By Kelley Beaucar Vlahos on Jun 24, 2025 06:28 am A fragile ceasefire that was brokered by President Trump late Monday and went into effect early Tuesday could serve to end the violence between Israel and Iran, which has been responsible for the loss of hundreds of lives and no doubt billions of dollars of damage in both countries. Read in browser »
By Elfadil Ibrahim on Jun 24, 2025 12:05 am The Middle East is a region where history rarely repeats itself exactly, but often rhymes in ways that are both tragic and absurd.
Nowhere is this more apparent than in the current Israeli campaign against Iran. A campaign that, beneath its stated aims of dismantling Iran's nuclear and defense capabilities, harbors a deeper, more outlandish ambition: the hope that toppling the regime could install a friendly government under Reza Pahlavi, the exiled son of Iran's last Shah. Perhaps even paving the way for a monarchical restoration.
This is not a policy officially declared in Jerusalem or Washington, but it lingers in the background of Israel’s actions and its overt calls for Iranians to “stand up” to the Islamic Republic. In April 2023, Pahlavi was hosted in Israel by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and President Isaac Herzog. Read in browser »
By Stavroula Pabst on Jun 23, 2025 01:35 pm Iran launched missiles at U.S. bases in Qatar today in what is being called "calculated retaliation" for Saturday's U.S. airstrikes on Iran’s nuclear sites. Read in browser »
By Eldar Mamedov on Jun 23, 2025 12:05 am The European Union’s response to the U.S. strikes on Iran Saturday has exposed more than just hypocrisy — it has revealed a vassalization so profound that the European capitals now willingly undermine both international law and their own strategic interests. Read in browser »
By Hadi Kahalzadeh on Jun 23, 2025 12:05 am The United States has finally entered Israel’s escalating war against Iran, launching targeted strikes on Iran’s nuclear facilities to obliterate Tehran’s nuclear threat, a goal once more effectively achieved through the 2015 Iran deal. Read in browser »
By Adam Weinstein on Jun 22, 2025 10:53 am With the decision to bomb three of Iran’s nuclear sites, President Trump has put the United States on a reckless path that risks another Middle East war — precisely the kind he repeatedly promised to avoid. Read in browser »
A fragile 
The Middle East is a region where history rarely repeats itself exactly, but often rhymes in ways that are both tragic and absurd. 
Iran launched missiles at U.S. bases 
The European Union’s response to the U.S. strikes on Iran Saturday has exposed more than just hypocrisy — it has revealed a vassalization so profound that the European capitals now willingly undermine both international law and their own strategic interests.
The United States has finally 
With the decision to bomb