Earlier today, I spoke with France 24 En about the prospects of the current talks between #Lebanon and #Israel as well as broader considerations on the current situation in Lebanon #Hezbollah. If you are interested, below is the full interview. youtu.be/9LXgvHF5VN4?...

#Israel and #Hezbollah escalation in #Lebanon. My interview with @en.france24.com yesterday 12 March. ⬇️ youtube.com/watch?v=ERZ5...

"Is this #Hezbollah’s last stand?" - giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/... via @financialtimes.com

🔴 France has pledged to send anti-missile and anti-drone systems, as well as a frigate, to Cyprus after a British air base on the island was attacked by drones yesterday. Follow our live blog as the tensions in the Middle East continue to escalate: www.politico.eu/article/us-i...

🔴 BREAKING - Live: Israel military says it is establishing buffer zone in southern Lebanon

Iran's Revolutionary Guards commander said the Strait of Hormuz is closed and Iran is to set any ship trying to pass on fire, Iranian media reported. Live updates ➡️ reut.rs/4aK7TEn

Inside the plan to kill Ali #Khamenei - giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/... via @financialtimes.com

“President Trump will decide when this war ends” says David Makovsky as US-Israel campaign against #Iran escalates More in #F24Debate ➡️ f24.my/Bm8A

My reporting from today. www.aljazeera.com/features/202...

WSJ story with further details on the US-Israeli attack that killed #Khamenei and others in #Tehran yesterday.

"#America’s attack on Iran turns a taboo into a method" Five free accesses via @economist.com www.economist.com/by-invitatio...

Netanyahu claims #Khamenei has been killed.

Military briefing: What have the #US and #Israel hit and how can Iran respond? - giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/... via @financialtimes.com

'The pessimist who became a prophet': interesting read #Sandel but overstating the foresight of his philosophy - giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/... via @financialtimes.com by @martinsandbu.ft.com

Seif al-Islam Gadhafi, son of Libya's late dictator, killed in the northern African country, report say

More Saudi investment in Syria, part of Sharaa's vision of using foreign investment (mostly Gulf money) to fund reconstruction — except how does a new private Syrian airline, or real estate "in the old towns," help house millions of displaced Syrians? www.reuters.com/world/middle...

US shoots down #Iranian drone as #MiddleEast tensions escalate - giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/... via @financialtimes.com

The #UN reports #Israel dropped an unknown chemical substance over land in South #Lebanon. Substance is said to be non toxic by IL but peacekeepers were asked to stay away and undercover...🤔 There is concern for the consequences of such actions for agriculture: essential economic activity there.

Companies reap $22bn from Trump’s immigration crackdown - giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/... via @financialtimes.com

Disappeared bodies, mass burials and ‘30,000 dead’: what is the truth of Iran’s death toll? www.theguardian.com/global-devel...

' #Greenland, #America and the end of #Atlanticism' - giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/... via @financialtimes.com

Israel bombed 5 towns in Lebanon today. Another day of an Israeli ceasefire: you cease, we fire

Before a signing ceremony planned for Thursday, several nations have agreed to join the board. But many haven't.

#Lebanon/#Israel carnegieendowment.org/middle-east/...

Fifty years later, Tal al-Zaatar returns... to the stage #Lebanon #Palestine today.lorientlejour.com/article/1485...

#Israel strike on #Palestinian refugee camp in #Lebanon kills 13 and raises fears of new offensive - on.ft.com/4r5u128 via @financialtimes.com

Exceptional report by @financialtimes.com on #KSA #Neom megaproject. ig.ft.com/saudi-neom-l...

NEW: "Material Politics of Normalization" the Summer/Fall Issue of Middle East Report! A hard hitting collection of 11 essays, reviews, and interviews on the architecture of normalization with Israel, from the Abraham Accords to the Gaza Genocide. buff.ly/ZmeaAty

‘It’s been a cesspit, really, my life’: war photographer Don #McCullin on 19 of his greatest pictures | #Photography | @theguardian.com share.google/PNxDzXoMgkwY...

Live: Israeli strikes on Gaza kill at least 60, including dozens of children

"Freed Palestinian prisoners recount beatings and abuse in Israeli jails" - on.ft.com/4hulOA2 via @financialtimes.com free access for the first few click.

Woodward is praised for his impeccable factual reporting, but at least this page from 'War' does not make much sense to me. He claims that Bibi reported to Biden about imminent Hezbollah's attacks on 11/10. But #Hezbollah began attacking already in the night of 7-8/10. 乁⁠(⁠ ⁠⁰͡⁠ ⁠Ĺ̯⁠ ⁠⁰͡⁠ ⁠)⁠ ⁠ㄏ

Interesting podcast "What to make of #Trump's #Gaza plan?" via @crisisgroup.org open.spotify.com/episode/0ZVc...

103 civilians killed in #Lebanon since cease-fire, says UN today.lorientlejour.com/article/1479...

How Donald #Trump’s #Gaza deal came together - giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/... via @financialtimes.com

Full text of Donald #Trump’s proposal to end the war in #Gaza - on.ft.com/46uvmrd via @financialtimes.com

Another consideration relevant to this thesis (Musa al-Sadr killed by Qaddafi, due to Iran hardliners' pressure) is that it fits with the the antagonism between Khomeini and Muhammad Baqir al-Sadr, cousin of Musa, and equally politically active in Iraq. www-bbc-com.cdn.ampproject.org/c/s/www.bbc....

Timing may or may not be casual, but #KSA #Pakistan defence treaty is another sign of the eastward shift of the barycentre of power in world politics, caused *also* by Western states to support #Israel unconditionally. on.ft.com/4mkzajd via @financialtimes.com

Illuminating and yet deeply depressing report on how #Israel extreme right exploits what is left of #Oslo to cripple the West Bank and the Palestinians. Free access link👇. on.ft.com/46EBkWl via @financialtimes.com

A very deep and important report by L'Orient Le Jour on the pagers attack against Hezbollah by #Israel in #Lebanon a year ago. today.lorientlejour.com/article/1477...

An interview with France 24 on the events in #Doha #Qatar yesterday. Key points: hard to believe US did not know about this in advance, #Qatar and other Gulf countries concerned about their security, evidence of #Israel crimes in #Palestine piles up... Link to video: 📺https://youtu.be/P2k1hvb3BTU

Important steps in re-establishing #Lebanon-#Syria relations as equal partners. Major points: border demarcation, #Hezbollah, and the rescission of the infamous Treaty of Brotherhood and Cooperation. today.lorientlejour.com/article/1475...

www.clingendael.org/publication/... via @clingendael.bsky.social

#Israel confirms that has no intention to de-escalate and give sufficient respite to the GoL to lay the basis for the monopoly of force in #Lebanon. Instead violence continues reinforcing #Hezbollah's narrative and weakening the government. today.lorientlejour.com/article/1475...

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"As all eyes are on #Iran, the horror in #Gaza persists" Free access to this article from The Economist. You can open the link five times within seven days www.economist.com/middle-east-...

My two cents on the latest developments #USA, #Israel, #Iran for BBC Radio Bristol 🎙️. Listen via the link below if interested. 👇 youtu.be/0bMtXw2gFMc

Rather hilarious piece on @alphaville.ft.com regarding defence, AI and all that... Link below gives free access to a few of those who click on it. on.ft.com/3ZAN9sM

🎁Free article: You can open the link five times within seven days. #Trump’s three excruciating choices on #Iran www.economist.com/middle-east-...

#Israel has taken an audacious but terrifying gamble www.economist.com/leaders/2025...