Middle East

Coverage of the conflicts, diplomacy and geopolitical forces shaping the Middle East — Iran, Israel, Palestine, Lebanon, the Gulf states and the broader regional order. From the US-Israel war on Iran to the long slow unravelling of the post-1945 international framework.

European Waters, Israeli Rules

Israel seized 22 ships and 175 activists 600 miles from Gaza — in European waters, near Greece, while Europe wrote letters. This is not a new story. It is the same story, moved further west. The distance between Israel's interception point and Gaza keeps expanding. Nobody is doing anything about it.

By Sunny Peter

/ 5 May 2026

Pause Without Peace: How the US-Iran Ceasefire Was Built to Fail

As of this morning, Trump's national security team is reviewing an Iranian proposal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, halt the war and defer all nuclear programme discussions

By Sunny Peter

/ 28 Apr 2026

Pause Without Peace: How the US-Iran Ceasefire Was Built to Fail

Everyone’s Celebrating Trump’s Gaza Plan—Except the People Who’ve Heard These Promises Before

As diplomatic celebrations fill the headlines, one uncomfortable truth haunts this peace plan: Israel violated its last ceasefire 1,000+ times—just six months ago.

By Sunny Peter

/ 30 Sep 2025

Everyone’s Celebrating Trump’s Gaza Plan—Except the People Who’ve Heard These Promises Before