Speaking on Wednesday’s episode of The Grand Standoff: Iran and the World, Professor Mohammad Marandi said Iran is closely watching the US midterm elections and seeking to weaken US President Donald Trump’s position. However, he said Tehran does not...
Speaking on Al Mayadeen’s The Grand Standoff: Iran and the World, Professor Mohammad Marandi said Iran has the military capability to shut down all regional airports, but "doesn't want this to end through some sort of military reaction." He...
Speaking on Wednesday’s episode of The Grand Standoff: Iran and the World, former FBI Special Agent Coleen Rowley said it is “nearly impossible” to predict what US President Donald Trump or his administration will do, adding that trying...
The European Union is set to spend around €100 billion more on fossil fuels this year without receiving any additional oil or gas, according to the Financial Times. Higher energy prices amid the US war on Iran have pushed...
Speaking on Tuesday’s episode of The Grand Standoff: Iran and the World, Professor Mohammad Marandi said the most important factor to consider is the steadfastness of the Iranian people. He said Iran had made it clear from the very...
Video footage documents the latest attacks by Israeli settlers and occupation forces across the occupied West Bank, including clashes in the town of Silwad, where tear gas was fired. The attacks also targeted Umm Safa and Al-Manara Square, while...
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Speaking on Al Mayadeen’s In Flux, Dr. Annelle Sheline, a former foreign affairs officer at the US Department of State’s Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor’s Office of Near Eastern Affairs (DRL/NEA), discussed her experience working at...
Why is Chabahar important to Iran, particularly amid US pressure, sanctions, and the blockade of Iranian ports? Al Mayadeen's correspondent Bissane Tarraf reports from the southeastern Iranian city, highlighting the strategic importance of Shahid Beheshti Port and its role...
Professor Mohammad Marandi argued that US President Donald Trump’s repeated references to ending the US war on Iran after the US midterm elections indicate that the vote is a major concern for his administration. Speaking on Al Mayadeen’s The...
Speaking on Tuesday’s episode of The Grand Standoff: Iran and the World, Professor Mohammad Marandi said that, in his view, the more interaction there is between the Israeli regime and governments across the region, the more those governments...
Speaking on Al Mayadeen’s In Flux, Dr. Annelle Sheline, a former foreign affairs officer at the US Department of State’s Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor’s Office of Near Eastern Affairs (DRL/NEA), discussed whether US officials were...
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian rejected US accusations of "terrorism" at the UN General Assembly, stressing that Iran has been defending itself against aggression and questioning why those attacking Iran are presented as "protectors of peace and stability." Pezeshkian said...
September is the deadliest month for children in Lebanon... The “Habbat al-Qulub” initiative gathered in Beirut to commemorate the child martyrs killed by "Israel" and raise awareness of their cause. The gathering brought together participants in solidarity with the...
Speaking on Al Mayadeen’s The Grand Standoff: Iran and the World, former CIA officer Ray McGovern said the United States may be looking for a way to reopen the Strait of Hormuz and "maybe the Bab al-Mandab," especially...
Protests erupted in New York as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu arrived ahead of his scheduled address to the UN General Assembly, with demonstrators chanting, "Netanyahu, you can’t hide. You are wanted for genocide," and calling for an...
Speaking on Al Mayadeen’s The Grand Standoff: Iran and the World, Professor Mohammad Marandi said that many in Iran believe the Iraqi Prime Minister’s decision over Iranian flights amounted to "a slap in the face" to 90 million...
The US is scrambling to replenish its missile stockpiles after expending billions of dollars’ worth of munitions in the war on Iran. According to the Pentagon Inspector General, $22 billion worth of munitions were expended during the war. The...
With the US midterm elections just weeks away, President Donald Trump faces a major political test. Rising fuel prices, the war on Iran, and shifting public attitudes toward “Israel” are adding pressure on his administration as Democrats seek control...
