Tehran slams Ukrainian strike on Iranian ship in Caspian Sea

July 26, 2026

Iran said Kiev bears ‘responsibility for the consequences’ of its attack, hours after Ukraine’s president announced the strike

 

The US Culture of Misunderstanding in Iran & the Middle East

July 25, 2026
Andrea B. Rugh
Washington, D.C. (Special to Informed Comment; Feature) – It has become increasingly clear that effective international communication is impossible without basic knowledge of world cultures. US officials say as much when they admit that failures in Afghanistan and Iraq were due in large part to ignorance of culture and pushing too many programs that conflicted with local values. In Afghanistan, for example, the US pushed tribal leaders to adopt a centralized form of government, when decentralization was a more familiar pattern of the past. It left the Afghan government only controlling Kabul in the end. The US also insisted that USAID-funded projects be staffed by 25 percent Afghan women. But in practice, few Afghan women had the requisite skills or the willingness to join their projects. Even when they did, social norms required that they be accompanied and transported everywhere—costly provisions that forced the cancellation of projects.

U.S. Imperialism Resurgent

July 25, 2026
Costas Lapavitsas
Evidence has been accumulating for more than a decade that the world has entered a period of profound geopolitical turmoil. Large-scale war has become a permanent feature of geopolitics, manifested in the fighting between Russia and Ukraine since February 2022—with the direct and indirect involvement of the United States and its allies—and in the devastation of the Middle East and destruction of Palestinian society and people by Israel. Alongside open violence, there has been widespread economic coercion applied by the United States, including massive commercial sanctions on Russia, freezing the reserves of its central bank, and using interbank payment mechanisms to isolate the Russian and other economies from the global monetary and financial systems.

 

Today’s Headlines: 16 Iranian Cities Hit | Al-Hayya’s Message to Mediators | ‘False Flag’

       July 24, 2026
Abu Obeida Issues Statement: Why Is the West Bank Suddenly Exploding?
PALESTINE CHRONICLE: Friday’s deadly events in Tell triggered a sweeping Israeli escalation, renewed resistance calls, and fears of a broader confrontation across the occupied West Bank.

US ramps up campaign against Iran by turning to a new weapon

July 23, 2026
Jack Davis
B-1 bombers have returned to the sky over Iran as the United States seeks to pound Iran into releasing its grip on the Strait of Hormuz.

The Iran Cease-Fire Was Doomed to Fail

 July 22, 2026

Neil Quilliam and Sanam Vakil

Why Transactionalism Won’t Deliver Peace in the Middle East

موجود هوشمند

 آیا ما تنها موجود هوشمند در این دنیا می‌باشیم؟ جهان ما آنقدر وسیع است که بسیاری از دانشمندان احتمال وجود موجودات هوشمند در منظومه‌های دیگر را قریب به یقین می‌دانند. فرضیه‌های بسیاری در مورد اینکه این موجودات چگونه هستند وجود دارد، تا جایی که حتی ضریب هوشی آنها برآورد شده است. 

Iran war live: Kuwait desalination, power plants damaged in fiery attack

July 21, 2026
Mariamne Everett and Christine Maguire

• A desalination facility and power plants caught on fire and suffered serious damage in Kuwait after new Iranian strikes targeted the crucial facilities, along with areas of Bahrain and Jordan, following a 10th-consecutive night of US bombing.
• “Massive fires” broke out on two tankers that “took an unsafe route” in the Strait of Hormuz, says Iran’s Revolutionary Guard.
• Iran-backed Houthis in Yemen declare a maritime blockade against Saudi Arabia threatening to further disrupt the fragile global energy supply.
• US President Donald Trump warns Iran it will pay “many times over” for the deaths of American soldiers after a week in which at least three US personnel were killed.
• Lebanon’s army says its soldiers have begun deploying in the southern town of Zawtar al-Gharbiyeh after the withdrawal of Israeli forces as part of a US-mediated agreement.

An Iranian Vision of the New Middle East

July 20, 2026
Javad Zarif

Ending the War and Sustaining the Peace Requires a New Approach to Regional Security

Iran’s Kuwait Water Plant Strike: Oil Prices and Trans-regional War

July 19, 2026
Juan Cole
Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – In response to the renewed American bombing of southeastern Iran ports and facilities, including civilian infrastructure, the Iranian military responded Saturday with attacks on US bases and the infrastructure of Arab allies of the US, such as a desalinization plant and oil facilities in Kuwait and US personnel and installations in Jordan, where two American soldiers were killed and several more wounded.

