(2026-07-10). Chris Hedges Report: What Happens 'When the World Sleeps'? popularresistance.org Francesca Albanese, the special rapporteur on the Occupied Palestinian Territories comprising the West Bank, Gaza, and East Jerusalem, is one of the singular most courageous voices against the ongoing genocide in Gaza and the savage repression meted out to Palestinians in the West Bank. Her detailed UN reports have been fearless examinations of the machinery of apartheid and genocide and Israel's disregard for international humanitarian law. She has been viciously attacked. The Trump administration ordered the U.S. Department of Treasury to classify her as a "specially designated national", cutting her off from t…
(2026-07-10). The Making of a War: A Political Discourse Analysis of the 2026 U.S.-Iran War. moderndiplomacy.eu Donning a white cap that reads in capital letters U S A, President Donald Trump announced the launch of "major combat operations in Iran" in the late morning of February 28, 2026. His objectives were clear: Iran can and will never have a nuclear weapon; to "raze its missile industry to the ground"; to "annihilate …
(2026-07-10). After US warship failures in Iran war, China exposes Trump's Navy's 3 weaknesses: Taiwan war prep. hindustantimes.com As the Iran war theater flickers back to life, Chinese analysts are spotlighting fires, electrical faults and propulsion failures on U.S. warships near the region. Drawing on reports about Ford, Zumwalt, Eisenhower and Higgins, this video breaks down claims of "crippled" systems, strained maintenance — and why Beijing thinks it widens its window on Taiwan.
(2026-07-10). Trump bombs Iran for third day amid Khamenei funeral. wsws.org The Trump administration continued its bombing of Iran for a third day on Thursday, striking the rail lines to Mashhad as mourners buried Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, the supreme leader assassinated by US and Israeli forces on the first day of the war.
(2026-07-10). Renewed Gulf Hostilities, Elevated Regional and Global Uncertainty. juancole.com Singapore (Special to Informed Comment; Feature) — | Renewed U.S.-Iran hostilities and Israel's continuing military campaigns reflect rising risks of a wider Middle East conflict and elevated energy and food crises internationally. | The United States and Iran traded new attacks overnight into Thursday, intensifying an exchange that has threatened the collapse of their agreement to end the war. According to President Trump, the ceasefire between the United States, Israel and Iran was The…
(2026-07-10). Israel Says Iran Wants Trump Dead: Why Didn't the US Discover It First? thinktank.pk As tensions between the United States and Iran once again reach dangerous levels, a new intelligence claim has added another layer of geopolitical intrigue. According to multiple American media reports, Israel has shared intelligence with Washington alleging that Iran has developed a "specific" plan to assassinate US President Donald Trump. The reports surfaced shortly after …
(2026-07-10). US Begins Bombing Iran For The Second Night. popularresistance.org US Central Command said on Wednesday that the US started bombing Iran again, marking the second night of US strikes, which came after President Trump said the US-Iran Memorandum of Understanding was "over" and threatened more attacks. | Iranian media reported explosions near several Iranian cities along the coast, including Bandar Abbas, Sirik, Konarak, and Chabahar, and said that Iranian air defenses are confronting "hostile targets." | Iran's IRNA news agency reported that a firefighter was killed by US strikes that hit facilities at the Iranshahr airport in southeastern Iran.
(2026-07-10). Even as ceasefire frays, Trump and Iran shy away from full war. al-monitor.com The United States and Iran are escalating their tit-for-tat strikes, posing the biggest threat yet to their framework deal.
(2026-07-10). New Zealand woman released after 73 days in ICE detention. wsws.org The horrific experience of Everlee Wihongi underscores that nobody is exempt from the sweeping attacks on basic democratic rights by the Trump administration.
(2026-07-10). NATO missile move angers Putin? After Patriot production, West lets Kyiv hit Russia with Meteor. hindustantimes.com As Russia bombs Kyiv three times in a week, Sweden's defence minister says Ukraine can "of course" use Meteor missiles against targets inside Russia, while Trump agrees to let Kyiv manufacture Patriot interceptors. This video explains the weapons shift, ranges and how it reshapes Putin's risk calculus.
(2026-07-10). NATO's Bipolar Summit in Ankara. ummid.com Donald Trump turned NATO's Ankara summit into a one-man show – reviving Iran hostilities, threatening Spain, demanding Greenland, and needling allies – while Secretary-General Mark Rutte's flattery-and-spending strategy kept the alliance intact.
(2026-07-10). From threats to praise, Trump keeps allies guessing at NATO summit. al-monitor.com By Gram Slattery and Humeyra PamukANKARA, July 9 (Reuters) – As they prepared for this week's NATO summit in Ankara, the leaders of America's allies wondered which Donald Trump would join them – the friendly U.S. president who has praised the dedication of NATO allies or the testy Trump who has threatened to implode the 77-year-old alliance?It turns out they got both.
(2026-07-10). Anton Jà§ger: Hyperpolitics in Command? newleftreview.org A diagnosis of the scrambled political culture of today's Atlantic elites, with Trump read as symptom as much as cause. Can the concept of hyperpolitics help to decipher the strategic incoherence and foreshortened horizons of the West's fractious ruling-class blocs?
(2026-07-10). ICE murder in Houston: Trump's war against the working class. wsws.org The killing of Lorenzo Salgado Araujo is the inevitable result of the demands by the Trump White House for an enormous increase in detention and deportation of immigrant workers.
(2026-07-10). Patriot Front And What Once Was Chocolate City. popularresistance.org The story behind the now iconic photos of Black and brown Washington, DC, commuters who were forced to travel with Patriot Front white supremacists on the metro system begins almost 10 years ago. The Unite the Right rally that took place in Charlottesville, Virginia, on August 11 and 12 in 2017 was a turning point for public displays of white nationalism. Fresh off the exhilaration of Donald Trump's inauguration, and angry that the city council voted to remove a statue of Robert E. Lee, thousands of white supremacist groups such as Vanguard America gathered there in solidarity with one another.
(2026-07-10). Mistaking an Army for a Creed: NATO, Trump, and the Future of Liberal Internationalism. moderndiplomacy.eu The NATO Ankara summit is a eulogy for one model of liberal internationalism. It should become the cradle of a better one. Donald Trump went to Ankara this week and asked the allies for loyalty. He said it beside Recep Tayyip Erdogan, whom he had praised for his loyalty in the war on Iran, and …
(2026-07-10). Colombian President Petro accused of "coup" by Trump-backed president-elect. wsws.org Petro openly warns of fascism and calls de la Espriella's victory illegitimate. Yet in the same breath, he calls on demonstrators to remain "calm," and proposes a "national agreement" with the incoming administration.
(2026-07-09). Can July 11 Prevent a Wider Middle East War? moderndiplomacy.eu Authors: Nazish Mehmood and Dr. Qasim Ali Shah* With missiles firing from both sides and Ayatollah Ali Khamenei's funeral ceremony underway, president Trump declaring the ceasefire is "over", the question on everyone's mind is the same one: will the delegations still show up in Islamabad on Saturday. Overnight, the ceasefire that has held, however shakily, …