(2026-05-29). Trump says making final decision on proposed Iran deal. al-monitor.com US President Donald Trump said he was making his final decision on a potential deal with Iran on Friday, as Tehran insisted any agreement on ending the Middle East war hinged on Washington dropping its "excessive demands".Iran's top negotiator had said earlier Tehran would only trust Washington's actions, not its words, after US Vice President JD Vance said progress had been made on a deal to extend a ceasefire and provide a framework for peace talks.
(2026-05-29). Iran calls for actions not words after US officials say peace deal is near. al-monitor.com By Jonathan Landay, Steve Holland and Yomna EhabWASHINGTON/CAIRO, May 29 (Reuters) – Iran said on Friday it was looking for actions, not words from the United States after sources said President Donald Trump was weighing an initial U.S.-Iranian agreement to extend a ceasefire and open the Strait of Hormuz.The comments by Iran's top negotiator, Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf, were in line with previous defiant statements from Iran but added to questions over how such an agreement might unfold.
(2026-05-29). Under cover of US-Iran negotiations, Israel steps up effort to annex Gaza. wsws.org While the US and international press are focused on the terms of negotiations between the Trump administration and Iran, Israel is massively expanding its rampage across the Middle East—moving to permanently occupy Gaza and escalating its bombardment of Lebanon.
(2026-05-29). Headlines for May 29, 2026. democracynow.org Iran Won't Confirm Trump Administration's Claim That a Peace Deal Is "Very Close", Netanyahu Orders Israel's Army to Seize 70% of Gaza Strip, Israel Bombs Beirut and Expands Assault on Southern Lebanon, U.N. Adds Israel to "Blacklist" for Sexual Violence in Conflict Zones, Protesters Target New York Real Estate Expo over Sale of Illegal Israeli Settlements, NATO "Stands Ready to Defend" Its Territory After Russian Drone Strikes Romanian Apartments, Six Arrested as Protests Continue Outside For-Profit ICE Jail in New Jersey, U.N. Warns Global Heating Is on Trac…
(2026-05-29). Israeli forces cross key Lebanon river in expanded ground offensive. al-monitor.com By Rami Ayyub and Maya GebeilyJERUSALEM/BEIRUT, May 29 (Reuters) – Israeli forces have advanced to positions north of Lebanon's Litani River, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Friday, as Israel escalates attacks against Hezbollah militants after warning thousandsmore Lebanese to flee their villages.The Israeli advance came as the U.S. military hosted Israeli and Lebanese defence representatives in Washington on Friday to pursue a U.S.-brokered plan to forge peace between the two countries and disarm Iran-backed Hezbollah.
(2026-05-29). Chris Hedges: Gaza and Iran the rise of the Global South. asiapacificreport.nz 
COMMENTARY: By Chris Hedges The humiliating defeat of Israel and the United States in their war on Iran, along with the savagery of the ongoing genocide in Gaza, are ushering in a new world order. This order is one where voices of reason and stability emanate not from the West — which spent tens of…
(2026-05-29). Trump says meeting Friday to make final decision on deal with Iran. al-monitor.com May 29 (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump said in a social media post that he would be meeting in the White House Situation Room on Friday to make a final decision on a deal with Iran.He also listed what a potential deal would need to include: Iran agreeing not to develop a nuclear weapon, the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz, the removal of any sea mines, the lifting of the U.S. blockade on Iran and the removal and destruction by the U.S. of Iran's highly enriched uranium.
(2026-05-29). Trump says now making on Iran deal. al-monitor.com US President Donald Trump said he was meeting in the White House Situation Room on Friday to make a final decision on whether or not to strike a peace deal with Iran.Trump said Washington would lift its naval blockade of Iran but insisted Tehran must open the Strait of Hormuz and agree never to have nuclear weapons.Iranian sources told the Fars news agency that Trump's comments on the deal were a "mixture of truth, lies."
