July 15, 2026
Fereshteh Sadeghi
Fereshteh Sadeghi
The US-Israeli war on
Iran has transformed the strategic waterway into a new flashpoint, placing
unprecedented pressure on relations between Tehran and Muscat.
.................RATIONAL THINKING.................. مرا جهل در کامِ دیو میبَرَد.............از آن دوستی میکنم با خِرَد
Wednesday, July 15, 2026
جنگ
نخست ببینیم تعریف جنگ چیست. یکی از لغتنامههای مشهور مریموبستر میباشد.
بر طبق این لغتنامه اینترنتی، جنگ عبارت است از وضعیت درگیری مسلحانه، معمولاً
آشکارا و اعلام شده بین دولتها یا ملتها. البته زمانی که حیوانات با یکدیگر
درگیری پیدا میکنند ما آنرا نیز جنگ مینامیم. اگر جنگ بین دو حیوان از دو نژاد
متفاوت باشد، عموما به منظور شکار است. به عنوان مثال یک پلنگ با یک آهو میجنگد،
چرا که پلنگ گوشتخوار است و حیوانات ضعیفتر از خود را شکار میکند. اگر جنگ بین
دو حیوان از یک نژاد باشد، مثلا جنگ دو پلنگ نَر با یکدیگر، عموما بر سر جفتگیری
با یک پلنگ ماده است، که البته این قانون طبیعت است، بدین منظور که فرزندی که در
نتیجهٔ آمیزش دو پلنگ نَر و ماده به وجود میآید همواره قویتر باشد. عموما در این
گونه جنگها، حیوان ضعیفتر خود را از جنگ کنار میکشد، و قویتر به جای تعقیب
رقیب، به سراغ پلنگ ماده میرود! تنها موجودی که هدفش از جنگ، نیستی و کشتار طرف
مقابل است، انسان است.
Tuesday, July 14, 2026
Trump knocks US-Iran war back to square one
July 14, 2026
Trita Parsi
Trita Parsi
Yet another round of
war won’t fundamentally change realities on the ground or the power balance
between US and Iran
Chekhov, the Military Budget, and Endless Wars
July 14, 2026
Bruce Altschuler
Bruce Altschuler
After the 2024
election, the White House website described what it called Donald \Trump’s
“mandate,” beginning with “putting a stop to endless wars.” Nevertheless, on
Feb. 28, the United States and Israel began an unprovoked war with Iran by
bombing strikes that not only destroyed military targets but killed thousands
of Iranians, including the country’s Supreme Leader and much of its other
leadership as well as many civilians. A first day strike on a primary school
reportedly killed 170 children. Trump then threatened to destroy an entire
civilization if Iran did not capitulate.
Monday, July 13, 2026
Iran War 3.0
July 13, 2026
Alastair Crooke
Alastair Crooke
A market
downturn in the U.S. – exacerbated by an energy crisis – could spell disaster
for Trump’s midterm hopes.
Sunday, July 12, 2026
‘Now Face Reality’: Iran Strikes US Bases across Five Countries after New Attacks
July 12, 2026
Iran
says it targeted US military bases across the Middle East in a multi-phase
retaliatory operation following renewed American strikes on Iranian territory.
(Photos: Social Media)
Iran launched a
three-phase retaliation against US military sites across the region and closed
the Strait of Hormuz after renewed American attacks.
Saturday, July 11, 2026
Trouble with Persia? Ask the Romans
July 11, 2026
John Limbert
John Limbert
Donald Trump is far
from the first foreign leader to get bad advice when it comes to Iran and its
formidable antecedents
Friday, July 10, 2026
Iran's biggest weapon against the US may be slipping away, experts say
July 10, 2026
Morgan Phillips
Iran's latest attacks on commercial shipping in the Strait of Hormuz sent oil prices sharply higher in recent days — a reminder that Tehran can still rattle global energy markets.
Morgan Phillips
Iran's latest attacks on commercial shipping in the Strait of Hormuz sent oil prices sharply higher in recent days — a reminder that Tehran can still rattle global energy markets.
Thursday, July 9, 2026
US Begins Bombing Iran for the Second Night
July 9, 2026
Dave DeCamp
Dave DeCamp
Iranian media
reported explosions in several Iranian cities along the coast
Why Iran Ceasefire was always going to Break
July 9, 2026
Ben Soodavar, King’s College London
(The Conversation) – Less than a month after a ceasefire was signed between the US and Iran, conflict has returned to the Middle East. The peace agreement Donald Trump signed at the palace of Versailles in France on June 18 – which he hailed as Iran’s “unconditional surrender” – is now, in the US president’s own words, “over”.
