Unfiltered

New Epstein files have fuelled Israel spy theories, but verified ties to Ehud Barak is what we should be paying close attention to, writes Hossam el-Hamalawy.

US military posturing aims to pressure Iran, not spark war. Despite Trump’s threats, containing China is Washington’s priority, writes Kayhan Valadbaygi.

Peter Mandelson’s ties to Epstein expose how Britain’s political elite operate, and mark a crisis Starmer’s Labour may not survive, writes Jonas Marvin.

The Filton 24 hunger strikers exposed the limits of liberal therapeutic culture that tries to heal without confronting oppression, writes Tarek Younis.

Twenty years after Hamas’ election victory in the OPT, Many Turner reflects on the consequences of Western sanctions and the civil war that it provoked.

Tanya Goudsouzian & Ibrahim Al-Marashi turn to Plato’s Republic to show how Iran’s moral authority decayed into rule by force—laid bare during protests.

Israel’s plan to impose US private firms at Rafah would entrench its control over Gaza while undermining Egypt’s sovereignty, warns Hossam el-Hamalawy.

Despite a ceasefire between al-Sharaa's government & SDF, the president is not providing enough assurances that Syrian Kurds are protected, argues Joseph Daher.

As the media fixates on pro-Shah protesters, it ignores the uprising’s progressive forces & their fight for a democratic Iran, writes Alborz Ghandehari.

Several waves of protests have swept Iran in the last decade, but the latest uprising has taken a more radical trajectory, argues Kayhan Valadbaygi.