Iran War: Thirty-two Days to Unmake the World
Canadian Internet PlatformA Réquisitoire on Trump’s Primetime Address and the Grammar of Imperial Self-Deception
| By Laala Bechetoula Global Research, April 02, 2026 The strong do what they can and the weak suffer what they must.” — Thucydides, The Melian Dialogue, 416 BC “Every empire tells itself and the world that it is unlike all other empires, that its mission is not to plunder and control but to educate and liberate.” — Edward Said, Culture and Imperialism, 1993 “A colonized people is not alone. In spite of all that colonialism can do, its frontiers remain open to new ideas and echoes from the world outside.” — Frantz Fanon, The Wretched of the Earth, 1961 |
After Strait of Hormuz opens, turmoil would still last months, analysts say
| Effective shutdown of key waterway could lead to permanent changes in how shipping industry does business. |
How the Confrontation with Iran Is Redefining Power and the Regional Order
| Dr. Ebtesam AlKetbi|3 Apr 2026 This war will not end as it began. It is not merely redistributing power – it is redefining the rules that govern it. In the Middle East, major wars are not transient episodes of escalation; they are foundational moments that reshape the structure of the regional order and the principles underpinning it. The ongoing war with Iran is one such moment. At stake is not only the balance of military power, but the very nature of the system that will define the region in the years ahead: whether it will remain a hybrid order shared between states and transnational armed networks, or shift toward the re-centralization of the state as the decisive actor. |
“This Is an Asymmetric War Iran Has Prepared for Decades” — Interview with Alastair Crooke (Part I)
According to the former British diplomat, who has extensive experience in the region, the prejudiced West assumed that Iran lacked modern technology.
Republished with permission
| Think BRICS Apr 03, 2026 Alastair Crooke is one of the most influential figures in the analysis of relations between the West and the Islamic world. A former British diplomat and high-ranking MI6 officer, Crooke is not merely a geopolitical analyst but has been an active participant in the field for many years. His political significance is measured by the crucial role he played in mediating conflicts in Northern Ireland, South Africa and, above all, in the Middle East. According to Crooke, Iran has learned crucial lessons from the US invasion of Iraq (2003), which explains much of its military success to date. For example, if “we cannot have an air force capable of challenging Israel or the United States, (…) what do we do? (…) we should not create an air force. (…) Missiles can become the Iranian air force”. Similarly, to resist US satellite and intelligence supremacy, “you do not leave your entire military structure in plain sight to be bombed (…) what you must do is (…) bury it deep”, for which Iran initially received assistance from the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea. Finally, the creation of the so-called “mosaic of resistance” decentralised military command, preventing a “decapitation” strike – involving the assassination of political and military leaders, such as Saddam Hussein and his generals – from derailing the strategy of resistance to foreign invasion. |
Iran War: Thirty-two Days to Unmake the World
Canadian Internet Platform
A Réquisitoire on Trump’s Primetime Address and the Grammar of Imperial Self-Deception
| By Laala Bechetoula Global Research, April 02, 2026 |
Objective of Operation Epic Fury: Energy Dominance
| By Manlio Dinucci Global Research, March 30, 2026 The objective of Operation Epic Fury, which endangers the world with the prospect of nuclear warfare, was stated by US Secretary of the Interior Burgum himself: it is “energy dominance”, which “has been part of President Trump’s agenda from day one.” “Further attacks if Iran does not accept a deal”: this is the warning issued by President Trump. However, he makes it clear in no uncertain terms what he means by deal: Iran’s unconditional surrender. Meanwhile, Trump has ordered the deployment of 2,000 US paratroopers to the Middle East. Taking into account the 4,500 Marines already en route to the region, the total number of additional ground troops sent to the war zone rises to 7,000. Around 50,000 US soldiers from the Middle East, Europe, and the United States have been assigned to an operation named Epic Fury by the Pentagon. The most powerful US weapons are being deployed for the war: the B-2 Spirit strategic bombers, capable of both conventional and nuclear strikes, which are bombing Iran directly from the United States; the B-1 and B-52 strategic bombers taking off from the British base at Fairford; the F-35s and other fighter-bombers deployed in the Middle East; reconnaissance aircraft and drones taking off from the Sigonella base in Sicily to identify targets in Iran. |
Trump intends to „liberate“ Iran by bombing it „back to the stone age“?
| For the past week or so, it’s felt like we’re stuck in an airport lounge while the Trump-ocalypse unfolds, or more accurately, in a spaceport, hoping to escape the madness of the world. Planet Earth, it seems, is a write-off. The US troop buildup in the Middle East meant a ground invasion of Iran seemed imminent and anything I started writing would become irrelevant before I’d even finished. I therefore held my breath the entire week, waiting to see how the situation unfolds. Sure, I could have written about something else in the meantime, but when the future of humanity hangs in the balance, everything else seems trivial. What would you want me to write about? Yvette Cooper’s latest Zoom meeting? |
The US-Israel War Against Iran: The Need for a New Economic Model
| By Dr. Robert Rennebohm Global Research, April 01, 2026 Hypothesis Outer Layer: The current US/Israel war against Iran is not being waged simply because the US and Israel feel militarily threatened by Iran (including the threat of Iran developing nuclear weapons) or because the US and Israel believe the Iranian people and the world would be better off with “regime change” in Iran. Nor is it simply about oil. Nor is it just about Trump, or Netanyahu. It is deeper than that. Second Layer: At a deeper level, it is also a war between a rapidly declining unipolar global capitalist system (led by US/Israeli) and a rapidly rising multipolar capitalist alliance (BRICS+, of which Iran is a vital member, but which is primarily led by China).[1] The US/Israel have started this war as a desperate effort to sustain the unipolar global capitalist system, which they have been controlling (to their great benefit), and to thwart the rise of BRICS+, particularly China. They are trying to do this by creating a “Greater Israel” that will take control of West Asia (which has necessitated the destruction of Iraq, Syria, Lebanon, and now Iran) and by controlling the Western Hemisphere (which has necessitated taking over Venezuela, Cuba, and South America), with one intention being to keep China and Russia out of these locations. Third Layer: But it is actually much deeper and more sinister than the above. We need to realize that there is a consortium of ultra-wealthy, supra-national, ultra-capitalists (the most powerful members of the Davos/World Economic Forum group, which we will call the “Consortium” for short) who have captured immense power in the world over the past several decades.[1] Collectively, this Consortium has more than $50 trillion US dollars at their disposal to create a world to their liking.[2]They envision a new hideously technocratic global governance, controlled by them, that will protect their interests, but will subject the rest of the world’s people to severe austerity and totalitarian/fascist control. They have the wealth, power, technology, connections, and the sick desire for complete control that are necessary to make this happen |
IDF not joining US ground invasion because it’s only comfortable fighting women and children
| Normal Island News Mar 30, 2026 Israel has announced its troops will not be joining the US in the ground invasion of Iran, due to concerns they would have to fight grown men, rather than unarmed women and children. An IDF spokesman told me via Zoom from his cosy Tel Aviv bunker: “Just because we started this war, doesn’t mean our soldiers should be the ones to fight it. We expect the Americans to fight for us, just like they did in Iraq and Afghanistan. AIPAC has spent a lot of money on their politicians and we demand a return on our investment.” |
The Horror of Another Week In Washington. “Boots on the Ground” Coming Next but That’s Not All
| By Philip Giraldi Global Research, March 30, 2026 The past week has seen the usual mixture of developments flowing from the United States government that make one either want to laugh or cry. On the humor side, though with more than a bit of extreme disgust, there are the latest moves by the megalomaniac-in-chief in the White House to slap his name and picture all across the nation and even on maps depicting the rest of the world. His latest foray was to drop into an otherwise innocuous speech a suggestion that he might be renaming the much-in-the-news Strait of Hormuz after himself, suggesting he might be calling it the Strait of Trump after the US takes it away from the Iranians. This, of course, comes on top of the renaming of the US Institute of Peace and the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts to include his name and anticipated impending renamings of places like Virginia’s Dulles International Airport. There is also the soon-to-start construction of the huge Arch’ De’Trump outside Arlington National Cemetery. One might also assume that the destruction of formerly integral parts of the White House and the construction of a monstrous gilded ballroom will also ultimately bear the name of Trump. |
‘Loyalty campaign’: Iraqi armed groups in Iran as US talks of ground war
| Fighters from a major Iraqi pro-Iran armed group have entered the country, carrying aid — and a signal of support. Tehran, Iran – Iranian authorities have welcomed a number of paramilitary Iraqi forces as part of a “humanitarian convoy” while war with the United States and Israel threatens to enter a new phase involving potential ground assaults. Footage circulated online by Iranian and Iraqi media outlets on Saturday and Sunday showed a convoy belonging to Hashd al-Shaabi, also known as the Popular Mobilisation Forces (PMF) of Iran-aligned fighters, entering Iran. |
Cui Bono: From The Attacks That Tehran Claims It Never Carried Out?
