What Iran and Israel’s latest exchange of fire is really about, and what it means for the region

by Abdaljawad Omar on June 9, 2026 at 4:46 pm

The flare-up in violence between Iran and Israel on June 8 was less about the two countries’ immediate goals and more a reflection of Iran’s long-term efforts to reassert a united axis of resistance to U.S.-Israeli hegemony in the region.

FIFA is supporting the Israeli occupation by legitimizing clubs that play in illegal West Bank settlements

by Jill Thomson on June 9, 2026 at 3:03 pm

FIFA promised to investigate illegal Israeli settlement clubs, then allowed them to play on. This decision deepens FIFA’s complicity in the Israeli occupation. There are now 10 operating in the occupied West Bank, and they are getting bigger.

Former IRGC commander to Mondoweiss: Lebanon is Iran’s ‘non-negotiable red line’ in any deal with the U.S.

by Peiman Salehi on June 8, 2026 at 5:56 pm

Mohsen Rezaei, a senior adviser to Iran’s Supreme Leader and former IRGC Commander, says Tehran will not separate Lebanon from any deal with Washington, including a nuclear deal, as Iran seeks to redefine the terms of negotiations with the U.S.

Gaza farmers begin the hard work of rebuilding an agricultural sector decimated by Israel’s genocide

by Ansam al-Qitaa on June 8, 2026 at 3:00 pm

With 96 percent of Gaza’s farmland destroyed, farmers are returning to fields buried in rubble and unexploded ordnance, but Israel’s blockade is making recovery nearly impossible.

Rashida Tlaib forces Democrats to go on the record on Israeli aggression

by Mitchell Plitnick on June 7, 2026 at 1:10 pm

Rashida Tlaib’s bill calling to end U.S. support for Israel’s ongoing invasion of Lebanon upset Democratic Party leaders who want to avoid a vote on Israel. Now, Congress may take a groundbreaking vote to rein in Israeli aggression.