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Trump Rejects ‘Unacceptable’ Iranian Response After Call With Netanyahu

May 11, 2026 News Desk, The Cradle. , , , , , , , ,
US President Donald Trump rejected Iran’s response to the new ceasefire proposal from Washington late on 10 May, calling it “unacceptable” right after a phone call with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. "I have just read the response from Iran's so called 'Representatives.' I don't like it – TOTALLY UNACCEPTABLE!" the president wrote on Truth Social. Trump also told Axios that he does not “like their letter.” He went on to call the Iranian response “inappropriate.” "They have been tapping along many nations for 47 years," Trump added.

Trump Boasts ‘We’re Like Pirates’ Seizing Iran’s Ships

May 9, 2026 Ben Norton, Geopolitical Economy. , , , , ,
It’s not often that the leader of a country boasts that he and other government officials act as pirates. But that is exactly what happened this May. Donald Trump gave a speech in West Palm Beach, Florida in which he bragged about the blockade that the US military has imposed in the Strait of Hormuz, off the coast of Iran. Trump proudly stated that the US military is seizing cargo ships full of Iranian oil. “We took over the cargo, took over the oil”, Trump gloated. “It’s a very profitable business. Who would have thought we were doing that? We’re like pirates!”

Clashes Reported Between Iranian, US Forces Near Strait Of Hormuz

May 9, 2026 News Desk, The Cradle. , , ,
Clashes erupted between Iranian forces and the US military around the Strait of Hormuz on 8 May, with gunfire and explosions being reported across the area, according to Iran’s Tasnim News Agency and other regional outlets. Tasnim reported “limited exchanges of fire with the American enemy around the Strait of Hormuz." “For about two hours, sounds of gunfire have been heard near the Strait of Hormuz,” the report added.  “Sounds of several explosions were heard around Sirik,” the agency reported, adding that some of these explosions could have been related to the clashes near the strait. 

US Project Freedom Fell Apart After ‘Backlash’ From Saudi Arabia, Kuwait

May 7, 2026 News Desk, The Cradle. , , , , , , ,
Saudi Arabia and Kuwait suspended US access to their military sites in opposition to Washington’s so-called Project Freedom, according to a 6 May report by NBC News. “Trump’s abrupt reversal on his plan to help ships go through the Strait of Hormuz came after [Saudi Arabia] suspended the US military’s ability to use its bases and airspace to carry out the operation,” two US officials told the US outlet. The officials said Washington's Persian Gulf allies were “surprised” by Trump’s announcement of Project Freedom over the weekend, which the US leader framed as a means of breaking Iran’s control over the Strait of Hormuz.

The Doctors And Medical Staff From Gaza Still Held In Israel’s Prisons

May 7, 2026 Andy Worthington. , , , , ,
For the last 16 months, campaigners around the world have, understandably, been highlighting the case of Dr. Hussam Abu Safiya, the brave director of Kamal Adwan Hospital in Beit Lahia, in northern Gaza, who kept the hospital operational for three months, from October to December 2024, when it was besieged and attacked remorselessly by Israeli forces during what was known as “the Generals’ Plan.” This was the “genocide within a genocide”, when the whole of northern Gaza was placed under a violent siege, and everyone still living there, who had failed to cooperate with previous evacuation orders — either because they were unwilling or unable to leave — was told in no uncertain terms that, if they stayed, they would be regarded as “enemy combatants” who could be summarily executed.

Trump Says Us Military Operation In The Strait Of Hormuz Is Paused

May 6, 2026 Dave DeCamp, Antiwar.com. , , , ,
President Trump said in a Tuesday night post on Truth Social that the US military operation to “guide” commercial ships out of the Strait of Hormuz, which he has dubbed “Project Freedom,” has been paused. “Based on the request of Pakistan and other Countries, the tremendous Military Success that we have had during the Campaign against the Country of Iran and, additionally, the fact that Great Progress has been made toward a Complete and Final Agreement with Representatives of Iran, we have mutually agreed that, while the Blockade will remain in full force and effect, Project Freedom (The Movement of Ships through the Strait of Hormuz) will be paused for a short period of time

The US Pulled Off An Armed Robbery Of The World’s Energy Supply

May 6, 2026 Richard Medhurst. , , , ,
In the past, the United States were very sensitive to oil shocks. Closing the Strait of Hormuz would have been a catastrophe, as the US couldn’t produce enough oil to meet demand. But today, they are the world’s largest producers of oil, gas, and refined products, and the planet’s top exporter of liquefied natural gas (LNG). Many still buy into the old mantra that high oil prices are bad for the US, but the opposite is true. For the first time during a global shortage, the dollar isn’t crashing while gold surges — it’s the other way around. High energy prices aren’t a threat to Wall Street anymore — they are in fact the objective.

