Open Dialogue Research Journal
The Islamic Republic either survives the latest onslaught, Iran goes the Venezuelan route, or “Balkanization” begins. The joint US-Israeli campaign against Iran officially aims to demilitarize the country and overthrow its government. The conflict has only just begun, but Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has already been killed along with several high-ranking military […]
In a dramatic escalation of Middle East tensions, the United States and Israel launched a joint military campaign against Iran on February 28, 2026, resulting in the death of Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and triggering widespread retaliation across the region. The crisis – the most serious confrontation between […]
The joint U.S.–Israeli assault on Iran – officially titled “Operation Epic Fury” – marks one of the most consequential geopolitical ruptures of the 21st century. Within hours, hundreds of strikes hit Iranian territory. The residence of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was reduced to rubble. Senior commanders of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard […]
In the midst of February 2026, the Middle East teetered on the brink of a new war. The U.S. and Israeli strikes on Iran, declared by President Donald Trump as “major combat operations,” culminated months of tense negotiations and military preparations. Trump, who has repeatedly emphasized that he does not […]
They aren’t meant to deter the US and Israel like some Alt-Media observers believe. Iran, Russia, and China are carrying out the latest round of their annual joint naval drills in the Strait of Hormuz right as Trump is reportedly considering whether to authorize large-scale military strikes against the Islamic Republic amidst the US’ largest […]
A new study using advanced sensing technology has taken a fresh look at the damaged Iranian nuclear site, Fordow. It is not the first time that satellite technology has revealed important strategic security information. Landsat The Landsat system was launched in July, 1972, initially called the Earth Resources Technology Satellite. […]
Donald Trump’s conversations with Vladimir Putin lead nowhere. The American does not want the end of the war between Ukraine and Russia, but Putin’s surrender. Trump does not understand the cultural code of Russia, does not understand why this war is needed at all. However, at the same time, he […]
In July 2025, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu submitted a letter of nomination for U.S. President Donald Trump for the Nobel Peace Prize. In the world we imagined decades ago—where the Nobel Peace Prize once evoked memories of Martin Luther King Jr., Desmond Tutu, or even Yitzhak Rabin—such a move […]
De-escalation has become one of those coarse words in severe need of banishment, best kept in an index used by unredeemable hypocrites. It is used by the living dead in human resources, management worthies and war criminals. It’s almost always used to target the person or entity that exerts retribution […]
On July 5th, Mark Sleboda makes this clear — that Iran must accept the offers of Russia and China to back Iran up against the U.S. empire, who are determined to get Iran back as being a part of the U.S. empire: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WUPKVghUp54 This confirms what I had said on […]
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