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03.06.2026 - 14:11 [ Al Jazeera ]

Iran rejects Secretary Rubio’s accusations of Iranian assassination plots

Iran’s Foreign Ministry spokesperson has rejected claims made by US Secretary of State Marco Rubio on alleged Iranian plots to assassinate American political leaders, including the president, saying Washington is attempting to deflect attention from what he described as “war crimes” against Iranian civilians.

Posting a video of Rubio’s remarks to X, Esmail Baghaei wrote: “Every accusation is a confession,” adding “playing victim cannot whitewash your harrowing war crimes and crimes against humanity against the nation of Iran”.

28.05.2026 - 13:00 [ CBS News ]

Iran says it targeted U.S. base in retaliation for latest strikes

(today)

„Following this morning‘s aggression by the invading U.S. military against a location on the outskirts of Bandar Abbas Airport using aerial projectiles, the American air base that served as the source of the attack was targeted,“ the Guard said, according to IRIB.

It did not provide details of the location of the base, though Kuwait, a U.S. ally, said it was responding to missile and drone attacks on Thursday morning.

28.05.2026 - 12:55 [ Middle East Eye ]

Iran condemns US attack, expresses solidarity with Oman

(today)

Iranian foreign ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baghaei has condemned the US attack on areas near Iran’s Bandar Abbas, and expressed solidarity with Oman after “US officials’ threats” in a statement delivered on Thursday.

This follows US President Donald Trump’s threats to “blow up” Oman if it joins Iran in imposing fees on the Strait of Hormuz.

26.05.2026 - 10:23 [ Al Jazeera ]

No official reaction from Tehran on US claim of strikes in southern Iran

(2 hours ago)

There hasn’t been any official reaction yet from Tehran.

Iranian officials have not denied the US reports that Iranian missile launchers and boats were attacked. However, they have neither confirmed the reports nor given details of the incident.

According to US claims, the targeted boats were trying to lay mines in the Strait of Hormuz and, as a result, were engaged.

In the coming hours, we’re expecting Iranian officials to release a statement on what happened.

13.05.2026 - 04:17 [ Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) ]

CAIR Says Congress, Trump Admin Must Act After New NYT Revelations of Israel’s Widespread Sexual Abuse of Palestinian Prisoners

The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today called on Congress and the Trump administration to take immediate action after a New York Times report detailed horrifying allegations of widespread sexual abuse, rape, torture, and humiliation of Palestinians held in Israeli detention facilities.

13.05.2026 - 04:01 [ Truthout.org ]

Israeli Officials Denounce NYT Report on Systemic Sexual Abuse of Palestinians

The article in question, “The Silence That Meets the Rape of Palestinians,” by Nicholas Kristof, recounts the stories of 14 Palestinians who experienced sexual violence at the hands of Israeli soldiers and settlers. A majority of the interviews discuss sexual violence inflicted by soldiers and interrogators on Palestinians in Israeli detention, but others speak of attacks by Israeli settlers in the occupied West Bank — attacks that are “increasingly protect[ed]” by the Israeli military, according to Kristof. The interviews are reinforced by testimony from Israeli and international human rights organizations, and demonstrate that sexual violence is systemic, used on a daily basis against Palestinians, and effectively Israeli state policy.

11.05.2026 - 20:01 [ PressTV.ir ]

Iran says its proposal was generous as US insists on ‘unreasonable demands’

Regarding the US accusations against Iran, Baghaei said, Iran has proven to be a responsible power in the region, and at the same time, it is anti-bullying.

“It is enough to look at Iran‘s record. Were we the ones who deployed troops? Are we the ones bullying countries in the Western Hemisphere? Were we the ones who committed assassinations twice during negotiations?” he added.

He further noted that the very presence of the US in the region is itself an example of creating a cycle of violence.

08.05.2026 - 06:18 [ PressTV.ir ]

Iranian forces strike US vessels in swift retaliation for tanker attack: Top military comm

In a separate but simultaneous incident, another Iranian ship came under attack while entering the Strait of Hormuz, directly opposite the UAE‘s Fujairah port.

Concurrent with these fresh acts of aggression, the spokesperson said that US forces, operating in coordination with certain countries in the region, launched airstrikes against civilian areas in the coastal provinces.

These aerial attacks reportedly targeted locations along the coasts of Bandar Khamir, Sirik, and Qeshm Island.

According to the statement, Iran‘s response was immediate and decisive.

The armed forces of the Islamic Republic of Iran launched a swift counterattack, engaging US military vessels east of the Strait of Hormuz and south of the port of Bandar Chabahar.

The Iranian operation inflicted „significant damage“ on the American warships, he said.

