The road to Beijing doesn't run through Tehran

March 23, 2026
Meg Hansen

However the Iran war unfolds, it will prove to be a strategic self-own in our great-power competition with China

A web of sensors: How the US spots missiles and drones from Iran

March 21, 2026
Aaron Brynildson
The global price of oil continues to skyrocket as Iran’s missiles and drones hit vital infrastructure in Arab Gulf states. Billion-dollar American radar systems have also been targeted and destroyed across the Middle East by Iran, seemingly degrading U.S. defenses.

Ecuador’s Netanyahu and Trump supporters target Ecuadorian–Iranian Cultural Center

March 21, 2026
Written (Español) by Xime Yauca
Translated (English) by Laura

People who witnessed the violent attack experienced physical and psychological impairments

How the War With Iran Will Trigger a Global Financial Crisis (w/ Yanis Varoufakis) | The Chris Hedges Report

March 16, 2026
Chris Hedges

Yanis Varoufakis says that even if the war in Iran ends soon — which it likely will not — the economic consequences will be devastating and prolonged.

Iran war live: US-Israeli strikes killed over 200 children, says foreign minister

March 16, 2026

Meanwhile, European allies refuse US request to help open Strait of Hormuz

Trump Says He May Bomb Iran’s Kharg Island Again ‘For Fun’

March 15, 2026

Dave DeCamp

The US president has been asking other countries for help in opening the Strait of Hormuz

‘The View From Tehran’

March 15, 2026

Guest: Sayed Mohammad Marandi. Interviewer: Joe Lauria

For two weeks, Iran has been under relentless bombardment from the U.S. and Israel in a barbaric war of aggression rooted in a profound ignorance of the country they seek to conquer. Iran was no threat to the U.S. It was in negotiations with the U.S. for a nuclear deal when Tel Aviv and Washington attacked.

Trump threatens new attacks on Kharg Island as Iran warns it will 'set fire' to US oil interests

March 14, 2026

Iranian officials warned that any attacks on its oil hub will result in regional oil and gas infrastructure tied to the US and its allies being 'set on fire and destroyed'

Trump's war is a gift to Iran’s hardliners

March 13, 2026 
Emad Khatami

Conflict risks strengthening the country's most confrontational actors while narrowing the space for reformists

Iran appears to have conducted a significant cyberattack against a US company, a first since the war started

March 12, 2026
Kevin Collier
An Iran-linked hacker group has claimed responsibility for a cyberattack of a medical tech company, in what appears to be the first significant instance of Iran hacking an American company since the start of war between the countries.

Smoke and flames rise at the site of airstrikes on an oil depot in Tehran on Saturday. (Sasan / Middle East Images/AFP via Getty Images)

Trump’s lies reveal the real story about the Iran war

March 11, 2026
Martin Jay

Join up the dots and you come to the same conclusion. America and Israel are the biggest losers in the Iran war. But not Trump.

Streets on fire, acid rain: Israeli strikes on fuel sites near Tehran compared to chemical warfare

March 10, 2026

The attempt to topple the Iranian government is pushing the Middle East into an increasingly deadly spiral of destruction

Thinking About the Unthinkable: Iran’s Grand Plan to End U.S. Presence in the Middle East

March 9, 2026
Michael Hudson
Iran and Donald Trump have each explained why failure to fight the current war to the end would simply lead to a new set of mutual attacks. Trump announced on March 6 that “There will be no deal with Iran except unconditional surrender,” and announced that he must have a voice in naming or at least approving Iran’s new leader, as he has just done in Venezuela. “If the U.S. military must utterly defeat it and bring about a regime change, or else you go through this, and then in five years you realize you put somebody in who’s no better.” It will take at least that long for America to replace the weaponry that has been depleted, rebuild its radar and related installations and mount a new war.

Khamenei’s son 'to be new supreme leader'

March 8, 2026
Akhtar Makoii
Iran has chosen the son of the late Ayatollah Ali Khamenei as supreme leader, a member of the council responsible for the decision said.

