1+ day, 13+ hour ago   (335+ words) Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – The 19th century American naval theorist Alfred Thayer Mahan stressed that a great maritime empire needn’t control the seas but rather must establish dominance over what he called “the narrows.” We would now say “chokepoints.” The United…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (242+ words) ( Truthdig ) – We are in the seventh month of a war Donald Trump began on a whim, waged incoherently and lost decisively. But in the demented, steadily shrinking Trump World, he is a hero. Last week, he proudly declared “Mission Accomplished…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (399+ words) In attendance were China’s President Xi Jinping, India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Pakistan’s Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, Russian President Vladimir Putin, Iran’s President Massoud Pezeshkian, and the heads of state of the Central Asian member states. At the end of…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (865+ words) By Andreas Krieg, King’s College London (The Conversation) – When Washington unveiled its economic “D-Day” on August 19, the latest tightening of the financial siege and the blockade around Iran’s ports, it believed it was applying decisive leverage. But in Tehran the…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (165+ words) Middle East Monitor 09/01/2026 Iran has therefore become highly experienced in containing sanctions. China represents a key factor in limiting the effectiveness of any sanctions regime against Iran, as it is the largest buyer of Iranian oil. Taken together, these factors…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (975+ words) By Dana Nuccitelli, Yale Climate Connections | – ( Yale Climate Connections ) – Electric vehicle sales are a surprising beneficiary of the Trump presidency – at least outside of the United States. The Iran conflict caused global oil prices to surge above $100 per barrel in…...

3+ week, 6+ day ago   (275+ words) One of these maximalists is Mohsen Rezai, a former commander of the IRGC, who was named secretary of the Supreme National Security Council (SNSC) and liaison for Khamenei with that body. He isn’t a fool. He knows that the US…...