Author Archives: Yves Smith
Iran War: US Attacks Iran After Iran Fires on Vessels Using Oman Channel; Israel-Lebanon “Peace” Scheme Moves to Cede Southern Lebanon to Israel, Undercutting Hezbollah and Iran
Today’s Iran war news: The US and Iran exchange fire over transits on the Oman side of the Strait; will an Israel-Lebanon pact undercut Iran?
Read more...Gardens Were Missing from These City Neighborhoods. Residents Are Changing That
Some urban schools in Chicago are using space in public housing projects to train children in cultivating gardens.
Read more...Judge Blocks ‘Unconstitutional and Dangerous’ Trump Order Designed to Derail Mail-In Voting
The court blocked the latest Trump effort to override voting laws, here by trying to assert Federal control over mail-in ballots.
Read more...Iran War: Ships Still Transit Oman Channel Despite Persian Gulf Authority Opposition, Suspected Iranian Attacks; Iran Yet to Act as Israel Bombs Southern Lebanon
Today’s Iran war news: Iran apparently fired on a ship in the Oman channel, in a renewed struggle for control of the Strait of Hormuz.
Read more...Trump 2.0’s Escalation Strategy Against Russia Is Starting To Take Shape
How the US is laying the foundation for escalation against Russia in Ukraine in the coming year.
Read more...The Licensing Revolution: Windows Edition
Windows illustrates the growing reach of the surveillance and assertion of centralized software tools over supposedly personal devices.
Read more...Iran War: Omani Route Tests Iran Control of Strait of Hormuz as Rubio, GCC States Reject Iran Management; Iran Yet to Respond to Israel Ceasefire Violations, Intent to Stay in Lebanon; More Doubts About $300 Billion Fund
Today’s Iran war news: A showdown is coming soon if Iran sticks to its Memorandum of Understanding guns.
Read more...Satyajit Das: The ‘Own Goals’ of Trump-onomics
Short seller David Einhorn’s saying, “No matter how bad you think it is, it’s worse” particularly applies to Trump’s economic schemes.
Read more...Iran Challenges US Doctrine of Low-Intensity Warfare
How Iran’s success against the US and Israel exposed how the US is operating from a dangerously dated playbook.
Read more...How Bad is AI for the Environment?
A tally of the great planetary damage expected to result from AI growing use, thanks to its insatiable hunger for power.
Read more...Links 6/24/2026
Iran War: US Doubles Down on Claim Iran Agreed to IAEA Inspections, Ballistic Missile Limits After Iran Denial; Dispute Over Food for Frozen Assets; Lebanon Ceasefire Holds as US Presents Withdrawal Plan; More on Looming Oil Cliff, Diesel and Lubricants Shortages
Today’s Iran war update: The big struggle is on the narrative front, as Iran swatted back JD Vance claims as the oil cliff keeps approaching.
Read more...After the US President Ordered the British Prime Minister Out of Office, What’s Left of the Anglo-American Special Relationship?
Why the Trump Administration is set to be able to push around incoming British Prime Minister Andy Burnham even more than with Kier Starmer.
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