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Israel Sets Red Lines Ahead Of Iran–US Talks

February 3, 2026 News Desk, The Cradle. , , , ,
Israel is pushing the US to maintain the “three no’s” in upcoming talks with Iran, Israeli media reported – referring to the demand that Tehran end enrichment and give up its nuclear program, end its ballistic missile program, and halt support for resistance groups in the region.  “Israel is expected to call for the US to uphold ‘three no’s’ during the talks with Iran. These demands are that under any deal with the US, Iran agree to have no nuclear program, no ballistic missile program, and to give no support to armed proxy groups,” the Times of Israel said.

Former Fashion Blogger Behind The ‘30,000 Dead’ Iran Psy-Op

February 2, 2026 Wyatt Reed and Max Blumenthal, The Grayzone. , , ,
The claim of “30,000 killed” during two days of protests and rioting across Iran appears to be based largely on a single anonymous source, who admitted extrapolating that figure by assuming without evidence that “officially registered deaths related to the crackdown likely represent less than 10% of the real number of fatalities.” That quote was attributed by The Guardian to an alleged doctor whose real name the newspaper refused to publish, but whose identity it claimed to have verified. Originating in TIME Magazine on January 25th, the dubious “30,000” claim was quickly amplified by The Guardian, a key voice of left-liberal London respectability.

Supreme Leader Warns Of ‘Regional War’ If Iran Attacked By US

February 1, 2026 News Desk, The Cradle. , , ,
Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei warned on 1 February that a “regional war” will erupt if the US decides to launch an attack against the Islamic Republic. “The US should know that if they start a war this time, it would be a regional war,” Khamenei said on Sunday during a speech commemorating former supreme leader Ruhollah Khomeini’s return to Iran after exile. “[Trump] regularly says that he brought ships… The Iranian nation shall not be scared by these things, the Iranian people will not be stirred by these threats,” he went on to say.

‘Why Don’t You Criticize Iran??’

February 1, 2026 Caitlin Johnstone. , , ,
Any time things heat up with an empire-targeted government I always get people demanding to know why I’m not critical of that government. “Why don’t you criticize Iran? You spend all your time criticizing the west and Israel; you’re a hypocrite if you don’t criticize Iran.” It flabbergasts them that I’m not saying harsh things about the latest Official Bad Guy of the Day. Everyone on TV is criticizing Iran. Both mainstream political parties are criticizing Iran. Their favorite mainstream political podcasters and online pundits are criticizing Iran. So why isn’t Caitlin Johnstone criticizing Iran? There must be something nefarious and treasonous about her.

Iran Classifies European Armies As ‘Terror Organizations’

January 31, 2026 News Desk, The Cradle. , , ,
The secretary of the Iranian Supreme National Security Council condemned on 30 January the EU's decision to classify Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) as a “terrorist organization,” saying that the armies of the European countries participating in the decision should be viewed as terrorist organizations. “The European Union certainly knows that … the armies of countries that have participated in the European Union's recent resolution against the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps are considered terrorist entities,” Ali Larijani wrote in a post on X.

Engineering Iran’s Unrest

January 30, 2026 Jeffrey D. Sachs and Sybil Fares, Consortium News. , , ,
John Maynard Keynes famously wrote inTheEconomic Consequences of the Peace(1919):  “There is no subtler, no surer means of overturning the existing basis of Society than to debauch the currency. The process engages all the hidden forces of economic law on the side of destruction and does it in a manner which not one man in a million is able to diagnose.” The United States mastered this art of destruction by weaponizing the dollar and using economic sanctions and financial policies to cause the currencies of targeted countries to collapse. On Jan. 19, we published “The US–Israel Hybrid War Against Iran,” describing how the United States and Israel are waging hybrid wars on Venezuela and Iran through a coordinated strategy of economic sanctions, financial coercion, cyber operations, political subversion, and information warfare. 

Iran And The Strategy Of Tension

January 29, 2026 Hanna Eid, Black Agenda Report. , , ,
The strategy of tension refers to the NATO strategy in post-World War II Europe to defeat the ascendant communist parties. In Italy, this was referred to as Operation Gladio, and involved money laundering, ballot stuffing, murder, and kidnapping. Outside of Italy, this strategy of tension took many forms: funding fascist stay-behind armies in Germany, setting up fake press agencies full of hitmen as in Aginter Press, and coordinating assassinations and decapitation operations. When viewed historically over the longue duree, the imperialist class that implemented the strategy of tension in postwar Europe is still a hegemonic force in geopolitics.

Iran Rebuffs Fresh Provocations By The US And Europe

January 27, 2026 Abdul Rahman, People's Dispatch. , , , ,
The US and its European allies continue to issue fresh threats against Iran despite a gradual return of normalcy in the country after weeks of violent protests and tensions around military confrontation. While returning from the G7 meeting at Davos, Switzerland, Donald Trump had claimed on Thursday that the USS Abraham Lincoln, along with several guided missile destroyers and air-defense systems was moving to the region, reiterating that the US is watching Iran very closely and will target it militarily if such a need arises, Reuters reported. Trump has been threatening to strike Iran since the beginning of the year.

