Will the Iran War hurt J.D. Vance’s presidential hopes?

July 2, 2026
Michael Arria 

Vice President J.D. Vance has long been considered the leading contender for the 2028 Republican nomination, but will his role in the Trump administration's unpopular war against Iran hurt his chances? Conservatives are divided.

Today’s Headlines: Gaza Reprocide | ‘Muzzle Your Pet’ | Monsters Playing Victims

July 2, 2026
Israeli Strike Wounds Seven as Gaza Marks 1,000 Days of War
Seven Palestinians were wounded in an Israeli drone strike in central Gaza as the enclave marked 1,000 days of Israel’s genocide.

Iran war live: ‘Decisive response’ to any US ‘miscalculation’, vows Tehran

July 2, 2026
Usaid Siddiqui, Abby Rogers, Ali Mustafa

• Iran’s military headquarters warns any US interference in the Strait of Hormuz will be met with a “decisive and swift response” as tensions continue to roil negotiations.
• Qatar reports “positive progress” as the US and Iran conclude indirect technical talks in Doha on issues related to the memorandum of understanding signed on June 17.
• Tehran says a “communication channel” will be established with Washington to report and discuss breaches of the interim deal.
• Iran has lodged a protest at the UN over Israel’s latest death threat against its Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei describing it as “state terrorism”.

Live: Trump hails 'very good meetings' with Tehran, talks under way in Doha

July 1, 2026

Meanwhile, Trump's ‘Board of Peace’ to launch ‘Hamas-free’ camps as Israel tightens grip on Gaza

خدا و مذهب

 بر اساس گزارشات آماری، بین هفتاد و پنج تا هشتاد و چهار درصد مردم به خدا و مذهب اعتقاد دارند. یعنی‌ درصد کسانی‌ که به خدا و یا مذهب خاصی‌ اعتقادی ندارند کمتر از بیست و پنج و یا شانزده درصد می‌باشد. گرچه بسیاری از نظریات علمی‌ اعتقاد به خدا و مذهب را باطل می‌کنند، ولی‌ هنوز می‌توان دانشمندانی را یافت که به وجود خالقی یا نیروئی که این جهان را به وجود آورده است معتقد باشند. به عنوان مثال، دکتر میچیو کاکو اعلام کرده است که به خدا اعتقاد دارد. بر طبق آمار مرکز پژوهش پیو، مسیحیت پر طرفدار‌ترین مذهب است و پس از آن اسلام می‌باشد، که مذاهب هندو و بودائی به دنبال آن دو می‌آیند.ا

Craig Murray: Iran MOU vs Greater Israel

June 30, 2026
Craig Murray

Greater Israel is not a concept. It is a reality being created before our very eyes.

A Lost War, a Bad Agreement and a Possible Good Outcome

June 29, 2026
L. Michael Hager
One thing is certain. The U.S. lost its war of choice against Iran. Trump and Netanyahu failed to eliminate the perceived Iranian nuclear threat, despite relentless bombing that killed thousands and destroyed both military assets and civilian infrastructure. The desired “regime change” left a more hawkish leader in charge. Iranian forces then deployed missiles and drones to carry out devastating attacks on American bases in the Gulf. Thirteen U.S. soldiers lost their lives. Most significantly, Iranian closure of the Strait of Hormuz sparked global panic in energy, fertilizer, and other vital markets. For Americans, the war meant a dollar a-gallon increase at the gas pump. For Trump, ending the war became a political imperative.

Capitalism and the Crisis of Meaning in Our Times

June 28, 2026
Helena Sheehan
How to explain the cascading crises of our time? What are the most striking indicators of crisis? What causes are put forward? What solutions are proposed? Is there an underlying dynamic generating the many manifestations of destruction, decadence, and despair in contemporary society? Is there some kind of connective tissue running through the chaos, the craziness, the injustice, the myopia, and the deception that unfold before us daily? Why do so many attempts at explanation fall so far short? Why is academe such a theoretical wasteland? Is there a systemic explanation of a world that systemically disempowers systemic thinking? Does the concept of polycrisis capture the connections? What is the impact of capitalism on the production of meaning? What does Marxism have to offer in this scenario? Is it a worldview that explains these crises and opens an alternative path?

