Trump’s Iran tariff threat risks reigniting US-China trade war

January 14, 2026
Nigel Green

Threatened 25% tax on all countries that trade with Iran is a deliberate shot across China’s bow

China is Iran's biggest oil customer. Image: X Screengrab

جنبش در ایران

می‌گویند بزرگترین، و در واقع تنها خدمتی که جمهوری اسلامی به ایرانیان کرد شناساندن اسلام بود. در نتیجه پس از حدود نیم قرن دزدی و ارتشائ زمامداران این سرزمین به نام اسلام، گروهی‌ به مطالعهٔ تاریخ اسلام و چگونگیِ به وجود آمدنِ این دین پرداختند، و فجایع آن را در کتب تاریخی‌ مشاهده کردند. شاید این باعث شود که اکثر ایرانیان کنجکاو شوند و بهترین تاریخی‌ که در مورد اسلام به نگارش درآمده، یعنی‌ تاریخ طبری، را مطالعه کنند. همچنین، شاید این آغازی باشد که خوی به اسلام و ایراد اصطلاحات اسلامی و عربی‌ نیز از گفته‌ها زدوده شود.ا

Iran state TV acknowledges 'a lot of martyrs' as death toll surpasses 3,000: report

January 13, 2026
Greg Norman-Diamond
Iranian state television acknowledged Tuesday that the Islamic Republic has lost "a lot of martyrs" in ongoing anti-government protests sweeping the country, a report said.

Will Iran’s crackdown playbook work this time?

January 13, 2026
Amin Naeni

Past suppression techniques not having the same effect as regime wobbles like never before under protest pressure

Iranian protesters block a street in Tehran on January 9. Photo: MAHSA / Middle East Images / AFP via Getty Images via The Conversation

Report: Military Tells Trump It Needs More Time to Prepare for War With Iran

January 11, 2026
Kyle Anzalone

Military commanders in the Middle East want more time to prepare for Iranian counterattacks

Iran blocks internet and deploys IRGC as widespread protests continue

January 11, 2026

Revolutionary Guard Corps says protecting achievement of 1979 revolution is 'red line', as Trump issues warning to Tehran

Iran’s army pledges to defend national interests after US backs protesters

January 10, 2026

Iran’s ‍elite IRGC, which operates separately from army, also says safeguarding country’s security is a ‘red line’.

This screengrab taken from a video shot on January 6, 2026 shows Iranian security forces using tear gas to disperse protesters at the iconic Tehran's Grand Bazaar [AFP]

Russia wants Ukraine peace deal – Trump

January 9, 2026

President Putin was “all done” on several occasions, but Zelensky wouldn’t negotiate, the US leader has said

FILE PHOTO. Firefighter crews work to extinguish flames following a Russian strike on Kiev, Ukraine

Grand Illusion

January 8, 2026
Chris Hedges

We are cursed by what the historian Barbara Tuchman calls the “bellicose frivolity of senile empires.”

Made in the USSA - by Mr. Fish

Fears of Wider War Over Venezuela Oil as US Seizes Russian-Flagged Tanker

January7, 2026

“That is a confrontation of Cold War proportions,” warned one observer.

Jake Johnson

دنیای بیرون از زمین

نخستین موضوعاتی که افکار بشر را همواره بخود معطوف داشته‌ا‌ند، پاسخ به پرسش‌های اساسی‌ برای زنده ماندن و زندگی‌ کردن بوده است، از جمله: چگونه می‌توان بر گرسنگی چیره شد؟ چگونه می‌توان از سرما و گرما و سایر عوارض طبیعی در امان ماند؟چگونه می‌توان محیط مناسب‌تری برای زندگی‌ فراهم آورد؟ پس از آنکه احتیاجات نخستین برآورده شدند، پرسش‌هائی در گسترهٔ وسیع‌تری ذهن انسان را به خود مشغول می‌دارند. از جمله: سایر نُقاط زمین که خارج از محل زندگی‌ من می‌باشند در کجا قرار دارند و چگونه می‌توانم به آن نقاط سفر کنم؟ من از کجا آمده‌ام و عاقبت به کجا می‌روم؟ کرهٔ زمین چگونه شکل گرفته و از کجا آمده است؟ا

آندرومدا نزدیکترین کهکشان به کهکشان ما، یعنی‌ راه شیری است

IRAN CIVIL WAR BEGINS: Revolution Is Happening! | Mearsheimer Analysis

 https://youtu.be/2rLWEf0LdsY?si=LH8NiXe8-VP9gXNh

Israel's arms manufacturers benefit from EU funding for cutting edge civilian research

January 6, 2026
Carolina Pedrazzi

Public data shows that Israeli arms companies have won grants for civilian projects despite a strict EU ban on funding research that can be used in warfare

A view of destruction caused by Israel's military in Gaza, December 2025 (AFP)

‘Hands off Venezuela!’: Baltimoreans protest Trump invasion

January 5, 2026
Maximillian Alvarez

“This war, every bomb dropped, is not for us. This is for Trump and the billionaires. And we are here to stand against that and say that Baltimore stands with the people of Venezuela”

Message from Bernie Sanders

January 4, 2026
Sisters and Brothers -
Let me give you the good news and the bad news.

Protests in Iran: Analysis of current demonstrations and their implications for the Islamic Republic

January 3, 2026
Lucas Leiroz

Few analysts in the West are truly aware of the situation in Iran.

The United States attacks Venezuela, but many questions remain unanswered

January 3, 2026
Lucas Leiroz

An internal coup and a negotiated resignation are among the possibilities.

Mamdani: “For too long in our city, freedom has belonged only to those who can afford to buy it.”

January 2, 2026
Jessica Corbett

“Demanding that the wealthy and large corporations start paying their fair share of taxes is not radical. It is exactly the right thing to do,” declared Sanders—who endorsed Mamdani even before his June primary victory over former Democratic New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo and “the billionaire-backed status quo.”

Introduction to the Updated Edition of Arghiri Emmanuel's ‘Unequal Exchange’

January 1, 2026
Brett Clark and John Bellamy Foster

Syria’s Mukhtariyah massacre and the lie that made it possible

December 31, 2025

Testimony and footage from Mukhtariyah challenge official claims, showing how false 'security' narratives in March turned the small Syrian village into the site of mass civilian killings. Testimony and footage from the village of Mukhtariyah on the Sy'rian coast show how government security forces fabricated claims of 'violent clashes' with Alawite insurgents, giving them the pretext to carry out a pre-planned massacre