LIVE BLOG: Iran Vows to Defend ‘Every Inch as Missiles and Regional Strikes Escalate – Day 9

March 8, 2026

The Israeli-American war on Iran enters its ninth day amid missile exchanges, regional tensions, and Tehran warning it will defend its territory.

‘This Is Madness’: More Talk of Boots on the Ground as Trump Says ‘Today Iran Will Be Hit Very Hard’

March 7, 2026
Jon Queally

“The American people do not want more war in the Middle East. No boots on the ground. No more war.”

Iran war live: Trump wants ‘unconditional surrender’ as attacks continue

March 6, 2026

• US President Donald Trump wants “unconditional surrender” from Iran, warning there will not be a deal without that.
• Massive explosions hit several locations across Iran today as the war enters its seventh day.
• Israeli jets have bombed southern and eastern Lebanese towns as well as targeting the southern suburbs of the capital Beirut.
• At least 1,332 people have been killed in US and Israeli attacks on Iran since Saturday, and the semi-official Fars News Agency reports that two schools were hit by missiles in the town of Parand, southwest of the capital Tehran.
• Iran continued to target Gulf countries from the UAE to Qatar and Bahrain, while Israel’s Tel Aviv came under combined drone and missile attacks late on Thursday night.
• Visit our live tracker for the latest on casualty figures from across the region.

 

“Why Are We Going to War?”: Former U.S. Middle East Officials Say Trump Has “No Clear Plan” on Iran

March 5, 2026
As the U.S. and Israel continue their bombardment of Iran and the conflict spreads throughout the region, we speak with two former U.S. government officials with experience in Middle East policy. Hala Rharrit is a career diplomat who resigned from the State Department in 2024 to protest the Biden administration’s Gaza policy, and Jasmine El-Gamal served as a Middle East adviser at the Pentagon during the Obama administration.

US Troops were told Iran war is for ‘Armageddon,’ return of Jesus

March 4, 2026
Jonathan Larsen

Advocacy group reports commanders giving similar messages at more than 30 installations in every branch of the military

عاقبت جهان

هدف از نوشتن این مقاله و درج آن در این وبلاگ در روزهای چهارشنبه این است که حداقل هفته‌ای یک مقاله به فارسی در این سایت گنجانده شود. نوشتن این مقالات از چهارشنبه آغاز می‌شود و تا روز چهارشنبهٔ بعد که این مقاله درج می‌شود، نوشتن آن بطول می‌انجامد. دو پاراگرافی که پس از این پاراگراف می‌آیند، در این فاصله، ولی‌ پیش از حملهٔ اسرائیل و آمریکا به ایران نوشته شده بودند، که با توجه به مذاکرات بین ایران و آمریکا احتمال چنین حمله‌ای نمی‌رفت. ولی‌ روز شنبه اسرائیل و آمریکا به ایران حمله کردند، و پیش‌بینی‌ در این دو پاراگراف پسین اشتباه از آب درآمد!ا

March 3, 2026
Jonathan Fenton-Harvey
London (Special to Informed Comment; Feature) – Iranian missiles raining down on the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), targeting US military facilities but also hitting civilian areas and infrastructure, set an alarming precedent. The United States and Israel’s assault on Iran has dealt a severe blow to Oman’s efforts in Geneva last month to revive US-Iran talks.

US, Israel ‘going Gaza on Iran’ as death toll tops 500 amid new massacres

March 3, 2026
Brett Wilkins

“This is carpet-bombing, which has struck everything from playgrounds, to an emergency services HQ, schools, media buildings, and medical facilities,” said one observer.

Netanyahu finally gets his war on Iran

March 3, 2026
Michael Arria

Benjamin Netanyahu may have finally gotten the war on Iran he's long pushed the U.S. toward, but he also ignited the domestic battle over the U.S.-Israel relationship.

Let’s start with some caveats.

