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Reason

We’re on the brink of a disastrous, illegal conflagration in the Middle East. Trump must be stopped

This is a war of choice, based on misinformation. If the US and UK join it, they risk a rerun of the Iraq debacle of 2003, says Fawaz Gerges of the LSE

The Guardian - UK

Are Israel’s attacks against Iran legal?

International law proscribes the use of force except in self-defence – but what constitutes self-defence?

Al Jazeera

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Dubya Dubya II: Democrats see echoes of Bush Iraq War push in Trump’s Iran nukes rhetoric

“If this president wants to completely ignore the intelligence community, we are playing in dangerous ground,” one senator warned

The Independent UK

Netanyahu is using Muslim women’s ‘rights’ to justify his war. What hideous, hollow hypocrisy

As his troops slaughter civilians in Gaza, he claims to be standing up for Iranian women’s autonomy. He is far from the first warmonger to do so, says author Mona Eltahawy

The Guardian - UK

8 Times the System Was Rigged—And People Found Out Too Late

There’s something uniquely unsettling about discovering the game was fixed long after the final whistle. Whether it’s politics, sports, finance, or education, the sting of realizing a system was stacked from the start never fades easily. Most people operate under the belief that fairness, however imperfect, is at least the…

Clever Dude

US and Iran have a long, complicated history, spanning far beyond Israel’s strikes on Tehran

Relations between the United States and Iran have been fraught for decades – at least since the U.S. helped overthrow a democracy-minded prime minister, Mohammed Mossadegh, in August 1953. The U.S. then supported the long, repressive reign of the Shah of Iran, whose security services brutalized Iranian citizens for decades.

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Trump isn’t just burning his MAGA coalition over Iran — he’s inspiring a new one to rise against him

ANALYSIS: Trump’s sudden re-embrace of the ‘neocons’ he just recently spurned is leaving Democrats a major political opening — if they can seize it, writes John Bowden

The Independent UK

Trump draws Pentagon into Bush-era Groundhog Day over Iran as he shuns intelligence to justify war

ANALYSIS : ANALYSIS: Donald Trump rose to power criticizing Bush-era politicians for lying about weapons of mass destruction. Now he is accused of doing the same, Richard Hall writes.

The Independent UK

‘Drop Israel’: How military escalation with Iran divides Trump’s base

Key right-wing figures, including some Trump allies, question the Israeli strikes and warn against a US war with Iran.

Al Jazeera

Israel strikes may make Iran more determined to pursue nuclear programme

Analysts believe that Iran may accelerate efforts to acquire a nuclear bomb as it faces a major Israeli assault.

Al Jazeera

Two-state solution in the Middle East has been a core US policy for 25 years – is the Trump administration eyeing a change?

For a generation, the promotion of a “two-state solution” to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict has been a core pillar of U.S. policy in the Middle East.

The Conversation

What Is the Insurrection Act — Did Trump Invoke It, and When Was It Last Used?

US President Donald Trump is studying the possibility of handing down the Insurrection Act in Los Angeles, California since 'bad people' and 'animals' are on the verge of burning down.

International Business Times UK

Flying shoes, a viral BLM speech and that leather jacket: Q+A’s most memorable moments

The ABC’s storied panel show is ending after 18 years – but its polarising topics and infamous arguments will live on in Australia’s collective memory

The Guardian - AU

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Euronews

Beasts and besties: German chancellors and US presidents through time

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz meets US President Donald Trump in the White House for the first time. It might be the beginning of a terrible friendship. How did Merz's predecessors cope with the respective men in the Oval Office? Euronews checks out some of the key pairings through time.

The Conversation

Trump’s steel tariffs are unlikely to have a big impact on Australia. But we could be hurt by what happens globally

Just one day after the US Court of Appeals temporarily reinstated the Trump Administration’s Liberation Day tariffs of between 10% and 50% on nearly every country in the world, Trump announced tariffs on all US imports of steel and aluminium will increase from 25% to 50%.

The Guardian - US

Trump’s tax bill helps the rich, hurts the poor and adds trillions to the deficit

The ‘big, beautiful bill’ has reaffirmed that a pledged golden age is really just a windfall for the uber-wealthy

The Independent UK

Donald Trump must reverse his aid cuts and lift the death sentence on HIV patients

THE INDEPENDENT VIEW: Editorial: As a new Independent documentary shows, by shutting off US foreign aid and abruptly stopping the supply of HIV drugs to developing countries, the US president has punished some of the poorest people on the planet

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The Independent UK

Bush-appointed judge torches Trump with 27 exclamation points — and a gumbo recipe — in ruling against an executive order

The president’s executive orders punishing law firms that clash with his agenda face a wave of legal actions

The Guardian - US

Trump’s foreign policy is not so unusual for the US – he just drops the facade of moral leadership

The US has zagged from isolation to imperialism, but Trump has ‘emptied the ethical and moral frame’ of diplomacy

The Independent UK

In their words: How recent presidents have honored America's fallen on Memorial Day

From Arlington National Cemetery outside the nation's capital to the American burial ground in Normandy, France, presidents customarily commemorate Memorial Day on hallowed ground

Bored Panda

26 Of The Most Interesting Examples Of The “Butterfly Effect” Happening In History

Check out these historical butterfly effects, from who caused the First World War to theories about what caused the fall of the Berlin Wall, Brexit, the rise of Lego, and beyond.

Bored Panda

28 US Presidents When They Were Young

Most of us probably have a very vivid picture of how a US president looks. However, before men become the most powerful people in the free world, they are regular guys just like us. For example, Harry S. Truman was a timekeeper in the railway, while Andrew Johnson was a…

The Conversation

Cutting HIV aid means undercutting US foreign and economic interests − Nigeria shows the human costs

A little over two decades ago, addressing Nigeria’s HIV crisis topped U.S. President George W. Bush’s priorities. Africa’s most populous nation had 3.5 million HIV cases, and the disease threatened to destabilize the region and ultimately compromise U.S. interests. These interests included securing access to Nigeria’s substantial oil reserves, maintaining…

Salon

MAGA gets the Middle East treatment

Republican voters yearn to be subjects. Donald Trump understood that instinctively

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