Tag: War on Iran
Robert Reich: Lessons on how to defeat Donald Trump every time
COMMENTARY: By Robert Reich
An hour before Trump said he’d cause the death of a “whole civilisation” if Iran didn’t open the strait of Hormuz,...
What on earth just happened? Trump, Iran, and the unlikely ceasefire
COMMENTARY: By Trita Parsi
Yesterday began with Donald Trump issuing genocidal threats against Iran on social media and ended -- just ten hours later --...
How Trump’s White House demands as prerequisites for stopping bombings bit...
COMMENTARY: By Yanis Varoufakis
Having launched an illegal, destructive war that brutally struck the entire planet’s economy (and confirmed once again Europe’s combination of irrelevance...
Ignoring genocide – the bill for Australia’s silence has arrived
There is a bitter truth that must be spoken before we can talk honestly about what is happening to us now. Michael West Media...
‘Someone, everyone, stop them’ – and now Trump has pulled back...
COMMENTARY: By Marilyn Garson, of Sh'ma Koleinu - Alternative Jewish Voices
Vietnam survived Nixon’s madman theory and the world survived the era of mutually assured...
This isn’t journalism – Australia’s Bowen beat-up and the Iran war
The Murdoch press runs cover for an illegal war by blaming the wrong man entirely, instead of informing the public of facts. Michael West...
Open letter to Peters: We fought fascism. Why are we silent...
OPEN LETTER: By Nureddin Abdurahman to NZ Foreign Minister Winston Peters
Minister,
You are about to meet US Secretary of State Marco Rubio at a time...
Eugene Doyle: Saudi Arabia’s ‘Nordstream’ pipeline is waiting to be hit
COMMENTARY: By Eugene Doyle
If the US-Israelis escalate, the Saudis should fear for the future of the Yanbu pipeline.
So should we -- even if you...
‘Never have I felt so dependent on … feelings of one...
RNZ News
New Zealand's Finance Minister says she has "never felt so dependent on the actions and feelings of one administration and its leaders", as...
Monsters of war – the men who have put the world...
The war in Iran is in its second month. A war started by a criminal defendant, a convicted felon, and a blackmail network that...
NZ’s Peters called on to stress Palestine ‘open wound’ with Rubio
Asia Pacific Report
Palestine Solidarity Network Aotearoa has appealed to Foreign Minister Winston Peters to stress to the Palestine genocide "open wound" in his meeting...
Richard David Hames: When will we make war untenable for...
COMMENTARY: By Richard David Hames
An Easter message. There's no mystery about why wars start. They happen because someone, somewhere, decides that negotiation is more...
Eugene Doyle: Who will pay billions in reparations to Iran? We...
COMMENTARY: By Eugene Doyle
In the coming years, if Iran survives as a sovereign state and retains control over the Strait of Hormuz, countries like...
Pope’s message for peace: ‘The Church cannot remain silent when power...
Asia Pacific Report
As tensions rose ahead of Easter, US President Donald Trump publicly criticised Pope Leo XIV, accusing the pontiff of “interfering in political...
Protesters condemn Luxon govt for failing to condemn illegal war on...
Asia Pacific Report
New Zealand’s government was taken to task today for its lack of a principled stand against Israel’s Gaza genocide and the illegal...
US bombing targets bridges and Pasteur Institute – ‘symbols of Iran’s...
Al Mayadeen English
An Iranian government spokesperson, Fatemeh Mohajerani, has declared that the attacked "bridges and the Pasteur Institute are symbols of Iran’s scientific strength"...
Iranian president calls on American public to challenge US war motives
By Ali Hashem in Tehran
This is a war of narratives with the United States administration trying to push forward its narrative of "victory" while...
Deafening silence about the Israeli Dimona nuclear double standard
ANALYSIS: By Ronny P. Sasmita
The skies over Tehran and Natanz may still carry the lingering haze of joint US-Israeli bombing operations.
Yet the world, filtered...
How the US, Israel and Iran are controlling their media narratives
COMMENTARY: By Majdoline Al-Shammouri in Beirut
In the ongoing United States and Israel war on Iran, it appears that all the countries agree on "controlling"...
Jonathan Cook: Does the tail wag the dog? How both sides...
ANALYSIS: By Jonathan Cook
The joint US-Israeli war on Iran has thrust back into the spotlight a divisive debate about whether the dog wags the...
Cuban envoy makes strong plea for his country defying US blockade
Asia Pacific Report
Cuba’s Ambassador to New Zealand, Luis Morejón Rodríguez, last night made a passionate plea for his country's sovereignty in defiance of the...
Why is the West dancing to Israel’s tune? What’s leading us...
DOCUMENTARY: Double Down News
The Middle East is in flames. Britain is being dragged into an illegal war, the aims of which are entirely unclear,...


![No wonder Iran went cold on sham talks, considering the lying US-Israeli track record "Both of these warmongering nations [US and Israel] have displayed a total lack of integrity and credibility through their disingenuous words and actions over many decades."](https://asiapacificreport.nz/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Iran-not-going-to-talks-AJ-680wide-218x150.jpg)


























![No wonder Iran went cold on sham talks, considering the lying US-Israeli track record "Both of these warmongering nations [US and Israel] have displayed a total lack of integrity and credibility through their disingenuous words and actions over many decades."](https://asiapacificreport.nz/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Iran-not-going-to-talks-AJ-680wide-100x70.jpg)





