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Israel-US and Iran War: A geostrategic transformation

Israel-US and Iran War: A geostrategic transformation

After the 12-day war in May last year, it was clear that both sides would be face-to-face soon. They restarted on 28th February 2026. Israel-US...

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Dr Zakir Hussain

Jerusalem at the epicentre of the Middle East crisis

Jerusalem at the epicentre of the Middle East crisis

Every year, on the last Friday of the holy month of Ramadan, millions of people around the world mobilise to mark the International Day of Al-Quds,...

yesterday 20

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Sayid Marcos Tenorio

Lindsey Graham: A devilish warmonger in service of Israel and defense industry at America’s expense

Lindsey Graham: A devilish warmonger in service of Israel and defense industry at America’s expense

In the dark corridors of the United States’ power and politics, where morality is starkly traded for profit, and human lives are calculated as...

yesterday 20

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Ahmed Asmar

Existential Attrition: Iran’s Closure of the Strait of Hormuz

Existential Attrition: Iran’s Closure of the Strait of Hormuz

“The geopolitical genie is out of the bottle: by capitalizing on geography to disrupt global trade, countries can strengthen their strategic...

yesterday 30

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Dr Binoy Kampmark

War with Iran: How it began, how it may end, and the future of alliances in West Asia

War with Iran: How it began, how it may end, and the future of alliances in West Asia

War rarely begins with a single event. More often than not, it emerges from years of mounting tensions, failed diplomacy and strategic...

yesterday 40

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Reza Asadian

The prophecy and the profiteers: How Lindsey Graham, Paula White-Cain and Netanyahu sold America a holy war

The prophecy and the profiteers: How Lindsey Graham, Paula White-Cain and Netanyahu sold America a holy war

In mid-February 2026, Senator Lindsey Graham stood before cameras in Tel Aviv and delivered what he called one of his ‘most consequential messages...

yesterday 30

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Dr Sahar Huneidi

Is Israel becoming a strategic liability for the US?

Is Israel becoming a strategic liability for the US?

Indicators are mounting that the world is heading toward an era of multipolarity, signaling the twilight of the age of singular American hegemony and...

previous day 10

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Dr Sania Faisal El-Husseini

Creating impunity through diplomatic statements

Creating impunity through diplomatic statements

Settler violence in the occupied West Bank is unacceptable, the EU and the UK stated yesterday. “Impunity for such acts risks provoking further...

previous day 30

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Ramona Wadi

If Palestinian lives matter, violence in Gaza cannot be normalized

If Palestinian lives matter, violence in Gaza cannot be normalized

Indonesian diplomat Aloysius Selwas Taborat recently responded to our article titled “Indonesia’s cabinet secretary is sanitizing genocide in...

previous day 30

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Dr. Muhammad Zulfikar Rakhmat

Gaza shows how the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran is reshaping existing fronts

Gaza shows how the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran is reshaping existing fronts

While most international analysis remains focused on the implications of the U.S.-Israeli escalation against Iran —from deterrence to the risk of a...

previous day 10

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Mona hedaya

The war on Iran started with missiles, but oil price can end it

The war on Iran started with missiles, but oil price can end it

The war began with airstrikes and missiles. But the turning point may come from the economy. In this fight, Iran is trying to win by raising the cost,...

previous day 30

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Tamer Ajrami

Shadows of deception: False-flag risks in the Israel–Iran Conflict

Shadows of deception: False-flag risks in the Israel–Iran Conflict

The concept of a false flag operation, though often dismissed as the stuff of thrillers, is a recognised tactic in security studies and international...

previous day 30

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Greg Pence

The dangerous logic of false flags: How Israel could draw allies into a wider war

The dangerous logic of false flags: How Israel could draw allies into a wider war

Over the past ten days, West Asia has been engulfed in a conflict whose consequences are already rippling far beyond the battlefields. After the...

previous day 30

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Peter Rodgers

The Geography of Hope: Why Palestine is the Middle East’s Only Way Out

The Geography of Hope: Why Palestine is the Middle East’s Only Way Out

Let us imagine a liberated Palestine. Let us consider how justice for the Palestinian people would reshape not only the region but, indeed, the entire...

