By Wesam Bahrani

West Bank escalation raises concerns within Israel

TEHRAN – The West Bank is witnessing a sharp escalation in Israeli aggression, settlement expansion, and a high level of military battalions placing mounting pressure on the regime.

By Garsha Vazirian

Kuwait must be liberated from the Sabah syndicate

Why replacing the Sabah syndicate delivers a safer, wealthier future for Kuwait and its neighbors

TEHRAN — Kuwait is a hostage. Bound, gagged, and held for decades by a family that treats national wealth as a personal allowance and national identity as a revocable privilege. The House of Sabah manages a portfolio. It extracts rents, quiets the noise, and buys time to enrich the inner circle.

By Syeda Farheen Naqi Mossavi

How Iran holds the key to America’s defeat

HAFIZABAD, Pakistan -In modern warfare, victory is rarely determined by statistics alone. The  annals of military history are replete with examples where the seemingly weaker power, through  strategic ingenuity and an understanding of the fundamental nature of conflict, fundamentally  changed the rules of engagement. Today, we pose a fundamental question: Why are the  immense military efforts against Iran destined to fail? The answer lies not in the balance of fighter jets or warships, but in the strategic transformation of a single, vital geographical location: the Strait of Hormuz. This narrow waterway is no longer merely a maritime passage; it has become a potent strategic weapon capable of challenging the very pillars of the global balance of power.

By Garsha Vazirian

The empire strikes The Hague

A coordinated U.S.-Israeli campaign neutralized the International Criminal Court

TEHRAN — The unprecedented removal of International Criminal Court Chief Prosecutor Karim Khan is the swift execution of international law at the altar of Zionism. When 82 member states gathered at the United Nations to vote by secret ballot for his dismissal, they dismantled the illusion that the rules-based global order applies to the United States or its Israeli outpost.

By Wesam Bahrani

Amid broadening Israeli aggression, where is Gaza heading?

TEHRAN – Israel’s ongoing aggression and expansion of its occupation in Gaza leave Palestinian resistance forces with difficult choices ranging from enduring attrition, a limited breakthrough, to returning to full-scale confrontation.

By staff writer

How Yemen trapped Saudi Arabia in a double chokehold

Sanaa turns twelve years of starvation into counter-deterrence

TEHRAN — When Saudi warplanes struck the port city of Al-Hudaydah and Kamaran Island on the night of July 24, the royal court in Riyadh believed it was projecting strength. In reality, the strikes on telecommunications facilities and coastal positions merely exposed the strategic desperation of a monarchy trapped in its own arrogance.

By Garsha Vazirian

The ultimate double standard validating Iranian nuclear sovereignty

TEHRAN — When history writes the epitaph of the nonproliferation regime, July 22, 2026, may serve as its final chapter. That Wednesday, United States Energy Secretary Chris Wright sat beneath American and Saudi flags in Washington to sign a 30-year civilian nuclear cooperation agreement.

By Wesam Bahrani

Neither victory nor peace: The futility of America’s imperial wars

TEHRAN – U.S. military superiority and ever-rising defense spending have not prevented Washington from repeating its wartime failures, making a victory against Iran highly unlikely.

By Shahrokh Saei 

China's PLA at 99: A pillar of global peace and true multilateralism

TEHRAN — As the international landscape navigates an era defined by profound geopolitical volatility, rising instability, and unilateral overreach, the imperative for steady, constructive statecraft has never been more urgent. Against this backdrop of global flux, the Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA) stands out as a foundational pillar—not only for China’s sovereign defense but as a highly capable anchor for international peace, alignment, and a robust multilateral architecture.

Model recruiter for Jeffrey Epstein found dead in France

A French professional model recruiter who for over a decade arranged for the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein to meet multiple models, was found dead in his home near Paris on Monday.

The world must not permit US, Israel to undermine ICC

TEHRAN - The International Criminal Court (ICC) was established by the Rome Statute, a multilateral treaty adopted on 17 July 1998 in Rome, Italy. The Rome Statute entered into force on 1 July 2002, after 60 countries ratified it, and the court officially began operating on that date.

By Wesam Bahrani

Territory before politics: Why Trump cannot neutralize Hezbollah

TEHRAN – During Lebanese President Joseph Aoun’s White House meeting with his U.S. counterpart, Trump again publicly promoted the idea of Syrian forces confronting Hezbollah.

US greenlights Saudi nuclear enrichment without safeguards: CNN

The Trump administration has tentatively agreed to allow Saudi Arabia to enrich uranium without enacting international safeguards intended to prevent nuclear weapons development, according to sources familiar with the matter and documents reviewed by CNN.

By Wesam Bahrani

Netanyahu turns his deterrence dilemma into a nuclear gamble

TEHRAN – Benjamin Netanyahu’s use of Dimona as a platform to threaten Iran exposes the failure of decisive victory and the erosion of Zionist deterrence.

By Wesam Bahrani

Fate of Palestinians in Gaza: emigration or death?

TEHRAN – It is impossible to say with confidence that Palestinians in Gaza can endure much longer without solutions that remain nowhere in sight.

Palestinians celebrate Spain’s World Cup victory

Hundreds of Palestinians across Gaza and the Occupied West Bank celebrated Spain’s World Cup victory, gathering around makeshift screens, cheering in stadiums and taking to the streets in celebration of Spain’s victory and the support its government has given to Palestine.

Yemen declares naval blockade on Saudi Arabia in response to ‘oppressive siege’

Yemen announced on Monday it was imposing a naval blockade on Saudi Arabia, a move that opens a new front against the United States in its war on Iran and widens the threat to global oil supplies and trade beyond the Persian Gulf.

Ben-Gvir's crocodile prison guards reflect his bloodlust

TEHRAN - Israel’s Environmental Protection Minister Idit Silman from the Likud Party has acted in accordance with the wishes of National Security Minister Itamar Ben- Gvir to use crocodiles as prison guards where Palestinians are kept.

By staff writer

All inhumane practices aim to depopulate Gaza of Palestinians

TEHRAN – Israel’s genocidal campaign against the Palestinians, coupled with efforts to drive them from their homeland, continues unabated.

Mamdani exploring whether he can arrest 'war criminal' Netanyahu if he visits New York

New York City mayor Zohran Mamdani has said he was reviewing whether his administration could arrest Benjamin Netanyahu if as expected the Israeli prime minister visits the city for the UN General Assembly in September, the Guardian reported.

By Wesam Bahrani

America’s financial stranglehold on Iraq

TEHRAN – For more than two decades after the 2003 invasion, Iraq has rebuilt its economy around an unusual financial reality: the world’s fifth-largest oil producer depends on a foreign power for access to the currency that keeps its economy functioning.

By staff writer

US raids on civilian infrastructure are purely barbaric

TEHRAN – The U.S. military has not only targeted military facilities in Iran’s southern coastal provinces. It has also been striking wheat silos, water desalination plants, and electricity infrastructure.

By Syeda Farheen Naqi Mossavi

The illusion of victory: Why America cannot bomb its way out of the war

HAFIZABAD, Pakistan - The American people were never asked if they wanted the war against Iran. They never heard a single speech explaining why their sons and daughters must fight and die in the Persian Gulf.

By Behnam Molayee

Trump’s regional agenda to serve Israel

TEHRAN – The United States appears to be coordinating with some countries to rearrange the regional landscape by applying pressure on Syria, Lebanon and Iraq to serve Israeli interests.

By staff writer

Israel failing to repair brutal reputation among Americans

TEHRAN- Finally, the extremism and criminality exercised by Israel are backfiring and are causing concern among the regime’s officials.

By Wesam Bahrani

Why do Lebanese authorities insist on the path of surrender?

TEHRAN – Following the sixth round of face-to-face talks between the Lebanese and Israeli governments, critics continue to question the Lebanese authorities’ approach to issues of occupation and sovereignty.

By Wesam Bahrani

Bloodthirsty Netanyahu scrambling to save political career

TEHRAN – The chances of Benjamin Netanyahu, who is wanted by the International Criminal Court for war crimes and crimes against humanity in Gaza, remaining in power do not appear promising.

Garsha Vazirian

Rubio’s crusade to dismantle the ICC is a global confession of guilt

The US war on international law is designed to shield genocidal atrocities

TEHRAN — Marco Rubio’s July 13 Wall Street Journal broadside reads like the frantic howl of an imperial political class that has lost control of the global narrative.