The war on Iran has not only ended in a humiliating defeat for the United States, but resulted in a dramatic shift in the balance of power in the Middle East and the Global South.
Chris Hedges: The Rise of the Global South
Tag: Steve Witkoff
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.
WATCH: The Trump Crime Family
Regis Tremblay interviews Joe Lauria, editor of Consortium News, about the Trump crime family and what it means for Gaza, Iran, Ukraine and the rest of the world.
WATCH: The World This Week — ‘War on Hold’
Former C.I.A. analyst Ray McGovern and ex-U.N. weapons inspector Scott Ritter join The World This Week to discuss the latest developments in the Iran war as Donald Trump cancels his realtors’ return to Islamabad. 8 pm EDT, Saturday.
DAYS 49-51: Talks to Begin After US Seizes Iranian Ship
UPDATED NOW: With chaos growing, Donald Trump sent his real estate agents to Islamabad in an effort at renewed peace talks. He says if there’s no deal this week he’ll start destroying Iran’s civilian targets, writes Joe Lauria.
PATRICK LAWRENCE: US Diplomacy’s Last Breath
Trump, in his regime’s serial dishonesty, has reshaped the conventions of American diplomacy in the Israeli fashion. He has turned the U.S. into the same sort of pariah — never to be trusted.
Jeffrey Sachs: Ending Israel’s War on Peace
To make peace last in the Middle East, the U.S. must end its blank check to Israel’s perpetual wars and join the rest of the world to force Israel to live within its internationally recognized borders of June 4, 1967.
DAYS 21-24: WAR ON IRAN — Trump Backs Down
A pattern has emerged in the war that the U.S. and Israel can’t shake after three weeks: they hit Iran and Iran answers with the same attack. This time though, Trump has backed down.
Caitlin Johnstone: We Deserve Better War Propaganda
U.S. war propaganda about Iran has sunk to the level of low-caliber lies. The U.S. empire is getting more and more bold about exposing its true tyrannical nature
PATRICK LAWRENCE: To Whom Are Our Liars Lying & What Is the Point of Their Lies?
In America’s late-imperial phase, conjured realities are preferable to reality. The creak of history’s wheel has become unbearable such that forlorn attempts to silence it are the only remaining resort.