Analysis

by Judy Bello, based on:News from France 24, August 25, 2026 “Mazloum Abdi, the commander-in-chief of the Syrian Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) on Tuesday announced the dissolution of the group in a televised speech from the presidential palace in Damascus. The dissolution followed the integration of SDF fighters into …

by Vijay Prashad, published on the LA Progressive, August 24, 2026 The United States and Israel launched a war of aggression against Iran in February of this year. For six months, US missiles and bombs have fallen upon civilian and military targets inside the country. Hospitals, schools, energy facilities, and …

by Sara Flounders, published on Workers World, August 24, 2026 How will Iran survive the latest round of what President Donald Trump calls “draconian sanctions” that promise to be the most extreme strangulation ever imposed? Iran has developed highly sophisticated, high tech, asymmetric, low-cost, well hidden weapons to defend their …

by Mehmet Ali Guller, published on The Cradle, August 24, 2026 The “Kurdish Opening” being pursued by Turkiye is not independent of the events taking place in West Asia. In fact, this latest opening, launched for the fourth time by the same government, aims to take advantage of the window …

by Eli Gerzon, published on Electronic Intifada, August 4, 2026 This piece from Electronic Intifada has a wealth of sources and information on the subject at hand and current forces in West Asia. Israel and Iran are unique for starkly different reasons: Israel has less of a right to exist …

by Alastair Crooke, published on Conflicts Forum, July 24, 2026 The Third Phase of the War — Iran believes it has succeeded in achieving its strategic goals in this round of the war / AnsarAllah’s Blockade on Saudi Arabia — ‘Blockade for blockade’ / A more vengeful President Trump; diplomatic resolution …

This is a very insightful interview with The Iranian Foreign Minister, Abbas Aragchi. He talks a lot about Iran’s perspective on the buildup to war, and, near the end of the interview, describes his own experience of the attacks that killed many of his fellow officials on the day the …

by Paul Larudee, published on Substack, July 28, 2026 There must be fifty ways to leave Iran. Forget victory, Mallory. Skip defeat, Pete. No need for a treaty, Tweety. Erase ceasefire, McGuire. Drop the MOU, Hugh. Don’t negotiate, Nate. Stay out of the news, Toulouse. Just go home. Collect your …

Phil Taylor interviews Professor Atif Kubursi on The Taylor Report, July 7, 2026 This is a podcast on Spotify, found at “The Taylor Report“, audio posted below with edited transcript. Unfortunately, you can only read the transcript on the original website.  It is an AI construct so has some obvious …

News Compilation from the Conflicts Forum, July 6, 2026 Return to Full-Scale War or a New Style of US Management of the Region through Proxies? / Khamenei’s Funeral Consolidates Iran’s Soft Power — “Towards a Tougher Stance in Negotiations” / AnsarAllah & Iran break Yemen blockade; Threaten Riyadh: ‘Bab al-Mandeb …