| By Miguel Santos García Global Research, March 30, 2026 The Third Gulf War is now in its fourth week since it began with the US-Israeli strikes which included strikes on nuclear facilities, missile infrastructure, civilian infrastructure and the country’s leadership as of February 28, 2026. This operation was initially expected by the Trump administration to last “four to five weeks” but has instead continued, challenging the President’s usual “less is more” doctrine of rapid intervention with boots on the ground on their way. Throughout this period, the Strait of Hormuz has remained effectively closed for most transit except for some in which Iran has installed a toll on the Strait of Hormuz, charging ships for safe transit. Albeit with some conditions such as only ships to or from Gulf States that 1) do not host US military bases, and 2) the energy sale transaction must be in currencies other than the US dollar. This is nonetheless choking global oil supplies, and the petrodollar while imposing severe limitations on both sides. |
Exacerbating the Risk of Fragility: Consequences of Iran War on the Red Sea and the Horn of Africa Region
| Horn of Africa Studies Unit| 27 Mar 2026 Key Takeaways There are growing indications that the Horn of Africa could become an arena for escalating regional and international conflict, as Iran seeks to expand its confrontation with the United States and Israel to the western shores of the Red Sea. The repercussions of the Iran war are expected to extend beyond security and economic concerns in the Horn of Africa, influencing domestic and foreign policies, reshaping the regional balance of power and altering alliances and strategic positions among local and regional actors. A prolonged war with Iran threatens long-term, cumulative consequences that go beyond increasing risks to navigation in the Red Sea, causing temporary disruptions to shipping and supply chains, and raising insurance costs. It risks transforming the Red Sea into a permanent zone of tension. There is an urgent need for collective approaches and comprehensive strategies that integrate diplomatic, security and economic dimensions to safeguard maritime routes and support the stability of Horn of Africa countries, enabling them to contain the repercussions of the Iranian-American-Israeli confrontation. The Horn of Africa and the Red Sea region stand out as one of the regional arenas most affected by the repercussions of the ongoing conflict between the United States and Israel on the one hand, and Iran and its regional proxies on the other. Tehran appears to be expanding the confrontation beyond the Arabian Peninsula to the western shores of the Red Sea. This region is highly sensitive due to its vulnerability to local conflicts, institutional weaknesses and pivotal position in global trade. It has also become a growing theater for geopolitical competition among regional and international powers. Consequently, the spillover of regional tensions into this area threatens not only its fragile economies and stability, but also maritime security, international navigation and the stability of the global economy. |
The Gulf States and the Day After the War
| Mohammed Barhouma|26 Mar 2026 Amid the ongoing US-Israeli-Iranian confrontations, the Gulf states have refrained from taking a stance on Washington or Tel Aviv’s discussions regarding the Iranian regime or potential regime change. There is a consensus among Gulf capitals that this is an internal Iranian matter in which they have no intention of being involved. They have consistently emphasized that war is not their preferred course of action, advocating for negotiations and diplomacy as a means to resolve the crisis. However, Iran has targeted Gulf states indiscriminately. Even Oman – long regarded as a key mediator – has come to view Iran as a threat, particularly as Tehran frames Gulf capitals through the lens of regional competition over roles and influence. Iran has articulated its deterrence strategy by defining the Gulf region as a theater for pressure, conflict and settling scores with Washington and Tel Aviv. Through this approach, Tehran asserts its perception of its options and status as a regional power. In effect, Iran has shifted from practicing „neighborly diplomacy“ to engaging in a „war on neighborliness.“ |
Iran Is Winning the War
7,000 Years of Civilization Against 250 Years of Empire
| By Laala Bechetoula Global Research, March 25, 2026 “The conqueror need not be stronger than the conquered. He need only be more willing to endure.” — Ibn Khaldun, Muqaddimah, 14th century “No people has ever been liberated by a war it could not endure.” — Frantz Fanon, The Wretched of the Earth, 1961 “All human beings are members of one frame, since all, at first, from the same essence came. When time afflicts a limb with pain, the other limbs cannot at rest remain. If thou feel not for other’s misery, a human being is no name for thee.” — Sa’adi Shirazi, Bani Adam, 13th century — inscribed on a rug offered by Ira“The conqueror need not be stronger than the conquered. He need only be more willing to endure.” — Ibn Khaldun, Muqaddimah, 14th century “No people has ever been liberated by a war it could not endure.” — Frantz Fanon, The Wretched of the Earth, 1961 “All human beings are members of one frame, since all, at first, from the same essence came. When time afflicts a limb with pain, the other limbs cannot at rest remain. If thou feel not for other’s misery, a human being is no name for thee.” — Sa’adi Shirazi, Bani Adam, 13th century — inscribed on a rug offered by Iran to the United Nations, New York, 2005n to the United Nations, New York, 2005 |
The war on Iran is transforming the global economy: Economist Michael Hudson explains how
The US-Israeli war on Iran is changing the geopolitical order, and could cause an economic crisis. Economist Michael Hudson discusses the shock in the oil market and Tehran’s challenge to US dominance
| Ben Norton Mar 29, 2026 Given that oil is the most important commodity on Earth — and it’s used in many other products, and it’s used in all aspects of society in order to transport food and other goods — world leaders are now warning this could cause a global recession. The head of the International Energy Agency said it very clearly. He warned that the US Israeli war on Iran has been a “major, major threat” to the global economy. This war is causing not just gasoline prices to go up, but also food prices to go up, because so many fertilizers and chemicals used in fertilizers come from the Persian Gulf region. It is also likely going to lead to higher interest rates, which will lead to increases in mortgage rates, and other rates on loans that are taken by average people. So this is going to hurt the poorest people the most. So to make sense of how this war is going to impact the global economy, today we will be speaking with the renowned economist Michael Hudson, who is the author of many books, including Super Imperialism: The Economic Strategy of American Empire. |
Trump Extends the Extension on Iran in Preparation for “False Flag”?
| By Helena Glass Global Research, March 27, 2026 The Midterms are around the corner if we make it that long… So far, every Trump backed candidate is trailing every democrat and it looks like a landslide will be captured for all to witness. There is one person responsible – Trump. No one else. Everyone’s power is built on Trump allowing them power. Everyone’s Israel First has now essentially destroyed America and the legacy pill is on Trump. Israeli refugees claim they want to come to America while America is sending our boys to Iran to be killed to preserve the Epstein pedophiles from certain castration. |
The Undeclared Goals of War Against Iran
| By Dr. Elias AklehGlobal Research, March 26, 2026 he world’s attention is narrowly focused now on the Israeli/American war on Iran, the raids, the bombings, the missiles, the destructions, the killings, the closure of the strait of Hormuz, and the devastating effects on world economy, a war characterized with vague and changing military goals. To understand the real undeclared goals of this seemingly nonsensical, super expensive, destructive, poorly planned and unclear end-goals destructive war, we need to expand our attention historically and globally to include the timing of this war within the graduated imperial global hegemonic scheme since WWI. |
‘War in Iran means the end of the Zionist project and the definitive decline of US hegemony,’ says Daniel Jadue
Member of the Communist Party of Chile comments on strategies and the future of Iran after war against the US and Israel
| Think BRICS Mar 27, 2026 |
Boots on the Ground as Israel Sabotages Trump’s 15-Point Peace Plan
The Pentagon confirms the deployment of troops to West Asia.
| By Kurt Nimmo Global Research, March 26, 2026 Former Army lieutenant general Keith Kellogg thinks all the US need do to turn the tide in Iran is take Kharg Island. “We don’t necessarily have to send troops into Iran, but we need to capture Kharg Island. We need to do it the way the Romans did. We need to put legions on the ground to secure the territory,” he said. The Roman legions didn’t face Shahed-136 kamikaze drones. Iran will undoubtedly send a legion of drones, missiles, and rockets against any attempt to occupy Kharg, Qeshm, Kish, Hormuz, or the Greater and Lesser Tunb islands. According to retired US army lieutenant colonel Earl Rasmussen, a ground invasion of Iran would be a months-long nightmare. If the US sends troops to Iran, including Kharg island, they will suffer heavy losses, potentially expanding the conflict for months or even years. “This implies sending troops there either through the Strait of Hormuz or landing on the other side of the Persian Gulf—from Saudi Arabia. Both would be extremely difficult,” he explained. Chris Murphy, Deputy Secretary of the Senate Democratic Caucus, said recently a ground invasion of Iran will translate into “thousands of Americans dying.” Murphy and other Democrats pushed for a symbolic vote on a war powers resolution in the absence of Congress adhering to the Constitution and Article I, Section 8, Clause 11 (the exclusive power of Congress to declare war). |
Iran, Trump and Strait of Hormuz – Who Is the “Bad Guy”?