Konyaspor and the Palestine national football team played out a 2-2 draw in Konya, but the match became about far more than football. Thousands of supporters filled the stadium with Palestine's flags, banners and tributes, while hundreds of toys...
Speaking on the Tucker Carlson Show, American journalist and author Max Blumenthal said that Venezuela’s vast oil reserves could serve US strategic interests amid the failure of the war on Iran. Blumenthal said that the Trump administration is acting...
From the historic Tis Castle overlooking the Gulf of Oman, Al Mayadeen's correspondent Bissane Tarraf detailed the history and economic importance of Chabahar in southeastern Iran. Describing Tis Castle, historically known as the Portuguese Castle, Tarraf said it "stands...
US President Donald Trump said that the last American forces are leaving Iraq, describing the withdrawal as the end of a long period of US involvement in a “quagmire". Trump said the withdrawal marks “a great day for America”...
Remembering Martyr Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah, Professor Mohammad Marandi spoke of a man who refused to abandon his principles, even when standing by them came at a high personal and political cost. "He was a man of principle," Marandi said,...
Speaking to Al Mayadeen, Former Iraqi Prime Minister Adel Abdul Mahdi said that the loss of Sayyed Hassan cannot be replaced, emphasizing the scale of his influence and the mourning that followed his martyrdom. Abdul Mahdi said that Sayyed...
Speaking on Al Mayadeen’s The Grand Standoff: Iran and the World, American activist and commentator Karen Kwiatkowski argued that mounting pressure over global energy supplies could push US President Donald Trump toward treating the wars involving Iran and...
Speaking on Al Mayadeen’s In Flux on Monday, American author, journalist, and commentator Chris Hedges said Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu had spent 20 years trying to persuade successive US administrations to wage war on Iran, but the...
Speaking on Wednesday’s episode of The Grand Standoff: Iran and the World, Professor Mohammad Marandi said that there had been two rounds of indirect negotiations between Iran and the United States on the sidelines of the UNGA session....
Speaking on Al Mayadeen’s The Grand Standoff: Iran and the World, Professor Mohammad Marandi said the balance of power in West Asia is shifting, as he argued that the United States is "losing its strength across the board." Marandi...
Speaking on Al Mayadeen’s In Flux, Dr. Annelle Sheline, a former foreign affairs officer at the US Department of State’s Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor’s Office of Near Eastern Affairs (DRL/NEA), said the US maintains a...
Speaking on CBS’s Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan, US Democratic Senator Chris Murphy has accused the Trump administration of concealing the extent and cost of damage to US military installations in West Asia following the war on...
Speaking on Al Mayadeen’s The Grand Standoff: Iran and the World, geopolitical analyst and journalist Patrick Henningsen argued that the United States is using the Saudi aggression against Yemen as leverage to pressure Saudi Arabia into joining the...
South African human rights lawyer Navi Pillay has won the 2026 Nobel Peace Prize in recognition of her decades-long work defending human rights and advancing international justice. She chaired the UN Commission of Inquiry on the Occupied Palestinian Territory,...
People gathered at the site where Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah was martyred in Beirut’s Southern Suburb to commemorate "The Night of Ascension," returning to a place forever marked by his martyrdom. Together, they prayed, cried, and remembered him. Check our...
Speaking to Al Mayadeen, Lebanese Democratic Party leader Talal Arslan said that Sayyed Hassan was willing to make concessions on many issues, but never at the expense of Lebanon’s internal peace. Arslan recalled that internal fighting and strife were...
Addressing the UN General Assembly during its 81st session, Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian rejected Trump's description of Iran as “terrorist", stressing that Iran has instead been the victim of US and Israeli terrorism and aggression. Pezeshkian said that the...
Speaking on Al Mayadeen’s The Grand Standoff: Iran and the World, Professor Mohammad Marandi said Iran and Iraq have enormous potential for economic cooperation, given their shared 1,200-kilometer border, large populations, and abundant resources. He argued that US pressure...
