The Consequences of the U.S.-Israel Attack on Iran
Hugh J. Curran for Informed Comment Is there a long-term strategic goal to be achieved in the incessant bombing of Iranian cities by Israel?. In the 24 plus days of…
Children of War
Fariba Amini for Informed Comment “Never think that war, no matter how necessary, nor how justified, is not a crime. Ask the infantry and ask the dead.” — Ernest Hemingway…
Iran’s Samson Option: Gulf Oil Reprisals for Kharg Would Crash the World Economy
Juan Cole for Informed Comment President Donald J. Trump threatened Friday to destroy Iran’s major oil terminal on Kharg Island if Tehran continued to obstruct shipping through the Strait of…
“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…
Trump set off a Bomb in the Cockpit of the World Economy; Does Global Recession Loom?
Juan Cole for Informed Comment Oil prices hit $120 early Monday morning in Asia, for the first time since the initial shock of the Russian invasion of Ukraine in 2022.…
Recent Elections Show Weaponizing Antisemitism to Protect Israel Is Backfiring
Mohammed Samaana for Informed Comment Israel and its hard line supporters have long relied on weaponizing charges of antisemitism to silence critics and anyone who tried to highlight the plight…
Has the Arab Gulf’s Balancing Act with Iran Ended?
By Jonathan Fenton-Harvey for Informed Comment Iranian missiles raining down on the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), targeting US military facilities but also hitting civilian areas and infrastructure, set an alarming…
Israel and American Hawks are pushing US to Iran War with Catastrophic Consequences
By Hugh J. Curran for Informed Comment It seems clear that Israeli proponents of conflict in the Middle East, as well as supporters in the US media and politics, are…
SCOTUS Tariff Ruling to Ease Solar Prices, as even GOP Voters Boost Sun Power
By Juan Cole for Informed Comment Although President Trump calls solar and wind power a “scam,” falsely alleges that they drive up electricity costs (the opposite is true), and has…
Electric Takeover: Türkiye Leaves the US in the Dust
By Juan Cole for Informed Comment Turkiye has become an ordinary European country when it comes to electric car and hybrid sales. In fact, it is the fourth largest market…
Too Late, Mr. Trump. You Cannot Undo the Multi-Racial, Multi-National Real America
By Mitchell Zimmerman for Informed Comment Notice to Donald Trump and his MAGA myrmidons: It’s too late by centuries to turn the United States of American “back” into the ethnically…
Saudis to invest Billions in Renewable Power in Turkiye, incl. 2 Gigs of New Solar
By Juan Cole for Informed Comment The Saudi-owned daily Al-Sharq al-Awsat reports that during a visit of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to Riyadh, a multi-billion dollar investment by Saudi…