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Amid War, the Middle East Remains a Key Center of the Global Economy
Damage to the region’s logistical networks and infrastructure will have a big ripple effect down global supply chains.
The US-Israeli War on Iran Is Incentivizing Nuclear Proliferation
As nuclear-armed countries violate international law, others may turn to proliferation as a form of deterrence.
Pope Leo: Aerial Bombing Should Have Been Banned Forever After 20th-Century Wars
“No one should fear that threats of death and destruction will come from the sky,” Pope Leo XIV said.
Trump Declares Iran War “Has Been Won” as Pentagon Deploys 3,000 Paratroopers
Trump has made disputed claims that negotiations are ongoing, while Hegseth said the US negotiates “with bombs.”
Trump’s Iran War May Mark the Beginning of the End for Dollar-Backed US Empire
Radical economist Costas Lapavitsas discusses the crumbling of the dollar-backed world system and what could be next.
GOP Senator: Postwar Plan for Iran Is “Hope for the Best and See What Happens”
Sen. Rick Scott, a Republican from Florida, serves on three committees that receive briefings on foreign policy and war.
German President Says Trump’s War on Iran Should Cause Permanent Rupture With US
The president’s remarks were a departure from Germany’s policies supporting the US in the war.
With Gaza’s Libraries in Ruins, Palestinians Fight to Preserve Historical Memory
More than 87 public libraries and archives in Gaza have been partially or completely destroyed by Israel’s genocide.
Operation Epic Fury Explained: Riches and Domination Drive This War
In Trump’s upside-down world, the war is going “well.”
US Is Sending Thousands More Troops to Middle East, Reports Say, in Escalation
New polling this week found the majority of Americans say the war benefits Israel more than it does the US.