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U.S. Bombs Iran Despite Peace Talks; Israel Strikes Lebanon to "Force Trump's Hand": Negar Mortazavi

2026-05-26 News & Politics
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Support our work: https://democracynow.org/donate/sm-desc-yt We get an update on the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran from journalist Negar Mortazavi, following the Pentagon's so-called self-defense strikes on two Iranian ships in the Strait of Hormuz Monday despite an official ceasefire and ongoing peace negotiations. The "chaotic" ceasefire "has been violated from day one," says Mortazavi, who notes that Israel's continuous attacks on southern Lebanon are delaying attempts to end the war — and that this is exactly the intention of the Israeli government. "Clearly, Netanyahu doesn't want this war with Iran to end," she says. "Every step of escalation is definitely going to harm the final outcome and narrow the path to a final agreement." Mortazavi also comments on the new political reality for Iran's Gulf neighbors in the aftermath of Iranian strikes on U.S. military bases hosted in the region. "The Iranian message is: If war comes to us, it will not stay inside our borders." Subscribe to our Daily Email Digest: https://democracynow.org/subscribe

Top Comments (10)

@richarddimarco443 2026-05-26

Attacking a country under a flag of truce is a war crime. How can you negotiate with a rogue state like Israel or the U.S. ?

87 33 replies
@salvadorch.9620 2026-05-26

When is Congress going to grow a spine and do what is right? Cowards!

59 11 replies
@SupersonicRocketGirl01 2026-05-26

there will be no peace deals with either Iran or Lebanon as long as Israel controls the US

52 1 replies
@theresamarie3353 2026-05-26

normalize relationships with Israel! Find it acceptable that they pretend their horrid acts are in self-defense as they wipe out children! We’re supposed to normalize this. Never

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@nmkenzie9891 2026-05-26

More lies by US to provoke

47 1 replies
@ChamroenPov-rz2op 2026-05-26

Trump is too much compromised by Israel to make a deal with Iran or any other nation in that region.

45 7 replies
@salvadorch.9620 2026-05-26

Same over and over again: the Trump regime sabotages the negotiations!

41 3 replies
@buddhakulung1910 2026-05-26

Ceasefire violated by US again

40 19 replies
@Norm_MacLeod 2026-05-26

War...Brought to you by 2 war criminals who are into genocide. Disgusting.

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@KathleenClarke-q5n 2026-05-26

Iran's obliteration happened last year. This is a criminal war to distract from the Epstein files.

15 2 replies

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