was struck by live ammunition.
Meanwhile, violent clashes erupted in the Al-Arroub refugee camp north of al-Khalil after Israeli forces raided the camp, firing live rounds and tear gas at residents. … Full article
IMEMC | June 5, 2026
Israeli occupation forces continued their violations of the “ceasefire” agreement for the 239th consecutive day across the Gaza Strip, where a Palestinian woman was killed, and two men died from wounds sustained earlier, while 16 others were injured at dawn Friday in an Israeli attack southwest of Khan Younis.
Medical sources confirmed the arrival of the slain young woman Bushra Hani Hassan Al‑Barahma, 18, and 16 wounded Palestinians at Nasser Medical Complex in Khan Younis in southern Gaza, after Israeli Apache helicopters fired two missiles at tents sheltering displaced families at dawn, killing her, and injuring many others.
Furthermore, Israeli aircraft struck a tent of a displaced family in the Qatari Camp in Khan Younis.
In a separate incident, Abdul‑Rahman Sha’at, 34, from Khan Younis, succumbed to wounds he sustained on Thursday when Israeli forces bombed a commercial shop in the Tel Al‑Hawa neighborhood, southwest of Gaza City.
Another Palestinian man, Mansour Jamil Abu Aser, was killed in an Israeli airstrike on Omar Al‑Mukhtar Street in central Gaza City. … Full article
Palestinian Information Center – June 5, 2026
GAZA – The legal team of Palestinian doctor Hussam Abu Safiya, director of Kamal Adwan Hospital in northern Gaza, has revealed that Israeli prison authorities transferred him from the Negev detention facility to solitary confinement in Nafha Prison, where he is being held under harsh conditions and denied adequate medical care.
Lawyer Nasser Odeh said the transfer and isolation were imposed as a punitive measure after Abu Safiya appealed the extension of his detention. He added that his client had been subjected to threats and pressure from Israeli intelligence officers and prison authorities in recent months.
According to Odeh, the pressure was aimed at preventing Abu Safiya from speaking about conditions inside Israeli prisons and the treatment of Palestinian detainees.
He explained that his solitary confinement is intended to cut Abu Safiya off from other prisoners, his lawyers, and the outside world, noting that the defense team has repeatedly been denied access to visit him without clear legal justification. … Full article
Your tax dollars at work
By Kevin Barrett | American Free Press | June 5, 2026
… All of this is just the proverbial tip of an iceberg of evidence that Israel is a nation of sadistic sex criminals. Depraved, violent, sadistic sexual abuse is even part of Israeli Orthodox Jewish religious rituals, as reported by the Jerusalem Post … Read full article
By Jamal Kanj | MEMO | June 5, 2026
“He’ll do whatever I want him to do,” Donald Trump declared recently about Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
The statement may be one of the most revealing statements Trump has ever made—not for what it says about Netanyahu, but for what it reveals about Trump’s psychology. It was intended as a display of strength. Instead, it exposed the opposite.
Trump has built a political persona around hyperbole, self-aggrandizement, and declarations of superiority to cover up for an oversized inferiority complex, he only knows its extent. When he insists that Netanyahu is acting at his command, he is projecting an authority he does not possess. The louder the boast, the more apparent the insecurity beneath it.
If there is one lesson since the election of Trump, it is that Netanyahu, not Trump, has consistently dictated the pace of America’s wars in the Middle East. Trump may occupy the White House, issue ultimatums, and proclaim himself the master negotiator, but the facts on the ground tell a different story. Again and again, Netanyahu acts, and Trump adjusts. … continue
By Ricardo Martins – New Eastern Outlook – June 5, 2026
Netanyahu and Trump are conditioning the end of the war in Iran on the condition that all countries in the region sign the Abraham Accords, a tacit submission to Israel. Drawing on Daniel Levy, Omer Bartov, and the Pew Survey, I address the reasons, the urgency, and the limits of Netanyahu’s simultaneous battles on several fronts in the quest for a Greater Israel project. … continue
Press TV – June 5, 2026
Slamming US-Israeli acts of nuclear terrorism, Iran says the international community must adopt a “zero-tolerance policy” towards any armed attack on peaceful nuclear installations and promote binding international norms on the inviolability of such facilities.
Iran’s Permanent Mission to the United Nations Office and other International Organizations in Vienna made the call in a statement during the Special Meeting of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Board of Governors in Vienna on Friday.
It said military strikes against civilian nuclear energy sites constitute a fundamental violation of the very objects and purposes of the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT) and the IAEA Statute.
Such attacks also weaken the legitimacy and credibility of the international non-proliferation framework, particularly the IAEA’s safeguards system, and deteriorate the very basis of global peace and security, it added.
It emphasized that the most relevant resolutions of the IAEA General Conference banning strikes on nuclear installations are resolutions 444 and 533, both put forward by Iran. Conversely, the United States rejected both. … continue
Al Mayadeen | June 5, 2026
Russia urgently calls for a ceasefire in Lebanon and the withdrawal of Israeli occupation forces from Lebanon, Russian Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Maria Zakharova stated on Friday, while voicing strong condemnation over attacks on cultural and archaeological sites in the country’s south.
Responding to a question from Al Mayadeen, Zakharova said, “We urgently call for a ceasefire in Lebanon as soon as possible, the withdrawal of Israeli forces from Lebanese territory, and a political and diplomatic resolution to the conflict based on the provisions of UN Security Council Resolution 1701.”
She added that Russia sees no commitment to a ceasefire in Lebanon and that violations by the Israeli side have become systematic, noting that the Israeli army “continues its military operations, gradually expanding its occupation zone in southern Lebanon”.
The spokesperson reaffirmed Russia’s support for the sovereignty, independence, unity, and territorial integrity of the Republic of Lebanon.
Concerns over attacks on Tyre, Shaqif Fortress
In a related context, Zakharova expressed Moscow’s concern over threats facing Lebanese cultural landmarks as a result of Israeli aggression. “We share UNESCO’s concerns regarding Israeli strikes on Shaqif Fortress (Beaufort Castle) in Lebanon,” she said.
“We are also alarmed by Israeli attacks on the city of Tyre, which is a UNESCO World Heritage site,” Zakharova continued. “The deliberate targeting or brutal destruction of cultural sites is an illegal and unacceptable act.”
The statements come as “Israel” continues its aggression against Lebanon despite repeated announcements of ceasefires. Israeli forces have been carrying out intensive attacks on southern Lebanon and the western Bekaa Valley, attempting to occupy areas up to five kilometers deep inside Lebanese territory. They have also shelled several archaeological sites and entered the ancient al-Shaqif Fortress in the Nabatieh region. … Full article
RT | June 5, 2026
Five Azerbaijani nationals have been killed and three injured in drone strikes on grain vessels in the Sea of Azov, Azerbaijan’s Foreign Ministry has said. The attacks were later confirmed to have been carried out by Ukrainian forces.
