9+ hour, 13+ min ago  (344+ words) The Strait of Hormuz became a major strategic leverage for Iran after the strikes began on February 28, as its leverage over the region could trigger a global energy crisis, raising the cost of remaining engaged in this conflict for its…...

1+ day, 3+ hour ago  (621+ words) Tracing patterns of torture inflicted upon Palestinians historically, since the colonial era till modern-day detention centres, the report argues that torture is not merely misconduct by certain individuals, but "a structural feature of the ongoing genocide and broader settler-colonial apartheid…...

1+ day, 12+ hour ago  (530+ words) The war launched by the United States and Israel against Iran five weeks ago is expected to slow down amid reports of threats, negotiations and ceasefire." The two-week truce, announced by US President Donald Trump just hours before a threatened…...

1+ day, 15+ hour ago  (623+ words) Ceasefires are often presented as moments of relief " pauses in violence that open the door to diplomacy. But sometimes they reveal something more consequential: who has actually gained from the war. The emerging ceasefire between the US, Israel and Iran…...

1+ day, 15+ hour ago  (144+ words) The Wire. in Less than 24 hours after the United States and Iran agreed to a two-week ceasefire " during which Iran's 10-point peace plan is to serve as a "workable' basis for negotiations towards a lasting agreement " Israel's frenzied, brutal bombing…...

2+ day, 9+ hour ago  (895+ words) Is it better to be the hero who dies for a machine, or the clever survivor who lives to tell the story? There are two folkloric figures " John Henry of America and Ali Baba of Persia " from whom Iran can…...

2+ day, 15+ hour ago  (15+ words) Congratulate Pakistan: After Silence Over Trumps Genocidal Threats, Nations React to US-Iran Ceasefire'The Wire. in...

3+ day, 10+ hour ago  (1188+ words) Washington and Tel Aviv attacked anyway." The world reacted with condemnation " from the UN Secretary-General to China, France and Russia " but the architecture of American power rendered diplomatic protest largely symbolic. What was neither symbolic nor excusable was the silence…...

3+ day, 15+ hour ago  (131+ words) thewire. in US President Donald Trump expanded his threat against Iran to include all power plants and bridges Monday as his ultimatum to make a deal ticked closer, after Tehran rejected a 45-day ceasefire proposal and said it wants a…...

3+ day, 22+ hour ago  (385+ words) It is over five weeks since Israel and the United States initiated a war against Iran. During this period, the conflict has extended beyond Iran's borders and impacted the entire Persian Gulf, the Levant (in Persian: Shamat) and the Red…...