Global Times | April 21, 2026
At a UN Security Council emergency briefing on Ukraine on Monday afternoon local time, China’s Deputy Permanent Representative to the United Nations (UN) Sun Lei firmly rejected the US representative’s repetition of old narratives and dissemination of false allegations, the China Central Television (CCTV) reported on Tuesday.
Sun clearly pointed out that any attempt to shift responsibility to China or to attack and smear China on the Ukraine issue is irresponsible and will not succeed, according to the CCTV report.
In fact, since the outbreak of the crisis, it has been the US – not China – that has long provided weapons to the battlefield and attempted to prolong the war, the Chinese envoy said.
China once again urges the US side to stop shifting blame and passing the buck, and to play a more constructive role in achieving a ceasefire, ending the war, and promoting peace talks, Sun said, according to CCTV.
Al Mayadeen | April 20, 2026
Veterans and military families began an act of civil disobedience descrbed as the “largest” since the war on Iraq began, occupying the Cannon Building Rotunda.
The demonstrators were protesting yet “another forever war with Iran, which includes the genocide in Palestine, the ethnic cleansing in southern Lebanon, and the potential ground operation in Cuba,” Greg Stoker, veteran running for Congress in TX 31, stated.
Around 60 US military veterans were arrested after staging the protest inside the Cannon House Office Building, opposing the ongoing US war on Iran and calling for an end to military funding.
The action was organized by About Face: Veterans Against the War, a group founded during the invasion of Iraq by former service members who opposed the war. … Full article
Al Mayadeen | April 20, 2026
Berlin police detained several people during pro-Palestine demonstrations over the weekend, amid a brutal crackdown in parts of the city, including Neukölln, according to footage widely shared on social media.
Videos circulating online show officers making arrests during the gatherings, with some accounts indicating that women and individuals described by witnesses as minors were among those detained. The protests were held in solidarity with Gaza and Lebanon.
Organizers and supporters of the demonstrations said the police response was excessive and targeted peaceful assemblies.
The incidents come amid continuing tensions in Germany surrounding pro-Palestine demonstrations, many of which have faced increased restrictions since October 2023.
Authorities have not yet issued an official statement detailing the number of arrests or reporting any injuries linked to the brutal police crackdown. … Full article
The Cradle | April 20, 2026
Hamas has rejected a US-backed proposal to disarm, describing it as a “trap” that risks igniting internal war in Gaza, according to Palestinian officials who spoke with Middle East Eye (MEE).
The plan was presented earlier this month in Cairo by Gaza Board of Peace envoy Nickolay Mladenov, with US officials present, as part of ongoing ceasefire talks that have stalled due to Israeli violations and unmet obligations.
Palestinian sources with direct knowledge of the negotiations said Hamas believes the proposal is designed to “ignite civil war in the Gaza Strip and destabilize Palestinian society.”
A Gaza-based source told MEE, “Hamas completely rejects this,” adding that within the Qassam Brigades, disarmament is viewed as “collective suicide.”
The resistance movement argues that surrendering weapons would leave Palestinians exposed, especially as “Israeli-backed armed gangs” continue to operate. … continue
Palestinian Information Center – April 20, 2026
GAZA – A Palestinian civilian was martyred and several others were injured in Israeli attacks in different areas of the Gaza Strip on Monday, amid ceasefire violations persisting for the 193rd consecutive day.
According to Palestinian media sources, a citizen identified as Anas Safi was killed in an Israeli airstrike on al-Bureij refugee camp in central Gaza.
Several others were also injured as a result of Israeli attacks in separate areas of Gaza.
Medical sources said a number of wounded were brought to Al-Ahli Arab Hospital after an Israeli drone fired a missile at a group of people near the Dawla junction in Gaza City’s az-Zeitoun neighborhood.
Other civilians sustained injuries when Israeli armored vehicles opened fire towards tents sheltering displaced families in the al-Mawasi area of Rafah, south of the Strip.
Meanwhile, the Palestinian Information Center reporter said that a number of people were wounded in an Israeli airstrike at the Abu Hamid rotary in Khan Yunis.
Several civilians were also injured when Israeli aircraft targeted them in the west of Gaza City, while Israeli tanks opened fire east of Khan Yunis.
IMEMC | April 20, 2026
Israeli occupation forces invaded the city of Nablus, in the occupied West Bank’s northern part, and shot a young Palestinian man.
The Palestinian Red Crescent Society said its crews treated a 33‑year‑old man who was hit with live ammunition in the thigh in the Rafidia area, after Israeli forces blocked medical teams from reaching him for a period of time.
Media sources said an Israeli undercover unit infiltrated Rafidia before additional military vehicles invaded the area. Soldiers opened live fire, injuring the man.
The soldiers also stormed a residential building in the al‑Makhfiyya neighborhood, searched several homes, and caused extensive damage. No abductions were reported.
The sources added that Israeli forces invaded Nablus for the second consecutive dawn, roaming through Khallet al‑Amoud, Ras al‑Ein, the eastern area, and the Old City and its surroundings, without additional home invasions or abductions.
On Sunday, illegal Israeli colonizers damaged a Palestinian ambulance and erected tents, while the army razed citizens’ land and uprooted trees, south of Nablus.
IMEMC | April 20, 2026
Israeli occupation forces invaded the Be’er al‑Me‘yar area east of the town of Tammun, south of Tubas in the occupied West Bank’s northeastern part, on Monday and destroyed several water transmission lines.
Motaz Bisharat, the official in charge of the Wall & Colonization Resistance Commission in the Tubas governorate, said Israeli soldiers accompanied a military bulldozer into the area and demolished the water lines that supply Palestinian communities.
Bisharat added that Israeli forces have been carrying out ongoing bulldozing operations in Palestinian‑owned lands in the area as part of a plan to carve out a colonial road approximately 22 kilometers long. … Full article
Press TV – April 20, 2026
Israeli forces have resumed months-long “ethnic cleansing” campaign by demolishing Palestinian homes in a Bedouin village in the Negev desert in the southern part of the occupied territories.
On Sunday, bulldozers, accompanied by large contingents of Israeli police and special units, stormed al-Sir village in the Naqab area and began demolishing dozens of homes.