The Beliz-flagged Natra and Palau-flagged Zirkon were sailing from Türkiye to the Russian port of Rostov-on-Don when they were attacked by Ukrainian drones early Friday, the Russian Foreign Ministry said in a statement. Attacks on the vessels resulted in “deaths and injuries,” including among Azerbaijani nationals, according to the ministry.
Sailors aboard the ships were aided by a Russian vessel sailing nearby and a Russian FSB border guard patrol, the statement said. The incident “once again proves the terrorist nature of the Kiev regime that increasingly targets civilians and civilian infrastructure” in its attacks, the ministry stated.
A video shared on social media purports to show the aftermath of the attack on one of the vessels. It shows the deck covered in debris and the command bridge virtually destroyed in the strike. … Full article
RT | June 5, 2026
America’s position on the Ukraine conflict has become almost indistinguishable from that of the EU, making US President Donald Trump’s stated ambition to mediate an end to the fighting hollow, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has told RT.
Trump repeatedly blamed the conflict between Russia and Ukraine on his predecessor, Joe Biden, and claimed that he could bring it to a swift conclusion while campaigning in 2024.
However, recent statements by members of his administration suggest a different course, Lavrov said on Thursday in an interview on the sidelines of the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum. … continue
Sputnik – 05.06.2026
The US House of Representatives has voted 226-195 to pass a legislative package imposing new sanctions on Russia and delivering more weapons to Ukraine, American media reported.
Defying their own party leadership, a faction of Republicans joined Democrats to force the bill through, choosing to fuel the conflict rather than address pressing domestic issues.
The measure includes a ban on Russian crude oil imports, draconian 500% tariffs on all Russian goods, and $8 billion in arms sales to Ukraine. It also extends the Pentagon’s security assistance powers until the end of 2027, revives the military lend-lease program, and mandates the militarization of the Baltic states. The bill now heads to the Senate. … Full article
RT | June 5, 2026
A suspected Ukrainian maritime drone exploded in the Romanian port of Constanta on Friday morning, prompting a major emergency response and the evacuation of the area, local media and officials said.
The unmanned boat was discovered in the port several hundred meters from the oil terminal, local media said. It was reportedly carrying explosives and became stuck in an anti-pollution barrier before detonating. The location is also close to the headquarters of the Romanian Agency for Saving Human Life at Sea.
Romania’s Defense Ministry said the object self-detonated at around 10:30 AM without causing casualties. The area had already been secured and isolated by the Romanian authorities while the drone was being assessed.
The ministry has also stated that the drone did not belong to the Romanian military and had not been involved in recent exercises in the Black Sea, describing it as being “of the type used in the war in Ukraine.”
Local media later reported that three more drones had exploded. Another one near the Port of Constanta, and two more in Ukrainian waters. Constanta County Prefect Adrian Picoiu told the News.ro outlet that the drones were of Ukrainian origin.
Commander Sandu Mateiu also told local news outlet Digi24 that the vessel resembled a Ukrainian MAGURA V5 maritime drone used by Kiev’s military intelligence, which can carry hundreds of kilograms of explosives, travel long distances, and often operate in swarms. … continue
Sputnik – 05.06.2026
The Ukrainian Armed Forces violated the ceasefire regime at the Zaporozhye Nuclear Power Plant, with a drone dropping a munition on personnel from a Russian Defense Ministry demining team.
Five servicemen were injured and received the necessary medical assistance.
“The incident occurred during the first hours of the ceasefire introduced to allow work on restoring the 750 kV Dneprovskaya power line, which is of critical importance for the safety of the Zaporozhye Nuclear Power Plant,” the plant said.
The station described the attack as a gross violation of the guarantees provided by the Ukrainian side.
By Henrick Karoliszyn, DSW | The Defender | June 3, 2026
Two National Institutes of Health (NIH) researchers are charged with conspiring to smuggle biological materials, including deactivated monkeypox virus samples, into the U.S. from Africa. The researchers also allegedly lied to federal authorities about what they were carrying, according to a criminal complaint unsealed Tuesday in federal court in Detroit.
Vincent Munster, Ph.D., a Dutch citizen and chief of the Virus Ecology Section at NIH’s Rocky Mountain Laboratories in Hamilton, Montana, and Claude Kwe Yinda, Ph.D., a Cameroonian research fellow, are charged with conspiracy to smuggle goods into the U.S. and making false statements to federal investigators.
Both men work at a Biosafety Level 4 laboratory, the highest level of containment used for research involving dangerous pathogens.
According to federal prosecutors, the researchers arrived at Detroit Metropolitan Airport on Jan. 25 after traveling from the Democratic Republic of Congo, where a monkeypox outbreak was ongoing.
Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers questioned the pair about a large black case they were carrying. Prosecutors allege the men told officers the case contained diagnostic and testing equipment, but investigators later determined it held 113 vials stored in Styrofoam coolers.
Testing of a portion of the samples found deactivated monkeypox virus in 17 vials, chickenpox virus in one vial and human DNA in two others. … continue
Al Mayadeen | June 5, 2026
Thousands of people took to the streets of Tirana on Thursday for a fourth consecutive day of protests against a controversial coastal tourism project reportedly linked to Jared Kushner, the son-in-law of US President Donald Trump.
Demonstrators gathered in the Albanian capital carrying banners demanding the resignation of Prime Minister Edi Rama, while others displayed images depicting Rama handing keys to Ivanka Trump, Kushner’s wife, and the US president’s daughter. … continue
By Andrew P. Napolitano | Ron Paul Institute | June 4, 2026
America’s longest current criminal prosecution is in its 15th year, on its fifth judge, and still has no trial date.
The defendants are Khalid Shaikh Mohammed and four alleged mass murder co-conspirators. Mohammed is the second person that the government has characterized as the ringleader of the attacks on Sept. 11, 2001. Originally, the feds had labeled Osama bin Laden as the ringleader. Yet, rather than charging and arresting bin Laden, in order to keep him quiet it sent a team of Navy Seals to his home in Pakistan to murder him and his wife and their children.
After that, the feds labeled Mohammed as the orchestrator of 9/11 even though that, by the time of bin Laden’s death, Mohammed had been in US custody for eight years. During that time, he was brutally tortured by CIA officers and other US civilian agents. … continue
By Jamal Meselmani | The Cradle | June 4, 2026
Users who turn to Starlink believing it grants anonymity may be stepping into a far more dangerous trap. An Israeli investigation suggests that satellite internet users can be detected, located, and linked to real identities within minutes.
This is not necessarily by hacking Starlink or breaking its encryption, but by exploiting the commercial data economy that follows every phone, app, and advertising ID.
In West Asia, and especially in Lebanon, the danger is immediate. Starlink users may believe they are slipping past broken infrastructure, censorship, or wartime shutdowns.
