What the Iran-Iraq war can tell us about the US-Israeli war on Iran
Trump and Netanyahu are harbouring the same illusions Saddam Hussein had in 1980 when he invaded Iran.
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Did Israel miscalculate in launching the war on Iran?
Like in other conflicts, Israel launched the war on Iran together with the US without a realistic political plan.
ICC states should not ignore judicial experts’ conclusions in Khan’s case
Doing so would damage State Parties’ own credibility and that of the ICC system.
The US-Israeli war on humanity
The lawlessness and brutality of the US-Israeli genocide in Gaza have now spread to other parts of the world.
How the US and Israel are making the Islamic republic stronger
The war is feeding into a theological narrative of martyrdom and sacrifice that is helping maintain the Islamic Republic
The Strait of Hormuz is not just an oil chokepoint
It is the single point of failure of globalised production.
As a Palestinian, I stand in solidarity with the Iranian people. Here’s why
History teaches us that the West’s promises of caring for our ‘freedoms’ are empty because imperialism wants control.
What it would take to end the Iran war
The termination of the US-Israeli war on Iran would require solid guarantees and a credible guarantor.
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Iran’s closure of the Strait of Hormuz is an international crisis
As such, it requires urgent action.
Keir Starmer’s policy on the Iran war is a recipe for catastrophe
The British government has learned no lessons from the disaster that the US-UK invasion of Iraq was.
The US should end the war asap
The best way to manage the fallout of the US-Israel war on Iran is to end it now.