previous day 30

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Dr Ramzy Baroud

Even off-hand talk about Israel’s nuclear option is obscene

Even off-hand talk about Israel’s nuclear option is obscene

The “real” chances of a nuclear hit-back from Israel, driven by desperation in an existential crisis, are generally considered low due to...

wednesday 30

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Ranjan Solomon

Middle power nonsense: Australia, Canada and capitulating to the Iran War

Middle power nonsense: Australia, Canada and capitulating to the Iran War
wednesday 30

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Dr Binoy Kampmark

Iraq’s militias: From guns for hire to checkbooks of power

Iraq’s militias: From guns for hire to checkbooks of power
wednesday 30

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Karam Nama

Netanyahu’s lifelong obsession with striking Iran and his looming spectacular defeat

Netanyahu’s lifelong obsession with striking Iran and his looming spectacular defeat
wednesday 40

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Jasim Al-Azzawi

The objective of the Iran war is not regime change but complete dismantling of the Iranian state

The objective of the Iran war is not regime change but complete dismantling of the Iranian state
wednesday 30

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Jawad Khalid

The Iran War: A product of American delusions and Zionist ambitions

The Iran War: A product of American delusions and Zionist ambitions
wednesday 40

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Dr Hassaan Bokhari

Brazil´s Lula Warns the Middle East War Will Not Stop at the Region’s Borders

Brazil´s Lula Warns the Middle East War Will Not Stop at the Region’s Borders
wednesday 40

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Eman Abusidu

A colonial choice: The Board of Peace, or the UN?

A colonial choice: The Board of Peace, or the UN?
wednesday 40

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Ramona Wadi

Indonesia’s cautious response to the U.S.–Israel war on Iran

Indonesia’s cautious response to the U.S.–Israel war on Iran
10.03.2026 40

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Dr. Muhammad Zulfikar Rakhmat

Governance in the rubble – why Hamas still holds Gaza

Governance in the rubble – why Hamas still holds Gaza
10.03.2026 40

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Ranjan Solomon

Trump disappointed, Iran resolute: Leadership amid war

Trump disappointed, Iran resolute: Leadership amid war
10.03.2026 40

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Jenny Williams

Starmer’s self-defence fudge: The UK’s growing involvement in the Iran War

Starmer’s self-defence fudge: The UK’s growing involvement in the Iran War
10.03.2026 30

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Dr Binoy Kampmark

Response to Mr. Zulfikar and Ms. Aryanti: Palestinian lives matter

Response to Mr. Zulfikar and Ms. Aryanti: Palestinian lives matter
10.03.2026 40

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Aloysius selwas taborat

Pressing challenges facing Egypt as a result of the Iran war

Pressing challenges facing Egypt as a result of the Iran war
10.03.2026 40

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Mahmoud Hassan

Mojtaba Khamenei and the continuity of the Islamic Revolution

Mojtaba Khamenei and the continuity of the Islamic Revolution
09.03.2026 40

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Sayid Marcos Tenorio

Chaos without a goal: Why Washington’s war on Iran looks like a dangerous fiasco

Chaos without a goal: Why Washington’s war on Iran looks like a dangerous fiasco
09.03.2026 50

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Tamer Ajrami

When Tel Aviv decides, Washington fights

When Tel Aviv decides, Washington fights
09.03.2026 40

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Jamal Kanj

Hormuz: The world’s energy fuse

Hormuz: The world’s energy fuse
09.03.2026 40

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Alice Johnson

The war Iran prepared for: How Tehran is raising the cost of war

The war Iran prepared for: How Tehran is raising the cost of war
09.03.2026 80

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Dr Ramzy Baroud

Calls for the reconfiguration of military arrangements in the Gulf region

Calls for the reconfiguration of military arrangements in the Gulf region
08.03.2026 50

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Thembisa Fakude

Indonesia’s cabinet secretary is sanitising genocide in Gaza

Indonesia’s cabinet secretary is sanitising genocide in Gaza
07.03.2026 50

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Dr. Muhammad Zulfikar Rakhmat

Berlin’s Police Chief has links to evangelical Israel lobbyists

Berlin’s Police Chief has links to evangelical Israel lobbyists

It is well known that Christian fundamentalists in the United States are among Israel’s most important supporters. It is also widely recognised that...

