US-Iran war

Trump can’t admit America just lost the strait of Hormuz

Having ceded the strait of Hormuz to Iran and Oman, Washington is now gambling with Wall Street to avoid admitting defeat, writes Brian Green.

After Trump surrenders to Iran, is Israel now a liability?

Trump’s contradictions – threatening annihilation one day, offering Iran a free pass the next – reveal a deeper shift. The question now isn’t who's winning in Gaza or Lebanon, but whether Israel is still worth the cost to US imperialism, say Brian Green and Carol Taylor.

Epic Fury, Epic Humiliation: how Iran won the war America started

From the Straits of Hormuz to the skies over Tel Aviv, the US-Iran deal to end the war isn't a diplomatic triumph, it's a strategic defeat on the scale of Vietnam – and the world knows it.