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Data Centers Enter The Battlefield

July 10, 2026 Kamran Yeganegi, The Cradle. , , ,
For decades, wars in West Asia revolved around familiar strategic targets: air bases, naval facilities, oil terminals, and the maritime chokepoints that carried much of the world's energy supply. Military planners understood that control over these assets shaped the regional balance of power. The latest US-Israeli war on Iran points to another layer of infrastructure entering that equation. As missiles crossed the skies across multiple fronts, attention centered on air defenses, retaliation, and the risk of escalation. Yet beneath the visible battlefield, another strategic contest was becoming increasingly apparent. 

Chris Hedges Report: Where Will The Coming Iran War Negotiations Lead?

June 15, 2026 The Chris Hedges Report. , , , , , ,
As the global economy teeters on the brink of a major crisis, the United States, with the aid of the Pakistani government, is once again attempting to finalize an agreement to end the war on Iran that could be signed this weekend. There are still many steps that must be taken before there can be a complete cessation of US/Israeli hostilities on Iran, but as oil reserves dwindle, time is running out. And, of course, even if a deal is signed, it remains to be seen whether the United States and Israel will violate it. In this episode, Chris Hedges speaks with Professor Mohammad Marandi, who is a former adviser to Iran’s nuclear negotiating team.

How The Axis Of Resistance Remains Resilient

May 28, 2026 Aseel Saleh, People's Dispatch. , , ,
Since October 2023, Israel has waged a genocidal aggression on the Gaza Strip with unwavering support from the United States. The war soon expanded to include other parts of West Asia, including the West Bank, Lebanon, Iraq, Syria, Yemen, and ultimately Iran. However, in the case of Iran, the United States has ostensibly been the driver and primary military force leading the unprovoked aggression, launched jointly with Israel twice in the span of eight months, between mid 2025 and early 2026. The all-out multi-front imperialist war has claimed over 90,000 lives, according to reports issued by official authorities and organizations in each of the targeted countries.

Middle East Rejects Trump Push On Abraham Accords

May 28, 2026 Michelle Burgis-Kasthala, Portside. , , , ,
As the US and Iran try to come to terms on a peace deal to end their months-long war, US President Donald Trump this week has introduced a new demand – that other countries in the Middle East sign on to his Abraham Accords, normalising relations with Israel. There are reasons for this. The US and Israel are militarily, strategically and economically weaker than they were on the eve of launching “Operation Epic Fury”, their joint military operation against Iran, in late February. Their carefully built-up alliances with Persian Gulf countries are now being reevaluated, given these ties didn’t prevent Gulf states from being attacked by Iran.

From Bahrain To The UAE: Gulf States Expand Anti-Shia Crackdowns

May 15, 2026 Robert Inlakesh, Mintpress News. , , ,
The Bahraini authorities have launched a draconian crackdown targeting Shia Muslims under the guise of combating “Iranian networks” and “terrorist plots” following suit from neighbouring Gulf State amid the US-Israeli war against Iran. While portraying their actions as self defense, the facts paint a rather different story- one of antagonism and direct participation in a war that violates the UN Charter. Over the weekend, Manama launched a wave of raids, arresting 41 Bahraini Shia clerics in 72 hours, using the initial justification that they maintained ties to Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC).

Gulf Monarchies And The Price Of American Patronage

May 9, 2026 Ziyad Motala, Mondoweiss. , , ,
Empires do not require invitations. They arrive, impose and endure until, as the anti-colonial struggles of the past demonstrated, they are expelled. That was the grammar of colonialism as it left scars across Asia, Africa and the Middle East: a one-way street paved with extraction, humiliation and the slow suffocation of self-determination The tragedy of the current Gulf predicament in the Middle East is not that empire persists, but that it has been invited with ceremony, financed with petrodollars and normalized as strategy. The rulers of the Gulf did not resist the imperial embrace.

Iran Caused Far More Damage To US Bases Than The Administration Has Acknowledged

April 27, 2026 Dave DeCamp, Antiwar.com. , , , ,
Iranian attacks on US bases across the Middle East have caused far more damage than the Trump administration has publicly acknowledged, and an Iranian fighter jet was able to bomb at least one US base, NBC News reported on Saturday, citing unnamed US officials. The administration has attempted to cover up the damage to US bases in the war, and has gone as far as requesting that Planet Labs and other satellite imagery companies black out war images, making it difficult to ascertain the damage. The NBC report said that the Pentagon has also kept the information on the damage from Congress.

