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Oil tanker drivers join an anti-American demonstration outside the U.S. Embassy in Tehran

America’s Hate-Hate Affair With Iran: A Collision Course for the Ages

Eldar Mamedov / Responsible Statecraft May 5, 2026 An interview with diplomat, scholar and author Dr. Shireen Tahmaaseb Hunter. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

President Jimmy Carter as he appeared at the White House in Washington on April 11, 1980

Middle East

1979 Redux: The Carterization of Donald Trump

Juan Cole / Informed Comment Apr 29, 2026 The hostage of today’s war isn’t US embassy personnel, but the world’s energy supply. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

A man walks away as smoke rises from a warehouse in the industrial area of Sharjah City, United Arab Emirates

TD Column

Bombs Over Big Tech

Michael Kwet / Truthdig Apr 15, 2026 Are data centers legitimate military targets in the age of AI warfare? Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

A man walks along the rocky shore in Khor Fakkan, United Arab Emirates

Middle East

How Trump’s Easter Threat Enriches Iran

Juan Cole / Informed Comment Apr 6, 2026 Since Trump and Netanyahu launched their illegal war, Iran has likely made an incredible economic windfall and will continue to do so. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Editorial Cartoons

April Fools

Dave Whamond Mar 30, 2026 Dig deeper

Dade County, Fla., motorists form a long line at a gas station in Miami in 1973

Military

Trump Bombing US-Arab Relations Back to the 1970s

Paul R. Pillar / Responsible Statecraft Mar 17, 2026 Two weeks of escalation have all but eliminated the possibility of a detente in the Persian Gulf. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

TD Column

It Ends With Us

Jeb Lund / Truthdig Mar 16, 2026 Future historians working with corrupted data may be forgiven for thinking Trump’s incineration of American prestige and power was intentional. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

Portrait of late Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei son Ayatollah Seyyed Mojtaba Khamenei

Opinion

Every Death ‘a Separate Case in the File of Retaliation’

Matt Bivens / Truthdig Mar 16, 2026 Iran's new leader is keeping a list for revenge, while ours says he might drop more bombs "just for fun." Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Editorial Cartoons

Trump Controls And Humiliates Republicans

Peter Kuper Mar 16, 2026 Dig deeper

Woman sits on rubble during the U.S.-Israeli air campaign in Tehran, Iran

Global Voices

As Hell Rains Down on Iran, Western Media Turns Its Head

Kamin Mohammadi / Truthdig Mar 13, 2026 Mainstream English-language outlets refer to the war as the “conflict in the Middle East,” as if the region just got up one morning and decided to set itself on fire. Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )

Military

The Case for Universal Service

Thom Hartmann / The Hartmann Report Mar 13, 2026 Shared sacrifice produces democratic accountability. With a volunteer army, war is something that happens to somebody else. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

A farmer treats a field with man-made fertilizers, products that have become indispensable to the global food system

World

The War in Iran Could Plunge the World Into Hunger

Ayurella Horn-Muller / Grist Mar 12, 2026 Farmers from Iowa to India depend on fossil fuel-based fertilizers. Much of their supply is stuck in the Persian Gulf. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )