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Trump, Iran, And The Folly Of Demanding Surrender

Iran is not a transient power that can be coerced into submission; it is a civilization with over 2,500 years of continuous history, shaped by a deep sense of identity, resilience, and pride. From the philosophical legacy of Avicenna to…

When the Global System Tightens, Africa Once Again Absorbs the Impact

“The global system does not break where pressure originates, but where there is the least capacity to absorb it.” Iran is not Iran — it is global energy The conflict in Iran cannot be read as a regional episode or…

Iran’s 10-point Plan Is Still a Workable Basis for Negotiations

The US government under Donald Trump has twice used disingenuous negotiations with Iran to provide cover for attacking it, in June 2025 and again before launching the current war in February. Now it is trying to do so for a third time. by Nicolas…

Veterans’ Billboards to Troops: Refuse Illegal Orders to Kill

Campaign doubles to 19 boards in 13 cities and Puerto Rico  A national veteran’s organization is expanding its billboard campaign to 13 cities, urging active duty and National Guard troops to “follow the law and their conscience” and refuse illegal orders.  Veterans…

The Strait Narrows: The Neck of the Global System

“The world does not depend only on what it produces, but on how it moves.” The point where the world compresses The global system rests on a silent premise. Flows must remain open. Energy, goods, capital, and food move through…

The War Powers Resolution Is Not What You’ve Been Told

According to The Hill, in an article typical of U.S. media, Trump’s war on Iran is totally legal for 60 days if Congress does nothing, after which it becomes illegal, unless Congress has explicitly OK’d it. This is supposedly because of…

The Iran War as a Threshold

A Siloist Perspective | RSS.com As media coverage focuses on bombs, destruction, and escalating violence, it reinforces an immediate and narrow reading of the conflict. Yet beneath this surface lies another dimension: the Iran war is not only an event,…

The U.S. Suspends the Attack – Winners and Losers

This war is hubris and barbarity. In this absurd conflict, we have arrived at a 10-point plan that has already been accepted by “all sides,” along with a ceasefire. The ceasefire was ratified by the new Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Mojtaba…

Why Might China Have Pressed Iran To Compromise With The US?

The sequence that Trump threatened if no deal was reached before the expiry of his deadline would have cut China off from half of the oil that it imported by sea last year and likely set Afro-Eurasia aflame in resource…

First Impressions Of The Surprise US-Iranian Ceasefire

The victor only be confidently determined upon the conclusion of a peace deal based on the fate of Iran’s enriched uranium, nuclear program, missile program, oil exports to China, and the petroyuan. The US and Iran agreed to a two-week…

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