Juan Cole Informed Comment Al Jazeera reports that on Monday, the three members of the Mecca security pact visited Tehran. Apparently attempts had been made to have Iranian officials visit…
Mohammad Amin Ahmadi Informed Comment Donald Trump has pointed to rising oil flows through the Strait of Hormuz as evidence that the energy crisis is easing. The figures offer some…
Mitchell Plitnick Mondoweiss The upcoming U.S. and Israeli elections will likely lead Donald Trump and Benjamin Netanyahu to renew their misguided war on Iran with even greater ferocity than before…
News Desk, The Cradle. Iranian officials called US hopes of a quick campaign a ‘fantasy.’ Recall Trump’s February promise of a two-week war. The US and Israel have drafted plans…
Robert Inlakesh MintPress News Iran’s IRGC have implemented an intensive strike strategy in the Strait of Hormuz, changing the nature of their conflict with the United States, while working alongside…
Aseel Saleh, BreakThrough News. Ahead of Israeli elections. Analysts argue that by reigniting and expanding Israel’s multi-front regional war in the coming weeks, Netanyahu may ensure the postponement of the…
Michael Arria Mondoweiss Trump’s war on Iran is broadly unpopular among Americans, and it’s poised to sink the GOP in the upcoming midterms The experts love to say that Americans…
By Kourosh Ziabari This article was originally published by Truthout As Trump repeats annihilation threats against Iran, legal scholars implore other countries to step in. US President Donald Trump’s threats…
Juan Cole Informed Comment The Helpers of God (Ansar Allah) or Houthi movement that rules some 80% of the approximately 43 million people of Yemen struck Saudi airports for a…
Brian Ulrich Informed Comment During the past seven months, the world has seen the significance of the Strait of Hormuz, a crucial chokepoint not only for oil, but natural gas,…
Mohammad Amin Ahmadi Informed Comment In his speech at the United Nations General Assembly on September 22, U.S. President Donald Trump said that before both major stages of the war…
Juan Cole Informed Comment In a stemwinder of a speech in Nebraska, our mentally ill president joked around that if Iran took out Los Angeles and San Diego, it would…
Trita Parsi Tom Pickering Responsible Statecraft US interests in both the Middle East and Asia would be best served by cooperation with Beijing The current war with Iran and its…
Austin Sarat ScheerPost On September 8, the Trump Administration announced a new round of sanctions targeting aviation and companies that service some of Iran’s privately owned airlines. This followed last…
Robert Inlakesh MintPress News Oil facilities in the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia have again been struck by ballistic missiles and drones, while evidence has emerged that the US…
