“We are expecting any new attack from both Israel and United States anytime within the next 24 hours.” This was the somber warning voiced on the evening of April 23 …
Trita Parsi on the prospects, dynamics, as end of U.S.-Iran ceasefire approaches
“The most likely scenario, and I would put it at 70%… is that there will essentially be a new non-negotiated status quo that ends the war… Trump ends the war, …
Make the Gulf/Khalij a Zone of Peace!
I’ve been thinking and writing a lot recently (e.g., here) about the need to make the whole of the Persian/Arabian Gulf (the “Khalij”) a Zone of Peace, often casting this …
The Iran Crisis: Seven Expert Conversations on War, Strategy, and Global Consequences
In late February 2026, Just World Educational launched a timely new series of expert conversations titled The Iran Crisis. The project forms Part 2 of the ongoing Gaza & the World initiative, which …
Barbara Slavin on Trump’s “cosmic roll of the dice” in Iran
Pres. Trump “has essentially decided on a cosmic roll of the dice and gone up against Iran,” the long-time Iran expert Barbara Slavin told Just World Ed president Helena Cobban …
Chas Freeman on the possibly paradoxical outcome of the Israeli-U.S. war on Iran
“Ironically, the cork in the bottle on the nuclear project was the late Ali Khamenei, the Supreme Leader, who was adamantly opposed to weapons of mass destruction on moral grounds. …
Elijah Magnier on Trump-Netanyahu divergences on Iran, and impact of Iran’s resilience
In the latest episode of our “Iran Crisis” series, strategic analyst Elijah Magnier argued that Washington and Tel Aviv launched the conflict with sharply divergent goals and dangerously thin planning. …
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