06.05.2026 - 21:49 [ Communist Party of Israel ]

MK Odeh: Will do Everything to Prevent Smotrich-Netanyahu-Ben Gvir from Continuing in Power

Smotrich’s comments drew immediate condemnation from the opposition, with Ra’am chairman Mansour Abbas asserting that “human life holds no value in his eyes”. MK Ayman Odeh, the chairman of Hadash-Ta’al parliamentary faction, also slammed Smotrich, declaring on X that “what the racists and Kahanists say is not important, what matters is what we will do.” “And we, the Arab citizens, together with the democratic Jews, will do everything, simply everything, to prevent Smotrich-Netanyahu-Ben Gvir from continuing to another term,” Odeh wrote.

06.05.2026 - 21:26 [ Times of Israel ]

Smotrich: Including Arab party in government ‘a thousand times’ worse than Oct. 7 failures

(May 5, 2026)

Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich sparked an uproar on Tuesday when he asserted that former prime minister Naftali Bennett’s decision to include the Islamist Ra’am party in his 2021-2022 government was far worse than the governmental failures tied to Hamas’s October 7, 2023, onslaught — the worst attack on civilians in Israeli history, which saw some 1,200 people murdered and 251 taken hostage, and which led to a multi-front war in which some 900 others have been killed.

Smotrich’s comments drew immediate condemnation from the opposition, with Ra’am chairman Mansour Abbas asserting that “human life holds no value in [his] eyes” and Bennett accusing the finance minister, as well as Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, of “trying with all their might to make people forget the atrocities that occurred on their watch.”

04.05.2026 - 08:42 [ CNN ]

Iran warns US forces of attacks if they attempt to enter Strait of Hormuz

“We will maintain and manage the security of the Strait of Hormuz with all our might and we announce to all commercial ships and tankers to refrain from any action to transit without the coordination of the armed forces stationed in the Strait of Hormuz so that their security is not jeopardised,” the military said.

“We warn that any foreign armed force, especially the aggressive US army, will be attacked if they attempt to approach and enter the Strait of Hormuz.”

03.05.2026 - 23:40 [ Common Dreams ]

‘The World Is Proud of You, Guido’: American Peace Activist Honored in Iranian Lego Video

Explosive Media, one of the independent outfits generating the viral videos about the war in Iran, created a short piece on Saturday to honor the American father of two who climbed atop a bridge in the Washington, DC this weekend to demand an end to the conflict.

“In honor of Guido Reichstadter, the man who climbed the Frederick Douglass Memorial Bridge to make his voice of protest heard,” the group said in a post alongside the video short. “Your dignity stands taller than the place you stood, and it will live forever in our memory.”

01.05.2026 - 14:45 [ Global Sumud Flotilla ]

Global Land Mobilizations Erupt in Defiance of israeli State Piracy at Sea; Civilians Across the Globe Rise to Defend the Right to Break israel’s Illegal Siege of Gaza

(April 30, 2026)

Mediterranean Sea — More than 200 land mobilizations have been organized globally, with even more coming up by the moment on the heels of israel’s violent kidnapping and sabotage of the Global Sumud Flotilla. From major capital cities to port towns, people are taking to the streets, livid at the escalation of israel’s impunity, continuous war crimes, breaking of international laws, and outright piracy committed by their naval forces — a maritime extension of the same doctrine of starvation and destruction deployed against the Palestinian people for decades.

26.04.2026 - 16:13 [ Tagesschau.de ]

Schüsse in Hotel in Washington: Bestürzung nach Angriff bei Gala mit Trump

Nach den Schüssen während eines Gala-Dinners in Washington mit US-Präsident Donald Trump haben sich Spitzenpolitiker aus aller Welt bestürzt gezeigt. „Gewalt hat keinen Platz in einer Demokratie“, schrieb Bundeskanzler Friedrich Merz im Onlinedienst X. „Wir entscheiden mit Mehrheiten, nicht mit der Waffe.“ Der Kanzler verurteile den „Anschlagsversuch“ und sei „froh, dass Präsident Trump, First Lady Melania Trump und alle Anwesenden in Sicherheit sind“.

26.04.2026 - 16:11 [ theHill.com ]

World leaders react to WHCA dinner shooting

World leaders were quick to respond after an armed man disrupted the annual White House Correspondents Association dinner on Saturday night, which led to the president and first lady being evacuated and journalists and attendees taking cover under tables.

Law enforcement exchanged fire with the gunman before he was subdued. President Trump said Saturday that the event would be rescheduled.

26.04.2026 - 15:54 [ GlobalTimes.cn ]

International community reacts to shooting incident at White House correspondents‘ dinner

World leaders reacted with messages of concern for the US President, who was rushed to safety after gunshots rang out at the White House Correspondents‘ Dinner on Saturday.