Israel’s ‘campaign between the wars’ against Iran hurts US Ties

June 27, 2026
Amy McAuliffe
(The Conversation) – A lot hangs on whether the United States can compel Israel to cease operations against Hezbollah in Lebanon. After all, an end to the Israeli military offensive was a key provision of the broad U.S.-Iran agreement setting out a road map to end the Iran war.
And even though Israel did not sign the deal, policymakers in Washington will continue to press Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to abide by the truce.

Vance Says Iran Agreed To Establish a Direct Line Between the IRGC and the US Military

June 25, 2026
Dave DeCamp
Vice President JD Vance has said that during talks in Switzerland, Iranian officials agreed to establish a direct line of communication between Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) and the US military.

Trump's war on Iran becomes 'most unpopular conflict' in US history

June 26, 2026

Recent public opinion polls indicate that the illegal war on Iran has fallen to a new low in public acceptance, even surpassing the unpopularity of the Vietnam War

Trump wants $87.6 billion to pay for his war in Iran, etc.

June 25, 2026
Jennifer Shutt

Of the total, $61.5 billion would go to the Pentagon, but Democrats are skeptical

Drones and decomposing babies: What's in UN report on Israel's genocide of Palestinian children

June 25, 2026
Sondos Asem

Israel has killed over 20,000 Palestinian children since 7 October 2023. The UN has detailed instances of torture, rape and murder in a landmark report

Wounded children wait for medical care at Nasser Medical Complex in Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip on 25 May 2026 (AFP)

Release the Minab Report: Did Grok Help Kill 168 Children?

June 24, 2026
Thom Hartmann

The Pentagon has finished investigating its bombing of an Iranian elementary school. Congress still hasn’t seen the results. The families deserve answers—and so do we.

A man works on his smart phone in front of a mural honoring schoolchildren killed in a Feb. 28 strike in the southern Iranian city of Minab that was likely caused by U.S. airstrikes, in northern Tehran, Monday, June 15, 2026. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)

Hundreds of Bedouin left homeless as Israel ramps up Naqab expulsions

June 24, 2026
Oren Ziv

Residents of two unrecognized Palestinian villages were forced to dismantle their own homes — the latest chapter in a decades-long cycle of displacement.

پیشرفت

 بزرگترین عواملی که ما انسان‌ها را به جلو هدایت می‌کنند، حسّ پیشرفت کردن، همواره تکامل یافتن، و ترقی‌ خواهیِ ماست. بدین لحاظ است که ما همواره در تلاش هستیم که از نسل پیشین خود پیشی‌ بگیریم، و در مسیری که قدم می‌گذاریم، نگاه و اندیشهٔ ما به سمت جلو و بالا است. در هر برنامه‌ای که طرح می‌کنیم و در هر تدبیری، پیشروی شرط نخست است.ا

Losing the War of the Future

June 23, 2026
Paul Scharre

How New Technologies Threaten America’s Military Advantage

 

Iran to set up Hormuz hotline with US

June 23, 2026

The new channel will help resolve incidents in the strategic waterway amid conflicting guidance for shipowners

 
Cargo vessels in the Strait of Hormuz ©  Getty Images/quantic69

What if the Peace Memorandum between the U.S. and Iran were a trap?

June 22, 2026
Lorenzo Maria Pacini

With Russia and China watching, and the Axis of Resistance at stake, Pezeshkian’s tense signature hints: “We hope we’ve done the right thing.”

 

Iran makes World Cup statement just hours after Donald Trump threatened to blow it up

 June 22, 2026
Iran continued their impressive showing at the World Cup amid heightening tensions that left Donald Trump warning he would “blow the s---“ out of the country.