Juan Cole, Trump and the Return of the White Man’s Burden
Intro by Tom Engelhardt, Article by Juan Cole Once again, the “President of Peace” Donald Trump who, while running for office in 2016, announced that “regime change is a proven,…
We’re Tired of Marco Rubio Speaking for Us: A New Cuban-American Movement
Justine Medina “Put three Cubans in a room together, you’ll have five different opinions,” a Cuban friend of mine likes to joke. He was referring to debates in the town-hall…
The Inner Cabinet and the Outer Media
Edward Curtin “One thing was certain, that the white kitten had had nothing to do with it — it was the black kitten’s fault entirely.”Lewis Carroll, Through the Looking-Glass Anyone…
From Tehran to Beirut: A War Spreading Faster Than Diplomacy
ScheerPost Staff Live updates from the Middle East Monitor among others “UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Thursday said attacks launched by the US and Israel against Iran have affected several…
In First Statement, Iran’s New Leader Says Strait of Hormuz Will Remain Closed and Attacks on US Bases Will Continue
Dave DeCamp for Antiwar.com Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei, who replaced his slain father as the new supreme leader of Iran, issued his first statement on Thursday, where he said the Strait…
The Distortions And Moral Rot Behind The War On Iran
Nate Baer Do Not Panic Canada’s prime minister Mark Carney said today he condemns Iran’s attacks on civilians and the de facto closure of the Strait of Hormuz. Not a…
With No Mention of US-Israeli Aggression, UN Security Council Condemns Iranian Retaliation
Jake Johnson for Common Dreams The United Nations Security Council on Wednesday adopted a resolution condemning Iran’s retaliatory attacks on Gulf nations without denouncing—or even mentioning—the illegal US and Israeli…
WATCH: UN Security Council Blames Iran
Joe Lauria Consortium News Russia and China failed to veto a resolution that blatantly blamed the victim rather than the aggressor in the war against Iran. Neither Russia nor China…
Palestinians in Gaza Slam Kushner’s Reconstruction Plan as Disguised Theft
Hend Salama Abo Helow for Truthout Coastal tourism sites, 180 gleaming skyscrapers, business and industrial centers, new urban cities, more than 100,000 housing units, over 200 schools, more than 75…
“Iran Will Decide When this Ends:” Juan Cole on Sam Seder’s “Majority Report”
Juan Cole for Informed Comment On Tuesday I was a guest on Sam Seder’s “Majority Report.” Sam and I have been having conversations about world affairs for a couple of…
A “Sheer and Utter Lie” that Iran Posed an Imminent Threat before US Attacks on February 28, says Tehran
Abdul Rahman Peoples Dispatch Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi rejected claims by US President Donald Trump’s that the US-Israeli attacks were “preemptive” and said it was just an attempt to…
Solidarity With Iran And Palestine: All Out On March 13
United National Antiwar Coalition, Popular Resistance. AL QUDS DAY All out on March 13 Solidarity with Iran and Palestine Stop the War on Iran! Stop Attacks on Venezuela & Cuba!…
$20K Drones vs $4M Missiles — Norton Explains Why the U.S. Is Losing the War It Started
ScheerPost Staff Journalist Ben Norton lays out the brutal logic of Iran’s asymmetric counteroffensive — and the global economic catastrophe it’s already unleashing. As Norton explains, Tehran has closed the…
US military Aid to Israel is a National Security Risk
Branko Marcetic for Jacobin Over the weekend, the Washington Post was the latest to publish a claim that Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu used the threat of launching a war…
“It’s a Lawless World Led by Idiots”
Joshua Scheer As the U.S.–Israeli war on Iran enters its second week, Pulitzer Prize–winning journalist Chris Hedges delivers one of the most blistering indictments yet of the political class steering…