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April 7, 2026
RNZ News New Zealand’s Finance Minister says she has “never felt so dependent on the actions and feelings of one administration and its leaders”, as concerns grow about the fuel shock triggered by the US-Israel war on Iran. And the Prime Minister has called the US President’s foul-mouthed threats to Iran “unhelpful” and the US’ ... <a title="‘Never have I felt so dependent on … feelings of one administration’, says NZ’s Willis on Trump and Iran" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/07/never-have-i-felt-so-dependent-on-feelings-of-one-administration-says-nzs-willis-on-trump-and-iran/" aria-label="Read more about ‘Never have I felt so dependent on … feelings of one administration’, says NZ’s Willis on Trump and Iran">Read more</a>
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April 7, 2026
ANALYSIS: Introduced by Robert Reich From time to time, I post transcripts I’ve come across of particularly insightful conversations. Here’s one that’s particularly relevant to the US “No Kings” Day protests at the weekend. Recently, The Conversation hosted a webinar in which executive editor and general manager Beth Daley interviewed John Shattuck, professor of practice ... <a title="‘No kings’: What Americans can learn from other nonviolent civil activism movements" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/07/no-kings-what-americans-can-learn-from-other-nonviolent-civil-activism-movements/" aria-label="Read more about ‘No kings’: What Americans can learn from other nonviolent civil activism movements">Read more</a>
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April 7, 2026
The war in Iran is in its second month. A war started by a criminal defendant, a convicted felon, and a blackmail network that explains everything Western leaders won’t say. Michael West Media reports. COMMENTARY: By Andrew Brown Two men are mainly responsible for the war on Iran. And then there are those — such ... <a title="Monsters of war – the men who have put the world at risk" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/07/monsters-of-war-the-men-who-have-put-the-world-at-risk/" aria-label="Read more about Monsters of war – the men who have put the world at risk">Read more</a>
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April 6, 2026
Asia Pacific Report Palestine Solidarity Network Aotearoa has appealed to Foreign Minister Winston Peters to stress to the Palestine genocide “open wound” in his meeting with US Secretary of State Marco Rubio in Washington this week. Co-chair Maher Nazzal of PSNA said in a statement the international crisis in West Asia “must be reined in” ... <a title="NZ’s Peters called on to stress Palestine ‘open wound’ with Rubio" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/06/nzs-peters-called-on-to-stress-palestine-open-wound-with-rubio/" aria-label="Read more about NZ’s Peters called on to stress Palestine ‘open wound’ with Rubio">Read more</a>
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April 6, 2026
COMMENTARY: By Richard David Hames An Easter message. There’s no mystery about why wars start. They happen because someone, somewhere, decides that negotiation is more dangerous to them than to the people being bombed. Look at what was happening this “Good” Friday. Iran. Gaza. The West Bank. Lebanon. Thirty-six days of missiles and a Strait ... <a title="Richard David Hames: When will we make war untenable for the power elites?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/06/richard-david-hames-when-will-we-make-war-untenable-for-the-power-elites/" aria-label="Read more about Richard David Hames: When will we make war untenable for the power elites?">Read more</a>
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April 6, 2026
Asia Pacific Report As tensions rose ahead of Easter, US President Donald Trump publicly criticised Pope Leo XIV, accusing the pontiff of “interfering in political matters he does not fully understand”. During a rally, Trump reportedly said: “The Vatican should focus on religion, not tell strong nations how they should defend themselves. America will always ... <a title="Pope’s message for peace: ‘The Church cannot remain silent when power is used without moral responsibility’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/06/popes-message-for-peace-the-church-cannot-remain-silent-when-power-is-used-without-moral-responsibility/" aria-label="Read more about Pope’s message for peace: ‘The Church cannot remain silent when power is used without moral responsibility’">Read more</a>
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April 5, 2026
COMMENTARY: By Eugene Doyle In the coming years, if Iran survives as a sovereign state and retains control over the Strait of Hormuz, countries like Australia, New Zealand, the UK, South Korea and Japan will be made to pay hundreds of billions of dollars in reparations for the US-Israeli war on Iran. For this to ... <a title="Eugene Doyle: Who will pay billions in reparations to Iran? We will" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/05/eugene-doyle-who-will-pay-billions-in-reparations-to-iran-we-will/" aria-label="Read more about Eugene Doyle: Who will pay billions in reparations to Iran? We will">Read more</a>
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April 5, 2026
Asia Pacific Report New Zealand’s government was taken to task today for its lack of a principled stand against Israel’s Gaza genocide and the illegal and unprovoked US-Israel war on Iran. Several speakers at a rally in the heart of Auckland expressed disappointment and anger at Prime Minister Christopher Luxon’s failure to condemn the war ... <a title="Protesters condemn Luxon govt for failing to condemn illegal war on Iran" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/05/protesters-condemn-luxon-govt-for-failing-to-condemn-illegal-war-on-iran/" aria-label="Read more about Protesters condemn Luxon govt for failing to condemn illegal war on Iran">Read more</a>
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April 3, 2026
COMMENTARY: By Robert Reich Mr Trump, may I have a word? Bad enough for you to insist — in the face of all evidence to the contrary — that you “won” the 2020 election. But it’s another thing for you to pretend — in the face of mounting deaths and injuries, ballooning expenses, and rising ... <a title="President Trump, don’t listen to your sycophants on Iran, this isn’t reality TV" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/03/president-trump-dont-listen-to-your-sycophants-on-iran-this-isnt-reality-tv/" aria-label="Read more about President Trump, don’t listen to your sycophants on Iran, this isn’t reality TV">Read more</a>
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April 3, 2026
Al Mayadeen English An Iranian government spokesperson, Fatemeh Mohajerani, has declared that the attacked “bridges and the Pasteur Institute are symbols of Iran’s scientific strength” in response to the latest US onslaught. She added that they were “the product of a civilisation that spans thousands of years” and that “its depth is hard to grasp ... <a title="US bombing targets bridges and Pasteur Institute – ‘symbols of Iran’s scientific strength’, says spokeswoman" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/03/us-bombing-targets-bridges-and-pasteur-institute-symbols-of-irans-scientific-strength-says-spokeswoman/" aria-label="Read more about US bombing targets bridges and Pasteur Institute – ‘symbols of Iran’s scientific strength’, says spokeswoman">Read more</a>
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April 2, 2026
By Ali Hashem in Tehran This is a war of narratives with the United States administration trying to push forward its narrative of “victory” while the Iranian administration or establishment is trying to push its narrative of being suppressed and under attack. The Iranian President, Masoud Pezeshkian, has clearly said in an open letter to ... <a title="Iranian president calls on American public to challenge US war motives" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/02/iranian-president-calls-on-american-public-to-challenge-us-war-motives/" aria-label="Read more about Iranian president calls on American public to challenge US war motives">Read more</a>
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April 1, 2026
COMMENTARY: By Lim Tean US President Donald Trump has been obsessed with seizing Iran’s Kharg Island for more than 35 years — way before he became a politician. In 1990, he wrote in an American newspaper that the United States should seize Kharg. Trump thinks that by seizing Kharg, he would get hold of Iranian ... <a title="Why Trump’s ‘fantasy’ obsession with Kharg Island may lead to disaster" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/01/why-trumps-fantasy-obsession-with-kharg-island-may-lead-to-disaster/" aria-label="Read more about Why Trump’s ‘fantasy’ obsession with Kharg Island may lead to disaster">Read more</a>
