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.