Instead, they may be handing Israeli and US intelligence-linked systems the very data needed to identify, map, and target them – from journalists and doctors to bank employees, refugees, fighters, aid workers, and civilians in border villages. … continue
Press TV – June 5, 2026
A new report has exposed the role of SpaceX’s Starlink satellite network in the US-Israeli aggressions against Iran, saying the technology marketed as civilian infrastructure became an integral component of lethal strikes on the Islamic Republic.
According to a recent Reuters investigation, based on Pentagon documents and interviews with multiple sources, Elon Musk’s Starlink satellite network served as the operational backbone for US military drone strikes during the June 2025 and February 2026 wars against Iran.
The report revealed that the network also served as a tool for political destabilization and Western-backed efforts to fragment the Islamic Republic.
Under a 2023 agreement, SpaceX sells a military-specific version called Starshield to the Pentagon. These terminals can connect to both commercial Starlink satellites and a separate, more secure constellation also named Starshield.
At the start of the war, Starlink was already a core component of US strikes on Iran. In testing and early deployments, it supported several systems, from aerial attack drones to unmanned surface vessels used for maritime spy and strike missions.
When the US launched its aggression, Starshield terminals were being used across over a dozen drone systems.
The Reuters investigation confirm that Starlink provided real-time video feeds and command guidance to LUCAS loitering munitions reverse-engineered from Iran’s Shahed drones.
Thousands of Starlink terminals smuggled into Iran also complemented the official military use.
According to The Wall Street Journal, the United States smuggled approximately 6,000 Starlink terminals into Iran in January 2026 alone. … Full article
By Freddie Ponton | 21st Century Wire | June 5, 2026
While Washington’s media class was loudly hyperventilating over Section 224 of the defense bill, the brazen attempt to weld the U.S. and Israeli militaries into a single high-tech fighting force, a far more consequential power shift was quietly advancing through the Senate with almost no resistance.
Section 622 of S. 4615, the Intelligence Authorisation Act for Fiscal Year 2027, is not some routine bureaucratic tweak. It is a calculated, multi-year project to permanently embed Israeli strategic priorities into the bloodstream of American intelligence.
Where Section 224 focuses on tanks, jets, and joint weapons production and AI, Section 622 targets the invisible nervous system that often matters more: raw intelligence flows, surveillance capabilities, cyber operations, data streams, and regional early-warning networks. And it has moved forward with almost zero public debate.
The bill doesn’t politely encourage closer ties. It mandates them. … continue
Press TV – June 4, 2026
Bahrani forces have arrested 20 people, including five Shia scholars, on fabricated charges of collaborating with Tehran as the Al Khalifah regime ramps up its repression of Shia Muslims following the US-Israeli aggression against Iran.
Sayyid Yasin Mousavi, Sheikh Ali al-Mustarishd, Sheikh Ja’far Ashour, Sheikh Nazir Malik, and Sheikh Mahmoud Taheri are the five Shia scholars, whose houses were raided on Wednesday without providing any reason, and taken away to an unknown location.
Additionally, another 15 people, including eulogists, Qur’an reciters, and Bahraini cultural and religious figures, were abducted across the Persian Gulf kingdom.
With the arrest of these five Shia scholars, the total number of Bahraini scholars who have been abducted since the beginning of the US-Israeli war of aggression against Iran has reached 58. Fifty-six of them were kidnapped by the Al Khalifah regime forces, while two others were apprehended in the United Arab Emirates. […]
Opposition sources said the abductions of scholars marks a new escalation in the regime’s ongoing sectarian violence against members of the Bahraini Shia Muslim community.
According to the sources, the recent abductions in Bahrain have taken place especially after the US-Israeli bloody onslaught against Iran, and the Bahraini nation’s firm opposition to the presence of American military bases in their soil, from which multiple attacks on Iranian soil were carried out.
The Bahraini people have also protested against the normalization of relations between Manama and Tel Aviv regimes. … Full article
New documents expose the UK government’s crackdown on pro-Palestine activism
By JOHN McEVOY | Declassified UK | May 27, 2026
- Activists could be sentenced as terrorists despite not being convicted of terrorism
- Documents suggest “terrorism connection” was added to cases to help justify proscription of Palestine Action
- Authorities refuse to say when criminal damage crosses threshold into terrorism
- Intelligence report indicates actions costing over £1m could be treated as terrorism
- Arms companies could be incentivised to inflate protest-related damage costs to aggravate charges
- Palestine Action ban could be overturned next month
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MEMO | June 4, 2026
At the University of Vienna, an independently organized student assembly voted by a large majority in favor of an academic boycott of Israeli educational institutions, according to the activist group, University of Vienna for Palestine, which announced the result on Instagram, Anadolu reports.
Previously, over 1,000 students at the university had signed a petition to convene a student assembly “from below,” which organizers described as the first of its kind in Austria.
The students’ resolution is explicitly directed against the strategic partnership between the University of Vienna and the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, which has been in place since 2015. … continue
Press TV – June 4, 2026
Germany suffered a humiliating defeat in its bid for a non-permanent UN Security Council seat, with Berlin acknowledging that its unwavering support for Israel had cost it key votes in the General Assembly.
Chancellor Friedrich Merz’s effort to restore Germany’s influence on the global stage was dealt a severe blow on Wednesday when the United Nations General Assembly awarded the two coveted Western European Security Council seats to Portugal and Austria instead.
German Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul described the outcome as a “bitter defeat,” attributing part of the loss to Berlin’s steadfast support for Israel, which he suggested alienated crucial UN allies.
However, he added that the result would not deter Germany from what he called continuing “to stand by our historical responsibility” to the Tel Aviv regime. … Full article
By Kelley Beaucar Vlahos | Responsible Statecraft | June 4, 2026
A House committee summarily struck down an amendment to strip a measure from the massive annual defense policy bill that would provide Israel “a higher level of military-industrial integration” with the U.S. than Washington has “with any other country in the world.”
Pro-Israel voices on the House Armed Services Committee argued that reports about Section 224 — that Congress was trying to integrate U.S. and Israeli military systems as a way to entrench aid without proper oversight — were disingenuous and wrong.
In fact, members claimed that these were “existing initiatives” and that Section 224 “actually improves oversight and accountability of these programs by designating a single official responsible for them,” according to Chairman Mike Rogers, (R-Ala.)
Not quite true, said the Quincy Institute’s Ben Freeman, who broke the initial story of Section 224 for RS last week. “Members of Congress supporting the proposal laid out caricatures of critiques against Section 224. And when they did actually talk about the provision itself they spread half-truths and outright inaccuracies about how far this provision will go to integrate the U.S. and Israeli defense sectors.” … continue
Press TV – June 4, 2026
Israeli forces have launched deadly airstrikes against residential apartments in the Gaza Strip, leaving a multitude of casualties, including children, as the occupying regime erects new military positions across the Palestinian territory.
