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Iran’s War Is Not Only With the West

Mar 16, 2026Center Left

The Islamic Republic’s expansionist project has led to the immiseration and repression of people beyond its borders.

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In the Middle East, the occupation is the original sin. And those who banked on this US-backed ‘stability’ now find it giving way beneath them A war spiralling in the Middle East. A death toll now in the thousands across Iran and Lebanon. Energy prices soaring. The Gulf seized up with Iranian strikes. It’s one of those eras that feels bewildering,…

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How the Iran war is also unleashing an economic world war

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Countries across South Asia are imposing emergency measures like rationing energy, closing universities, cutting short workweeks and even changing the way crematoriums work to deal with the fallout from the Iran war.Why it matters: Yes, the war is raising gas prices for Americans and causing a political headache for President Trump — but it's also creating…

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Vance denies ‘wedge’ with Trump over Iran war, claims foreign war opposition was only under ‘dumb’ presidents

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Vance denies ‘wedge’ with Trump over Iran war, claims foreign war opposition was only under ‘dumb’ presidents

Vice President JD Vance pushed back on questions about his support of President Trump’s war on Iran, saying there was now a smart leader in the Oval Office instead of a “dumb” one. “We have a smart president,” he said. “In the past, we’ve had dumb presidents, and I trust President Trump can get the...

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