Debunking the Lies of the Iran War
Mitchell Plitnick for Mondoweiss When the United States invaded Iraq in 2003, many of us knew, and argued loudly, that the American public was being lied to. We knew that…
Netanyahu finally gets his war on Iran
Michael Arria for Mondoweiss Let’s start with some caveats. It’s a simplification to suggest that Israel was the sole reason for the U.S. war on Iran, or that the most…
‘Not One Damn Penny’: Pentagon Expected to Ask Congress for Billions to Fund Iran War
By Jake Johnson for Common Dreams The Pentagon is reportedly planning to ask Congress to approve a supplemental funding package of around $50 billion to help finance the Trump administration’s…
America’s Thelma & Louise Moment: Rubio Shows How Israel and Trump Drove Off the Cliff Together
Posted by Joshua Scheer Secretary of State Marco Rubio acknowledged this week that the United States anticipated Israeli military action against Iran and believed it would trigger retaliatory strikes on…
Tactical Retreats: Why Venezuela’s Revolution Still Stands
Just as the false claims of betrayal on January 3 are now easily disproved, so too are the claims of betrayal in the two months since.
Nike Is Moving Jobs to Low-Wage Regions of Indonesia
After moving manufacturing to the developing world to save on labor, Nike and other apparel brands are shifting employment in their Indonesian supply chain away from high-wage parts of the…
Trump Threatens Full Trade Embargo Over Spain’s Refusal to Be Complicit in Iran Attacks
Ripping the US president’s “flagrant disregard for European sovereignty—and security,” co-general coordinator of Progressive International declared: “Close the bases. All of them.”
A War for Oil: Economist Michael Hudson on U.S. Quest to Control the World’s Oil Trade
The Trump administration may have been after the ability to “turn off the power” to countries that don’t follow U.S. foreign policy, he says.
Francesca Albanese, Gaza, and the Military-Propaganda Nexus Behind the US-Israeli War on Iran
By Robin Andersen When the Israeli lobbying group UN Watch spread disinformation about Francesca Albanese, they were trying to silence her condemnations of the true “common enemy of humanity”—the illegal…
Has the Arab Gulf’s Balancing Act with Iran Ended?
By Jonathan Fenton-Harvey for Informed Comment Iranian missiles raining down on the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), targeting US military facilities but also hitting civilian areas and infrastructure, set an alarming…
Iran, Epstein and Human Sacrifice
Dennis Kucinich Substack Today, the Trump administration, at the behest of the decrepit Netanyahu government, was instrumental in the bombing of a girls’ elementary school, killing more than 100 children.…
US Media Mostly Care for Iranians When They Can Be Used to Justify Bombing
US corporate media tend to humanize Iranians only when they can be portrayed as victims of their own government.
Trump’s Deportation Crackdown Is Hurting Tourism
Fear of aggressive deportation raids is deterring foreign visitors, leading to a reduction in hours for workers and lost revenue.