Human rights lawyer Dimitri Lascaris examines the agreement between the Islamic Republic of Iran and the Trump administration, announced on Sunday, June 14 — at the very moment Tehran was reportedly preparing a massive missile strike on Israel after Israel’s renewed bombing of Beirut crossed Iran’s red lines. According to Lascaris, Trump appears to have […]
Iran has responded to Trump’s latest “peace proposal” — and the reaction from Washington was explosive. Donald Trump called the Iranian counteroffer “garbage” and publicly stated that he did not even bother reading the entire document. At the same time, Robert Kagan, one of the most influential US neoconservatives, acknowledged in a remarkable article that […]
On April 22, Lebanese journalist Amal Khalil was assassinated in southern Lebanon during a ceasefire. Reports indicate the killing occurred in a targeted double-tap strike. Rescue teams were unable to reach her for hours. What really happened that day, and what does this incident mean for the already tense situation in the region? Dimitri Lascaris […]
As tensions in the Iran war continue to escalate, deeper questions about the global balance of power begin to emerge. What is really driving this escalation—and is there more behind it than isolated incidents? Journalist and geopolitical analyst Pepe Escobar speaks with journalist and human rights lawyer Dimitri Lascaris about the deeper dynamics shaping the […]
On April 19, Donald Trump announced the seizure of an Iranian cargo vessel by the US Navy in international waters — a move that further strains the already fragile ceasefire between the United States and Iran. Shortly after, reports emerged of Iranian drone activity in the Gulf of Oman region. What lies behind this escalation […]
In this report from Iran, investigative journalist and human rights lawyer Dimitri Lascaris visits the area around Niloofar Square in Tehran following an attack that was said to target a police station. Walking through the neighborhood, he documents damage that extends well beyond the intended site. Cafés, residential buildings, a bakery, and schools in close […]
In this report from Iran, investigative journalist and human rights lawyer Dimitri Lascaris documents what he saw in Tabriz after the bombings. He visits destroyed residential areas, speaks with survivors, rescue workers, and grieving relatives, and captures scenes that turn abstract talk of war into something immediate and personal. From shattered homes to the testimony […]
In his first report from Iran during the ongoing war, human rights lawyer and journalist Dimitri Lascaris shares his observations from Tabriz — but what he encounters challenges common expectations: no visible fighting, no panic, but a sense of normalcy that raises important questions. How is this possible in the middle of a war? And […]
Written by Jeffrey Sachs To read the original text in English visit the following link: https://www.commondreams.org/opinion/how-to-end-the-iran-war ABOUT JEFFREY D. SACHS Jeffrey D. Sachs is University Professor and Director of the Center for Sustainable Development at Columbia University, where he directed the Earth Institute from 2002 until 2016. He is President of the UN Sustainable Development […]