(2026-05-05). Trump's deployment of warships to Strait of Hormuz escalates Iran war. wsws.org The increasingly desperate actions of American imperialism express the strategic debacle it confronts after 35 years of uninterrupted wars of aggression.
(2026-05-05). Hegseth Says Ceasefire "Not Over" as Trump Threatens to Obliterate Iranian Boats. truthout.org On Tuesday morning, Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth insisted that the ceasefire with Iran is still in effect — despite ongoing naval warfare, with U.S. forces reportedly destroying six Iranian boats on Monday and President Donald Trump threatening that other vessels that cross the U.S. blockade will be obliterated. Describing the U.S.'s blockade on Iranian vessels near the Strait of Hormuz… |
(2026-05-05). Thanks to Trump and Netanyahu, everyone now wants to go nuclear. scmp.com Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and successive US presidents have spent the better part of the past three decades warning that a nuclear-armed Iran would threaten the whole world. Now, thanks to the illegal US-Israeli war, Iran may have to go nuclear by claiming self-defence. | After all, what is good for the goose is good for the gander. Israel would justify its clandestine nuclear weapon programme, which dates back to the 1950s, by claiming Arab states wanted to exterminate it. Well,…
(2026-05-05). Iran strikes again in Hormuz? After UAE's vessel is attacked, mystery blast hits South Korean ship. hindustantimes.com Tensions spike in the Strait of Hormuz after a mystery explosion set a South Korean-linked cargo vessel ablaze, prompting an investigation into possible sabotage. South Korea has confirmed the fire and launched a probe, even as suspicions swirl around Iran amid escalating maritime confrontations. The incident comes on the heels of alleged drone attacks on Gulf vessels and conflicting claims over missile threats to U.S. warships, as Donald Trump's Hormuz mission faces mounting resistance.
(2026-05-05). New sanctions, threats and military exercises set stage for US assault on Cuba. wsws.org Amid escalating sanctions, military exercises, and threats by Donald Trump to take the island "immediately," Washington is laying the groundwork for a regime-change war against Cuba.
(2026-05-05). Trump withdraws 5,000 US troops from Germany as Berlin steps up rearmament. wsws.org The announcement by President Donald Trump to withdraw 5,000 US troops from Germany and halt the planned deployment of US intermediate-range weapons in Germany marks a further escalation of the crisis in transatlantic relations.
(2026-05-05). U.S.-Iran War About to Explode Again? w/ Navid Zarrinnal in Tehran. thealtworld.com The Trump administration has announced a new military operation in the Strait of Hormuz, while Iran is warning that any unauthorized U.S. presence will be treated as hostile. | At the same time, Washington is rejecting key parts of Iran's proposal to end the war, including sanctions relief and limits on the blockade. | So what is this "ceasefire," really? | Is Iran actually weakened, as Trump claims — or has the war strengthened internal support for resistance? | And is the next round already underway? | In this episode of Dispatches, Rania Khalek is joined from Tehran by Iranian-American academic Navid Zar…
(2026-05-05). Trump's War on Iran & Strait of Hormuz Crisis Reveal "Limits of American Imperial Power" democracynow.org 
We speak with Middle East history professor Toby Jones about the ongoing crisis in the Strait of Hormuz, where overlapping blockades by Iran and the United States have disrupted shipping and the wider global economy since the start of the war in late February. Jones says this latest conflict is part of a decadeslong project by the United States to exert imperial control over the oil-rich region, but that it's now in danger of a strategic loss signaling a deeper imperial decline. | "Through an unprovoked assault on Iran, Trump has accelerated, or at least clarified, the real limits of American imperial…
(2026-05-05). On Iran, Trump Has Backed Himself — and Much of the World — Into a Corner. truthout.org U.S. efforts to force an end to the stalemate in the Strait of Hormuz by attempting to escort a few U.S.-flagged ships through the Iranian closure will not only fail to relieve the worsening global fuel crisis and disruption of supply chains, it risks a resumption of full-scale war. The Trump administration has rejected Iran's suggestion for negotiating an end to the blockade followed by a… |
(2026-05-05). How did Iran's rockets counter the new lies and threats of Trump's "Freedom Project" ? thealtworld.com Why shouldn't we see the Strait of Hormuz as a grave for his hubris and the pride of his magnificent country? And will he look to China for help? | The Iranian army's use of two missiles to target an American military ship attempting to breach the Strait of Hormuz, forcing it to turn back, is the first sign of Iran's military response to President Donald Trump's "Freedom Project" launched yesterday under the guise of allowing more than 900 ships and oil tankers stranded in Gulf waters to pass through. | Ibrahim Azizi, the head of the Iranian parliament's National Security Committee, issued a strong warning to Pre…
(2026-05-05). South Korea rebuffs Trump's 'Project Freedom' call after Hormuz ship fire. scmp.com When a South Korean cargo ship exploded and caught fire in the Strait of Hormuz late on Monday, Donald Trump wasted no time declaring what he thought it meant. | "Perhaps it's time for South Korea to come and join the mission!" the US president wrote on his social media platform Truth Social, invoking the incident as fresh justification for Seoul to send naval forces to the embattled waterway. | Seoul's answer, for now, has been a polite but firm no — or at least, not yet.
