Iran

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 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 …

by Vanesssa Beeley, pubilshed on Substack, July 19, 2026 On Friday 17th July, Iran carried out an extensive attack on the US occupation base at Al Tanf in Syria. A drone and missile strike targeted a US Special Operations Command base in south-eastern Syria..the first strike on Syrian territory since …

from the News Desk at The Cradle, July 15, 2025 According to data released by the Persian Gulf Strait Authority (PGSA) on 14 July, more than 200 non-Iranian vessels applied for passage permits and insurance coverage during the three weeks between the signing of the Islamabad memorandum of understanding (MoU) …

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 …

from the News Desk at The Cradle, July 14, 2026 Omani Foreign Minister Badr Al-Busaidi said on 13 July that the most dangerous threats in the region come not from Iran but from Israel, while lambasting the “myth” of the policy of “containment” that has for years targeted the Islamic …

by Fouad Ibrahim, published on The Cradle, July 2, 2026 The US-Israeli war on Iran launched in February 2026 may ultimately mark a turning point in the strategic history of the Persian Gulf. While the immediate impact was visible in military damage, economic strain, and heightened insecurity, a quieter political …