Tag Archives: Iran

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 …

by Abdaljawad Omar, published on Mondoweiss, January 6,2026 Israel’s strategic posture favors a constant state of war over political deals that might constrain future aggression. Its recognition of Somaliland is part of this strategy, and an attempt to plant the first flag of its would-be empire in Africa. As Donald …

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 …

Excerpts from Iran Unfiltered, published by NIAC, January 2, 2026 Editor’s note: In general these weekly “Iran Unfiltered” posts are very interesting, directly relate to immediate events in iran, but suffer on occasion to a measure o western bias.  In this case I think the notes provide a particularly interesting …

by Musa Iqbal, published on the Orinoco Tribune, October 21, 2025 In recent decades, the alliance between Iran and Venezuela has emerged as a significant geopolitical development, rooted in shared ideological commitments and mutual resistance to Western hegemonic agendas. This solidarity, forged in the people’s common struggle against Western sanctions …

by Paul Larudee, published on Paul’s  Substack, September 22, 2025 In an extraordinary televised statement, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has told the Zionist faithful that the state of Israel will curtail its current ambitions as part of a longer term strategy. The statement is short on specifics, but it …

by The Cradle’s Syria Correspondent, published on The Cradle, March 19, 2025 On 27 November w024, militants from Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), the former Al-Qaeda affiliate in Syria, launched a lighting assault on Aleppo, Syria’s second largest city. Amid the chaos, Armenian born professor Yervant Arslanian was assassinated by a suspected …