Israeli airstrikes targeted the residential areas in western and northern Gaza City, setting homes ablaze and leaving widespread destruction, according to media reports on Thursday, citing local sources.
The local sources said the Israeli attacks left at least nine Palestinians dead and 20 others wounded.
Video footage of the scenes showed people and first responders saving the victims, while ambulances transported the casualties to hospitals.
One local source from the Al-Shifa Hospital reported four residential apartments in Gaza City had been struck in the Israeli attacks.
As the Israeli regime ramps up its attacks on Gaza, satellite imagery shows that as many as forty new Israeli military positions have been set up across the territory.
The satellite imagery revealed that Israeli forces were constructing heavy military infrastructure in strategic locations across the Palestinian land.
An investigation found that eight of the Israeli military positions were newly constructed and after the October 2025 ceasefire had gone into effect.
Two of the military positions were built in northern Gaza, two in the central region, one east of the Netzarim Corridor, and three in the southern city of Khan Younis. One of the positions was still under construction.
Israeli forces are not only erecting new bases, but also, strengthening and expanding the existing ones.
Israeli forces have reinforced the military position directly atop the ruins of the Eastern Cemetery in Khan Younis.
In total, the Israeli regime has set up 40 military positions inside Gaza connected by a network of earthen berms, trenches, and internal military roads.
The Israeli military positions encircle the Palestinian population centers, surrounding them from multiple directions in violation of the US-brokered Gaza ceasefire. … Full article
By blueapples | Ashes of Acacia | June 4, 2026
… Kushner remarked on how investment into countries like Serbia and Albania through Affinity Partners was part of a comprehensive strategy to expand the sphere of influence of the State of Israel. In discussing the investment strategy of Affinity Partners, Kushner minced no words, making it clear how nations that aligned themselves with Israel would receive the benefits of investments from his firm. Kushner expounded on how that dynamic could be used to expand the sphere of Zionist influence, remarking, “We’re looking at opportunities to invest in countries who have joined the Abraham Accords, but we’re also looking at opportunities to invest in countries that might join the Abraham Accords and to create economic packages to incentivize them.” Kushner elaborated how partners of his had also suggested exploring the opportunities of investing in countries including Morocco and Syria in an effort to persuade their governments to join the Abraham Accords as the next stage of his strategy to leverage investment capital to expand the Israeli sphere of influence.
Neither Albania nor Serbia is currently signatory to the Abraham Accords. The potential of joining those agreements does not simply offer the prospect of the investment of financial capital into the countries but political capital as well. Albania has long sought admission into the European Union (”EU”). The country formally applied for membership in the EU in 2009. It was given official candidate status in 2014 and has rapidly accelerated its pace for accession since. EU officials and Prime Minister Edi Rama have set their sights on concluding negotiations for Albania to join the EU by the end of 2027, with an ambitious target date for becoming its newest member-state set for 2030. Serbia similarly filed its formal application to join the EU in 2009 and began membership negotiations in 2014. However, unlike Albania, negotiations between Serbia and the EU have reached impasses over proposed political, judicial, and foreign policy reforms. In the case of each country, the possibility of entering into the Abraham Accords provides them with political capital that can be leveraged to advance their respective accessions to the EU. That dynamic highlights how Jared Kushner’s development projects through Affinity Partners not only serve as a gateway for foreign investment to advance his political ambition to expand the Zionist sphere of influence; they also further the political ambitions of the nations he brings into the fold, a reciprocally beneficial arrangement in which Israel is the ultimate beneficiary. … Full article
By Kyle Anzalone | The Libertarian Institute | June 4, 2026
Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Seyed Mojtaba Khamenei said that the US and Israel had suffered a humiliating defeat.
In a statement published on Thursday, Khamenei said the US and Israel’s “system of domination” has suffered a historic defeat. He explained that Washington and Tehran had shifted to targeting Iranian society through psychological warfare. … continue
Beijing and Tehran have significantly expanded their strategic cooperation since the start of the US-Israeli war on Iran
The Cradle | June 3, 2026
Iranian Parliament Speaker and special representative for China affairs, Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, held the first joint meeting with key economic officials on 3 June to align Tehran’s economic strategy toward Beijing.
The session in Tehran included the ministers of economy, oil, and industry, alongside the central bank governor and the head of the Plan and Budget Organization.
The assembly focused on establishing a unified government approach to elevate bilateral relations and coordinate the administration’s economic priorities. During the proceedings, officials evaluated China’s economic conduct amid the US-Israeli war on Iran and the closure of the Strait of Hormuz to the US and Israel.
Participants agreed to submit formal proposals to Ghalibaf to resolve outstanding challenges and deepen cooperation.
This coordination effort supports a developing strategy to position China as Iran’s “principal strategic partner” while expanding collaboration on regional and international issues.
Roughly 30 China-linked vessels crossed the Strait of Hormuz in a single day in mid-May under the supervision of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) Navy. … continue
On May 25, I wrote about how the Republican leadership of the United States House of Representatives had put off until the House would return from recess in June a vote on ending the Iran War. It had appeared that the war termination resolution would win a majority vote on the House floor
Here is an update. On Wednesday, with the House having come back into session this first week of June, the vote on the Iran War resolution took place. The resolution passed by a vote of 215 to 208. Breaking down the vote in a Reuters article, Patricia Zengerle wrote:
The four House Republicans who voted for the war powers resolution were Representatives Tom Barrett of Michigan, Warren Davidson of Ohio, Brian Fitzpatrick of Pennsylvania and Thomas Massie of Kentucky.
No Democrats voted against it. Seven House members did not vote.
House members were able to use the War Powers Resolution to force consideration of the Iran War termination resolution contrary to the wishes of House leadership.
But, before supporters of a noninterventionist US foreign policy celebrate too much, they should read on in Zengerle’s article to where she reports that also on Wednesday House members moved toward escalating US involvement in the Ukraine War, using another procedural mechanism to bypass leadership. She wrote:
Separately on Wednesday, the House approved a procedural motion that clears the way for a vote on the Ukraine Support Act, which would provide security aid to Ukraine as it fights a Russian invasion. The act reached the floor only after a petition reached a 218-signature threshold last month to move ahead.
Six Republicans and one independent who normally votes with Republicans voted in favor of the Ukraine measure.
With House Democrats appearing uniformly against one war and for another, it is hard not to see their views on the respective wars as political — vote against the Iran War because it is “President Trump’s war” and for the Ukraine War because it is “President Biden’s war.” (In truth, well over a year into Trump’s presidency, the Ukraine War that he had promised to end quickly has become clearly Trump’s war as well.) The same reasoning would seem to apply in reverse to the Republican leadership’s efforts to prevent votes on both matters. The “People’s House” is a disgrace.
