Sunday, 15 June 2025 — Al Mayadeen English
The future standard of living of those children and their families now residing in Western countries depends directly on how many Ukrainian workers can be driven into war. (Al Mayadeen English, illustration by Mahdi Rtall)
Dmitri Kovalevich reports on Ukraine’s descent into forced conscription, mass resistance, and economic collapse, framing it as a modern regime of slavery under NATO-backed war aims.
Sunday, 15 June 2025 — The Grayzone
Max Blumenthal and Aaron Mate discuss Israel’s unprovoked assault on Iran, in which it assassinated numerous high level military commanders and nuclear scientists, while killing scores of civilians, and cover Iran’s punishing retaliation as it enacts True Promise III. Where is the war going? And should Iran finally move toward a nuclear weapon?
Sunday, 15 June 2025 — Revolution Dispatch
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In the last week, two developments have happened that show the U.S. government’s campaign of repression is unfolding faster than many of us might have believed. One, the PSL has been asked to provide records of its communications under threat of criminal charges, with the Senate implicitly accusing the org of coordinating terrorist activities. Two, the Democratic Party-aligned streamer Hasan Piker has come under an investigation of a similar nature, confirming that the protections he believed he had aren’t as real as they appeared. Last month when he was detained by the border patrol, Hasan willingly talked to the police, evidently thinking this wouldn’t put him in danger. But now he and PSL are getting targeted in these ways, even though both of them are controlled opposition.
Saturday, 14 June 2025 — The Grayzone
The Grayzone’s Max Blumenthal interviews Dr. Foad Izadi, professor of world politics at the University of Tehran, amid Israeli airstrikes on Iran which assassinated nuclear scientists and military officials while killing many civilians.
As one of his country’s most prolific political commentators, Izadi critiques the Iranian president’s diplomacy with the US, Trump’s perfidious actions, and the mood of Iranian society.
Saturday, 14 June 2025 — Glenn Diesen’s Substack
Seyed Mohammad Marandi is a professor at Tehran University and a former advisor to Iran’s Nuclear Negotiation Team. Prof. Marandi outlines the damage inflicted on Iran, the deception of the US at the negotiation table, and why the IAEA will not be trusted again. Regarding the extent of destruction by Israel, Prof. Marandi argues that there is much deception.
Saturday, 14 June 2025 — Danny Haiphong
Brian Berletic of the New Atlas reacts to Iran’s Operation True Promise 3, and outlines what it means for all sides as a war of attrition begins.
Saturday, 14 June 2025 — The New Atlas
-Iran has retaliated against US-backed Israeli strikes on Iran;
-Waves of 100s of missiles have struck targets across Israel;
-Iran is calibrating its retaliation to raise the cost of continued Israeli aggression;
-Iran seeks to avoid wider war and will only escalate if it is imposed upon it;
-Iranian leaders are taking a number of factors into consideration regarding policies before and after US-Israeli aggression and are focused primarily on a strategy of survival, not revenge
Friday, 13 June 2025 — Rachel Blevins
President Trump is making it clear that the U.S. is fully involved in the unprecedented attacked carried out by Israel, which included strikes on Iranian nuclear facilities and ballistic missile factories, and the assassinations of multiple top Iranian military commanders.
Brian Berletic, a geopolitical analyst and Host of The New Atlas, noted that this is part of the U.S. war on the pillars of multi-polarity, and it is using Israel as a proxy to target Iran because of both its power in the Middle East and its proximity to Russia and China.
Friday, 13 July 2025 — The Electronic Intifada
The Electronic Intifada is hosting a special livestream today, 13 June 2025.1800 pm Palestine time/ 1800 Amman time / 1500 GMT/ 1600 UK / 1700 CET / 11pm ET / 10am CT / 8 am PTAs soon we the program starts, you’ll be able to watch on all these platforms using the links below:
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Friday, 13 June 2025 — New Eastern Outlook
What Israeli authorities denied for years is now on the desks of Iranian analysts: top-secret data on Tel Aviv’s nuclear program, obtained through a brilliant intelligence operation.
Friday, 13 June 2025 — The Spectacle
Good day, spectators,
And today is freewrite Friday. I’m just going to write what I like, no edits or polishing, and hit send.
So firstly, let me say that Israel’s unprovoked attack on Iran last night did not come as a surprise to me or many spectacle readers because we had already observed indicators that the attack was building up coming days ago.
Friday, 13 June 2025 — Al Mayadeen English
“The real issue for the United States is Iran’s support for the Palestinian people.” In an interview for Al Mayadeen, Mohammad Marandi, Tehran University Professor and former advisor to the nuclear negotiating team in 2015, asserted that the real reason behind US hostility toward Iran isn’t Iran’s nuclear program or missile capabilities, but rather Tehran’s unwavering support for the Palestinian cause. “Have no doubt,” he emphasized, “the nuclear program is just an excuse.” He argued that Washington seeks to force Iran into regional compromises, demanding it become a passive actor like Turkey or Qatar, where symbolic gestures replace real resistance to “Israel’s hegemony or domination.” Marandi clarified that “Iran is not going to trade its support for the Palestinian people” for sanctions relief.
Friday, 13 June 2025 — Crowd Justice
| Right now, the right to peaceful protest in the UK is under serious threat. |
Thursday, 12 June 2025 — Global South
The initial section was posted at Daily Chronicles. We will continue here. This is not GlobalSouth’s careful curation and source checking. I am reporting from four of the most reliable sites, raw, as it comes in.
Israel has declared a nationwide state of emergency
