After a day’s talks with Iran, J.D. Vance’s claims to progress seem flimsy even by the slack standards the U.S. sets for itself these days in its diplomatic endeavors.
PATRICK LAWRENCE: In Praise of Defeat
Tag: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
Jeffrey Sachs: Two Madmen Play God
When deranged leaders invoke divine catastrophe as a political instrument, it is not only their enemies who are consumed. Unless they are stopped, we will all be victims of these two psychopaths.
Vijay Prashad: The Nuclear Deception
There are no nuclear weapons in Iran. To go to war on that pretext is for Trump to follow the example of George W. Bush and his “weapons of mass destruction” in Iraq. Where were those weapons? In his imagination.
Chris Hedges Report: War & Iran
Former British diplomat Alastair Crooke assesses the current situation in the Middle East and what can be expected in the coming weeks or months.
Atomic Agency Gave Diplomatic Cover to War on Iran
Medea Benjamin and Nicolas J. S. Davies call for IAEA chief Rafael Grossi’s resignation for letting the agency be used by Israel and the U.S. to manufacture a pretext for attacking Iran.
Craig Murray: The UK’s Genocide Spectre
Last week at the U.N. General Assembly, before Israel attacked Iran, the U.K. ambassador’s written explanation of her vote on a Gaza ceasefire suggested Starmer and Lammy are terrified.
Patrick Lawrence: World’s Most Dangerous Man & His Enabler
Netanyahu has craved this war with Iran for decades, always justifying his psychotic lust by way of endless lies and an apparently bottomless paranoia.
Vijay Prashad: The Illegal Attack on Iran
Since the 2020 U.S. assassination of General Soleimani, Washington and Tel Aviv had been working to weaken Tehran. Now Israel smells an opportunity to overthrow the Iranian government by force.
Atomic Energy Chief Condemns Israel’s Bombing of Iran
“Nuclear facilities must never be attacked, regardless of the context or circumstances” — Rafael Grossi issues a grave warning.
Palantir’s Value Soars With Dystopian Spy Tool that Will Centralize Data on Americans
By contracting the surveillance firm to agglomerate the U.S. population’s personal data across government agencies, the White House has turbo-charged the company’s value, Kit Klarenberg reports.