The invasion of Lebanon has already happened once [interview]
In Israel, the memories of fighting in Lebanon are never good, no matter if we talk about the First (1982-2000)...
Middle East
The Israeli escalation trap has exploded
On 1 October, the Islamic Republic of Iran took action in response to the killings of 'Axis of Resistance' leaders...
Fereydoun Majlessi: Israel’s retaliation against Hezbollah was not primarily directed against Iran. Iran should not enter in wars it cannot win
Faiza Sadr, Setareh Sobh newspaper, 30 September 2024 The Persian Bridge of Friendship, 1 October 2024 Cross-border Talks: Fereydoun Majlessi...
Konrad Watrin: Amid the gloom of polycrisis, there are also reasons for optimism
Vladimir Mitev Konrad Watrin is a historian, political scientist and specialist on the Middle East (PhD), who has been working...
Should Harris be afraid of Palestine?
There is a growing feeling among US voters that the current administration could have handled the situation in Gaza more...
Cabinet of national consensus: how pragmatism is redefining reforms in Iran
Shamsoddin Shariati, LSE Blogs, Middle Eastern Centre, 5 September 2024 The new president’s entire cabinet was approved by the Iranian parliament two...
Hamada Jaber: We need a complete reshuffle and a new vision of Palestinian politics, not a life of double occupation
The Palestinian Authority (PA) destroyed all the parties, organisations, movements, institutions, any possibility of resistance, and with that, it killed...
Why will Iran’s response be different from what we expect?
Following the assassination of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh in Tehran on 31 July, just hours after the inauguration of new...
James Schneider: Mission-like vocabulary of Keir Starmer has nothing to do with Obama or Mazzucato’s visions [VIDEO]
James Schneider - Progressive International's PR and director of Jeremy Corbyn's campaign for the 2024 UK general election - joins...
Does the new Iranian president have a chance to change his country?
The pragmatic Pezeshkian is aware that he has gained some, though certainly limited, room for change, but the question is...
