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Former US ambassador Chas Freeman’s analysis of the US-Israeli war on Iran

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People run for safety as smoke rises after an air raid in central Tehran, March 5, 2026. Source: Al Jazeera.

Chas Freeman, former U.S. ambassador to Saudi Arabia and former Assistant Secretary of Defense, has commented extensively on US-Israeli relations and on conflicts within the Middle East for many years

In a recent interview with Dialogue Works, an online news platform, he provided valuable insights into the US-Israel war on Iran, insights rarely found in the mainstream media’s coverage of the conflict.

Below is a summary of some key points made during that interview.  Continue reading Former US ambassador Chas Freeman’s analysis of the US-Israeli war on Iran →

Shortcomings of mainstream media’s coverage of the illegal war on Iran

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Graphic: Australian Media Bias Chart. Source: r/australia (Click to enlage).

In Australia, the mainstream media’s coverage of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict has persistently been criticised for prioritising Israeli narratives, lacking historical context and using terms that obscure the scale of Palestinan civilian casualties.

Regrettably, much of the mainstream media’s coverage of the US-Israeli war on Iran has also been afflicted by a range of shortcomings. These include:
– a failure to hold the government to account
– using Orwellian euphemisms to hide ugly truths
– distorting the facts, and
– ignoring the historic record.  Continue reading Shortcomings of mainstream media’s coverage of the illegal war on Iran →

The US-Israeli war on Iran – the real objective

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Minab in southern Iran showing the aftermath of a U.S. strike on an elementary girls’ school where at least 175 people, mostly children, were killed. Source: The Guardian.

Following the US-Israeli attack on Iran which began on 28th February, there has been much speculation as to what the goals of the aggressors really are and the extent to which Iran would retaliate.

Would it be a repeat of the 12 day war in June 2025 which primarily targeted Iran’s nuclear facilities or would it be a much more extensive assault aimed at assassinating the Iranian leadership and the disintegration of the entire Iranian state? Continue reading The US-Israeli war on Iran – the real objective →