The latest destruction was carried out under a heavy Israeli forces presence, with reports of force being used against residents during the demolitions.
The new Israeli demolitions in the occupied region have placed around 1,500 Palestinians at risk of displacement and left hundreds of families without shelter.
The latest demolitions follow an earlier campaign by Israel that destroyed most homes in the village in late 2025.
”These demolitions are a continuation of what began in December,” Jumaa Zabarqa, from the Steering Committee for Bedouin Affairs in the Naqab, said.
Israeli authorities destroyed around 320 out of approximately 350 homes in December across the occupied region, leaving hundreds of Palestinian families without shelter.
Since then, many residents have been living in harsh conditions, often in tents, unprotected from the weather and without access to basic infrastructure, including electricity and adequate services. … Full article
The Cradle | April 20, 2026
Jewish fundamentalists in occupied East Jerusalem have recently intensified attempts to smuggle animals for sacrifice at the Al-Aqsa Mosque complex, renewing fears of a desire to destroy one of Islam’s holiest sites.
According to Palestinian Authority (PA) officials responsible for the Jerusalem governorate, Jewish fundamentalists tried at least seven times to smuggle goats and sheep into the holy site for sacrifice on Sunday.
According to some interpretations of Judaism, Al-Aqsa Mosque must be destroyed and a Jewish temple (the Third Temple) built in its place to usher in the coming of the messiah.
Animals, such as an unblemished red heifer, should be sacrificed to purify the site before the temple is built. … Full article
The Cradle | April 20, 2026
On April 20, Polish Foreign Minister Radoslaw Sikorski called for “accountability” for the multitude of war crimes and human rights abuses committed by Israeli soldiers, citing their actions against Palestinian civilians, in remarks posted on social media.
“Israeli soldiers themselves admit to war crimes. They killed not only Palestinian civilians but even their own hostages,” Sikorski said.
He added that it was “good that [Israeli Foreign] Minister [Gideon] Saar quickly apologized” after an Israeli soldier desecrated a crucifix of Jesus Christ in a southern Lebanese village under occupation, stressing that “there was something to apologize for.”
Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar said, “We apologize for this incident and to every Christian whose feelings were hurt.”
Sikorski emphasized that the soldier should face punishment and highlighted the need for broader lessons on military conduct and training.
Last week, Polish lawmaker Konrad Berkowicz drew sharp attention in parliament after displaying an Israeli flag altered with a swastika during a speech in the Sejm, Poland’s lower house.
He used the gesture to denounce Israel’s atrocities, siege, and genocide in Gaza and called for Warsaw to sever ties with Israel.
Berkowicz later said he had been “punished” by parliament speaker Wlodzimierz Czarzasty, who imposed a financial penalty and filed a request with prosecutors following the speech.
“I have just been punished … for my recent speech on the genocide being carried out by Israel,” he wrote on X, adding that he would challenge the move and insisting that “No repression from state authorities will shut my mouth.”
Lawmakers in other European bodies have recently escalated their stances against Israel, with some calling it a “terrorist state.” … Full article
By Ramzy Baroud | MEMO | April 20, 2026
It is tempting to argue that Israel’s new military doctrine is predicated on perpetual war—but the reality is more complex.
Not that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu would object to such an arrangement. On the contrary, his relentless drive for military escalation suggests precisely that. After all, his openly declared quest for a “greater Israel” would require exactly this kind of permanent militarism—endless expansion and sustained regional destruction.
However, Israel cannot sustain an open-ended fight on multiple fronts indefinitely. … continue
MEMO | April 20, 2026
The United Arab Emirates is in talks with the Trump administration over possible financial assistance if the war with Iran drags on, The Wall Street Journal reported.
The report said UAE Central Bank Governor Khaled Mohamed Balama met US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and Federal Reserve officials in Washington last week, where he raised the idea of a currency-swap line.
A currency-swap line is a backup deal that helps a country get US dollars fast in an emergency. Countries may want this when war or crisis causes panic in the economy. In the UAE’s case, it suggests concern that a longer conflict with Iran could hurt confidence, disrupt trade and put pressure on its financial system.
Emirati officials are seeking what was described as a financial “lifeline” from Washington in case the war pushes the oil-rich Gulf state into a deeper financial crisis. A prolonged conflict could inflict major damage on the UAE’s economy and undermine its standing as a global financial hub by depleting foreign reserves and scaring off investors who had viewed the country as a stable destination for capital.
The report added that Iranian air strikes have damaged oil and gas infrastructure in the UAE, while Iran’s blockade of the Strait of Hormuz since late February has disrupted the country’s oil shipments to buyers, cutting off a major source of revenue.
According to US sources cited in the report, UAE officials believe President Donald Trump’s decision to join Israel in the war on Iran has entangled their country in a destructive conflict. The proposed assistance is therefore being considered as a precautionary backstop should the economic fallout worsen.
However, US officials reportedly believe such an arrangement may not be approved. The Federal Open Market Committee generally reserves swap lines for severe funding-market pressures that risk spilling back into the US economy. … Full article
The oil price is just the tip of the iceberg
RT | April 20, 2026
The surge in oil prices in light of the war on Iran has grabbed most of the headlines. For many observers, the severity of the crisis is measurable in the daily changes in the Brent ticker. Some analysts have also begun pointing to emerging stress in fertilizer markets. But beneath these familiar markers, several less visible – and in some cases more systemic – signals are now flashing red.
RT takes a look at the ominous signs that don’t always show up in the news. … continue
By José Niño | The Libertarian Institute | April 20, 2026
The recent ceasefire between Israel and Iran may have paused the most intense phase of direct military confrontation, but it has done nothing to resolve the deeper questions about Middle Eastern stability that have emerged since October 7, 2023. Behind the temporary calm lies a profound transformation in Israeli strategic thinking, one that has moved from containment to active regional reorganization.
Israel is not a normal democracy that abides by the rule of law or legal restraint. It is very much an expansionist state with bold ambitions and a demonstrated willingness to break international law. The events of the past two years have made this reality impossible to ignore. … continue
The logic of prevention
By Lorenzo Maria Pacini | Strategic Culture Foundation | April 20, 2026
To understand why Turkey has gradually come to be viewed as a strategic concern for Israel, we must start with a methodological premise: in the Middle East, security doctrines are not formulated solely in response to immediate threats, but primarily in anticipation of future power dynamics. From this perspective, security does not equate to the mere defense of borders, but rather to the ability to prevent the emergence of regional actors capable of limiting Israel’s freedom of action or altering existing strategic balances.
