Juan Orlando Hernández and Trump in 2019 By John Perry and Roger D. Harris, Common Dreams Governance in Honduras shifted sharply to the extreme right within months of National Party’s Nasry Asfura taking office on January 27, succeeding the Libre party’s progressive Xiomara Castro. In November 30 elections, the National Party was trailing a poor third before US President Donald Trump threatened to end all aid to Honduras unless Asfura won. Even then, Asfura had only a wafer-t

The WhatsApp, Signal, and Telegram audio recordings leaked by Hondurasgate reveal an alleged plot and secret agreements involving Honduran President Nasry Asfura, former President Juan Orlando Hernández (convicted of drug trafficking), Argentine President Javier Milei, and the US and Israeli governments, among others. Juan Orlando Hernández and Javier Milei By Pablo Meriguet, People's Dispatch In 2024, former Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernández was convicted and sentenc

“How on Earth,” asked the UN’s top Palestine expert, “is possible that Israel is allowed to assault and seize vessels in international waters just off Greece/Europe?” Image via video screenshot on X By Brett Wilkins, Common Dreams Palestine defenders on Thursday condemned Israeli forces’ raid of the latest Global Sumud Flotilla—which was sailing off the Greek coast while attempting to deliver humanitarian aid to Gaza—and the arrest of more than 200 of its participants, with s

The meeting of the Working Group of the 24th International Meeting of Communist and Workers’ Parties (IMCWP) is taking place at a time when the world bears painful witness to US imperialism and Israeli savage military aggression against Iran and Lebanon, and the continuing genocidal policies of Israeli government in Palestine. The latest phase of military aggression, that started on 28 February, has once more pushed the Middle East region into a dangerous spiral of widening m

Trump continues to issue maximalist demands for conditions he helped create. The American president’s lack of strategic and emotional maturity only promises more war. Trump at a Turning Point USA event on April 17, 2026 -- public domain image By Jamal Kanj, Common Dreams The closure of the Strait of Hormuz following the temporary ceasefire is the culmination of an American policy defined by strategic incoherence. At the center stands Donald Trump, whose shifting positions, co

After failing to secure victory through overwhelming violence, Israel is increasingly relying on coercive diplomacy to impose political outcomes. IDF 162nd Division on the Israeli–Lebanese border, March 21, 2026 -- IDF Spokesperson's Unit / CC BY-SA 3.0 By Ramzy Baroud, Common Dreams A ceasefire in Lebanon was announced on Thursday by US President Donald Trump , but its reality tells a very different story. The ceasefire was not the product of American diplomacy, nor Israel

The Left Chapter's editor Michael Laxer looks at how Trump's tantrums tell an April Fool's Day tale that says things are obviously going very badly in the war on Iran for both the United States and Israel.

The Left Chapter's editor Michael Laxer looks at the US and Israeli war on Iran (which they are losing), the necessity of international solidarity with the Cuban Revolution and the NDP's "leadership" race in Canada.

An F/A-18F Super Hornet aircraft on the flight deck of the USS Gerald R. Ford, March 2026 -- public domain image By D. Raja, General Secretary, Communist Party of India Fourteen months into his second term as President of the United States, Donald Trump has overseen a dramatic expansion of American military operations across several regions of the world. In this short span, the United States has carried out strikes or armed operations in at least seven countries including Som

Modi with Netanyahu, February 25, 2026 -- Prime Minister's Office (GODL-India), GODL-India, via Wikimedia Commons By Bodapati Srujana Two days after the United States and Israel launched attacks that killed Iran’s Ayatollah Khamenei and hundreds of others—including more than 160 children in a strike on a girls’ school—a United States submarine torpedoed and sank the Iranian frigate IRIS Dena in the Indian Ocean as it was returning from participating in the multinational naval

Netanyahu and Modi embrace, February 25 -- image via Modi on X The Polit Bureau of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) has issued the following statement: The Polit Bureau of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) strongly condemns the deplorable attitude of the Union government towards the illegal war unleashed by the United States-Israel combine against Iran. The Union government's silence and inaction undermine India's independent foreign policy and weaken the country's

Netanyahu and Trump, December 29, 2025 -- public domain image Via the LALIT Party, Mauritius If a 4-year-old’s mother asks where he got a hundred Rupee note, she knows he is lying when one moment he says, “I found it by the steps to my pre-school”, the next moment, “An uncle gave it to me as he was going by”, and when you roll your eyes, he says, “I opened my bwat kondane and there it was,” and then when his mother is at her wit’s end, he tries, “God gave it to me.” Soon, the

Statements by Communist parties of Switzerland, Sri Lanka, Brazil, Palestine, the Philippines and Pakistan. Funeral for the children killed at the Minab Elementary School -- Morteza Akhondi, Tasnim News Agency, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons Firm condemnation of the brutal terrorist and imperialist aggression by Israel and the USA The Communist Party (Switzerland) condemns the latest criminal and terrorist aggression against the Islamic Republic of Iran by the United States

Image via X Statements from the Progressive Party of Working People (AKEL) Our fears have been confirmed about the British bases’ involvement in wars in the region 2 March 2026, AKEL C.C. Press Office, Nicosia The recent attack on the British bases on our island confirms the dangers that their presence poses to Cyprus and our people. We call on the government to convey to the British government that Cyprus and its people oppose any kind of military involvement of the bases in

“The US once again used the veneer of negotiations as a cover to bomb Iran.” Social media screenshot of smoke rising over Tehran By Jake Johnson, Common Dreams President Donald Trump announced in the early hours of Saturday morning that the US has launched a massive military operation aimed at toppling the Iranian government as blasts were reported in Tehran , including near the offices of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. Israel, under the leadership of Prime Minister

Modi & Netanyahu on February 25 in Israel -- image via X The Communist Party of India (Marxist) (CPI(M)) strongly opposes Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to Israel. The visit comes at a juncture when Israel has been waging a genocidal war in Gaza. Despite a ceasefire, there are daily violations by Israel which conducts strikes killing scores of Palestinians. In the occupied West Bank, there are stepped up attacks on Palestinians and a spurt in illegal settlements. The Mo

“What this investigation reveals is that there was a shoot first policy, and that is unlawful under international law,” said one legal expert. Image from just prior to the beginning of the massacre via video screenshot By Brett Wilkins, Common Dreams An investigation published Monday meticulously dissects last year’s killing by Israeli soldiers of 15 Palestinian aid workers in southern Gaza and the Israel Defense Force’s subsequent efforts to cover up the massacre, which th

We, the undersigned Communist and Workers' Parties which have supported the struggle of Iranian people for peace, sovereignty, human and democratic rights, social justice, and against threats of imperialist attack are watching with grave concern the current developments in the country. We have received detailed reports, published by the fraternal Tudeh Party of Iran, regarding the circumstances surrounding the protest demonstrations that began on 28 December in Tehran. Acco

Image via Tasnim News Agency, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (Cropped) The Workers Party has long supported the struggle of the Iranian people for peace, sovereignty, human and democratic rights and social justice. We have received detailed reports, published by our fraternal party, the Tudeh Party of Iran, setting out the circumstances surrounding the protest demonstrations that began on 28 December in Tehran which describe the brutal mass crackdown waged by the authoriti

Machado’s decision to accept the prize, supposedly contrary to the wishes of the White House, before delivering it to him in person, signifies the depth of Machado’s commitment to enact the US will on Venezuela. Trump accepting the prize -- public domain image By Nuvpreet Kalra, Common Dreams Maria Corina Machado said it was a “historic day for us Venezuelans” as she handed President Donald Trump her Nobel Peace Prize . For the pro-Israel, far-right opposition figure in Vene