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All the Ways US Support for Israeli Expansionism Freed Russia’s Hands
Donald Trump

All the Ways US Support for Israeli Expansionism Freed Russia’s Hands

Juan Cole

Russian leaders are clearly taking delight in the way in which Iran is turning into a quagmire for Washington, gleeful at their significant wins

The US-Israeli Strikes on Tehran Oil Depots unleash Invisible Health Threats

The US-Israeli Strikes on Tehran Oil Depots unleash Invisible Health Threats

03/17/2026 By The Conversation

Imperial Decline in the Straits of Hormuz

Imperial Decline in the Straits of Hormuz

03/17/2026 By Alfred W. McCoy

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Donald Trump
Trump’s Other Endless War: How a Strike on Iran betrays his central Promise

Trump’s Other Endless War: How a Strike on Iran betrays his central Promise

Military force can destroy facilities, eliminate commanders, and cripple infrastructure; it cannot, on its own, construct a new political order

Middle East Monitor

Donald Trump
Iran is fighting a Techno-Guerrilla War, as the US and Israel fight a Conventional One

Iran is fighting a Techno-Guerrilla War, as the US and Israel fight a Conventional One

The US and Israeli decapitation strikes, killing over 40 high-ranking Iranian officials, have not had the desired effect

Juan Cole

Iran
The Controversial Death of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei

The Controversial Death of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei

Khamenei’s legacy was complex. For some, he embodied political resistance and religious values. For others, he symbolised authoritarian rule

The Conversation

Guns
Why Guns? From Personal Power to Autocracy in Donald Trump’s America

Why Guns? From Personal Power to Autocracy in Donald Trump’s America

The guns on the streets of inner cities, in rural areas, and even in some suburbs are all too often unlicensed stolen ones

Beverly Gologorsky

Bahrain
Has the Arab Gulf’s Balancing Act with Iran Ended?

Has the Arab Gulf’s Balancing Act with Iran Ended?

From diplomatic architects to shock absorbers – Iranian missiles raining down on the Gulf Cooperation Council , targeting US military facilities

Jonathan Fenton-Harvey

Anti-War Movement
Daniel Ellsberg Speaks to Us as the War on Iran Continues

Daniel Ellsberg Speaks to Us as the War on Iran Continues

Now, the barbaric war on Iran is enabled by remaining silent and just following order

Norman Solomon

Donald Trump
How the US/ Israel War on Iran could Spike Energy Costs and Provoke an Economic Downturn

How the US/ Israel War on Iran could Spike Energy Costs and Provoke an Economic Downturn

The macro effect is elevated inflation as energy prices are coupled with rising costs in transport, food and manufacturing

Dan Steinbock

Consumption
Why we Need a Life-Based Paradigm instead of the Growth Paradigm

Why we Need a Life-Based Paradigm instead of the Growth Paradigm

In the effort to keep GDP growing, many products are made to be used only once, to go out of style, or to break after minimal use

Mike Nickerson

Climate Crisis
Trumped!  The President of No Return on a Hothouse Planet

Trumped! The President of No Return on a Hothouse Planet

So, make that five or more flaming years of Trump working to shut down or at least endlessly stall

Tom Engelhardt

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