Turkey is today viewed by a segment of the Israeli discourse not simply as a complex neighbor, but as a rising regional power with autonomous ambitions. This development is significant because, within the logic of Israeli security, an actor does not necessarily become a threat only when it displays direct hostility; it can also become one when it acquires sufficient military capabilities, geopolitical influence, and strategic depth to constrain Israel’s operational margin.
Israeli security doctrine has historically been associated with a preventive approach, grounded in the need to neutralize threats before they mature into a fully hostile form. This framework, applied over time to various theaters and adversaries, tends to view the growth in power of other actors as a potential long-term risk, even when it does not yet translate into a direct and immediate threat.
In this context, the issue is not merely what an actor does in the present, but what it might do in the future if it further strengthened its capabilities. For Israel, therefore, strategic analysis includes not only an assessment of intentions but also of potential. This is why attention focuses on states or organizations capable of influencing the regional balance of power, supporting alternative alliances, or limiting Israeli military superiority. … continue
RT | April 20, 2026
US President Donald Trump’s threat to destroy Iranian power plants and bridges is “perfectly acceptable,” Washington’s envoy to the UN Mike Waltz has said, dismissing accusations of potential war crimes.
Speaking on ABC’s “This Week” on Sunday, Waltz insisted that “all options are on the table” regarding a possible escalation of the US-Israeli war on Iran. He added that US forces could take out Iranian infrastructure “relatively easily” and claimed that Iranian air defenses have been “absolutely decimated.”
When pressed on whether Trump’s threat to target all power plants and bridges in Iran would be considered a breach of international law, Waltz admitted that it would be “an escalatory ladder.” However, he vehemently dismissed “ridiculous arguments” that it would constitute a “war crime,” calling such criticisms “irresponsible,” and drawing parallels with World War II. … Full article
Al Mayadeen | April 20, 2026
The United States military announced the killing of three individuals in a strike targeting an alleged drug-trafficking vessel in the Caribbean, marking the latest escalation in Washington’s expanding operations across the region. … continue
teleSUR | April 20, 2026
On Monday, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Alexander Grushko denounced that the true objective of NATO’s “Baltic Sentry” operation is to establish control over key transport routes and restrict cargo shipments in Russia’s interests.
In an interview with RIA Novosti, Grushko said that NATO’s heightened activities in the Baltic Sea pose serious threats to international shipping and economic activity.
“At present, a NATO naval group consisting of the 1st Standing Maritime Group and the 1st Standing Mine Countermeasures Group of warships is operating in this water,” Grushko said.
“In January 2025, the alliance launched Operation Baltic Sentinel, the true objective of which is to establish control over international shipping routes and restrict cargo shipments in Russia’s interests,” he added.
In this context, NATO is making decisions to deploy additional military infrastructure and forces on the Swedish island of Gotland. In recent years, NATO has increased its activities near Russia’s western borders. Moscow has repeatedly expressed concerns over the buildup of NATO forces. … Full article
RT | April 20, 2026
The winner of the Bulgarian parliamentary election, Progressive Bulgaria’s Rumen Radev, has called for dialogue with Russia to be restored. The former president has led the newly formed left-leaning populist party to a landslide victory on a platform of critical dialogue with Brussels and pragmatism towards Moscow.
Speaking to reporters after the first exit polls showed his party well in the lead, the EU-skeptic Radev said Bulgaria would remain “on its European path,” but argued that Sofia and the bloc both need “more critical thinking” in foreign policy. […]
A vocal critic of the EU’s Ukraine policy, Radev has opposed Bulgaria’s embargo on Russian energy, blocked a 2022 plan to send armored vehicles to Ukraine, and argued that there is no military solution to the conflict. – Full article
The security of non-nuclear European countries will ultimately be weakened by France’s plans to deploy nuclear weapons on their territory, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Alexander Grushko said in an interview with Sputnik.
“As a result, instead of the French declaring a strengthening of the defense of their allies, to whom, incidentally, they are not promising any ironclad guarantees, the security of these countries is actually weakening,” Grushko said.
France reportedly possesses 280 nuclear warheads. Denmark has already concluded a strategic nuclear deterrence agreement with France, which is intended to complement NATO’s deterrence mechanisms. Poland is also negotiating with France to join this initiative.
In his March speech on France’s nuclear deterrence policy, French President Emmanuel Macron said that his country must strengthen its nuclear doctrine in the face of new threats. Therefore, he ordered an increase in the number of French nuclear weapons. According to Macron, France should also consider expanding its nuclear strategy to all of Europe, but must also preserve its sovereignty.
By Anthony Watts | ClimateRealism | April 10, 2026
The recent British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) Science Focus publication “The US is now paying more than any other country for climate change damage, study suggests,” claims that the United States is “now paying more than any other country for climate change damage,” citing a study estimating $16.2 trillion in U.S. losses since 1990. This is a fabricated falsehood. Decades of peer-reviewed research on disaster losses show no detectable long-term trend in normalized weather-related losses attributable to human-caused climate change and the BBC is wrongly conflating weather with climate.
The BBC based its story on a study from researchers at Stanford University, who write “[c]limate change is causing measurable harm globally.” They admit that no research links loss and damages from extreme weather to climate change; a gap in knowledge they attempt to remedy by applying politically motivated, flawed social cost of carbon estimates to econometric models tying carbon dioxide emissions to aggregate economic output in simulations of what output might have been had the Earth not warmed slightly.
The study’s model-derived GDP estimates don’t, as the BBC story implies, represent documented observed damages. There is a critical distinction between econometric modeling and real-world loss data.
Roger Pielke Jr., Ph.D., in his 2023 comprehensive review “Climate Change and Disaster Losses,” surveyed the peer-reviewed normalization literature and found overwhelmingly that increases in reported disaster losses are explained by increased exposure, wealth, and development—not by climate change.