Photo of Kuwait City by Optical Chemist on Unsplash

A blockade at Hormuz, a crisis for all humanity

July 19, 2026
W Julian Korab-Karpowicz

Military escalation in Middle East is exposing deep material and moral vulnerabilities in our hyper-optimized, globalized society

 
Ships idling in the Strait of Hormuz. Image: X Screengrab

What to expect after the US reimposes naval blockade on Iran’s ports?

July 18, 2026

Maziar Motamedi

Pressure is expected to build up against average Iranians, as well as global energy markets due to the US blockade.

Vessels are seen anchored in Bandar Abbas along the Strait of Hormuz [Amirhossein Khorgooei/ISNA/AFP]

The US military just emptied a third of its deepest missile magazine into Iran — and the Pentagon’s own wargames say the next war empties it in days

July 17, 2026
The U.S. Military’s Tomahawk Crisis: How Many Are Left, What the Iran War Used, and What a China War Would Take: As of July 17, 2026, the United States has fired well over 1,000 Tomahawk cruise missiles at Iran, the largest expenditure of the weapon in history, and with the ceasefire declared dead on July 8, the meter is running again. Roughly 2,000 to 3,000 missiles are estimated to remain, against a production line that has built about 90 a year. The sharper question is the one the war has forced into the open: whether the magazine that just emptied into Iran could sustain the conflict it exists to deter, against China or Russia. The honest answer, drawn from the Pentagon’s own wargames, is unsettling.

 

Donald Trump is running out of options in Iran

July 16, 2026
Andrew Gawthorpe
(The Conversation) – Serious hostilities between the US and Iran have resumed. On July 8, Donald Trump said that the ceasefire agreed by the two countries in June was “over”. Since then, he has ordered the US military to carry out intensive airstrikes on Iran and has reimposed an economic blockade of the country.

How the Strait of Hormuz is testing the Iran–Oman alliance

July 15, 2026
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.

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.

Trump knocks US-Iran war back to square one

July 14, 2026
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

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.

 

Iran War 3.0

July 13, 2026
Alastair Crooke

A market downturn in the U.S. – exacerbated by an energy crisis – could spell disaster for Trump’s midterm hopes.

‘Now Face Reality’: Iran Strikes US Bases across Five Countries after New Attacks

July 12, 2026

Iran launched a three-phase retaliation against US military sites across the region and closed the Strait of Hormuz after renewed American attacks.

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)

Trouble with Persia? Ask the Romans

July 11, 2026
John Limbert

Donald Trump is far from the first foreign leader to get bad advice when it comes to Iran and its formidable antecedents

Iran Is Losing Iraq

July 10, 2026
Kamaran Palani

Baghdad Goes Its Own Way

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.

US Begins Bombing Iran for the Second Night

July 9, 2026
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”.

US-Iran ceasefire collapse all about control of Hormuz

July 9, 2026
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.

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

‘I Don’t Want to Deal With Them’: Trump Declares Iran Truce Over as US Resumes Bombing

July 8, 2026

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)

خداوند

مقاله‌ای را که در زیر می‌آید شخصی‌ در فیسبوک گذاشته بود، که می‌توان در اینجا به آن دسترسی پیدا کرد. این مقاله به انگلیسی‌ است و من آنرا به کمک گوگل ترجمه کرده‌ام که در زیر می‌آید. دلیل انتخاب این مقاله چند مورد تاریخی‌، و همچنین طرز بیان نویسنده برای تفهیم دلایلی در رد فرضیات الهی می‌باشد.ا

No Talks on Final US-Iran Deal If Threats Continue

July 7, 2026
Dave DeCamp

Under the MoU, the two sides must refrain from making threats before negotiating a final agreement

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.

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

The Anti-Indigenous Slur in the Declaration of Independence Speaks Volumes

July 4, 2026
Johnnie Jae

The US Declaration of Independence frames Indigenous resistance as aggression and colonial violence as self-defense.

Iran war may deliver US a diplomatic silver lining

July 4, 2026
Daniel DePetris
In late June, less than two weeks after the Trump administration signed its much-ridiculed memorandum of understanding with Iran, Secretary of State Marco Rubio traveled to the Middle East. The journey was as much about damage control as anything else. While Washington’s regional allies were relieved the shooting had tapered off, many had concerns about what the deal left out.

Iran issues warning to Trump: "We will avenge the blood of the martyred Imam"

July 3, 2026
Lauge Risom Koch
Iran has renewed its pledge to retaliate following the death of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, with a senior military commander warning that Tehran intends to “avenge the blood” of those killed, according to The Express.

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)