by Alistair Crooke, published on Conflict Forum’s Substack, May 2, 2026 Putting two sides together — let alone three — who have wildly diverse chronicles of their histories and even less commonality in charting their future national trajectory was innately unlikely to reach an agreed settlement. More likely in such …

by Steven Saihounie, published on MidEast Discourse, May 7, 2026 Iraq is navigating a precarious geopolitical landscape as the conflict between the United States and Iran intensifies, threatening the nation’s security, its primary revenue source, and its fragile political stability. High-ranking U.S. officials have revealed a staggering increase in hostilities, …

Iranian Press Release, published on Global Research, April 10, 2026 The conscience of humanity resists “everything for us, nothing for others,” the creed of the predatory empire erected on the corpses of nations. The shameless rapacity and insolence have reached their zenith, and Trump’s threats illustrate the depraved spirit of …

from Defend Democracy Press, April 18, 2026 (src: Al Mayadeen English) Merchant vessels attempting to transit the Strait of Hormuz reported security incidents on Saturday, including gunfire, and renewed restrictions, as maritime tensions intensified in the strategic waterway, according to shipping and security sources. The United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations …

by Che Marino, published on Bronx Antiwar.com, from  April 3, 2026 On April 3, 2026 in Brooklyn, a Good Friday vigil organized by the Black Alliance for Peace gathered outside the Metropolitan Detention Center to honor the more than 100 Cuban and Venezuelan martyrs killed in the January 3, 2026 …

by Amir Nour and Laala Bechetoula, published on Global Research, March 31, 2026 “Every century has its Abou Dharr. Islam is waiting for its own.” (Ali Shariati, Islam and the Social Question, 1972) “The wretched of the earth no longer wait. They act.” (Frantz Fanon, The Wretched of the Earth, …

News from Israeli Press by Alistair Crooke and his wife, published on Conflicts Forum , March 28, 2026 Former IDF Ombudsman General Yitzhak Brik: ‘What awaits Israel in the next round of the war is frightening’ / “The IDF is collapsing” — ‘The Chief of Staff stood there and shoved …

by Ramzy Baroud, published on Antiwar.com, March 29, 2026 Editor’s Note:  Many people who were new to antiwar activism were very upset when the US/Israeli war on Iran appeared to ‘upstage’ their efforts to end the Gaza Genocide.   Ramzy Baroud provides a very clear explanation of why this is a …