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Interview: "How Hawkish Democrats, from Schumer to Harris, Paved the Way for War with Iran"

"The climate that the Democrats have helped lay in these 20 years of hawkish statements & resolutions... really made Trump’s job easier & has enabled him, thus far, to get away with it."

Dem opposition has been "largely on procedural grounds without making a forceful moral case against war".

~Stephen Zunes

https://www.democracynow.org/2026/4/23/stephen_zunes

#USPol #EUPol #IranWar #USImperialism #neocons #news #racism .

How Hawkish Democrats, from Schumer to Harris, Paved the Way for War with Iran: Stephen Zunes

The Senate on Wednesday rejected another bid to rein in President Donald Trump’s ability to use further military force against Iran, marking the fifth failed attempt by Democrats to curb Trump’s war powers since the start of the conflict in late February. The resolution was defeated in a vote of 46 to 51, with Democrat John Fetterman and Republican Rand Paul the sole dissenters in each caucus. The administration is facing a deadline of May 1 before it must seek explicit authorization from Congress for military force under the War Powers Act. While Democrats have opposed Trump’s military actions, they have done so largely on “procedural grounds” without making a forceful moral case against war, says Stephen Zunes, professor of politics and director of Middle Eastern studies at the University of San Francisco. “The climate that the Democrats have helped lay in these 20 years of hawkish statements and resolutions and the like really made Trump’s job easier and has enabled him to, thus far, get away with it,” says Zunes.

Democracy Now!

DrALJONES 13h ago

Interview: "How Hawkish Democrats, from Schumer to Harris, Paved the Way for War with Iran"

"The climate that the Democrats have helped lay in these 20 years of hawkish statements & resolutions... really made Trump’s job easier & has enabled him, thus far, to get away with it."

Dem opposition has been "largely on procedural grounds without making a forceful moral case against war".

~Stephen Zunes

https://www.democracynow.org/2026/4/23/stephen_zunes

#USPol #EUPol #IranWar #USImperialism #neocons #news #racism .

How Hawkish Democrats, from Schumer to Harris, Paved the Way for War with Iran: Stephen Zunes

The Senate on Wednesday rejected another bid to rein in President Donald Trump’s ability to use further military force against Iran, marking the fifth failed attempt by Democrats to curb Trump’s war powers since the start of the conflict in late February. The resolution was defeated in a vote of 46 to 51, with Democrat John Fetterman and Republican Rand Paul the sole dissenters in each caucus. The administration is facing a deadline of May 1 before it must seek explicit authorization from Congress for military force under the War Powers Act. While Democrats have opposed Trump’s military actions, they have done so largely on “procedural grounds” without making a forceful moral case against war, says Stephen Zunes, professor of politics and director of Middle Eastern studies at the University of San Francisco. “The climate that the Democrats have helped lay in these 20 years of hawkish statements and resolutions and the like really made Trump’s job easier and has enabled him to, thus far, get away with it,” says Zunes.

Democracy Now!

DrALJONES 19h ago

Interview: "How Hawkish Democrats, from Schumer to Harris, Paved the Way for War with Iran"

"The climate that the Democrats have helped lay in these 20 years of hawkish statements & resolutions... really made Trump’s job easier & has enabled him, thus far, to get away with it."

Dem opposition has been "largely on procedural grounds without making a forceful moral case against war".

~Stephen Zunes

https://www.democracynow.org/2026/4/23/stephen_zunes

#USPol #EUPol #IranWar #USImperialism #neocons #news #racism .

How Hawkish Democrats, from Schumer to Harris, Paved the Way for War with Iran: Stephen Zunes

The Senate on Wednesday rejected another bid to rein in President Donald Trump’s ability to use further military force against Iran, marking the fifth failed attempt by Democrats to curb Trump’s war powers since the start of the conflict in late February. The resolution was defeated in a vote of 46 to 51, with Democrat John Fetterman and Republican Rand Paul the sole dissenters in each caucus. The administration is facing a deadline of May 1 before it must seek explicit authorization from Congress for military force under the War Powers Act. While Democrats have opposed Trump’s military actions, they have done so largely on “procedural grounds” without making a forceful moral case against war, says Stephen Zunes, professor of politics and director of Middle Eastern studies at the University of San Francisco. “The climate that the Democrats have helped lay in these 20 years of hawkish statements and resolutions and the like really made Trump’s job easier and has enabled him to, thus far, get away with it,” says Zunes.

Democracy Now!

