By helping Israel demolish what’s left of international legal constraint, the Iran war is hastening the dissolution of the Palestinian question.
Israel-Iran conflict unleashes wave of AI disinformation
Fake AI videos relating to the conflict have gained over 100 million views online, BBC Verify finds.
Miscellanea: The War in Iran
This post is a set of my observations on the current war in Iran and my thoughts on the broader strategic implications. I am not, of course, an expert on the region nor do I have access to any spec…
Ecocide in Iran
The U.S.–Israeli war on Iran has caused massive environmental devastation, adding to the long history of American wars with toxic legacies.
Iran: UN experts alarmed by renewed escalation of hostilities, call for accountability
GENEVA – UN experts* today expressed grave concern over reports of serious violations of international law arising from illegal military operations carried out by the United States and Israel in the Islamic Republic of Iran since 28 February 2026, as well as retaliatory Iranian strikes across the Gulf region against civilians and civilian infrastructure, including civilian shipping.
Independent International Fact-Finding Mission on the Islamic Republic of Iran
In its resolution S-35/1 on the deteriorating situation of human rights in the Islamic Republic of Iran, the Human Rights Cou
The Hundred Years' War on Palestine
A landmark history of one hundred years of war waged against the Palestinians from the foremost US historian of the Middle East, told through pivotal events ...
Iran: UN Fact-Finding Mission calls for immediate cessation of hostilities after deadly US airstrikes hit civilians
GENEVA – The UN Independent International Fact-Finding Mission on Iran today urged all parties to the ongoing regional conflict to abide strictly by international law and cease hostilities, following a series of deadly US airstrikes in southern Iran. The strikes, which hit a wedding celebration and a residential home, killed and injured civilian families, including women and children, from already marginalised minority communities.
UN fact-finding mission on Iran focuses on plight of civilians
The Independent International Fact-Finding Mission on Iran confirmed that civilians in the country suffered serious human rights violations and “crimes against humanity committed by their government,” while finding "reasonable grounds" to believe that the United States committed “war crimes” in the context of its ongoing conflict with the Islamic Republic.
Trump scoffs at Iran’s demand for war reparations and other Mideast developments
U.S. President Donald Trump is scoffing at Iran's demands that the U.S. pay for devastation caused by five months of war.
It Can Be Lonely to Have a Middle-of-the Road Opinion on the Middle East (Published 2024)
Some college students and faculty members are seeking space for nuanced perspectives on the Israel-Hamas war on deeply divided campuses.
Truth, Consequences, Climate, and Demand Destruction
"This is how the attack by one petro-state (ours) on another (Iran's) may be turning out to be very bad for petroleum, because the only thing history loves more than a surprise party is irony." The Crisis The biggest news is always the climate news, and sometimes it's so big
Wide Boundary News 2/23/26: Biodiversity Depletion, Iran & the Strait of Hormuz, and the Green Wedge
'Zionism Led to Genocide. It Must Disappear': Omer Bartov's New Book …
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Israel has committed genocide in the Gaza Strip, UN Commission finds
GENEVA – Israel has committed genocide against Palestinians in the Gaza Strip, the UN Independent International Commission of Inquiry on the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem, and Israel said in a new report today.
Trump Accidentally Wrecks His Own Biggest Claim About Iran
Have we won the war against Iran or not?
