Independent Analysis and Reportage
In this episode of A View from Afar, political scientist and former Pentagon Analyst Paul Buchanan and journalist Selwyn Manning deep-dive into the US-Israel war in the Middle East.
COMMENTARY: By Eugene Doyle Three more schools and a major hospital have been bombed in Iran and more in Lebanon by the US-Israeli military, all within the first week of launching their latest war. This is a pattern, not “collateral damage”. Iran’s Ambassador to the United Nations Amir-Saeid Iravani said on March 7 that the ... <a title="The smallest coffins are always the heaviest. The US-Israeli killing of children must be stopped" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/08/the-smallest-coffins-are-always-the-heaviest-the-us-israeli-killing-of-children-must-be-stopped/" aria-label="Read more about The smallest coffins are always the heaviest. The US-Israeli killing of children must be stopped">Read more</a>
Peace Movement Aotearoa “One can oppose a hateful regime and, at the same time, oppose an unjustified and dangerous military intervention,” says Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez. “I once again call for immediate de-escalation, respect for international law, and the urgency of resuming dialogue.” While some governments around the world have easily managed to express ... <a title="New Zealand ‘shameful’ over Iran stance, says Peace Movement Aotearoa" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/05/new-zealand-shameful-over-iran-stance-says-peace-movement-aotearoa/" aria-label="Read more about New Zealand ‘shameful’ over Iran stance, says Peace Movement Aotearoa">Read more</a>
Alternative Jewish Voices — Sh’ma Koleinu We, Alternative Jewish Voices, deplore Israel and America’s illegal war of aggression against Iran. We also condemned the repression of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, but that does not justify this war. International war will only bring — is already bringing — more civilian death and destruction. We support the right ... <a title="Alternative Jewish Voices: Stop this Iran catastrophe!" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/04/alternative-jewish-voices-stop-this-iran-catastrophe/" aria-label="Read more about Alternative Jewish Voices: Stop this Iran catastrophe!">Read more</a>
COMMENTARY: By Eugene Doyle Western countries, including Australia and New Zealand, were quick to line up to support Operation Epic Fury, the US-Israeli blitzkrieg on the Islamic Republic of Iran. They were effectively throwing international law into a cauldron of blood and mayhem. These same Western powers — and the Gulf Arab states that stand ... <a title="US-Israel’s war of aggression – Epic Fury or Epic Screw-up?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/04/us-israels-war-of-aggression-epic-fury-or-epic-screw-up/" aria-label="Read more about US-Israel’s war of aggression – Epic Fury or Epic Screw-up?">Read more</a>
Report by Dr David Robie – Café Pacific. – COMMENTARY: By Eugene Doyle When I heard the terrible news that the Americans and Israelis had killed more than 165 children this week in an elementary school in Minab in Southern Iran it took me back to a wonderful day I spent in Isfahan in 2018. ... <a title="Eugene Doyle: Minab school massacre – hands off the children of Iran, Donald Trump" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/03/eugene-doyle-minab-school-massacre-hands-off-the-children-of-iran-donald-trump/" aria-label="Read more about Eugene Doyle: Minab school massacre – hands off the children of Iran, Donald Trump">Read more</a>
COMMENTARY: By Eugene Doyle If Israel and the US attack Iran, the cosy worlds of Europe, Australia and New Zealand could be swept up in an economic catastrophe. Should the Iranians survive a terrifying onslaught, they have vowed to strike back in a way that could crash the global economy. How they could quite possibly ... <a title="How a US-Israeli attack on Iran could crash UK, German, NZ and Australian economies" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/24/how-a-us-israeli-attack-on-iran-could-crash-uk-german-nz-and-australian-economies/" aria-label="Read more about How a US-Israeli attack on Iran could crash UK, German, NZ and Australian economies">Read more</a>
COMMENTARY: By Caitlin Johnstone US Empire managers have been making some surprisingly honest admissions in recent days, with Senator Lindsey Graham saying the wars of the future are being planned in Israel and Secretary of State Marco Rubio calling for a return to old-school Western colonialism. During a Monday press conference in Tel Aviv after ... <a title="Caitlin Johnstone: More shockingly honest confessions from the Empire managers" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/17/caitlin-johnstone-more-shockingly-honest-confessions-from-the-empire-managers/" aria-label="Read more about Caitlin Johnstone: More shockingly honest confessions from the Empire managers">Read more</a>
Report by Dr David Robie – Café Pacific. – COMMENTARY: By Jonathan Cook If you struggle to cope with the endless pressure to communicate in an ever-more connected world, spare a thought for the late serial paedophile Jeffrey Epstein. The flood of three million documents released by the US Department of Justice last weekend confirm ... <a title="Jonathan Cook: The criminal elite exposed in the Epstein files are burying the truth" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/07/jonathan-cook-the-criminal-elite-exposed-in-the-epstein-files-are-burying-the-truth/" aria-label="Read more about Jonathan Cook: The criminal elite exposed in the Epstein files are burying the truth">Read more</a>
By Johnny Blades, RNZ Pacific bulletin editor The New Zealand government says it hopes an electrification aid project that was halted in Papua New Guinea can still be completed if security improves. Work on the Enga Electrification Project in PNG’s Enga province has stopped due to ongoing violence around the project area in Tsak Valley. ... <a title="New Zealand holds out hope for halted PNG electrification aid project" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/04/new-zealand-holds-out-hope-for-halted-png-electrification-aid-project/" aria-label="Read more about New Zealand holds out hope for halted PNG electrification aid project">Read more</a>
COMMENTARY: By Viet Thanh Nguyen Is this the IDF in Gaza or the West Bank, or the US military in Afghanistan or Iraq, or ICE in Minneapolis? The answer is that this is ICE in Minneapolis. But the fact that it’s hard to tell whether it’s the IDF or the US Army or ICE is ... <a title="The IDF in West Bank, the US in Afghanistan, or ICE? Take your pick" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/29/the-idf-in-west-bank-the-us-in-afghanistan-or-ice-take-your-pick/" aria-label="Read more about The IDF in West Bank, the US in Afghanistan, or ICE? Take your pick">Read more</a>
By Mark Rabago, RNZ Pacific Commonwealth of the Northern Marianas correspondent Pacific delegates in the United States Congress are warning efforts to fast-track deep-seabed mining could sideline island communities and cause irreversible damage to fragile ocean ecosystems. The concerns were raised at a House Natural Resources Committee hearing in Washington last week, held a day ... <a title="Pacific delegates warn against US fast-tracking seabed mining" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/28/pacific-delegates-warn-against-us-fast-tracking-seabed-mining/" aria-label="Read more about Pacific delegates warn against US fast-tracking seabed mining">Read more</a>