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By Other Means
The Nation
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June 25, 2025
War is the continuation of politics (policy) by other means (Carl von Clausewitz, On War). We see, therefore, that War is not merely a political act, but also a real political instrument, a continuation of political commerce, a carrying out of the...
European powers serve as accomplices to US-Israeli war against Iran
World Socialist Web Site
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June 24, 2025
German Defence Minister Boris Pistorius, right, speaks during a meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Kyiv, Ukraine, on Thursday, June 12, 2025 [AP Photo/Evgeniy Maloletka]While the US and Israel bomb have bombed Iran and set the...
Turkish exports to Africa rise as ‘win-win’ strategy pays off
Sabah
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June 25, 2025
Türkiye's growing economic cooperation with African nations under its "win-win" strategy has helped boost exports to the continent, reaching $8.4 billion (TL 333.41 billion) in the first five months of 2025 – an 8.3% increase from the same period...
Douglas Macgregor posted a wise analysis regarding the Trump Administration’s actions toward Iran
Natural News
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June 25, 2025
Douglas Macgregor posted a wise analysis regarding the Trump Administration’s actions toward Iran President Trump launched airstrikes on Iranian nuclear facilities, escalating tensions in the Middle East. Iran vows retaliation, with experts...
Letters to the editor: Danger that Iran conflict is distracting us from the horrors of war in Gaza
Irish Independent
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In fact, it is possible this was part of Benjamin Netanyahu’s calculations, though a war with Iran, in which he could embroil the US, is certainly something he long desired. The daily rocket, drone and air strikes dominate the news cycle, pushing...
Obliteration Myth: No End, New Beginning For Iran's Nuke Quest
MENAFN
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June 26, 2025
Latest stories NATO 5% defense pledge won't make the Kremlin shake in its boots The myth of Russia and China's peer stealth threat Japan PM's NATO no-show a shot across Trump's bow If, as these reports suggest, Iran had already cleared out the...
Iran-Israel war: Insanity in the Middle East
The Manila Times
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June 24, 2025
CONGRATULATIONS, Donald. You have your war! Ukraine was Biden’s; Obama shared Iraq and Afghanistan, with Bush Jr. who started them. Clinton had his Kosovo and the Bosnian wars; Bush the dad has his Gulf wars, Desert Shield and Desert Storm; Reagan...
Obliteration myth: no end, new beginning for Iran’s nuke quest
Asia Times
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June 26, 2025
US President Donald Trump’s triumphant announcement that the US military, in coordination with Israeli intelligence, had successfully “obliterated” Iran’s underground Fordow nuclear facility has sparked a cascade of contradictions among US...
U.S.-Israeli attacks on Iran: Rethinking Nigeria’s foreign policy
The Guardian (Nigeria)
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June 25, 2025
Force projection, unipolarity on the specific issue of strategic and operational military pre-eminence to advance geopolitical and national interests, infractionsof the fundamentals of international law pursuant to breaches of United Nations 1945...
UAE Profiting from Sudan’s Chaos: Gold Smuggling Fuels War and Enriches Abu Dhabi
Watan
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June 25, 2025
Watan-Amid the chaos and civil war tearing Sudan apart, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) is far from a passive observer. Instead, it ranks high among those benefiting from the country’s collapse—particularly through the gold trade, which has become...
An Illegal and Indefensible Attack
Current Affairs
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June 25, 2025
“There's an old saying in Tennessee—I know it's in Texas, probably in Tennessee—that says, fool me once, shame on—shame on you. Fool me—you can't get fooled again.” — George W. Bush When Donald Trump attacked Iran on Saturday, the stated...
Iran won, Israel lost
The Electronic Intifada
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June 25, 2025
Ali Abunimah 25 June 2025 People celebrate at Enghelab Square in Tehran on 24 June, after a ceasefire came into effect between Iran and Israel. Sha Dati Xinhua News AgencyIsrael launched a war of aggression against Iran on 13 June. After more than...
The 12-Day Israel/Iran War: Protecting the Civilized World
The Patriot Post
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“If we desire to avoid insult, we must be able to repel it; if we desire to secure peace, one of the most powerful instruments of our rising prosperity, it must be known that we are at all times ready for war.” —George Washington (1793) There are...
Starmer’s lukewarm support for US over Iran
The Times
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Sir, Your leading article (“Out of the Loop”, Jun 24) states that the prime minister’s lukewarm support for President Trump’s campaign against Iran’s nuclear weapons programme has resulted in Britain being ignored by the US. There are two problems...
Despite the fall of Assad, the illicit drug trade in Syria is far from over
UN News
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June 26, 2025
Despite the current government’s hostility to the trade, the country remains a hub for the production and distribution of the drug. During the country’s long-running civil war, the Assad regime was hit by sanctions and diplomatic isolation, and...
US now thrives less via fair competition, creativity and more by bullying
Dawn
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June 24, 2025
WARLORDS illegally control lawless regions via private armies. Their key traits include callous intentions, disregard of ethics and the law, and a record of abuses. Warlords have a long history. But this hitherto local threat has now morphed into...
Analysis: Presidents of both parties have launched military action without Congress
St. Louis Post-Dispatch - Missouri
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In the wake of the U.S. strikes on Iranian nuclear facilities, many congressional Democrats and a few Republicans have objected to President Donald Trump’s failure to seek congressional approval before conducting military operations. They note...
Donald Trump's latest stunt risks dragging the UK into war
Metro
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June 25, 2025
Donald Trump wants you to believe Operation Midnight Hammer was a show of strength (Picture: AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta) After decades of military campaigns framed as democracy-building, you’d think we would have learned: You can’t build...
Redrawing Hiroshima: The US, Israel, and the new nuclear order
The Times of India
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June 25, 2025
Nuclear redlines have not just been crossed—they’ve been obliterated. In a world already staggering under war fatigue and geopolitical disarray, the airstrikes launched by Israel against Iran, followed by US B-2 bomber raids on three of Iran’s...
Trump issues tariff letters to 7 more trading partners as talks with EU continue
CBC/Radio-Canada
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June 26, 2025
U.S. President Donald Trump issued final tariff notices to seven minor trading partners on Wednesday as his administration inched closer to a deal with its biggest trading partner, the European Union. Trump said in posts on his Truth Social media...