| By Peter Koenig Global Research, March 26, 2026 Let me get one thing straight: Egypt charges $200,000 to $700,000 per transit through the Suez Canal. Large container ships or tankers can exceed $1 million. Panama charges $100,000-$450,000 per transit. Large Neopanamax vessels cost up to $500,000 to transit the Panama Canal. Turkey charges fees for the Bosphorus Strait. Canada charges fees for the St. Lawrence Seaway. The United States charges fees for the St. Lawrence Seaway. Iran has refused to collect fees for the Strait of Hormuz for decades. All indications are that the latest Middle East War is another so-called Messianic War, now Iran, before Iraq, in fact all Middle Eastern Wars – and beyond, including Ukraine, are driven by Zionism. A Messianic War is a violent conflict driven by theological or apocalyptic beliefs, intended to trigger the “end times,” usher in a messianic age, or fulfill divine prophecy. |
Trump Lied – 2,500 Marines and Three Warships Heading to Kharg Island
| By Helena GlassGlobal Research, March 24, 2026 Facing a standoff deadline, Trump capitulated and said he has been in talks with Iran for two days and they are close to making a deal. Iran has denied any such talks are taking place. Trump then claims Witkoff and Kushner are talking with Iran via Pakistan because Iran has refused to speak with either of them since the US initiated war. Iran denies this. Trump says he has brokered a ceasefire for five days. Israel is bombing Iran’s infrastructure. Meanwhile a rabid Wall Street gyrates with every Trump statement. |
The Take: Is war turning Tehran’s air into a chemical weapon?
| Black rain follows oil strikes in Tehran, spreading toxic fallout into air, soil and water. Black rain has fallen over Tehran after oil depot strikes in the United States-Israel war on Iran filled the sky with toxic petrochemical smoke. The contamination can seep into lungs, soil and water with long-term risks ranging from cancer to lasting environmental damage. What happens when the air people breathe becomes part of the battlefield? Recommended Stories The Take: How simple drones are outwitting Pakistan’s military The Take: Will Europe be pulled into the Iran war? The Take: How the Iran war is about to hit your wallet |
The Psychotic Crusade Against Iran. “The Tail is Wagging The Dog”
| By Hermann Ploppa Global Research, March 23, 2026 n recent weeks, reports have been circulating online suggesting that the U.S. government is driven by an extremely irrational desire to go to war with Iran. Christian fundamentalists are said to have hijacked the Trump administration. Trump is alleged to have launched the war against Iran for religious reasons. Alarming accounts from Trump’s inner circle certainly provide ample grounds for such speculation. Unfortunately, this is true. But a project as massive as waging a war cannot be successfully carried out on religious arrogance alone. Too many, and in some cases very different, interest groups must pull together. The financial circles with relevant vested interests must agree. Industry must recognize that such an adventure is worthwhile. And above all, broad segments of the population must be inspired to risk life and limb, with an uncertain outcome. The Iran War is not about the U.S. seizing oil reserves. After all, the U.S. itself exports oil in abundance. Rather, it is about cutting off China, the major challenger, from vital raw materials. Yet a simple look at China’s carefully calculated energy mix makes it clear that China can very well continue without Venezuelan or Iranian oil |
What are Iran’s cluster munitions that are penetrating Israeli defences?
| Cluster bombs disperse munitions over a wide area and are particularly dangerous for civilians, analysts say. Hours after Israel’s assassination of Iranian security chief Ali Larijani on March 17, a little more than two weeks into their war, Iran fired a series of deadly cluster missiles at central Israel in what its Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) described as “revenge” for his death. The overnight attack deployed multiple-warhead missiles that can better evade defence systems and killed two people in the Ramat Gan area near Tel Aviv. Recommended Stories How does the current global oil crisis compare with the 1973 oil embargo? Iran war updates: Trump claims talks ongoing, Iran hits central Israel Pakistan ‘ready to host US-Iran talks’: But can latest peace push work? US says they’re talking, Iran says they’re not. Who’s telling the truth? |
Has Iran brought down an ‘unkillable’ US F-35 jet?
| Iran says it struck a US F-35 and released footage of the incident. The Pentagon confirmed the jet made an emergency landing but says the cause is still under investigation. If confirmed, it would be the first known combat hit on an F-35. Al Jazeera’s Nour Hegazy explains. Published On 24 Mar 202624 Mar 2026 |
Pride, Power, and the Peril of Escalation: Why a U.S.–Israel War With Iran May Have No Real End
| Introduction:AWarWithoutanEasyEnd The Middle East has entered a period of direct confrontation that many analysts long warned about: a full-scale conflict between the United States-Israel partnership and Iran. For decades, crises in missile exchanges, proxy conflicts, covert operations, and nuclear tensions repeatedly raised fears that such a confrontation could erupt. Those fears have now materialized. What began as a series of escalating military actions has rapidly evolved into a broader regional war. Yet much of the public discussion surrounding this conflict still rests on a familiar assumption that overwhelming technological superiority will produce a rapid and decisive outcome. |
Why is Donald Trump ‘The Winner’ Begging NATO for Help, While Threatening Iran with Nukes?
| By Drago Bosnic United States President Donald Trump has always been rather… …well, unconventional, so to speak. His mannerisms, especially his articulation (or the lack thereof), don’t exactly scream “erudition”. Obviously, this is not to say that he lacks intelligence, but simply that he’s “a bit rough around the edges”, euphemistically speaking. And yet, ever since he took office, his behavior has been increasingly erratic, followed by a spike in aggressive foreign policy. This is a far cry from his nominally pacifist rhetoric during the election campaign. Trump has always been very critical of America’s neverending aggression against numerous Middle Eastern countries and has also been very outspoken when it comes to the NATO-orchestrated Ukrainian conflict. |
Global Research, March 19, 2026
Ending Trump-Netanyahu War in the Middle East
How a 1996 Neocon Strategy Brought the Planet to the Edge
| Jeffrey Sachs and Sybil Fa The Israel-US war on Iran is engulfing the entire Middle East and could escalate to global war. The economic consequences are already severe and could become catastrophic. The Strait of Hormuz carries approximately one-fifth of all oil traded globally, and 30 percent of the world’s LNG. A sustained closure of the Strait would trigger an energy shock without modern precedent. The conflict is likely to spiral out of control because the US and Israel are dead set on hegemony in the Arab world and West Asia—one that combines Israeli territorial expansion with American-backed regime control across the region. The ultimate goal is a Greater Israel that absorbs all historic Palestine, combined with compliant Arab and Islamic governments stripped of genuine sovereignty, including on choices as to how and where they export their oil and gas. |
| So hat Trump den Iran-Krieg unterschätzt | Militärökonom Keupp bei ZDFheute live13.03.2026 Gut zwei Wochen nach Beginn des Kriegs zwischen den USA, Israel und Iran gehen die Angriffe weiter. Beim Beschuss eines Öltankers im irakischen Hafen von Basra stellten die irakischen Behörden den Betrieb aller Ölterminals ein. Zudem blockiert Iran weiterhin die Straße von Hormus. Iran setzt im Krieg mit den USA vor allem auf wirtschaftlichen Druck. Die Angriffe im Persischen Golf lassen den Ölpreis steigen, Tanker bleiben vor der Straße von Hormus liegen, Washington ringt um Kontrolle. Militärökonom Keupp erklärt bei ZDFheute live warum asymmetrische Kriegsführung der entscheidende Hebel für das Mullah-Regime ist. |
Trump IS TRAPPED In Iran Escalation Nightmare
| 13.03.2026 Breaking Points Krystal and Saagar discuss Trump’s escalation trap in the war with Iran. |
Video: Donald Trump Triggers Economic Collapse and the Globalization of War
By Prof Michel Chossudovsky and Drago Bosnic
| Michel Chossudovsky Mar 24, 2026 There are failures of America’s ABM (anti-ballistic missile), the THAAD and Patriot defense systems in relation to Trump’s confused military agenda against Iran. There is also a scarcity of weapons. The US is simply unable to wage “simultaneous theater wars” as outlined in the Project of the New American Century (PNAC), which defined at the outset of the Bush Administration America’s “Global Warfare Agenda.” *** GRTV Video: Donald Trump Triggers Economic Collapse and the Globalization of War |
Trump: Open Hormuz Strait or Face Bombed Power Plants
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So hat Trump den Iran Krieg unterschätzt | Militärökonom Keupp bei ZDFheute live
How Iran flipped the economics of war against US | Fareed’s Take
Prof. Jeffrey Sachs : Trump reverses course, declares ceasefire; Iran rejects negotiations.
