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Fri, 17/04/2026 - 02:47

As Israel fails to advance beyond a few kilometers into Lebanon, Bint Jbeil has become the latest battleground where resistance forces are exposing the limits of Israel’s military campaign –echoing the long standing “spider web” warning about Israel's fragility in prolonged war.

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Fri, 17/04/2026 - 05:55

As the NBA playoffs tip off this weekend, Kevin Durant, LeBron James, and Stephen Curry are under growing scrutiny — not just for their play, but for links to Israeli drone technology and security firms tied to Israel’s military operations that are used to commit war crimes in Gaza, Lebanon, and Iran.

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Fri, 17/04/2026 - 06:12

Behind claims of neutrality, the UAE has emerged as a key player in the war on Iran — providing surveillance, hosting operations, enabling strikes from its bases and aiding Israeli false flags while portraying itself as a victim on the world stage

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Wed, 22/04/2026 - 09:55

As Western leaders claim to “liberate” Iranian women, millions are taking to the streets to defend their country — directly challenging long-standing orientalist narratives that portray them as passive victims in need of saving, explains Iranian professor Dr. Setareh Sadeqi.

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Thu, 23/04/2026 - 02:23

Despite labeling the arrests of 27 individuals as part of an “Iran-linked terror threat”, UAE authorities have not brought terrorism charges — raising concerns that, in the context of the Iran war, the crackdown on dissent is targeting Shia communities under the guise of security.

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Fri, 24/04/2026 - 07:54

As Washington shifts from threats to negotiations, Iran is signaling it no longer sees talks as credible. Dr. Seyed Mohammad Marandi explains why Tehran is rejecting U.S. outreach — citing escalating attacks, deep mistrust, and even assassination threats against its negotiating team.

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Thu, 16/04/2026 - 18:33
It’s publication day for ‘How to Lay an Egg with a Horse Inside’. For those of you who preordered, I hope your copy has arrived and you enjoy reading it. For those of you who, for some strange reason, didn’t preorder, it should be out there in most bookshops for perusal and purchase. But only…
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Fri, 03/04/2026 - 05:30

A series of arson attacks and alleged incidents targeting alleged Jewish-linked sites across Europe have been attributed to a little-known group called Harakat Ashab al-Yamin al-Islamia (HAYI), or Ashab al-Yamin allegedly linked to the IRGC. At the same time, governments across Europe and the UK are moving to formally designate the IRGC as a terrorist organization — a policy long pushed by pro-war, pro-Israel lobbying networks. Many of the same actors amplifying the HAYI narrative are also leading that campaign within Western media to manufacture consent for war and accelerate this political objective of proscription. While raising the possibility that unverified claims of an Iran-linked threat are being leveraged to shape public fear and justify sweeping new security measures tied to the widening war. This investigation examines each reported attack, the sources promoting the HAYI narrative, and how claims of a coordinated campaign may be shaping public perception — fueling fears of rising antisemitism, calls for expanded security measures and proscribing the IRGC as a terrorist organisation amid an illegal war.