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God Does Not Listen

Trump said the Pope thinks it is fine for Iran to have nuclear weapons. The pontiff never said this. Nobody in power corrected Trump's lie and now Rubio travels to Rome to manage the fallout. Leo has no army and no veto. He is the only honest voice in this war which Trump cannot bomb.

By Sunny Peter

/ 6 May 2026

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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

Terminated: War That Ended Without Ending

Trump has notified Congress that the Iran war is terminated. On the same day the Navy announced it would escort ships through the Strait of Hormuz with 15,000 service members. A tanker was struck hours later. Iran called it a ceasefire violation. The war is over because he said so. The Navy is still

By Sunny Peter

/ 4 May 2026

Terminated: War That Ended Without Ending

Annexation That Hides in Plain Sight

Israel approved 34 new settlements in a single classified meeting while its citizens ran to bomb shelters. Bezalel Smotrich called it 'killing the idea of a Palestinian state.' He said it openly, with American backing, at a ribbon cutting attended by cabinet ministers. The creeping annexation is ove

By Sunny Peter

/ 1 May 2026

Negotiation and the Threat

Washington is negotiating in Havana. Washington is also threatening Havana with military action. After January's operation in Caracas — a capital city struck, a president seized in handcuffs, 32 Cuban soldiers killed — Cuba knows exactly what refusal looks like. These are not talks between partners.

By Sunny Peter

/ 30 Apr 2026

Weapon That Turned Around

Iran has between 12 and 22 days of unused crude oil storage remaining. Exports have collapsed 70 per cent under the US naval blockade. When the storage runs out, Iran will be forced to cut production by a further 1.5 million barrels per day. A country that closed a strait to inflict economic pain is

By Sunny Peter

/ 29 Apr 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

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