Neither of the two previous quagmires was revealed in its calamitous stupidity as swiftly as Trump’s war on Iran, writes Mitchell Zimmerman.
When Trump Compares Iran to Vietnam or Iraq
Category: Trump Administration
How China Wins at the UN Without Really Trying
As Washington retreats from multilateral institutions to instead opt for bilateral and transactional engagements, much of the world expects China to fill the gap, writes Damilola Banjo.
Trump’s New Iran Negotiator
Tapped to advise Steve Witkoff on Iran, Nick Stewart previously condemned dealing with any of Iran’s elected leaders. His presence consolidates military conflict as the Trump administration’s only option, writes Max Blumenthal.
PATRICK LAWRENCE: Trump’s Trap, Trump’s Sanity
The U.S. president has lost the war he started with Iran — or at the very least he has no chance of winning it — but accepting defeat and repairing the damage of the error is simply beyond his reach.
The Trump Surveillance State
The right to privacy is facing its gravest challenges in Congress and the Supreme Court since colonial days, writes Andrew P. Napolitano.
Taming the Military-Industrial Beast
Washington’s current U.S. buildup of the military industrial complex will certainly prove devastating — not just on U.S. foreign and domestic policies but also on the economic prospects of average Americans, writes William Hartung.
Iran Group’s ICC Evidence of US & Israeli War Crimes
Since the ICC does not have jurisdiction over war crimes committed on Iranian territory, human rights organizations and advocates have implored Tehran to grant the court jurisdiction, Jake Johnson reports.
PATRICK LAWRENCE: War Against Individual Conscience
The head spins — while the Zionist regime goes on a persecutorial rampage against Christians, its imperial sponsor enables it at every turn in the name of Christian righteousness.
Military Disasters & the End of Empire
Alfred McCoy on the history of imperial misadventures and how defeat in the Iran War will accelerate U.S. global decline.
Hedges Report: Lebanon’s Defiance
Journalist Laith Marouf delivers a firsthand account from southern Lebanon — where entire villages were flattened. Hezbollah not only held the line — it inflicted significant losses. Marouf says it marks the end of Western hegemony.