07.03.2026 60

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Leon Wystrychowski

Banality cannot swim: Iran and evil on the high seas of empire

Banality cannot swim: Iran and evil on the high seas of empire

Hannah Arendt’s “banality of evil” is one of those concepts polite society cherishes because it flatters the audience. It reassures comfortable...

07.03.2026 50

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Junaid S. Ahmad

Israel’s strike on Iran has now triggered a multi-front missile crisis

Israel’s strike on Iran has now triggered a multi-front missile crisis

Since the night Israeli warplanes struck Tehran and killed senior Iranian officials, the region has lurched from retaliation to rupture — missiles...

07.03.2026 50

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Kurniawan Arif Maspul

Controlling Iran’s skies does not mean the regime will fall to the ground

Controlling Iran’s skies does not mean the regime will fall to the ground

When Caroline Levitt says that the United States is “steadily moving toward control of Iranian airspace” within four to six weeks, she is talking...

07.03.2026 40

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Karam Nama

Trump’s Doctrine: When War Becomes a Business Model

Trump’s Doctrine: When War Becomes a Business Model

The explosions now echoing across Iran, Lebanon, and parts of the Gulf are not merely the sounds of another Middle Eastern war. They also reflect a...

07.03.2026 50

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Adnan Hmidan

The Epstein Files: Blackmail, power, and geopolitical shadows

The Epstein Files: Blackmail, power, and geopolitical shadows

The infamous Epstein files do not merely pulse with the sordid details of one man’s depravity; they are the autopsy report of a dying moral order....

07.03.2026 40

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Jasim Al-Azzawi

America First or Israel First? Trump’s Iran policy sparks important questions

America First or Israel First? Trump’s Iran policy sparks important questions

Donald Trump has made the “America First” doctrine central to his political campaign and presidency. His presidency has been presented as a...

07.03.2026 50

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Jenny Williams

Bombs over classrooms: The girls the world forgot before International Women’s Day

Bombs over classrooms: The girls the world forgot before International Women’s Day

International Women’s Day is often marked by speeches about equality and symbolic gestures celebrating women’s progress. But these rituals ring...

07.03.2026 50

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Dr Ayşe Duran Yilmaz

Standing Between Missiles and Diplomacy: The Gulf’s Difficult Path to Prevent a Regional War

Standing Between Missiles and Diplomacy: The Gulf’s Difficult Path to Prevent a Regional War

The Arab Gulf states today find themselves in one of the most uncomfortable strategic positions in modern Middle Eastern politics. They are neither...

06.03.2026 40

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Dr Ahmad Badri Bin Abdullah

Zionism’s grip over the world: From Epstein to Greater Israel

Zionism’s grip over the world: From Epstein to Greater Israel

What do the US Congress, Nicolás Maduro, the riots in Iran, Jeffrey Epstein, and the destruction of Syria have in common? Zionism and Israel have...

06.03.2026 50

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Sarmad Ishfaq

Mojtaba Khamenei and the meaning of revolutionary continuity

Mojtaba Khamenei and the meaning of revolutionary continuity

Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, the Supreme Leader of the Islamic Republic of Iran and the central figure in the country’s political and religious...

06.03.2026 50

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Ranjan Solomon

Shatter Iran, inherit the whirlwind

Shatter Iran, inherit the whirlwind

There is a dangerous, academic notion currently haunting the halls of Washington and Tel Aviv: the idea that a fractured Iran, carved into a...

06.03.2026 50

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Jasim Al-Azzawi

Loony bin rationales: The continuing war on Iran

Loony bin rationales: The continuing war on Iran

Villainous lunacy is abundant these days as the bombing of Iran by Israel and the United States continues.  The rationale for this illegal...

06.03.2026 50

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Dr Binoy Kampmark

Power, justice, and the struggle for order in the Middle East

Power, justice, and the struggle for order in the Middle East

The escalating confrontation involving the United States, Israel, and Iran is often interpreted through the narrow prism of security threats, nuclear...

06.03.2026 50

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Eko Ernada

Care packages, brought to Palestinians by colonialism

Care packages, brought to Palestinians by colonialism

Nickolay Mladenov, former UN Special Coordinator for Middle East Affairs and now High Representative for the Board of Peace, is no stranger to...

05.03.2026 40

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Ramona Wadi