As reports emerged that a U.S.-Iran memorandum of understanding was nearing completion, Israel launched a strike on Beirut—an attack that immediately raised questions about whether diplomacy was being deliberately sabotaged.…
Norliza binti Saleh for Middle East Monitor The latest exchange between Iran and Israel raises a fundamental question: Who is really driving events in the Middle East – Washington or…
Juan Cole for Informed Comment The announcement by President Trump on Friday that he had decided not to pursue further attacks on Iran for the moment after a round of…
Black Alliance for Peace Renews Call for Boycott of 2026 World Cup Hosted by the United States Joshua Scheer As the opening matches of the 2026 FIFA World Cup begin,…
Jonathan Cook Substack War and profit are intimately tied together. The billionaires cannot secure their profits without war, or the threat of it – whether against workers at home or…
Lee Camp Substack Despite all of their reporting dripping with imperial propaganda, the New York Times can be useful at times. For example, if they start reporting that something needs…
Held indefinitely, immigrants imprisoned in Eswatini lack medical attention, food and clothing, according to complaint. Kate Morrissey Capital & Main A military plane carrying five U.S. immigrants took off from…
Jake Johnson Common Dreams The Israeli military bombed Iran on Monday shortly after US President Donald Trump urged Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu not to respond to an Iranian missile…
Jamal Kanj for Middle East Monitor “He’ll do whatever I want him to do,” Donald Trump declared recently about Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. The statement may be one of…
Vali Kaleji for The Craddle On the eve of Armenia’s crucial parliamentary elections on 7 June, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio, during a brief visit to Yerevan on 26…
Juan Cole Informed Comment Monday began with a statement issued by the Iranian Ministry of Foreign Affairs cautioning that the United States and Israel, by their egregious violations of the…
Jake Johnson for Common Dreams Iran’s government on Monday condemned the European Union’s response to Iranian attacks on US military installations in the Middle East as “a masterclass in selective…
Joshua Scheer Donald Trump may have delivered the most honest assessment of the Iran War yet — entirely by accident. In an interview conducted not by a journalist but by…
By Michael Arria This article was originally published by Truthout The five-year plan is expected to cause 4,000 additional oil spills and the destruction of fragile ecosystems. The Trump administration…
The war on Iran has not only ended in a humiliating defeat for the United States, but resulted in a dramatic shift in the balance of power in the Middle…