That is not a fringe claim. It reflects the dominant conclusion in existing scientific literature. … continue
By Daniel Turner | Watts Up With That? | April 5, 2026
… “Climate change superfund.” Here’s how it works. Bill SF-4866 enables the Minnestoa legislature to steal from individual energy companies they do not like, turning them into scapegoats for bad weather. […]
“Big oil” won’t pay. The consumer will. Look at the current elevated prices of oil due to the Iran engagement. Is “big oil” swallowing the losses caused by international supply chain disruption? No. Drivers are paying more as prices tick upward. Corporations do not pay taxes and fines, superfund penalties, or nonsense lawsuit payouts. They just charge more for their product like every other company on the planet.
Other fiscally troubled states have introduced superfund legislation, too. New York ($34 billion budget deficit for FY 2026 with $233 billion in debt) and Vermont ($33 million budget deficit for FY 2026 with $800 million in debt). It is inevitable that other blue states in the red like New Jersey, Illinois, and California do the same. The superfund is free money with the right amount of virtue signaling, even if the costs fall on the people. … Full article
By Paul Homewood | Not A Lot Of People Know That | April 14, 2026
… The whole idea is barmy, but more to the point, why is a penny of taxpayer money being spent on it? … Read article
IMEMC | April 19, 2026
Israeli occupation forces intensified their violations across the occupied West Bank on Saturday, shooting and injuring a Palestinian worker near a military roadblock south of Hebron while carrying out multiple invasions, assaults, and abductions in several districts.
Israeli soldiers shot and injured a young man near the ath‑Thaheriya “Meitar” military roadblock south of Hebron in the southern occupied West Bank.
Media sources said the soldiers opened fire at Palestinian workers near the Annexation Wall close to the military roadblock, injuring one of them with live ammunition before he was transferred to hospital. … Full article
Palestinian Information Center – April 19, 2026
AL-KHALIL – An elderly Palestinian woman sustained injuries on Saturday after being assaulted by extremist Jewish settlers in the town of Sa’ir, northeast of al-Khalil in the occupied West Bank.
Local sources reported that settlers attacked Palestinian farmers while they were cultivating their swaths of land in the Wadi Khanis area of Sa’ir.
An elderly woman identified as Umm Hussein Jabbarin was injured in the settler attack before she was transferred to a medical center by a Red Crescent ambulance crew.
Meanwhile, Israeli forces stormed the same area and kidnaped the woman’s sons, Hussein, Anas, and Issa Jabarin, after settlers assaulted her and other members of the family.
In separate incidents on Sunday, settler groups set fire to a house and a car, destroyed olive trees and a fence, and seized a building in the West Bank.
According to media sources, a horde of settlers attacked the village of Turmus Ayya, northeast of Ramallah, setting fire to the home of As’ad Tuffa’ha and a car belonging to another citizen.
In Bethlehem, settlers uprooted dozens of newly planted olive saplings in the Ush al-Ghurab area of Beit Sahour town and attacked homes in the Jabel Harasa area.
In al-Khalil, settlers seized a historic Jordanian military post known as “Rajm al-Naqa” in the village of al-Rashayda and connected it to a water network.
Another group of settlers vandalized a fence surrounding large tracts of land belonging to Palestinian citizens in the Huwara area of Masafer Yatta, south of al-Khalil.
MEMO | April 19, 2026
A Palestinian was killed and another was seriously injured on Sunday by Israeli gunfire in northern and central parts of the Gaza Strip, medical sources told Anadolu.
A Palestinian was killed after Israeli military vehicles opened fire toward tents of displaced people in Halawa camp east of Jabalia in northern Gaza, the sources said.
A 16-year-old male was also seriously injured and taken to Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital after being targeted by an Israeli quadcopter drone in the Al-Tahlia area of Deir al-Balah, in the central part of the strip.
The casualties were the latest in ongoing Israeli violations of the ceasefire agreement in effect in the Palestinian enclave since October 2025.
Israeli army vehicles and helicopters opened fire toward areas east of the central governorate, local sources also told Anadolu.
In the southern Gaza Strip, Israeli artillery shelled areas east of the city of Khan Younis, coinciding with heavy gunfire from vehicles and helicopters, while naval vessels targeted the city’s coastline with shells and machine gun fire. … Full article
Al Mayadeen | April 19, 2026
A former Israeli Military Intelligence officer has questioned the Israeli occupation’s strategy in southern Lebanon, pointing to mounting losses since the ceasefire took effect.
Retired Lieutenant Colonel Jacques Neriah told i24 News that Hezbollah has emerged stronger from the war despite extensive Israeli bombing and attacks, noting that the group “represents the resistance against Israel, and this is its primary source of strength.”
“If we are sustaining daily losses in Lebanon, how long can we endure this situation?” he asked. … continue
By Robert Inlakesh | Al Mayadeen | April 19, 2026
Promising annihilation, dominance, and total victory, the Israeli leadership has found itself in a predicament no closer to victory on any front. Tactical victories sold as strategic ones have been exposed; instead of meticulously planned operations, Tel Aviv engages in aggression without any discernible long-term strategy to achieve its stated aims. … continue
By Kyle Anzalone | The Libertarian Institute | April 19, 2026
President Donald Trump claimed an Iranian-flagged vessel attempted to break the US blockade. US forces attacked and boarded the cargo ship.
“Today, an Iranian-flagged cargo ship named TOUSKA, nearly 900 feet long and weighing almost as much as an aircraft carrier, tried to get past our Naval Blockade, and it did not go well for them,” the President wrote on Truth Social Sunday. “The U.S. Navy Guided Missile Destroyer USS SPRUANCE intercepted the TOUSKA in the Gulf of Oman, and gave them fair warning to stop.”
He continued, “The Iranian crew refused to listen, so our Navy ship stopped them right in their tracks by blowing a hole in the engineroom. Right now, U.S. Marines have custody of the vessel.”
Last week, Trump ordered the US Navy to blockade Iranian ports. The Touska is the first vessel intercepted by the US enforcing the blockade. The President said he ordered the blockade due to Iran’s closure of the Strait of Hormuz. … Full article
Al Mayadeen | April 19, 2026
Iran has not yet made a decision on whether it will engage in a new round of negotiations with the United States, local media reported on Sunday. IRNA news agency said that “there is no clear prospect of fruitful negotiations.”
