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European Allies Break with US Over Iran War Access

The refusal by Italy, Spain, and France to allow US military forces to use their territory for operations against Iran represents a significant rupture within the transatlantic capitalist alliance. This is not primarily a moral stance—though it is framed that way—but reflects deeper material...

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Iran War Exposes Imperial Oil Competition as Workers Pay

The US-Israeli military campaign against Iran has entered its fifth week, killing at least 1,900 Iranians including schoolchildren, displacing over 200,000 Lebanese civilians, and fundamentally disrupting global energy markets. Trump's furious demand that allies 'go get your own oil' reveals the...

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Iran War Month Two: Oil Routes and Imperial Ambitions

The US-Israeli war on Iran, now entering its second month, exposes the fundamental contradiction at the heart of contemporary imperialism: the gap between stated humanitarian and diplomatic objectives and the material pursuit of strategic resource control. While the White House claims diplomatic...

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Oil Routes and Imperial Gambles: Who Pays for This War?

The US-Israel war on Iran, now entering its second month, represents a critical moment in the contradictions of American imperial power. Secretary of State Marco Rubio's confident assertion that military operations will conclude in 'weeks, not months' echoes the hubris of previous imperial...

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Europe's Military Buildup Meets Cost-of-Living Crisis

This live coverage from the Guardian reveals the intensifying contradictions facing European states as they navigate simultaneous crises in Ukraine, the Middle East, and transatlantic relations. The 20% increase in European defense spending to meet NATO's 2% GDP target—with commitments rising to...

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European Coalitions Fracture Over Energy, War, and Power

The Danish election results and Hungary's diplomatic confrontations with EU partners reveal interconnected crises in European bourgeois democracy under conditions of escalating geopolitical tension. In Denmark, the Social Democrats' worst result since 1903 leaves no bloc with a majority, forcing...

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