| CNN’s Fareed Zakaria examines Iran’s military response to US, Israeli airstrikes and says that it represents a new military architecture that is challenging the old model of military supremacy. Fareed also speaks with former head of the Iran branch of Israel’s military intelligence about likelihood of Iran pursuing a nuclear weapon as a result of the current conflict. |
| By Kurt Nimmo Global Research, March 23, 2026 Donald Trump has posted yet another threat to his TruthSocial. If Iran does not open the Hormuz Strait in 48 hours, he will target the country’s power plants. The US has the ability to do this. It did it in Iraq. But Iran is not Iraq. Saddam Hussein was not able to do much beyond hide in a “spider hole” in the desert after the US invaded. His army was defeated in short order. Iran will not fold. It will fight on in the dark, without water and civilian infrastructure. Weitere Videos Jäger: „Trump verwirrt sich selbst“ – Lage im Iran außer Kontrolle Disaster‘ for Gulf states if Iran targets desalination plants • FRANCE 24 English 22.03.2026 Iran on Saturday threatened to retaliate by targeting key infrastructure in neighbouring countries if US President Donald Trump follows through on his vow to “obliterate” the Islamic Republic’s power plants amid tensions over a blockage of the Strait of Hormuz. Journalist Hoda Abdel-Hamid, reporting from Doha, warned that such action would be a “disaster” for Gulf countries, noting that an attack on water desalination plants would be especially devastating as these nations depend on them for survival due to the lack of natural freshwater sources. Iran-Krieg: Hat sich Donald Trump verrechnet? 19.03.2026 #nato #hormuz #iran Der Krieg gegen den Iran dauert offenbar länger, als US-Präsident Donald Trump dachte. Es ist bereits die dritte Angriffswoche. Die Straße von Hormus ist blockiert, der Welthandel leidet. Für das Regime in Iran ist die Blockade überlebenswichtig, schrumpfen doch die Waffenarsenale. Trump versucht erneut seine NATO-Partner zu erpressen, sie sollen sich militärisch einbringen. Deutschland wird sich nicht beteiligen, so Kanzler Merz. „Trump bekommt die kalte Schulter gezeigt“, urteilt der promovierte Völkerrechtler Klemens H. Fischer, von der Universität Köln. Hat Trump sich also verrechnet? DW Deutsch Wie gefährlich Trumps Militärintervention in Iran den USA werden kann | ZDFheute live analysiert 18.03.2026 #Trump #iran #USA Zweieinhalb Wochen nach Kriegsbeginn haben die USA zwar Führungspersonen des Iran getötet und Militäranlagen zerstört. Ein Sturz des Mullah-Regimes ist aber bislang nicht gelungen. Wie gefährlich Donald Trumps riskante Militäroperation den USA werden kann, analysiert ZDFheute live. Kritik an der Entscheidung Iran anzugreifen kommt aktuell aus dem In- wie aus dem Ausland: Nach anfänglicher Zurückhaltung warnt inzwischen Bundeskanzler Merz vor einem “ewigen Krieg mit unklaren Zielen”. Und aus Trumps Anhängerschaft in den USA ertönen Zweifel daran, wie eine Militärintervention am Golf mit dem Grundsatz “America First” zu vereinbaren ist. Könnte Donald Trump die Unterstützung der MAGA-Bewegung verlieren? Welche strategischen Optionen bleiben den USA im Iran-Krieg? Und was können die Europäer tun, um eine Eskalation zu verhindern? Darüber spricht Victoria Reichelt mit dem Politikwissenschaftler Prof. Herfried Münkler. Aus Washington ist außerdem USA-Experte Julian Müller-Kaler zugeschaltet. #USA #Trump #iran 00:00 Intro 01:41 Warum der Iran-Krieg Donald Trump Probleme bereitet, erklärt Politikwissenschaftler Herfried Münkler. 10:02 Warum Trump zwar einen Plan hat, aber keine Strategie 15:40 Warum Trump die Gefolgschaft von Teilen der MAGA-Bewegung zu verlieren droht, erklärt Politikwissenschaftler Julian Müller-Kaler 25:27 Welche Auswirkungen der Krieg für die amerikanische Bevölkerung hat |
Iran-Krieg
| Seit Jahrzehnten schwelt der Konflikt zwischen Iran und USA. Nachdem US-Präsident Donald Trump 2018 das Atomabkommen aufgekündigt und im Januar 2020 die Tötung des iranischen Generals Qasem Soleimani im Irak veranlasst hatte, nahm die Krise wieder an Fahrt auf. Die US-Regierung unter Präsident Biden wollte das Atomabkommen erneuern, konnte aber keinen Kompromiss mit der iranischen Regierung finden. Seit Beginn des Angriffskriegs gegen die Ukraine 2022 und der Eskalation des Nahostkonflikts nach dem 7. Oktober 2023 haben sich die Spannungen zwischen Iran und USA weiter verschärft, bevor Israel und die USA im Februar 2026 den nächsten Krieg begannen. |
Wer den Irankrieg entscheidet, ist noch nicht ausgemacht
| Kommentar von Karim El-Gawhary 20.3.2026 Israel eskaliert den Krieg – das Verhältnis von Trump und Netanjahu verändert sich. Das hat Einfluss auf die geopolitische Lage der gesamten Region er Irankrieg befindet sich in einem gefährlichen Moment. Nicht nur der weltweite Energiehandel wird unterbrochen, sondern es werden wichtige Grundlagen der globalen Energieversorgung zerstört. Es geht nicht mehr um einzelne Angriffe auf Tanker und Raffinerien, jetzt geht es gegen die Energieproduktionsstätten selbst, mit langfristigen Folgen. Ausgelöst hat diese neue Eskalation der israelische Premier Benjamin Netanjahu – am Mittwoch mit einem israelischen Angriff auf das iranische Gasfeld South Pars, das größte und wichtigste des Landes. |
Kriegsziele im Iran Undurchsichtige Strategien
Mit der Bombardierung des iranischen Gasfelds South Pars ist eine neue Qualität des Kriegs erreicht. Was sind die Ziele von Israel und den USA?
| VonLisa Schneider Was will Trump in Iran? Ständig schicken der US-Präsident und seine Regierung neue Kapriolen in die Welt: Mal geht es um Regime-Change, mal um Raketen, dann ums Atomprogramm. Aber so unklar, wie diese Aussagen sind, ist die Strategie von USA und Israel in Iran wohl nicht. Aus der Auswahl der Ziele, Aussagen von Analysten und den Reaktionen Irans lassen sich Rückschlüsse zur Kriegsstrategie von USA und Israel ziehen. |
I Resigned in Opposition to the U.S. War on Iraq 23 Years Ago
Now 23 Years Later a U.S.-Israeli War on Iran and sadly, several U.S. military operations in between.
| CODEPINK Mar 21, 2026 By: Ann Wright, former U.S. Diplomat and Retired U.S. Army Colonel Twenty-three years ago on March 19, 2003, I resigned from the U.S. Department of State in opposition to Bush Jr’s administration’s decision to attack and invade Iraq. In 2001, after 9/11, and while attacking Afghanistan, Bush spoke of the Axis of Evil-Iran, Iraq and North Korea. In March 2003, the U.S. attacked Iraq. Two other U.S. diplomats also resigned in opposition to the U.S. war on Iraq: Brady Kiesling and John Brown. In February 2026, the U.S. and Israel attack on Iran. Twenty-three years after I resigned on March 19, 2003, the Trump administration is in the third week of its attack on Iran, led into the war by Israel. The rationale of the war-another lie-no weapons of mass destruction, but a nuclear program that Trump said was obliterated in the June 2025 U.S. and Israeli attacks on Iran. Lies, Lies, Lies for War |
Kiev Regime involved in US Aggression against Iran and Covert Ops against India
| By Drago Bosnic Global Research, March 20, 2026 As the aggression on Iran isn’t exactly going as planned, the United States is now demanding help from its allies, vassals and satellite states. American President Donald Trump even threatened to use nuclear weapons, followed by his whining that NATO is not interested in taking part in attacks on Iran. However, Washington DC is “lucky” to have the Neo-Nazi junta, which isn’t too happy about another hotspot grabbing the headlines. The best way to return to the spotlight is to “help” its US overlords, particularly when it comes to unmanned systems. On March 17, the Kiev regime frontman Volodymyr Zelensky confirmed that “200 Ukrainian air defense experts are in the Middle East, where they are helping allies to counteract Iranian drone attacks”. It should be noted that Zelensky was among the few who expressed full support for the US aggression against Iran, although he probably expected the conflict would be of limited scope and last days rather than weeks. After it became clear that the American military failed to inflict a crushing conventional defeat on Tehran, the Neo-Nazi junta grew concerned by the prospect of a prolonged conflict that would take away Washington DC’s resources destined for the NATO-orchestrated Ukrainian conflict. Zelensky repeatedly touted what he called “Ukraine’s mastery of low-cost and efficient interceptor drones”, insisting it “revolutionized modern warfare” and offering to “share the expertise with Western partners”. |
Operation Epic Fury. Targeting Civilians, “It was Done by Iran”