Islamabad’s Post-War Push: New Gulf Security Order Takes Shape

April 23, 2026 F. M. Shakil, The Cradle. , , , ,
US President Donald Trump’s decision to extend the ceasefire with Iran at Pakistan’s request has given Islamabad more time to push for a broader settlement between Washington, Tel Aviv, and Tehran. Yet even as diplomacy inches forward, the war has already triggered a deeper shift across West Asia. A Pakistan-brokered truce is now tied to a broader regional realignment. Persian Gulf states, long dependent on Washington’s military shield, are openly questioning whether that shield still works. In its place, a new conversation has emerged: one centered on regional defense cooperation led by Muslim-majority states rather than the US.

DNC Winners: Ethnic Cleansing And Genocide

April 22, 2026 Norman Solomon, Consortium News. , , ,
In the aftermath of this month’s big meeting of theDemocratic National Committeein New Orleans, supporters of the U.S.-Israel alliance have been quite content. “We’re pleased that the DNC Resolutions Committee rejected a set of divisive, anti-Israel resolutions,” the president of Democratic Majority for Israel said. The CEO of the Jewish Democratic Council of America, a former national security advisor to Kamala Harris, expressed gratitude to the DNC’s leadership. Why did pro-Israel groups voice so much pleasure and praise — not only for the sidelining of pro-human-rights resolutions but also for the process that sidelined them?

Xi Jinping Proposes Four-Point Plan For Middle East Peace And Diplomacy

April 19, 2026 Friends of Socialist China. , , ,
Chinese President Xi Jinping has advanced four propositions aimed at safeguarding and promoting peace and stability in the Middle East. He outlined these at an April 14 meeting in Beijing with Sheikh Khaled bin Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi (United Arab Emirates, UAE). Xi Jinping stressed China’s principled position of promoting peace and facilitating talks and reiterated his country’s readiness to continue playing a constructive role in this regard.

Chris Hedges Report: Is The War In Iran About To Become Apocalyptic?

April 7, 2026 The Chris Hedges Report. , , , , ,
Recently, United States President Donald Trump has been issuing a series of soft deadlines to pressure Iran to fully open the Strait of Hormuz. On Easter Sunday, in what would be a serious escalation of the conflict, President Trump threatened to target “bridges and power plants” and to “bomb Iran back to the Stone Age” beginning on Tuesday if Iran refuses his demands. To better understand what the ramifications would be if President Trump follows through on his threats, Chris Hedges sits down with Trita Parsi, an expert on US-Iranian relations and the geopolitics of the Middle East.

Iran Submits Demands For End To War

April 6, 2026 News Desk, The Cradle. , , ,
Iran announced on 6 April that it has conveyed its demands on a potential ceasefire with the US and Israel through intermediaries, as US President Donald Trump's threat to bomb Iranian energy and water infrastructure looms. Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmail Baghaei told a news briefing that Tehran has communicated its demands “based on national interests” through regional mediators. “We have formulated our own set of demands based on our interests and considerations. We are not ashamed to voice our legitimate and logical demands,” he said when asked about the prospect of an end to the war.

Iran Is Winning The War With The United States

April 4, 2026 Ben Norton, Geopolitical Economy. , , ,
More than a month has passed since the United States and Israel launched a war of aggression against Iran on February 28. It is now clear that Iran is winning this war. The Donald Trump administration has failed to carry out regime change or state collapse. The Iranian government has proven to be resilient. Tehran has used asymmetric tactics to defend itself, targeting the weak points of the US empire and exacting a heavy price on its military, economy, and allies. In fact, Iran has successfully destroyed the US military bases in West Asia, forcing many American troops out of the region. The Pentagon is primarily waging this war from bases in Europe.

Pentagon Officials ‘Cover Up’ Mounting Casualties Of Troops

April 2, 2026 News Desk, The Cradle. , , , ,
Nearly 750 US soldiers have been injured or killed since October 2023, The Intercept revealed in a new investigation released on 1 April – citing a defense official as saying that Washington is engaged in a “casualty coverup.” At least 15 soldiers were injured last week in an Iranian attack on an air base in Saudi Arabia, two officials confirmed to the outlet, adding that “Hundreds of US personnel have been killed or injured in the region since the US launched a war on Iran just over a month ago.” The report adds that CENTCOM’s updates have been outdated.

Iran Rejects US Proposal, Lays Out Conditions For Ending Imposed War

March 25, 2026 Press TV. , , , ,
The official with knowledge of the details of the proposal, speaking exclusively to Press TV, said Iran will not allow US President Donald Trump to dictate the timing of the war's end. "Iran will end the war when it decides to do so and when its own conditions are met," the official said, emphasizing Tehran's resolve to continue its defense and inflict "heavy blows" on the enemy until its demands are fulfilled. According to the official, Washington has been pursuing negotiations through various diplomatic channels, putting forward proposals that Tehran views as "excessive" and disconnected from the reality of America's failure on the battlefield.
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