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)

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