Civil society organizations (CSOs) are non-state, not-for-profit, voluntary entities formed by people to address social, political, or environmental issues. By Gina Romero BOGOTA, Colombia, Mar 4 2026 (IPS) A year has passed since a 90-day freeze on U.S. foreign assistance signaled...
Iran has attacked US bases in the Gulf States on the pretext that they were used to some extent by the US in its joint campaign with Israel against Iran. By that standard, however, it’s notable that Iran hasn’t attacked the two US bases in...
“Absolutely disgusting and evil.” This is how Tucker Carlson reportedly described the Trump administration’s decision to strike Iran. Carlson would add, "This is going to shuffle the deck in a profound way." Carlson was talking about Donald Trump’s original “MAGA” or “...
By their shameful, spineless stance on the U.S. and Israeli war against Iran, European leaders have doomed whatever remained of their global influence and their pretensions to promote a “rules-based international order.” They are also helping to dig the graves...
Just as the U.S. and Israel launched a war in Iran over the weekend in part due to concerns about Iran's nuclear program, Congress is waiting to receive a civil nuclear agreement with Saudi Arabia from the president, which could...
The so-called Trump Route for International Peace and Prosperity is clearly just a Trojan Horse aimed at laying the foundation to provoke a future war with Russia and Iran. Bad-Faith Behavior by Those Proclaiming Détente is now the Norm Since...
Donald Trump made a bold and provably wrong claim yesterday about the US air-defense missile inventory: The United States Munitions Stockpiles have, at the medium and upper medium grade, never been higher or better — was stated to me today we...
Emails show sex trafficking billionaire Jeffrey Epstein worked Israeli connections to help his lawyer’s daughter join an elite IDF unit. The woman, who Epstein wrote would make a “fantastic ambassador for Israel” at Columbia University, served on the board of...
Israeli strikes hit a Beirut hotel and a residential building in Lebanon's east, Lebanese state media said Wednesday, as Israel announced "broad-scale strikes" on the country. Lebanese state media said the Israeli attacks targeted a building in Baalbek, in Lebanon's east...
This series is a collaboration between Dr. Ali and MuslimMatters , bringing Quranic wisdom to the questions Muslim families are navigating. It’s one of the most frightening sentences a Muslim parent can hear. Sometimes it comes directly: “I don’t know...
If the Strait of Hormuz remains threatened and constrained by the war on Iran, Asia will face its most serious test of energy security since the 1973 oil embargo. For decades, policymakers understood the vulnerability, but few likely believed it...
By: Ainur Rohmah - - - - Mahindra. Company photo The Indonesian government’s decision to import tens of thousands of vehicles from India — rather than purchase domestically manufactured models — has ignited a fierce national debate. What officials describe...
After raining thousands of bombs on Iran, the United States and Israel are outsourcing the task of overthrowing the government to civilians who are unarmed and otherwise ill-equipped to take on the heavily armed oppressive forces they would face. US...
EU elite retreated to a Belgian castle on February 12 to formalize what other powers had long priced in: Europe is losing. Not a policy debate or a trade dispute, but the century itself. The get-together was billed as a...
President Donald Trump said Tuesday the US Navy was ready to escort oil tankers through a crucial Gulf shipping route, as he attempted to justify his war on Iran by saying he believed Tehran was about to strike first. Trump has...
The United States and Israel initiated joint strikes across Iran with President Trump now advocating for regime change in the country. The strikes are largely reminiscent both in preparation, scale, and execution of Operation Desert Fox, a 1998 American bombing...
On February 28, US president Donald Trump took the United States into a de facto, but not de jure, state of war with Iran. That is, he ordered the US armed forces to strike targets in Iran (the de facto...
A UK judge on Tuesday put on hold all trials of people charged with supporting Palestine Action, scheduling a blanket review of cases for July 30. Chief Magistrate Paul Goldspring's decision, made at London's Westminster Magistrates' Court, comes after the High...
Iraqi militias backed by Iran have continued to fire drones and missiles at American bases in Iraq and in the region. Both the Islamic Resistance in Iraq and Saraya Awliya al Dam have claimed responsibility for the strikes. Collectively, the...
Opposition channel IranIntl reports that the Assembly of Experts has elected Mojtaba Khamenei to be the next Supreme Leader. Mojtaba is the eldest son of the Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. While we await confirmation and elaboration of this report, here is...
Arab Center: The US-Israel War on Iran: Analyses and Perspectives Mar 2, 2026 Susan M. Akram, Charles W. Dunne, Amy Hawthorne, Patricia Karam, Khalil E. Jahshan, Annelle Sheline, Kristian Coates Ulrichsen The United States has joined Israel in an all-out war on the Islamic Republic of Iran....
Con la fine della diplomazia, il conflitto è passato dal regno del calcolo strategico e del realismo a quello del condizionamento psicologico. Segue nostro Telegram . I negoziati diplomatici di giovedì (26 febbraio) – nonostante il tono ottimistico dei mediatori...
On March 2 and 3, the United States and Israel struck missiles and launchers nationwide, nuclear program sites at Natanz, and a key leadership target in Qom, while also hitting IRGC, Basij, police, and intelligence facilities in Tehran and western...
The United States is seeking to destroy the UN, as well as Iran. Jeffrey D. Sachs is a University Professor and Director of the Center for Sustainable Development at Columbia University, where he directed The Earth Institute from 2002 until 2016....
