Friday, June 5, 2026

Spain blocks US war operations in Iran and calls conflict “profoundly illegal”

Madrid closes airspace and denies military base access, widening tensions with Washington as legal experts cite violations of the UN charter

For US commentators on Iran, mass murder is magic

These observers traffic in illusions about a virtually omnipotent U.S. that can indefinitely control the world through force of arms, consequence-free.

When the term ‘genocide’ falls short

It is not enough for national governments to "recognize" a Palestinian state. It is time to compel Israel, via sanctions, diplomacy, and UN enforcement, to stop the killing and any talk of forced relocation.

Trump’s Hormuz gamble pushes US and Iran toward wider war

Missile and drone strikes, disputed civilian deaths, and escalating threats have raised fears that tensions in the Strait of Hormuz are moving away from diplomacy and toward a broader conflict.
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Iranian American scholars denounce US-Israeli attack, warn regime change efforts will backfire

Far from leading to a popular uprising against the government, as President Trump has encouraged, the U.S.-Israeli attacks have forced Iranians to worry about their immediate safety from the bombs.

A 40-year fight against cluster bombs offers lessons to stop the US-Israel weapons pipeline

The Honeywell Project in Minneapolis showed how to beat a weapons maker: obstruct operations, recruit workers as allies, build camaraderie and persist no matter what.

Systematic abuse: Israeli soldiers and officers detail widespread use of Palestinians as human shields...

Multiple Israeli soldiers and Palestinian civilians have confirmed to the Associated Press that the Israeli military has routinely used Palestinians as human shields during the war on Gaza, despite international bans and longstanding denials from the IDF.

Big Oil profits surge as Democrats push windfall tax tied to Iran war

Lawmakers and advocacy groups propose taxing fossil fuel windfalls as war-driven price spikes hit American households and deepen inequality.

Trump declares naval blockade against Venezuela as lawmakers warn of unauthorized act of war

President Trump’s order to block sanctioned oil tankers near Venezuela escalates military tensions, raises constitutional and international law concerns, and jolts global oil markets.

Dropping bombs for peace

It became necessary to destroy world peace in order to save it.