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…
DAY 14: WAR ON IRAN
U.S. bombs Kharg Island military targets and announces deployment of 2,500 Marines to the region as the war completes two weeks of destruction. Joe Lauria for Consortium News Attack on…
“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.…
US-Israeli War on Iran is NOT About Nuclear Weapons. It’s About Imperialism
By Ben Norton for Geopolitical Economy Report The United States and Israel are waging a war of aggression against Iran. This is not about nuclear weapons; it’s about imperialism. Trump…
Khamenei Slams ‘Arrogant’ Trump, Vows Iran ‘Will Not Back Down’ As Violent Riots Spread
The US president has repeatedly threatened to bomb Iran since unrest erupted across the country weeks ago.
‘This Is an Act of War’: CIA Carried Out Drone Strike on Port Facility Inside Venezuela
One expert called the reported drone strike a “violation of Article 2(4) of the UN Charter and the Take Care Clause of the Constitution.”
Report: Netanyahu To Ask Trump To Support Another Attack on Iran
The Israeli PM is expected to make the case during a December 29 meeting at Mar-a-Lago.
The ‘President of Peace’ Prepares for War
The Donroe Doctrine Hits Home.
Trump Admits He Wants To Take Venezuela’s Oil – and Give It to US Corporations
Donald Trump imposed a naval blockade on Venezuela and admitted he wants to take its oil and give it to US corporations: “We had a lot of oil there. They…
‘Venezuela Will Never Again Be a Colony’: Maduro Government Denounces Trump’s Oil Blockade
In a controversial statement, Trump has declared that the sanctioned oil belongs to the United States. Caracas rejects the statement and considers it an “imperialist naval blockade.”
‘Unquestionably an Act of War’: Trump Declares Naval Blockade Against Venezuela
“This is the Iraq War 2.0 with a South American flavor to it,” warned one Democratic senator.