Iran

Margaret Kimberley, BAR Executive Editor and Senior Columnist
Democrats and Trump Are in Sync on Iran
24 Jun 2026
The bipartisan consensus for regime change against Iran hit the wall of Iranian resistance. But Trump is forced into talks while democrats attack him from the right and expose themselves as partners…
Hassan El Bial
The Pentagon's Information War Comes Home
17 Jun 2026
The Pentagon is using censorship to control what Americans see as it carries out aggression around the world. However, censorship and war propaganda did not start with Trump or Hegseth.
Ramzy Baroud
Why Didn’t Iran Put Gaza on the Table? A Difficult Answer
03 Jun 2026
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…
Hanna Eid
Imperialism and the Arab World: An Interview with Tara Alami
27 May 2026
Compliant Arab regimes spent decades spreading anti-Iran propaganda, but the current assault on Iran is shattering those lies.
Mark P. Fancher
If Iran has the Strait of Hormuz, What Can Black People Use for Leverage and Power?
13 May 2026
Tennessee just erased its only majority-Black voting district. Anger is justified but the deeper question is what Black people can do to gain and hold on to real power.
Ann Garrison, BAR Contributing Editor
Eritrea and the “Internal Government Document Seen by Reuters”
06 May 2026
Reuters reports on a mysterious government document seeming to confirm that sanctions will be lifted on Eritrea.
Ann Garrison, BAR Contributing Editor
US Seeks to Turn Eritrea Into “a Bulwark Against Iranian Influence”
29 Apr 2026
As the militarization of the Red Sea escalates, the US tries to enlist Eritrea in exchange for sanctions relief.
Margaret Kimberley, BAR Executive Editor and Senior Columnist , Ajamu Baraka, BAR editor and columnist
White Power, White Decedance, White Denial: A Dialog with Ajamu Baraka
22 Apr 2026
Ajamu Baraka and Margaret Kimberley discuss how the assault on Iran exposed the pathological nature of white power, the cynical games of the duopoly, and a new campaign to move the World Cup out of…
Tim Anderson
Iran Survives Terrorist War and Emerges a Major Power Broker
22 Apr 2026
Tim Anderson tours Iran during the US-Israeli war, showing different scenes from the terrorist targeting of civilians. He contends Iran has emerged with greater regional leverage, especially through…
Ann Garrison, BAR Contributing Editor
Regarding Nuclear War Between Israel and Iran
15 Apr 2026
The political fallout from Trump’s recklessness in West Asia continues around the globe, while some wonder how far the radioactive fallout might travel if the war on Iran were to go nuclear.