Great Satan at the Strait: Iran, International Law, and the Collapse of the “Rules-Based Order”

In a tale of diplomacy that sounds more like a sitcom plot, the Associated Press managed to frame U.S.-Israeli power plays as polite conversation while depicting Iran’s resistance as a chaotic tantrum. Imagine a landlord demanding rent while simultaneously hammering a "peace" sign into the wall—classic! The article promotes a narrative where blocking a nation is just “maritime security,” leaving readers to wonder if the actual level of aggression got lost in translation. Amid drones and oil price panic, the main issue lurking around like an unwelcome relative is whether nations can truly be sovereign or if they must politely obey the empire’s whims. It's a comedy of imperial contradictions, where legality bends more than a yoga instructor under pressure!

Tripwires of Empire: The Gulf Monarchies, the U.S.-Israel War on Iran, and the Crisis of Imperial Security

This essay begins by excavating how The Guardian recasts a U.S.-Israeli war and its aftermath into a fear narrative centered on Iran while muting the imperial structure behind the violence. It then reconstructs the real terrain: Gulf militarization, sanctions on Iran, strategic chokepoints, regional recalibration, and the diplomatic and economic relations the article leaves in... Continue Reading →

Axis of Empire: The Coup, the Shah, and the War Against Iranian Sovereignty

Afshin Matin-Asgari’s history exposes how U.S.–Iran relations were forged not through partnership but through intervention, oil politics, and the overthrow of democratic sovereignty. This review excavates the buried architecture of empire behind the 1953 CIA coup and the construction of the Shah’s authoritarian client state. It follows how the Iranian Revolution shattered that imperial arrangement... Continue Reading →

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