Medievalist

If Iranians want historical claim over Bahrain, then by the same logic we Saudis claim Iran and everything around it.

BREAKING: Israel's Knesset has passed a law to execute Palestinian detainees. Death by hanging. Mandatory sentencing. No pardon. 90 days to carry out. It applies through military courts with a 96% conviction rate. It does not apply to Israelis.

Just as in Gaza, the US is lifting the constraints on how Israel can use American bombs. As a result, Israel uses 2,000lb bombs to strike densely populated areas in Tehran. So, we are now seeing Gaza-style images of civilians and children being killed en masse in Iran.

Reform candidate for Swansea in the upcoming Welsh elections steps down. Very strong statement. "Politics is a dirty game, but Reform has sunk deep into the sewer when it should have been a beacon of decency." This tallies with what many long-term Reform members have been telling me for some time regarding frustration at what they see as an increasingly dictatorial style from Farage and those close to him. These are the people Reform are going to need to be out knocking doors over the next six weeks.

🇺🇸🇮🇶 IRAQI KURDS REJECT TRUMP’S CALL The wife of the Iraqi President and a leader in Jalal Talabani's party, Shanaaz Ibrahim, said: After what happened to us in Syria, we refuse to be used as pawns by global powers again.