IRNA denied reports that a second round of negotiations had been held in Islamabad, stating that they were “incorrect.” The state news agency reported that Washington’s “maximalism and excessive and unrealistic demands,” along with “frequent changes of positions, constant contradictions, and the continuation of the so-called naval blockade.”
The agency added that under these conditions, “there is no clear prospect of fruitful negotiations.”
It also indicated that the reports being circulated by the United States are nothing more than “media games, part of a pattern of exchanging accusations and exerting pressure on Iran.”
On another note, citing unnamed sources, the Fars and Tasnim news agencies reported that Tehran has not finalized its position on participating in the proposed talks. They also described the current climate as “not very positive,” with Fars quoting a source as saying that lifting a US blockade on Iranian ports would be a prerequisite for any negotiations. … continue
By Kyle Anzalone | The Libertarian Institute | April 19, 2026
A senior Iranian official said President Donald Trump’s maximalist demands and erratic behavior are harming the diplomatic process.
“Our assessment is that Trump effectively lacks both a coherent plan and the capacity to secure even a temporary agreement. His decision-making appears to be grounded in Israeli political and security assessments, conveyed to him on a daily basis,” a senior Iranian official told Drop Site News. “There hasn’t been any real progress. Both sides are just signaling behind the scenes that they’re open to reaching an agreement.”
Last week, Trump celebrated Tehran’s opening of the Strait of Hormuz. However, he refused to lift the US blockade of Iranian ports, leading Tehran to close the Strait of Hormuz. He also gave a series of statements claiming Iran agreed to major concessions on its nuclear program.
Top Iranian officials denied that Tehran had agreed to give the US its enriched material. Iran says it will not end the conflict until the US recognizes its control over the Strait of Hormuz, pays war reparations, and pledges never to attack Iran again.
On Sunday, Trump posted on Truth Social that he was sending representatives to Pakistan to present Iran with his final offer. He threatened to destroy Iran’s power plants and bridges if Tehran rejected his proposal.
Trump has threatened to destroy the civilian infrastructure of Iran multiple times during the nearly two-month-long war. Earlier this month, he said he was prepared to eliminate Iran’s civilization before agreeing to a two-week truce.
The Iranian official speaking with Drop Site explained that if current negotiations fail and the war resumes, Tehran will cut off talks with the US for an extended period. “The Islamabad negotiations provided President Trump with an appropriate opportunity to exit the war,” the official explained. “Should [Trump] nevertheless choose to continue the conflict, Iran will, for a prolonged period, suspend diplomatic channels and will seek, within the context of the conflict, to impose significantly greater costs on United States interests.”
RT | April 19, 2026
Israel’s ambassador to the United Nations has lashed out at his French, Chinese, and Pakistani counterparts, accusing their countries of effectively backing Iran by allegedly striking deals to secure safe passage through the Strait of Hormuz.
The rebuke appears to stem from media reports which recently indicated that commercial vessels from all three countries were able to transit the Strait of Hormuz during the blockade, in some cases with Iranian authorization, despite broader restrictions on shipping imposed by Tehran. … continue
Court affirms injured patients’ right to access manufacturer data, forcing disclosure.
By Jon Fleetwood | April 15, 2026
In a major procedural victory for vaccine-injured plaintiffs, a German court has ordered BioNTech to turn over internal data on its Comirnaty mRNA COVID-19 vaccine—affirming that individuals claiming harm have the right to access the manufacturer’s own records to challenge its safety claims and pursue damages.
The Regional Court of Aurich (Landgericht Aurich), in case 5 O 1106/24, issued a certified partial judgment (“Teilurteil”) ordering BioNTech Manufacturing GmbH to provide detailed information on the vaccine’s effects, side effects, and underlying biological and manufacturing characteristics.
The court’s order states, translated and paraphrased for readability:
The defendant is ordered … to provide information … on the effects and side effects known to it … as well as on other findings that may be relevant for the assessment of the justifiability of harmful effects …
The ruling directly addresses a core imbalance that has defined vaccine injury litigation: injured individuals have been expected to prove causation while being denied access to the very data needed to do so.
This decision breaks that barrier.
Independent journalist Bastian Barucker first reported on the ruling.
By Jefferey Jaxen | April 17, 2026
Baroness Hallett is the Chair of the UK’s COVID-19 Inquiry – an independent public investigation established to examine the country’s response to and impact of the Covid-19 pandemic.
‘Module 4’ was just released today and it dealt primarily with those harmed by the rushed rollout of an experimental mRNA jab. … continue
An Essay on the Four Walls That Make the Injured Defend the Injury
Lies are Unbekoming | April 12, 2026
1. The Testimony That Should Not Exist
A woman films herself from a hospital bed. Her left side will not move. Her speech is slurred. She took the COVID vaccine three weeks earlier and had a stroke within days. The camera shakes because she is holding it with the hand that still works. And she says, into the lens, that she is glad she took it. Because it could have been worse.
By every ordinary standard of how people respond to injury, the woman in the bed should be angry. She should want to know what happened to her body, who gave her the injection, what was in it, why she was not warned. Instead she is defending the thing that harmed her, and she is doing it sincerely, from a bed she may never leave.
The pattern repeated at scale throughout 2021 and 2022. Myocarditis in young men, received with gratitude. Sudden hearing loss, received with gratitude. Menstrual disruption, miscarriage, Bell’s palsy, shingles, tinnitus, cognitive fog — received with gratitude. The injured gave television interviews thanking the health authorities. They wrote newspaper columns urging others to take the product that had injured them. They volunteered at vaccination centres. The more severe the injury, the more fervent the testimony.
The COVID case is the clearest and most recent instance of something older. Chemotherapy patients credit the treatment with saving them while enduring a devastation that is the treatment.¹ Flu shot recipients who get the flu report that the shot made it milder — a claim no one can check. Statin patients who develop muscle weakness, diabetes and cognitive decline continue taking the drug in gratitude for a heart attack that may never have been coming.² SSRI patients who cannot feel, cannot sleep without the pill, cannot leave the house without the prescription, describe the drug as having saved their lives.³ Parents whose children regress after vaccination defend the schedule that preceded the regression.
The gratitude is real. That is what makes it devastating. These patients are not lying or performing. They feel what they say they feel. They are captured, and the gratitude is what their captivity looks like when it speaks.