The UK is in a doom loop and the Labour government has got no idea how to escape it. Michael Roberts is an Economist in the City of London and a prolific blogger . Cross-posted from Michael Roberts’ blog...
The New York Times is American imperial propaganda for liberals. Belen Fernandez is a columnist for Al Jazeera and the author, most recently, of The Darien Gap: A Reporter’s Journey through the Deadly Crossroads of the Americas (Rutgers University Press, 2025)....
One would have thought the dummies in Brussels were united in their sycophantic response to the US-Israel war on Iran, but apparently they are fighting over who should be in the spotlight. Read the article HERE . The post...
Image: Hiroshi-Mori-Stock / shutterstock.com and 内閣広報室 / Cabinet Public Affairs Office / Wiki Commons By Ria Shibata Mar 3 2026 (IPS) Sanae Takaichi’s electoral victory in February marks a historic turning point in Japanese politics. As Japan’s first female prime...
NAZARETH, (PIC) At least seven Israelis were injured Tuesday evening after an Iranian missile struck the Tel Aviv area. Hebrew-language sources reported that a missile hit the city of Bnei Brak, east of Tel Aviv, resulting in seven injuries and causing significant...
WEST BANK, (PIC) A Palestinian man was injured and another was arrested on Tuesday during a settler attack and Israeli military raid in the village of al-Mughayyir, northeast of Ramallah in the central West Bank. Local sources reported that settlers severely beat...
Most of Iran’s air defenses have been neutralized in key areas. On March 2, US Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman General Dan Caine announced that local air superiority had been established over western Iran and Tehran. The IDF reported on March...
This March, a new play devised by the multi-media theatre company, Border Crossings , will arrive at Hoxton Hall. The production, SUPPLIANTS OF SYRIA , blends The Suppliants, a 2,500-year-old Greek myth, with pre-recorded testimonials of Syrian women...
On 2 March, the leader of Yemen’s Houthis gave his second speech since the US and Israel launched a war against Iran’s Islamic Republic last week. Malik al-Houthi condemned the assassination of Iran’s Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei...
On 2 March 2026, prominent Iraqi human rights defender and feminist Yanar Mohammed was killed in an armed attack at her home in northern Baghdad. Her 'crime'? Saving hundreds of women in Iraq from violence and murder. That commitment to...
Flordeliza Dayrit and Michael Milo have just done something no Muslim filmmakers have done before: put an Islamic animated feature into mainstream cinemas across the United States and Canada — and watched it land in the Top...
As the United States launches " Operation Epic Fury " against Iran, President Trump has vowed to sustain the military effort "for as long as necessary", sparking urgent debates over the financial burden on American taxpayers. The conflict, which...
The first article in this series examined how feasibility exploration (hyperlink to SemiWiki first article) enables architects to evaluate multi-die system configurations while minimizing early design risk. Once architectural decisions are validated, designers must translate conceptual connectivity requirements...
Following the US and Israel’s large-scale assault on Iran on Saturday, and the subsequent fallout in the Middle East, the UK’s main political parties and politicians have weighed in on the situation, amid pressure from Washington to join the...
The economic costs of the U.S. and Israel’s decision to start a war with Iran have already reverberated throughout the international economy. Oil prices rose , the stock market fell , and U.S. mortgage rates jumped sharply...
The European Union’s package of major corporate environment and sustainability laws was years in the making — and has just been quietly gutted . A debate that reshaped corporate Europe unfolded almost entirely within Brussels policy circles. Millions of Europeans who believe...
The smoldering wreckage of an American F-15 fighter jet in the Kuwaiti desert offers a grim, physical testament to the escalating costs of President Donald Trump’s latest Middle Eastern venture. Just 48 hours into Operation Epic Fury...
Jordan’s armed forces on Monday denied that Iraq had been attacked by aircraft or drones launched from Jordanian territory, rejecting circulating claims as "false allegations with no basis in fact". A military source at the General Command of the Jordanian...
The illegal Israeli-U.S. attack on Iran on Feb. 28, 2026, set off a regional conflagration. The Israelis and the U.S. hit targets in 24 Iranian provinces, likely concentrating on ballistic missile launch sites and anti-aircraft batteries, as well as...
President Donald Trump said Monday that the United States would continue attacking Iran for “whatever it takes.” But what’s the “ it ” in that sentence? He also said: “We’re destroying Iran’s missile capability” and “annihilating their navy” and...
The U.S. is pursuing “scoped and reasonable objectives” in its military campaign against Iran and is not seeking regime change through force, argued Undersecretary of Defense Elbridge Colby in a Tuesday Senate hearing. When pressed about why the campaign began with...
- - - - Photo by Balint Mendlik on Unsplash I don’t like the idea of lumping people into groups without a good reason. Sure, I’ll talk about “the left,” but that’s a group of people grouped...
Kiev está treinando prospectos ao crime organizado no Brasil. Junte-se a nós no Telegram , Twitter e VK . Escreva para nós: info@strategic-culture.su A guerra por procuração travada no Leste Europeu começa a produzir efeitos colaterais diretos na segurança pública...
As the war between the US, Israel, and Iran enters its fourth day, conflict has expanded onto the cyber front amid a large wave of cyberattacks and DDoS assaults launched by pro-Iranian and pro-Israeli actors. Cybersecurity researchers...
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