Press TV – June 4, 2026
The Islamic Revolution Guards Corps has stated that no peace will be established in the region without the withdrawal of Israel from occupied territories in Lebanon, as it condemns ongoing Israeli attacks on Lebanese civilians.
In a statement issued on the recent events in Lebanon on Thursday, the IRGC declared that international condemnations and expressions of disgust from countries and nations around the world have had no effect on the behavior of Tel Aviv’s “bloodthirsty rulers.”
“The arrogant American regime, under the pretext of establishing peace, has only increased crime and genocide through its interventions,” the statement read.
The IRGC described the Israeli army as “cowardly and incapable,” stating that it tries to compensate for its battlefield defeats by killing civilians and destroying homes, hospitals, and schools. … continue
The Cradle | June 4, 2026
Israeli War Minister Israel Katz vowed on 4 June that Tel Aviv will continue attacking Lebanon and that any truce is conditional on Hezbollah’s withdrawal from the south Litani area, after Beirut announced its acceptance of a framework allowing continued attacks on its country.
The war chief’s comments coincided with continued airstrikes on south Lebanon.
“Any ceasefire in Lebanon remains conditional on the prior removal of Hezbollah elements from the area south of the Litani River,” Katz’s statement read.
He emphasized that Israel “will not” withdraw its troops from south Lebanon, including from the Beaufort Castle, and said residents of the south “will not return at this stage.”
Katz said the Israeli army will remain in what he described as a “security zone” in Lebanon up to the ‘Yellow Line’ area or so-called ‘Forward Defense Line.’ … continue
Al Mayadeen | June 4, 2026
A UNIFIL peacekeeper died early Thursday from critical injuries sustained when mortar shells struck his position near Marjayoun in southeastern Lebanon.
The United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) said the peacekeeper succumbed to his wounds several hours after the attack, which also injured two other members of the peacekeeping force, who are receiving treatment at a medical facility within a UNIFIL base, according to the mission.
The attack comes against the backdrop of mounting evidence pointing to a pattern of Israeli attacks impacting UN positions in southern Lebanon. … continue
Press TV – June 4, 2026
The United States says Lebanon and Israel have agreed to implement a new ceasefire following Washington-mediated talks in the US capital, as Hezbollah stresses that neither Washington nor Tel Aviv has any authority to dictate the future of the Lebanese resistance movement.
Lebanon and Israel on Wednesday agreed to move forward with a ceasefire aimed at ending months of hostilities, the US State Department announced in a joint statement issued after US-led negotiations in Washington.
The agreement requires a “complete cessation” of fire by Hezbollah and the evacuation of all of the movement’s “operatives from the South Litani Sector.”
Hezbollah has not been a party to the talks and contends it will not abide by any agreement that would undermine Lebanese sovereignty and benefit the Israeli regime.
The agreement announced by the US also includes the establishment of “pilot zones” in southern Lebanon where the Lebanese army “will take exclusive control of the territory to the exclusion of all non-state actors.” … continue
Al Mayadeen | June 4, 2026
An Israeli drone strike targeted a vehicle on the Nmeiriyeh road in the Nabatieh district, injuring three people, Al Mayadeen’s correspondent in southern Lebanon reported early Thursday.
According to Al Mayadeen’s correspondent, an Israeli airstrike targeted the towns of Deir al-Zahrani and Shoukin in the Nabatieh region. Israeli warplanes also targeted al-Mansouri in Tyre.
Another Israeli drone strike hit the Nabatieh–Kfar Reman road, and another targeted a roundabout in the town of Kfar Tebnit.
In Tyre, Al Mayadeen’s correspondent reported that an Israeli drone carried out a strike on the town of Shhour, alongside artillery shelling that targeted the towns of Hanine and Mansouri. Israeli occupation forces also carried out a large-scale detonation on the outskirts of the town of Zawtar al-Sharqiyah.
Two airstrikes targeted the towns of Shaqra and Burj Qalawiyah in southern Lebanon overnight as well.
Meanwhile, Israeli reconnaissance drones continue hovering over the coastal road in the Tyre area, the entirety of South Lebanon, reaching the capital, Beirut, and its southern suburbs. … continue
By Martin Jay | Strategic Culture Foundation | June 4, 2026
Donald Trump’s explosive telephone call to Benjamin Netanyahu has taken the internet by storm. But can we really believe it’s true? … continue
By Trita Parsi | June 3, 2026
Over the past eight or so days, the US has targeted Iranian vessels as well as targets on the Iranian mainland. This included non-Iranian oil vessels. In essence, this was the US seeking to escalate the blockade of the blockade.
At first, Iran’s response was proportional. The US could tolerate that response.
In fact, it was beneficial to the US to continue the exchange of blows but keep them relatively limited, as it would slowly but surely erode Iran’s deterrence without imposing intolerable costs on the US.
But yesterday, Iran moved to change that equation. … continue
Al Mayadeen | June 3, 2026
Hezbollah issued a statement rebuking Israeli allegations regarding Tebnine Governmental Hospital, condemning them as deliberate fabrications designed to provide political and media cover for a broader campaign targeting Lebanon’s healthcare infrastructure.
The Israeli occupation army’s Arabic-language spokesperson claimed that Hezbollah had “taken over” Tebnine Governmental Hospital, and uses it to treat wounded resistance fighters during the war, allegations that Hezbollah flatly rejected.
The resistance movement asserted that the Israeli regime “continues to spread lies and fabrications, directing its incitement and disinformation at the Lebanese people under the guise of concern for their safety, security, and future.”
Hezbollah underscored that the allegations are an explicit threat against Lebanese hospitals and medical institutions, stressing they constitute “a flagrant violation of international law and humanitarian norms and rise to the level of war crimes.”
The statement drew a direct line between the Israeli claims and the recent attack on the vicinity of Jabal Amel Hospital, which injured dozens of staff and forced the facility out of service, endangering the lives of patients and medical personnel. … Full article
The Cradle – June 3, 2026
Israel’s escalation in Lebanon continued to pick up pace on 3 June – following Washington’s unilateral ceasefire announcement, which has seen Tel Aviv intensify carpet bombing and indiscriminate strikes across the country’s south and elsewhere.
At least seven people were killed in multiple Israeli attacks on the country, while dozens have been wounded.
An Israeli airstrike hit a car on the Khalde highway just south of Beirut around noon on Wednesday. One person was injured.
Two Israeli airstrikes targeted the southern Lebanese towns of Kawthariyet al-Riz and Zrarieh, following several other attacks against the south on Wednesday.
In the southern town of Al-Housh, six people were killed by an Israeli strike.
Additionally, an Israeli drone strike on the southern Lebanese village of Arabsalim killed Al-Risala Scouts Association paramedic Ali Salman Nasr. Since 2 March, Israel has killed at least 134 first responders in Lebanon. … continue
MEMO | June 3, 2026
A Lebanese soldier was killed in an Israeli airstrike in southern Lebanon, the military said Wednesday, as Israel continued daily violations of an ongoing ceasefire, Anadolu Agency reports.
