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British Prime Minister Keir Starmer has tied the formal recognition of Palestine to a series of conditions, including ending stipends to families of Palestinian prisoners and those killed by z>onist colony, before any diplomatic ties or progress on a “two-state solution” can proceed.

While hailed in London as a landmark foreign policy move, the recognition comes with restrictions that directly impact the Palestinian people.

For Palestinians, these payments are a crucial form of social welfare, essential for survival amid decades of occupation and deprivation.

According to Arab and PA officials, President Mahmoud Abbas has already signaled to French President Emmanuel Macron and Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman that he will end the stipends through an official decree.

The second demand targets Palestinian education. Britain and its European partners claim that Palestinian schoolbooks foster hostility towards zionist colony.

Sources say that Abbas could face pressure to implement curriculum reforms aimed at appeasing zionist colony and its Western allies.

Additional conditions call for political restructuring within the PA and the holding of new elections.

While Western powers frame these measures as steps toward state-building, many Palestinians view them as efforts to strengthen an unpopular body long seen as collaborating with Israel and its Western backers.

Britain, together with France, Belgium, Luxembourg, Portugal, Malta, and Canada, is pushing for what it calls “tangible, verifiable, measurable commitments” from the PA, effectively turning recognition into a mechanism of control.

Meanwhile, Israel has threatened retaliation against the European states recognizing Palestinian statehood, including possible diplomatic expulsions and restrictions on foreign consulates in Al-Quds.

In response, UK Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper defended London’s move as a matter of “urgency and principle.”

Addressing the United Nations, she warned Israel against further land occupation in the occupied West Bank and described recognition as a path to “peace and justice.”

Portugal, France, Andorra, Belgium, Luxembourg, Malta, Monaco, Britain, Canada, and Australia formally recognized the state of Palestine on Sunday and Monday, amid growing public pressure to end their complicity in Israel’s genocide in Gaza.

Israel’s genocidal war on the besieged strip has so far killed more than 65,344 Palestinians, mostly women and children.

PressTV report

In a characteristically vague warning that ‘bad things are going to happen,’ US President Donald Trump on Sunday demanded that the Taliban hand back control of the sprawling Bagram Air Base near Kabul.
At a London press conference with British Prime Minister Keir Starmer, Trump announced that his administration was negotiating the return of the base, framing it as ‘a little breaking news’ and implying that Afghanistan’s dependence on US aid offered the necessary leverage.
Trump’s demand, rooted in his long-standing fixation on reversing the 2021 withdrawal he routinely calls a ‘total disaster’, marks a sharp escalation in post-withdrawal relations with the Taliban and hints at a potential bid to reestablish a US military foothold in a country it left after two decades of futile war.
The announcement was met with a swift and public rebuke from Kabul, as Taliban government officials cited the very Doha Agreement brokered under Trump to assert their sovereignty, setting the stage for a high-stakes diplomatic clash that experts warn could spiral into renewed conflict.
Trump’s refusal to rule out redeploying troops, stating in the Oval Office, ‘We’ll see what happens with Bagram’, further heightened tensions, exposing the volatile blend of personal grievance, strategic ambition, and domestic political theater driving this renewed foreign policy push.
Framed by the administration as a necessary response to Chinese expansion in the region, the push for Bagram raises stark questions about the lessons of America’s costly two-decade war and the viability of imposing military solutions on a nation that has repeatedly resisted foreign occupation.
Critical reactions to the ultimatum
The Taliban government’s response to Trump’s demand for Bagram’s return was swift, unified, and unequivocal, dismissing the idea as both impossible and a violation of international agreements.
Spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid, in a statement posted on social media, urged Washington to pursue ‘realism and rationality,’ explicitly invoking the 2020 Doha Agreement, under which the US pledged not to threaten Afghanistan’s territorial integrity.
Defense Minister Fasihuddin Fitrat struck an even harder line, declaring that no deal over ‘even an inch of Afghanistan’s soil is possible’ and vowing to fight for ‘another 20 years’ if necessary, a stark reminder of the resilience that ultimately forced a so-called superpower’s humiliating exit after 20 long years.
The Taliban’s firm stance underscores the dramatic shift in power dynamics since 2021. No longer an insurgent movement, they now govern the country, and their rejection of Trump’s demand highlights the immense political and military cost any attempt to retake Bagram by force would carry.

