by Alastair Crooke, published on the Conflicts Forum, February 28m 2026 Thursday’s diplomatic negotiations (26 Feb) — for all the panglossian noise from mediators and negotiators — confirmed the essential impasse. The US demands presented to Iran were: The complete dismantling of the Fordow, Natanz, and Isfahan nuclear sites. The …
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by Kevork Almassian, published on Substack, February 25, 2026 When the headlines tell you that ISIS is resurfacing in Syria, that prison breaks are accelerating, and that American forces are “withdrawing,” you are supposed to read it as a chaotic but ultimately familiar story: terrorism comes back, the international community …
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from the News Desk at The Cradle, published February 23, 2023 Editor’s note: I know, this is redundant with the messaging of the last 2 years….. but really?!? A NEW war on the continually starved and bombed people and already destroyed landscape of Gaza? The minister said Hamas will be …
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by Timothy Alexander Guzman, published on Global Research, February 21, 2026 Editor’s Note: Afghanistan, a country that has experience U.S. aggression since before the Taliban came to power, is a neighbor of Iran. Many Afghan refugees live or have lived in Iran. But this is a new fresh Taliban. Look …
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by Tamjid Kobaissy, published on The Cradle, January 29, 2026 Lebanon has become the unlikely stage for a slow Saudi pivot toward pragmatism, as regional rifts with allies and foes alike compel Riyadh to recalculate its hard lines. Editor’s Note: This is very interesting. It is a little out of …
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by Abutalib Albohaya, published on The Cradle, February 17, 2026 In Baghdad, where politicians sleep with one eye open to a geography of anxiety, Iraqis awoke to a scene that revived memories of the strongman era and its unforgiving rules of engagement. Behind Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani’s abrupt withdrawal …
Read More »from the Conflicts Forum, February 10, 2026 Bitter, zero-sum Saudi-UAE confrontation for Gulf leadership / “Saudi media war takes darker turn aiming to fracture the UAE from within” / Saudi Twitter commentators: ‘How Epstein Became an Advisor to MbS’ / WaPo: ‘Saudi Arabia-UAE epic feud matters for Trump’s plans to …
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by Sue Harris, published on Workers World, February 14, 2026 The foreign minister of Iran, Abbas Aragchi, gave a speech at the Al Jazeera forum in Doha, Qatar focused on “The Palestinian cause and the Regional Balance of Power in the Context of an Emerging Multipolar World.” (IRNA, Feb. 7) …
Read More »Statement from Canada-Wide Peace & Justice Network (CWPJ), January 26, 2026 The Canada-Wide Peace and Justice Network (CWPJN) views with alarm the buildup around Iran of a US naval armada and of large-scale ground and aerial forces. These US forces, in combination with those of Israel, and other US regional …
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Interview of Dr. Paul Larudee by Dimitris Konstantakopoulos, published on DefendDemocracy.Press and Militaire.gr, January 30 2026 Trump is not absolutely identified with Netanyahu, but he knows that the margins for emancipating himself from the Israeli Prime Minister are limited—at least if the US President wishes to survive! With the American …
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Sovereignty Support Movement Sovereignty for West Asia