| By Manlio Dinucci Global Research, March 19, 2026 “Operation Epic Fury”, launched by the United States against Iran, is significantly increasing the risk of nuclear war. Israel is finding that the missile defence systems provided by the United States are not as reliable as claimed. There is a growing likelihood that Israel, the only country in the Middle East with nuclear weapons, might use a nuclear weapon against Iran. The Israeli press is now openly discussing the “Samson Option.” “Operation Epic Fury,” launched by the United States against Iran, began on February 28 with the killing of 175 girls and teachers when a missile struck an elementary school in Tehran. When asked by a New York Times reporter whether the United States had struck the school, President Trump replied: “No. In my opinion, and based on what I’ve seen, it was done by Iran.” Secretary of War Pete Hegseth added: “The only party targeting civilians is Iran.” A body of evidence gathered by The New York Times—including satellite imagery and other verified videos—shows that the Iranian elementary school was struck by a U.S. Tomahawk missile. A piece of debris from the missile that struck the school bears the inscription “Made in USA” and the name “Globe Motors,” a manufacturer based in Ohio. The Pentagon has reported that, during the first seven days of Operation Epic Fury, over 3,000 targets in Iran were struck with thousands of bombs and missiles. The forces deployed include strategic bombers and fighter-bombers, electronic warfare aircraft, reconnaissance and attack drones, aircraft carriers, and missile-launching units, as well as other weapons that the Pentagon says it cannot list because they are classified. Trump has announced the possible deployment of US troops to Iran to “secure the country’s stockpiles of enriched uranium”. He told reporters: “Send troops to Iran? We haven’t done that yet, but it’s something we could do. If we did, the Iranians would be so decimated that they wouldn’t be able to fight back. At some point, maybe we’ll do it. It would be fantastic.” Trump declares in no uncertain terms that he, as President of the United States of America, should choose who governs Iran. |
WAR PLAN IRAN: Dispelling the Lies, Telling the Truth about Western Aggression in the Persian Gulf
| By Finian Cunningham and Prof Michel Chossudovsky Global Research, March 16, 2012 16 January 2012 Iran is an energy-rich colossus, with oil and, more importantly, natural gas reserves that put it, with approximately 10% of global reserves, in the world’s top three oil economies alongside Washington’s client states of Saudi Arabia and Iraq. In sharp contrast, the US has less than 2% of global oil reserves. The conquest of Iran’s oil riches is the driving force behind America’s military agenda. |
Iranians and Americans Are Not at War with Each Other
| By Bharat Dogra Global Research, March 17, 2026 Often when a country is attacked by another country and two countries are at war, it is not realized adequately that people of both countries may not want this war which has been imposed on them due to factors beyond their control. This is particularly true in the context of unpopular wars. This is certainly true in the context of the ongoing Iran war. According to available data, the Iran war of 2026 has been found in polls and surveys conducted among the people of the USA to be the most unpopular war among all major wars at an initial stage. The general record has been that with the passage of time wars tend to be more unpopular at a later stage with the various deceptions and horrors of war being revealed gradually. This is certainly true of the Vietnam War or the Iraq wars and the Afghanistan War. |
The Pentagon is a “Paper Tiger”: USAF KC-135 ‘Stratotanker’ (Aerial Tankers) Shot Down by Iran, Intelligence, Surveillance (ISR)Aircraft Forced to Replace Destroyed Ground-based Radars
| By Drago Bosnic Global Research, March 14, 2026 The latest events during the American aggression on Iran demonstrate that the Pentagon is a paper tiger that can no longer rely on the myth of its “invincibility”. Namely, after numerous embarrassing losses of advanced strike and multirole fighter jets (specifically F-15s and F-18s), the United States is now losing strategic aircraft that enable its occupation forces to project power across the Middle East and beyond. Namely, on March 12, the US Central Command (CENTCOM) announced it lost at least one KC-135 “Stratotanker”, while another one was damaged over Iraq. The loss took place over “friendly airspace”, as they put it. The “incident” involved two aircraft, with one “crashing” in Western Iraq, while the other landed safely in Israel. CENTCOM insists the losses were “not caused by hostile or friendly fire”. In other words, the aerial tankers have “had enough” and are now “committing suicide”. But who knows, perhaps the “Ghost of Kuwait” is active again. On the other hand, it could be a flock of birds, specifically 358 feathery rascals who decided to disrupt American “freedom and democracy” over Iraq. Jokes aside, the number 358 wasn’t picked at random, as Iraqi sources report that the KC-135 was shot down by the “358” SAM (surface-to-air missile), also known as the SA-67. The weapon reportedly uses a solid-fuel rocket booster and a turbojet, while the warhead is equipped with an infrared or optical seeker (or both). Some sources even claim that the “358” is a drone-missile hybrid. Pro-Iranian paramilitary groups can launch them from virtually any platform, which is a major threat to US occupation forces. |
Why Trump is losing the war
Here are the reasons this is going so badly
| Owen Jones Mar 05, 2026 No regime collapse By assassinating the Supreme Leader, it’s clear that the US believed it had achieved regime decapitation. The system would come crashing down like a pack of cards, or so they thought. There would be defections by the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps and some sort of coup. But there are no apparent cracks in the regime at all. When asked about the timeline for the conflict, War Secretary Pete Hegseth said: “We could say four weeks, but it could be six, it could be eight, it could be three.” Such a protracted conflict is clearly not what the US originally had in mind. Yesterday, Donald Trump dismissed the exiled Crown Prince and son of the deposed Shah, Reza Pahlavi. That’s despite Pahlavi’s fanatical pro-US orientation, and his zealous support for bombing his country of birth. Last July, Reza Pahlavi claimed that 50,000 officials from within Iran’s ruling government and military had contacted him to sign up to defect and collapse the regime. If that was true, do you think for a second that Trump wouldn’t be backing him? Historischer Exkurs Das Shah Regime Das Regime von Mohammad Reza Schah Pahlavi (1941–1979) im Iran wird oft als autokratisch, repressiv und brutal gegenüber politischen Gegnern beschrieben. Es war eine Diktatur, die von der Geheimpolizei SAVAK gestützt wurde, welche für Folter, willkürliche Verhaftungen und die Unterdrückung jeglicher Opposition bekannt war. Wikipedia +2 Kernpunkte des Schah-Regimes: Unterdrückung: SAVAK, der Geheimdienst, agierte brutal gegen Dissidenten, Studenten und religiöse Gruppen, was zu tiefem Groll in der Bevölkerung führte. Autoritarismus: Der Schah errichtete einen Einparteienstaat, indem er alle anderen politischen Gruppen verbot und die Rastakhiz-Partei als einzige Partei einsetzte. Modernisierung & Ungleichheit: Die „Weiße Revolution“, ein schnelles Modernisierungsprogramm, führte zwar zu gesellschaftlichen Veränderungen, aber auch zu hoher Inflation und wirtschaftlichen Engpässen, von denen die breite Masse kaum profitierte. Westliche Unterstützung: Der Schah wurde stark vom Westen, insbesondere den USA, unterstützt, besonders nach dem von ausländischen Mächten unterstützten Putsch gegen Premierminister Mohammad Mossadegh im Jahr 1953. Proteste: Die Unzufriedenheit über die autokratische Herrschaft und die soziale Ungleichheit führte schließlich zur Iranischen Revolution 1979 |
The Take: How oil is at the center of the US-Israel war with Iran
As oil prices rise, the US, Israel and Iran seem ready to keep fighting no matter the costs.
The price of oil has soared over $100 a barrel globally as a result of the United States-Israeli war on Iran. Iran has essentially shut down shipping lanes in the Strait of Hormuz while Israel has attacked critical Iranian oil depots. Despite public pressure and outrage, all parties seem prepared to continue the war. What will it mean for the global economy and the people caught in the crossfire? Listen to more about the Strait of Hormuz here. Recommended Stories The Take: Why Israel’s war on Hezbollah keeps returning The Take: How is the US using Anthropic’s Claude AI in Iran? The Take: What the world is getting wrong about what Iranians think The Take: Why Washington can’t stop Trump on Iran |
The War on Iran—and Washington’s Missing Exit Strategy
| Medea Benjamin Mar 08, 2026 The United States has once again launched a war in the Middle East based on false claims about weapons of mass destruction. Like the invasion of Iraq in 2003, the U.S. assault on Iran rests on allegations that international inspectors have already debunked. But beyond the false pretext lies an even more pressing question that few officials in Washington seem willing—or able—to answer: What is the U.S. exit strategy from its war on Iran? President Trump has justified the attack by claiming that Iran refuses to renounce nuclear weapons. As he prepared to launch the war, Trump repeatedly claimed, “We haven’t heard those secret words: ‘We will never have a nuclear weapon.’” Iran’s foreign minister, Abbas Araghchi, responded by reiterating Iran’s long-standing policy, stating plainly: “Iran will under no circumstances ever develop a nuclear weapon.” |
War expands: While bombing Iran, US and Israel attack even more countries
After launching a war of aggression against Iran, Israel invaded Lebanon and besieged Gaza. USA is arming Kurds, shooting Pakistani protesters, fighting in Ecuador. Trump threatened to embargo Spain.
