Earlier today discussed on @aljazeera.com the reaction of the GCC to the Iranian attacks after GCC S-G made a statement - losing patience with Iran www.caabu.org/news/video/c...

Third party mediators are vital to end/pause this Iran war. Seems like Pakistan is one state that is trying. www.ft.com/content/dc7b...

Apparently it would "very easy, quick, simple and safe" for NATO allies to secure the strait Hormuz

Will be on @lbc.co.uk [email protected] at 0930 to discuss Iran and the UK decision to allow the US further use of UK bases at RAF Fairford and Diego Garcia

Report on how the war will affect Qatar's gas infrastructure and earnings - www.ft.com/content/25f1...

My interview on Al Jazeera English about the current situation re: the Middle East war, and why Trump's is weaker because he has failed to engage allies and treat them with respect youtu.be/11d4R6ahlZU

Discussions on going to war have become a circus - This is by far the most low-grade debate on any conflict Britain has engaged in over the last three decades. Even in the run up to the Iraq war in 2002-2003 the analysis and debate were of a higher calibre www.arabnews.com/node/2635806

How does this inane, vacuous, morally disgraceful, genocide denial ever get published? It is up there with Gove saying the IDF should get a Nobel Peace Prize. Israel gets away with war crimes, crimes against humanity, occupation of land for decades and genocide.

A concern of mine right from the start - the environmental impact. burning of fossil fuels, oil spills but also whenever bombing nuclear sites www.theguardian.com/world/2026/m...

Wrote this before Starmer's decision last night for Arab News but much still stands. In short, any serious strategist knows this war on Iran is a massive gamble, with no clear aims, of dubious legality, and led by people who cannot be trusted. arab.news/cafbw

My interview this morning with TRT World about the UK policy on Iran and why UK has opted not to join the Trump-Netanyahu war www.caabu.org/news/video/c...

This Ramadan, please consider giving to @caabu.bsky.social to help us in our advocacy and education work - vital work briefing politicians and building a betterunderstanding of the Middle East - campaigning for a rights-based UK foreign policy www.caabu.org/news/news/ra...

Huge explosions in Abu Dhabi and elsewhere in the UAE. Qatar says it has intercepted missiles. www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/li...

The US and Israeli policy on Iran over decades has been one of utter failure - this has lasted since 1979. The failure started even before then with the total failure to see the fragility of the Shah's regime and to even entertain the thought it could fall.

Has the UK government said anything on these strikes on Iran yet? Did the US use any British bases - with or without consent? (Silence might be the best indication we get as to where the government stands).

Huckabee’s positions closer to Netanyahu’s than Trump’s - my piece in Arab News arab.news/g8wjn

a year is a long time in politics

#Israel #WesStreeting 🚨*This is #RogueState behaviour. Let them pay the price as pariahs with sanctions applied to the state, not just a few ministers* #ICYMI @yvettecooper-mp.bsky.social @emilythornberry.bsky.social @islingtonsouth.bsky.social...🤔

Totally normal 🤦🏽‍♂️

Investment in Libya requires stability and legitimacy. Both are dwindling. Without better governance, chaos will flourish as well as nostalgia

Hind Rajab was afraid of the dark. After killing her family & wounding her, Israel prevented her rescue & left her to die alone in the dark. I write about those critical hours & the film that brings back her voice to induct the world’s silence @newlinesmag.bsky.social newlinesmag.com/review/hind-...

What could possibly go wrong?

"No one wakes up being a child rapist and then decides they're not going to do it any more because Jeffrey Epstein is dead," say the family of Virginia Giuffre. "There's still a chance that these people are out there hurting others still" www.thenewsagents.co.uk/article/no-o...

Epstein Files: Analysts question muted 'mainstream media' response to Israel ties - https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/epstein-files-analysts-question-muted-mainstream-media-response-israel-ties

My piece in Middle East Eye on Wes Streeting and what he said on Israel. www.middleeasteye.net/opinion/wes-...

C of E Bishops slam government's lack of action over Israeli settlements and de facto West Bank annexation- this is why @Caabu has consitently demanded a complete ban on all trade and services with settlements www.theguardian.com/world/2026/f...

Excited for this! Remember to tune in tonight!

My interview on TRT this morning about Israel reopening the Rafah crossing between Gaza and Egypt. www.caabu.org/news/video/c...

Also award for best supporting actress in a demeaning role

Mandy should not be in the Lords

Amid Iran's deadly crackdown, three women share their stories of resistance, fear and an unyielding hope for freedom. n.pr/4c1jAaK

Trialling this out. Who else has joined?

At least one of the newly released Epstein file is already down. This link no longer appears to work (www.justice.gov/epstein/file...) It contained an FBI email chain outlining an allegation against Trump involving sexual activities with a child. This is a screenshot from that email chain.

Do reviewers get hardship pay for watching?

From the Epstein email archives. Jeffrey Epstein: "trump is likely to be [asked] questions soon about me…supposedly a girl said that donal= had sex with her at my house when she was underage."

I am afraid this is very true

Doctors Without Borders: Sudan's el-Fasher largely destroyed and empty - https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/doctors-without-borders-el-fasher-largely-destroyed-empty

An “ICE OUT” rally in being organised in Milan on Feb. 6, the same day as the 2026 Milan Cortina Olympics opening ceremony, while opposition parties and left-wing groups plan a protest this Saturday against the attendance of ICE officers at the Games. www.huffpost.com/entry/2026-w...

Caabu Director gives evidence on Lebanon and Syria to Commons Foreign Affairs Select Committee - a selection of clips here www.caabu.org/news/news/ca...

Experts I have spoken too are divided pretty evenly as to whether Trump is planning to attack Iran whatever, or using this show of force to bully Iran into making a deal of some form. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

Looking forward to appearing in front of the Foreign Affairs Select Committee this afternoon to discuss Lebanon but also Syria - alongside Daniel Levy and Lina Khatib committees.parliament.uk/event/26298/...

The response to my question from the Leader of the House of Commons.

Israel is banning aid organizations in Palestine funded by the UK public. Yet the UK continues membership of the Civil Military Coordination Centre under Trump's 20 Point Plan and Gaza Peace Board. UK govt must act to ensure aid is delivered and agencies can work in Palestine.

In Gaza, Israel is the starver but pretends to be the feeder. It is still carrying out its genocide but at a slower pace. The latest Israeli restrictions on aid agencies is just part of that genocidal agenda. Here is my piece in Arab News www.arabnews.com/node/2628380

2025 is another year many in the Middle East will want to forget - but the prospects for 2026 are not bright either www.arabnews.com/node/2627130

Reporters Without Borders said on Tuesday that Israel was responsible for nearly half of all journalists killed this year worldwide, with 29 Palestinian reporters slain by its forces in Gaza ➡️ u.afp.com/S7fB

Israel has destroyed more than 1,500 buildings in areas of Gaza that have remained under its control since the ceasefire with Hamas started on 10 October www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Israeli Armored Corps commander says about the collapse of norms in Gaza that "If you want to shoot without restraint, you can," - as rather too many Palestinians in Gaza have found out - watch Breaking Ranks - Inside Israel's War on ITV www.itv.com/watch/breaki...

Acc to UNICEF Israel is denying the entry of essential items, including syringes to vaccinate children and bottles for baby formula, because they "are considered dual-use by Israel." Sadly the gencoide is not over - it has just slowed. www.haaretz.com/gaza/2025-11...