Retaliation, regime change, sleeper cells and impeachment: The looming questions in the wake of Trump’s attack on Iran President celebrated the attack, but many fear an escalation The Independent UK · Jun 22, 2025
US Bases In The Middle East Iran on Sunday threatened military bases used by US forces to launch attacks on the country's nuclear sites, saying such facilities would be considered legitimate targets. International Business Times · Jun 22, 2025
Like George W Bush, Trump has started a reckless war based on a lie The Iraq war was built on a lie. Now history is repeating itself The Guardian - US · Jun 22, 2025
Washington tells Trump after Iran strikes: No more ‘forever war’ The two wars launched under the Bush administration, Iraq and Afghanistan, cost thousands of American lives and reshaped the world. Now the possibility of a repeat in Iran has lawmakers on all sides concerned The Independent UK · Jun 22, 2025
Hegseth’s call for ‘peace’ shows Trump thinks he can have it both ways despite his punishing Iran ‘Hammer’ strike NEWS ANALYSIS: How US could now be headed for another Iraq War-style 'break it, you bought it' involvement in Middle East, writes John Bowden The Independent UK · Jun 22, 2025
Iran’s proxy militias may not want to help if Tehran opts to hit back at US Weakening of ‘axis of resistance’ forces leaves Iran with limited options if it chooses to retaliate The Guardian - UK · Jun 22, 2025
Why some key Tehran allies have stayed out of the Israel-Iran conflict The Lebanese militant group Hezbollah was long considered Iran’s first line of defense in case of a war with Israel The Independent UK · Jun 22, 2025
Can Iran attack the US now and how (and where) can it do it? U.S. troops across the Middle East are on high alert as Iran and its proxies threaten retaliation following recent escalations. Euronews · Jun 22, 2025
Where are US and UK military bases in the Middle East as Iran launches new strikes? The US has dozens of military outposts and air bases across the region The Independent UK · Jun 22, 2025
How the world reacted to America’s strikes on Iran: ‘Catastrophic consequences’ From Iraq to New Zealand, here’s how countries reacted The Independent UK · Jun 22, 2025
Airlines avoiding Middle East airspace after US bombs Iran Live tracking data showed a clear absence of commercial flights over Iran, Iraq, Syria, and Israel The Independent UK · Jun 22, 2025
Owen Jones: Opposing Israeli violence is 'extremist'? The world's upside down When will we ever learn? The National (Scotland) · Jun 20, 2025
We’re on the brink of a disastrous, illegal conflagration in the Middle East. Trump must be stopped This is a war of choice, based on misinformation. If the US and UK join it, they risk a rerun of the Iraq debacle of 2003, says Fawaz Gerges of the LSE The Guardian - UK · Jun 20, 2025
America made a catastrophic mistake with the Iraq war. Is it about to repeat it in Iran? If the United States joins Israel’s fight to try to finish Israel’s job, it will enter into a war of unknowable scope against a country of 90 million people The Guardian - US · Jun 20, 2025
Al Jazeera · Jun 20, 2025 Are Israel’s attacks against Iran legal? International law proscribes the use of force except in self-defence – but what constitutes self-defence?
The Independent UK · Jun 19, 2025 Dubya Dubya II: Democrats see echoes of Bush Iraq War push in Trump’s Iran nukes rhetoric “If this president wants to completely ignore the intelligence community, we are playing in dangerous ground,” one senator warned
Al Jazeera · Jun 19, 2025 What is the War Powers Act – can it stop Trump from declaring war on Iran? While the US Constitution gives Congress power to declare war, the reality is far more complicated.
The Independent UK · Jun 19, 2025 Voices: Can Starmer afford to join Trump in an open-ended war? COMMENT: The longer the US president takes making up his mind about whether to launch military strikes on Iran’s nuclear facilities and back regime change, the more time the prime minister has to decide whether to support our closest ally – and how, says Mary Dejevsky
International Business Times · Jun 19, 2025 If Iran's Khamenei Falls, What Would Replace Him? Israel increasingly appears eager to oust the clerical leadership that has ruled Iran since the 1979 Islamic revolution but is taking a gamble given the Iranian opposition is divided and there is no guarantee new rulers would be any less hardline, analysts say.
The Conversation · Jun 19, 2025 Who are Iran’s allies? And would any help if the US joins Israel in its war? As Israel continues its attacks on Iran, US President Donald Trump and other global leaders are hardening their stance against the Islamic Republic.
Latin Times · Jun 18, 2025 Marine Officers Are 'Considering Resigning' After Questioning If Trump's Orders Are 'Constitutional,' Democratic Lawmaker Says An Iraq War veteran said some Marines have prepared resignation letters in case President Trump issues an unlawful order, warning, "This is a dangerous time for our country."
Al Jazeera · Jun 18, 2025 Is Iran ‘very close’ to building a nuclear bomb as Trump claims? The US president’s own intelligence chief and the IAEA don’t think Iran is building nuclear weapons at all.
International Business Times · Jun 18, 2025 Iranians Buying Supplies In Iraq Tell Of Fear, Shortages Back Home Near the once-bustling Iraqi border crossing of Bashmakh, Iranian driver Fatah stocked up on rice, sugar and tea, staples that have become increasingly hard to get back home.
The Guardian - UK · Jun 18, 2025 The warmongers were wrong about Iraq, Afghanistan and Libya. Now watch them make the same mistake about Iran Israel is the main source of terror and instability in the Middle East. But the west continually turns away from this reality, says Guardian columnist Owen Jones
The Conversation · Jun 18, 2025 US and Iran have a long, complicated history, spanning far beyond Israel’s strikes on Tehran Relations between the United States and Iran have been fraught for decades – at least since the U.S. helped overthrow a democracy-minded prime minister, Mohammed Mossadegh, in August 1953. The U.S. then supported the long, repressive reign of the Shah of Iran, whose security services brutalized Iranian citizens for decades.