| Ben Norton Mar 05, 2026 The CIA is arming Kurdish proxy forces in northern Iraq, with plans to launch an invasion of Iran. Meanwhile, Israel has invaded Lebanon, and has reimposed its siege of Gaza. Donald Trump is now even threatening Spain, because it refuses to support his illegal war of aggression against Iran. |
The Great Betrayal: The Big Lie of the “War on Terror”
| By Mark Taliano Global Research, March 05, 2026 Canada’s Prime Minister Mark Carney recently called Iran the “principal source of instability and terror throughout the Middle East”[1] even as Iranians defend themselves from the terror of the US/Israeli criminal war of aggression against their nation[2], even as they mourn the US/Israeli terror attack that slaughtered 165 young Iranian elementary school girls, characterized by UNESCO as “a grave violation of humanitarian law,” and even as they mourn the death of Iran’s Supreme Leader, Shaheed Ayatollah Khamenei, assassinated by a US/Zionist terror bombing. War is terror and the US/Zionist attack on Iran is supreme international criminality that violates Article 2(4) of the Charter of the United Nations, which states that all Members shall refrain in their international relations from the threat or use of force against the territorial integrity or political independence of any state, or in any other manner inconsistent with the Purposes of the United Nations. The war on Iran also derogates Article I, Section 8 of the U.S. Constitution[3] which assigns power to declare war to Congress. Additionally, as reported by CNN, |
US Military Is Running Out of Stand-off Munitions, Copies Iranian Drones to Compensate
| By Drago BosnicGlobal Research, March 06, 2026 The American and Western style of warfare relies heavily on achieving complete air dominance, followed by devastating bombing attacks designed to cripple the military infrastructure of a targeted country. If that doesn’t work, the US/NATO then resorts to unadulterated terrorism, targeting noncombatants and civilian infrastructure. During the early stages of the (First) Cold War, this approach was used against Korea, Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia and numerous other countries. However, it never resulted in a strategic victory. On the contrary, it only galvanized the resistance of the local populace, strengthening their resolve in the face of American/Western terror bombing strategy. This military doctrine suffered a failure over Indochina, where the heroic resistance of the Vietnamese people resulted in a crushing and humiliating defeat for the invading Americans. |
‚Punching them while they’re down‘: US & Israel bomb Iran’s schools & hospitals, with ’no stupid rules of engagement‘
The US & Israel bombed 20 schools & 13 hospitals in Iran in 1 week. War Secretary Pete Hegseth boasted of unleashing „death and destruction“ to provoke collapse, with „no stupid rules of engagement“.
| Ben Norton Mar 08, 2026 The United States and Israel are intentionally devastating civilian areas in Iran, brutally bombing schools, hospitals, and residential neighborhoods, in an attempt not only to destroy the state but also to collapse Iranian society itself. US Secretary of War Pete Hegseth described the scorched-earth strategy in a Pentagon press briefing on March 4. “This was never meant to be a fair fight, and it is not a fair fight. We are punching them while they’re down, which is exactly how it should be”, Hegseth boasted. He added with pride that the US and Israel are raining upon Iran “death and destruction from the sky, all day long”. Hegseth noted that, in the first four days of the war on Iran (named Operation Epic Fury), the US military employed “twice the air power” that it had used in the “shock and awe” invasion of Iraq in 2003. In another press briefing on March 2, the US secretary of war condemned international organizations like the United Nations and proclaimed, “America, regardless of what so-called international institutions say, is unleashing the most lethal and precise air power campaign in history”. |
Big Trouble Ahead in Iran
| John J. Mearsheimer Mar 04, 2026 On 3 March 2026, I was on “Judging Freedom” talking about the Iran war. I told the Judge that the Trump administration was dragged into this war by Israel and its enormously powerful lobby in the US. Both Secretary of State Marco Rubio and House Speaker Mike Johnson have admitted as much and it is clear from listening to and reading the discourse on the internet that many Americans understand that this is another war for Israel. Iran was no threat to the US and there was no reason for Trump to attack it. I also emphasized that it is almost impossible for me to see how Israel and the US win this war. It seems that victory for this aggressive tag team requires not only regime change in Iran, but replacing the regime with new leaders who are subservient to Israeli and American wishes. If those two things do not happen, Iran will surely keep its nuclear enrichment capability; keep building ballistic missiles, cruise missiles, & long-range drones; and keep supporting Hamas, the Houthis, and Hezbollah. The likelihood of this war producing an Iranian regime that is subservient to Israel and the US is close to zero in my estimation. For Iran to win, all it has to do is survive and not end up as a pawn of Israel and the US. Even if its missile inventory is greatly diminished, its nuclear enrichment capability is crippled, and its infrastructure is badly damaged, it matters little if the regime survives or is replaced by a regime that refuses to kowtow to the tag team. Remember that in the Vietnam War, the US won virtually every battle and lost the war. |
| Prof. John Mearsheimer : Is Trump’s War Beyond Control? Judge Napolitano – Judging Freedom Weitere Videos Jeffrey Sachs: U.S. and Israel underestimated Iran 13.03.2026 #Heat #US #Israel We spoke with renowned economist and Columbia University professor Jeffrey Sachs about the ongoing U.S. and Israeli military strikes on Iran and their devastating consequences. Öl-Schock durch den Irankrieg: Wer verliert – und wer profitiert wirklich? Irans Gegenangriffe: Politikwissenschafter Klemens Fischer zur aktuellen Lage 12.03.2026 DEUTSCHLAND Ölterminals stehen in Flammen, Benzinpreise steigen rasant – der Irankrieg erschüttert die globalen Energiemärkte. Während USA und Israel militärisch nachlegen, reagiert Teheran mit Angriffen auf Israel und mehrere Golfstaaten. Die strategisch wichtige Straße von Hormus ist weitgehend blockiert – mit dramatischen Folgen für die weltweite Ölversorgung. In diesem Video erklären wir: Wer leidet am meisten unter dem Öl Schock – und wer profitiert davon? In diesem Video klären wir: · Warum der Öl Schock jetzt so heftig ausfällt · Welche Länder und Unternehmen am stärksten betroffen sind · Und wer paradoxerweise vom Krieg im Iran profitiert · Welche geopolitischen Folgen die Blockade im Golf haben könnte · Was der Preisanstieg für Verbraucher:innen und die Weltwirtschaft bedeutet Der Energiemarkt steht Kopf – aber nicht alle sind Verlierer. Wir zeigen die Hintergründe, Zusammenhänge und Gewinner dieses geopolitischen Schocks. „Öl-Schock durch den Irankrieg: Wer verliert – und wer profitiert wirklich?“ Jetzt ansehen, um die wahren Auswirkungen zu verstehen. USA gehen fälschlicherweise „von symmetrischem Krieg aus“ – Jäger zum Konflikt im Nahen Osten 13.03.2026 #USA #Iran #Fehleinschätzung Die #USA haben sich in den Augen einer wachsenden Zahl von Beobachtern bei ihrem Angriff auf den #Iran verkalkuliert. Auch Politologe Thomas Jäger sieht vor allem eine fundamentale #Fehleinschätzung, von der es Trumps Regierung noch immer schwerfällt, abzurücken. Iran-Krieg auch mit Folgen für Russland und die Ukraine | Militärökonom Keupp bei ZDFheute live Iran-Krieg: US-Angriffe auf Minen-Schiffe, Iran beschießt Tanker | ZDFheute live analysiert Die Lage in der Straße von Hormus spitzt sich weiter zu. In der Meerenge hat das US-Militär iranische Minenleger-Schiffe angegriffen. Welche Folgen das haben könnte, analysiert ZDFheute live. Seit Beginn des Iran-Kriegs stehen viele Tanker vor der Straße von Hormus bereits still. Zu groß ist die Gefahr, die beim Passieren droht. So greift Iran immer wieder Öl-Tanker an. Absoluter Schutz könne auch durch Unterstützung der US Navy oder anderer Marineeinheiten nicht gewährleistet werden, sagt Moritz Brake. Er ist Experte für maritime Sicherheit und Reserveoffizier der Deutschen Marine. Iran: Trumps gefährlicher Blindflug? – MONITOR Welchen Plan haben US-Präsident Donald Trump und Israels Premierminister Benjamin Netanjahu für den Iran? In den vergangenen Tagen wurden immer wieder zwei Ziele genannt: mehr Sicherheit im Nahen Osten und der Sturz des Mullah-Regimes in Teheran. Doch es dauerte nicht lange, bis US-Präsident Trump und sein Verteidigungsminister Pete Hegseth von einem möglichen „Regime Change“ nichts mehr wissen wollten. Fachleute bezweifeln, dass es überhaupt einen klaren Plan gibt. Sie erinnern an frühere, von außen erzwungene Umstürze – im Irak, in Afghanistan und in Libyen. Interventionen, die eigentlich Stabilität bringen sollten, aber vielerorts zu noch mehr Terror, Instabilität und Chaos geführt haben. In diesem Video schauen wir uns an: 👉 Was wurde aus den Regimewechseln im Irak, Afghanistan und Libyen? 