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LIVE UPDATES: Trump announces 2-week ceasefire with Iran

US President Donald Trump announced Tuesday a two-week suspension of military action against Iran following discussions with Pakistani leaders

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    • Gaza: On the ground

      • Iran says Hormuz passage to resume under army supervision

        Gaza: On The Ground with Motasem A Dalloul | Week 1 April

        MEMO spoke to Motasem A Dalloul, a survivor of Israel’s genocide in Gaza, in the first of a new series of regular updates from the ground. Dalloul describes the daily struggle to survive: hunger, cold, the collapse of healthcare, and ongoing Israeli violations despite the so-called ceasefire. WATCH: Gaza: On The Ground with Motasem A Dalloul | Week 9 March

    • MEMO in conversation

      • Iran says Hormuz passage to resume under army supervision

        MEMO in Conversation with Raouf Farrah

        In this conversation with Raouf Farrah, lead Africa analyst at SecDev and co-editor of Rising for Palestine, we discuss his new book and its call for renewed Africa-Palestine solidarity. We also discuss the Sumud convoy, a North African solidarity initiative organised to challenge Israel’s siege on Gaza. Farrah reflects on the political obstacles the convoy faced and what they reveal about the regional response to Palestine. Raouf Farrah is the Lead Africa Analyst at the SecDev Group, a risk analytics firm working at the intersection of technology and human behaviour. In 2025, he was instrumental in organising  The Sumud Convoy, an attempt to break Israel’s siege on Gaza This year, Farrah co-edited a book, Rising for Palestine. MORE >>> MEMO in […]

    • Reviews

      • Iran says Hormuz passage to resume under army supervision

        The Intelligence Intellectuals: Social Scientists and the Making of the CIA

        On 25 June 1950, North Korea’s Korean People Army crossed the 38th parallel launching a full-scale invasion of South Korea. American President Harry S. Truman calls his advisors and military officers into an emergency meeting. What is telling about those who gathered that day was who was not invited to the critical meeting – the Central Intelligence Agency – was excluded from the proceedings. A relative newcomer to the national security world, the invasion was seen as the latest example of the CIA’s failure to anticipate a major global event. Criticism of the agency was widespread and many wondered what value they offered. The problem was while everyone understood what intelligence work involved during wartime, making sense of what intelligence […]

    • Palestine This Week

      • Iran says Hormuz passage to resume under army supervision

        How Hormuz could become the US and Israel’s Suez | Palestine This Week with Mouin Rabbani

        In this episode, we discuss the shocking abuse of toddler Karim Abu Nassar in Gaza, Israel’s proposed death penalty law for Palestinians, the rise of Kahanism and signs of internal crisis within Israel. We also examine growing anti-Zionism among US Jews, whether the Strait of Hormuz could become America’s Suez and why Israel’s tactical gains may be masking a deeper strategic defeat.   WATCH: Trump, Iran and Israel’s War Without End | Palestine This Week with Mouin Rabbani

Entries now open for the 15th annual Palestine Book Awards

Islam Race and Rebellion in the Americas: Transatlantic Echoes of the West African Jihads

How Hormuz could become the US and Israel’s Suez | Palestine This Week with Mouin Rabbani

Engaging the World: The Making of Hamas’s Foreign Policy

MEMO in Conversation with Motasem A Dalloul