Iran, Epstein & Human Sacrifice

March 2, 2026
Dennis Kucinich

Journey to the center of the world of American leaders’ madness and ruin, writes Dennis Kucinich, to see desperate Iranian parents picking through rubble, searching for any signs of their little girls.

The Department of War plaque newly installed on the River Entrance in front of the Pentagon in November 2025.  (DoW / Madelyn Keech)

As Security Council Stalls, There Are Other Ways to Stop US-Israeli War on Iran

March 2, 2026
Marjorie Cohn

A “Uniting for Peace” resolution in the UN General Assembly can counter the Security Council’s failure to act.

People hold placards during a protest against the U.S.-Israeli attacks on Iran, in Parliament Square in central London, on February 28, 2026

Iran security chief says 'no negotiations with US,' confirms readiness for 'long war'

March 2, 2026

Larijani highlighted that the US lacks the readiness for an extended conflict

Symposium: What happens after Iran's sudden 'decapitation'

March 2, 2026

The US and Israel took out Ayatollah Khamenei this weekend — the first direct state assassination of a world leader in recent history. These experts react.

Live: Qatar shoots down fighter jets flying from Iran

March 2, 2026

Meanwhile, Israeli attacks kill at least 31 people in Lebanon

Iran live news: Trump says war to last 4-5 weeks; Israel under fire

March 2, 2026

Caolán Magee, Mariamne Everett and Umut Uras

A damaged room inside Gandhi Hospital in Tehran [Abedin Taherkenareh/EPA]

Iran’s regime was built for survival and a long war is now likely

March 1, 2026
Amin Saikal

Both sides, having crossed all previous red lines, are now in open warfare that is engulfing the entire region

Despite massive US attack and death of ayatollah, regime change in Iran is unlikely

February 28, 2026
After the largest buildup of U.S. warships and aircraft in the Middle East in decades, American and Israeli military forces launched a massive assault on Iran on Feb. 28, 2026.

An Iranian protestor clenches her fist during an opposition rally in Tehran, Iran, on July 9 2009. AP

Unexpected Iranian reaction paralyzed Americans and Israelis on the first day of war

March 1, 2026
Lucas Leiroz

The Islamic Republic shows it has learned from past decision-making mistakes.

We are at war, therefore we are

March 1, 2026
Orly Noy

Months after proclaiming a 'historic victory,' Israel embarks on another offensive against Iran — and the ritual erasure of political dissent begins anew.

Israeli rescue forces at the scene where an Iranian ballistic missile hit a residential area in central Tel Aviv, February 28, 2026. (Chaim Goldberg/Flash90)

This is why desperation – not strategy – is driving the US-Israel strikes on Iran

February 28, 2026
Farhad Ibragimov

Military action replaces diplomacy, forcing Iran into asymmetric responses and pushing the Middle East to a tipping point

Trump’s war on Iran: grave dangers and, at best, limited benefits

February 28, 2026
Matthew Bunn
President Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu have launched a large-scale war against Iran, recklessly and unnecessarily endangering American, Israeli, and Iranian lives. As with the 2003 Iraq war, the path to conflict has been paved with false statements. Pandora’s box is now open: The consequences will be lasting but are impossible to predict in the opening hours of the assault.

Going to War, Again, for Israel

February 28, 2026
Chris Hedges
Once again, America is going to war for Israel. Once again, many will die for the Zionist state, including American service members. Once again, we will stumble blindly into a military fiasco. Once again, we will do the bidding of a foreign power whose interests are not our interests, but whose lobbyists have bought up our political class, including Donald Trump. Once again, we will violate the U.N. charter by attacking a country that does not pose an imminent threat.

An image of a girls’ elementary school hit by an airstrike on Saturday in Minab, Iran posted by Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi on X.

Iran Attacked by the US and Israel When Peace Was Within Reach

February 27, 2026
Bamo Nouri
US and Iranian negotiators met in Geneva earlier this week in what mediators described as the most serious and constructive talks in years. Oman’s foreign minister, Badr Albusaidi, spoke publicly of “unprecedented openness,” signalling that both sides were exploring creative formulations rather than repeating entrenched positions. Discussions showed flexibility on nuclear limits and sanctions relief, and mediators indicated that a principles agreement could have been reached within days, with detailed verification mechanisms to follow within months.

