Editorial / Analysis – The Guardian The economic fallout of the US-Israeli assault and Tehran’s retaliation is spreading fast, and pushing the most vulnerable towards disaster. Soaring prices at the pump, the scrapping of mortgage deals, and the prospect of higher prices for everything from food to smartphones. The US-Israeli...

By Ariela Ruiz Caro* – Mira: Feminisms and Democracies A week after the treacherous joint military intervention by the United States and Israel in Iran, in the midst of negotiations, President Trump gathered the heads of state of his backyard, ideologically aligned with him, at the Trump National Doral Miami...

By Peiman Salehi* – The Cradle The US-Israeli war was meant to fracture Iran along ethnic lines. Instead, the opening phase of the assault suggests Washington misunderstood a key reality: diversity does not equal fragility. Wars involving large and diverse states often produce a familiar assumption among outside observers: sustained...

By Rameen Siddiqui* – Modern Diplomacy If the richest, highest-capacity countries can’t maintain commitment when challenging, what hope exists for poorer countries facing greater obstacles? The Sustainable Development Solutions Network (SDSN) released its 2026 Europe Sustainable Development Report this week with a message that should alarm policymakers: Europe’s sustainability leadership...

By Jamal Kanj* – CounterPunch American taxpayers are still hemorrhaging from the made-for-Israel war in Iraq, a war audaciously offered as one that would “pay for itself.” Instead, it was paid in Iraqi and American blood, ruins, and financed by American debt. The promised democracy was a broken state, regional...