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Hezbollah and Iran remain unbowed despite US-Israeli assault

Post author:Joe Glenton
Post published:8 June 2026
Post last modified:9 June 2026

The US-Israeli imperial war machine has been hitting Iran and Hezbollah for months. That machine is a vastly superior killing implement – on paper, at least. Yet the so-called ‘axis of resistance’ is still alive and kicking as a potential Pakistan-brokered peace deal edges closer. This all speaks to US decline, but it also outlines a deep Western misunderstanding of how the opposition functions. Faced with a US-provisioned force with a full suite of air-power, artillery, drones and cyber, Hezbollah killed 15 Israelis overnight, reports say: NEW: The US and Israel say that Hezbollah killed 15 Israeli soldiers overnight, which prompted…

Orientalism — What Edward Said can teach us about the US-Israeli war against Iran

Post author:Tchanguize Mahmoodzadeh
Post published:6 June 2026
Post last modified:9 June 2026

The illegal US-Israeli war on Iran can, of course, be discussed in terms of imperialism, colonialism, and capitalism. But there is a more specific and often overlooked dimension to the conflict. It connects to the ideas of the prominent Palestinian thinker Edward Said and his theory of Orientalism Since the war began on February 28, US President Donald Trump has repeatedly claimed victory and insisted that Washington has reached its goals. In reality, the war for Trump has become a quagmire, shaped by a series of miscalculations by him and his advisors. Large-scale military attacks, heavy sanctions, and political threats did…