(2026-05-29). After 300+ days at sea, America's Gerald R. Ford carrier gets bizarre new mission | Trump, USA, War. hindustantimes.com The U.S. Navy's largest aircraft carrier, USS Gerald R. Ford, is set for a surprising new mission after returning from an extended deployment amid rising tensions with Iran. Instead of heading back into combat, the nuclear-powered supercarrier may now serve as a floating power station, supplying electricity to Naval Station Norfolk using its twin onboard reactors.
(2026-05-29). Estados Unidos levantará restricciones marítimas contra Irán si Teherán retira minas y permite tránsito sin peajes. cubadebate.cu En una publicación realizada este viernes en su plataforma Truth Social, el presidente de Estados Unidos, Donald Trump, condicionó el levantamiento del bloqueo naval contra Irán al cumplimiento de varias exigencias por parte del gobierno de Teherán. Entre ellas, la República Islámica deberá comprometerse a no desarrollar "nunca" armas ni bombas nucleares.
(2026-05-29). Alexander Zevin: Trump's Gulf War. newleftreview.org Asymmetries of the US-Israeli assault on Iran, as an uneasy balance holds between Tehran's tourniquet on the Strait of Hormuz—and the world economy—and the enormous firepower of the aggressors, at the end of the first round.
(2026-05-29). Pakistan foreign minister set to discuss Iran with Rubio in Washington. al-monitor.com KARACHI, May 29 (Reuters) – Pakistani Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar arrived in Washington on Friday for talks with U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio that are expected to include the latest developments in negotiations on ending the Iran war.A first round of peace talks in Pakistan concluded without a pact but Reuters cited sources as saying on Thursday that Tehran and Washington had reached an initial agreement, to extend a ceasefire announced in April and lift restrictions on shipping through the Strait of Hormuz.
(2026-05-29). Trump team floats $300B Iran fund after rejecting Tehran's past business pitch. al-monitor.com Amid negotiations to end the war, an eye-catching new proposal from the Trump administration echoes past attempts to use business deals to avert new regional hostilities.
(2026-05-29). Iran war impact could 'doubly scar' eurozone consumers: ECB. newarab.com 
Eurozone consumers, already scarred by Russia's invasion of Ukraine in February 2022 caused an energy crisis and inflation from which Europe had largely recovered, but then US-Israeli airstrikes on 28 February on Iran have led to unp…
(2026-05-29). For Pakistan, mediation in the Iran war is self-preservation. newarab.com 
A visitor strolling through Islamabad could be forgiven for thinking that 1971 happened only yesterday. Accounts of the loss of East Pakistan (today's Bangladesh) occupy prominent space in bookstores, while references to the war regularly pop up in political discourse, media commentary and private conversation. More than five decades later, the event remains one of the defining reference points of Pakistan's national consciousness and continues to cast a long shadow over the country's strategic thinking as a cautionary tale about external intervention. | Understanding Pakistan's approach to the current US-Israel-…
(2026-05-29). After Trump 'taps' Iran again, Mojtaba Khamenei fires back at America with 'great satan' warning. hindustantimes.com Iran's Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei has issued a sharp new warning to the U.S. and Israel as tensions flare again following fresh American strikes. In a strongly worded message, Khamenei accused Washington of trying to divide Iran through war, sanctions and political pressure, while urging Iranians to stay united against what he called the "Great Satan."
(2026-05-29). Container rates climb as logistic firms scale up Hormuz alternatives. al-monitor.com The Drewry World Container Index measuring container shipping prices has soared by more than 40% since the start of the US-Israel-Iran war.
(2026-05-29). Trump the circle faults US president for failed Iran regime change, looming deal. al-monitor.com With regime in Iran still standing and a possible US-Iran agreement, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu stands to pay the ultimate political price as elections near in Israel.
