(2026-06-01). Israeli claims about an Iran 'threat' were always a lie. Now we have proof. asiapacificreport.nz It isn't Tehran led by unhinged, genocidal megalomaniacs threatening the security of the region and the world. It is Tel Aviv and Washington, writes Jonathan Cook. ANALYSIS: By Jonathan Cook Could it be that Israel's 30-year narrative about Iran — one that persuaded US President Donald Trump to wage a criminal and disastrous war of…
(2026-06-01). Trump's surprised 'we shouldn't have been…' Iran remarks come as Mojtaba refuses nuclear deal. hindustantimes.com U.S. President Donald Trump has sparked fresh debate with remarks on Iran, defending the 2025 U.S. strikes while also warning against the long-term consequences of military interventions. Trump argued that B-2 bomber attacks prevented Iran from acquiring a nuclear weapon and claimed Washington deliberately avoided destroying much of Iran's military infrastructure. He also suggested that broader diplomacy could help reopen the strategically vital Strait of Hormuz and reduce regional tensions. The comments have fueled speculation about a possible shift in Trump's Middle East approach as discussions over regional se…
(2026-06-01). Hormuz Crisis hits Asia and Africa Hard, Spurs EV Buying. juancole.com Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) — The release of massive strategic petroleum reserves in the US, China and Europe, along with austerity measures around the world, have kept the Hormuz crisis from pushing petroleum prices sky-high. They are, however, up 50% or so since the Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and US President Donald Trump launched their war of aggression on Iran. The ongoing closure of the Strait of Hormuz by Iran and the counter-closure by the US of Iran's exports has taken over a billion barrels of petroleum off the market this spring. If the Strait is not opened soon, neither austerity…
(2026-06-01). Chevron CEO shrugs off Hormuz toll, but can he really? thecanary.co 
Chevron CEO, Mike Wirth, who is the money behind Donald Trump, said his company would not pay a toll to enter the Strait of Hormuz, claiming it is "international waters". Trump recently threatened to blow up Oman if it, along with Iran, were to charge a toll on the ships passing through the Strait of […] | By
(2026-06-01). Headlines for June 1, 2026. democracynow.org Trump Claims U.S. "Shouldn't Have Been in Iran" in Fox News Interview, Israeli Troops Push Deeper into Lebanon, Capturing Medieval Beaufort Castle, Israeli Attacks Kill Two Palestinians in Gaza, 2027 National Defense Authorization Act Proposes to Integrate U.S. and Israeli Militaries, Former AG Bondi Claims She Lacked Authority in the Release of Epstein Files, Federal Judge Orders Temporary Halt to Trump's $1.8 Billion Slush Fund for Insurrectionists, Immigrants at Delaney Hall Continue Hunger and Labor Strike Demanding Their Release, Texas Police Arrest ICE Agent Who Shot Venezuelan Immig…
(2026-06-01). Trump says Israel to dial back fighting in Lebanon after Iran threatens to end peace talks. scmp.com Efforts to negotiate an end to the Middle East war appeared mired in uncertainty on Monday, with Iran-linked media reporting that Tehran had suspended contact with Washington over Israel's expanding offensive in Lebanon even as US President Donald Trump insisted talks were continuing "at a rapid pace" and claimed to have helped broker a halt to fighting between Israel and Hezbollah. | The conflicting accounts highlighted the fragile state of negotiations aimed at ending more than three months of…
(2026-06-01). Trump runs away, Putin now ready? NATO heading towards dangerous security vacuum amid Iran crisis. hindustantimes.com Fresh questions are being raised over Donald Trump's Europe strategy after the attack on Europe's biggest nuclear plant. Reports of a U.S. military drawdown across the continent have sparked concern among NATO allies, with fears that any weakening of Western deterrence could hand Vladimir Putin a strategic opening.
(2026-06-01). UK publishes new Mandelson files, raising heat on PM Starmer. scmp.com Peter Mandelson assured the British government it would "never regret" appointing him as ambassador to the United States, according to documents released on Monday, a pledge that was dramatically proven wrong within months. | More than 1,500 pages of files relating to the appointment of Mandelson, a friend of convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, as envoy to Washington at the start of US President Donald Trump's second term, were released by the government to comply with a demand by…
(2026-06-01). Tomgram: Rebecca Gordon, Endings and Beginnings. warisacrime.org This article originally appeared at TomDispatch.com. To receive TomDispatch in your inbox three times a week, click here. From torture to wars of so many kinds, cruelty seems to have been an essential trait of American ruling groups in this century and Donald Trump has been anything but an exception. He's kidnapped the president of Venezuela; …
(2026-06-01). No War on Cuba! in SF Action on Market & Powell. indybay.org Trump threatens Cuba in continuing aggression against perceived weaker nations…
(2026-06-01). US targeting of Brazilian gangs is an attempt to sway election there, experts say. scmp.com The US decision to classify two Brazilian gangs as terrorist organisations is a political one aimed at boosting an ally of US President Donald Trump, the son of former Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro, politicians and analysts say. | The gangs join eight other Latin American organised crime groups designated by the US as foreign terrorist organisations. But unlike the rest, they do not operate in the United States.
