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Children of War
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Children of War

Fariba Amini

On January 29, 2024, volunteers from the Palestinian Red Crescent received an emergency call. A 6-year-old girl was trapped in a car, pleading

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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Cults
Iran War and Bible Prophecy: Some Conservative Christians See End-Time Omens

Iran War and Bible Prophecy: Some Conservative Christians See End-Time Omens

This type of apocalyptic thought has roots in the 19th century, when many American preachers turned toward more literal readings of the Bible

The Conversation

Israel/ Palestine
The Geography of Hope: Why Palestine is the Middle East’s Only Way Out

The Geography of Hope: Why Palestine is the Middle East’s Only Way Out

It is a war that, if not permanently halted, will continue to devastate the peoples of the Middle East, inviting further militarization

Ramzy Baroud

Donald Trump
“Iran Will Decide When this Ends:”  Juan Cole on Sam Seder’s “Majority Report”

“Iran Will Decide When this Ends:” Juan Cole on Sam Seder’s “Majority Report”

Iran is interfering with the commerce in petroleum and gas via the Persian Gulf, which could throw the whole world into a deep recession

Juan Cole

Anti-War Movement
Where’s the Resistance to the Iran War?

Where’s the Resistance to the Iran War?

A majority of Americans opposed the war in Iran before the U.S. first attacked — nearly 60 percent of  Americans disapprove

Waging Nonviolence

Iran
From Gaza to Lebanon and Iran: The Normalization of Atrocity

From Gaza to Lebanon and Iran: The Normalization of Atrocity

Israel’s genocidal war on Gaza was never an isolated incident. It was the iteration of a doctrine that has been developing for decades

Global Voices

Donald Trump
The War is the Message: When did We Stop Asking Why?

The War is the Message: When did We Stop Asking Why?

But worth asking: what was the JCPOA, if not a serious attempt to achieve exactly that — through diplomacy, through verification

Lior Sternfeld

Donald Trump
The Loneliness Epidemic in Trump’s America, and How Communities are Forming

The Loneliness Epidemic in Trump’s America, and How Communities are Forming

Asked if she worries about the safety of her sons while they’re out observing ICE, their mother, Audrey, said yes.

Tomdispatch

Iran
Iranian-Americans Want Diplomacy to Triumph over War – NIAC

Iranian-Americans Want Diplomacy to Triumph over War – NIAC

A majority of Iranian-Americans also think the US war on Iran should never have been launched in the first place.

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Climate Crisis
The Unexpected Winner of the Iran War? Green Energy in Asia and Europe

The Unexpected Winner of the Iran War? Green Energy in Asia and Europe

China’s decision to invest in a transition to a green economy has also helped buffer it from the Iran War Fall-Out

Neil Thompson

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