Israel-Iran conflict

Wars often begin with small skirmishes, gradually escalate into larger confrontations, and eventually subside when diplomacy, exhaustion, or changing realities force the combatants to reconsider. History offers many examples of conflicts that followed this familiar pattern. The ongoing confrontation involving…

In recent years, a growing number of observers across the world have begun to question whether the principles of international law are applied equally to all nations. The ideals of human rights, sovereignty, and the rules of war are frequently…

The confrontation among Iran, Israel, and the United States has entered a dangerous phase where retreat appears increasingly difficult, and the road ahead seems shadowed by destruction. When wars begin with the language of absolute victory and existential threats, they…

Following last Saturday’s aggressive strikes by the United States and Israel on Iran, which resulted in the assassination of the country’s Supreme Leader and head of state, a wildfire of conflict has ignited across the Middle East. The heat of…

Sirens cut through the night like a scream that has forgotten how to end. Children cry in basements and stairwells; mothers clutch trembling hands; fathers scan the sky as if their eyes alone could shield their homes from fire. Across…

There is an old parable: If someone throws a child into a river, you jump in to save the child. But then the same person throws another child into the river, and again, you dive in to rescue. This continues…

Aesop’s fable The Wolf and the Lamb tells a simple but timeless story: A lamb drinks water from a river when a wolf arrives, accusing it of muddying the stream. The lamb points out that the water flows from the wolf’s side,…

“We are still reeling from the unresolved conflict between India and Pakistan, lingering under a fragile ceasefire, when yet another war has erupted in my neighborhood—this time in Iran. The horrors unfold before us: drones and missiles streaking across the…

CODEPINK calls on world leaders, including U.S. President-elect Joe Biden, to condemn the illegal execution of Iranian nuclear scientist Mohsen Fakhrizadeh. Fakhrizadeh was assassinated in the city of Absard outside of Tehran, Iran by a bombing attack followed by a…

Co-Written by Medea Benjamin and Nicolas J S Davies On Saturday, September 14th, two oil refineries and other oil infrastructure in Saudi Arabia were hit and set ablaze by 18 drones and 7 cruise missiles, dramatically slashing Saudi Arabia’s oil production by…