In a statement, the army said the soldier was killed in the strike that targeted him while traveling on the Nabatieh-Kfartebnit road.
The attack came a day after Lebanese and Israeli officials held a fourth round of US-sponsored talks in Washington aimed at preserving the ceasefire and addressing unresolved security issues. … Full article
IMEMC | June 3, 2026
Illegal Israeli paramilitary colonizers carried out a series of coordinated attacks on Tuesday across several areas of the occupied West Bank, burning agricultural lands, destroying crops, and stealing livestock in assaults targeting Palestinian communities in the Nablus, Hebron, and occupied Jerusalem districts.
In the village of As‑Sawiya, south of Nablus in the northern West Bank, colonizers traveling in two vehicles invaded the area and ignited burning tires before rolling them toward surrounding farmland.
Hikmat Abu Ras, head of the village council, stated that the fires spread quickly across fields along the road between As‑Sawiya and Al‑Lubban ash‑Sharqiya, destroying large areas of wheat crops and olive trees.
Residents mobilized to confront the attackers and managed to extinguish the flames. Abu Ras urged official institutions to act immediately to provide basic protection for villages south of Nablus, which continue to face repeated colonizer attacks.
In a separate attack the same day, colonizers burned extensive wheat fields belonging to farmers in the town of Ethna, west of Hebron in the southern West Bank.
Residents reported that colonizers from the illegal Adora colony and the newly established outpost known as “Adorim” intensified their provocations in the eastern part of the town, torching wide tracts of cultivated land.
Farmers condemned the attacks, which occurred under the protection of Israeli occupation forces, and affirmed their determination to continue working their lands despite ongoing attempts by colonizers to seize them for settlement expansion. … Full article
Al Mayadeen | June 3, 2026
Two Palestinian brothers were martyred, and four others were injured on Wednesday after an Israeli drone attack targeted a residential area in central Gaza, as Gaza health authorities reported that the death toll since the ceasefire reached 936.
According to local reports, an Israeli drone struck the courtyard of a home near Maki Roundabout in the Maghazi refugee camp, killing Saqer Khalil Abu Karim al-Aydi and his brother Moamen Khalil Abu Karim al-Aydi.
Four other civilians were injured in the attack, including one person reported to be in critical condition. … Full article
Palestinian Information Center – June 3, 2026
GAZA – British magazine The Economist published an extensive testimony from a former Israeli soldier who took part in the war on Gaza, describing practices he says he witnessed firsthand during military operations and expressing deep feelings of shame and regret over what occurred in the territory.
The interview was conducted through the Israeli organization Breaking the Silence, which collects testimonies from soldiers who served in the Palestinian territories. The soldier was identified under the pseudonym “Jonathan.”
He said he joined the fighting following the October 7, 2023 events, believing he was participating in what he considered “the most just war in Israel’s history.” However, his experiences on the ground led him to completely reassess those beliefs after months of combat. … continue
The Cradle | June 3, 2026
The Israeli export of “combat-proven” weapons surged to a record high last year – exceeding a $19 billion threshold, Israel’s War Ministry announced in a statement on 2 June.
“Israel’s all-time defense export record has been broken for the fifth consecutive year, with $19.2 billion in 2025 – a nearly 30 percent surge compared to the previous year, more than doubling in five years and quadrupling in a decade,” the ministry announced.
It added that missile, rocket, and air defense systems remained in the lead throughout 2025, constituting more than a quarter (29 percent) of total deal volume.
The majority of these deals (53 percent) were “mega-deals valued at $100 million or more each,” the Israeli War Ministry went on to say. […]
The UAE, which has aided Israel in its brutal wars on Gaza and Iran, has become a major importer of Israeli-made weapons systems. The Gulf state has purchased billions-worth of Israeli arms over the past five years. … Full article
MEMO | June 3, 2026
… Alessandro Mantovani, who also took part in the spring mission, stressed that after being detained he was not even allowed to say that he was a journalist.
“From the very beginning, we were beaten and forced into humiliating positions. When we were taken to their military ships, we were pushed down face-first onto the deck, tied up, then forced to kneel and kept in the same extremely uncomfortable position for hours. When we were brought to the ship that we all called the prison ship, we were systematically beaten,” he said.
The face-down positions he described fit video footage posted online by Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir, in which the activists were forced to kneel and were subjected to abusive language, mistreatment which drew fierce criticism from numerous countries.
Mantovani said he still has problems with his jaw because of the blows he received and that his jaw may have been dislocated.
The Italian journalist said the Israeli army treated Turkish activists especially badly. … Full article
Al Mayadeen | June 3, 2026
Israeli authorities have extended the detention of Rand Halawani, a 20-year-old player on the Palestinian women’s national football team, after she was summoned for questioning in occupied Al-Quds, as the occupation continues its systematic targeting of Palestinian athletes, the Palestinian Football Association has announced.
Halawani was arrested on Tuesday evening, and an occupation court subsequently extended her detention until Friday, according to the Palestinian governorate of occupied Al-Quds. The Palestinian Football Association denounced the prolonged detention, stating that Halawani’s arrest and that of a former national team player “is not an isolated incident, it is part of a well-documented pattern of systematic targeting of Palestinian athletes, which continues without accountability.”
On the same day, Israeli forces also arrested former national football player Natalie Abu Diyeh, a student at Birzeit University, along with three other young Palestinian women in the occupied West Bank. The Israeli military claimed in a statement that the four women were suspected of “promoting terrorist activities and additional terrorist-related activities.”
Birzeit University denounced the arrests as part of the occupation’s “systematic policies targeting Palestinian education and students’ right to continue their academic journey.” Bishop Imad Haddad of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Jordan and the Holy Land, to which Abu Diyeh belonged, called for her release. … Full article
By Robert Inlakesh | Palestine Chronicle | June 3, 2026
After Declassified-UK revealed that around 2,000 Britons have served in the Israeli military since the beginning of the Gaza Genocide on October 7, 2023, a campaign has now been launched to demand that London pursue justice. Instead of pursuing potential war criminals, the British authorities appear too busy cracking down on critics of Israel. … continue
Israel finds another South American country to prey on
José Niño Unfiltered | June 3, 2026
Bolivia is experiencing its deepest political and economic crisis in four decades, and the responses from Washington and Jerusalem have been striking in their similarity. Since early May 2026, a massive wave of protests led by Indigenous communities, miners, peasant unions, transport workers, teachers, and supporters of former leftist president Evo Morales has swept the country. Dozens of roadblocks have shut down highways, cutting off food, fuel, and medical supplies to cities. Protesters are demanding the resignation of President Rodrigo Paz, a center-right figure who took office on November 8, 2025, ending nearly 20 years of rule by the left-wing Movement for Socialism.