Paria sans portefeuille 1d ago

#AfshinMatinAsgari and the Long History of #USIranRelations

Eskandar Sadeghi-Boroujerdi speaks with the author of #AxisOfEmpire

https://www.versobooks.com/en-ca/blogs/news/afshin-matin-asgari-and-the-long-history-of-us-iran-relations

#Iran #USpol #warOnIran #MiddleEast #imperialism #USimperialism #books @bookstodon

Afshin Matin-Asgari and the Long History of US-Iran Relations

For much of the past half century, writing on Iran–US relations has been structured by a narrow repertoire of explanations. At one end are accounts of misunderstanding and mistrust. At the other are narratives that reduce the relationship to a series of punctuated crises, most notably 1953 and 1979. What falls out of v

Verso

DrALJONES 2d ago

Not to forget Commandant Pete:

One of the viral LEGO videos by Iranian & other creators:

Eg, "What Shall We Do with Drunken Hegseth?" Early in the morning!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=60bqre6qFig

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/4/17/vengeance-for-all-how-irans-lego-videos-won-narrative-war-against-trump

#USPol #EUPol #IranWar #news #USImperialism #LEGO #racism .

LEGO Animation ROASTS Pete Hegseth 😳🔥 | Brutal Political Satire Goes Viral

YouTube

DrALJONES 2d ago

Interview: "Gulf of Trust” between Iran & US

"There has been a gradual escalation in hostilities between the US & Iran since the last round of talks in Islamabad."

"Iran’s leadership is suspicious that President Trump was really using the talks in Pakistan as a cover for renewing war on Iran & that he was not serious about diplomacy.”

~Vali Nasr

https://www.democracynow.org/2026/4/20/strait_of_hormuz

#USPol #EUPol #IranWar #USImperialism #Racism .

“Gulf of Trust” Between Iran & U.S. as End of Ceasefire Nears, Peace Talks Uncertain

The Strait of Hormuz is closed to shipping traffic after Iran once again shut off access to the key waterway over the weekend in retaliation for the ongoing U.S. blockade on Iranian ports. This comes as the U.S. Navy intercepted and seized an Iranian-flagged cargo ship in the Sea of Oman on Sunday. Iran said the seizure violated the ceasefire reached earlier this month. Despite the escalation, President Trump announced a U.S. delegation is heading to Pakistan for a new round of peace talks. Iran’s Foreign Ministry says Tehran has “no plans” to participate. There has been a “gradual escalation” in hostilities between the U.S. and Iran since the last round of talks in Islamabad, says Iranian American analyst Vali Nasr, professor at the Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies. Iran’s leadership is “suspicious that President Trump was really using the talks in Pakistan as a cover for renewing war on Iran and that he was not serious about diplomacy.”

Democracy Now!

DrALJONES 2d ago

Interview: Trump threw an hours-long screaming tantrum over the incident of the downed pilots in Iran.

His aides had to literally shut him out of the room while they managed it.

And, given that Israel wants to see Iran finished off, the Israelis will continue to put pressure on the US to stay at war.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GMg6_jGfjzM

#USPol #EUPol #IranWar #USImperialism #Racism #FakePeaceTalks #news .

DrALJONES 2d ago

Interview: Trump threw an hours-long screaming tantrum over the incident of the downed pilots in Iran.

His aides had to literally shut him out of the room while they managed it.

And, given that Israel wants to see Iran finished off, the Israelis will continue to put pressure on the US to stay at war.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GMg6_jGfjzM

#USPol #EUPol #IranWar #USImperialism #Racism #FakePeaceTalks #news .

DrALJONES 2d ago

Interview: "Gulf of Trust” between Iran & US

"There has been a gradual escalation in hostilities between the US & Iran since the last round of talks in Islamabad."

"Iran’s leadership is suspicious that President Trump was really using the talks in Pakistan as a cover for renewing war on Iran & that he was not serious about diplomacy.”

~Vali Nasr

https://www.democracynow.org/2026/4/20/strait_of_hormuz

#USPol #EUPol #IranWar #USImperialism #Racism .

“Gulf of Trust” Between Iran & U.S. as End of Ceasefire Nears, Peace Talks Uncertain

The Strait of Hormuz is closed to shipping traffic after Iran once again shut off access to the key waterway over the weekend in retaliation for the ongoing U.S. blockade on Iranian ports. This comes as the U.S. Navy intercepted and seized an Iranian-flagged cargo ship in the Sea of Oman on Sunday. Iran said the seizure violated the ceasefire reached earlier this month. Despite the escalation, President Trump announced a U.S. delegation is heading to Pakistan for a new round of peace talks. Iran’s Foreign Ministry says Tehran has “no plans” to participate. There has been a “gradual escalation” in hostilities between the U.S. and Iran since the last round of talks in Islamabad, says Iranian American analyst Vali Nasr, professor at the Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies. Iran’s leadership is “suspicious that President Trump was really using the talks in Pakistan as a cover for renewing war on Iran and that he was not serious about diplomacy.”

Democracy Now!

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