Chris Hedges: The Suicidal Folly of a War with Iran

February 26, 2026
Chris Hedges

Despite the fact that no one asked for it, another regional war looms in the Middle East.

The aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) completes the third and final scheduled explosive event of Full Ship Shock Trials while underway in the Atlantic Ocean, Aug. 8, 2021. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Novalee Manzella / Wikimedia Commons / Public Domain)

Iran answers Trump's main demand to avoid war before last ditch talks

February 25, 2026
Shane Croucher
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian has emphasized Tehran’s position that it will not develop nuclear weapons in response to U.S. President Donald Trump saying he had not yet heard such a promise.

حملهٔ آمریکا به ایران

این روزها مذاکرات بین دولت‌های ایران و آمریکا توسط ویتکاف و عراقچی با میانجی‌گری دولت عمان بر سر مسئلهٔ اتمی‌ ایران خبر داغ روز است. البته سال‌هاست که این مذاکرات در مراحل و زمان‌های مختلفی‌ صورت گرفته است، ولی‌ با توجه به جنبش اخیر در ایران، این مذاکرات مرحلهٔ جدیدی را طی می‌کنند. نیروهای آمریکائی در خلیج فارس آمادهٔ حمله به ایران می‌باشند، و این تهدید نه تنها در شکل مذاکرات تاثیر می‌گذارد، بلکه هدف از این مذاکرات را زیر پرسش قرار میدهد، و حتّی عنوان این نشست، یعنی‌ مذاکره، با توجه به حضور این نیروها در وضعیت و مقام حمله، به نظر مسخره و ابلهانه می‌آید.ا

Iran and Ukraine: Narrow World

February 25, 2026
Peter Bach
If you think about it, the world’s not that wide. It only feels that way on maps. It gets pretty narrow at key pressure points like the thin ribbon of water called the Strait of Hormuz. The global economy likes to think it “breathes” through this over-tight passage. But listen carefully and you can hear it gasp—tankers inching through with creaking trepidation, markets peering at the horizon, traders watching pulsing radar screens like heart monitors.

The Strait of Hormuz. Photograph Source: Jacques Descloitres, MODIS Land Rapid Response Team, NASA/GSFC – Public Domain

Iran dismisses Trump’s nuclear claims as ‘big lies’

February 25, 2026

The US president has accused Tehran of seeking atomic weapons during his State of the Union address

Jeremy Scahill: Prospects for avoiding US-Iran war ‘remain fragile’

February 25, 2026
Maximillian Alvarez
Maximillian Alvarez:
Welcome everyone to the Real News Network podcast. I’m Maximillian Alvarez. I’m the editor in chief here at The Real News, and it’s so great to have you all with us. 

Iranian Foreign Minister: Iran Will Never Develop a Nuclear Weapon

February 24, 2026
Dave DeCamp
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi on Tuesday reaffirmed Iran’s long-standing position that it does not seek nuclear weapons and will never develop them. The comments come as Trump administration officials threaten war over claims Tehran may be pursuing a bomb, even as President Trump insists he already “obliterated” Iran’s nuclear program.

Anticipating war: Voices from Iranian society

February 24, 2026
Fereshteh Sadeghi

As Washington sharpens its threats, Iranians – still scarred by last year’s war – are compelled to confront who stands with the country, and who awaits foreign bombardment.

Iran-China Missile Deal Advances Amid IRGC Drills and Deadly Helicopter Crash

February 24, 2026

Iran edges toward Chinese anti-ship missile deal as drills intensify and nuclear talks approach critical stage.

 

Trump Admits War Would Be Disastrous for Ordinary Iranians as He Weighs Military Assault

February 24, 2026
Jake Johnson

“The stakes are clear,” said the National Iranian American Council. “There’s a chance to avert war and disastrous outcomes for the people of Iran, but time may be running out.”

Iran vows ‘ferocious retaliation’ as Trump weighs ‘limited’ strike

February 23, 2026

A spokesman for the Iranian parliament’s national security committee said that this week’s negotiations will determine whether US soldiers ‘go to hell or return home

Insectopolis and the Fantastic Peter Kuper

February 23, 2026
Paul Buhle
Who would expect a noted and prolific political-cultural comic artist to devote an entire, oversized volume to insect life?

Can Anti-Billionaire Populism Deliver a ‘Blue Wave’ for Democrats?

February 23, 2026
Conor Lynch

Hopes for a major gains in the midterm are high, but the party is still divided on whether to embrace voters’ anger at the uber rich.

What if today's Iran is resigned to a long, hellish war with the US?

February 23, 2026
Sajjad Safaei

Tehran learned from the June attack and its comparative advantage now is to drag Washington into a protracted regional conflict

Israel and American Hawks are pushing US to Iran War with Catastrophic Consequences

February 22, 2026
Hugh J. Curran
Orono, Maine (Special to Informed Comment; Feature) – It seems clear that Israeli proponents of conflict in the Middle East, as well as supporters in the US media and politics, are determined to take America to war with Iran. This observation was forcefully stated by the global affairs analyst, Patrick Henningsen, who has recently returned from Iran.

“IRIGF Regional Headquarters.” US Defense Intelligence Agency. Public Domain. Via Picryl

US Pulls Troops from Gulf Bases; Iran Warns: ‘All American Assets Are Targets’

February 21, 2026
US evacuates troops from Gulf bases as Iran warns of retaliation, rejects nuclear transfer, and tensions edge toward possible confrontation.

 

Iran’s internet blackout as media event: Networks, algorithms, and the politics of visibility

February 21, 2026
Bahar Almasi

During Iran’s internet blackout, state violence unfolded unseen with competing propagandists filling the digital void

Iran says US military build-up ‘unnecessary and unhelpful’, deal achievable

February 20, 2026

Top Iranian diplomat Abbas Araghchi says US ‘has not asked’ for zero uranium enrichment in nuclear talks.

February 20, 2026
Trita Parsi

The deal Trump wants is a no-go for Tehran, which is resigned to retaliating if bombed again, limited or otherwise

From Tehran to Gaza: Frontlines of Resistance

February 20, 2026
M. Reza Behnam
Forty-seven years ago, after a millennium of monarchical rule, Iran reinvented its political system. The Islamic Republic was birthed by the Revolution of 1979; considered one of the most consequential historical events of modern times.