LIVE BLOG: Iran Launches Crushing Retaliation after Large-Scale US-Israeli Attack

February 28, 2026

US–Israeli aggression on Iran kills many civilians, spurs massive Iranian retaliation, and the Axis of Resistance vows further response amid global alarm.

‘Bombs Will Be Dropping Everywhere’: Trump Launches Illegal Regime Change War Against Iran

February 28, 2026
Jake Johnson

“The US once again used the veneer of negotiations as a cover to bomb Iran.”

Trump Announces Attacks, Regime Change Operations in Iran

February 28, 2026
Kelley Beaucar Vlahos

In a Truth Social post the president tells the 'Iranian people' that when the US is done 'the government is yours to take'

People watch as smoke rises on the skyline after an explosion in Tehran, Iran, Saturday, Feb. 28, 2026.(AP Photo)

US, Israel attack Iran live: Israel claims Khamenei killed, Iran denies

February 28, 2026
Nils Adler and Joseph Stepansky

US and Israel Launch War on Iran, Call for Regime Change

February 28, 2026
Sharon Zhang

The first casualties reported by Iran were those from strikes on an elementary girls’ school.

A plume of smoke rises following a reported explosion in Tehran, Iran, on February 28, 2026.

The Strait of Hormuz and Iran: Where Geography becomes a Weapon

February 27, 2026
Jasim Al-Azzawi
( Middle East Monitor ) – For decades, American military planners have operated on a simple assumption: that overwhelming force, applied decisively, could resolve almost any crisis in the Persian Gulf. Iran, it turns out, has spent years making that assumption obsolete — not by building a navy capable of matching America’s, but by turning a narrow strip of water into the world’s most expensive dare.

210111-A-IY623-1020 STRAIT OF HORMUZ (Jan. 11, 2021) The patrol coastal ship USS Firebolt (PC 10) transits the Strait of Hormuz, Jan. 11. Firebolt is deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations in support of naval operations to ensure maritime stability and security in the Central Region, connecting the Mediterranean and Pacific through the Western Indian Ocean and three critical chokepoints to the free flow of global commerce. (U.S. Army photo by Specialist Evens Milcette Jr.) Picryl .

Tehran urges Washington to drop ‘excessive demands’ as USS Ford approaches Israel

February 27, 2026

Intelligence assessments have refuted Trump’s recent claims that Iran was working to build missiles capable of reaching the US

Gen Z doesn't have the same hang-ups about Iran as older Americans

February 27, 2026
Jack Hunter

Most adults in a new poll believe Tehran is an enemy, but the variation among age groups reflects different life experiences and of course, news consumption

US and Iran wrap up ‘most serious’ nuclear talks in Geneva

February 27, 2026

Both sides report progress but key differences remain, with technical negotiations set to resume in Vienna next week

US allows staff to evacuate from Jerusalem as UK pulls officials from Iran

February 27, 2026

The move comes as prospect of war with Tehran grows and US troops are redeployed from bases across the region

A road sign points the way towards the US embassy in Jerusalem in April 2024 (Ronaldo Schemidt/AFP)

The crown prince waiting for Iran’s Islamic Republic to fall

February 27, 2026
Simon Theobald

Reza Pahlavi has a roadmap, foreword and millions of diaspora supporters — but his vision for Iran raises more questions than it answers

CENTCOM: US Military’s First Kamikaze Drone Unit Is Ready for Potential Attacks on Iran

February 26, 2026
Dave DeCamp

The drones the US deployed to the Middle East were designed by reverse engineering Iran's Shahed-136 drones

LUCAS drones are positioned on the tarmac at a base in CENTCOM area of operations on November 23, 2025 (CENTCOM photo)

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)