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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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Yemen
3.5 Million People Flee Homes Across Yemen

3.5 Million People Flee Homes Across Yemen

(Middle East Monitor) – Around 3.5 million people across Yemen have fled their homes due to the conflict in the country, the head of Turkish […]

Middle East Monitor

Israel/ Palestine
Israeli Army Snipers Kill Palestinian Teen, shoot 40 others in Gaza Protests

Israeli Army Snipers Kill Palestinian Teen, shoot 40 others in Gaza Protests

Palestinian protesters had gathered at the eastern borders of Gaza

Maan News Agency

Afghanistan
With US Troop Pull-Out, Afghans Fear Return to Taliban Era

With US Troop Pull-Out, Afghans Fear Return to Taliban Era

President Ghani said last month nearly 30,000 Afghan security forces had been killed since the start of 2015

Allison Jackson

Kurds
Erdogan Vows to Destroy Leftist Kurdish YPG Militia – a US Ally – in Syria

Erdogan Vows to Destroy Leftist Kurdish YPG Militia – a US Ally – in Syria

By Ezzedine Said with Raziye Akkoc in Ankara Istanbul, Turkey | AFP | – Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Friday vowed to drive out […]

AFP

Qur'an
Review of Juan Cole, “Muhammad: Prophet of Peace” at The New Arab

Review of Juan Cole, “Muhammad: Prophet of Peace” at The New Arab

The war ended with the rise of a movement with a radical peace message and that movement was Islam.

Juan Cole

Featured
Mattis was no Shining Knight: From backing Yemen War to Whitewashing Khashoggi Murder

Mattis was no Shining Knight: From backing Yemen War to Whitewashing Khashoggi Murder

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment): Official Washington was horrified at the resignation on Thursday of Secretary of Defense James Mattis, who wrote Trump a letter (below) […]

Juan Cole

Turkey
Trump abandons Syrian Kurds, and relations with Turkey Soar

Trump abandons Syrian Kurds, and relations with Turkey Soar

Trump and Erdogan “agreed to ensure more effective cooperation” on Syria

Francesco Fontemaggi

Pentagon
The New Role of the US Navy as Brig for the World

The New Role of the US Navy as Brig for the World

During the first 20 years of the drug interdiction program, the U.S. detained around 200 individuals per year on board ships.

Karen J. Greenberg

Israel
"Dangerous!:" Israel Denounces Trump's withdrawal from Syria

“Dangerous!:” Israel Denounces Trump’s withdrawal from Syria

Syrian Kurds also protest “Stab in the Back”

Middle East Monitor

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