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Trump’s Iran strikes: staged weakness or real madness? Behind him, Graham and Keene push oil theft and fantasy invasions. Join us on Telegram , Twitter , and VK . Contact us: info@strategic-culture.su Many may be confused about America’s recent attacks...

The United States said it downed multiple Iranian drones targeting commercial ships in the Strait of Hormuz early Saturday, hours after both sides said a deal to end the Middle East war was closer than ever. The interception came...

There’s a lot of America happening this weekend. For good or ill. Sunday June 14 is Flag Day, commemorating the adoption of the Stars and Stripes 249 years ago . It is also the birthday of the current president of...

The United Arab Emirates has agreed to unlock billions of dollars for Iran, four sources said, in a tactical shift after weeks of Iranian attacks on the wealthy Gulf Arab state during the US-Israeli war with the Islamic...

Iranian and US officials said Friday that a deal to end the war in the Middle East was closer than ever, with the mediator, Pakistan, also expressing optimism that an elusive agreement was within reach. But during weeks of...

The head of the Palestinian Football Association is waiting in Mexico City for permission to enter the United States, with other federation heads attending the 2026 FIFA World Cup. Jibril Rajoub went to the opening match between...

Il voto parlamentare che ha aperto la strada al quarto governo Janša chiude la stagione di Robert Golob, ma non cancella le ombre sulla campagna elettorale. Le accuse sulle attività di Black Cube rivelano un ‘ inquietante interferenza filoisraeliana contro...

Concrete has already been poured inside Zohriya Garden, yet key details of the redevelopment of one of Cairo’s oldest botanical parks remain undisclosed despite months of public backlash. Sources informed of the garden’s affairs told Mada Masr that construction activity...

Data centres are oligarchy in aluminium and steel Robin McAlpine is Head of Strategic Development at the Common Weal think-tank in Scotland. Cross-posted from Common Weal Last week we did a Daily Briefing on the politics of data...

GAZA, (PIC) The Gaza Center for Human Rights said on Friday that newly released official data from Gaza’s Health Ministry, along with figures published by Palestine newspaper on birth and miscarriage rates since the start of Israel’s military assault in October...

Four Palestine Action activists have been sentenced to a combined total of more than 25 years in prison, after a judge ruled that they could be treated as terrorists. Charlotte Head, Samuel Corner, Leona Kamio, and Fatema Zainab Rajwani were convicted...

Four Palestine Action activists were sentenced as terrorists on Friday despite having only been convicted of criminal charges. They have also been jailed. This marks the first time in British legal history that a designation has been applied to...

Football today functions as the crystallization of the highest stages of capitalist exploitation Paweł Mościcki is a professor at the Institute of Literary Research of the Polish Academy of Sciences, the author of numerous books and a blog: pawelmoscicki.net...

Israel's war on southern Lebanon has brought massive destruction, especially along the border region where around 70 towns and villages have been razed. Often with very short notice, residents have been forced to pick up whatever belongings they...

Israeli firm BlackCore, suspected of interfering in France's local elections in March, is also suspected of meddling in elections in New York City and Scotland, and operating in Angola and Togo, France's disinformation detection service, Viginum, said on Thursday. Last month,...

European overtures for renewing diplomacy with Russia smack of hypocrisy and duplicity. Join us on Telegram , Twitter , and VK . Contact us: info@strategic-culture.su After four years of zero diplomacy, multiple rounds of economic sanctions aimed at crushing the...

Gaza requires urgent international attention. Ramzy Baroud is a journalist and the Editor of the Palestine Chronicle. Cross-posted from Counterpunch What is happening in the besieged and devastated Strip at the moment by far exceeds an unfolding humanitarian disaster; it...

As the Israeli army continues to displaced residents of Lebanon amid ongoing threats and deadly attacks, a recent study published by the Beirut-based Arab Centre for Research and Policy Studies found that around 85% of displaced people in...

Hear no evil, see no evil, punish no evil: The British Government’s policy on Israeli aggression against its citizens I picked up my friend, Cerie Bullivant, from Stansted airport on 23 May 2026. He had arrived there from Occupied Palestine via...

The Syrian Foreign Ministry has opened an investigation into a leak of documents and correspondence attributed to the ministry which were widely circulated on social media over the past few hours, while an informed source at the ministry denied that...

The Palestinian Authority’s war on the resistance is the continuation of a collaboration with colonialism that Palestinian elites have practised for more than a century oseph Massad is professor of modern Arab politics and intellectual history at Columbia University, New York Cross-posted...

Historic first sees protesters given lengthy prison sentences under terror law for criminal damage against Israeli arms firm John McEvoy is Chief Reporter for Declassified UK Dania Akkad is an investigative journalist Cross-posted from Declassified UK Four Palestine Action activists have been sentenced...

The human hand has 29 bones and 29 major joints. It contains over 100 ligaments, connected to 34 muscles in the palm alone, each one responsible for the minute negotiations that allow us to tie our shoes, thread a needle,...

London Mayor Sadiq Khan has condemned a real estate fair in the capital advertising homes in illegal Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank and said he has raised concerns with the Metropolitan Police over potentially unlawful sales at...

With the World Cup starting on June 11, workers, residents and activists in its 16 host cities across North America are mobilizing against the increased presence of police and Immigration Customs and Enforcement officers in communities of color during...

This story was originally published by High Country News . After Katie Wilson was elected mayor in Seattle and Zohran Mamdani triumphed in New York City, USA Today warned its readers that America’s new...