Biden’s Continuation of ‘Maximum Pressure’ on Iran
The new sanctions announced by the White House come ahead of the U.S. president’s Middle East trip next week, which will include stops in Israel and Saudi Arabia.
The Angry Arab: Iran Losing Info War
The repercussions of the open sectarian war sparked by the U.S. invasion of Iraq can still be felt throughout the region, says As`ad AbuKhalil, partly because of Iran’s inaction.
Censorship in America
Questioning the dominant narrative in America receives repercussions.
Biden’s Four Biggest Mideast Challenges in 2022
From Iran to Israel, the U.S. president faces a number of challenges this year, but corporate media is focusing on the wrong ones.
Israel is Hell-Bent on Sabotaging U.S. Nuclear Negotiations With Iran
You’d think that Israel might feel obligated not to drag the United States into another disastrous military conflict in the Middle East, this time with Iran. But no: Israel is…
Liberal Media Propaganda Tells the World: America Is First
The arrogance of U.S. foreign policy is supported by the mainstream media, which echoes the message that we know what's best for the rest of the world.
‘Out of Mesopotamia’ Is a Great War Novel
Iranian-American author captures how combat has a Peter Pan quality, allowing fighters, as well as war correspondents, to escape from the drudgery of daily life and never grow up.
Rouhani Tells Biden How to Get the Iran Deal Back on Track
The Iranian president is signaling to the U.S. and to Europe that if they want Iran to go back to observing the stringent stipulations of the JCPOA, they have to…
David Shimer: Are Russia and US Actually Different When It Comes to Election Meddling?
Engaging from different historical worldviews, Scheer and Shimer engage in a spirited conversation on an old yet timely debate.
Patrick Cockburn: The Cynical Forces Behind America’s Forever Wars
The journalist examines the disastrous inevitability of America’s failures in the Middle East as the region continues to reel from decades of U.S.-sponsored turmoil.
Fundamentalist Pandemics
A Tomgram: Juan Cole, Iran and the U.S., an irony of curious affinity.
Netanyahu Uses Apparently Faked Docs to Push US Toward War with Iran
An investigation of supposed Iranian nuclear documents presented in a dramatically staged Netanyahu press conference indicates they were an Israeli fabrication designed to trigger US military conflict with Iran.
The Last Empire?: Portugal’s Cautionary Tale and the Costs of Forever War
The lack of even a corona-blip on the militarist radar ought raise solemn questions regarding the degree of democracy in the "democratic" U.S. national security structures, and the state of…
Trita Parsi: Having Iran as an Enemy Is Very Convenient for the U.S.
The founder and president of the National Iranian American Council talks about the United States’ resistance to normalizing relations with Iran.