International

Widening hostilities across Middle East putting civilian lives in grave danger

The following is a statement from ICRC President Mirjana Spoljaric:

(20 March 2026) Geneva (ICRC) – “Widening hostilities across the Middle East are putting civilian lives in grave danger. The scale of major military operations flaring across the Middle East risks embroiling the region – and beyond – into another large-scale armed conflict that will overwhelm any humanitarian response. Without urgent steps to de-escalate the situation and respect the rules of war, further civilian lives will be lost.

This illegal US-Israeli attack on Iran is also an assault on the United Nations

by Jeffrey D. Sachs* & Sybil Fares**

(13 March 2026) Let us be clear about what the United States and Israel are pursuing. The US objective is not the security of the American people. The objective is global hegemony. The attempt is to destroy the UN and the international rule of law – an attempt that will fail.

The Epstein files and Norway's political elites

by Prof. Glenn Diesen,* Norway

(27 February 2026) (CH-S) Using his home country as an example, the author shows how Norwegian elites secured and continue to seek to secure power and high salaries under the guise of woke “humanitarian” networks. Criticism of this is considered treason. Hopefully, objective and well-documented analyses will soon be published from other countries.

Between war and war

Israel urges the US to attack, the Arab Gulf states vacillate

by Karin Leukefeld,* Beirut

(27 February 2026) For the sixth time in a year, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has travelled to Washington to dissuade US President Donald Trump from reaching a diplomatic agreement with Iran on its nuclear programme. The hasty day trip did not produce the result Netanyahu had hoped for, according to the internet platform “Al Monitor”, quoting the US President after the nearly three-hour meeting between the two.

Iran’s comprehensive peace proposal to the United States

by Jeffrey D. Sachs* & Sybil Fares**

(20 February 2026) The Middle East stands at a crossroads between endless war and comprehensive peace. A framework for peace does exists. Will the US finally seize it?

The US keeps openly admitting it deliberately caused the Iran protests

Trump administration's policy violates international law

by Caitlin Johnstone,* Australia

(13 February 2026) Speaking before the Senate Banking Committee on Thursday, US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent explicitly stated that the US deliberately caused a financial crisis in Iran with the goal of fomenting civil unrest in the country.