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Jose Lev Alvarez Gomez

Sep 30, 2026, 11:39 PM

Saudi Tabuk Action Prevents an Israeli 9/11

Netanyahu’s disastrous wishful thinking routinely leads our country to misread the Middle East, treating fleeting tactical relief as a geostrategic victory. The catastrophic vulnerability of this regional security architecture became undeniable on September 30, 2026, when Flydubai flight FZ1073...

Catherine Perez-Shakdam

Sep 30, 2026, 11:26 PM

Oman’s Long Dance with Iran

Courtesy of Catherine Perez-Shakdam - Chief Policy Advisor Stop The Hate UK

Oman likes to present itself as the grown-up in the room. The Gulf state that speaks to everyone, keeps the channels open, and avoids the theatrical alignments that define so much of regional politics. The reputation has served Muscat...

Sep 30, 2026, 11:24 PM

Why Israel’s Legitimacy Is Under Attack

Detail of the Israeli national flag highlighting the Star of David, emphasizing its cultural significance as from the Pexels website (https://www.pexels.com/photo/close-up-of-the-flag-of-israel-4033852/).

Israel's deteriorating international standing has become one of the defining geopolitical developments of the post–October 7 era. Across Europe, parts of the United States, and much of the Global South, public attitudes toward Israel have hardened considerably. A 2026...

Sep 29, 2026, 4:52 PM

Are British MPs’ social-media activities helping fuel antisemitism in Britain?

UK Foreign Secretary, Ed Miliband. Image created by the author

At what point does legitimate political campaigning become something more consequential? That is a question Britain urgently needs to ask about the extraordinary social-media output of some Members of the UK Parliament whose public campaigning appears to be overwhelmingly concentrated...

Sep 29, 2026, 12:44 PM

At the UN, Iran Won the Image. Israel Must Fight for the Truth

UN assembly - courtesy of Shutterstock

The most revealing moment at this year’s United Nations General Assembly did not come from the podium. It came from the delegates who rose from their seats and walked out as Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu began to speak. The...

Kostis Konstantinou

Sep 29, 2026, 11:14 AM

The Walkout, the Empty Seats, and the Story Sold

Hiram Johnson, the American senator — not Aeschylus, as often claimed — is credited with saying that truth is the first casualty of war. Nowhere has that seemed more apt than in Gaza. We have had the absurdities about genocide; fairy...

Sep 27, 2026, 11:07 PM

Could a Victory at Pickaxe Mountain Change the 2026 Midterms?

Donald Trump's problem with Iran extends well beyond the battlefield. The war he has defended as necessary to keep Iran from acquiring a nuclear weapon is being fought while Americans prepare to vote in the November 3 midterm elections,...

Sergio Restelli

Sep 27, 2026, 4:49 AM

Houthi attacks Saudi Arabia as Mecca Pact remains non operational

Barely seven weeks after Saudi Arabia, Pakistan and Türkiye signed the Makkah Joint Defence Agreement, repeated Houthi attacks on Saudi territory have presented the new security arrangement with its first serious challenge. Missiles and drones have targeted civilian, military and...

Sep 25, 2026, 6:01 PM

How Hamas Gained Control of Gaza

From Charitable Network to Governing Power: The Legacy Infrastructure Hamas did not appear in 1987 as a new organization improvising its way to relevance. It inherited a two-decade head start, and the officials responsible for building that head start are...

Sep 25, 2026, 5:41 PM

Will Iran Join a Saudi-Pakistan-Turkey Pact: What Would It Mean for the Houthis?

’According to Fox Business, oil began the week at $102 a barrel, fell to $97 by midweek, and is settling at $92.5 toward the end of the week. The decline signals that the oil market currently expects diplomatic easing...

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