Iranian FM Warns US, UAE Of ‘Quagmire’ After Strikes On Oil Site

May 5, 2026 News Desk, The Cradle. , , ,
Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Aragchi warned the US and the UAE against being “dragged back into a quagmire” in a statement on 5 May, a day after several missile attacks targeted energy infrastructure at the Gulf state’s Fujairah port.  “Events in Hormuz make clear that there's no military solution to a political crisis,” Araghchi said early on Tuesday.  “As talks are making progress with Pakistan's gracious effort, the US should be wary of being dragged back into a quagmire by ill-wishers. So should the UAE,” the foreign minister went on to warn. 

Guido’s Bridge Protest Against Iran War Hits Day Five

May 5, 2026 Julia Conley, Common Dreams. , , ,
As the one-man protest of activist Guido Reichstadter reached its fifth day, 168 feet above the Anacostia River on the Frederick Douglass Memorial Bridge in Washington, DC, the anti-war activist is receiving praise both at home and worldwide as he said Tuesday he would go another day even though he has run out of both food and water. “We are profoundly touched,” said CodePink co-founder Medea Benjamin during a visit Monday, standing below Reichstadter’s perch at the top of one of the bridge’s arches, which he has been occupying since last Friday in protest of President Donald Trump’s war on Iran and the rapid proliferation of unregulated artificial intelligence.

Iran Warns Trump Over Plan To Escort Ships Through Hormuz

May 4, 2026 News Desk, The Cradle. , , , ,
The Islamic Republic has rejected US President Donald Trump’s plan to deploy naval forces and escort stranded vessels through the Strait of Hormuz – announced under the name “Project Freedom.” “We have repeatedly stated that the security of the Strait of Hormuz is in the hands of the armed forces of the Islamic Republic of Iran, and that any safe passage, under any circumstances, takes place in coordination with the armed forces,” the Iranian army’s Khatam al-Anbiya headquarters said in a statement on 4 May. 

China Tells Firms: Don’t Obey US Iran Sanctions

May 4, 2026 Gary Wilson, Struggle-La Lucha. , , ,
China has directly challenged the U.S. sanctions campaign against Iran, ordering all Chinese firms and individuals to ignore U.S. penalties targeting five oil refineries accused of buying Iranian crude. China’s Ministry of Commerce invoked its 2021 Blocking Statute on May 2 — the first time Beijing has ever used the law. The order was issued by China’s Ministry of Commerce and reported the next day in People’s Daily, the Communist Party’s official newspaper. Its language is unambiguous: The U.S. sanctions targeting the five refineries “shall not be recognized, shall not be enforced, shall not be complied with.”

Iran Sets One-Month Deadline For End To US-Israeli War

May 3, 2026 News Desk, The Cradle. , , , ,
The Islamic Republic has set a one-month deadline for an agreement on the Strait of Hormuz and a full end to the wars on both Iran and Lebanon, sources told US media outlet Axios on 3 May.  Iran “set a one-month deadline for negotiations on a deal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, end the US naval blockade and permanently end the war in Iran and in Lebanon,” the sources said.  “Per the Iranian proposal, only after such a deal is reached, another month of negotiations would be launched to try and reach a deal on the nuclear program,” they added. 

We Need A Guns And Butter Debate Over The Costs Of The Iran War

May 3, 2026 Michael Hudson, Counter Punch. , , ,
Sixty years ago, opposition to America’s war in Vietnam, a major attack concerned the costs of diverting U.S. resources away from social spending to the military, what was called Guns and Butter. I was the junior member of the Columbia University triumvirate headed by Seymour Melman and Terence McCarthy. We lectured widely, wrote in magazines such as Ramparts and newspapers. The New York Tribune still existed as an alternative to The New York Times, and regularly published our critiques in its interviews and on its editorial pages. Those mid-1960s were the days!

Man Scales 168-Foot Bridge In DC Demanding End To Iran War

May 2, 2026 Jon Queally, Common Dreams. , , ,
Forty-five-year-old social justice activist named Guido Reichstadter, on Saturday morning, was still perched atop the Frederick Douglass Memorial Bridge in Washington, DC, after first scaling the structure Friday afternoon in protest against President Donald Trump’s disastrous war against Iran, now in its third month, and the rapid and unregulated spread of artificial intelligence technology. As Reichstadter, who described himself as the father of two children with master’s degrees in both math and physics, said in a video posted to social media on Friday: “Hi, my name is Guido Reichstadter, and I’m currently occupying the top of the Frederick Douglass memorial bridge in Washington, DC.”

Rallies Under Way As Workers Gather For International Labour Day

May 2, 2026 Al Jazeera, Portside. , , , ,
Workers are gathering in cities around the world to mark International Labour Day, with some demonstrations, such as those in Istanbul, Turkiye, turning to scuffles with police. Trade Unions are calling for solidarity and the protection of workers’ rights as the United States-Israeli war on Iran and rising energy costs raise concerns about the global economy. “Working people refuse to pay the price for Donald Trump’s war in the Middle East,” the European Trade Union Confederation, which represents 93 trade union organisations in 41 European countries, told the media.
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