by Alistair Crooke, published on Conflicts Forum, June 4, 2026 The US war with Iran has moved beyond its initial phase to an emerging new one — one in which Iran implicitly stakes its chances on the next phase being war. Most likely this will be in abbreviated episodes of …
Read More »As Their Hegemony Project Falters, Israel-US are Fanning Mini Wars
from the Arab Press, published on Conflicts Forum, May 26, 2026 A compilation tracking consequential observations — Analysis & reports from regional commentators MbZ gambles with UAE’s future; stakes everything on Israel & US / ‘Abraham Accords are an Emirati-controlled structure; Saudi Arabia will never join’ / ‘Current normalisation talk …
Read More »The UK Began the Destruction of Palestine in 1948 and Supports Israel to Annex Gaza and the West Bank
by Steven Sahiounie, May 20, 2026 The UK formally recognized Palestine in 2025 to protect the viability of a two-state solution and create a path towards lasting peace for the Israeli and Palestinian people. However, many would say the act is too little, and too late. On April 19, Israel’s …
Read More »Pakistan-Iran Corridor Punches Through the Hormuz Blockade
by F.M. Shakil, published on The Cradle, May 8, 2026 When more than 3,000 Iran-bound containers began piling up at Karachi’s ports, the Strait of Hormuz crisis had already moved beyond the sea. It was now pressing on Pakistan’s docks, customs authorities, and border crossings. Soon after, Islamabad announced an …
Read More »A Negotiated Settlement for a Sovereign Iran is Nigh Impossible
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 …
Read More »Iraq is Caught in the Middle Between the U.S. and Iran
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, …
Read More »The Hooves of the Four Horsemen
by Paul Larudee, published on Substack, April 20, 2026 I am not a believer in spiritual prophesy, but prediction is no more than deduction from facts, and more accurate, in my opinion. In our current global circumstances, the facts support some pretty nasty consequences, which can be the subject of …
Read More »Syrianna Analysis: Only One Solution for Israeli Aggression
On Martyrdom and Celebrating Resistance
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 …
Read More »What Bombs Cannot Kill. Part I: Ali Shariati, the Iranian Revolution, and the Arrogant New Empire
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, …
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