(2026-05-05). Headlines for May 5, 2026. democracynow.org Trump Threatens Iran Will Be "Blown off the Face of the Earth" If It Targets U.S. Navy Ships, Protester Remains on D.C. Bridge for Fifth Consecutive Day to Oppose Iran War, Iran Hangs Three Men over January Anti-Government Protests, Israeli Military Says It's Ready for Renewed Full-Scale Assault on Gaza, Israeli Forces in Nablus Kill Palestinian Man as His Wife Gives Birth, Pentagon Says It Blew Up Another Boat in Caribbean, as Claimed Death Toll Rises to 188, Ukrainian Attacks on Russian Refineries Trigger Black Sea Oil Spills and Toxic Rain, Federal Appeals Court Blocks Ex-Prisoner Who Won Ele…
(2026-05-05). downplay the risk: Iran and Trump are one step away from all-out regional war. haaretz.com Despite his threats to destroy Iran's national infrastructure, Trump does not appear eager to return to a full scale war. Having said that, nothing has fundamentally changed for the U.S. President, who makes the ultimate decisions…
(2026-05-05). Trump assails Pope Leo again, just before Rubio's Vatican trip. scmp.com US President Donald Trump has renewed his criticism of Pope Leo, potentially complicating a fence-mending visit that Secretary of State Marco Rubio plans to make to the Vatican on Thursday. | In an interview with conservative commentator Hugh Hewitt, Trump said the first American-born pontiff was helping Iran and also making the world less safe with his comments about the importance of not treating immigrants with disrespect.
(2026-05-05). 47 Reasons to End War on Iran. warisacrime.org Can You please oppose the war on Iran for one of the following 47 reasons? By oppose I do not mean that you claim you oppose it, as if you were a Democrat in Congress hoping to drive down Trump's approval ratings by keeping the war going while claiming to supposedly oppose it. By oppose …
(2026-05-05). New Issue Of JOHNSTONE: The Empire Can No Longer Hide Its Ugly Nature. caitlinjohnstone.com.au The new issue of JOHNSTONE is now available to order in print or download as a pay-what-you-want e-book version. This one is titled "The Empire Can No Longer Hide Its Ugly Nature" and features a painting of Trump's odious secretary of state/acting national security advisor Marco Rubio. As the US ramps up its aggressions against …
(2026-05-05). Trump's Judicial Nominees Refuse to Say He Can't Run for a Third Term. truthout.org Political observers are expressing alarm after several of President Donald Trump's lifetime judicial nominees refused to say whether he is eligible to run for a third term. During a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on Thursday, Sen. Chris Coons (D-Del.) asked Trump judicial nominee John Marck to describe the 22nd Amendment of the US Constitution, which states that "no person shall be… |
(2026-05-05). Trump Is Targeting Immigrants With $1.8 Million Fines for Staying in the US. truthout.org Sanchez was already nervous about receiving a letter from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, but nothing could prepare him for seeing the dollar amount the government said he owed them: $1,820,252.00 The Cuban landscaper, who came to the United States with his family 20 years ago, was floored. The Arizona Mirror isn't identifying Sanchez by his full name because he fears he will be… |
(2026-05-05). Why Europe Is Rethinking Its Security Future. thinktank.pk The latest gathering of European leaders has exposed a growing reality that many in the continent are no longer willing to ignore: Europe's long-standing reliance on the United States for security is increasingly uncertain. While no leader openly framed the issue as a direct confrontation, the shadow of Donald Trump loomed large over discussions, signaling …
(2026-05-05). War Powers Act Exists to Prevent Trump's Iran Quagmire. juancole.com By | (
(2026-05-05). Trump likens his Iran War to Vietnam Iraq. Feel Better? juancole.com ( As Trump's War shambles on with no end in sight, President Trump asks us to put his "little excursion" "in perspective." Compared to Vietnam and Iraq, Trump says, the Iran conflict has lasted "not very long at all." | Does anyone find comfort in comparing the Iran disaster with two of America's…
(2026-05-05). Is Trump Losing All His European Allies? fpif.org It's been a year and two months since Vice President JD Vance The Trump-Netanyahu Iranian debacle, the dismal polling for U.S. presiden…
