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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.

Top PMU Commander, Fighters Killed In New US Strikes On Iraq

March 25, 2026 News Desk, The Cradle. , , ,
A top commander in the Popular Mobilization Units (PMU) and over a dozen others were killed in US airstrikes on Iraq overnight, marking yet another escalation by Washington and Tel Aviv against the country.  The US strikes hit a headquarters and killed at least 15 fighters as well as PMU operations commander in Anbar province, Saad al-Bayji.  “In a blatant and cowardly attack, the commander of the Anbar Operations in the Popular Mobilization Forces, Saad Dua al-Bayji, was martyred along with a group of his heroic comrades following a treacherous American airstrike that targeted the command headquarters while they were performing their national duty,” the PMU said in a statement on 24 March.

US Demands Trillions In ‘War Ransom’ From GCC Allies

March 21, 2026 News Desk, The Cradle. , , , ,
US President Donald Trump is trying to extort Gulf allies for trillions of dollars to wage a war on Iran, allegedly on their behalf, according to an Omani journalist speaking to BBC Arabic on 20 March. The BBC presenter asked Omani journalist and international affairs researcher Salem Al-Jahouri to comment on reports that the White House was “putting pressure” on Gulf states to participate more broadly in the war against Iran. “This is absolutely true. The Gulf Cooperation Council states are facing pressure, both military and financial pressure,” Jahouri responded.

Anger In The GCC Spreads As Iran Retaliates Over US-Israeli Strikes

March 21, 2026 Mitchell Plitnick, Mondoweiss. , , , , ,
As a collection of foreign ministers from GCC and other nearby countries gathered in Riyadh on Wednesday to discuss the war Israel and the United States launched against Iran and its attendant economic fallout, four Iranian missiles were intercepted by Saudi defenses over the outer edge of the city. Saudi Arabia was visibly angered at the latest attack, deeming it an intentional display of force at a time ministers from so many countries would be there to see it.  Iran also infuriated Qatar by attacking a major natural gas facility in that country. Qatar expelled two Iranian diplomats in response, a major step for a country that prides itself on its status as a mediator of conflicts. 

Weaponizing Oil: Ecocide, Imperialism And The Chemical Warfare Brigades

March 20, 2026 Anthony Karefa Rogers-Wright, Black Agenda Report. , , ,
Last weekend the zionist entity continued its unprovoked war of aggression against the Islamic Republic of Iran with its largest benefactor and partner in imperialism and international gangsterism, the United States. The tactics utilized by the zionist entity against Iran were and have been similar to those used against all of the nations and peoples it has attacked and continues to attack including Lebanon, Syria, Yemen, and Palestine (both Gaza and the Occupied West Bank). Yet for all these tactics, there is one that even caught the attention of mainstream, bourgeois media outlets like the New York Times even if they won’t name the tactic what it is - Ecocide. 

Will Trump Break The Nuclear Taboo?

March 20, 2026 Peter Kuznick and Ivana Nikolic Hughes, Consortium News. , , , ,
President Donald Trump has been on quite a roll. Since just the beginning of the year, he has kidnapped the Venezuela president, threatened to invade Greenland and Colombia and has dragged the U.S. – and seemingly much of the Middle East — into a new war by joining with Israel to attack Iran, something that even the biggest hawks among recent U.S. presidents have managed to avoid. That’s on top of bombing seven countries in 2025.  The 2024 campaign promises of a peace president who will end the forever wars have evaporated, only to be replaced by unrestrained use of military force and a seeming disdain for diplomacy.

Trump Threatens New Attacks On Kharg Island

March 14, 2026 News Desk, The Cradle. , , , ,
US President Donald Trump threatened on 14 March to strike Iran’s oil facilities on Kharg Island if Tehran continues to block the Strait of Hormuz, hours after US strikes allegedly “obliterated” the Iranian oil hub's military assets. “Should Iran, or anyone else, do anything to interfere with the Free and Safe Passage of Ships through the Strait of Hormuz, I will immediately reconsider this decision,” Trump announced via social media. The warning came after US strikes on military infrastructure on Kharg Island – a Persian Gulf export hub handling about 90 percent of Iran’s crude shipments – which Trump said had “totally obliterated every MILITARY target,” describing the raid as “one of the most powerful bombing raids in the History of the Middle East.”

US-Israeli War On Iran Seeks To ‘Reshape West Asia’

March 12, 2026 News Desk, The Cradle. , , ,
Oman’s Foreign Minister Badr Al-Busaidy said on 12 March that the US-Israeli war being waged against the Islamic Republic of Iran aims to “reshape the region” and advance normalization with Tel Aviv.  “The goal is not limited to the nuclear issue. It also aims to weaken Iran, reshape the region, advance the normalization agenda, prevent the creation of a Palestinian state and weaken those who support that project,” Al-Busaidy said.  “Many regional parties are aware of this, but they are betting that aligning with the US may lead Washington to reconsider some of its decisions and policies,” he added. 

Claims That Israel Used Arab ‘Contractor’ In Alleged False-Flag

March 12, 2026 Ramzy Baroud, Mintpress News. , , , ,
A senior Iranian security official has accused Israel of orchestrating a “false flag” operation in Oman, claiming the attack was designed to inflame tensions between Tehran and Gulf states and undermine regional diplomacy. In remarks to Al-Mayadeen, the official said recent attacks targeting fuel storage facilities in the Omani port city of Salalah were carried out as part of a broader Israeli strategy to destabilize the region. The source said Iran had obtained “accurate intelligence information” indicating that Israel was responsible for the operation.

Iran Not Seeking Ceasefire, Aggressors Must Learn

March 10, 2026 Al Mayadeen English. , , , , ,
Iran is not seeking a ceasefire amid the ongoing war, instead, it intends to impose a decisive response on its adversaries, Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf said on Tuesday. In a post on X, Ghalibaf wrote: “We are certainly not seeking a ceasefire," adding, “We believe that the aggressors must be taught a harsh lesson so they never dare attack Iran again.” Ghalibaf also accused "Israel" of relying on recurring cycles of conflict to maintain its dominance, stating, “The Israeli entity believes that its survival lies in continuing the cycle of ‘war–negotiation–ceasefire and then war again’ in order to consolidate its hegemony, but Iran will break this cycle."

Calls For Reconfiguration Of Military Arrangements In The Gulf Region

March 8, 2026 Thembisa Fakude, Middle East Monitor. , , ,
The former Qatari Prime Minister Sheikh Hamad bin Jassim bin Jaber Al Thani called for the formation of a strategic defence alliance bringing together Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Turkiye and Pakistan. Al Thani has described it as an “urgent need” in light of developments and changing regional and international dynamics.  He made this call weeks before the attack on Iran by Israel and the US on 28th February 2026.  It is not the first time Israel attacked Iran whilst in negotiations. In June 2025 Israel attacked Iran whilst it was it was negotiating its nuclear program with the US. 
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