President Donald Trump promised to be the “president of peace” and to avoid foreign wars of regime change such as America's “endless wars” in Iraq and Afghanistan. Now Trump has launched just such a war on Iran and the question is: Will his base and the American people support or even tolerate it? Trump declared war on Iran, and together with Israel, bombed several cities including Teheran, the capital, killing Ali Khamenei, the Supreme Leader, and other top Iranian officials, as well as (…)

- USA / TRUMP Donald, Iran (Eng), Regime change politics, KHAMENEI Ali, Anti-war

Since 12 February 2026, after a clash in Lyon between a group of antifa and a group of fascists that resulted in the death of one of the latter, France has taken a sordid turn in a campaign of demonization and criminalization of La France Insoumise (LFI), the left wing party led by Jean-Luc Mélenchon, which is directly accused of being politically responsible for the death of this person. This campaign is highly structured, carried out on several levels by the far right Rassemblement (…)

- Political situation and debates (France) / DERANQUE Quentin, Lyon, Far Right / Extreme Right, Fascism / Fascists (Eng), Front national / Rassemblement national (FN – RN) (France), Némésis (France), Jeune Garde Antifasciste (France), HOLLANDE François, GLUCKSMANN Raphaël, MELENCHON Jean-Luc , ARNAULT Raphaël, Formes de lutte, Nouveau Front Populaire (France), Left forces, Media (Eng), Self-Defence, Présidentielle 2027 (France), Anti-Fascist Movements, Anti-Fascism / Anti-fascist

On 12 February 2026, in the French city of Lyon, a violent confrontation occurred between a group of anti-fascists (ex-members of La Jeune Garde [The Young Guard] which had been banned) and a group of fascists. It resulted in the death of one of the latter, Quentin Deranque. This tragic event has major political consequences in France that are likely to be long-lasting. It could be a turning point. The party La France insoumise (LFI), the radical left, all anti-fascists, and anti-fascism (…)

- Political situation and debates (France) / Occident/Ordre nouveau/GUD (France), OAS (France), Jeune Garde Antifasciste (France), LFI / MFI (France), Anti-Fascist Movements, Fascism / Fascists (Eng), Anti-Fascism / Anti-fascist , 1960s-1970s, Ethics / Moral / Humanity/ Morality, Forms of engagement, Forms of organisation, Forms of struggle, Self-Defence, Violence (theory) (Eng), Partis (conception, théorie), Politico-Social Front, Lyon, DERANQUE Quentin, LC / LCR (France), Far Right / Extreme Right