Speaking on Tuesday’s episode of The Grand Standoff: Iran and the World, Harley Schlanger, spokesperson for the Schiller Institute, said there is an "arrogance on the US side" rooted in the belief that the "US military is the...
Speaking to Al Mayadeen, former Pentagon Senior Security Policy Analyst Michael Maloof described martyr Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah as "a very charismatic figure" who brought Hezbollah "to a point of renown and made it a very, very significant resistance...
ABC News reported that one of the systems operated by the US Defense Manpower Data Center (DMDC) was breached, exposing data belonging to nearly 3 million people, including 2.76 million living individuals and around 294,000 deceased individuals. The DMDC...
23 years after the US invasion of Iraq, US forces and the US-led coalition’s military mission have completed their military withdrawal from the country as of September 30, formally ending the latest chapter of a military presence that...
Speaking on Al Mayadeen’s The Grand Standoff: Iran and the World, Professor Mohammad Marandi said there is "great optimism in Moscow" following the war, with participants at the Valdai Conference viewing recent developments as a potential turning point...
Speaking on Al Mayadeen’s The Grand Standoff: Iran and the World, American University historian and professor Peter Kuznick said the United States is in a "very weak position" in the region, arguing that Washington is no longer leaving...
Al Mayadeen's correspondent Ahmad Taha reports from the Strait of Hormuz, explaining how Iran’s extensive coastline and strategic islands give it a geographical advantage in monitoring and controlling maritime traffic. Taha highlights the northern shipping route along Iran’s coast...
Is appeasing US President Donald Trump becoming a key consideration in the race for the next UN Secretary-General? With Antonio Guterres set to leave office at the end of 2026, the competition to lead the organization is intensifying as...
Speaking on Monday’s episode of The Grand Standoff: Iran and the World, Professor Mohammad Marandi said it was ultimately the Iraqi people whose voices were heard and whose demands led to the situation being resolved regarding the flights...
With school bags on their backs, children from Aitaroun, Al-Sawwaneh, Froun, Salaa, Chehabiyeh, Srifa, Odeisseh, Ghandouriyeh and Burj Qalaway returned to a school still being rebuilt after it was destroyed by Israeli strikes. Walking through an unfinished concrete structure...
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu used his UN General Assembly speech to attack New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani, accusing him of spreading "lies" about "Israel" and its occupation soldiers. Addressing Mamdani directly, Netanyahu said, "You tried to stop me...
Iranian Al-Vefagh newspaper Editor-in-Chief Mokhtar Haddad said that some Iranian officials do not speak to Reuters, arguing that Iran does not consider the agency trustworthy and noting that Reuters has no correspondent in Iran. Haddad also says Iran is...
During an interview for Al Mayadeen, Professor Mohammad Marandi asserted that martyr Sayyed Hassan's legacy is increasingly reflected in his "foresight" in understanding the region’s political developments. "People are witnessing that everything that he said would happen, happened," Marandi...
Despite Washington’s announcement that “Operation Epic Fury” ended on July 7, US military casualties continued to rise, with Pentagon data reported by The Intercept showing 880 personnel killed or wounded since the start of the war. Of those, 444...
Qatari Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani described Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as a war criminal during an interview with Piers Morgan, citing Israeli strikes on hospitals and schools in Gaza. Al Thani also discussed Qatar’s...
More than two decades after the 2003 US invasion of Iraq, the US-led coalition’s military mission in the country has come to an end. But the withdrawal did not happen overnight. From the Iraqi Parliament’s 2020 call to end...
Speaking to Al Mayadeen, Lebanese Democratic Party leader Talal Arslan remembers Sayyed Hassan as an extrao/rdinary figure whose principles and vision transcended conventional politics and geographical borders. Arslan said that Sayyed Hassan was a “phenomenon” that would not be...
Geopolitical analyst and journalist Patrick Henningsen argued that the United States is seeking to increase its leverage over the Gulf states by exploiting the economic fallout from its war on Iran. Speaking on Al Mayadeen’s The Grand Standoff: Iran...
