by Shireen Akram-Boshar | Mar 20, 2026 | Arab uprisings, Bahrain, Iran, Israel, Middle East, Militarism, Military Bases, News Analysis, oil fields, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, US militarism, US Military
On Thursday, March 19, Saudi Arabia’s foreign minister Prince Faisal warned Iran that tolerance for its regional attacks was running short — and that the Saudi regime has “the right to take military actions if deemed necessary.” He elaborated that Saudi Arabia and other Gulf states have “very significant capacities and capabilities that they could bring to bear” if the attacks continue.
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by brian bean | Jan 30, 2026 | Alex Pretti, Arab uprisings, Authoritarianism, ICE, Minneapolis, Op-Ed, Renee Nicole Good, Resistance, Tunisia
Fifteen years ago this month, a mass movement in Tunisia overthrew the 24-year reign of U.S.-backed despot Zine El Abidine Ben Ali. What seemed impossible merely weeks prior became real. Today, living in the United States, things feel daunting, hopeless, terrifying: It is hard to imagine how to reverse the intensification of the police state, the erosion of whatever pretenses of democracy…
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