Iran

Statement by The Sovereignty Support Movement for West Asia, March 1, 2026 The Sovereignty Support Movement unequivocally condemns the U.S. Israeli war on Iran.  We condemn the long term use of sanctions by the United States to oppress the Iranian people and undermine the Iranian state.  We condemn the continual …

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 …

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 …

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 …

from The Conflict Forum, January 28, 2026 A compilation tracking consequential observations & strategic developments on Iran-US-Israel It would appear that Iran’s insistence on sovereignty has thrown a little wrench in the works of the Trump-Netanyahu war machine. Iran rejects US & Israeli messages on a ‘symbolic attack-symbolic response’ / …

by Jeffrey Sachs and Sybil Fares, published on  Consortium News, January 20, 2026 The question is not if the U.S. and Israel will attack Iran, but when. In the nuclear age, the U.S. refrains from all-out war, since it can easily lead to nuclear escalation. Instead, the U.S. and Israel …

by Helena Cobban,  Published on Just World Educational Newsletter, January 24, 2026 What a week it has been– in international affairs, in domestic affairs here in the United States, and for the millions of our fellow humans in Iran and in Gaza who today face intense threats from Pres.Trump and …

A discussion between veteran Middle East reporter Sharmine Narwani and ex Diplomat to Lebanon and Conflict Resolution Negotiator Alistair Crooke. Fascinating global analysis of the crisis in Iran

by Gary Wilson, published on The Struggle/La Lucha, January 11, 202 The Iranian meltdown: The trigger- Obviously, Iran is arguably the most fully sovereign, independent country in West Asia.   Even so, if Iran were fully sovereign, the following scenario would not be possible.  As long as the U.S. controls the …

Alistair Crooke’s Conflicts Forum on substack, January 12, 2026 China’s ‘Kill Switch’ Just Erased the Iranian Regime-Change ‘Protestors’ / ‘Iran playing it strategically & managing the chaos efficiently’ / Veteran Israeli commentator Ehud Yaari: ‘We do not see clear cracks in the Iranian regime, in the government, nor the Army …