Saturday, October 31, 2026

Tag: Iran

Tehran. Photo: Amir Pashaei / CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Officials of Mecca Pact Nations gather for Talks in Tehran, Defying...

Pakistan's army chief, Saudi Arabia's defense minister and Turkey's intelligence director met Iran's president, a rare Saudi visit.

Trump says he is weighing an Iran deal or renewed strikes...

Iran's Revolutionary Guard says seven ships were hit Thursday, which U.S. Central Command denies, while Iran's ambassador to Pakistan says Tehran offered to reopen the strait if the blockade ends.

America’s Broken Promises, Iran’s Resolve, and the dangerous Game over the...

Iran is telling Washington that the age of expecting automatic concessions in exchange for ambiguous promises is over.

Iran offers to Mediate between Riyadh and Sanaa even as Houthis...

The Houthi movement has struck Saudi airports three times, and Iran has offered to mediate between Riyadh and Sanaa

No, Mr. Trump, Iran can’t “take out” Los Angeles and San...

US intelligence agencies have assessed for 25 years that Iran has no military nuclear weapons program, and Iran has no intercontinental ballistic missile, writes Juan Cole.

Vietnamese Press: US Military Withdrawal from Iraq a victory for Tehran

Juan Cole reads an Arabic-language Vietnamese news report on the complete US military withdrawal from Iraq and compares it with 1975.

Trump says he is in ‘deciding mode’ on destroying Iran

The Pentagon's own death count is undercounting US troops killed in the seven-month war, the Washington Post has reported.
A US Air Force fighter jet. Photo: public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

War, What Is It Good For?

Absolutely Everything (As Far as Washington Is Concerned)

Houthi offensive in Yemen adds to fear that Iran war could...

Recent events in Yemen could drag Saudi Arabia into the conflict.

Massie files eight impeachment articles against Hegseth over Iran war

The Kentucky Republican's resolution accuses the defense secretary of ordering unauthorized strikes and retaliating against a senator who invoked troops' right to refuse illegal orders.

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Rape as a Tool of Empire: Cornell, Palestine, and the Silence of Western Feminists

“In both cases, their perpetrators and assailants can leave the crime scene unscathed, with their hands clean.”
Voters stand at voting stations in a polling place.

In a Country That Needs Heroes, Here Are a Few Standouts This Election Season

“Right now, the United States is unhappy enough to need a lot of heroes.”
The U.S. Capitol building with its dome in Washington.

515 donors gave $4.2 billion to 2026 super PACs, Public Citizen finds

Elon Musk alone gave $445 million, about 10% of the total, according to the group's analysis of FEC data through late October.
The entrance of the Lyndon Baines Johnson Department of Education Building in Washington.

McMahon plans $43,279 in office furniture as Education Dept shrinks

Senators Baldwin and Murray asked the Education secretary to cancel the purchase. The department says her current furniture does not fit its new office space.
Sign outside the Internal Revenue Service building in Washington, D.C.

Largest U.S. corporations paid 10.4% federal tax in 2025, ITEP finds

The study of 706 companies counted 114 that paid no current federal income tax and $198 billion in subsidies from rates below 21%