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Why Trump Bombed Iran: Preserving US and Israeli Nuclear Supremacy in the Middle East
Donald Trump

Why Trump Bombed Iran: Preserving US and Israeli Nuclear Supremacy in the Middle East

Dan Steinbock

As President Trump ordered the US to attack three major Iranian nuclear sites, a misguided concept of Israel’s national security morphed into an even more […]

Protesting to San Jose State U. for Firing Tenured Professor Sang Hea Kil for Palestine Protest

Protesting to San Jose State U. for Firing Tenured Professor Sang Hea Kil for Palestine Protest

06/22/2025 By Committee on Academic Freedom

Mahmoud Khalil, Released on Bail from ICE Detention, says “Justice will Prevail”

Mahmoud Khalil, Released on Bail from ICE Detention, says “Justice will Prevail”

06/22/2025 By Common Dreams

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2018: Saudis Made a Play for Regional Hegemony and Tripped over a Single Murder

2018: Saudis Made a Play for Regional Hegemony and Tripped over a Single Murder

The arrogant and impatient young Mohammed Bin Salman, who shouldered aside a raft of uncles and cousins to grab power as crown prince, is something […]

Juan Cole

Syria
As Trump Gets out of Syria & Afghanistan will Mercenaries & Blackwater Come In?

As Trump Gets out of Syria & Afghanistan will Mercenaries & Blackwater Come In?

By Paul Rogers | – At the end of 2003 the United States-led war in Iraq was going badly wrong. It had started so well […]

Open Democracy

Environment
Germany’s Carbon Dioxide Emissions Down 6% in 2018

Germany’s Carbon Dioxide Emissions Down 6% in 2018

By Julian Wettengel | – ( Clean Energy Wire ) – Germany’s energy-related CO₂ emissions dropped by more than six percent year-on-year as the country […]

contributors

Yemen
Young Girl’s Tragic Story makes her a Symbol of the Yemen War

Young Girl’s Tragic Story makes her a Symbol of the Yemen War

By Jamil Nasser with Dana Moukhallati in Dubai Sanaa, Yemen | AFP | – Buthaina Mansur al-Rimi’s life has changed drastically since last year — […]

AFP

Egypt
Giza is in the News:  Can You Pass the Egypt Quiz?

Giza is in the News: Can You Pass the Egypt Quiz?

By Jeffrey Rudolph | – (Political Quizzes) – When widespread demonstrations forced Egypt’s long-time dictator, Hosni Mubarak, to resign as president in February 2011, it […]

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Are Saudis Deploying Army of Sudanese child-soldiers in Yemen?

Are Saudis Deploying Army of Sudanese child-soldiers in Yemen?

Sudan leader Omar al-Bashir is said to have demanded from these Gulf countries $2 billion for every 1,000 Sudanese troops deployed in Yemen.

Juan Cole

Iran
Rightwing Iran's Policy in post-US Syria is to Block Kurdish Left

Rightwing Iran’s Policy in post-US Syria is to Block Kurdish Left

Iran needs Turkey to escape US sanctions and to help stymie cooperative socialism among Kurds

Middle East Monitor

Israel/ Palestine
Europe, UK, France & Turkey Reject Israel's Plans for new Squatter Homes in Palestine

Europe, UK, France & Turkey Reject Israel’s Plans for new Squatter Homes in Palestine

The Union stressed that Israel’s decision undermines the viability of the desired two-state solution and the possibility of lasting peace.

TeleSur

Egypt
Egypt Kills 40 ‘Terrorists’ in Crackdown after Giza Attack

Egypt Kills 40 ‘Terrorists’ in Crackdown after Giza Attack

Giza, Egypt | AFP | – Egyptian police killed 40 suspects in a crackdown on Saturday after a roadside bomb hit a tour bus claiming […]

AFP

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