March 13, 2026
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Deterrence or Nothing: Iran’s Logic of Total War or Total Cease-Fire
Iran’s rejection of a ceasefire is not simply a disagreement over timing or terms, but reflects a challenge to the entire framework through which negotiations with the US have been conducted for decades. The Islamic Republic is refusing to negotiate from a position in which its own capabilities are treated as the problem to be… Continue reading
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State of Protest 2025: How Repression became routine
Our State of Protest 2024 report, This is Repression, concluded that Britain now exists in a state of repression in its treatment of protest rights. This year’s report, How Repression Became Routine, builds on that work to uncover what’s happened since. Continue reading
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Geopolitical Economy Hour: War On Iran, World War III or Imperialism’s Last Stand? w Michael Hudson
The latest twist – out of many twists and turns – in the US-Israeli war on Iran is Trump’s announcement that the War in Iran will be ‘ending very soon’ and that it was ‘ “very complete, pretty much” and ahead of schedule. At the same time, he also claimed that ‘We’ve already won in… Continue reading
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Iran Strikes US Fifth Fleet Base – Bahrain Erupts in Uprising & Saudi Forces Move to Crush Dissent
Since February 28, following the Israeli-US war of aggression against Iran, the Islamic Republic has targeted vital US military infrastructure bases in Persian Gulf nations, the worst hit being Bahrain. Simultaneously, the assassination of Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei has revived the predominantly Shia island’s 2011 revolutionary fervor. Continue reading
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US and Israel’s environmental warfare in Iran and West Asia
On Saturday 7th March, the United States and Israel launched one of the largest coordinated chemical attacks against a civilian population in history. A major refinery in Tehran was hit alongside other fuel depots in the city and in Karaj, west of the capital. Oil fires raged across the sky and leaks from the sites… Continue reading
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Corbyn’s suffocating regime
Everything was factionally choreographed. All of them knew what was going to happen and how they were supposed to vote. That is how The Many fights the left. Appeals for ‘unity’, ‘reconciliation’ or, god help us, ‘away days’ are beyond useless, says Carla Roberts Continue reading
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LAUNCHED: New briefing on Palantir in the NHS
if you are worried about the role of US spy tech company Palantir in our NHS, you’re going to want to read this! Continue reading
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BBC editor’s libel case against Owen Jones falls at the first hurdle. Here’s why
Journalist Raffi Berg may be fighting for damages, but it’s really the BBC in the dock – for being utterly wedded to an editor whose objectivity on Israel is so clearly in question Continue reading
The New Dark Age 