From Gaza to Tehran, from the politics of resistance to the limits of regional diplomacy, a pressing question has resurfaced amid the 2026 war: why was Palestine not explicitly placed at the center of Iran’s ceasefire framework? In this critical reading, Ramzy Baroud challenges the assumption of abandonment, arguing instead that the answer lies in the fragmented nature of Palestinian representation and the uneven political architecture of the resistance camp itself.
Those who purchased and invested time in reading Donald Trump’s ‘The Art of the Deal’ should exercise caution.
Power is a condition of being. And that old woman of Tehran—who refuses to leave the ‘battlefield empty’—is its most authentic manifestation.
Israel is as dangerous in defeat as it is in victory. Indeed, Lebanon, today, is paying the price of Israel’s strategic failure in Iran.
The coming days and weeks are decisive, for an outcome of this magnitude cannot pass without major geopolitical consequences—regionally and globally.
International law, once seen as a shield, has become little more than a point of departure for conversations about its ineffectiveness and hypocrisy.
Some may argue that Iran is not merely playing chess, but rewriting its rules. That, perhaps, is the most unsettling realization of all.
Western and Arab allies reject joining the war on Iran not from principle, but from a clear expectation of failure.
This is what Tolstoy meant when he challenged historians to look beyond rulers and to focus instead on the countless human actions that actually produce historical change.
Joe Kent’s resignation is not an anomaly but an alarm: elite dissent is surfacing early because this war is built on deception.
US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth appears to have little patience for questions that do not conform to his preferred style of declaring unsubstantiated victories, whether against South Americans or in the Middle East.
Israel and the US launched war expecting dominance, but shifting geopolitics and regional resistance are reshaping power across the Middle East.
Though they speak of the war’s failure, very few in mainstream media have taken what should have been the obvious moral position.
Will the war on Iran strengthen the Gaza-centered resistance camp and reshape Palestinian alliances across the Middle East?
The US-Israeli aggression on Iran is destabilizing the region while weakening Washington and creating strategic openings for Russia and China.
Israel’s war on Iran reveals a deeper crisis: the collapse of a psychological doctrine built on fear and invincibility.
Washington’s war on Iran ignores the lessons written in the devastation of Korea, Vietnam, Iraq, and Afghanistan.
Iran is pursuing a multi-layered strategy—military, economic, political, and diplomatic—to raise the cost of war and prevent regime change.
Ibn Khaldun’s theory of civilizational cycles offers a powerful lens to understand Iran’s resilience and the West’s decline.
The war on Iran has shattered US-Israeli myths and confirmed deeper truths about power, resistance and regional reality.