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The American way of war, war, war
1+ hour, 10+ min ago (259+ words) On a Planet at the Brink. That title of mine is certainly repetitive of me (me, me), but how can you not be repetitive in the distinctly repeated world of Donald J. Trump (Trumped, Trumped)? I mean, twice already and who…...
Trump threatens Iran as peace talks advance despite Israel's Lebanon escalation
1+ day, 3+ hour ago (943+ words) As mediators report a 60-day roadmap toward a final deal, Trump's threats, Iran's Hormuz warning, and Israel's refusal to withdraw from Lebanon are testing whether diplomacy can survive another push toward regional war. Peace negotiations between the United States and…...
Iran: Progress on sanctions relief at Swiss talks with US
1+ day, 3+ hour ago (606+ words) As U. S. -Iran talks in Switzerland move toward sanctions relief, frozen assets, and a Hormuz hotline, the unresolved war in Lebanon remains the central obstacle to turning a fragile memorandum into peace. Fars News reported'on comments by Iranian negotiator Hossein Ghorbanzadeh…...
The persistence of 'Israel First'
6+ day, 1+ hour ago (856+ words) Trump's Middle East record reveals the short life of "America First." If there is one conclusion to be drawn from the latest confrontation involving Iran, the United States, and Israel, it is the remarkably short life of Donald Trump's "America…...
Iran will sign a deal on Friday as the winner, but will the war be over?
6+ day, 20+ hour ago (525+ words) Will historians judge Donald Trump as the man who destroyed America? Here is an computer-generated transcript, which I have manually tried to correct: Ian Masters: Now, here's Juan Cole. He's a professor of Modern Middle East and South Asian history…...
Half a dozen "ceasefires" later, the attack on Iran has exposed the limits of US-Israeli hegemony
6+ day, 21+ hour ago (870+ words) In Iran, Trump and Netanyahu thought they could impose imperialism on the cheap " but it turns out not everyone is playing that game. On June 1, despite a ceasefire ostensibly underway in the U. S. -Israeli war on Iran, Israel's prime minister launched…...
US-Iran ceasefire deal opens fragile path out of war as Israel threatens to keep fighting
1+ week, 1+ day ago (700+ words) The interim framework could reopen the Strait of Hormuz and pause a war that killed thousands, but unresolved disputes over sanctions, Iran's nuclear program, frozen assets, and Israel's military operations leave the deal vulnerable before it is even signed. President…...
Israel linked to majority of global civilian deaths from explosive weapons in 2025
1+ week, 4+ day ago (645+ words) A new international monitoring report found that more than 22, 600 civilians were killed by explosive weapons last year, with Israeli armed forces accounting for 56 percent of recorded fatalities worldwide. A newly released international monitoring report has identified Israeli armed forces as…...
Questions grow after analysis links US strike to water facilities serving 20, 000 Iranians
1+ week, 4+ day ago (1002+ words) Satellite imagery, bomb fragment analysis, and damage assessments have intensified scrutiny over whether U. S. forces struck civilian water infrastructure near the Strait of Hormuz, raising concerns about potential violations of international law. Residents of southern Iran faced extreme heat and a…...
Gaza surgeon wins New Jersey House primary on healthcare not bombs campaign
2+ week, 5+ day ago (1060+ words) Dr. Adam Hamawy, a retired Army combat surgeon who treated patients in Gaza during Israel's assault on the enclave, won New Jersey's Democratic primary in a deep-blue congressional district after running on a platform centered on healthcare, economic reform, immigration…...