👉 Wie haben frühere US-Präsidenten militärische Interventionen begründet? 👉 Welche Parallelen und Unterschiede Expert:innen zur aktuellen Situation im Iran sehen So hat Trump den Iran-Krieg unterschätzt | Militärökonom Keupp bei ZDFheute live Gut zwei Wochen nach Beginn des Kriegs zwischen den USA, Israel und Iran gehen die Angriffe weiter. Beim Beschuss eines Öltankers im irakischen Hafen von Basra stellten die irakischen Behörden den Betrieb aller Ölterminals ein. Zudem blockiert Iran weiterhin die Straße von Hormus. Iran setzt im Krieg mit den USA vor allem auf wirtschaftlichen Druck. Die Angriffe im Persischen Golf lassen den Ölpreis steigen, Tanker bleiben vor der Straße von Hormus liegen, Washington ringt um Kontrolle. Militärökonom Keupp erklärt bei ZDFheute live warum asymmetrische Kriegsführung der entscheidende Hebel für das Mullah-Regime ist. Why America is Losing the War With Iran (w/ John Mearsheimer) | The Chris Hedges Report Verlieren die USA den Iran-Krieg? | Possoch klärt | BR24 Könnten die USA den Krieg gegen den Iran verlieren? US-Präsident Donald Trump hat überraschend ein baldiges Ende des Krieges ins Spiel gebracht. „Ich denke, der Krieg ist so gut wie beendet.“ Die iranischen Revolutionsgarden reagierten scharf auf Trumps Äußerungen: „Wir sind diejenigen, die über das Ende des Krieges entscheiden. Die Bedingungen auf dem Schlachtfeld und das Ende des Krieges liegen in den Händen der Islamischen Republik.“ Was jetzt nach der Iran-Bombardierung mit dem Namen „Epic Fury“ passieren soll? Vier Regierungsbeamte sagen: „Die Regierung hat keine Ahnung und keine wirkliche, nachvollziehbare Begründung, kein Endziel und keinen Plan für die Zeit danach.“ Droht ein zweites Syrien? Und wenn am Ende das Mullah-Regime immer noch nicht weg ist, dann bleibt eben genau die Frage offen: Warum haben sich die USA da eingemischt? Und haben sie dann den Krieg nicht doch verloren? Possoch klärt mit Politik-Prof. Thomas Jäger und Militärexperte Fabian Hoffmann! US-Präsident Donald Trump wusste, dass er die äußerst angespannten Nerven an den Rohöl-, Aktien- und Anleihemärkten beruhigen musste: „Wir wollen die Ölpreise niedrig halten“, sagte Trump auf einer Pressekonferenz am Montagabend Ortszeit auf seinem Anwesen in Florida. Die Preise seien „aufgrund dieses Ausflugs künstlich gestiegen“. Der „Ausflug“, wie Trump den Angriffskrieg auf den Iran nannte, hatte am Montag eine Panik an den Märkten ausgelöst und für die rasant steigenden Rohölpreise von zwischenzeitlich bis zu 120 Dollar pro Barrel gesorgt. Die Aktienmärkte gingen auf Talfahrt. Trump musste reagieren und begann zu signalisieren, dass der Krieg bald enden würde. Das Ergebnis: Die Rohölpreise sanken deutlich, an der Wall Street drehten die Aktienkurse wieder in den grünen Bereich. Der Krieg gegen den Iran werde „sehr bald“ vorbei sein, sei aber noch nicht abgeschlossen, erklärte Trump. Die USA würden „große Fortschritte bei der Erreichung unseres militärischen Ziels“ machen. Der US-Präsident, der seine Leistungen stets mit Superlativen versieht, sagte, man könne von einem „gewaltigen Erfolg“ sprechen. Er fügte hinzu: „Oder wir könnten noch weiter gehen, und wir werden noch weitergehen.“ Wenige Stunden zuvor hatte Trump gegenüber dem US-Fernsehsender CBS News signalisiert, dass der Krieg „so gut wie beendet“ sei. Erneut sandte Trump widersprüchliche Botschaften in Richtung der neuen iranischen Führung aus: Sollte der Iran die Schiffsroute durch die Straße von Hormus nicht freigeben – und danach sieht es aus – würde der Iran „zwanzigmal härter“ von den Vereinigten Staaten getroffen werden als zuvor. Auf seiner Plattform „Truth Social“ postete Trump in der Nacht: „Wir werden leicht zerstörbare Ziele ausschalten, die es dem Iran praktisch nicht möglich machen werden, jemals wieder als Nation aufgebaut zu werden. Tod, Feuer und Zorn werden über sie hereinbrechen.“ Er hoffe und bete, „dass es nicht dazu kommt“. INHALT 00:00 Können die USA den Iran-Krieg verlieren? 02:03 Warum die USA nicht schnell gewonnen haben 03:38 Irans Kriegsstrategie: Drohnen, Drohnen, Drohnen 06:22 Was hat der Iran noch alles im Köcher? 09:21 Warum führen die USA diesen Krieg? 11:08 Stichwort: Regime-Change 13:54 Das Worst-Case-Szenario 17:01 Folgen des Iran-Kriegs: Ölpreisschock, Börsencrash und Weltwirtschaftskrise |
The Consolidation of US-Israeli Hegemony Lies at the Heart of the Attack on Iran – Not Iran’s Alleged Nuclear Programme
Video: “Political Theater”: Trump’s Attack against Iran
| By Prof Michel Chossudovsky and Drago Bosnic Global Research, June 24, 2025 Trump’s “Operation Midnight Hammer” attack on June 22, 2025 against Iran’s nuclear facilities involved the dispatch of B-2 aircraft out of the Whiteman Air Force Base in Missouri. This complex and improvised Operation was under the auspices of US Central Command (USCENTCOM), based in Florida, in close coordination with US Strategic Command (USSTRACOM) in Omaha, Nebraska. This program aims to analyze how “Operation Midnight Hammer” was conducted, as well as the motivation behind it and whether it was as successful as touted by President Donald Trump. Read the whole aricle |
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“A New Line Crossed”: The U.S. Provokes Iran With Attacks on Nuclear Sites
Iran has now been forced to decide how to respond to U.S. attacks on its sovereignty.
Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Air Force Gen Dan Caine discusses the mission details of a strike on Iran during a news conference at the Pentagon on June 22 2025 in Arlington Virginia US Photo by Andrew HarnikGetty Images| Murtaza Hussain Jun 23, 2025 On Saturday night, U.S. warplanes attacked three Iranian nuclear sites, marking the first time the U.S. has attacked on Iranian soil in the decades-long cold war between the two countries. President Trump’s announcement, posted on Truth Social, stated that the U.S. had attacked the nuclear facilities at Fordow, Natanz, and Esfahan in a bombardment dubbed “Operation Midnight Hammer.” The escalation was met with jubilation from Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who had relentlessly pushed for the operation. Likewise, Trump’s hardline supporters praised the act of war, while across the spectrum in the U.S., many officials and segments of the public have expressed condemnation—whether on constitutional grounds, or because of opposition to the US entering a potential forever war with a country of 90 million people. Continue reading |
Video: “Political Theater”: Trump’s Attack against Iran
| By Prof Michel Chossudovsky and Drago Bosnic Trump’s “Operation Midnight Hammer” attack on June 22, 2025 against Iran’s nuclear facilities involved the dispatch of B-2 aircraft out of the Whiteman Air Force Base in Missouri. This complex and improvised Operation was under the auspices of US Central Command (USCENTCOM), based in Florida, in close coordination with US Strategic Command (USSTRACOM) in Omaha, Nebraska. This program aims to analyze how “Operation Midnight Hammer” was conducted, as well as the motivation behind it and whether it was as successful as touted by President Donald Trump. Watch the video |
Michael Hudson: War on Iran is fight for US unipolar control of world
Economist Michael Hudson explains how the war on Iran seeks to stop countries from breaking away from US unipolar control and dollar hegemony, and to disrupt Eurasian integration with China & Russia.
