Pity the Kurds

Chris Hedges / Truthdig Oct 21, 2019 Donald Trump’s betrayal of our allies in northern Syria is part of a pattern by nation-states that have used the Kurds and abandoned them. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

Iraqi Blood Is on All of Our Hands

Maj. Danny Sjursen / Truthdig Oct 10, 2019 In a span of weeks, security forces have killed 100-plus protesters and injured thousands more—the grim legacy of Operation Iraqi Freedom. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

The CIA’s Masterful Use of Fake News

By Joel Whitney Jan 31, 2019 The agency has a sordid history of using publications and journalists to discredit and dehumanize those it deemed enemies the world over. Dig deeper ( 17 Min. Read )

As U.S. Pushes Tehran, Iran Recalls American-Backed Coup of 1953

Nasser Karimi / The Associated Press Aug 20, 2018 Officials across the country's political spectrum are invoking Prime Minister Mohammad Mossadegh's stand against the West. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Iran, the U.S. and Israel: Blind Man’s Bluff

Barry Lando / Truthdig Jan 17, 2012 A lot of people with important-sounding titles pontificate on what lies ahead, but whom are they kidding? It’s like we’re watching kids playing around with vials of highly volatile chemicals.In a perilous spiral of assassinations, threats and counterthreats, leaders in Washington, Jerusalem and Tehran keep ratcheting up the tension. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

‘Caspian Rain’

Gina Nahai Sep 17, 2007 Truthdig is pleased to present these two excerpts from the novel "Caspian Rain" by Gina Nahai, best-selling author of "Moonlight on the Avenue of Faith." In "Rain," her fourth novel, Nahai explores Iran's complex culture through the eyes of a group of memorable characters living in various sectors of society during the years leading up to the Islamic Revolution. Dig deeper ( 9 Min. Read )