Editorial
Peace Through Development Is the Only Way Forward
Warning that the Iran war could lead to global nuclear conflict, Helga Zepp-LaRouche calls for a return to diplomacy, and the editorial argues that an extended Oasis Plan, built on Oman’s regional nuclear-power proposal, can supply the win-win basis for peace.

I. International
International Peace Coalition #147: ‘The Issue of the One Humanity Has To Become Our Battle Cry’
At the International Peace Coalition’s 147th weekly meeting, Helga Zepp-LaRouche described a situation of “utmost suspense” over Trump’s strike ultimatums, and called for an extended Oasis Plan to make the region a hub between three continents.

Iran in the Crosshairs: The Real Reason for the Attack on Iran Is Its Geostrategic Role
Ossenkopp argues that Iran’s position as a crossroads of Eurasian trade and infrastructure corridors, more than oil or nuclear enrichment, explains the drive to destroy or control the country.

Oman’s Foreign Minister Proposes Regional Nuclear Agreement To Secure a Long-Term Peace
Omani Foreign Minister Sayyid Badr Al Busaidi, who was mediating U.S.-Iranian talks when the war began, proposes a regional non-aggression treaty pivoted on an agreement for the development of nuclear energy.

II. Interview
Dr. Mostafa Maleki: Will the War of Aggression Against Iran Lead to a New Security Order?
Iran’s press attaché in Germany, Dr. Mostafa Maleki, tells Helga Zepp-LaRouche how the other side sees the unprovoked war of aggression against his country, and whether it can lead to a new security order.

III. In Memoriam
Nancy Bradeen Spannaus: Joy in Scholarship and Dedication to Humanity
Nancy Spannaus (1943-2026), longtime EIR editor and historian of the American System, is remembered for her decades of publishing, her campaigns for office in Virginia, and her books on the true history of the American Revolution.

IV. America’s 250th
European Roots of the American System of Economics
In an article first published in 1995, Nancy Spannaus traces the American System of Economics back to the European commonwealth tradition, from the Italian Renaissance through Leibniz, and away from Locke and Adam Smith.

V. From Lyndon LaRouche
Strictly Speaking, There Is No Iran Crisis
In this March 2006 article, LaRouche argues that there is no “Iran Crisis,” but a “Crisis on the Global Chessboard,” a British-orchestrated game aimed at collapsing the world economy and targeting Russia and China.

