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An Attack on Life: The Story of a Family Killed in a Strike on a Checkpoint in Kordan, Karaj

PerspectivesGuest Note

American Hyperstition: The Cases of Iran and Iraq

Hyperstition cannot be killed with truth; the ground it grows in has to be dried out.

PerspectivesGuest Note

The Drone Detected First, Then They Dropped the Bomb Directly on the House.

The Narrative of Residents of Kuhestak, Sirik County, on the Recent U.S. Strike on the City and a Wedding Ceremony.

PerspectivesGuest Note

The Assassination of Imagination, The Assassination of Memory

Their strategy and practice throughout this entire region goes beyond taking lives: it is the assassination of imagination, the assassination of memory, and the assassination of livability.

PerspectivesGuest Note

Life and Freedom in Times of War

The Western dream of a ‘rapid regime change’ in Iran, propagated by the Israeli government, has now been revealed to be a naïve illusion that has resulted in nothing but human suffering, destroyed infrastructure and a devastated cultural heritage.

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Operation Economic Outcast: U.S. Secondary Sanctions and International Law

The US has expanded sanctions on Iran to foreign banks and companies, raising questions over how far Washington’s economic power can extend under international law.

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Experts react: Will Trump’s Operation Economic Outcast isolate Iran?

Atlantic Council experts assess the Trump administration’s new sanctions campaign against Iran, examining whether intensified economic pressure can isolate Tehran, how China and Gulf states may respond, and what the strategy could mean for the wider war.

PerspectivesGuest Note

The House is Shaking

“Whoever We Keep Alive, They Kill”: A Pediatrics Resident on Working Through the War in Iran

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How Iran has staved off economic collapse despite the US-Israeli war

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has promised 'unprecedented' squeeze on Tehran. Why hasn't this worked already?

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The Short Life of a Newborn During the Iran War

Families across Iran are mourning loved ones killed during the war, as civilian deaths have left communities grappling with loss, grief, and the aftermath of US and Israeli attacks.

PerspectivesGuest Note

Numbers Have No Names

Numbers always conceal something: the life that each number represents. They can tell us how many people were killed, but they cannot tell us what world disappeared with each of them.

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Sen. Van Hollen: Iran war is illegal and we cannot fund another dime

In an interview with RS, the senator discusses Israeli influence in the US, whether Libya was a mistake, and more

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'Agility vs depth': How the Mecca pact stacks up against the UAE-Israel alliance

Israel and the UAE have transactional ties based on military and intelligence sharing, but the Mecca pact has political depth

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Why the Trump administration will have to accept a Hormuz toll

It wouldn't be unprecedented, and Gulf countries are already seeking out alternatives to the strait, which means its importance will eventually diminish

PerspectivesGuest Note

Political Agency Under Conditions of Distance: The Iranian Diaspora Should Take a Step Back and Learn to Be an Ally

Political solidarity cannot be built only on distance, assumptions, or the voices of those who speak on behalf of others.

PerspectivesGuest Note

The Dollar, Oil, and War: How the Capitalist World Order Shapes the Fate of West Asia?

Oil and the petroleum-related structures of contemporary capitalism will continue to shape the course of history in the region.

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When a President Promises a Massacre

Harkening back to colonial massacres, Trump abandons the premise of proportionality for butchery in Iran and beyond.

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The Pentagon Found a New Way to Undercount U.S. Casualties in Iran

U.S. troops killed or wounded since July 7 are now counted separately from casualties during the first months of the Iran war.

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How to end the ‘Hormuz war’

This opinion piece examines possible pathways to ending the confrontation over the Strait of Hormuz and argues that diplomatic solutions are needed to prevent a prolonged regional crisis.