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Strait of Hormuz ‘No Longer Open’, Ships Turn Back; Gunfire Reported

from Defend Democracy Press, April 18, 2026 (src: Al Mayadeen English) Merchant vessels attempting to transit the Strait of Hormuz reported security incidents on Saturday, including gunfire, and renewed restrictions, as maritime tensions intensified in the strategic waterway, according to shipping and security sources. The United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations …

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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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Will the US-Israeli War on Iran Open the Road to Palestinian Freedom?

by Ramzy Baroud, published on Antiwar.com, March 29, 2026 Editor’s Note:  Many people who were new to antiwar activism were very upset when the US/Israeli war on Iran appeared to ‘upstage’ their efforts to end the Gaza Genocide.   Ramzy Baroud provides a very clear explanation of why this is a …

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Trump’s “Present” and the Asymmetry of Escalation in the Strait of Hormuz — A Reassessment

by Rima Najjar, published on Global Research, March 26, 2026 The Gulf Asymmetry: Structural, But Not Automatic When Donald Trump recently described Iran’s behavior as a “present” to the United States — tied to oil flows through the Strait of Hormuz and allegedly worth a tremendous sum — he pointed to a deeper strategic …

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They Want to Bring NATO into the War Against Iran via Cyprus and Greece

By Dimitris Konstantakopoulos, published on Defend Democracy Press, March 5, 2026 Editor’s note: This article from a Greek source has a lot of interesting perspectives on Israeli behavior and a credible attempt by Israel to bring NATO into their war on Iran.   Very strange and highly contradictory statements have so …

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A Call from Beirut: To All Revolutionary Forces and Movements of Solidarity and Liberation Around the World

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 …

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If Iran Survives and Stays Steadfast, Trump’s Resource War on China and BRICS Collapses

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 …

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Ali Khamenei—The Architect of the Islamic Republic and Disciple of Khomeini

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 …

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