Ben Soodavar, King’s College London
(The Conversation) – Less than a month after a ceasefire was signed between the US and Iran, conflict has returned to the Middle East. The peace agreement Donald Trump signed at the palace of Versailles in France on June 18 – which he hailed as Iran’s “unconditional surrender” – is now, in the US president’s own words, “over”.
US-Iran ceasefire collapse all about control of Hormuz
July 9, 2026
Trita Parsi
Trita Parsi
Renewed armed
confrontation is less about freedom of navigation than sovereignty and
strategic leverage over Hormuz
Stranded
ships in the Strait of Hormuz. Image: YouTube Screengrab
“A Disastrous Development”: Trita Parsi on Breakdown of U.S.-Iran Ceasefire
July 9, 2026
We speak with political analyst Trita Parsi, executive vice president of the Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft, about the latest events in the Middle East. The United States has bombed Iran for multiple days after President Donald Trump declared the ceasefire between the countries to be “over.” Iran says it has retaliated by attacking U.S. military bases and other strategic sites in Bahrain, Kuwait and Qatar.
We speak with political analyst Trita Parsi, executive vice president of the Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft, about the latest events in the Middle East. The United States has bombed Iran for multiple days after President Donald Trump declared the ceasefire between the countries to be “over.” Iran says it has retaliated by attacking U.S. military bases and other strategic sites in Bahrain, Kuwait and Qatar.
On the Economic Crisis of Capitalism
July 9, 2026
Prabhat Patnaik
There are at least two important economic aspects of the current structural crisis of capitalism. The first is the overall stagnation and increased unemployment with which world capitalism in its neoliberal phase has been confronted. The higher unemployment in many cases, such as in the United States, is camouflaged by a reduction in the work participation rate, but its reality is undeniable. The stagnation was manifest even before the pandemic: the decadal rate of growth of the world economy over the 2010s decade was lower than in any preceding decade since the Second World War.
A Pirâmide do sistema capitalista
Prabhat Patnaik
There are at least two important economic aspects of the current structural crisis of capitalism. The first is the overall stagnation and increased unemployment with which world capitalism in its neoliberal phase has been confronted. The higher unemployment in many cases, such as in the United States, is camouflaged by a reduction in the work participation rate, but its reality is undeniable. The stagnation was manifest even before the pandemic: the decadal rate of growth of the world economy over the 2010s decade was lower than in any preceding decade since the Second World War.
A Pirâmide do sistema capitalista
Wednesday, July 8, 2026
‘I Don’t Want to Deal With Them’: Trump Declares Iran Truce Over as US Resumes Bombing
Jake Johnson
The US president, who
launched the illegal and costly war earlier this year, attacked Iranian leaders
as “scum” and “sick people.”
NATO
Secretary General Mark Rutte and US President Donald Trump meet on the
sidelines of the NATO summit in Ankara, Türkiye on July 8, 2026. (Photo by Saul
Loeb/AFP via Getty Images)
Tuesday, July 7, 2026
No Talks on Final US-Iran Deal If Threats Continue
July 7, 2026
Dave DeCamp
Dave DeCamp
Under the MoU, the
two sides must refrain from making threats before negotiating a final agreement
Monday, July 6, 2026
Khamenei’s funeral reflects ‘a real sense of unity’
July 6, 2026
The
high turnout reveals the unwillingness of Iranians to allow the US to decide
who will govern them, Christopher Helali has told RT
Exposure to everyday chemicals can add up – a toxicologist offers simple steps to reduce your dose
July, 2026
Imagine an ordinary Tuesday. You wash your hair, put on deodorant, drink coffee, pack lunch in a plastic container and commute through traffic to get to work. At work, the custodial staff wipes down a shared table with disinfectant. At home, you cook dinner, clean the kitchen and run the dishwasher.
Imagine an ordinary Tuesday. You wash your hair, put on deodorant, drink coffee, pack lunch in a plastic container and commute through traffic to get to work. At work, the custodial staff wipes down a shared table with disinfectant. At home, you cook dinner, clean the kitchen and run the dishwasher.
Sunday, July 5, 2026
Iran to grant China, 'friendly' countries 'special consideration' on Hormuz fees
July 5, 2026
Tehran has rejected
an Omani plan for an alternate southern Hormuz route overseen by the US
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