Iran conflict windfall over three months reignites calls for companies ‘cashing in on human misery’ to pay for environmental damage.

Revealed: major oil firms make $93bn profits amid war and climate crisis

Iran conflict windfall over three months reignites calls for companies ‘cashing in on human misery’ to pay for environmental damage

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When you walk through Mar Mikhael, you'll still see buildings bearing the scars of the port explosion. People will tell you about someone they knew who was working at Électricité du Liban. I looked up at its shattered glass, and all I could think of were the hearts it had broken.

Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project@occrp.org · 23h ago

Six Years On, Victims of Beirut Port Blast Still Waiting For Justice www.occrp.org/en/news/six-...

Salehikhah was resigned to the indifference of advocacy organizations and Western journalists who didn’t denounce the U.S.-Israeli military campaign damaging Iran’s media institutions. “Maybe it’s because our eyes aren’t blue,” he lamented.

Already Vulnerable, Iran’s Media Institutions Suffer in US War of Aggression

Newsrooms, broadcasting studios, and publishing houses have suffered serious damage.

truthout.org

Some time ago, I was speaking with a journalist who mainly covered the region's cultural life, the food to be shared, the richness of its music. She told me, "But often it feels less important than what you do. I wish I did more of that." I thought to myself, "No, you don't."

Basically the height of caricature at this point: Israel is demanding that as part of the ceasefire agreement with Hamas, it be allowed to continue attacking Gaza.

In this hyper-individualistic time we live in, it surely is nice to, every now and then, just drink a cold beer with friends under the sun and share a laugh. For me, it's even what keeps me sane.

"Over time, I sensed that much of the analysis in academia was flawed, because it admitted colonial assumptions about Islam and the Middle East. If your foundations are based on a partial worldview, your analysis will be, too."

Vali Nasr@valinasr.bsky.social · 4d ago

My interview with Equator magazine: "How the West misjudged Tehran – and what the Islamic Republic will do next" along with personal reflections on the 1979 revolution US-Iran relations www.equator.org/articles/tru...

A worthwhile read about Iran’s foreign policy from history until present, emphasizing the pressure faced from other powers.

Iran’s Foreign Policy: From the Balance of Power to the Pivot to the East

Arman Mahmoudian

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“I watched a noble cause mutate into an industry. I watched donor appeasement, elite capture, and patronage produce a false picture of reality that protected careers while abandoning the people these programs claimed to serve.”

I Ran a Peace Organization. We Were Selling Fake Hope — and It Radicalized Everyone

Confessions from inside the peace-industrial complex

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Iranians, as has been mentioned before, were already in a state of istisal due to the severe problems facing the country, for which the regime is largely responsible. The war worsened that, and bombing their energy infrastructure would only make it worse by turning the lights out.

Yashar Ali 🐘@yasharali.bsky.social · 5d ago

BREAKING The US and Israel are planning what could be their harshest bombing campaign yet against targets in Iran. The targets include energy infrastructure. There is also discussion of cutting electricity in Tehran. If this moves forward, it would mark the Israeli military’s return to the war.

lmao

Sheryl Weikal says Prosecute ICE@leftistlawyer.com · 5d ago

An AI told the Jerusalem Post that the New York Times is Hamas

I just watched Dingomaro, a documentary about Afro-Iranians and the rich musical culture, dance, and vibrant spirit of Bandar Abbas and Hormozgan Province. It is a beautiful reminder of the simple pleasures in life, the kind we could all use a little more of.

The ICC is under U.S. siege, the majority of Dutch journalists don’t seem te care. The new MAGA world order is here.

Max Boot@maxboot.bsky.social · 7mo ago

The penalties effectively cut the judges off from all American funds, goods and credit cards, and prohibit individuals and business in the U.S. from working with them. “We’re treated like pariahs, we are on a list with terrorists and drug dealers,” Ms. Ibáñez said. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/10/w...

“The very same government that speaks of “national security” abroad, at home is buying its own security with a noose and answering economic and social crises with execution.”

"The Noose Is the Last Link in Poverty's Chain"

Inside the hunger strike at Qizil Hisar prison and what it reveals about executions, poverty, and the Islamic Republic's politics of punishment.

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Israeli occupation forces should withdraw from the Gaza Strip, southern Lebanon, and Syria (including the Golan Heights), as well as dismantle all settlements, checkpoints, and watchtowers in the West Bank. This should be followed by a unified Palestinian state.

Randy Fair@southerngayteacher.bsky.social · last wk.

