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US War Machine Is Built on Decades of Lies. The Assault on Iran Is No Exception.
Trump’s endless falsehoods about the Iran war build on a long history of US military mythmaking.
IAEA Sounds Alarm on US-Israeli Strike Near Iran Nuclear Plant
At least one person was killed in the strike near Iran’s Bushehr nuclear plant, raising safety concerns.
Pope Leo Condemns “Imperialist Occupation” as He Urges Trump to End War on Iran
“Neither in the pastoral sphere nor in the social and political spheres can good come from abuse of power,” he said.
No Kings Must Mean No War: Foreign Policy Is Least Democratic Space in Politics
A movement in the name of democracy must resist imperial ambition done in our name and with our money.
Austria Becomes Latest EU Country to Deny US Military Use of Its Airspace
The country’s defense minister said it’s denied military airspace requests from the US since the outset of the war.
Has the US Already Lost the War on Iran?
Trump's televised speech was an admission of “defeat in the war of narratives," says scholar Behrooz Ghamari-Tabrizi.
Trump Says US Will Bomb Iran Into “Stone Ages,” Invoking Vietnam Carpet Bombing
The US will bomb Iran “back to the Stone Ages, where they belong,” Trump said of the country with 93 million people.
Christian Nationalists in US Government Push Attacks on Iran as Holy War
With Pete Hegseth leading the Department of Defense, the line separating church and state is increasingly blurred.
Trump Slashed Medicaid. Now He Says US Can’t Fund It Because of His War on Iran.
The president's comments come as the Pentagon seeks $200 billion to continue funding the unpopular, destructive war.
Israel Strikes Pharmaceutical Factory in Tehran That Made Cancer Drugs
“The only reason you would hit this target is to try to limit medicine production in Iran,” one expert said.