In Washington and across allied capitals, the announcement was met with skepticism and unease.
US officials, speaking anonymously, cautioned that reoccupying Bagram would not be a matter of simply turning a key, but would require a massive military commitment, potentially over 10,000 troops and advanced air defenses to repel insurgent attacks, amounting to a re-invasion.
International reaction reinforced the diplomatic isolation the US could face. China, frequently cited by American hawks as justification for Bagram’s strategic value, denied any designs on the base and reaffirmed respect for Afghan sovereignty, while likely reading Washington’s push as an overt containment strategy.
Russia, with its own stakes in the region, praised the Taliban’s principled stance. Even close and traditional US allies withheld support. Starmer, standing beside Trump during the announcement, pointedly declined to comment on the matter.
Public reaction was equally polarized. Supporters hailed Trump’s demand as “strong leadership” vital for national security, while critics condemned it as a reckless “temper tantrum” threatening to entangle the US in another neo-colonial misadventure.
The debate reflects a country still grappling with the trauma of the 2021 withdrawal. Yet regional experts and former military leaders converge on one point: any attempt to re-seize Bagram would alienate allies, validate the Taliban’s resistance narrative, and risk plunging the US back into a costly, open-ended conflict with no clear exit.

The full PressTV report

US envoy Tom Barrack maintained that Netanyahu may not do anything and doesn’t care about borders or red lines if he feels the colony is threatened.

In a televised interview, Barrack disclosed the real US stance which completely supports the z>onist schemes against Lebanon, affirming that the zionist enemy would not withdraw from the five positions it occupied in South Lebanon.

The situation in Lebanon is very difficult “but we have a good team in power,” Barrack added.

In the interview, Barrack talking about the Middle East said that “peace is an illusion.” “There’s never been peace, there will probably never be peace.”

It is worth noting that Barrack is renowned for his insolent and aggressive remarks as he described the behavior of the reporters at the Lebanese Presidential Palace as animalistic.

Barrack’s remarks casts doubts on the real intentions of the US diplomacy, which alleges supporting the stability and prosperity in Lebanon.

The United States also presides over the Ceasefire Supervision Committee whose meetings are always followed by an Israeli escalation.

An Israeli drone attack on a civilian car in Bint Jbeil, South Lebanon, left five martyrs, including three children. The zionist massacre came only hours after the Ceasefire Supervision Committee convened on Sunday morning in a session chaired by another US envoy Morgan Ortagus.

Tom Barrack defended the zionist aggression against Qatar, a US ally, saying that Netanyahu cares about the interests of the occupying entity and will “go anywhere and do anything.”

Tom Barrack, the United States ambassador to Turkey and the special envoy for Syria, made the remarks in response to a question about the recent zionist aggression against Doha, which targeted leaders of the Palestinian resistance movement Hamas.

“In general, after October 7, everything has changed in the Middle East,” Barrack said in reference to the surprise Operation Al-Aqsa Storm, which was conducted by the Palestinian resistance against the Zionist entity in October 2023 in response to the regime’s decades-long campaign of death and devastation against the Palestinians.

“Bibi Netanyahu will tell you he’s not concerned about borders,” the US envoy said in an interview with The National.

“If he feels that his borders or his people are being threatened, he will go anywhere and do anything, full stop,” he added.

zionist colony launched airstrikes on Hamas headquarters in Doha in what was described as an “assassination operation,” killing several members of the Palestinian resistance movement and a Qatari security officer. However, the group’s top leadership, including Khalil al-Hayya, Khaled Meshal, and Zaher Jabarin, survived the attack.

Israeli officials confirmed that Netanyahu informed US President Donald Trump shortly before the strike that Israel planned to attack Qatar, a key mediator in Israel-Hamas ceasefire talks amid Israel’s ongoing genocide in Gaza.

Barrack claimed that he does not agree “with a lot of things” the Israelis do, but he respects them, “because they tell you exactly what’s going to happen.”

He confirmed that Qatar was attacked, noting that Washington had previously requested the country to host Hamas and Taliban officials.

The attack raised fresh concerns among Persian Gulf Arab nations about their security, as Israel’s strikes have devastated Gaza and extended to Iran, Lebanon, Qatar, Syria, and Yemen.

Al Masirah report

Mohammed Ali al-Houthi, member of Yemen’s Supreme Political Council, said the so-called two-state solution represents a betrayal of the Palestinian cause, as it entails recognition of the zion>st entity and the confiscation of occupied Palestinian land in its favor.