Jordan, UAE, UK To Assist Washington In ‘Strong Attack’ Against Iran

January 26, 2026 News Desk, The Cradle. , , , , ,
Jordan, the UAE, and the UK are ready to provide Washington with intelligence and logistical support in the event of a US attack on Iran, Hebrew newspaper Israel Hayom reported over the weekend.  According to the report, top officials in US President Donald Trump’s government are pushing for a “strong attack” against Iran, which would come as a “fundamental strategic move.” It adds that the US attack will be backed by Abu Dhabi as well as several European countries and the UK. This could include sharing intelligence and operational data, as well as assistance in intercepting Iran’s ballistic missiles or drones – as was the case in previous Iranian strikes on Israel.

Israel-Backed Rioters Fail Regime Change Operation

January 24, 2026 Mnar Adley, Mintpress News. , , ,
Iran is in the crosshairs of both Western corporate media and the U.S. and Israeli governments. What started as a peaceful protest against rising inflation and the cost of living quickly exploded into something much more dangerous: an attempt to topple the government. Corporate media framed this as a democratic uprising against a viciously repressive regime, who mowed down protestors in their thousands in a desperate attempt to maintain its grip on power. Dozens of outlets, from The Times of London to The New York Post, described it as a “genocide” – a word seldom used to frame Israel’s actions in Gaza.

US/ Israeli Attack On Iran Fails

January 21, 2026 Sara Flounders, Workers World. , , , ,
Washington’s latest criminal attack, following decades of nonstop efforts to overturn the Islamic Republic of Iran, a country of 92 million people, has failed.  Since the powerful 1979 Iranian Revolution overturned the corrupt Pahlavi monarchy, kept in place by U.S. and British imperialism, Washington has used invasions, bombings, assassinations and sabotage to try to reestablish its domination of this resource rich country. The Revolution — and with it the utilization of Iran’s own resources — transformed Iran, modernizing industry and providing health care, electrification, sanitation and free universal education.

Illiberal Democracy And The Tyranny Facing Iran

January 21, 2026 Sean Reynolds, Counter Currents. , , ,
Much more than the unforgivable Venezuela massacre which, over months, murdered some 250 people to remove just one member of Venezuela’s government, this attack resembled, in miniature, the business-as-usual shock-and-awe of previous U.S. administrations intent on driving inconvenient nations to societal collapse.  It is a tragic irony that all three aggressor nations in the recent attacks are themselves risking societal collapse in what seem the last years of the affluence that an evanescing global dominance will allow them to enjoy.

The Regime Change Machine Is Turning On Iran Again

January 17, 2026 Mnar Adley, Mintpress News. , , , ,
Make no mistake: the U.S. and Israel are ready to seize this moment in Iran’s mass protests to drive a regime change operation. And it’s not even subtle. Trump has openly threatened airstrikes against Iran — and he’s told protesters to keep going, promising: “Help is on the way.” And Israeli security analysts are already gaming out a collapse scenario — suggesting the Israeli military could hit Iran’s strategic infrastructure and government targets if the state begins to crumble — to weaken the Islamic government and shape the outcome towards regime change with a plan to install Reza Pahlavi, the son of the brutal dictator, Mohammad Reza Pahlavi.

Iran Condemns US Attempts To Exploit Protests For Political Gain

January 17, 2026 Abdul Rahman, People's Dispatch. , , ,
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said that the “exploitation of the protests to pursue political agendas, combined with the ongoing effects of illegal unilateral US sanctions, undermines Iranians’ basic rights” and is a “shameful” act. Araghchi was addressing a letter to the UN Security Council, which is scheduled to meet on the afternoon of Thursday, January 15, to discuss the situation in Iran, where anti-government protests in the last few weeks have captured global attention. Araghchi expressed concerns over “provocative and irresponsible statements” made by current and former US officials inciting violence and unrest in his country and reiterated accusations of the direct involvement of Israel’s secret agency Mossad in the same.

Russia Blasts United States At UN Security Council Over Iran

January 16, 2026 Joe Lauria, Consortium News. , , , ,
In the past two weeks of unrest, Darzi said, the “United States regime is responsible   “Peaceful protests that began on 28th of December 2025 with legitimate economic demands were deliberately hijacked by organized armed groups and transformed into violent riots.”  The led to attacks on mosques and police stations, and beheadings and burning innocent people alive, Darzi said.  “The situation is in fact very simple. The United States regime and its accomplices, particularly the Israeli regime, cannot evade responsibility for the innocent blood that has been shed in my country,” he said.
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