(2026-05-05). "Assault on the First Amendment" : Dem. FCC Commissioner on Megamergers & Trump Targeting Kimmel, ABC. democracynow.org 
As President Trump continues to attack media organizations and journalists, we speak with a sitting member of the Federal Communications Commission about how the administration has weaponized the FCC to go after his perceived enemies in the media. Anna Gomez is the sole Democratic commissioner on the FCC, which is currently operating with just three commissioners instead of the usual five. She criticizes the agency's recently announced review of ABC television licenses, which comes after President Trump called for the firing of ABC late-night host Jimmy Kimmel. Under Chair Brendan Carr, the FCC has repeated…
(2026-05-05). Trump admin sued over dumping of White House debris, tests show toxic metals. scmp.com Debris from the demolition of the White House East Wing that was dumped at a nearby public golf course has tested positive for lead, chromium and other toxic metals, the National Park Service said. | An interim report by a Virginia engineering firm says the toxic metals, along with PCBs, pesticides, petroleum by-products and other chemicals were detected at levels above laboratory reporting limits in soil at the East Potomac Golf Links, a historic golf course that US President Donald Trump plans…
(2026-05-05). Day 1 disaster for Trump's 'project freedom': Iran fires missiles at US warship in Hormuz showdown. hindustantimes.com
(2026-05-04). Iran weighs US reply delivered via Pakistan; Trump signals opposition to deal terms. geo.tv 
Chess pieces are seen in front of displayed Iran's and US flags in this illustration taken January 26, 2022.— ReutersIran wants end to US blockade, nuclear talks postponed.President Trump has made Iran nuclear deal a priority.US and Israel have suspended bombing for four…
(2026-05-04). IRAN STRIKE UAE U.S SHIPS: MAJOR ESCALATION. thealtworld.com Pepe Escobar, Lt Col Anthony Aguilar and Mohamad Klait speak about Iran bombing UAE including Fujairah and Iran firing at U.S Naval Ships in Iran. | Iran expands blockade of Strait of Hormuz to include UAE including Fujairah. Iran has also truck vessels from South Korea and UAE since start of project Freedom. U.S claims they have escorted 2 vessels through Strait of Hormuz. | Trump's decision to send the U.S Navy to escort ships from within the Strait of Hormuz will result in U.S Navy ships being hit & downed and the loss of American lives.Also, Israel is still bombing Lebanon. Israel is bombing from the air, and…
(2026-05-04). Trump family's crypto project sues billionaire backer Justin Sun. scmp.com World Liberty ‚Å Financial, the crypto venture co-founded ‚Å by US President Donald Trump and his sons, said on Monday it had filed a defamation lawsuit against Hong Kong-based crypto entrepreneur Justin Sun, in the latest escalation of a dispute ‚Äåbetween the project and one of its most prominent backers. | World Liberty posted a copy of its lawsuit on X in which it accused Sun of launching a "public smear campaign" including claims that it said were false.
(2026-05-04). President Diaz-Canel Calls To Avoid US Imperialist Aggression On Cuba. popularresistance.org The president of Cuba, Miguel Díaz-Canel, called on the international community this Saturday to determine whether it will allow Washington to militarily attack his country after the U.S. President, Donald Trump, said he would take control of the island "almost immediately." | "The president of the U.S. is escalating his threats of military aggression against Cuba to a dangerous and unprecedented scale," Díaz-Canel denounced on social media, adding: "The international community must take note and, together with the people of the U.S., determine whether such a drastic criminal act will be allowed."
(2026-05-04). Iran Warns Trump Over Plan To Escort Ships Through Hormuz. popularresistance.org The Islamic Republic has rejected US President Donald Trump's plan to deploy naval forces and escort stranded vessels through the Strait of Hormuz — announced under the name "Project Freedom." | "We have repeatedly stated that the security of the Strait of Hormuz is in the hands of the armed forces of the Islamic Republic of Iran, and that any safe passage, under any circumstances, takes place in coordination with the armed forces," the Iranian army's Khatam al-Anbiya headquarters said in a statement on 4 May.