What follows rests on one claim. The phenomenon is an engineered room, not a cognitive error or a cultural drift. Four walls stand around the captured person, each sealing a different exit, built by identifiable actors serving documented interests. The same four walls stand around every major medical intervention of our time.
The essay names the walls, shows them at work across several medical domains, names their architects, and ends where it must — with the one act that brings them down. … continue
Palestinian Information Center – April 18, 2026
WEST BANK – A horde of extremist Jewish settlers attacked the Wadi Abul-Hayat Bedouin community west of the al-Auja area, north of Jericho, and stormed other parts of the occupied West Bank on Saturday.
Al-Baidar Human Rights Organization reported that a number of settlers broke into and ransacked homes and terrorized children inside the Wadi Abul-Hayat community, where seven families live, noting that the families had already been displaced three times.
The rights group warned that recurring settler attacks against Bedouin communities in the area pose a serious threat to residents’ safety and stability.
In another incident, settlers stormed the hamlet of Khirbet al-Rakeez in Masafer Yatta, south of al-Khalil, carrying out provocations against local residents.
In northern Ramallah, settlers set up a new structure in their illegal outpost in the Turmus Ayya plain near villagers’ homes.
In northern Nablus, settlers stormed the Wadi al-Hisan area of Asira ash-Shamaliya, grazing livestock in farmers’ fields and obstructing their work.
In southern al-Khalil, a settler guarded by Israeli soldiers used a bulldozer to destroy swaths of Palestinian-owned farmland in Khirbet Rabud near Dura City.
IMEMC | April 18, 2026
Israeli forces killed a Palestinian civilian and wounded several others on Friday after opening fire on displaced families in northern Gaza, amid continued attacks and rising casualty figures across the besieged Strip.
Field reporters confirmed that Israeli soldiers stationed in the northern Gaza Strip fired heavy machine‑gun rounds toward tents sheltering displaced families in the Tal ath‑Thahab area of Beit Lahia, killing one civilian, and injuring several others.
Residents said the gunfire struck an area densely populated with families who had already been displaced multiple times since the start of the assault.
The attack in Beit Lahia occurred as Israeli forces continued to target civilians across several areas of the Gaza Strip throughout the day. … continue
The Cradle | April 18, 2026
Israeli soldiers killed two Palestinian truck drivers hired by UNICEF and injured two others during routine water delivery operations at a filling point in northern Gaza on 17 April.
“UNICEF is outraged by the killing of two drivers of trucks contracted by UNICEF to provide clean water to families in the Gaza Strip,” a statement from the UN agency reads.
UNICEF added the victims were “killed by Israeli fire in an incident that took place early this morning at the Mansoura water filling point in northern Gaza.” The attack occurred during normal operations, with no changes in the convoy’s movements or procedures that morning.
UNICEF has since told its contractors to stand down at the site until conditions are safe enough to return.
“The Mansoura water filling point is currently the only operational truck filling point for the Mekorot water supply line serving Gaza City,” UNICEF said, highlighting the significance of the disruption.
“UNICEF and humanitarian partners use it multiple times a day to sustain critical water trucking operations for hundreds of thousands of people, including children.” … continue
Al-Mayadeen | April 18, 2026
Hezbollah has denied any involvement in an incident targeting United Nations observers in southern Lebanon earlier today.
In a statement, the group said it “calls for caution in issuing judgments and responsibilities regarding the incident,” urging restraint until facts are fully established.
The movement specifically rejected any responsibility for the incident involving UNIFIL forces in the al-Ghandourieh–Bint Jbeil area, stressing that blame should not be assigned before the Lebanese Army completes its investigation and clarifies the circumstances.
Emphasis on coordination and stability
Hezbollah also highlighted the importance of maintaining cooperation between local residents, UNIFIL, and the Lebanese Army. It emphasized the need for coordination between the army and UN peacekeepers, particularly given the current sensitive conditions.
The group further “expressed surprise at the [parties] that rushed to throw accusations arbitrarily, while remaining silent when Israeli forces target UNIFIL personnel.” … continue
By Kurt Nimmo | Another Day in the Empire | April 18, 2026
… Earlier this month, Israeli minister Bezalel Smotrich declared an official start to the Greater Israel project. He included Syria, Lebanon, and Palestine in the project. Since the establishment of Israel in 1948, Zionists have strived to weaken neighboring states, dismantle their military capacity, and worked to reshape the balance of power in West Asia. The original plan called for occupying and ethnically cleansing the entirety of Palestine, all of Jordan, south Lebanon, Syria, and Iraq, the Sinai Peninsula in Egypt, and northern Saudi Arabia.
The Nazis had a similar plan during their occupation of Europe in the Second World War. It was called the “Greater Germanic Reich” (Großgermanisches Reich). In the autumn of 1933, Adolf Hitler made plans to annex territories including Bohemia, parts of western Poland, and Austria to Germany. He also aimed to create satellite or puppet states that would lack independent economies or policies. Nazi racial theories classified the Germanic peoples of Europe as part of a racially superior Nordic subset within the broader Aryan race, which they considered to be the sole true bearers of civilized culture.
In Deuteronomy, the Jewish God chooses Israel to be his holy (kadosh) and treasured (segulah) people. Deuteronomy 14:2 states God has chosen the Jews “to be a people for Himself, a special treasure above all the peoples who are on the face of the earth.” According to the Torah, “Eretz Israel” (“Land of Israel” in Hebrew), now defined as “Greater Israel,” was “given” to the “children of Abraham” and serves as the basis for “a merger of religious fundamentalism and modern political ethno-nationalism, whereby ancient texts are used to justify a modern military expansionist state.” In regard to Lebanon, the Zionists believe Greater Israel extends up to the Sidon and Litani rivers.
According to Amichai Friedman, a rabbi in the Israeli Army, “This land is ours, the whole land, including Gaza, including Lebanon,” while Daniella Weiss, a Jewish ethnonationalist and former mayor of Kedumim, called for the “invasion of Lebanon” immediately after the war in Gaza. … continue
Press TV – April 17, 2026
A majority in the Dutch House of Representatives has backed a proposal calling on the Netherlands’ government to push for the suspension of the trade component of the EU-Israel Association Agreement at the bloc over the regime’s crimes against Palestinians.