| But Iran is not only the capstone to full control of the Near East and its oil and dollar holdings. Iran is a key link for China’s Belt and Road Initiative for a New Silk Road of railway transport to the West. If the United States can overthrow the Iranian government, this interrupts the long transportation corridor that China already has constructed and hopes to extend further west. |
| Iran also is a key to blocking Russian trade and development via the Caspian Sea and access to the south, bypassing the Suez Canal. And under U.S. control, an Iranian client regime could threaten Russia from its southern flank. |
| To the neocons, all this makes Iran a central pivot on which the U.S. national interest is based – if you define that national interest as creating a coercive empire of client states observing dollar hegemony by adhering to the dollarized international financial system. I think that Trump’s warning to Tehran’s citizens to evacuate their city is just an attempt to stir up domestic panic as a prelude to a U.S. attempt to mobilize ethnic opposition as a means to break up Iran into component parts. It is similar to the U.S. hopes to break up Russia and China into regional ethnicities. |
Trump’s War on Iran Is Illegal, Reckless—and Must Be Stopped
| Medea Benjaminand CODEPINK Alert Jun 22, 2025 By Medea Benjamin In the early hours of Sunday morning, the Trump administration bombed three nuclear sites in Iran—without congressional approval, without public support, and without any legal justification. This reckless, illegal escalation pulls the United States deeper into a war the American people do not want and never authorized. This act of aggression has nothing to do with protecting U.S. interests. It’s a dangerous favor to the Netanyahu government—one that defies our Constitution, violates international law, and risks triggering a catastrophic regional war. It endangers U.S. troops, allies, and civilians throughout the Middle East. And it makes all of us less safe. This is not about nuclear weapons. It’s about regime change. U.S. efforts to overthrow governments—from Iraq to Afghanistan to Libya—have brought nothing but devastation. Regime change fantasies ignore the sovereignty of nations and substitute military might for political solutions. Iran is a complex, populous country with a proud history of resisting foreign domination. Trying to overthrow its government would almost certainly plunge the region into deeper turmoil, with massive civilian suffering and global consequences. Continue reading |
Operation Rising Lion und Midnight Hamme
Seit dem 13. Juni von israelischen und US-amerikanischen Angriffen betroffene Orte im Iran
Operation Rising Lion und Midnight Hammer
Seit dem 13 Juni von israelischen und US amerikanischen Angriffen betroffene Orte im IranPublished 22 juin 2025
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Trump advisor admits: War on Iran targets China, seeking ‚US global dominance‘
The war on Iran seeks “US global dominance” and to “weaken China”, said Donald Trump’s former national security advisor, General Michael Flynn. He admitted the US gives Israel intelligence and weapons
The war on Iran aims to weaken China and ensure US global dominance said Donald Trumps former national security advisor Michael Flynn| He admitted that the United States is giving Israel substantial intelligence, weapons, and training, helping it to wage this war. Flynn, a retired US general, emphasized that the goal of this joint US-Israeli war is regime change: to overthrow Iran’s government. „A positive US relationship with a [new] Iranian regime, so whatever the regime is that rises up out of the ashes, if we have a positive relationship with that regime, that really benefits the United States of America, particularly against China, and it weakens China“, he argued. „A victory by Israel establishes the perception, if not the reality, of US global dominance, and certainly Israeli dominance in that region“, Flynn added with pride. „We’re involved“ in war on Iran, says retired US General Mike Flynn „We’re involved“, Mike Flynn stressed. „People need to understand that we’ve been in the Middle East my entire life, my entire military career“. Flynn helped oversee „counter-terrorism“ operations in the US wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. During the Barack Obama administration, he served as the director of the Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA). Trump appointed Flynn as his national security advisor at the beginning of his first term, in 2017. „We’re involved [in the war on Iran]“, he repeated. „We provide intelligence capabilities, certainly, to Israel… We provide all kinds of weapons systems. We provide all kinds of training support“. Flynn made these remarks in a 17 June interview with Steven Bannon, who was one of the most important figures in Trump’s first presidential term. Bannon served as Trump’s chief strategist and was CEO of his 2016 presidential campaign. Bannon was previously chairman of the far-right political website Breitbart. He now hosts the ultra-conservative talk show Bannon’s War Room. US-backed war on Iran targets China Steve Bannon is an extreme China hawk. In 2018, the former Trump chief strategist declared, “We’re at war with China”. In his interview with Mike Flynn, Bannon stressed that China is the main target of the US empire. He demonized the Communist Party of China as a so-called „existential threat“. „One of the basic philosophies we had, and the reason, quite frankly, you were chosen [as Trump’s national security advisor], given your expertise in this area, was the pivot to Asia“, Bannon said. This was a reference to the Barack Obama administration’s policy to move US troops and military resources out of West Asia (the so-called Middle East) and to East Asia, to prepare for conflict with China. „Remember, one of the biggest things was to pivot to Asia“, Bannon reiterated. „Talk about a strategic pivot out of the Middle East, sir, to actually confront the existential threat to the country, the Chinese Communist Party“. Flynn agreed. „We need to be focused on the principle 21st century adversary, and I’ll call them an adversary, and that’s China“, he said. „So China, China, China — that’s what I want your audience to understand“, Flynn added. The retired US general emphasized that, if Washington and Tel Aviv can overthrow Iran’s government, then the US empire can focus all of its resources and energy on containing China in the new cold war. „We have to allow Israel to finish the job“, Flynn implored. „When it does, as it does, as it is in the midst of finishing this job — and it’s going to take a little bit — it will allow the United States to fully shift to focusing on China“. Israel is doing the West’s „dirty work“ Mike Flynn argued that Israel is „protecting Western civilization“ in its war on Iran. „Israel is fighting their war, and we are in fact supporting it. And it’s really protecting Western civilization“, he insisted in his interview with Steve Bannon. Flynn is a very extreme political figure. He is a Christian nationalist who has proudly declared that US conservatives are waging a „spiritual war“. This is an idea that is shared by Pete Hegseth, who serves as defense secretary in Donald Trump’s second term. Hegseth, a former Fox News host, is a fellow Christian nationalist. In 2020, he published a book titled „American Crusade“, in which he wrote that the US right is waging a „holy war“ against China, the international left, and Islam — and in particular the Islamic Republic of Iran. Although these top figures in the Trump administration have far-right political views, they share many of the policies of the neoliberal centrists in Europe. Germany’s Chancellor Friedrich Merz has strongly supported the war on Iran, stating with approval that Israel is doing the „dirty work“ of the West. Donald Trump and other Western leaders have made it clear that their goal in Iran is to violently overthrow the government created by the 1979 Iranian revolution. In 1953, the CIA sponsored a coup that overthrew Iran’s democratically elected prime minister, Mohammad Mosaddegh, and installed a king, Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi. This brutal dictator, who was notorious for torturing dissidents, was propped up by the United States for decades, until the 1979 revolution ousted him and established a truly independent government in Tehran. Despairing while watching helplessly US genocide in Gaza for eighteen (18) months — Cecilia Bartoli – Gelido in ogni vena (immortal Vivaldi) https://youtu.be/EMd7i5Bhd1E?si=6KE4HJoEhze-Ddi4 Israel’s war on Iran was made in USA: Trump supported attacks, while faking peae talks Israel attacked Iran in an act of war. The US government supported the strikes, providing intelligence and weapons. 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Trump Is about to Play Stalin’s Card in Iran – Three Maps and One Tweet to Explain
| By John Helmer Global Research, June 20, 2025 Dances with Bears 17 June 2025 The plan to attack Iran, force regime change in Teheran, decapitate and disarm Iranian forces, and partition the country into ethnic autonomies is nothing new. In August 1941 British and empire forces (Indian, Australian) acted in coordination with Soviet forces to occupy the country, ostensibly to prevent the Shah of Iran from allowing German forces to seize Iranian oilfields and attack the land corridor from the Persian Gulf northwards across the country and into the Soviet Union through which US Lend-Lease aid for the war effort was being transported. At the time, with British air superiority in the south and Soviet air superiority in the north, the regime in Teheran had no choice but to capitulate. By November 1943, when Joseph Stalin, Franklin Roosevelt and Winston Churchill met together in Teheran (left image below), Stalin already knew the British were aiming to monopolize Iranian oil supplies for themselves, and with the Americans were “creat[ing] a real threat to the interests of our country if we do not take timely countermeasures.” – Page 71. Stalin’s reaction was first to test Iran’s parliamentary leadership for signing an oil concession agreement. When the Iranians rejected that, Stalin ordered a Red Army-backed secession movement for an independent Azeri statelet based in Tabriz. He abandoned this scheme at the end of March 1946. Continue reading |
Realität: Was niemand über den Iran-Israel-Konflikt erzählt
Realität: Was niemand über den Iran-Israel-Konflikt erzählt
Assessing the US / Israel regime change plan for Iran
To assess the chances that the USIsrael will succeed in Iran consider the past decades of USIsrael operations in the region and the factors for success and failureComparisons from similar campaigns in the region
A few decades ago the US set out to take out seven countries The list was Iraq Syria Lebanon Libya Somalia Sudan and Iran| The Anti Empire Project Jun 20, 2025 US naval assets are moving in. US bases within striking distance of Iran are being evacuated. Trump has signaled his willingness to ridicule his biggest supporters and contradict his own intelligence director to do Israel’s bidding. All of this adds up to: it is extremely likely that the US will very soon be attacking Iran on Israel’s behalf. The objective of the war is the removal of the Iranian government and its replacement by either a chaotic, perpetual civil war situation (chaos) or a pliant collaborator regime that will allow Israel to keep genociding with impunity (the main priority of the Western elite is genocide now). The 1996 Clean Break: A strategy for securing the realm document was written for Netanyahu by a group of American strategists (the realm to be secured was Israel, not America). At that time, their slogan was “anyone can go to Baghdad. Real men go to Tehran.” Continue reading |
