Tanya Goudsouzian

1 week ago | newarab.com | Tanya Goudsouzian

From the outset, the prelude to Israel’s largely unprovoked war on Iran was based on misinformation tactics and subterfuge, writes Tanya Goudsouzian [photo credit: Getty Images] The Iran-Israel war has unfolded like a high-stakes geopolitical thriller where fact and fiction blur with alarming speed.

2 weeks ago | newarab.com | Tanya Goudsouzian

This is not the posture of a state lamentably and regrettably taking action when more peaceful options had failed. It is the conduct of a country that sees its national security beyond accountability, writes Tanya Goudsouzian [photo credit: Getty Images] In the early morning of May 13, residents of Saadat Abad, an affluent neighbourhood in northwest Tehran, were jolted awake by the unmistakable roar of fighter jets overhead.

1 month ago | telepolis.de | Tanya Goudsouzian

Die US-Truppen im Irak sollen 2025 offiziell abziehen. Doch der Rückzug ist an Bedingungen geknüpft. Für viele Experten ist klar, dass die Amerikaner noch länger bleiben werden. Ein Gastbeitrag. Als die arabischen Staats- und Regierungschefs letzte Woche zum Gipfel der Arabischen Liga in den Irak kamen, wurden sie von einer Stadt empfangen, die entschlossen schien, Eindruck zu machen.

1 month ago | responsiblestatecraft.org | Tanya Goudsouzian

When Arab leaders arrived in Iraq last week for the Arab League Summit, they were greeted by a city determined to impress. Driving into the city from Baghdad International Airport, they passed the statue marking the spot where, on January 3, 2020, a U.S. drone strike killed Maj. Gen. Qassem Soleimani, commander of Iran’s Quds Force, and Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis, commander of Iraq’s Kata’ib Hezbollah militia.

2 months ago | truthdig.com | Tanya Goudsouzian |Zekria Barakzai

For over four decades, Afghanistan has been trapped in a relentless cycle of war and destruction. While much of the world’s attention has focused on the political and security dimensions of this conflict, another crisis has unfolded — one that will haunt the country for generations. Afghanistan’s environment has suffered profound devastation, and the consequences for its people are dire.