In an exclusive interview for Al Mayadeen English, Nawaf al-Moussawi, Head of H3zb0lh’s Resources and Borders Department, reflected on the lessons H3zb0lh drew from the events leading up to the mar.tyr.dom of Sayyed Hassan. Al-Moussawi said the United States...
Before her martyrdom, Al-Akhbar journalist Amal Khalil spoke to Al Mayadeen about what she had witnessed while reporting from the South following the martyrdom of Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah. Recalling conversations with residents of devastated southern villages, she said people...
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Professor Marandi: Each day the war continues is a defeat for Trump
Israeli settlers, occupation forces escalate attacks across West Bank
Playing against genocide: Irish activist urges boycott of Israel fixture over Gaza war
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He needs a deal: Marandi on Trump and US midterms
Professor Marandi: More Israel ties mean greater delegitimization of regional regimes
Did the State Department know about the extent of Israeli genocide in Gaza? Annelle Sheline answers
Iranian President Pezeshkian responds to Trumps terrorists remarks at UNGA
Lebanese Habbat al-Qulub initiative honors Lebanon’s child martyrs
Former CIA officer McGovern: Nuclear issue is the US way to reopen the Strait of Hormuz
We charge you with genocide: New York erupts in protest ahead of Netanyahus UNGA speech
How do Iranians view Iraqi PM al-Zaidis decision on Iranian flights?
US arsenal depleted by war on Iran: $22 billion in munitions expended
What do the US Midterms hold for Trump?
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Max Blumenthal explains what Israel gains from Venezuela on the Tucker Carlson Show
Chabahar: Iranian port connecting the Gulf of Oman to the world
Trump: The last American forces are leaving Iraq
Marandi on Sayyed Hassan: A man of principle, who always turned out to be right
Former Iraqi PM Abdul Mahdi: Sayyed Hassan’s legacy lives in every Iraqi home
Trump wants to lump Yemen and Iran into a single war: Kwiatkowski
How did Netanyahu influence US hostility against Iran? Chris Hedges answers
Professor Marandi: US-Iran talks were indirect, with Iran’s seven conditions firm
Straits of Hormuz and Bab al-Mandabs statuses changed: Marandi on US losing its strength
Dr. Annelle Sheline on why Trump is reluctant to rejoin the war on Yemen
A cover-up is underway: Senator Chris Murphy on obliterated US bases in West Asia
Henningsen on US intention toward Gulf states: Protection or pushing Abraham Accords?
Navi Pillay wins 2026 Nobel Peace Prize for defending human rights and pursuing justice
Sayyed Hassans people gather for Night of Ascension in Beiruts Southern Suburb
Talal Arslan: Sayyed Hassan rejected internal strife at any cost
Iranian President Pezeshkian responds to Trumps terrorists remarks at UNGA
Marandi: Stronger Iran-Iraq ties; the weaker is the US empire in our region
Harley Schlanger: Trump is in a trap of his own making
Maloof: Sayyed Hassan became a threat to the West.. Israel... US
Pentagon data breach exposes records of nearly 3 million people
23 years later, the US withdraws from Iraq... but what about the aftermath?
Marandi: The old order is slipping away following US withdrawal from Iraq
Peter Kuznick: The US is being driven out of West Asia, especially by the Iranians
Al Mayadeen from the Strait of Hormuz: Iran’s geographical advantage
The race for the next UN Secretary-General is on & Trumps satisfaction looms large
Professor Marandi: Iraqi people will not accept being subordinate to the likes of Trump
Education is our weapon: Children return to a school in ruins in South Lebanon
You cant silence me: Netanyahu attacks Mamdani at UNGA
Iranian editor: Reuters does not have a correspondent in Iran
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US military losses continue after Washington declared Operation Epic Fury over
Qatar PM labels Netanyahu war criminal in Piers Morgan Interview
From invasion to withdrawal: The US Military in Iraq
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