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The fragile US-Iran ceasefire and upcoming Islamabad negotiations expose fundamental contradictions within the imperialist system. The United States, having launched a war ostensibly to neutralize Iranian threats, now finds itself negotiating from a position complicated by its inability to secure...

This live coverage reveals the fundamental contradiction at the heart of imperialist war in the Middle East: a ceasefire that halts direct US-Iran combat but explicitly permits Israel to continue devastating Lebanon with 250+ deaths in a single day. The arrangement exposes the ceasefire not as...

The Israeli strikes on Lebanon—killing over 200 people within hours of a US-brokered ceasefire with Iran—expose a fundamental contradiction within the imperial alliance structure. While the United States seeks to manage its declining hegemony in the Middle East through negotiated settlements that...

The Democrats' push for a war powers resolution against Trump's Iran campaign represents a significant moment in US imperial politics—not because it will succeed, but because it illuminates the contradictions within American militarism. The resolution faces near-certain failure, as unanimous...

This live blog captures Britain at the intersection of multiple imperial contradictions as the Labour government attempts to manage a cascading geopolitical crisis. The US-Iran war has disrupted global oil routes through the Strait of Hormuz, forcing Starmer into shuttle diplomacy across Gulf...

This sprawling political live-blog reveals the British state's fundamental orientation during geopolitical crisis: protecting capitalist energy infrastructure while managing domestic political competition. Starmer's Gulf visit centers explicitly on 'freedom of navigation in the Strait of...

The spectacle of US Vice President JD Vance traveling to Budapest days before Hungary's election to endorse Viktor Orbán—while simultaneously accusing the European Union of 'foreign interference'—represents a crystalline example of imperial projection. The contradiction is not merely ironic but...

The announced US-Iran ceasefire represents a striking case study in the contradictions of late imperialist warfare. Despite five weeks of devastating bombardment that destroyed 90% of Iran's navy and struck over 13,000 targets, the fundamental US war aim—regime change and complete...

The juxtaposition within this single news cycle reveals a fundamental contradiction of the American state: domestic governance functions essential to working people remain shuttered for eight weeks while the machinery of imperial war operates without interruption. The Department of Homeland...