During a parliamentary debate on Thursday, the political party called Democrats 66 (D66) and Christian Democratic Appeal (CDA), which are part of the ruling coalition, stressed that Israel’s attacks on Lebanon, expansion of settlements in the occupied West Bank, and recent legislative developments raise serious human rights concerns. They backed exploring EU-level measures, including suspending trade provisions of the EU-Israel Association Agreement, which entered into force in 2000 and includes a clause stipulating that cooperation between the parties is contingent on respect for human rights and democratic principles. […]
The adopted motion urges the Dutch government to take a leading role within the EU in advocating for the suspension of the agreement’s trade component.
Dutch Foreign Minister Tom Berendsen is now expected to raise the issue with EU member states during the foreign ministers’ meeting on April 21. But any decision to suspend the accord would require consensus among all member countries. … Full article
The bill that died with Trudeau’s election call is back, and so is the advisory panel that wrote it.
By Christina Maas | Reclaim The Net | April 18, 2026
Canada’s Liberal government is preparing to revive legislation that would hand the state new powers over what Canadians can say online, with Prime Minister Mark Carney’s team signaling that a rebooted “online harms” law is coming. […]
One of the members back at the table is Bernie Farber of the Canadian Anti-Hate Network. The advisory group helps shape what the government will treat as hateful, harmful, or dangerous.
That definition, once written into law, determines which posts get deleted, which accounts get silenced, and which Canadians face fines or house arrest for saying the wrong thing online. … Read full article
By Tarik Cyril Amar | RT | April 18, 2026
Imagine you know about a brutal gang of serial killers openly committing one sadistic crime after the other. Imagine you recognize your obvious moral obligation to do something to stop or at least impede these crimes as best you can, but your country’s morally perverse and politically corrupt authorities are in cahoots with the murderers, so you cannot simply call the police.
Indeed, if you try to resist the killers and their accomplices, the police and state prosecutors will relentlessly go after you instead of them, and in effect, protect the criminals. Imagine, finally, that while you cannot strike the killers directly, you can make committing their heinous crimes harder for them by disrupting their business activities and alerting the public to their scandalously uninhibited activities and shocking power in your society.
That is the situation in which the activists of the British direct-action group Palestine Action find themselves. Except it is even worse than the schematic thought experiment sketched above, because, in reality, we are not speaking about a gang of serial killers but a whole state. Small but extremely aggressive and far too well armed – including with entirely ‘rogue’ nuclear weapons – that state is committed to a relentless agenda of proudly announced (Amalek and all that) genocide and gleeful ethnic cleansing, systematic torture and sexual violence on a mass scale, ceaseless territorial aggression (attacking more countries last year than any other country on the planet), ethnic (in this case Jewish) supremacist racism and apartheid as anchored in its laws, and the conquest of ‘lebensraum’ (a term let slip in that state’s own mainstream media).
And that monster of a state is closely, almost symbiotically allied, even capable of intermittently dominating the single most powerful country on the planet, which also happens to hold international law and basic ethics in open contempt – the US. That state, in addition, has extraordinary and nefarious influence in many other countries of the West, that odd place so proud of its ‘values’ and so complicit in genocide at the same time. Palestine Action, in short, is up against Israel and its form of internationally virulent fascism – Zionism. … Full article
American policy is clearly being made in Israel, by Israel, and for the benefit of Israel.
By Bryan Anthony Reo – New Eastern Outlook – April 18, 2026
… Can any American honestly claim that permitting and indeed facilitating the Israeli seizure of the majority of southern Lebanon (in what is an obvious naked land grab) under the guise of establishing a “security buffer zone” is somehow in the interests of Americans?
Can any American honestly claim that permitting and indeed facilitating the Israeli seizure of southwestern Syria (in what is an obvious naked land grab) under the guise of establishing a “security buffer zone” is somehow in the interests of Americans?
Can any American honestly claim that permitting and indeed facilitating the Israeli obliteration, population cleansing, and annexation of Gaza (in what is an obvious naked land grab) under the guise of establishing a “security buffer zone” is somehow in the interests of Americans?
Who decided these policies were not only in the interests of Americans but were in the *best interests* of Americans?
Why are American taxpayers paying for Israeli armaments, settlements, bomb shelters, an Iron Dome, the most elite air force in the region, and everything else that Israel demands?
None of this even addresses the simple fact that not only is the USA going broke paying for Israel, we’re making major enemies across entire regions and then incurring further debt having to fight those new enemies.
Israel is a Bottomless Vortex For American Money
The United States has given Israel no less than $300 billion in direct assistance since 1948.
None of that includes “soft” forms of assistance such as loans that are forgiven or rolled over into other loans that are never going to be paid back, diversion of American wealth via private donations by disloyal dual-citizen (“passport paper Americans”) such as Sheldon Adelson and Ben Shapiro, whose passports say the USA but whose hearts have always been with Israel and in Israel.
The $300 billion amount also does not take into account the immense tribute money paid to Egypt to bribe their successive corrupt administrations to tolerate Israeli militarism in the region and to sit back and do nothing while Israel runs roughshod over the Palestinians, Lebanese, and Syrians. Similarly large bribes have also been paid to Jordan on a regular basis to procure similar complicity on the part of the Jordanian regime.
The $300 billion amount also fails to account for the money spent in the 2003 invasion of Iraq and the subsequent occupation, a war that was undertaken entirely for the benefit of Israel in the furtherance of Israeli geopolitical interests via the strategic goal of weakening rival powers that were competing with Israel for power and influence in the region. The direct cost of the Iraq War was around $3 trillion , although this cost is expected to exceed $6 trillion due to long-term interest on debt and the medical costs associated with veterans’ care.
It is not unreasonable to say that the Zionist State of Israel has cost the United States upwards of ten trillion dollars, while providing absolutely nothing to the United States.
Israel Costs America Much, Provides No Discernible Benefit
If Israel allows us access to an airbase from which American forces launch a strike against Iran, that is not Israel helping the United States to pursue American interests; that is Israel facilitating for America to do Israel’s bidding for it. That is Israel allowing the USA to operate from an Israeli facility for the sole and express purpose of securing Israeli objectives. … Full article
By Jim Lobe | Responsible Statecraft | April 14, 2026
If the U.S.-Israeli war against Iran is ultimately assessed as a defeat, some measure of blame could be cast on five pro-Israel “think tanks” that consistently promoted military action against the Islamic Republic in the eight months before it began, according to analyses by four different widely used AI programs.
