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The U.S. bombed a wedding in Iran. It’s not the first time
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The U.S. bombed a wedding in Iran. It’s not the first time
September 4, 2026

On September 1, an American missile slammed into a home in the small Iranian fishing town of Kuhestak, along the Strait of Hormuz, where dozens of people had gathered to celebrate the wedding of a fisherman’s daughter.

On His Big Policies, Burnham Begins Backtracking
September 4, 2026

The prime minister has always been slippery, but sudden policy changes this early presage trouble.

On His Big Policies, Burnham Begins Backtracking
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When Iceland said no to Brussels
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When Iceland said no to Brussels
September 3, 2026

Icelanders were offered a chair at the negotiating table. They looked at it. And decided they were perfectly comfortable standing.

The looming failure of Operation Economic Outcast
September 3, 2026

Last week, Pakistan announced that it will not comply with the latest sanctions the United States imposed on Iran and will continue trading with its neighbour. The news came just days after China made a similar statement.

The looming failure of Operation Economic Outcast
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The definition of insanity
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The definition of insanity
September 2, 2026

This definition also very well describes the Trump Administration’s war with Iran. According to media reports, President Trump was cajoled by Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu that this would be an “easy war,” like Venezuela. Just assassinate the Iranian leadership, he promised, and the regime change would bring in a pro-America regime in Iran.

John Mearsheimer and Chris Hedges: Trump’s economic war on Iran is a desperate ‘Hail Mary’
September 2, 2026

With its military options exhausted and China, Russia and key regional powers refusing to isolate Tehran, Washington is flailing in a war it cannot win. The Iran War Is the Greatest Strategic Blunder in U.S. History

John Mearsheimer and Chris Hedges: Trump’s economic war on Iran is a desperate ‘Hail Mary’
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The British state has lost the argument, even as it rigs the trials of genocide opponents
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The British state has lost the argument, even as it rigs the trials of genocide opponents
September 1, 2026

The UK isn’t a dispassionate arbiter of justice in prosecuting anti-genocide activists. It has been aggressively colluding in Israeli crimes. That huge conflict of interest is the elephant in the room

The CIA’s John Ratcliffe Goes to Moscow
September 1, 2026

The real reasons for the trip remain obscure

The CIA’s John Ratcliffe Goes to Moscow
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