Middle East

Joseph Massad
Who threatens the Arab world: Iran or the US and Israel?
18 Mar 2026
It should be clear to Gulf Arab states hosting US bases that the American presence does not protect them but instead places them in danger.
The Cuban Institute of Friendship with The Peoples
We Express our Firm Solidarity with the Iranian People: Statement from the ICAP
04 Mar 2026
In this statement, the Cuban Institute for Friendship of the Peoples (ICAP) expresses solidarity with Iran and condemns the United States and Israel's attack on that country and clearly states that…
Margaret Kimberley, BAR Executive Editor and Senior Columnist
Standing with Iran
25 Feb 2026
The task of the left, of all anti-imperialists, is to oppose U.S. aggression around the world. A military attack against Iran is imminent and cannot be opposed on theoretical grounds. The people of…
Ajamu Baraka, BAR editor and columnist
The Anti-Imperialist Imperative: Confronting Globalized Fascism
18 Feb 2026
Ajamu Baraka, BAR Editor and Columnist, gave this presentation at the U.S. Peace Council Webinar on Iran.
Mohamad Elmasry
Israel's attack on Qatar should be a wake-up call for the Arab world
10 Sep 2025
The strike on Doha shows that Arab regimes' silence and passivity in the face of Israeli violence will only invite further aggression.
Editors, The Black Agenda Review
POEM: The Beirut Jokebook, June Jordan, 1982
25 Jun 2025
“What did the Arab lady say to the Israeli tank?”
Ajamu Baraka, BAR editor and columnist
The Tactical Failure of Israel/U.S. Attacks on Iran Is Leading Both to a Strategic Disaster
25 Jun 2025
The U.S. and Israel’s unchecked aggression has plunged the world into a lawless state of imperial violence—yet their latest attacks on Iran have only exposed the limits of colonial power. As Western…
Dave DeCamp
Sixty-Eight Reported Killed by US Airstrike on African Migrant Facility in Yemen
30 Apr 2025
The detention facility appears to be the one that was previously targeted by the US-backed Saudi-led coalition in Yemen.
Ramzy Baroud
Politics or Empty Rhetoric? Examining Trump’s Call for Ethnic Cleansing in Gaza
12 Feb 2025
Donald Trump recently made several statements declaring his intent to commit a full-scale ethnic cleansing of Palestine's Gaza Strip. However, this idea, like many others, may be unfeasible and…
Margaret Kimberley, BAR Executive Editor and Senior Columnist
War Propaganda and the Fall of Syria
11 Dec 2024
A succession of U.S. presidents have been committed to regime change in Syria. That long-held goal has been achieved in part through a sustained campaign of war propaganda.