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In an exclusive interview in Tehran with The Grayzone’s Wyatt Reed, the chair of Iran’s parliamentary National Security Committee, Ebrahim Azizi, discussed his country’s plans to implement a new regulatory framework over the Strait of Hormuz in the face of renewed aggression by the US military and threats by President Donald Trump. Azizi also offers his thoughts on the viability of the US military presence in the region, Israeli influence over the Trump administration, and the rift between Europe and […]

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Iranian authorities claim to have dismantled multiple spy and militant cells tied to foreign intelligence agencies, arresting more than 6,500 people since the war began. The announcement follows reports describing Mossad's largest-ever operation inside Iran and growing scrutiny of covert Western involvement

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After Iran struck Israeli military targets in response to attacks on Beirut, Yemen reimposed its Red Sea blockade in support of Lebanon. On this segment of The Target, Robert Inlakesh examines whether a new regional deterrence equation is taking shape.

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So, this weekend there was a leak of a possible peace deal. Iran got most of what it wanted in this hypothetical deal. Israel said “we won’t obey any truce in Lebanon” and, well, that’s probably the end of it, though we’ll see. I considered writing about it over the weekend, but so far every […]

ATHENS – When Egypt closed the Suez Canal for five months in 1956, it triggered events that shrunk the global standing of Britain’s pound sterling, inaugurated the petrodollar age, and demonstrated how a small country can inflict serious damage upon the economic power that had subjugated it decades earlier. Some argue that the United States […]

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It turns out that Trump’s plan to help ships go thru the Strait was ended when both Saudi Arabia and Kuwait refused to let the US use their airspace or US bases in their countries to launch attacks. The reason is obvious—Iran has repeatedly said that if the war restarts they will hit the Gulf […]

Tapped to advise Steve Witkoff on Iran, Nick Stewart previously condemned dealing with any of Iran’s elected leaders. His presence consolidates military conflict as the Trump administration’s only option. The latest addition to the Trump administration’s Iran negotiation team, Nick Stewart, has declared his absolute opposition to negotiating with the Islamic Republic of Iran. According to Stewart, “it’s important that we disabuse people of that notion” that anyone among Iran’s current leadership could serve as an “honest broker.” Stewart aruged […]

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On Iran and the Left A Lebanese woman passes a portrait of Ruhollah Khomeini. (Anadolu/Getty) Yanis Varoufakis · Mar 14, 2026 · 7 mins Once again, I find myself caught in the conundrum of opposing an illegal war unleashed by the United States and its allies on a country whose regime I vehemently oppose. It […]

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