PRESS REVIEW – Friday, March 20: Donald Trump is turning to “online diplomacy” to defend his actions in Iran and lambast his critics on Truth Social. The Times of London looks at how Monica Witt, a US servicewoman-turned-spy for Iran, could play a cru…

PRESS REVIEW – Thursday, March 19: We look at why Russian oil is the big winner from the US and Israel’s war in Iran. Also, the New York Times reveals sexual assault and rape allegations against the late US civil rights leader Cesar Chavez. In Mexico,…

PRESS REVIEW – Tuesday, March 17: Donald Trump has called on US allies to help the US secure the Strait of Hormuz as the energy crisis intensifies. But after those allies refused to help, Trump promptly threatened NATO. In the midst of the EU’s energy…

PRESS REVIEW – Monday, March 16: French papers analyse the first round of the country’s municipal elections. Next: Cubans protest amid worsening economic conditions. Also: The New York Times tells the story of a difficult recovery after an act of viol…

PRESS REVIEW – Friday, March 13: We examine how the press is responding to Lebanon emerging as a new front in the US and Israel’s war against Iran. One paper describes the conflict in Lebanon as an extension of Israel’s war against Hezbollah. Also in …

PRESS REVIEW – Thursday, March 12: Multiple leaks to the American press by Pentagon officials point the finger at faulty US data that listed an Iranian primary school as a military target, leading to a Tomahawk strike that killed more than 170 people….

PRESS REVIEW: Wednesday, March 11 – we look at evidence that the strike on a girls’ school in Minab was carried out by a US missile. In other news, France heads to the polls in council elections with a fractured left wing and a far right hoping for sw…

PRESS REVIEW: Tuesday, March 10 – the world’s front pages are torn between heralding a global oil crash and relaying Donald Trump’s promise of peace on the horizon. Also, between crypto-bets and arms investments, , who’s making money from this war? In…

PRESS REVIEW – Monday, March 9: The new Supreme Leader embodies both continuity with his father’s hard-line rule and a departure from what was intended to be a non-hereditary system of governance. In other news, Greenpeace has warned of “rogue compani…

PRESS REVIEW – Friday, March 6: International papers discuss US President Donald Trump’s “warrior transformation” and speculate about how the new war in the Middle East could benefit Russia. Also: the US Department of Justice publishes an interview th…