Traditional allies across the Atlantic Ocean showed support to the US leader and condemned the violent attack.

25.04.2026 - 16:50 [ Blick.ch ]

Streit um Falkland-Inseln eskaliert: «Trump ist ein Tyrann, der die Macht Amerikas missbraucht»

Die Falklandinseln bleiben britisch – und daran wird sich nichts ändern. Mit dieser klaren Botschaft reagierte die Regierung der Falklandinseln im Südatlantik auf Berichte, wonach das Pentagon in Erwägung ziehe, die Souveränitätsansprüche Argentiniens über das Gebiet zu unterstützen – und sich damit gegen Grossbritannien zu stellen.

Wie ein brisanter Reuters-Bericht nahelegte, prüft die US-Regierung diese drastische Massnahme offenbar als Druckmittel gegen das Vereinigte Königreich. Dies, weil London die USA im Krieg gegen den Iran nicht unterstützen möchte.

25.04.2026 - 16:40 [ Reuters ]

Argentina calls for renewed negotiations over Falkland Islands

Argentina‘s government on Friday reiterated its willingness to resume ​bilateral negotiations with the United Kingdom ‌in regards to a sovereignty dispute over the Falkland Islands, which Argentina knows as ​the Malvinas and has long ​claimed sovereignty over.

21.04.2026 - 05:29 [ PressTV.ir ]

US seeks Iran’s surrender; Iranians don’t submit to force: Pezeshkian

“Deep historical mistrust in Iran toward U.S. gov conduct remains, while unconstructive & contradictory signals from American officials carry a bitter message; they seek Iran’s surrender. Iranians do not submit to force,” the president wrote.

Speaking to reporters on Monday, Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei said the United States is not serious about negotiations with Iran, and that Tehran had no plans to take part in a second round of talks with Washington.

20.04.2026 - 20:05 [ Daily Pakistan ]

Iranian delegation will not come to Islamabad for second round of talks with US: Baqai

Iran has announced it will not participate in the second round of direct talks with the United States scheduled in Pakistan, amid an already fragile standoff between the two countries.

19.04.2026 - 19:25 [ Ro Khanna / X ]

Chuck Schumer was one of 7 Senate Democrats to vote to send bulldozers to Israel. 40 Democratic Senators voted no. Mr. Schumer, you are out of touch with our base and the nation. Step aside.

(April 16, 2026)

14.04.2026 - 18:13 [ Newsweek ]

List of Conservatives Rebuking Donald Trump’s Jesus Image, Pope Feud

Candace Owens, conservative commentator
Carmine Sabia, conservative pundit
Megan Basham, The Daily Wire
Brilyn Hollyhand, MAGA influencer
Marjorie Taylor Greene, former GOP Representative
Milo Yiannopoulos, right-wing influencer
Riley Gaines, anti-trans activist

14.04.2026 - 18:09 [ Daily Beast ]

Trump Finally Deletes Crazed Christ Post Even MAGA Hates

The post was quietly deleted following an outpouring of anger on Monday morning from Catholics, the largest single religious denomination across the country. Hours later, Trump asserted during a press conference that, while he did share the image, he believed he was depicted as a Red Cross doctor, not Jesus.

13.04.2026 - 19:22 [ CBS News ]

Trump deletes social media post with AI image depicting him as Jesus after backlash

President Trump deleted a social media post depicting him as Jesus Christ after receiving widespread backlash over the AI-generated image. CBS News‘ Weijia Jiang has more.

13.04.2026 - 16:45 [ Vatican News ]

Pope on board plane to Algeria: ‘I am not a politician, I speak of the Gospel‘

The Pope stressed that he does “not see my role as that of a politician. I am not a politician, and I do not want to enter into a debate with him.”

Moreover, he continued, “I do not think the message of the Gospel should be abused as some are doing. I continue to speak strongly against war, seeking to promote peace, dialogue, and multilateralism among states to find solutions to problems. Too many people are suffering today, too many innocent lives have been lost, and I believe someone must stand up and say there is a better way.”

The Pope then renewed the same call with which he began his pontificate: peace. “I say this to all world leaders, not only him [President Trump]: let us end wars and promote peace and reconciliation.”

13.04.2026 - 16:30 [ United States Conference of Catholic Bishops ]

Archbishop Coakley’s Response to President Trump’s Social Media Post on Pope Leo XIV

WASHINGTON – Archbishop Paul S. Coakley, president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops issued a brief response to a social media post by President Trump on Sunday evening.

“I am disheartened that the President chose to write such disparaging words about the Holy Father. Pope Leo is not his rival; nor is the Pope a politician. He is the Vicar of Christ who speaks from the truth of the Gospel and for the care of souls.”