The protesters’ core grievances include fuel shortages, year-on-year inflation exceeding 20 percent at the time Paz took office, austerity cuts including the elimination of state fuel subsidies under Supreme Decree 5503—which practically doubled the consumer cost of fuel overnight—and a land classification law, Law 1720, seen as threatening Indigenous land rights by making farmland eligible for seizure as loan collateral. Although the government repealed Law 1720 on May 13, protests have continued to spread, with demands expanding to include wage increases, labor reform, and Paz’s resignation
The Paz government came to power on a platform of re-aligning Bolivia with the United States and Western financial institutions. Within weeks of taking office, Paz met with Secretary of State Marco Rubio and signed a deal restoring Bolivia’s full diplomatic relations with Israel, which had been severed in 2023 under the prior MAS government to protest the war in Gaza. He also secured a $3.1 billion loan from a Latin American development bank, invited the DEA back into Bolivia, and joined Trump’s “Shield of the Americas” security coalition alongside Argentina, El Salvador, and a dozen other right-leaning governments. … continue
By Freddie Ponton | 21st Century Wire | June 3, 2026
… The demonstrations at Zvërnec are unfolding in the same protected coastal landscape and political moment that frame the push to turn nearby Sazan into an elite destination. The 2026 Zvërnec protests began as local resistance in the villages of Zvërnec and Nartë and widened into a national issue after clashes near the project site drew country-wide attention. Demonstrators in Tirana rallied under the slogan “Albania is not for sale,” marching to the prime minister’s office and casting the fight as a defence of public coastline and protected landscape rather than a narrow dispute over property titles.
By the time the language in the streets turned from property to sovereignty, the conflict had already moved beyond planning law. Fences, guards, scuffles and police action gave the public something concrete to attach to an otherwise technical investment story.
During a May protest in the Portonovo area near Zvërnec, police initiated proceedings against 17 demonstrators after they attempted to block works at the site. […]
Albania has deepened ties with Israel in recent years in cyber-security, energy and technology, including a memorandum of understanding on cyber cooperation after cyber-attacks that Tirana and its allies attributed to Iran. Those ties have extended into tourism, aviation and economic branding through direct flights and related promotion.
Kushner’s presence sits inside that wider shift. He was one of the key political architects behind the Abraham Accords and later founded the Abraham Accords Peace Institute, an organisation built to deepen the trade, tourism and investment ties created by the normalisation agreements. … Read full article
RT | June 3, 2026
The European Union is pressuring Armenia to expel the Russian Orthodox Church (ROC) from the country as a prerequisite to EU integration, Russia’s Foreign Intelligence Service (SVR) has alleged.
In a statement on Wednesday, the SVR said that EU officials had made severing religious ties with Moscow a condition for closer ties with the West, a policy it said is being pursued by Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan.
The landlocked nation maintains close economic ties with Russia and hosts one of Moscow’s few military bases abroad. It is set to elect a new parliament on Sunday. Critics of Pashinyan have warned that he is steering Armenia down a path similar to Ukraine’s after the 2014 Western-backed coup. One of Kiev’s hallmark policies has been a crackdown on the Ukrainian Orthodox Church, which authorities accuse of promoting Russian interests. … continue
RT | June 3, 2026
Hungary is on the cusp of lifting its veto on Ukraine beginning formal accession talks with the EU, according to hints from Prime Minister Peter Magyar and strategic leaks from Brussels. But why now? And will he compromise on Hungarian rights?
Speaking alongside German Chancellor Friedrich Merz in Berlin on Tuesday, Magyar said that he is “very optimistic” that a deal can be done to guarantee the rights of Ukraine’s Hungarian minority, in exchange for his government lifting the veto.
“The negotiations are progressing encouragingly,” he said, adding “I am ready to meet with Ukraine’s president at the beginning of next week, if we manage to agree on these fundamental human rights.”
Within an hour of Magyar’s statement, Politico published an article claiming that Budapest had privately “signaled it will drop its long-standing opposition to Ukraine’s bid for EU membership,” citing four unnamed diplomats. … continue
RT | June 2, 2026
British police have released bodycam footage showing officers ignoring the dying pleas of an 18-year-old stabbing victim, after his attacker falsely claimed that he had been the victim of a racist attack.
Released on Monday, the footage shows officers handcuffing student Henry Nowak as he lay dying after being stabbed multiple times by 23-year-old Vickrum Digwa in Southampton last year.
Nowak told the officers five times that he had been stabbed, to which one officer replied “I don’t think you have, mate.” Nowak was handcuffed and dragged across gravel, as Digwa remained uncuffed, telling officers that Nowak had torn off his turban in a racially-motivated attack.
The officers ignored Nowak’s pleas to call an ambulance and informed him that he was under arrest for assault, as he lost consciousness and drowned in his own blood.
Digwa was found guilty of murder last week and sentenced on Monday to 21 years in prison. The court heard that he attacked Nowak with no provocation, with prosecutors calling his claim of racism “a wicked lie.” Digwa’s mother was also found guilty of assisting an offender by hiding the knife that Digwa used to kill Nowak. … Full article
RT | June 3, 2026
At least eight people have been killed and 11 others wounded in a Ukrainian drone strike on a passenger bus in Russia’s Donetsk People’s Republic (DPR), local governor Denis Pushilin has said.
The bus was traveling between Moscow and the Crimean city of Simferopol and was attacked in the town of Enakievo in the western part of the DPR, Pushilin wrote in a post on Telegram on Wednesday morning. The initial death toll stood at seven, but it was revised later in the day when emergency services inspected the burned-out vehicle. […]
Russia’s human rights commissioner, Yana Lantratova, asserted that the attack was “not a tragic accident” but rather a “vile, deliberate, and inhumane crime” against non-combatants.
“There are no military objectives that could justify the bloodshed of civilians. There are no arguments that can absolve those who issue and execute such criminal orders from responsibility,” she stressed.
Russia’s Investigative Committee has announced that a terrorism case has been opened over the attack on the bus.
Russia was hit by another major Ukrainian drone attack overnight, with 345 UAVs shot down across the country, according to the Defense Ministry. The interceptions took place over Moscow, Leningrad, Belgorod, Bryansk, Voronezh, Kaluga, Kursk, Novgorod, Orel, Pskov, Rostov, Smolensk, Tver, Tula, and Krasnodar regions, as well as over Crimea and the Sea of Azov, the ministry said. … Full article
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- Jewish Settlers attack Palestinian families east of Ramallah
- Israeli Airstrikes Kill Two in Sidon, Hit Multiple Southern Lebanon Sites
- IRGC oversees safe passage of another 26 vessels through Hormuz in past 24 hours
- IRGC targets US military base in response to attack on Bandar Abbas
- Iran condemns US aggression on Bandar Abbas, supports Oman
- Strategic rebound: How Iran turned military aggression and economic siege into lasting leverage
- Empire with a Humanitarian Face: Democrats Rebrand
- From Fantasy to Historical Fact in Two Moves
- European “Expert Commission” Urges COVID-19-Like Global Climate State Of Energency!