(2026-06-01). The USDA canceled $300M in farm grants, citing fraud. Did it make up the evidence? grist.org 
Leah Atwood was rattled. It was the tail end of March, and for days she and her colleagues at Agroecology Commons had been fielding dozens of emails alerting them to grant terminations targeting a $300 million U.S. Department of Agriculture program. One after another, within a single week, 49 of the 50 grantees received notices from the USDA informing them that their grants were cancelled. | By the end of the month, Agroecology Commons still hadn't gotten a notice from the USDA. While their peers were figuring out how to pick up the pieces, it seemed as though their $2.5 million grant, structured largely to he…
(2026-06-01). A Year After Beating Back Trump's First ICE Surge, Los Angeles Remains Vigilant. truthout.org One year after the Trump administration deployed thousands of federal agents to Los Angeles to arrest and detain people, immigrant rights activists are cautiously optimistic about the success of their organizing efforts. Although arrests by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents in Southern California have dramatically dropped, organizers expect them to ramp up again in the future. |
(2026-06-01). "Revolving Door" : Former GEO Group VP David Venturella Is New Interim ICE Chief. democracynow.org 
President Donald Trump has tapped David Venturella, a former ICE official and executive at the private prison company GEO Group, to replace Todd Lyons as head of Immigration and Customs Enforcement. GEO Group saw its profits jump from $32 million in 2024 to more than $254 million in 2025 as the Trump administration expanded government contracts with ICE jails nationwide. | Setareh Ghandehari, advocacy director at Detention Watch Network, says private prison companies have an "intricate" relationship with ICE. "It's really a revolving door," she says, pointing out that Venturella work…
(2026-06-01). US murder spree in Latin American waters moves beyond 200 killed. wsws.org The Trump administration's campaign of extrajudicial killings off the coast of Latin America has killed more than 200 people, exposing the complicity of the Democratic Party and all regional governments with the normalization of mass murder as imperialist policy.
(2026-06-01). Can Morocco trump its 2022 success in the 2026 World Cup? thecanary.co 
After the Atlas Lions stole the show at the 2022 Qatar World Cup, becoming the first Arab and African team to reach the semi-finals, Morocco enters the 2026 edition with aspirations that extend far beyond repeating their historic achievement. Having transformed from the tournament's surprise package to one of the world's leading teams, Morocco now […] | By
(2026-06-01). Trump Administration's 'Anti-Weaponization Fund' Weaponizes Redress. hrw.org Click to expand Image | An American flag flies outside the Department of Justice in Washington, March 22, 2019. | © 2019 AP Photo/Andrew Harnik | The Trump administration's decision to establish a US$1.776 billion "Anti-Weaponization Fund" to compensate participants of the January 6, 2021 attack on the Capitol Building in Washington, DC, has triggered widespread public outrage. Many people, including Black reparations movement leaders and advocates, have pointed out a jarring double standard: as the administration moves quickly to provide financial redress for its political base, decades of institutional…
(2026-06-01). Ex-US Fed Chair Powell warns against politicisation amid Trump's attacks. aljazeera.com Jerome Powell says the US central bank is undergoing a 'stress test' like other institutions in the current era.
(2026-06-01). Gangster Capitalism And Corruption In Trump's America. popularresistance.org Corruption has never been far from the center of American politics. Some of the most notorious scandals stretch from the cronyism of Warren G. Harding to the abuses of power exposed during the Watergate scandal under Richard Nixon. Yet many historians argue that what distinguishes Donald Trump from earlier corrupt presidencies is that corruption no longer operates behind closed doors, shielded by the liberal rituals of institutional legitimacy and the euphemisms of political decorum. Under Trump, corruption is performed openly as spectacle, celebrated as a sign of strength, wealth, vengeance, and personal loyalty…
(2026-06-01). Saturday 6/20: Trump Regime Takedown (every Saturday). indybay.org corner of Van Ness and O'Farrell St, San Francisco…
(2026-06-01). Pentagon policy illegally banned transgender troops from military, appeal court rules. scmp.com A Pentagon policy illegally banned transgender troops from military service, a divided panel of federal appeal court judges ruled on Monday in another legal setback for US President Donald Trump's sweeping agenda. | The majority opinion — by a three-judge panel from the US Court of Appeals for the District of Colombia circuit — held that the Trump administration's policy was designed to exclude people from the military based on their gender identity.
(2026-06-01). All to London for the International Anti-War conference. thecanary.co 
We're hurtling towards more wars and greater global instability, with the governments of Europe responding with massive rearmament programmes and increasing moves towards conscription. So we urgently need a mass movement for peace to break with the worldview of the likes of Donald Trump and Tony Blair. The International Conference Against War on 20 June […] | By
(2026-05-31). Trump says he has not heard from Iran that they are suspending talks, NBC News reports. al-monitor.com June 1 (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump said on Monday that he had not heard from Iranians that they were suspending talks with the Washington, but added that silence would be fine and he was willing to wait."I think we've been talking too much if you want to know the truth. I think going silent would be very good, and that could be for a long time," Trump said in an interview with NBC News."It doesn't mean we're going to go and start dropping bombs all over there," Trump was quoted as saying. "We'll just go silent. We'll keep the blockade."