Middle East
Iran’s sham elections are an invitation to another popular uprising
March 11, 2024The protests following the state murder of Mahsa Amini have been a key factor in undermining what little legitimacy the regime may have possessed, especially in the eyes of women voters.
Read moreDutch court blocks exports of F-35 parts to Israel
February 13, 2024“It is undeniable that there is a clear risk that the exported F-35 parts are used in serious violations of international humanitarian law,” judge says.
Read moreIraq ‘weapons of mass destruction’: Remembering the lies of wars past
February 5, 2024From the People’s World archives: How George W. Bush and Colin Powell sold the invasion of Iraq to the world.
Read moreWar spreads across Middle East as U.S. vows response to base attack
January 30, 2024The United States vowed today that there would a “very consequential response” to an attack on a military base in Jordan that killed three U.S. soldiers.
Read moreU.S. and Britain bomb Yemen on eve of mass ceasefire marches
January 12, 2024The move threatens to escalate Israel’s assault on Gaza into a much bigger regional war.
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