- Germany Considers Law to Force Social Media Algorithm Boost for State-Approved News
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- Defining Dissent: How the Federal Crackdown on Anti-Semitism Redefines the Boundaries of Speech
- Israel Lobby Seeking to Revamp U.S. Aid as ‘Partnership’ Immune to Political Shifts
- How Israel’s Resettlement Demands Shifted Toward Europe
- Hezbollah battles invading Israeli troops at ‘zero distance’, thwarts attempts to expand occupation of Lebanon
- Israel orders forced evacuation of Lebanon’s Tyre ahead of new carpet bombing campaign
- Qassam Leader Among 11 Palestinians Killed In 24 Hours In Gaza
- Palestinian killed by IOF gunfire in Jenin
- Israeli forces restrict access to Ibrahimi Mosque, attack Muslim worshipers
- Israeli police assault, kidnap Palestinian girl near Aqsa Mosque
- The extremely harsh life of those who tried to stand up to the United States at the UN
- How Can the Small Island of Cuba Threaten a Nuclear Superpower? – Cuban FM
- India-Israel-UAE: An Alliance of Many Anxieties
- US, Israel root cause of insecurity in region, have no place in its future: Iranian official
- Iran TV shows details of unofficial preliminary US-Iran MoU framework
- Al Jazeera Claims The US-Iran Deal is Done… Not So Fast
- Israeli air raids kill 17 civilians in southern Lebanon after Netanyahu orders intensified strikes
- Settler attacks reported across West Bank, Jerusalem
- Israeli Forces Kill a Palestinian in Jenin Refugee Camp
- Israeli airstrikes kill seven, child dies of injuries in Gaza
- Hamas warns ‘Israel’ using Gaza ‘Orange Line’ to entrench control
- Ex-Mossad chief threatened ICC prosecutor over Israel war crimes probe
- Trump advances his Arctic strategy
- Senior MP reveals Russia’s strategy for strikes on Kiev
- Germany Embarked on Unprecedented Military Buildup – Expert
- Moscow demands release of Russian Orthodox bishop detained by NATO state
- Putin Signs Law on Use of Russian Forces to Defend Russians Arrested Abroad
- Western Media Distorted Starobelsk Tragedy to Smear Russia – Russian Foreign Ministry
- Staff at drone-hit Russian college added to Ukrainian ‘kill list’
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- West planning to use former ISIS militants against Iran – FSB chief
- How Western Intelligence Agencies Built the Global Jihadist Network
- ADL’s “Antisemitic Incidents” List Is Deeply Disappointing
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- May 25: South Lebanon continues to liberate the homeland
- The journey to the second liberation of South Lebanon
- Six civilians killed in Israeli strikes on southern Lebanon amid evacuation orders
- Iran lawmaker outlines five conditions for any understanding with US
- US jets attack Iranian naval vessels
- US also massacred 24 Iranian civilians in Lamerd sports hall on Feb. 28: FM spokesman
- Iran uranium transfer reports ‘US psychological warfare’: Tasnim
- Trump Wants To Use A Deal With Iran To Further Isolate The Palestinians
- Delcy’s ‘gatekeeper’: sources say ex-Trump official Claver-Carone holds keys to Caracas
- US Ospreys hover over Venezuelan capital
- Sanctions Backfire: Why Pakistan Now Buys Chinese Weapons Instead of American Ones
- Sinopec’s Jiyang shale oil base in Shandong Province produces 2 million tons of crude oil
- NATO-made mines found on gas tanker arriving in Russia from Belgium – investigators
- Former EU Council chief warns of ‘temptation to appease’ US and Israel, says double standards erode credibility
- Iran Removes Strait of Hormuz From Memorandum With US
- Trump demands Arab states normalize with Israel in exchange for Iran ceasefire: Report
- Daily Mail lies: Oct 7 victim saved from rape by non-existent Muslim prohibition on violating scarred women
- The Ivanka Trump Assassination Plot Distraction
- Legal challenge launched against the IHRA definition of antisemitism in British court
- Four Palestinians injured in settler attack in Masafer Yatta
- Israeli Forces Shoot Three Palestinians in Hebron and Bethlehem
- Israeli attacks in Gaza kill five Palestinians, including parents and infant
- Iran shoots down Israeli spy drone over Hormozgan province
- IRGC reports increased transit rates in Hormuz with 33 ships passing in 24 hours
- EU leaders silent on deadly Ukrainian attack on college dorm
- Ukraine Launches Disinformation Campaign on Starobelsk Student Dormitory Attack
- Oreshnik strike a retaliation for Kiev’s ‘terrorist attacks’ – Moscow
- Iraqi resistance faction rejects ‘US plot’ to integrate PMU into state security institutions
- South Lebanon: Israeli Enemy Escalates Attacks in Nabatieh, Day After Massacre in Sir Al-Gharbiya
- Fars debunks NYT claims ‘Israel’ was exempted from US-Iran agreement
- Taking Iran’s lead, a global resistance front is needed against US-backed Israeli war machine
- Iran, US to finalize framework understanding via Pakistan
- Warmongers in meltdown as Trump heralds Iran deal
- Iran to US: Three unresolved issues must be settled before talks begin
- Jerusalem Bus Driver Beaten by Israelis in Tel Aviv
- First-person account details mistreatment of Gaza flotilla activists
- Israeli forces and settlers storm West Bank areas, attack Palestinians
- Israeli Strikes Kill Eight Palestinians, Wound 29 in Gaza
- Lebanon reports at least 7 martyred in Israeli attacks on South, Bekaa
- Over 50 countries continued to arm Israel during genocide of Palestinians in Gaza: Report
- Palestine’s UN envoy withdraws bid for General Assembly vice presidency following US threats
- Top US intelligence official resigns over war in Iran: Report
- Dozens of nations scramble for World Bank financing amid US-Israeli created global shock
- IRGC Navy says 25 ships passed through Strait of Hormuz in 24 hours
- British bases in Cyprus face renewed scrutiny amid war on Iran
- Germany’s allegations over attacks on Jewish targets follow ‘worn-out cliches’: Iran embassy
- Ukraine’s secret Al-Qaeda invasion of Africa
- NATO must ‘show its teeth’ to Russia – Czech president
- Total of 16 People Killed in Ukrainian Attack on Lugansk People’s Republic
- Japan Bars Journalists From Covering Ukrainian Strike in Lugansk People’s Republic – Moscow
- France criminalizing pro‑Palestine speech for ‘antisemitism’: Op-Ed
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