Joshua Scheer As Washington celebrates America’s 250th anniversary, former CIA analyst Larry Johnson argues that the real story is unfolding thousands of miles away in the Persian Gulf. In this…
Fariba Amini Informed Comment “We live as we dream – alone. While the dream disappears, the life continues painfully.”― Joseph Conrad, Heart of Darkness Newark, Delaware (Special to Informed Comment;…
Scott Corey Informed Comment Conventional analysis of the 2026 warfare in the Middle East revolves, understandably, around standard themes: war and peace, victory or defeat, cost versus benefit, justification and…
Margaret Kimberley, Black Agenda Report. The bipartisan consensus for regime change against Iran hit the wall of Iranian resistance. But Trump is forced into talks while democrats attack him from…
The Iranian schoolhouse in Minab stands as a warning that goes beyond a single strike, or company, or war. It warns of a future in which technological power advances faster…
Hugo Temby, Australian National University and Joel Nilon, Australian National University for The Conversation The past five years have not been easy for the people of the Pacific. COVID restrictions…
In a wide-ranging conversation with Glenn Diesen, journalist Max Blumenthal argues that the failed U.S.-Israel war against Iran has exposed new political fractures in Washington, accelerated public opposition to unconditional…
Farrokh Neghadar and Goudarz Eghtedari for Middle East Monitor The recent war involving Iran has revived a longstanding debate about the nature of Iranian power and the future of the…
Timothy Hopper for Foreign Policy in Focus If there is one conclusion to be drawn from the latest confrontation involving Iran, the United States, and Israel, it is the remarkably…
Kathy Gannon Substack The statement that came out of the first day of meetings in Switzerland between Iran and the United States announced a number of committees or cells, including…
Juan Cole Fars News reported on comments by Iranian negotiator Hossein Ghorbanzadeh about the course of the talks on Sunday at the Burgenstock Resort near Lucerne, Switzerland. He indicated that…
Stephen Prager for Common Dreams Israel’s attempts to sabotage the peace agreement between the United States and Iran appear to be working again, with its relentless attacks on Lebanon reportedly…
Nate Bear Do Not Panic Iran has forced the US into one of the biggest strategic defeats in its short, violent and bloody history. The memorandum of understanding with Iran,…
By Elham Rahmati & Sahand Saadatmandi This article was originally published by Truthout In a war of aggression, our people refused to disappear and earned something no diplomatic text can…
Juan Cole for Informed Comment Here is the interview I gave to Asieh Namdar of CGTN on the Iran deal. U.S. Officials Say Lebanon Is Not A Part Of Iran…