(2026-05-04). Trita Parsi on Iran War: Trump Still "Looking for a Silver Bullet" Instead of Negotiating Seriously. democracynow.org 
We discuss the ongoing crisis in the Strait of Hormuz with the Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft's Trita Parsi. U.S. officials are denying Iranian reports that a U.S. vessel was struck by Iranian missiles amid the two countries' dual blockade of the strait. The warring nations still say they are observing a fragile temporary ceasefire as negotiations continue for a possible longer-term deal. However, says Parsi, "both sides are making maximalist demands," so a diplomatic solution is unlikely. "As long as Trump continues to listen to those forces, the very same forces that a…
(2026-05-04). Democracy Now! 2026-05-04 Monday. democracynow.org Headlines for May 04, 2026; Abortion Rights Movement Shifts to "Plan C" as Court Restricts Mifepristone by Mail; Gaza Flotilla Participant Details "Cruelty" of Israeli Abduction at Sea; Two Activists Still Detained; Trita Parsi on Iran War: Trump Still "Looking for a Silver Bullet" Instead of Negotiating Seriously | Headlines for May 04, 2026; Abortion Rights Movement Shifts to "Plan C" as Court Restricts Mifepristone by Mail; Gaza Flotilla Participant Details "Cruelty" of Israeli Abduction at Sea; Two Activists Still Detained; Trita Parsi on Iran War: Tru…
(2026-05-04). Iran offers 14-point Peace Plan, Trump declares the US "Pirates" juancole.com Al Jazeera managed to get hold of the 14-point peace plan put forward by Iran in indirect negotiations with the U.S. via Pakistan. It shows an Iranian government seeking a comprehensive peace treaty with the United States that would forestall further wars. Unfortunately, Iran is not dealing with a rational actor in Donald Trump, who completely lacks the discipline necessary for diplomacy, much less a comprehensive set of commitments. | The plan also shows that Iran is aware that
(2026-05-04). New passport design featuring Trump's face unveiled by U.S. State Department. peoplesworld.org 
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(2026-05-04). Demands for workers' rights, voting, and immigrant rights highlight May Day. peoplesworld.org 
WASHINGTON—Depending on which city, suburb, or small town you marched in, demands for workers' rights, for closing the income gap between the rich and the rest of us, and against the repressive Donald Trump administration highlighted the 5,000 May Day marches on May 1, International Workers Day. In D.C.'s marches, Trump's attacks on the standard …
(2026-05-04). Trump's Killing Spree Isn't Stopping the Flow of Drugs Into the U.S. theintercept.com 
The Pentagon claims that attacks on civilian boats in the Caribbean and Eastern Pacific have severely curtailed the import of illegal drugs to the United States. And President Donald Trump says this has saved more than 1 million American lives. Experts call these assertions laughable and reporting by The Intercept shows that claims by the White House and War Department are baseless, phony, or both. | "The administration has failed to explain the long-term objectives of this mission or provide any evidence of reduced drug flows into the United States," Sen. Jack Reed of Rhode Island, the top Democrat on the Sen…
(2026-05-04). Trump's trap, Trump's sanity. strategic-culture.su By Patrick LAWRENCE | Join us on , , and . | Contact us: | The U.S. president has lost the war he started with Iran — or at the ve…
(2026-05-04). Where Are The Carriers As Of May 3, 2026: Ford Finally Heads Home. twz.com 
Two carrier strike groups remain in the Middle East as President Trump announces Project Freedom to get trapped ships out of the Persian Gulf.
(2026-05-04). More Than 50 Election-Denying Candidates Running for Positions to Oversee Voting. truthout.org As President Donald Trump continues to push Republicans to aggressively gerrymander ahead of the 2026 midterm elections, a new analysis has found more than 50 candidates running for key offices who have in the past engaged in efforts to nullify election results. As reported by NPR on Monday, election watchdog States United Action has released a report showing that election-denying candidates… |
(2026-05-04). Putin and Zelensky announce rival ceasefires ahead of Russia's Victory Day. scmp.com President Vladimir Putin on Monday declared a two-day ceasefire in the conflict with Ukraine on May 8-9 to mark Russia's World War II victory, but Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky countered with his own proposed pause in fighting starting earlier, on the night of May 5-6. | Putin had first spoken of a possible ceasefire coinciding with commemorations of the 81st anniversary of the victory ‚Äåin a phone conversation last week with US President Donald Trump.
(2026-05-04). Navy to 'guide' vessels through the Hormuz Strait. Well, sort of. responsiblestatecraft.org Update 5/4, 9: 30 p.m.: The day ended with the U.S.
(2026-05-04). The never-ending nightmare of the border wall. nationofchange.org Flooded with cash, drained of sense in Trump's America.
(2026-05-04). Trump official celebrates millions losing food aid as experts point to GOP cuts. nationofchange.org Nearly 4.3 million Americans have been pushed off SNAP since early 2025, with researchers linking the decline to sweeping policy changes rather than economic improvement.
(2026-05-04). Will the huffy TACO Don flee, even desert when a defiant Congress cries havoc with serial impeachments? nationofchange.org Enough voters have already decided "low IQ" MAGA Trump buffoons are crushing life-styles, living conditions and economic choices for the bottom 90%.