No Arms or Aid for Israel! “Benjamin Netanyahu has reportedly informed his cabinet ministers that the US wants Israel to withdraw troops from locations in Syria, Lebanon, and Gaza, and told them that he will not agree to this demand.” “I will tell them no.” www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog_ent...

Sometimes I want to go back to the days when a man (am I still the only one who does this?) stood by the window, dancing while singing as the rain fell outside, texting his girl in an Excel spreadsheet like it was the early 2000s on MTV.

U.S. airstrikes geolocated at Iranshahr Airport included the airport's meteorology building on 9 July 2026 (27.229280, 60.718308). According to Balochistan Human Rights Documentation Network, the strike killed 29-year-old Khaled Qadiri, a shift worker at the airport's meteorology building.

Even as the state projected strength and unity, people revealed a more complicated reality: grief and national pride, opposition to the government alongside unease over foreign intervention, and anger at Israel and the U.S. alongside frustration with economic hardship.

Iran Journey Reveals Society’s Wartime Defiance and Hope (Gift Article)

From the capital, Tehran, to the holy city of Mashhad, the Iran I saw was a nation of many layers: defiant but also weary, despairing but hopeful.

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This plan revealed by Gantz also wasn't entirely new, but instead bears resemblance to Sharon's Five Fingers Plan, which I remember discussing with fellow analysts in 2024. The Netzarim and Morag corridors even share the same names as former Israeli settlements.

#StupidSuez@diplomatofnight.com · 2w ago

This long-form article paints an extremely damning picture of Biden, but also Blinken, Sullivan, Austin, and Finer who all seem to be trying to place the blame solely on their boss.

He’s talking here mainly about how the current situation benefits Israel in relation to Iran. But what he leaves out, and what is actually the true reason why this plays out well for them, is further settling Palestinian land. The land has been the priority, the rest secondary.

Mark Chadbourn@chadbourn.bsky.social · 2w ago

Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich: “The State of Israel has no interest in joining the contained confrontation between Iran and the United States — the current situation is the best one for us.” (N12)

A map of six U.S. airstrikes geolocated in southern Iran this month, all accompanied by civilian harm reports. Behind strikes on "military targets," "infrastructure," and "IRGC boats" are ordinary Iranians who have actually lost loved ones.

"Let's take a look at the power plants and sites we might be able to hit," says one of the hosts in this fascist muppet show, with enthusiasm. "The Damavand Power Plant supplies 40% of Tehran's electricity... the Bushehr nuclear power plant..."

"They steal our land, build settlements on it, kill our sheep, and take our children's lives," said a Palestinian man who, in his youth, took up arms against the Israeli occupation. After seeing a bullet pass through a young girl's head, he said: "And they call me the terrorist."

The EU has ordered a 24-hour delay in the release of some Sentinel-1 and Sentinel-2 imagery following a request from the U.S. based on concerns that the Earth observation satellites’ output could pose a security risk.

EU delays release of Copernicus imagery over Gulf of Oman

EU delays release of Copernicus imagery over Gulf of Oman

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U.S. airstrike geolocated at the environmental ranger post in Seyyed Jowzar, Hajjiabad County, Hormozgan Province, southern Iran, 28.127900, 55.660998. The strike killed the ranger’s sons, 19-year-old Mehdi and 24-year-old Mehrshad, as well as his daughter-in-law, Elnaz Karimi.

Israeli airstrike geolocated on the Al-Masri family home near Al-Samer Junction in Sabra, Gaza City, 31.507888, 34.455697. Firas Ahmad Al-Masri, his wife Salsabil Muhammed Ali Al-Masri, and their four children, Naim, Ferial, Salma, and Amira got killed.

Geolocation of an Israeli missile strike on the Muslim Young Women's Association on Al-Khidma Al-Amma Street in Gaza City, 31.509577, 34.453923. Three people have been killed.

For those of us who have worked intensely on Gaza for the past three years, myself included, this won't come as a surprise. Biden officials went above and beyond to avoid pressuring Israel and, like a dog, bowed to Netanyahu's bidding.

How Biden Enabled Israel’s Aggression Toward Gaza—and Iran

Top officials from the previous Administration now express regret over their failure to rein in Netanyahu.

newyorker.com

Geolocation of a U.S. airstrike on a building belonging to Iran’s Communications Regulatory Authority in Bandar Abbas, 27.192830, 56.257896. Shrapnel from the strike injured this child in the hand and neck, while his mother was killed.

U.S. airstrike geolocated at the Nimeh Kar Village Bridge, Khamir County, Hormozgan Province, southern Iran, 27.235494, 55.777404. Six people, including two children, were killed. The next post shows two destroyed vehicles at the scene, consistent with report underneath.