6 weeks of war has pushed millions of Iranians into poverty

6 weeks of war has pushed millions of Iranians into poverty

For ordinary Iranians, the tenuous ceasefire that began last week has offered a desperately needed reprieve from death and displacement. For analysts, it has provided an opportunity to evaluate the damage that this war has wrought.The conclusion is clear: In six weeks of fighting, the U.S. and Israel have dealt a devastating blow to Iran’s economy, placing 50% of Iranian jobs at risk and pushing an additional 5% of the population into poverty.U.…

Notes on a Catastrophe and Fiasco

Trump and Netanyahu at Mar-a-Lago, December 29, 225 WITH A SHAKY partial ceasefire subject to cancellation at any moment, a proposition from the murkier corners of the far right has emerged into the mainstream: Did Donald Trump take the United States into “war for Israel”? It’s a question that opens a whole Pandora’s Box of unsavory tail-wags-the-dog, conspiratorial and, let’s face it, barely closeted antisemitic narratives, especially in the on…