Fatal Friendships: Gulf monarchies and the price of American patronage

by Ziyad Motala on May 9, 2026 at 1:30 pm

For decades, Gulf rulers mistook access to America for influence, but now, with the Iran war, they finally see they are viewed as disposable on the front lines of the U.S. empire.

Rodent infestation caused by Israel’s destruction of Gaza is now creating a public health catastrophe

by Tareq S. Hajjaj on May 8, 2026 at 2:07 pm

More than 70,000 infections have been recorded in Gaza this year, as rats bite children as they sleep and skin diseases kill those prevented from receiving treatment abroad. Health officials say a plague outbreak is no longer a remote possibility.

Trump knows he lost the Iran war, and is now desperate to find a way out

by Mitchell Plitnick on May 8, 2026 at 11:30 am

Recent U.S. moves indicate that Donald Trump has finally recognized the disastrous mistake he made by listening to Benjamin Netanyahu and launching the war on Iran. Now he is looking to cut a deal, but Israel won’t make it easy.

New $270 million Israeli-only roads project in the West Bank is Netanyahu’s latest bid to impose de facto annexation

by Qassam Muaddi on May 8, 2026 at 11:00 am

After failing to dismantle Hamas, destroy Hezbollah, topple the Iranian government, or redraw the Middle East, Netanyahu and his allies have only one thing left to show for their time in power: the de facto annexation of the West Bank.

The catastrophic impasse in Gaza is the new status quo

by Qassam Muaddi on May 7, 2026 at 11:30 am

Gaza is paying the price for the failed U.S.-Israeli wars across the Middle East. As the countries have become mired in Lebanon and Iran, Gaza has faded into the background, and Palestinians’ hopes of ending the genocide have faded as well.