The Hormuz Energy Crisis becomes the Red Sea Crisis (Juan Cole and Ian Masters)
Juan Cole Informed Comment My interview with Ian Masters is at his Background Briefing Background Briefing with Ian Masters · July 30, 2026 – Juan Cole | Larry Tye |…
Zelensky’s Dangerous Gambit To Merge The Iran And Ukraine Wars
Of course this would also appeal to Israel, prolonging the Middle East war and potentially drawing European governments into the theater, too. Trita Parsi Responsible Statecraft As Ukraine’s Volodymyr Zelensky…
The Myth of Iranian Exceptionalism: Rethinking Iran in the Shadow of the Israel-U.S. War
Mojtaba Mahdavi Informed Comment Why have some Iranians responded positively to the war waged by Israel and the United States against Iran, or at least refrained from opposing it? Three…
United States Strikes Against Iran ‘On Hold’
News Desk, The Cradle. Amid fears of depleted missile stocks, further escalation. President Trump has called off a major expansion of attacks on the Islamic Republic following warnings from his…
‘I Almost Cried’: Previously Unseen Footage Shows Lindsey Graham Jubilant Over Iran War
Jake Johnson Common Dreams Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham, who died earlier this month at the age of 71, was never quiet about his desire for a military assault on Iran.…
Seyed M. Marandi: Saudi Oil Is Burning & Trump Has No Way Out
The Trump administration’s expanding confrontation with Iran is increasingly exposing the limits of military power in a rapidly changing global order. What began as an effort to pressure Tehran has,…
Amid Hormuz Crisis, China plans 50% Increase in Green Energy by 2030
Juan Cole Informed Comment Al Jazeera reports that China is attempting to accelerate its already impressive green energy revolution in the face of the disruption of petroleum and natural gas…
An Appeal To The Consciences Of Those Who Are Bombing Iran
Colonel (Ret) Ann Wright, Popular Resistance Save Your Soul, Your Conscience and Your Sanity. Stop the bombings! Nineteen years ago in February 2007 during the Bush administration’s Axis of Evil…
Hormuz, Mandeb, Black Sea: Wars and Diesel Chokepoints Spike World Inflation
Juan Cole Informed Comment The Iran War will erode the purchasing power of American consumers this summer, according to CNBC, especially because of high diesel prices. That projection helps explain…
Oman’s Foreign Minister To The West: You’ve Been Containing The Wrong Country
Mitchell Plitnick, Mondoweiss. In a Le Monde op-ed, Oman’s Badr al-Busaidi argues the West’s decades-long policy of “containing” Iran was always misguided. And that the true threat comes from Tel…
The Chris Hedges Report: Is Iran Becoming Another ‘Forever War’?
The Chris Hedges Report. The Trump administration has embroiled the United States in another quagmire, similar to the Vietnam War and recent wars in the Middle East, by going to…
US Leaves 10,000 Iranians Without Drinking Water
News Desk, The Cradle. Following strike on desalination plant. Iran responded to overnight US strikes on civilian infrastructure by striking targets in Jordan, Bahrain, and Kuwait as part of Operation…
Call To Action: Stop US/Israeli War On Iran, Defend Iran’s Sovereignty
United National Antiwar Coalition, Popular Resistance. Emergency response!Stop All U.S. / Israeli Attacks!Defend Iran’s Sovereignty!RESIST Endless War on Iran, Lebanon, Palestine, Venezuela and Cuba! CALL TO ACTION!Tuesday, July 28 –…
It’s Not Terrorism When We Do It
Nate Bear Do Not Panic Yesterday Pete Hegseth triumphantly tweeted a picture of Iran’s Chabahar maritime port tower collapsing following an attack by the US regime. The image bore a…