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[ad_1] By Kourosh Ziabari This article was originally published by Truthout Toxic pollution from the war on Iran will continue to devastate the country’s environment for years to come. Just a few days before Tehran and Washington signed a now-defunct ceasefire agreement, local media in Iran reported that 25 goitered gazelles were killed in U.S. airstrikes on Kharg Island in the northern Persian Gulf. The small coral island is a key terminal for Iran’s oil exports and its unique wildlife includes white-headed seagulls, hawksbill sea turtles, and ospreys. It also hosts the ruins of a Dutch fort built in 1753.…

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[ad_1] Friday on the RealClearPolitics podcast, Richard Porter joins Carl Cannon, Tom Bevan, and Andrew Walworth to discuss major speeches yesterday from President Trump and Secretary of State Marco Rubio, and how the withdrawal of Graham Platner and the death of Sen. Lindsey Graham are impacting Senate contests in Maine and South Carolina.Plus, reactions to a NY Post story revealing a sex scandal involving Sen. Ruben Gallego, the huge Canadian wildfires blanketing the Eastern U.S. in smoke, and the weekly “You Cannot Not Be Serious?!” roundup of goofy headlines. Listen live weekdays at 11:00 a.m. Eastern on SiriusXM’s Megyn Kelly…

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[ad_1] Nate Bear Do Not Panic Yesterday Pete Hegseth triumphantly tweeted a picture of Iran’s Chabahar maritime port tower collapsing following an attack by the US regime. The image bore a striking resemblance to the collapse of the towers on September 11th. Despite the fact this was, like most of the attacks on Iran, an attack on civilian infrastructure, it will not be labelled as such by the western media and political class. They will never call it terrorism or a war crime, despite the fact that it was both. Whether a civilian tower, a bridge, or a school full of…

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[ad_1] Ajamu Baraka and Margaret Kimberley, Black Agenda Report. A Black Radical Perspective on the U.S./EU/NATO Axis of Domination. The U.S.-EU-NATO axis remains intact, and its commitment to militarism represents an existential threat to the world. Margaret Kimberley: This is Margaret Kimberley, Black Agenda Report Executive Editor. I’m joined by Ajamu Baraka, Black Agenda Report contributing editor. We’ll be discussing the renewal of the U.S. war against Iran, but also the larger connections with U.S. actions worldwide, and analyze the U.S.-EU-NATO axis of domination and its continued commitment to war and to militarism. Thanks for joining me again, Ajamu. Ajamu Baraka: It’s…

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