Tag Archives: Iran

News from Al Manar, March 2, 2026 Ali Larijani, Secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council, firmly rejected any negotiations with Washington on Monday, contradicting claims made by US President Donald Trump. “We will not negotiate with the US,” Larijani wrote on X, directly disputing Trump’s remarks in an interview …

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 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 …

by Sue Harris, published on Workers World, February 14, 2026 The foreign minister of Iran, Abbas Aragchi, gave a speech at the Al Jazeera forum in Doha, Qatar focused on “The Palestinian cause and the Regional Balance of Power in the Context of an Emerging Multipolar World.” (IRNA, Feb. 7) …

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 …