(2026-05-29). Israel lobbying US to murder chief Iranian peace negotiator. thecanary.co 
Founded as it is on a murderous, racist ideology — and run by a man using constant war to stay out of prison — Israel has no intention of allowing peace to break out between the US and Iran. Israel's fascist security minister Itamar Ben-Gvir boasted that Israel would "not allow" a deal between Trump […] | By
(2026-05-29). Even American War Hawks Now Admit Iran Is Defeating the US — And It Will Change the World. orinocotribune.com 
By Ben Norton — May 23, 2026 | It is so widely accepted that the USA is losing the war that now even neoconservative hawks admit it. They lament that Iran's victory reflects the decline of US hegemony and rise of multipolarity. | It is now widely acknowledged that the United States is losing the war against Iran, which Washington itself started. | Even some neoconservative hawks — who were architects of the wars on Iraq, Libya, and Syria, and who for years advocated for an attack on Iran — have now reluctantly acknowledged that Tehran is winning this war, and that Washington's loss will have mass…
(2026-05-29). Why Trump dumped Europe from Iran talks. responsiblestatecraft.org When President Donald Trump
(2026-05-29). Trump needs to end negotiating with Iran. onlineopinion.com.au Trump's Middle East coalition may think it is negotiating peace. Tehran appears to think it is negotiating time.
(2026-05-29). Madison: Thursdays 2026 Weekly Vigil Against War Militarism. wibailoutpeople.org Weekly Vigil Against War and Militarism at Willy and Blair 4: 30 — 5: 30 pm Palestine. Venezuela. ICE in Minnesota. Iran. Cuba. Lebanon. All the aggression and harm the U.S. is inflicting and supporting around the world. Bring your sorrow and solidarity and stand with all who are suffering from U.S. unhinged warring and militarism, both …
(2026-05-29). From Mutual Suspicion to Political Embrace: How the US Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Pakistan. orinocotribune.com 
By Waqas Ahmed, Murtaza Hussain, and Ryan Grim — May 17, 2026 | Yesterday, Pakistan's Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif told the Sunday Times that Pakistan serving as a mediator in the U.S.-Iran war is "one of the shining moments in our history." | "We are in seventh heaven and on cloud nine and it's intoxicating," the former Pakistani ambassador to the U.S. Masood Khan "When I went…
(2026-05-29). War on Iran could trigger a financial crisis, European Central Bank warns. wsws.org The shock generated by the Iran war is now testing the so-called "resilience" of the banking system, threatening to expose credit, liquidity and funding vulnerabilities.
(2026-05-29). Warmongers Keep Generating AI Atrocity Propaganda About Iran. thealtworld.com Another AI atrocity propaganda project about Iran has been unleashed, this time in the form of a movie titled "Dreams of Violets" at the Tribeca film festival. | Variety "The film, which will premiere June 10 during the festival's 25th anniversary, is a 75-minute docudrama inspired by the protests that swept Tehran in January, highlighting five Iran…
(2026-05-29). Oil falls more than 1% on reports of possible US-Iran ceasefire deal. tribune.com.pk 
Oil futures fell more than 1% on Friday and were on track for their steepest weekly decline since early April, following reports that the US and Iran had reached a potential deal to extend a ceasefire. | Brent crude futures for July fell 1.32% or $1.24 to $92.47 a barrel at 0656 GMT. US oil futures fell $1.38, or 1.55%, to $87.52 a barrel. | Brent has plunged 10.5% this week – the steepest fall since the week that ended on April 6, while WTI has dropped 9.2% – the biggest weekly loss since the week that ended ‚Å on April 13. | Cea…
(2026-05-29). The Iranian President: The main battle is taking place today in the field of economic warfare. ecns.cn
(2026-05-28). Scotland's airport is complicit in illegal US-Zionist war on Iran. thecanary.co 
Scotland is apparently complicit in Trump's illegal, Zionist-led war on Iran. That is: concretely, materially and operationally complicit, via a publicly owned airport in South Ayrshire. Scotland — flights implicated in war crimes The National's analysis of flight tracking records reveals that US military aircraft departed Glasgow Prestwick Airport at least eight times in May 18—25. […] | By
(2026-05-28). Westminster won't admit Scotland's involvement in illegal Iran war. thecanary.co 
Westminster is making Scotland complicit in Trump's illegal, Zionist-led war on Iran. That is: concretely, materially and operationally complicit, via a publicly owned airport in South Ayrshire. Scotland's Government claims it cannot legally close Prestwick to US Air Forces without Westminster, but the UK Government will not publicly account for its decisions. Westminster — An obfuscated […] | By