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Trump’s Lawlessness Joins Strategic Use of Law to Create a Facade of Legitimacy
“Emergency laws” create legal frameworks and blueprints that only strengthen the ability of the state to enact violence.
Mass Protests Urged Following Failed War Powers Act Vote to Stop War in Iran
“The American people will remember who voted to continue an illegal, unnecessary war,” said one progressive advocate.
Iranian Girls’ Elementary School Massacre Was a Double-Tap Strike, Medics Say
The tactic involves bombing a target and then launching a second strike meant to kill survivors and first responders.
As the War on Iran Spirals On, Israel Further Blocks Movement Within West Bank
Without sirens or bomb shelters, Palestinians in the West Bank are witnessing the blowback to Israel’s war on Iran.
Leavitt Suggests Reports on Iranian School Girls Killed Are “Propaganda”
Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth says that the US is “investigating” the strike on the girls’ school.
What Are the Trump Administration’s True Objectives in Iran?
Many of President Trump’s stated justifications for the US and Israeli war on Iran are demonstrably false.
Trump’s War With Iran Is a Boon for the US Gas Export Industry
With Qatari liquified natural gas off the market, US gas exporters are primed to profit, says an energy expert.
Polymarket Takes Down Betting on Nuclear Detonation After Backlash
The betting market on war is “worse than insider trading,” one lawmaker said.
“No to War” — Spain PM Sánchez Doubles Down on Defiance Against Trump Demands
Pedro Sánchez condemned other world leaders for using “the smoke screen of war to conceal their failures.”
A New Regional War Could Be More Devastating Than 25 Years of “Forever Wars”
Iran is aiming for a war of attrition with the world’s biggest military superpower and another nuclear-armed state.