The war on Iran was decades in the making, but is finally here. Decades of US-led economic sanctions proved ineffective in toppling Iranian sovereignty. Faced with Iran’s refusal to capitulate under economic pressure, the US and Israel pursued the much riskier strategy of an unprovoked military war of choice; this...
Amid the escalations by federal agents and the fear that looms heavy in the air in the Twin Cities, Minnesotans are showing up for their immigrant neighbors and each other in a multitude of ways, some old and some newfound.
We’re joined live by former UN human rights official Craig Mokhiber, whose recent Mondoweiss article, “Ushering in the age of impunity: Venezuela, Palestine, and the end of international law,” unpacks how recent U.S. aggression from Venezuela to Gaza signals a dangerous unraveling of the post-World War II legal order. We’ll...
The South Caucasus, a strategic crossroads where global and regional powers vie for influence, has undergone a dramatic realignment. Turkey and Israel have expanded their regional roles with Azerbaijan’s foreign policy growing more assertive. These shifts, aligned with U.S. efforts to isolate Iran, are eroding Tehran’s traditional foothold in the...
The family of infamous Lebanese torturer Amer Fakhoury has just won $8 million in U.S. court after suing Iran for his death while in detention. Rania Khalek tells Eugene Puryear this story reveals the epitome of U.S. imperial hypocrisy.
The Trump administration is considering direct involvement in the Israel-Iran war, which could cause the conflict to spiral out of control and ignite a wider regional or even global war. Professor Richard Wolff breaks down what may come next, the historical precedent, and the real motivations at play.
Professor Mohammad Marandi of the University of Tehran joins the show to discuss the US and Israel’s escalating war on Iran. Israel’s unprovoked attack on Iran has already killed hundreds, through strikes across the country on military, nuclear and civilian infrastructure as well as assassinations of military commanders and scientists....
Tehran-based Professor Mohammad Marandi responds to Iran’s retaliatory strikes on US bases in Qatar and Bahrain on our show in real-time: “The Iranians had to retaliate.” Marandi calls the missile fires on the US’s largest base in the Middle East a necessary “show of strength” to deter further US-Israeli aggression...
The Trump Administration bombed Iran and then within 24 hours announced a ceasefire. Professor Richard Wolff analyzes Trump and Netanyahu’s erratic actions and the bigger picture behind them.