In a statement posted Monday on social media, al-Houthi stressed that the proposal “will neither restore the rights of the Palestinian people nor halt the zionist entity’s violations across the region or its pursuit to expand the occupation.”

He further called on Saudi Arabia and other Arab and Islamic regimes not to allow recognition of the two-state solution to become a cosmetic gesture or a cover for normalization with the zionist enemy.

The two-state solution has been promoted by Western powers as a framework for Palestinian-Israeli peace, proposing a Palestinian state alongside the zionist entity. Critics argue decades of zionist settlement expansion, land confiscation, and repeated military attacks make the plan unrealistic, effectively legitimizing occupation.

Regional leaders and resistance movements warn that accepting the two-state solution without addressing core issues—such as Palestinian sovereignty, the right of return, and the end of zionist aggression—amounts to complicity, especially amid the ongoing humanitarian crisis and killings in Gaza.

Al Masirah report

The people of Palestine have never agreed to the partition of Palestine.

Neither in 1947 nor today!

The blockade of zion?st shipping in the Red Sea and the Bab Al-Mandab strait remains in effect, with continued operations targeting zion^st vessels. And to all those attempting to stop this effort, I say: No matter what you do to protect Israeli ships and enable zion>st navigation in the Red Sea, the Gulf of Aden, the Arabian Sea, and the Bab Al-Mandab, all your efforts are in vain.

The Saudi regime, at a time when Israeli tyranny is at its peak, as seen in Gaza, Syria, Lebanon, and Qatar, and amid the Israeli open declaration of imposing a status quo of unchecked aggression against every country in the region, including Saudi Arabia—indeed, the Israeli enemy does not see Saudi Arabia as an exception; it is included in the Zionist project, under the banner of ‘Changing the Middle East’. No matter what Saudi Arabia offers—intelligence, financial, or political support, or even helping to confine the Arab and Islamic response to mere statements with no concrete action—the zionist enemy will not appreciate any of that. Allah, the Most Truthful, has said, {‘Never will the Jews or Christians be pleased with you, until you follow their faith’}[Al-Baqarah 2:120]. Whatever you do for them will not benefit you. The Quran affirms this in many verses, not only this one, showing that they remain enemies no matter what you do for them. You need look no further than this verse: {‘Here you are! You love them but they do not love you’}[Ali ‘Imran 3:119]. It is enough to consider this verse: {‘Their only desire is to see you suffer’}[Ali ‘Imran 3:118]. The Quran contains many truths about their hatred and how they treat you solely as objects of exploitation.

The Saudi announcement of a partnership with Britain to protect zionist shipping in the Red Sea—there is no need to say that any move taken by any side in the name of protecting maritime navigation is, in truth, nothing but an effort to protect Israeli ships, as these are the only ones targeted. Are Saudi or British ships being targeted? No. British ships were only targeted when Britain joined the Americans in the aggression against Yemen to support the Israeli enemy. Once Britain withdrew, the attacks on its ships ceased. It amounts to a betrayal of the Ummah that the Saudi regime announces such a partnership with Britain to protect Israeli shipping, especially at this critical juncture, where the Zionist Israeli enemy has reached the utmost in its crimes in Gaza and begun its ground incursion into Gaza City, displacing a million Palestinians and escalating its starvation and genocide against the Palestinian people—this is not to mention its aggression against Syria, Lebanon, and Qatar, and its open declaration of imposing a status quo of unchecked aggression against the entire Ummah. However, they will not succeed: Neither Britain nor the Saudis, nor any party that aligns itself with the Israeli enemy to protect its ships, will ever succeed.

Anyone in this Ummah, whether from Arab countries or elsewhere, who uses Israeli terminology or descriptions regarding the Yemeni position is, in reality, serving the Israeli agenda. We often hear the Yemeni position—which is a humanitarian, Quranic, and religious position—labelled as an ‘Iranian position’. These labels originate with the Israeli enemy. Therefore, when some—whether regimes or others acting as proxies—use such descriptions, they are not different from parrots, mindlessly echoing Israeli narratives to justify both Israeli actions and their own betrayal and collaboration with the enemy.

