by Paul Larudee, published on Substack, March 7, 2026 Grand Ayatollah Ali Khamenei’s greatness was in his wisdom and his morality. He was right in condemning nuclear and chemical weapons, but I believe he failed to acknowledge the side of human nature that requires fear of consequences to limit the …

The Palestinian Alternative Revolutionary Path Movement (Masar Badil) and the Popular Democratic Party in Lebanon issue this urgent joint call to the free people of the world, to all organizers, activists, and collectives struggling for justice and liberation; to liberation movements, political parties, grassroots movements, labor unions, and student and …

Tens of thousands displaced as Hezbollah readies for ‘open war’ News from Defend Democracy Press, Mar 3, 2026 A growing number of civilians are flooding out of towns and villages in southern Lebanon over the past 48 hours. Some 30,000 civilians were displaced already Monday, and the number is expected …

by Alistair Crooke, published on The Conflicts Forum, March 3, 2026 The US-Israeli war primordially is being waged to create Israeli hegemony across West Asia. At one level, the conflict is an existential battle, fought out between Iranian missile and intercept capabilities, versus those of the US and Israel. Conventional …

News from Al Manar, March 2, 2026Commenting on the statement delivered by Lebanese Prime Minister Nawaf Salam following the emergency cabinet session at Baabda Palace, the Head of the Loyalty to Resistance Bloc, MP Mohammad Raad, highlighted the government inability throughout more than one year to confront the Israeli aggressiE …

from Defend Democracy Press, March 1, 2026 The Leader of the Islamic Revolution and the Supreme Authority of the Islamic Republic of Iran, Ayatollah Sayyid Ali Khamenei, has been martyred. The Foundations of a Stoic Life Ali Jawad Husseini Khamenei was born on July 15, 1939 (with some records citing …

News from Al Manar, March 2, 2026 Ali Larijani, Secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council, firmly rejected any negotiations with Washington on Monday, contradicting claims made by US President Donald Trump. “We will not negotiate with the US,” Larijani wrote on X, directly disputing Trump’s remarks in an interview …

Statement  by the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP), March 2, 2026 The Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine condemns in the strongest terms the treacherous American-Zionist aggression that targeted the Islamic Republic of Iran this morning, and affirms its principled and full support for Iran, the …

Statement by The Sovereignty Support Movement for West Asia, March 1, 2026 The Sovereignty Support Movement unequivocally condemns the U.S. Israeli war on Iran.  We condemn the long term use of sanctions by the United States to oppress the Iranian people and undermine the Iranian state.  We condemn the continual …