Democratic Wave or Imperial Rebrand? Time Will Tell

November 12, 2026
M. Reza Behnam
As a citizen and scholar, whose research, advocacy and moral framework have been dedicated to seeking justice and peace for the people of Palestine, Iran, Yemen and across West Asia, I find little cause for celebration in the recent Democratic Party midterm victories.

Trump just handed the world a big clue about his Iran plans: The vice president is now leading the diplomatic track with Tehran

November 11, 2026
Brandon Weichert
With a third aircraft carrier, the USS Theodore Roosevelt, set to arrive around November 15 along with another amphibious landing craft, the USS Makin Island, fears abound that the Americans are buying time until their forces are in position to launch another round of strikes.

 

Iran war live: Tehran lead negotiator says ball in US court, deal possible

November 11, 2026
Faisal Aziz Khan, Ahmad Elmouniery and Noor Kareem

• Parliament Speaker Ghalibaf, Tehran’s lead negotiator, tells Al Jazeera that the US must “make and announce” a decision on the latest Iranian proposal.
• The Saudi-led coalition says it has intercepted and destroyed cruise missiles and two drones launched by the Houthis.
• Iranian security chief Mohsen Rezaei says Iran rejects US proposal to transfer its stockpile of 60 percent enriched uranium to a third country and that Russia, which offered to receive and store the uranium, has been informed of Tehran’s decision.
• An oil tanker is on fire in the Strait of Hormuz after hitting a mine, says Iran’s army, while the IRGC says two tankers that struck mines overnight in Hormuz have been “abandoned”.

ما که هستیم

یکی‌ از دانشمندان، اختر شناسان و نویسندگان مورد علاقه من، کارل سِگان، که ده سال پیش در سن شصت و دو سالگی فوت کرد، در یکی‌ از کتاب‌هایش و در مقاله‌ای تحت عنوان "کیهان: جستجوی اینکه ما که هستیم"، می‌نویسد:ا

Jeffries Refuses to Say If He’ll Support Holding Up Funding Bill to Stop Iran War

November 10, 2026
Stephen Prager
Sen. Chris Van Hollen, who may mount a leadership challenge against Sen. Chuck Schumer, called on Congress to “end this war now” by blocking the bill next month.

Aggression Against Iran Has Been Bipartisan. Will Midterm Results Change That?

November 9, 2026
Ciudong Ng
The US and Israel repeatedly subverted Iranian sovereignty, threatened nuclear war, and destabilized the Middle East.

 

A road sign stands in front of a large billboard featuring Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of the Likud party and U.S. President Donald Trump in Tel Aviv, on October 26, 2026

‘Didn’t Like War’: Trump Blames Iran War, Dislike of Israel for Midterm Losses

November 9, 2026
Trump blamed Republican midterm losses partly on a “great dislike for Israel,” the war on Iran and rising gasoline prices.

Centcom task force planned to disrupt Iran's land supply routes

November 8, 2026

Meanwhile, Aramco building damaged as Houthis fire four missiles towards Saudi Arabia

Europeans got blue blinders in wake of midterm sweep

November 7, 2026
Eldar Mamedov

Western elites are tying the elections to Ukraine while ignoring the anti-Iran war sentiment that sent the GOP packing

Iran rejects US ‘paper commitments,’ demands concrete action before new talks

November 6, 2026

Officials in Tehran reiterated that repeated US violations of commitments sabotaged the last four rounds of negotiations over 18 months

 

Did Iran win the US Midterms?

November 5, 2026
Juan Cole
Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Maj. Gen. Mohsen Rezaei, the secretary of the Supreme National Security Council of Iran, posted on X on Wednesday, “The Iranian nation handed Trump a strategic defeat on the battlefield and in Hormuz, and a political defeat in Washington. Meanwhile, Americans got stuck with the bill for his war. Anyone who takes on Iran will pay the price, from the battlefield to their own doorstep.”

‘Epic’ blue wave helps Democrats take Congress in overwhelming rebuke to President Trump

November 4, 2026

Voters turned out in massive numbers on Election Day to hand Democrats control of Congress, in a sweeping snub of President Donald Trump and Republicans. Democrats won several statewide races in places long considered GOP bastions, including races that were considered insurmountable even weeks ago.

فقر

چه نهادی و یا سازمانی برای گسترش فرهنگ، بصیرت اجتماعی، و ترفیع دانش، مورد استفاده قرار می‌گیرد؟ چه آلات و یا ابزاری به منظور از میان برداشتن و یا تقلیل فقر، بیکاری، و ریشه‌کن کردن آوارگی و سرگردانی گروهی بی‌خانمان و خیابان نشین بکار گرفته می‌شوند؟ اینها پرسش‌هائی می‌باشند که هر انسان آگاهی،‌ که از نظر مالی‌ و موقعیت اجتماعی در رفاه است، می‌باید در ذهن داشته باشد و عنوان کند.ا

Hours before midterm elections, Trump bombs Iran’s Qeshm Island

November 3, 2026
Jake Johnson

A US official characterized it as a ‘defensive measure’ in response to Iran’s use of surface-to-air missiles against American forces

America’s Deadly Addiction to War

November 2, 2026
Andrew P. Napolitano
A people whose country cannot say no to perpetual wars will eventually discover that wars have said no to their personal freedom, writes Andrew Napolitano.

Americans Want the Iran War to End. Can Congress Deliver?

November 2, 2026
Brian Hudson
A new poll reveals broad, cross-party demand to end the Iran war. Trump’s renewed talk of military escalation exposes the political machinery that prevents public preference from becoming policy.

Iran war live: US response awaited on new proposal to reopen Hormuz: Tehran

      November 1, 2026
·         Iran warns it can inflict “devastating strikes” on US warships in the Middle East and says enemy forces attempting a ground invasion will face a “killing ground”.
·         US President Donald Trump says negotiations with Iran are “going fine” but claims that he’s “not in that much of a hurry” to make a peace deal.
·         Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi says talks are ongoing with Qatari mediators on a plan to reopen the Strait of Hormuz within two days if the US cooperates.
·         Tehran’s security chief, Mohsen Rezaei, says a letter sent by US Vice President JD Vance changed the US tone “completely” describing it as a “very positive sign”.

Pentagon facing up to $15 bn in Iran war base damages – WSJ

October 31, 2026

Washington is weighing a pullback from facilities in Kuwait and Saudi Arabia, with some damaged infrastructure potentially left unrepaired, the report says

Gen Z Iranians: 'We won't let Iran become another North Korea'

October 31, 2026
Sayeh Rahimy
At a time when the Islamic Republic of Iran remains at odds with the international community over its nuclear programme, and repression and censorship show no signs of easing, some have begun to speculate that Iran is heading towards becoming another North Korea.

Qatari Mediators Return to Tehran as Pressure Mounts to End US–Iran War

October 30, 2026
Qatari mediators return to Tehran seeking a US–Iran agreement as Germany urges an end to war amid renewed tensions in Hormuz.