By Joshua Scheer Can you think of no greater honor than to be snubed by this family and this man? For me, the moment Kamala Harris embraced Dick Cheney was…
Trump nevertheless proclaimed his friendship for Bin Salman and praised him for having pledged $600 billion in Saudi investments in the United States over four years.
Al–Sharaa’s White House visit is a reminder of Washington’s longstanding abhorrence of democratic processes and anyone — beyond the perimeter of the West and sometimes within it — who stands…
Riyadh’s defense pact with Islamabad redraws alliances, weakens Indian leverage, and hints at a new Muslim deterrence framework beyond western control.
Israel has sent a message that its impunity extends even to attacks on states that have close relations with Washington. They need only cry “HAMAS” and any act is acceptable.
By Mitchell Plitnick / Mondoweiss U.S. President Donald Trump seems to have largely moved on from Iran and is now setting his sights on instituting a broader new order in…
By Ali Abunimah / The Electronic Intifada An Iranian ballistic missile strike devastated a key Israeli military cyberwarfare base in Beersheba, in the southern Negev region, early Friday morning. But…
Donald Trump Not Invited to Dick Cheney’s Funeral But Look Who Did Show Up
By Joshua Scheer Can you think of no greater honor than to be snubed by this family and this man? For me, the moment Kamala Harris embraced Dick Cheney was…
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Trump Pledges F-35s to Saudi Arabia in Return for an Unlikely $1 Trillion in Investment, Angering Israel Lobbies
Trump nevertheless proclaimed his friendship for Bin Salman and praised him for having pledged $600 billion in Saudi investments in the United States over four years.
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Patrick Lawrence: Al-Qaeda Goes to Washington
Al–Sharaa’s White House visit is a reminder of Washington’s longstanding abhorrence of democratic processes and anyone — beyond the perimeter of the West and sometimes within it — who stands…
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The Beast’s Bargain: Arab States, Israel, and the Price of ‘Peace’
When peace is demanded from the weak and defined by the strong, it ceases to be peace at all – it becomes submission disguised as justice.
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West’s Grip Slips With Saudi–Pakistan Security Deal
Riyadh’s defense pact with Islamabad redraws alliances, weakens Indian leverage, and hints at a new Muslim deterrence framework beyond western control.
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Understanding Israel’s Attack on Qatar, and What It Means for the Region
Israel has sent a message that its impunity extends even to attacks on states that have close relations with Washington. They need only cry “HAMAS” and any act is acceptable.
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Juan Cole: We’re All Palestinians Now
How Trump Is Middle-Easternizing the United States.
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Israel Launches Airstrikes on Syria’s Defense Ministry and Near the Presidential Palace in Damascus
The heavy bombing comes despite a US push for a normalization deal between Israel and the al-Qaeda-linked Syrian government.
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US Envoy: Disarm Hezbollah or Israel, Syria Will Conquer Lebanon
Syria denies reports of escalatory tensions with Lebanon
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US Army Building New Air Bases, Ammo Depots for Israel
Part of tens of billions in US aid to Israel, the projects include multi-year tenders for hangars, fuel stations, and ammunition sites.
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Illness and Endless Wars
The Unrecognized Ripple Effects of Violence on Health.
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Riyadh Realigns: Tehran Over Tel Aviv
Persian Gulf monarchies are quietly reorienting away from Tel Aviv and Washington toward Tehran and a more promising multipolar-led security order.
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Next Week, Trump and Netanyahu Will Meet at the White House to Plan Their ‘New Middle East’
By Mitchell Plitnick / Mondoweiss U.S. President Donald Trump seems to have largely moved on from Iran and is now setting his sights on instituting a broader new order in…
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Israeli Media Censors Iranian Strike on Cyberwarfare Base
By Ali Abunimah / The Electronic Intifada An Iranian ballistic missile strike devastated a key Israeli military cyberwarfare base in Beersheba, in the southern Negev region, early Friday morning. But…
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Report: Trump Privately Approved Plans To Attack Iran But Has Withheld Final Order
Iran has made clear it will hit US bases in the region if the US attacks.
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