Israel is turning on its last important ally in an act of suicidal hubris.
Tag: Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian
PATRICK LAWRENCE: In Praise of Defeat
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.
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.
DAY 8: ATTACK ON IRAN
A declassified assessment says major U.S. war “unlikely” to topple government; Trump ludicrously says Iran has “surrendered” after Iranian president apologizes to Gulf states; and Trump makes sadistic threat to “groups of people” in Iran.
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.
Between Russia & Iran All’s Well That Ends Well
M.K. Bhadrakumar mulls over Putin’s hastily arranged meeting with Pezeshkian in Turkmenistan last week, shortly before they are due to reconvene on the sidelines of the upcoming BRICS summit.
Patrick Lawrence: The Murder of Ismail Haniyeh
As assiduously as Israel seeks war with Iran is precisely the extent to which it will seek to draw the U.S. into it. That is what made Congress’ insanely intemperate recent reception of Netanyahu so dangerous.
Middle East a Tinderbox After Assassinations
Phyllis Bennis says the killing of Haniyeh in Tehran was a deliberate provocation that matches Netanyahu’s longstanding goal of drawing the U.S. into a potential Israel-Iran war.