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War in the Middle East – February 28, 2026

Op Ed by Helge Nome This morning, Israel and the US attacked the Islamic Republic of Iran with a stated goal of regime change.  Iran responded in kind with multiple strikes across the Middle East with missiles and drones. This moment has been a long time coming and now we in the rest of the world have to deal with the downstream implications. As usual, predictions are that it will be over in a few weeks at most, for the great benefit of the people of Iran, but more so for the benefit of international oil and gas companies who support Donald Trump and his cohort. I believe similar predictions are made for most wars, and Trump now claims to have killed the Iranian leader  Ali Hosseini Khamenei,  making observers think that the Islamic state will fold in short order. From my perspective this is wishful thinking  by people  who don’t understand the nature of Islam: Fervent believers in militant Islam have no time for non-believers and this attack will likely be a ca...
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Commentary by  David Michel ,  Will Todman ,  and   Jennifer Jun Published November 25, 2025 Introduction Tehran is experiencing an unprecedented water crisis. Satellite imagery analysis shows that key reservoirs that feed the capital are far below their typical seasonal variation. The Iranian president has  warned  that Iran has “no choice” but to move the location of the capital due to the water crisis. In the short term, water  rationing  has been imposed on some neighborhoods, and authorities may have to evacuate residents from Tehran. This crisis is driven by mounting demand for water, a historic drought, and persistent mismanagement. The Iranian government faces no easy way out, as necessary reforms would undercut the regime’s political economy and could risk triggering broad social unrest. Drivers of the Crisis Tehran’s worsening water crisis represents the chronicle of a dearth foretold. Relentlessly mounting demands, rising environmental ...
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