In Gaza, where I live, the Israeli occupation has stripped fathers of the most basic promises of fatherhood. A father cannot promise his children a safe place, because the place they flee to may be bombed only hours later. He cannot promise them a meal at the end of the day, because food has become uncertain. Even when they ask him whether they will stay alive, he must answer while not…
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Former President Barack Obama has expressed doubts about the effectiveness of any deal President Donald Trump could negotiate to end the U.S.’s war on Iran, suggesting that any potential terms would be similar to terms he had negotiated as president over a decade ago. In an interview that aired on ABC News Saturday — one day prior to Trump announcing a “deal” on Sunday evening — Obama…
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On Sunday evening, President Donald Trump announced that a “deal” had been reached between the United States and Iran, supposedly bringing a lasting end to hostilities in the unauthorized war he launched in late February. “The Deal with the Islamic Republic of Iran is now complete,” Trump wrote in a post on his Truth Social website. “I hereby fully authorize the toll free opening of the…
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In remarks in the Oval Office on Wednesday, President Donald Trump stated that in the Middle East, “a ceasefire is when you’re shooting in a more moderate manner.” “A ceasefire there is much different than in other parts of the world,” Trump said, in response to a question by a reporter about his definition of a ceasefire. “In that part of the world, a ceasefire is when you’re shooting…
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My mother has been a hypertension patient for the past 25 years. Ever since her initial diagnosis, she has adhered strictly to her prescribed medication. Yet since the genocide broke out, her medicine gradually ran out until it vanished from the markets altogether, with no clinic, pharmacy, warehouse, or stockpile left untouched by the shortage. Eventually, my mother was forced to redraw her…
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On Monday, Iranian state-aligned media said that Iran was suspending negotiations with the U.S. Iranian officials decried the U.S.’s blockade of Iranian ports, as well as the deepening Israeli invasion of Lebanon, declaring that both are in violation of the ceasefire. “The ceasefire between Iran and the US is unequivocally a ceasefire on all fronts, including in Lebanon…
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