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Brynn Tannehill, a former senior US defence analyst, warns that the assault on Iran risks causing a refugee crisis up to four times larger than what happened during the Syria conflict

The lawlessness and brutality of the US-Israeli genocide in Gaza have now spread to other parts of the world.

With some misgivings, families and aviation enthusiasts bring stepladders and picnics to the perimeter fence

In an important step toward the economic isolation of Israel due to its genocide in Gaza, Norway's Government Pension Fund Global has decided to divest from yet more Israeli companies. Norway's sovereign wealth fund is the world's largest, with total...

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“Genocide, ecocide, mass infanticide, rape, sexual assault, torture, slavery, sniping children, bombing hospitals, executing aid workers. We are funding an endless nightmare and it should haunt us forever.” Brett Wilkins / Common Dreams (March 31, 2025) — As Israel Defense...

Iran has accused Ukraine of being complicit in military aggression due to the deployment of counter-drone specialists to Gulf countries, according to a letter sent by Tehran's UN representative to Secretary-General Antonio Guterres and the Security Council. The letter claimed that Ukraine’s actions amount to direct involvement in the conflict and argued that Kyiv bears legal responsibility under international law. “Ukraine's acknowledgement that it has sent hundreds of experts to the region to counter Iran effectively constitutes evidence of material and operational support for military aggression,” Iranian UN Ambassador Amir Saeed Iravani wrote. He added that “Ukraine bears international responsibility arising from aiding or assisting another party in committing unlawful acts,” and said Ukraine’s role was not incidental but a form of active facilitation. Ukraine’s Foreign Ministry rejected the accusations, calling them false and pointing to Iran’s role in supplying drones to Russia that have been used in attacks against Ukrainian cities since 2022. Ukrainian officials say tens of thousands of Iranian-designed Shahed drones have been launched at Ukraine during the full-scale war. “Almost 60,000 drones shared by Iran with Russia have struck Ukraine since 2022," Foreign Ministry spokesperson Heorhii Tykhyi said. "Not a single Ukrainian drone has ever hit...

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With the United States having assembled its largest and most powerful military buildup in the Middle East since the 2003 invasion of Iraq, a war with Iran could ignite any day now. The US already bombed Iranian nuclear facilities in June during Israel’s 12-day war, and another round of fighting, likely to last weeks, could prove to be much more dangerous. But while Iran’s military endured punishing strikes in June, it still retains substantial capabilities. Iran's military readiness “We are definitely more powerful than before, we have prepared in the past seven, eight months, we found our weaknesses and fixed them,” declared Ali Larijani, Secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council, earlier this month. “We are not looking for war, and we won’t start the war,” he added. “But if they force it on us, we will respond.” The surprise opening salvos in Israel’s war last year targeted Iran’s military leadership, with Israeli jets destroying several of Iran’s ballistic missile launchers. Despite this, Tehran still managed to launch approximately 500 ballistic missiles at Israel, killing at least 28 people. The barrages strained Israeli air defences and caused significant property damage. The US dispatched heavy strategic B-2 stealth bombers, which struck...

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