This is also the case when it comes to terms like ‘protecting navigation’. No harm in the Red Sea, the Bab Al-Mandab, the Gulf of Aden, and the Arabian Sea is intended except for Israeli ships. This is all part of our just and legitimate cause aimed at supporting the Palestinian people as jihad for Allah’s sake and standing against an enemy that targets and endangers our entire Ummah. Yet some continue to use Israeli language and terminology.

If anyone chooses to get involved alongside the Israeli enemy in any assault on our country, they will be dealt with as part of our battle with the Israeli enemy itself. It remains the same battle; no label or proxy can change its course.

Therefore, I advise the Saudi regime and others: Do not entangle yourselves in military support for the Israeli enemy in an attempt to protect its ships at sea. Have some shame! This is a disgrace, and you will not succeed. By Allah’s will, you will never be able to protect its ships or secure their passage, no matter what you do, provide, or conspire. Allah (Glory be to Him) is our helper and protector—what an excellent protector, and what an excellent helper! This will bring you nothing but loss; anyone who aligns himself with the zionist enemy is bound to lose, and in these times, it is nothing less than a great disgrace. The matter is clear for all to see.

Al Masirah report

Only hours after the Ceasefire Supervision Committee held its meeting in Ras Al-Naqoura to supposedly tackle the violations of the truce agreement which took into effect on November 27, 2024, the zionist enemy proved disregard and committed a massacre against the civilians in Bint Jbeil town, South Lebanon.

In details, a zionist drone attack targeted a car and a motorcycle in Bint Jbeil, claiming 5 martyrs, including 3 children. According to the health ministry statement, the Zionist attack also left two injuries.

The Ceasefire Supervision Committee held on Sunday a meeting in Ras Al-Naqoura amid the persistence of the Israeli violations of the agreement.

A zionist occupation unit sneaked into Ramiya border village last night, detonating one of the houses, before withdrawing in the early morning.

3 Israeli combat drones intensively roamed the skies of Bint Jbeil district, South Lebanon, according to Al-Manar reporter.

Meanwhile, the spokesman for the Israeli occupation army Avichae Adraee filmed a video in the occupied Hill of Hamames, South Lebanon, to reassure the Zionist settlers in the border areas that Hezbollah would never be able to pose any threat to them again.

Source: Al-Manar English Website

Leader of the Revolution Sayyed Abdulmalik Badr al-Din al-Houthi described the September 21 Revolution as a “historic and liberating achievement for the Yemeni people,” stressing that the uprising marked a decisive break from foreign domination and restored national sovereignty.

In a televised address on Sunday marking the 11th anniversary of the revolution, the leader underscored that the most distinctive feature of the September 21 movement was its authenticity, being free of external influence or dependency.

He said the revolution emerged from a purely popular will and was self-funded through community contributions, reflecting the Yemeni people’s reliance on Allah and their own sacrifices.

“Our people’s trust in Allah, their efforts, sacrifices, and awareness of the significance of their mission led to this great victory,” he affirmed.
Sayyed Abdulmalik emphasized that the revolution’s core aim was to end foreign tutelage over Yemen.
He recalled how, before 2014, foreign ambassadors—particularly the US envoy in Sana’a—held decisive sway over state decisions, effectively acting as “the president’s president,” undermining Yemen’s sovereignty and serving external interests.

He contrasted this with the revolution’s conduct, which, he said, was characterized by high discipline and restraint, even toward its fiercest opponents. The movement, he stressed, avoided political vendettas or abuses, instead prioritizing security and stability for all Yemenis regardless of political affiliation.

The leader also criticized regional and international actors aligned with Washington and the Zionist entity, accusing them of financing media campaigns and subversive projects to fragment Yemeni society along sectarian, tribal, and regional lines. He argued that these “tools of the Americans and Zionists” lacked any genuine project for Yemen, instead promoting discord and strife.

“The September 21 Revolution was clean and untainted, unlike the enemy’s instruments that serve foreign agendas. Even after victory, we offered the Peace and Partnership Agreement, which was nationally and internationally recognized, only to be overturned by local factions under foreign directives,” he said.

The September 21 Revolution, led by Ansarullah in 2014, toppled Yemen’s former government and ended years of US tutelage over the country’s decision-making. Since 2015, Yemen has faced a devastating US-Saudi-led military intervention. The war, now in its second decade, has entrenched Ansarullah as the dominant force in northern Yemen, while Yemen’s alignment with the Palestinian cause and its confrontations with the Israeli enemy in the Red Sea have given the revolution a regional dimension.

Ansarullah report

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