The Foundation for Defense of Democracies (FDD), the American Enterprise Institute (AEI), the Hudson Institute, and the Washington Institute for Near East Policy (WINEP) ranked among the top six think tanks identified by the AI models as the “most prominent in promoting military action against Tehran” during the period between the “Twelve-Day War” in June 2025 and the current war’s launch on February 28.
A fifth think tank, the more traditionally right-wing Heritage Foundation, was also included by three of the apps as among the top six think tanks promoting military actions against Iran.
Unsurprisingly, four platforms – Gemini, ChatGPT, Claude, and Grok – identified the same five Washington-based institutions as also having played leading roles in promoting the U.S. invasion of Iraq 23 years ago.
Of the five, FDD, AEI, Hudson, and WINEP fall squarely into the neoconservative camp of U.S. foreign policy hawks in that support for Israel is a central principle of their world views and work. Indeed, the organization that claimed the top spot for prominence in promoting war against Iran in all four AI apps was FDD, whose original submission to the IRS in 2001 described its mission as “provid(ing) education to enhance Israel’s image in North America and the public’s understanding of issues affecting Israeli-Arab relations.”
The Heritage Foundation — which identifies itself as pursuing an “America First” foreign policy — has long promoted close ties with Israel. A “Special Report” published by Heritage in March 20025 called for transforming U.S.-Israeli relations from a mere “special relationship” to a “strategic partnership.”
“Experts” from all five organizations repeatedly propounded some or all of the same themes — that Iran’s nuclear program and missile arsenal posed an unacceptable threat to Israel and eventually to the U.S. homeland, that the regime was still “the world’s leading state sponsor of terrorism,” and that it was at the weakest point since the 1979 Revolution.
They pressed these points in congressional testimony, on the op-ed and news pages of major print and online publications, in broadcast television and radio interviews, and on social media, notably X, in what were clearly efforts to persuade elites and the public to accept the necessity of military action against the Islamic Republic. These arguments echoed the same themes as those propagated by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, as well as well-known pro-Israel hawks in the U.S. Congress, such as Sen. Lindsey Graham, in their appearances on U.S. broadcast media.
As can be seen in the table below, three of the AI apps identified several additional neoconservative-led think tanks among the six most prominent promoters of military action, including the Jewish Institute for National Security of America (JINSA), the Center for Security Policy (CSP), and the Institute for the Study of War (ISW), which was founded by neoconservative military analyst Kimberly Kagan in 2007. “While ISW positions itself as analytical rather than explicitly advocacy-oriented, its framing of Iranian threats consistently supported the case for military actions,” according to Claude.
Over the past quarter century, the foreign policy orientation of FDD, AEI, Hudson, JINSA, and CSP has been hardline neoconservative; their positions, particularly with respect to the Middle East, have generally reflected the views of Netanyahu’s Likud Party. … Full article
Press TV – April 18, 2026
Israeli forces have carried out house demolitions in several southern Lebanese border towns despite a ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon, according to local media reports.
Explosions were heard across multiple locations as residential areas near the frontier were targeted.
Israeli officials have stated that the goal is to destroy parts of Lebanese border towns to prevent residents from returning.
Human rights groups have drawn parallels to similar Israeli tactics used in Gaza, warning that such actions could constitute ethnic cleansing.
Lebanon’s Al-Manar correspondent reported that Israeli troops conducted large-scale house detonation operations, describing the moves as violations of the ceasefire in an attempt to compensate for battlefield failures.
The report also noted that Israeli drones were flying over towns adjacent to areas where occupation forces remain deployed.
In a separate incident, an Israeli airstrike on a car and a motorcycle on the Kounin-Bint Jbeil highway resulted in one fatality and one injury.
The development comes after US President Donald Trump announced on Thursday that the occupying regime and Lebanon had agreed to a 10-day ceasefire.
Under the agreement, the Israeli regime is barred from carrying out offensives against the Arab country, including its civilian and state infrastructure. … Full article
The Islamic Republic once again shut the strategic waterway due to what it described as US “piracy”
RT | April 18, 2026
Iran said the renewed restrictions on maritime traffic through the Strait of Hormuz are justified under international law and necessary to counter hostile actions, Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmail Baqaei has said in an interview with RT.
Iranian military officials said on Saturday that Tehran had reasserted “strict control” over the strategic route, which carries about 20% of global oil, citing the continued US blockade of its ports, just a day after declaring it open. The Revolutionary Guard Navy Command later said the strait would remain under Iranian military control as long as US restrictions stay in place.
“There was no safe and secure passage in this waterway,” Baqaei told RT on Saturday, adding that as a coastal state Iran has the right under international law to take measures against what it sees as hostile actions. … continue
Al Mayadeen | April 18, 2026
Iran’s military announced that the Strait of Hormuz has returned to its previous operational status, placing it under “strict management and control” by the country’s armed forces, following repeated violations of prior understandings by the United States.
In a statement, the spokesperson of the Khatam al-Anbiya Central Headquarters said Iran had earlier agreed, in good faith and within the framework of negotiations, to allow the managed passage of a limited number of oil tankers and commercial vessels through the strategic waterway.
However, the spokesperson stated, the United States had failed to uphold its commitments, amid Washington’s continued acts of “piracy and maritime robbery” under the guise of a naval blockade.
The statement added that, in response, Iran has reinstated full control measures over the strait, emphasizing that the passage of vessels will remain tightly regulated unless the US fully lifts restrictions on Iranian shipping routes, both inbound and outbound.
“As long as the United States does not completely lift the restrictions on the passage of vessels from Iran to destination and from destination to Iran, the situation in the Strait of Hormuz will be strictly controlled and remain as before,” the spokesperson said. … continue
Al Mayadeen | April 18, 2026
Iran’s Foreign Ministry rejects uranium transfer abroad and warns of a firm response to any naval blockade, as Tehran sets red lines ahead of the next round of negotiations with the US. … Read article
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